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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...