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I'm doing great on my unbanded diet and I am now approaching my 'goal' weight. I set my goal weight at 225 pounds. Not unreasonable by any means given that I started at 307. Then I ran my BMI at 220 pounds. According to the Center for Disease Control - my goal weight, is overweight. Not just a bit overweight mind you, 21 pounds overweight. That is quite a significant number by anyone's standards. So this has led me to ask you all a question. Are people setting realistic goals, or are the "official" goal weights unrealistic? I'd love to stop being 'overweight", but it certainly seems inplausible from my current weght!

I think part of my problem (maybe all of my problem??) is self image. I can't look in the mirror and say "hey, you are looking good" because I don't honestly believe I can think that about myself. I am fundamentally negative about my personal appearance (and can not be convinced that I have positive characteristics) so setting a 'goal' weight isn't a bad idea. I -should- be going to the gym. I have fallen flat on my ass though on that achievement. It would be incredibly smart to go do it, but thus far - I pander to my laziness. The "best" I ever looked was during a two year period where I was consumed with martial arts. I could run 4 miles, swim for 2 hours, and run back 4 miles. I thought I looked like a sack of crap. I have to be careful, or I could easily swing the -wrong- way and end up to thin, so its going to be a balancing act. The gym is where I need to be, but I can not (thus far) think of a way to get motivated. I don't even walk on the bloody dreadmill now. Bah! Hell, I'd like to be 270lbs with 6% body fat. I have my suspicions that this won't happen without a bit of effort.

[Rant & Rave!] I have found a situation that I want to rant about, and while I could have done so before, seeing the new forum triggered the rant Clothing manufacturers. They are a bunch of lying bastards. Yes. I said it. Why is it, I can buy 2 pairs of pants. Pair 1: 44 inch waist. The second, 46 inch waist. I can wear the 44.... but not the 46??? (this is in the past mind you, they both damn near fall off me now). What the heck, is there a world shortage of tape measures?? Did I get shorted on material?? Bastards!! Okay. I'm done

... I... don't?? Actually I think losing another 21 is implausible simply because I'm starting to look 'thin' already. I need to suck in what I have with muscle. I also wonder if the "BMI" scale takes all that extra skin into account. Skin is actually heavy stuff. Blech. Anyway, I've decided to say "screw it" to the "goal". I'm just going to see where I get to!

Greetings GFG'ers. Work has been mental and I'm pining for my P'Nut. I did want to check in though and let everyone know all is well :girl_hug: Oh... and my unofficial weigh in is 274! w00t - 73 pounds gone. Funny - sorry things are rough on you right now.

Monkeys??? Let me paint you a picture of what I have to deal with. I actually have an employee that not only does ape impressions in the office, but received a head injury while doing his ape impression. He was hit in the head by his own ceiling fan. That... is my world.

Welcome to LBT both of you! Good luck on the insurance fight Krystal. I have to admit to loving insurance companies. Quick to take the cash, so slow to give any out. Hmm that sounds remarkably like a protection racket... Good luck!

I table the suggestion that fries aren't real food. I can only imagine how much you feel unshackled after being on liquids / mushies. Keep up the progress

Actually... I "SHOULD" be working out. What I'm actually doing is sitting on my flabby ass and drinking coffee. :cool:

I think that is a wonderful illustration of just how fundamentally flawed our society is. We live in a world that demands we eat exceptionally unhealthy food, and then we feel personal shame when we are fat. We feel even more shame if we try and take a proactive step to rectify X number of years of systematic programming that fast food is a necessity. My mind goes through the images of commercials for food that run back to back with fitness and weight loss products. We are supposed to be ashamed because we are 'different'. Well, when it comes to being obese, you are a member of the majority. It's the skinny folks who should be ashamed :eek: (sorry couldn't help throwing in some of my typical "dry" humor). I certainly don't blame anyone for living a different online persona to cover their obesity. Ironically - I was never of that group. My first online name was "Fatguy"

Here's my Wednesday weigh in: C 238.0 unbanded (-69.0 lbs total, -0.5 this week) Starting to slow down as I approach goal. To be expected, but frustrating all the same...

Well, it seems I have a bit of an NSV today. The wife went out to buy me more pants... and it seems I am no longer a memeber of the "Big and Tall" section. It seems she had to visit the 'Regular Sized Human" section to buy them. :rockon:

Alex and the Moderators. I just wanted to say thanks for providing and maintaining LBT and giving so many people the chance to get support (and vent). Running a forum is often a thankless task, and I felt it important enough to rectify that. Many people have been saying thanks on various threads, but being the busy folks you are - I saw no harm in making a thread. Keep fighting the good fight.

Though not banded.... about 20 pounds from goal. down 70. A good handfull of loose skin on inner thighs. a fairly good flappy apron going on. The trick will be just how loose it is in a couple of years time. Takes a good long while for everything to draw back up (as much as it is going to). If it remains unchanged - I'll be pretty bummed. I'd probably consider surgery if I cared how I look.

Maybe it is to make us easier to spot? Many a time I've been told "oh sorry didn't see you there". I'm sorry, a 6' 4" tall man with 100 pounds of excess body fat is SO hard to spot, I'll just go paint myself neon green to make life easier for you. Perhaps some kind of audible warning "AWOOOGA FAT BASTARD APPROACHING... AWOOOGA NORMS BEWARE". I'm blind (legally) and I make the effort to spot even the smaller humans whenever possible. Maybe I'll just tread on the skinny bastards and when they complain, suggest they go wear a large flower print moomoo. The worm (or in my case, elephant seal) has turned!! Muahahahahahaaaaar!!

For the Members who are MIA. I say PM em, and if they don't show in a week - Deep Six em

My body is merely a device to prevent my head from hitting the ground. I'll just take the one I have, and try and make it work right.

Ice Cream is one of mankind's worst food inventions. I used to like it, but I found that it would make me shaky and edgy if I ate a lot of it. My body doesn't cope well with mass amounts of sugar. I suspect after abstaining from the majority of sugars (accept canned fruit), a full pint of ice cream would but me in the ER. Good luck on getting past the ice cream demon. May your portion size ever decrease

Ooo poetry about the band. Alright. Sumpin poetic about the band... *ponders* Okay, non structured poetic type thing. ---------------------------- Inert Life, by Da Dawg. A small circle of man made ingenuity. It stares like a lifeless eye, cold and uncaring. It will never shed tears. It sees no future. But through it we stare in awe, We see life regained. rekindled hope, Tears of joy we cry. We see the future. From the inert we gain life, Our vision is restored. Determiniation burns within us, Our tears are wiped away, We are the future. Like it or hate it, thats my effort.

I've always found any kind of soda pop makes me dehydrated. I gave up my pop addiction many years ago, so I can certainly understand the 'need' for pop I also took the stance of: If it contains a list of ingredients as long as your family tree, and you can't identify or pronounce most of 'em... it probably doesn't belong in your guts.

The only time I find Boise truly unpleasant is mid June through the end of August. It gets stinking hot in high summer (110 degrees) and frankly, as a cold blooded Englishman, I'm just not designed for that. The rest of the year is -usually- very pleasant. Even in winter it never feels cold (to me) and spring and fall are just superb There usually something to do in Boise, no matter what the time of year. I am of course entirely anti-social and sit inside at every given opportunity (unless there's a road trip in the mix)

C 238.5 (-68.5 total, -1.5 this week) It would have been more - but the wife made a pot roast yesterday. I... enjoyed it a little too much Roasted Beast.... groan.

There's a wide open door that is just waiting for someone to walk through. I won't be me. This time.

First, I'd see what the surgeon recommends. You don't want to risk a strangulated hernia so whichever way it goes it will have to be fixed. As for the band? That could be the difference between life and death. I don't know your personal circumstances and those you have to judge carefully. If having the lap-band surgery is going to make you live a longer, happier life - I think you'll know what to do. We can't decide for you. You can ask yourself one question though which might help you reach an answer: Will having both the operations increase your chance of a long and healthy (happy) life?

Can I have my brain back now? I've had that damn song stuck in my head since last night. I also would consider only buying one brand / type of jeans. But if you need a new pair every month, cheap is definately the keyword. I tend to just rely on the old belt to take care of business now and just look like I'm wearing a tent. I just have this sneaky suspicion that the clothing measurements will become even less accurate as I reduce in size.