Orchids&Dragons

Breathe baby breathe
Where does it go?
Some of the water produced as the body consumes fat exits in the usual way, through your urine and sweat. But a 2014 study in the British Medical Journal found that most of the byproducts of fat (including all that carbon dioxide) leaves the body through the respiratory system.
Yep, you read that right. You breathe out the byproducts of most of the fat that you burn, the CO2 from that process mingling with the CO2 produced by your lungs as they process oxygen. It's something to think about while you hit the gym or walk on a track: getting rid of fat can be exhausting, but it's as natural as breathing.

I just scored this Juicy Couture black label dress in a small with room to spare... Unbelievable

Not all heroes wear capes...
https://elemental.medium.com/biohackers-with-diabetes-are-making-their-own-insulin-edbfbea8386d

I really like this guys video's.
i would add that eating slowly and chewing fully has an effect on how full you feel.

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https://furthermore.equinox.com/articles/2013/10/apples

May is half way through... Time just flies

GRAPES AND CHEESE FOR SNACK! YUM

💜💜 May Challenge starting soon!!!💜💜
 

PASSOVER TONIGHT!!!!

Watching Pioneer Woman cooking show and no longer wondering why we are all obese... 😞

I broke 150 lbs today!!!!
150 lbs has been my wall for the past 15 years.  I've dieted down to the low 150s 3 times only to regain what I lost and more. 
I am now officially 149.7 lbs as of this morning.  Yay me!

I hit Onderland today! I feel great!

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GOAL ALERT!!!
I havent had a goal in a while but buying this slightly too tight dress and wanting to look decent in it just propelled me into workout/weightloss mode again lol

Prayers up for safe surgery and recovery ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Yesterday I had the best salad of my life 😍

Well January finally did it. Started the month and ended the month at the exact same weight.
First time my weight journal has had a Zero written in it.
Feb 1 is the 18 month mark and it does feel like the end of one journey and the start of another.
Do not see the surgeon again till August but he was happy at 175 so i do not see any issues there.

Oh, man, I was at work sitting at my desk, and suddenly found that I was crossing my legs!  I mean, not completely knee-over-knee, but it's a total Non-Scale Victory for me - I've never really been able to cross my legs!

Mood

This is completely unreal but two days in a row now I have seen less than 200 pounds on the scale for the first time in over 15 years. I am a pound away from my first goal of 199 at 13.5 months post op. Time to set a new goal for the New Year!
 

skip the add at the start.   the study is the interesting part
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.22345
study alone

Well today is a New Year and a New Me! I had a goal to lose 50 pounds by the end of the year and i woke up this morning at 51 pounds lost even! I am super excited. I am almost 8 weeks post op and will be 2 months post op in 7 days. I am excited to start 2019 at 252.6. I started this journey with a high weight of 340. When I decided this go around to get the surgery done, I was at 303.6 and day of surgery 284.2. Today just over 7 weeks later I am at 252.6. Over 30 pounds from the date of Surgery and 51 since i started the Pre Op diet. I am excited to see where 2019 is going to take me and where i end out the year! 2019 is my year, and this is the very first time in my 49 years of life that i can say something is mine and I am working on me for the new year! 
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