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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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Omg.. Laura, I'm so good when you're not around to influence my bad side.

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Ms skinniness    3,003

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Am I the only one that ate Peanut Butter and honey sandwiches daily?

OMG I l use to love peanut butter and mayo sandwiches.....

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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Okay I'm now starving so I am going to change the topic away from food to a sad fact. two sad facts actually.

Sad fact 1. I shank. A whole damn inch. Apparently I'm only 5'5 now so it will take even longer for me to be normal weight.

Sad fact 2. My wrists shrank. So much for measuring your frame size by encircling your wrists no matter how much you weight blah blah. I am now closer to being a medium frame than I was before. So now it will take even longer for me to be normal weight.

Ugh.

Oh Sad Fact 3. I don't feel like worklng and I really need to! My kids are both home and I just want to hang out with them but the carpet is getting cleaned, all the furniture is moved around and really we're just going to have to leave the house in the cold and go somewhere and I need by Breakfast shake and I have the whinies.

At the risk of sounding too serious, I think this is one time in life that going so heavily by the numbers might be your downfall. I weigh 150 and am 5'5". Everybody always thinks I weigh less. i think the unknown factor is that formerly obese people carry alot of weight inside - extra dense bones were built for carrying all that weight, extra cardio vascular system to deliver blood and oxygen to all that body mass. We are all so individual, you really won't know what is "right" until you get closer. I say set a very realistic goal and then when you get there... re-evaluate and see if it makes sense to lose more. If you get all wound up in charts, or what other people weigh or what you weighed when you were 12 or how big your wrists are...whatever... it can lead to disappointment. My opinion, the scale is just a tool to indicate progress... real progress is health, fitness and looks (yes, I am admittedly vain). Too skinny ain't always pretty - just depends on the individual.

My surgeon told me that BMI charts are guidelines but not that accurate for people who were morbidly obese or people who are heavily muscled. I think there are several examples on this forum of people who look awesome, even though their BMI is something over 20 :)

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gamergirl    4,610

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At the risk of sounding too serious, I think this is one time in life that going so heavily by the numbers might be your downfall. I weigh 150 and am 5'5". Everybody always thinks I weigh less. i think the unknown factor is that formerly obese people carry alot of weight inside - extra dense bones were built for carrying all that weight, extra cardio vascular system to deliver blood and oxygen to all that body mass. We are all so individual, you really won't know what is "right" until you get closer. I say set a very realistic goal and then when you get there... re-evaluate and see if it makes sense to lose more. If you get all wound up in charts, or what other people weigh or what you weighed when you were 12 or how big your wrists are...whatever... it can lead to disappointment. My opinion, the scale is just a tool to indicate progress... real progress is health, fitness and looks (yes, I am admittedly vain). Too skinny ain't always pretty - just depends on the individual.

My surgeon told me that BMI charts are guidelines but not that accurate for people who were morbidly obese or people who are heavily muscled. I think there are several examples on this forum of people who look awesome, even though their BMI is something over 20 :)

I was hoping some ADULT around here would get serious! :P j/k. Even though Laura and Butter need to be spanked for staple talk, I enjoy all the conversations.

So actually I agree with you in principle....and also--based on numbers :P

Given my lean body mass and my desire to be at 25% body fat, my "ideal" goal weight is 163. So it kinda doesn't even matter what my frame and height etc. I have this roll of fat on my stomach and my upper thighs and some on my back and when it's gone/smaller, I will be happier. BMI is not going to work for me, I've already accepted that.

I will be at goal when some combination of the following happen:

1. 25% body fat

2. Size 10 or maybe size 8 for my stretch goal

3. I can maintain my weight while eating 1300-1400 calories of low carb, high Protein and not have to struggle every day.

Y'all please remind me of this 6 months from now when I'm complaining I'm not a size 0.

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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Yeah, I don't see the PB & mayo samich being a big hit with many lol

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gamergirl    4,610

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I just had my BF% measured this morning. My BMI is still around 28-29 I think but my BF is 21. So BMI can suck it.

Yup, for Roger to get to 21% BF, his goal weight for him, at 6 feet tall is 207, which puts him at 28 BMI as well. Ridiculous. I think he's secretly competing with our 23 year old who has 15%BF.

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No game    14,437

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Yeah, I don't see the PB & mayo samich being a big hit with many lol

But at least it balances out the food porn.

Lol yep lost my appetite after that one :P

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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Lol yep lost my appetite after that one :P

LOL.. Went to type this exact proclamation.. Just the thought would make me not go near the kitchen

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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. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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

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        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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