2Flyguys

i'm sooooooooooooooo not looking forward to it!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm hoping the treadmill at the gym is single....lol

i have recently decided to get divorced...its ending on a very happy friendly note....when i met my husband i was morbidly obese and have been with him all the way to goal...i had an extremely low self-esteem...i settled for anyone when i was over weight....now my self-esteem is through the roof...last friday i went out with my ex...that i dated all while i was over-weight...he is very unattractive to put it lightly...and not to sound shallow...which i'm sure i will...sorry...but to b honest these days he would not even have gotten my name...again just being honest...i was too self-concious to ever and yes i mean ever take my clothes off...now its a completely different story...is it going to be different dating now...i feel like it is...and its actually pretty scary to me...

i'm starting to learn that suemagoo...i was once to over-weight to shop at the skinny stores...now i'm too tall for everything...lol...i just can't seem to win...my aunt told me about a drink they sell at whole foods that is packed with iron...but won't leave u constipated at the sametime...

i noticed that when i was going to the gym 7 days a week...i was maintaining my weight...when i started to take days off...i would lose 1-2 pounds that week...very weird

I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE UR ADVICE A NEW WOMAN...i'm going to drink juice and Protein b4 exercising...i started taking my Iron pills last night and feel a heck of a lot better today. :-)

I was talking to my trainer the other night (doing boot camp at the moment) and he expressed alarm at what I eat v the training I do. He said my metabolism must be shot for me not to be 40lb underweight.

I dont necessarily agree, I think that eating 1800 calories a day or so is quite normal for a lot of women but his point was how much exericse I do and he couldnt figure how I can sustain it on so few calories.

Truth is, I still get quite strong cravings for sugar and carbs - and its nothing more than the fact that I really ought to get Fluid out of my band and just eat more decent food in total. I am not managing to meet my calorie and nutrition needs on good health foods and need to resort to slider foods to get them in. So really, w whislt my band is not too tight, its probably too tight for where I'm at.

Could you say the same at all? i can definitely say the same...honestly i don't think i even take in 1800 calories...i told my dr. yesterday i have ZERO appetitie...its not bcuz i'm trying to lose more weight...i have no interest in food...i basically force feed myself...bcuz i know i need the fuel to keep exercising...my dr. called me with my lab results...i have severe anemia (spelling)...my Iron is serverly low and my thyroid is a mess...she upp'd my thyroid med from 2500 to 5000...and told me i may lose weight...last night she told me not to lose anymore weight...i like this dr. bcuz she is my band surgeons wife and doesnt blame everything on the band like other doctors i've been too...its not the bands fault...its my own...my husband and i had a serious disscussion on how to balance all this out...i will NOT stop the exercise...i absolutely refuse...i will not get an un-fill...i'm scared to death of that idea...i will take in more calories...to be honest jachnut i dont think i take in over 1200 and i work off between 800-1000...i now see the damage im doing...light-headed...my hair looks like crap...weak...tired...i'm an inspiration to so many...yet im putting my health 2nd and my will to be thin 1st...i don't want to sound ignorant...just honest...i don't want to be fat ever again...i need to take control back again from my weight...and figure out how to take in more calories and stay healthy...i was thinking about getting my calories out of juices...i do not like sweets...and i have not totally cut carbs from my eating habits...i refuse to go all out and eat pure junk...i'm confused right now

elcee u hit the nail on the head!!!!!!!!! my Iron level is exetremely low and i was dehydrated...i'm feeling better today....my doctor told me to ease up on the exercise...which to be completely honest with everyone i don't think i well....and not to lose anymore weight...my bmi is 23....she said to stay right there...

i heard a swooshing sound...almost like i put a shell up to my ear...i'm going to see my dr. at 3:30....she is actually my lap band surgeon's wife...they work out of the same office....the fainting scares me...especially when i have my son with me...

i'm thinking dehydration as well....i fainted after my Tummy Tuck and i was dehydrated...i know i stay well dehydrated during the week...but on the weekends i totally fall of track....even with eating.

i went out to dinner with my son and his auntie saturday night and fainted...when i felt a little better i went home...i called the hospital and talked to the nurse to tell her what had happened...i took my blood pressure when i got home...my mom has high blood pressure and constantly has to take her blood pressure...it was 102/54...the nurse told me that was normal for my weight and height....and not to come in if i felt fine....yesterday i was still really dizzy...my mom said my blood sugar was probably low...so i drank a cup of orange juice and it went up to 126-74...2day i'm at work but still feeling really dizzy and out of it...i'm going to try and c my doctor 2-day...i've never been a sweet eater...is lack of sugar in my diet causing low blood-sugar...am i not eating enuff????? i eat tons of protein...so thats not the problem...what i'm doing wrong??????

i plan on doing the samething billoh...i'll hit the gym in the morning...burn off 1,000 calories and try to eat my mom's cooking...lol...love u mom!!!!!!!!!

i've been getting a lot of private messages and have seen some post about how to handle thanksgiving...luckily for me...my mom's cooking is horrible and my interest in food is very minimal....i'm more interested in BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!!!! why ur sitting there watching everyone stuff their faces...just remember the very next day YOU can go buy a pair of pants or a sweater that would not have fit u the year b4...y ur watching everyone eat pie....remember this loss is soooooooooooooo much sweeter then the pie...the statisfaction u'll get from eating a thanksgiving meal will last a few hours...the satisfaction u'll get from taking ur weight off will last 4-ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP THAT IN MIND.....

Do you become complacent in your weight loss? I feel like I take breaks from it...i personally feel like i was on a break for a really long time...and my break is over...i don't think treating urself every now and then is a bad thing....but i don't know about taking breaks from exercising this early in the game...i'm over a year out...and still don't take breaks...i'm not saying to make urself misreable...but the time is now...move 4-ward constantly...don't go back and don't stop...

i've been so nervous about gaining my weight back in a year or 2...thank you for posting ur story...i love to read long term success stories...

you can lose just as much weight just as fast with the band...if ur willing to make changes to ur eating habits and exercise...i understand u have a lot of weight to lose...but i'm a true believer and have had the experience with the band to lose weight just as fast and as much as anyone with the sleeve or bypass...ur young...men tend to lose weight faster and i believe if u put ur mind body and soul in2 losing this weight jeff...u can do it with the band...i'm not saying the band is ur best option...what i am saying is it is possible to lose just as much weight... just as fast with the band...take it from some1 who did it.....

the flip-flops really arent the issue...the issue is why has the dress code suddenly changed without any notice since my weight - loss....u can't have a dress code that says if ur over-weight u can wear this...if u r thin u can wear this...if u where over-weight and become thin u can wear this...i'm in h.r.....yes i'm at the bottom of my deptmartment but regardless this is not okay...

the e-mail i sent my boss...i have not got a reponse back....

I really think you are a great boss; and I hold the up most respect for you. I don’t want you to think I am being disrespectful; or being rude to you in anyway. I appreciate how you have always complimented my “change” in a professional way; without making me feel the least bit uncomfortable. I feel like there has been a lot more focus on what I’m wearing since I’ve lost weight. The first year I worked here I wore flip-flops everyday. I was told not to wear flip-flops anymore; which I totally understand and have not wore them since. I wore flip-flops the first year I worked here and no one ever complained, it wasn’t until I lost weight that it became a problem. I wore a black pair of Capri pants, that where much shorter than the pants I have on today, no one ever complained. I wore under-shirts “tank-tops” under a lot of my tops when I was over-weight and no one complained. I will follow whatever rules need to be followed. I love working for this company, I love my position and I love working under you. I hope I don’t sound immature but I think it’s a little “unfair” that the way I’m dressing has become a problem for some of my co-workers, only since I’ve lost weight. I really hope this e-mail doesn’t upset you, and I really hope you don’t think I'm being rude or nasty, please don’t think I am.

Thank You

Carolann

i LOVE LOVE my job and my boss!!!!!!!!! I work in the h.r. dept for aerospace...never ONCE did anyone complain about what i wore when i was over-weight...i wore dressy flip-flops everday for the 1st year i worked here...i dressed business casaual which is our dress code and considered myself to dress stylish even when i had my weight on....i was told i'm no longer allowed to wear flip-flops due to my co-workers constantly complaining...understandable...not appropiate for the workplace...but y was it okay when i was over-weight...my shorts r too short...my shorts r at my knee cap...too short???? my boss comes to me with a different complaint about what i have on at least once a month now...i know ur probably thinking she is jealous...i honestly don't think its her...she is not over-weight...she has a very nice athletic fit body...i hate to use the word "harrass" so i'll use "punished"...i will admit on my time i do dress differently...i am 30 years old and have a 7 year old son...so no matter what i don't walk around with all my bizness showing...but i'm thinking about complaining...and asking y no1 ever said a word about what i wore when i was overweight...the dress code has not changed...is there a dress code for people that r thin or have lost weight vs. those that r over-weight????????

i really didn't eat anything yesterday...i feel much better 2day...when i went to eat my lunch...i was like whoa!!!!!!!! i haven't had a fill for at least 6 months...i didnt know what was going on!!!!!!!

my son and i caught a 24 hour flu bug...i vomitted last night...this was not a slime episode...this was a sick to my stomach horrible odor vomit...2-day i'm extremely tight...do u get tighter after ur sick...i have not been sick since i've been banded...is there any connection or am i just having a tight day....

BITE!!!!!!!!!! u know when ur enjoying...ur tasty meal...and ur not finished...but u know what ur fate will be if u take that 1 more bite....lol...sometimes i try to talk my stomach in2 it...i try to reason with my band...like come on 1 more bite....i never win this agruement...i always have to give in2 the BEAUTY of my tool...when it says "ur meal has come to a complete end"....i listen!!!!!!!!!!! lol...i hope u all have an AWESOME weekend!!!!!!!!!!

have my mom come over and cook ur thanksgiving meal...believe me u won't even want a cup of her cooking...lol...u'll be fine...just keep in mind "its just food"...its not going to love u or pay ur bills...when everything has been digested it ends up in the toilet!!!!!!!!! eeeeewwwww!!!!!!!!!!!

lmao....samantha...tweet...tweet....tweet

u know i think friends...family members...those around us think its so "bad" for us to exercise so much bcuz they arent use to not only our weight change...but our life style change...my sister is ALWAYS in the gym....constantly exercising...u name the class...she takes it...lol...no1 ever shows any type of concern or tells her she has a "problem/obession"...bcuz every1 around us is use to her being in the gym.

i wasnt calling fat people lazy...i wasnt lazy when i was fat....there are plenty of worse things that can happen besides gaining weight....i totally agree with u...but 4 me personally....its a fear...the counsler i saw b4 i had my surgery was 120 pounds...never had an issue with weight...i'm sure there r plenty of people that have this same fear and could give me better advice then to go see a counsler...