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Hi there Ouroborous! First off let me tell you that yesterday I was thinking about and wondering how you were doing, hadn't seen you around the boards in while. . . and today let me tell you that you are not alone in the waking up early thing. . . my wake up times are 5:50 am EVERYDAY, weekends and all. . . and if i should need a nap in the afternoon on a sunday it's 10 - 15 minutes but a darn good one. . . i love it. . . I love getting up early on the weekends to feed the birds and Water the garden, get stuff done and then enjoy the rest of the day. . . it's great. . . could be cause we're not a sluggish anymore, I noticed that when i was heavier, i could sleep for ever. . . also, maybe we're not depressed anymore either. . . never know huh???? Anyhow glad to see you back on the boards. . . .

from your screen name, i am assuming you are a nurse. . . aren't we nurses silly. . . I stood all day long 12 hour shifts in the pre-op holding area starting IV's and telling people they would be ok and everything would be fine. . . that their anesthesiologist was great and so was their surgeon. . . then along comes our surgery and we're like "OH MY GOD"!!!!!! Now the shoe is on the other foot! hehehehe. . . you'll be ok, everything will be fine. . . your surgeon and anesthesiologist are great and will take good care of you. . . You don't need xanax, you need trust. . . Really, everything will be fine, and so will you. . . a few months from now you'll be giving newbies advise too. . .good luck and see you on the losers bench soon!!!

Hi there, well i'm 18 months out and am pretty much back to "normal" Here is todays menu Breakfast: bagel thin with chive cream cheese and cup of coffee Lunch: may eat or may not depends if i'm hungry if so, then I brought a orowheat thin multigrain with fat free turkey slices Dinner: lean cuisine if I'm not too tired to eat. . . I come home from work by 6pm then off to the gym i go from 6:40 - 7:40. Snacks : these are usually what keep me going throughout the day. . I have FiberOne bars, or fresh fruit, or crackers, or something I also drink tons of Water and about 2 diet sodas throughout the day. Thats me in a nutshell. . . I've reached the doctors goal for me, but would love to lose about 20 - 30 lbs more just for me. . . we'll see. . . have been on a plateau since January. . . ugh

OH YES YOU WILL !!! Just wait! You'll be able to enjoy yourself just as normal, only in smaller amounts! I enjoy my alcohol, my pizza, spaghetti, etc. . only in small amounts. . but i sure do enjoy them!

Welcome and good for you for taking this step! Your going to find us a pretty neat group of people. I'm glad you found us and together we'll get through this! Good luck and keep posting!

You are totally beautiful Irene! Love the pictures. . . wish I was confident enough to take pictures like that. . . never liked pictures of me though. . . well you keep up the excellent work and in no time you'll be over there on the goal side! Lucky girl! (doing the victory dance for Diva)

Sorry to sound stupid, but extreme sports as in video games or actually doing them? If your actually doing them then yeah it's very dangerous I think. . I've seen some of these things on TV shows and can't help to ask myself "why" . . . but then some people need that. . . i need order and neatness. . not complusive neatness, just neatness (when I go to a hotel, I make my bed in the morning! heehehe). . .but my "addiction" won't kill me, yours could. . . be careful in all you do. . .

You will be fine, your going to do very well and I will keep you in my thoughts today, tomorrow and always. Our paths in life are tough ones, but we are never given more then we can burden. . . let us know how you do. Good luck and all the best to you during this difficult time.

Like N2BR8 says, you have to be ripped. I have always had the bodybuilder body (genetics) even as a 350 lb woman I never looked that weight, but after i lost 150 lbs I did check out what was "still there" I can still flex the pecs and pump the deltoids, the "wings" still pop, the calf muscles never left. and with the weight off, I notice a little ripple in the tummy area . . soooooooooo with that in check, now i've started the gym and am working on those things. . . skin is a bit of an issue but so what, I don't want to be a model, just fit again. (nothing a little duck tape won't cure huh????hehehehe) good luck and keep doing what you do, you'll be healthier for it in the long run. . .

Well hello there and welcome. . . i laughed at your image of walking home in the gown. . . that would have definately been a show stopper!!!! Good for you! What can I say except follow doctor orders and keep exercising. . . soon you'll hit that magic number called goal. . . the journey is different and you'll have your moments, as we all have had, but it's so worth it. . . I'm out 18 months and still can't complete a whole orowheat thin in one sitting. . . so restriction remains for quite some time (thank god) . . . I'm 6'0 so i know exactly what you mean about certain weights looking too fragile. . . hehehe my fragile starts after 190 lbs or so. . . well good luck and keep up the excellant work

Hows' it going?

The scale is DEFINATELY your enemy. . . bad scale!!! After i had surgery i threw my scale into the garage. After my first year, I retrieved the scale and now use it sparingly. That thing can cause you to go crazy if you get up on every second! Use the doctors scales only at your appts. You'll be much happier with your progress! Good luck!

Just cause of the higher Protein actually. I love Oikos plain yogurt. my mom used to make yogurt when i was small and Oikos reminds me of hers. . exactly the same texture. . . yummm

Naww, your not the only one chilo, I've got about 15- 20 lbs to go and been stalled out since January. . . but then like you i'm not really trying hard either. . . i'm so tired. . . so i'm just chillin' and giving myself a break. . . i watch very carefully that i don't gain though and have done well on that. . . i've come such a long way, as have you, i'm proud of my success, as should you. . .i'm starting some gym classes on Wed thurs, and fridays and hopefully i'll enjoy these enough to keep going. . .good luck and keep posting as will i. . . .

I think a few of us have gone through this phase. . . it's hard, it's not easy. . . I hated my sleeve for a very long time. . . I'm out now 17 months and there are days I really regret it, but you know I think I would hate being morbidly obese instead, so I take the good with the bad. . . you'll be ok, your going to eventually get used to this and you'll be fine. . . i'm sorry this is happening but I can totally relate. . . no matter how prepared you really think you were, you really are not. . . good luck and PM me if you need to talk further. . .

I'm sorry, your question is valid but you made me really laugh. . . honey you'll look as old as you want to look. . . I'm 50 years old and people say that i look about 32 years old and they nearly die when i tell them i'm 50. . . but i'm pretty lucky I have good genetics on my side too. . .so that helps. . . but if your going to cause extra wrinkles worrying about getting wrinkled, well i'm sorry. . . enjoy life, don't worry so much and take it one day at a time. . . look at your grandparents (I know they all look wrinkled ) but seriously, look at them and your mom, how did they look at your age? Where they fat then or slim? Maybe genetics will be kind to you too. . . good luck!

Hi and welcome to you and all newbies. . . well you certainly come to the right place for advice and hints and such. . . I've noticed lots of advice and that is good. . so I won't say to much other then do your research. Be sure this is what you really want. Remember that this surgery is permanent there is no going back once you have it. . .it's not a cure all either, you still have to work at it and I mean work at it. . . your body does great in the beginning but then slows right down and you don't lose fast at all anymore, then you have to kick in and increase the exercise, follow your diet plan, etc. . . it's tough, it's not a easy ride like a lot of people think. . . . good luck with the decisions you make. . .

Sorry to hear your having this problem. I really can't relate(so why bother write anything right?) it's because I count every blessing I'm given. I had to self pay so took out a loan and am paying that back, plus putting my daughter through college. We decided she should not work during her 6 years of college and only concentrate on school. . .it's really tough to maintain 2 homes and 2 sets of bills, plus cars, and her spending money and tuition. . .but you know what? she is doing so well and only has 2 years left now. . this is only temporary and a small sacrifice to pay in order to give her the best we can. . (blessing 1) , the next one is i weighed 350 lbs and was really not doing well health wise, positive stress tests, talk about getting bilateral knee replacements, spinal fusions due to herniations of the discs, uterine cancer (hysterectomy took care of that) . . I was given the opportunity to have this WL surgery in which I lost 150 lbs and no more problems. . . no more surgeries! I'm really happy. . . sure I have loose skin and need to loose about 15 - 20 lbs more, but you know I was never a beauty queen or ultra slim and my family loves me regardless how i look, so if i have some loose skin flopping around so be it, at least i won't be dying from a heart attack or be in a wheel chair from a possible mistake on spinal fusion. . . I'm really blessed and I'm happy to be able to see the sun every morning. . . we are only here for a short time and life is too short to spend it on being angry with ourselves or others. . . I don't want to seem preachy and if i do i'm sorry, but this is the only way I could explain. . . good luck and i hope you find the help your looking for

I'm 17 months out, so my choices are large, normally I'll have some pecans, or almonds, yogurt, or those bagel thins toasted (not all together mind you! ) Sometimes cereal (Kashi + protein) or a breakfast taco. sometimes nothing except my coffee. I believe you should be able to have whatever for breakfast, even if it's dinner food like Tiffy overthere. . (love chili or hamburger meat for breakfast! Definately not gross). . I think we are just made to believe breakfast is supposed to be breakfast. . . I even eat spaghetti and meat sauce for breakfast.

I personally hate vanity sizing. . I hate it that you buy something thinking "oh wow, I'm THAT size" and then next time you try on that size it doesn't fit and you feel all fat and obese again. I personally think it's dumb. Just keep all the sizes the same in all stores.

ugh me too!!!! I would LOVE to lose about 30 more but 10-15 would be good too!!! But at last to no avail. . . . sigh. . . well maybe if i stepped up the exercise a bit. . . and stopped snacking. . . and stopped eating. . . and stopped stopped stopped. . . dont we sound like how we did before the surgery?????? ugh!!!! at least we're not as big as we all were before huh? Listen to us. . . only 19 lbs, only 10 lbs. . . . wow we've done so well gals! we've come a long way. . . CONGRATULATIONS to all of you! You worked hard and have done so well!!!! Keep up the great work! Together we can do this!!!

Congratulations and you'll do fine. . . it'll take a bit to get used to it, but if your determined enough, you will see past all that and loose weight like a champ! Good luck and see you on the other side soon!!!

I understand your frustration. . . try this one. . . I hit 200 lbs and was soooo waiting to hit 199 or less. . . well guess what???? it's been what 5 months and i waver between 200 - 210 all the time, never under. . . i've done everything from starting a new diet, to increase the exercise, to increase Water, cutting out alcohol all together, doing the 5 day pouch test, with no avail. . . . sooooooooooo i asked about this on this forum and what was answered made so much sense. . . Diva said that there comes a time in this journey when the body hits a weight that you were on the longest before you started gaining weight. . .for me it was 210 - 215lbs I weighed that for ever it seemed and then became pregnant and gain a million pounds. . . now i'm back to my pre pregnant weight and have been there for ever (5 months) without loosing anymore. . . ugh. . . maybe it's going to move soon, maybe not . . . we'll see. . . all i need to loose is only 30 or so more pounds! frustrating to say the least

that is in the beginning when your' losing like crazy and are buying new clothes and loving everything about the sleeve there is to love. people are noticing your loss and you actually get looked at. . things are absolutely wonderful . . then you hit close to or your goal and it's like no one cares anymore, they are used to seeing you as a thin person. . clothes are clothes and you like have a closet full now and don't need anything more. . . life goes on and so do you, it's just like before, only your thinner. Does this help abit?