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I just RAN for a 45 minutes without dying. PROGRESS!...lol.

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Im right there with you. Im making changes today and will reach it come hell or high Water. Im down a good bit but need to get 50 more off to have a chance at air force in october.

I wish you luck, we are human but we have to want it no matter how hard it is. And this is hard we have a tool and we need to use it wisely or we all did this for nothing.

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I am going to be brutally honest here, I have been sabotaging myself lately. I have been eating carbs and not loosing any weight...

My old habits are back, and I can kick myself in the booty. I need to get back on track, and maybe start with liquids again, to jump start my wt. loss and to get me off this carb kick.

I need to get at the root of this issue.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Don't beat yourself up I think we get cocky so to speak, we lost all this weight and folks give us complements and then we feel like well this must be good enough but we all know we all have a way to go before we are truly satisfied with our surgeries progress lets all hold each other down and support one another in our time of need. We can do this guys. Strength in numbers!

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Im right there with you. Im making changes today and will reach it come hell or high Water. Im down a good bit but need to get 50 more off to have a chance at air force in october.

Hey man I wish you luck with the air force you can do it man, I believe in you! December sleevers we can do this!

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Hey man I wish you luck with the air force you can do it man' date=' I believe in you! December sleevers we can do this![/quote']

Just have to get a waiver for the surgery. Hope its easier for nurses :-/

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I am going to be brutally honest here' date=' I have been sabotaging myself lately. I have been eating carbs and not loosing any weight...

My old habits are back, and I can kick myself in the booty. I need to get back on track, and maybe start with liquids again, to jump start my wt. loss and to get me off this carb kick.

I need to get at the root of this issue.

Thanks for letting me vent.[/quote']

I am right there with you. I havent gained but I havent lost either. Im stuck in ( limbo so to speak) I am ashamed of myself. Its like I lost a certain amount and I gave up. I thought oh well at least Im not gaining. Then tonight I decided to look through pictures on my camera and saw (really saw myself) again. I realized tonight why I had this surgery to begin with. We can do this, we can get back on track I know we can!

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Don't beat yourself up I think we get cocky so to speak' date=' we lost all this weight and folks give us complements and then we feel like well this must be good enough but we all know we all have a way to go before we are truly satisfied with our surgeries progress lets all hold each other down and support one another in our time of need. We can do this guys. Strength in numbers![/quote']

You are so right on this! I realized it tonight. What a slap in the face it is for me.

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Im right there with you guys! Getting back on track. Spent quite a while at the gym last night. Made my food for the day so no temptations at lunch. I can do this.

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you guys rock! I got encouraged just reading the thread about sabotaging one's self... I've been on that boat (complacency) ... and now its time to get back in the Water and SWIM my tail off! I gotta lose this weight... and I won't let CARBS take me down!

I am challenging myself to lose 10 lbs between now and my next appt. in July... If I gotta go back to liquids for a few days... I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna double up on my exercise as well... walk at lunch... pool 3 days a week in the evenings... once again, its ON!!

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you guys rock! I got encouraged just reading the thread about sabotaging one's self... I've been on that boat (complacency) ... and now its time to get back in the Water and SWIM my tail off! I gotta lose this weight... and I won't let CARBS take me down!

Let's all challenge ourselves this month, especially those who can relate to my sabotage quote earlier this week. Good luck all. I'm on Myfitnesspal as rhodieridge13 if you want to friend me.

I am challenging myself to lose 10 lbs between now and my next appt. in July... If I gotta go back to liquids for a few days... I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna double up on my exercise as well... walk at lunch... pool 3 days a week in the evenings... once again, its ON!!

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How are my December sleevers doing? Thought I would provide an update -

Date of Surgery: 12/13/2012

Starting weight: 195

Day of surgery: 188

Today (5/24/2013): 139.4

Goal weight: 115

In another few pounds, I will no longer be considered overweight by the numbers (BMI anyway)

This has been an incredible journey. My medical issures are gone (no sleep apnea, incontinence, Migraines are at a minimum, knees and ankle inflammation - gone)

My last TKD tournament was the best ever. I took first in forms (which has never happened - I seldom ever place), 3rd in weapons, 2nd in sparring, 2nd in combat sparring, 1st in Creative weapons and 1st in XMA weapons. There were several comments about my quickness, speed and energy. It was amazing.

When I place soccer, I am running all over the field. People I have played against that I hardly know talk about how great i look.

As far as referring soccer, I got a hug from the head accessor. He was so impressed with my movement. In the sections for needs to improve/areas of concerns he put "None at this time" = that never happens. This summer my daughter and I are going for a Grade 7s. Bring on the fitness test!!!

This surgery has given me my life back. Since I am now single after 24 years - bring on the world!

I want to say thank you to my fellow December sleevers. Your comments and posts have kept me going. When I had doubt or wanted to give up, I read other posts!!

Come on December sleevers - we got this!!!!

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So a member on here has totally inspired me. Ive cut my carbs way back (where they should have been all along) and have hit the gym three out of the last four days!

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So a member on here has totally inspired me. Ive cut my carbs way back (where they should have been all along) and have hit the gym three out of the last four days!

Tell me the story I need some inspiration too lol

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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