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I only told 2 ppl, my husband & sister. I feel like I made the right decision for myself. I haven't had any awkwardness at all. I just tell ppl that ask that I am eating less and jogging daily. Both of which are true.

I have been jogging every morning for about 2-3 miles on the treadmil and then riding bike at night outside for about 5 miles. My husband is so impressed with me! He actually bought me a new bike for our anniversary Aug. 1, I love it! Its a Trek, which is nice for me and it was fitted specially for me. And now that Ive been so good about jogging, I bought all new work out clothes. I highly recommend doing this to any of you who haven't yet. It makes exercising just even better when you feel cute doing it. Ohh and I bought new roller blades lol. Ok its starting to be clear to me that I have a shopping addiction tied in the exercise addiction.

Im in love with the exercise for sure! Addicted.. lol I wish! I just can't see something that is so healthy for me being termed an 'addiction'. I totally agree that it lifts your mood as much as your butt lol. LOVE LOVE LOVE the exercise!

1- For as long as your doc tells you to. 2- When your doc tells you that you can start eating pureed food is when you can start. 3- Soup, V8, Protien shakes, Juices. 4- I like the atkins shakes and also a product from

I haven't but, I did research to choose a doc that I felt was experienced and could do a good job. You're sis might be right about the doc you chose. See who she recommends perhaps?

Holly, maybe you should suggest to you husband usint a married but looking for sex website to satisfy your needs? Either he will give you permission or tell you no way. But it might lead to him taking your needs more seriously. I would suggest it very matter of fact, not in a super emotional way. One such site that you suggest is The Ashley Madison Agency - Romantic Rendezvous for Attached Adults. Im not saying I think actually doing this is a good idea at alllll. But it might wake him up. Just a suggestion. Best of luck to you. -K.

Aww sorry Nana, I feel so bad for you. It'll happen though. Thank goodness you have faith. Hang in there woman, Ill say a prayer for ya.

Hey Monk, I am so so sorry that you went through that when you were little. That is just atrocious that you 'got in trouble' for telling. It was not your fault, I hope you realize that now. My heart breaks for you, for having went through so many abuses, from the molestor to the baby sitter to your mother to your husband now. You deserved and still deserve better. Every human does. Im so glad that you shared your story, it reached me and affected me and how I will think more deeply about child abuse, and how it affects ppl long into their adult life. I hope you know that you don't have to live in secrecy anymore if you don't want to. People I think are more accepting today and better educated about issues of child abuse.

Hi I want to join this thread Im loving reading it!!

omg is it really only 8 weeks???! I better get serious lol ty for the reminder arellady!!!

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I've heard that a margerita can have up to 800 calories in a single serving. Drinking is very high calorie.

BooBoo do you and your hubby email? Could you possibly email each other? Maybe he would be able to write you how he feels? Or you could start writing to him in handwritten letters. Personally I take the more direct approach and regularily tell my husband exactly what is on my mind. He thoroughly does not enjoy hearing it and tells me so. My reply to that is to ask him if he'd rather I acted all nice to his face and did things behind his back. He replies no, and means it, in the end he's glad that I force him to communicate. He says that growing up his parents did not discuss things like we do. I ask him if he wishes we were that way and he says no. I stay totally calm and don't yell or call names or anything, I just keep talking until I feel like I've said what needs saying. I mean once in a while it might get a bit heated but thats maybe twice a year tops. I probably force him to talk about the 'issues' every 2 months or so. It makes me feel better and I think it really does make him try harder to be better. Sometimes he even tells me things that are bugging him. And that helps me to be better for him usually too. Ok im done rambling lol.

I had depo provera shot once for birth control and it completely zapped my libido. Tell your obgyn what you are experiencing and try differant bc with the lowest dosage possible. Hormones are a HUGE part of sex drive.

Just try and relax about it. In a couple months if you don't get a fill you'll probably be able to eat pretty normally. And then when you feel emotionally ready your band will be ready for you to work it. By work it I mean get a fill and restrict the amount you can eat. I had some of the same feelings you are having. I think I knew I was fat before getting the band but I didn't think I was 'THAT' fat that I needed to go this far either. It took me MONTHS to finally realize that I did the right thing and submit to having a fill and actually working the program. Thats one nice thing about the band if you don't get a fill you can eat like a regular person. And then when you feel ready you can eat like a person losing weight by getting a fill. Seriously just try to relax about it, you'll be ok. And now when I look at my before and after I realize how badly I needed the band. Its amazing how our minds can play tricks on us. Just give youself time to heal, hang in, be tough, you'll be fine.. really you will. ((((HUGS TO YOU))))).

Yep Im back in action. I ate a salad for lunch. And a peice of chicken for supper. Exercised for 40 mins this morning and im gonna go do a couple miles on the treadmil right now. Yayyy me! skinny here I come!!

Yep Im back in action. I ate a salad for lunch. And a peice of chicken for supper. Exercised for 40 mins this morning and im gonna go do a couple miles on the treadmil right now. Yayyy me! skinny here I come!!

I think it was meant as a compliment too, because he probably didn't want to say anything about your body because .. you might have thought he was being inappropriate and checking you out! lol really he probably was.

Im back with renewed vigor. I exercized REALLY hard for my abilities TWICE today!! whoooo hoooo yayy. I ate really well today. I wish I knew how to post pictures in here so I could show a before and current, but lol Im not that skilled. I feel so optomistic today. My period just ended today so I feel confiedent that I can do this at least until my next pms which is 28 days away.

Im back with renewed vigor. I exercized REALLY hard for my abilities TWICE today!! whoooo hoooo yayy. I ate really well today. I wish I knew how to post pictures in here so I could show a before and current, but lol Im not that skilled. I feel so optomistic today. My period just ended today so I feel confiedent that I can do this at least until my next pms which is 28 days away.

lol omg my mother's favorite to say is 'boy your legs look skinny'.. translation: Geez the rest of you is sure big. grrrr.

I concur 'toys' do help get ya through the tough times lol.

I have to chime in on this thread. I've been married for 9 years, and dated my husband 4 years previous to our marriage. For the first 7 years we were together the sex was great. My husband wanted it 3 times a day, pretty much wore me out! He just could not get enough of wild, fun, sweet, and every other kind of sex. And then over night it was like someone turned a switch inside of him and then there was NOTHING. No more sex. It was like something just died in his eyes. I used to look at him and I could see his passion for me, and then one day it was just completely gone. For 5 years this went on. We'd have sex whenever I asked for it, he was physically functional and could physically satisfy me. But there was no mutual desire, it was all me. Id have to initiate everytime. Numerous times Id cry about it, beg him to tell me what Id done to turn him off. He would feel so bad but he had no explaination. He'd tell me that he still thought I was a beutiful woman, and that he desired noone else. But that he just had completely lost his sex drive. I didn't believe him and I'd tell him I didn't believe him. I figured it had to be because of my pregnancy and the stretch marks on my stomach and the extra 20-30 lbs I'd packed on. It was horrible to have such a phenominal sex life and have it just disappear. So anyways after 5 years of this he started having headaches and decided to go in and get checked. We found out he had a pituitary tumor. One in four ppl have a pituitary tumor they estimate (study was done at the Mayo clinic). But of those, only a few are affected by it to the point where they have headaches and find out they have one. The first symptom of a tumor for a male.. you guessed it.. complete loss of libido. My husband is now being treated for his condition with hormone replacement and stuff. Within the next year he will have to have surgery to remove it. His sex drive is still not back to what it was, not even close. But it is easier to deal with now, I don't feel like its my fault anymore. It still sux though to not have what we used to. I hope it comes back someday. I guess the one thing I want ppl to get out of this is, if your man just loses his sex drive suddenly, don't rule out a medical condition. I found out from my husbands team of doctors, and mostly his endocrynologist that a male losing their sex drive is often the first symptom of a serious problem. Get checked by an endocrynologist, its worth checking into.

lol whats wrong with us carol??? food is our crack/cocaine I guess. On the upside at least we don't use crack/cocaine lol.

I've been exercising sooo diligently, but I just can't seem to stop eating junk. I mean im not eating candy bars but last night for instance I ate some raviolies out of a can. They weren't even that good! grr im mad at me. Then I proceded to eat a bologna sandwich on cheap white bread. And then topped it off with 2 vanilla puddings. Everything I ate was completely unnutritious and pointless unless you are trying to add fat on your body which I so desperately don't want to do. On the up side I've been sooo good at exercising. Im completely unfilled and I really need to get a fill. When I can't eat much it seems to motivate me to eat better. Mostly because I love my hair and worry that if I get vitamin deficient I'd lose it or something lol. Im a mess..