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    wjgo got a reaction from Ready 4slim in State Police thought I was a druggie! 🤣   
    Long story short, fine gentlemen in blue had to visit my home because of a domestic violence issue perpetrated by my "recovering" "former" meth addict brother.
    Well, the guy looks at my ID, knows my brother did drugs........ And my ID is from a year before my surgery..... And so, he gives me the run down, flashlight in my eyes checking me out and all that and was quizzing me on drug use..... Because in his mind that was the only explanation for the dramatic differences between my ID and what I look like now.
    Like.... Marshmallow Man vs Walking Dead character...
    I laughed, showed him my only immediate proof, which was my "special meal card" my doctor gives out to patients to politely ask restaurants to eat from kids or senior menus, or have special small portions.
    He laughed. I laughed. We all had a good time, until we had to go back to the "interview."
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  2. Congrats!
    wjgo got a reaction from Robert S. Libberton in Male Before and After Pictures   
    Did you pose the second picture? I just had someone do some portraits of myself as a local spot. In intend to do that same poses again someday.

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    wjgo got a reaction from Jezzabelle360 in Help! Thighs are dying!   
    5 days a week of traing is hardly excessive. Nor is 7 days, if you are doing it right.

    When you go to the gym, you need to group your muscles together that you are doing to use. Like leg day, back/biceps, chest, shoulders and triceps are three different days, and you can have 2 days between each day or combine two of them together for three days. They need to be grouped because so many muscles rely on other muscles. A shoulder press is pushing the same muscles that the back can use. You need a rest day for the entire muscle group, of at least than one day. I go to the gym 6 days a week, two day rest between each group. On the rest days, your muscle tissue that was broken down, is being rebuilt. Don't keep breaking it down of you will suffer an injury.

    That aside, your trainer was a dumbass.. obese people should not start with body weight exercises in my opinion. There are two many machines that can be used with light weights, or even light dumbbells. There are also cable machines that can be use in place of machines and dumbells. Cable machines are my favorite because you can use them to better approximate real life movements for specifically c activities like sports.

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    wjgo got a reaction from keshakeke87 in Pre workout?   
    Rick makes some good points, but maybe she is not that bad. She needs to verify she is on her diet, getting enough carbs and Protein.< br>I sort of put myself on an ketone diet by accident. I started working out a lot, and found I was getting tired. I just wasn't getting enough carbs.

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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  6. Hugs
    wjgo got a reaction from FluffyChix in Never had this much anxiety, now the plague.   
    I am post op. I don't know how my diet will fare.
    My small business is gone. I used to run a cleaning service. Clients cancelled frequently before the lock down, now, illegal to run a business. After the lockdown ends, nothing will be normal ever again. I'm doubtful business can ever run again because no one working, and anyone with any money will be prepping, saving and cleaning their own homes for their own protection, and my employees are gone too as well. They can't wait around. With the prospect of government welfare for all wage earners, I will never find employees. I couldn't even 2 weeks ago. I have business bills due, and taxes for this quarter that I can not pay due April 30th.
    I'm almost 50 now, and putting job applications into grocery stores, because they are the only thing open.
    I can't sleep, can't eat, barely drink, and I physically ache all over. I'm not suicidal yet, I don't know if I ever will be, but, I honestly don't care about that either. As long as my pet dog is alive, I will not abandon him.
    I'm not very religious. I thought maybe it's time to find a spark, but even the churches are closed. The plague (as I call it) even forces me to question the presence of people in public (elderly) and even people walking together. I am going to go nuts. I thought I could handle this.
    I think I need to fix my game controller and just sink my life into Xbox games..... But that is exactly how I got overweight (one reason), but it gets my mind off of everything.
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    wjgo got a reaction from keshakeke87 in Pre workout?   
    Rick makes some good points, but maybe she is not that bad. She needs to verify she is on her diet, getting enough carbs and Protein.< br>I sort of put myself on an ketone diet by accident. I started working out a lot, and found I was getting tired. I just wasn't getting enough carbs.

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    wjgo reacted to Deedee12 in Before and After Pics   
    Wayyyy to go Nancy!!!!!!!

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    wjgo reacted to ScoutCR in Before and After Pics   
    Before photo April 2018 my surgery was April 27, 2018 and my after photo last month. 110 lbs down but stable since Feb of 2019


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    wjgo reacted to Roserie in Before and After Pics   
    Well I finally have hips again. They've always been big (got wider after having a kid) but you can finally tell. When I run my hands down my side and over my hip I can feel my hip bone with only a light press. I can't remember the last time this was possible. I'm also in onderland for the first time in.....13yrs? Never thought this day would come.

    I was always self conscious when shirts were tight enough to show my stomach. So I always bought a size larger. I've been an XL for 4yrs now. And a size 16-18 pant. I'm now self conscious for a different reason. My shirts are too baggy and they make me feel way bigger than I really am. My XL leggings are too loose. My size 14 pants are now getting too big. I'm going to try and hold off on buying new clothes for another few mths but I'm finally excited to go clothes shopping.
    Height: 5'7"
    HW: 325lbs
    CW: 197lbs

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    wjgo reacted to JerseyJules in Before and After Pics   
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    wjgo reacted to VIKING 0424 in Before and After Pics   
    YOU LOOK GREAT GOOD JOB KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK WOW!!!!!!!
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    wjgo reacted to funky_monkey800 in OMG Shin splints!   
    Could be the change in distance and overworking...i had this issue when i started running farther...
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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo got a reaction from TanyaCat in Workout shoes/sneakers   
    Spend a lot of money if you need to. You can give yourself a lot of knee problems if you wear the wrong type of shoe. If you are obese, which everyone here here is, or us d to be, you probably have already stressed or damaged your knees.
    I have hurt my left knee because of the way my weight used to effect my foot. I either was or my weight caused me to supinate. If your feet bend the wrong way, it will directly impact your knees. Loosing 80 or so pounds per knee, has helped alot...
    Someone posted the chart. Look at your shoes now, and see what the tread wear is. That will say what you need. Before I got neutral support shoes, my outside tread was GONE and my inside tread looked brand new. I was also wearing Dept store cheap shoes probably designed for pronation - opposite of what I needed.
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    My advice is to jump the shark. Go see a podiatrist and get custom molded insoles. That has helped me, immensely. I suppinated, and required neutral support shoes, but, suppinating just wears them out anyway. The custom insoles greatly mitigate that. And they can last a decade or more.
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    You can't have enough. Running shoes are not walking shoes. The cushioning is designed for different movement. Walking and running have different ways your feet impact the ground. If you jog, get running shoes. Always have a pair of walking shoes for casual use.
    I have 4 pair. And I switch my insoles between three of them until I get more insoles. One for walking. One for running, and one for sports (cross trainer). It sounds rediculous, but the walking and running are different. When I stress my feet running, I want a shoes for that. My cross trainers are the new balance 672 or 674 or whatever, and they are built tougher and have better build for sideways movement and are just $70. So, when I am fencing or doing odd whatever, I am not wearing down my more expensive casual walkers. Same with running. My 4th pair are just cheap to wear around hous to prevent wear and tear on my walkers, and slip on and off easily (always properly tie and untie your expensive shoes so they last). Sounds insane yes, but as my walkers wear down, it's separate from my running shoes. My running shoes might last me 2-3 years now. Walkers just over one. As my walkers wear down, it's separate from the better support I get for exercising or fencing and when I go running.
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    Please do not go cheap, get good quality shoes. The discount shoes you see in malls, are no good really no matter what brand they are. Brand names build separate styles for discount stores (Kohl's, boscovs) and they are cheaper build and quality. They are not on sale, or have a blemish, they are just cheap. No way around it, you need the more expenses shoes. My life turned around when before I had the surgery when I switched my cheap shoes to $120 class walking shoes. Don't learn the hard way and years from now find out you slowly gave yourself problems because of bad footwear choices. The high quality brands also last much longer than their cheap counterparts. Someone posted a link for new balance shoes. Unless they are selling top line shoes that are on the new balance website (and not counterfeit) I'd say to ignore it. I have tried high and low to find cheaper versions, and I do not believe any licensed resellers of new balance or Brooks (the best sub $200) allow anyone to sell more than $10 below MSRP). I hope I am wrong though.
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    You one have one pair of feet. Treat them well.
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    wjgo got a reaction from TanyaCat in Workout shoes/sneakers   
    Spend a lot of money if you need to. You can give yourself a lot of knee problems if you wear the wrong type of shoe. If you are obese, which everyone here here is, or us d to be, you probably have already stressed or damaged your knees.
    I have hurt my left knee because of the way my weight used to effect my foot. I either was or my weight caused me to supinate. If your feet bend the wrong way, it will directly impact your knees. Loosing 80 or so pounds per knee, has helped alot...
    Someone posted the chart. Look at your shoes now, and see what the tread wear is. That will say what you need. Before I got neutral support shoes, my outside tread was GONE and my inside tread looked brand new. I was also wearing Dept store cheap shoes probably designed for pronation - opposite of what I needed.
    .
    .
    My advice is to jump the shark. Go see a podiatrist and get custom molded insoles. That has helped me, immensely. I suppinated, and required neutral support shoes, but, suppinating just wears them out anyway. The custom insoles greatly mitigate that. And they can last a decade or more.
    .
    .
    You can't have enough. Running shoes are not walking shoes. The cushioning is designed for different movement. Walking and running have different ways your feet impact the ground. If you jog, get running shoes. Always have a pair of walking shoes for casual use.
    I have 4 pair. And I switch my insoles between three of them until I get more insoles. One for walking. One for running, and one for sports (cross trainer). It sounds rediculous, but the walking and running are different. When I stress my feet running, I want a shoes for that. My cross trainers are the new balance 672 or 674 or whatever, and they are built tougher and have better build for sideways movement and are just $70. So, when I am fencing or doing odd whatever, I am not wearing down my more expensive casual walkers. Same with running. My 4th pair are just cheap to wear around hous to prevent wear and tear on my walkers, and slip on and off easily (always properly tie and untie your expensive shoes so they last). Sounds insane yes, but as my walkers wear down, it's separate from my running shoes. My running shoes might last me 2-3 years now. Walkers just over one. As my walkers wear down, it's separate from the better support I get for exercising or fencing and when I go running.
    .
    .
    Please do not go cheap, get good quality shoes. The discount shoes you see in malls, are no good really no matter what brand they are. Brand names build separate styles for discount stores (Kohl's, boscovs) and they are cheaper build and quality. They are not on sale, or have a blemish, they are just cheap. No way around it, you need the more expenses shoes. My life turned around when before I had the surgery when I switched my cheap shoes to $120 class walking shoes. Don't learn the hard way and years from now find out you slowly gave yourself problems because of bad footwear choices. The high quality brands also last much longer than their cheap counterparts. Someone posted a link for new balance shoes. Unless they are selling top line shoes that are on the new balance website (and not counterfeit) I'd say to ignore it. I have tried high and low to find cheaper versions, and I do not believe any licensed resellers of new balance or Brooks (the best sub $200) allow anyone to sell more than $10 below MSRP). I hope I am wrong though.
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    You one have one pair of feet. Treat them well.
    Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using BariatricPal mobile app
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    wjgo reacted to Rolltide87 in Yay!   
    So I walked on a nature trail for an hour ! Something I was unable to do prior to surgery! It felt like a huge accomplishment!
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    wjgo got a reaction from FluffyChix in Peanut butter   
    Peanut Butter stays in your stomach longer it seems. It does not seem to digest as fast. I don't think you will have a problem with it, depending on when and what else you are eating.

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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

    Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app


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    wjgo got a reaction from Corne in Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human   
    Peatnut butter is my new cocaine

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    wjgo reacted to sarah50 in Before and After Pics   
    A few changes for you too see. Starting weight 17 st 9
    Currently 9 st 10



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