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I confess, i rode 10.1 miles today , and i hate overpasses and headwind!!!! they are both from the DEVIL! HAHA!

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There are so many problems in my marriage and i put up with a lot because of how i look ---note the profile pic. I allowed my weight to be an excuse for settling for someone to mistreat me.

Your pic is beautiful!

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Your pic is beautiful!

Your pic is beautiful!

thank you so much -you guys are better than my so called friends that i have near me

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Looks like I need to join this..:]

I Confess:

[*]Im 18' date='and a college freshmen. Im afaid of being made fun of for not drinking. Im only 5weeks out and wont risk it beucase i know ill indulge in due time..just not now.

[*']Ive been suffering from horrible depression mouring food. I feel so silly and dumb but I just miss eating.

[*]I've discovered I have missed drinks more than food..there is cans of yummy fruit punch in my fridge i want so bad!! Or a root beer. grr

[*]I crave food all the time, but lately i've wanted ice cream. soo bad ive been a bit obessessive about it.

[*]The stress of a huge liftstyle change, college,and my best friend leaving to go to a different college has been driveing me up crazy. I just pray i can handle it all.

[*]I've been hit with a bug of some sort, and to sooth my stomache i drank some defizzled diet 7-up and though it wasn't really the same it was nice..It felt like old me. I just want to be able to drink a real soda one day.

[*]I've always been the "ugly" duckling..and had WLS to feel good in my own skin,and to be around a loooong time but I've never felt more like an outcast. I hate going out and not being able to eat like everyone, or taking my own meal. I hate feeling this way.

[*]I miss being able to just be carefee about what i eat,now i think about everything. Its not a bad thing, i know its bettering me just takes some getting use too.

[*]Im balling writting this, because I feel you guys are family. You guys really understand the stuggle. Thank you<3

I'm 18 tooooooo! You're the only other 18 year old I've seen on here! It makes me happy to know I'm not all alone! I understand just about everything you wrote here!

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I'm 18 tooooooo! You're the only other 18 year old I've seen on here! It makes me happy to know I'm not all alone! I understand just about everything you wrote here!

I confess that I'm a little jealous of these 18 year olds. hahaha. I'm sure there are challenges to being sleeved so young, but what I wouldn't give to live my 20's over without being obese! All power to you gals. Make sure to enjoy the next few years of your life!! :)

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I confess that I'm a little jealous of these 18 year olds. hahaha. I'm sure there are challenges to being sleeved so young' date=' but what I wouldn't give to live my 20's over without being super obese! All power to you gals. Make sure to enjoy the next few years of your life!! :)[/quote']

I second that! Lol

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Ok confession time..

1. I confess that this is the best thing ever.

2. I confess that this is not "the easy way".

3. I confess that I really like to run ok love to run.

4. I confess that I hate having to think about what to eat and owe much to eat allllllday.

5. I confess that I have shared my surgery with very few people, and it's not because of shame.

6. I confess that I have just started living, like really liking me.

7. I confess that I drink a cup of coffee everyday.

8. I confess that I don't drink enough Water, ever.

9. I confess that I worry about excess skin more than I'm willing to admit.

10. I confess that I'm worried about regain, any even 1 lb.

Ok that's it .....lol

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I third that!!! :)

Oh I would love to have had this tool at 18 and lived my life a "normal" size.

Congrats!!!

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I confess that I'm a little jealous of these 18 year olds. hahaha. I'm sure there are challenges to being sleeved so young' date=' but what I wouldn't give to live my 20's over without being super obese! All power to you gals. Make sure to enjoy the next few years of your life!! :)[/quote']

My girl! You don't understand how different it is being able to only eat tiny portions. All my friends think I'm a weirdo. ): but they'll be shocked when I'm skinny for once ever! :3

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I am only 13 pounds down since My surgery Nov 7th so when you compare just think of me and know it could be worse ;)

It's been a month since you have posted this, Kalimomo... How are you doing? I hope you're doing well!

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I had to read through these before gaining enough courage to post my own confessions! But, I LOVE this topic so here goes.

  • I confess that not only drink regular coffee, but I use regular cream in it and drink sometimes more than 1 cup a day.
  • I confess that I started smoking again and I'm really ashamed about it but I couldn't give up food and cigarettes without going crazy. I literally cried every day. So, cigarettes won - again.
  • I confess that my weight loss is higher than expected (146 lbs in 8.5 months) so I sometimes feel invincible and eat more than I should or something not healthy.
  • I confess that I stole a piece of chocolate out of a child's stocking and didn't feel too guilty.
  • I confess that I miss my bigger boobs (even if they were mostly fat).
  • I confess that I don't drink enough Water anymore.
  • I confess that I miss Taco Bell so much that when I drive past one I make my passengers have a moment of silence.
  • I confess that I'm not perfect but I'm not doing my best. I did my best months ago and I need to find that willpower again. I have a strong woman inside me somewhere and she and I need to be reunited - hopefully at the gym.
  • I confess that writing all of these confessions made me frown and smile and I feel a little lighter - if only emotionally.

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There are so many problems in my marriage and i put up with a lot because of how i look ---note the profile pic. I allowed my weight to be an excuse for settling for someone to mistreat me.

Is that your before or after pic. You look great! And no matter how you look there is no excuse for anyone to treat you badly.

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I'm planning a trip for when I'm skinny and I'm gonna party like a rock star..and I feel like it is a "coming out" trip..to show off my new bod. I am 285..where y'all think I can hit by July?

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  • I confess that I miss Taco Bell so much that when I drive past one I make my passengers have a moment of silence.

omg, this made me laugh so hard. I hear ya, girl. I hear ya :)

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I'm planning a trip for when I'm skinny and I'm gonna party like a rock star..and I feel like it is a "coming out" trip..to show off my new bod. I am 285..where y'all think I can hit by July?

It really depends on how much you want to work the sleeve journey. In the most optimal case, I think you can expect to lose 10-15 lbs a month, but that is going to require a very strict diet, almost like phase 1 Atkins, and a fine tuned exercise plan.

Most lose between 5-10 lb a month by eating healthy light meals that are high in Protein and low in carbs.

Following a daily exercise program also helps where you are able to put your heart rate into the fat burning zone with some cario zone bursts. I like that running is removing the skiing in places where.plastics are generally needed (stomach, neck, inner thighs, under knees, triceps and more). I feel good about the way that a well-tuned exercise program is shaping my body. I post questions often in the fitness forum and try and integrate people's suggestion's into my plan. I pick and choose to build an exercise plan that is optimized for me and something I can do long term.

Good luck!

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