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Armonet    117

Armonet
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10 months since surgery. 256 on the left, 185 on the right. I'm 25 lbs. from my goal!

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krps0930    125

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Congratulations! You look great! I have the same starting weight as you and am getting banded on the 14th. Did you lose gradually over the 10 months or a lot at first and then it slowed?

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Armonet    117

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Thank you krps0930!!! I lost quite a bit the first 4 months, then I reached a plateau and didn't lose much at all for about 2 months. I think my body was getting too used to the same old workout routine. I had to up my workouts to make them more challenging. I'm losing between 1 and 3 lbs. a week now, which is what my surgeon wants. Good luck on your surgery! Please keep me updated on how it goes.

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Armonet    117

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HealthyNewMe, thank you!!! I feel sooooo much better. Getting banded was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

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krps0930    125

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Thank you krps0930!!! I lost quite a bit the first 4 months, then I reached a plateau and didn't lose much at all for about 2 months. I think my body was getting too used to the same old workout routine. I had to up my workouts to make them more challenging. I'm losing between 1 and 3 lbs. a week now, which is what my surgeon wants. Good luck on your surgery! Please keep me updated on how it goes.

Will do! I am nervous about the whole exercising thing, as I have always said I'm allergic to exercise. Lol. I did 30 minutes of Just Dance 2014 with my family last night and thought I was going to pass out I was so worn out...will I ever enjoy it like so many people on here?

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Armonet    117

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I know EXACTLY what you mean! Prior to being banded, I hated exercise. Even 30 minutes of exercise is good. It's a start. I get bored easily, so I have to switch up my workout. I go to the gym, walk around the track at the school, do HipHop Abs DVD at home or, my personal favorite, go to Zumba! If I'm being honest, I don't LIKE to exercise, but it's a necessity. I exercise between 5 and 7 days a week. I will say this...when I don't exercise, I feel like something is missing from my day. Once you start, your endurance will build up.

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You look great but why are you hiding your face? Just curious

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EXERCISE..... My husband and I joined a gym (probably the fourth or fifth time doing so) last June...... Two months before I had WLS. I HATED it. Every day I fought with myself to go. I dreaded even walking out of my front door. I rode the stationary bikes bc I could sit while exercising. I would come home and have to elevate my legs bc of them being swollen.... But I continued going...., started to feel a little better after about six to eight weeks..... Fast forward to the present. I go to the gym six days a week. I do an hour of cardio on the elliptical every single day!!!!!! I try to do the weight circuit two to three times a week. I am totally addicted to going. Can't believe it is even me ..... So yes, a person can learn to love exercising! Best of luck to you.

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Armonet    117

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cheryl2586, thank you! My face is hidden because prior to the format change on this site, some members were discussing how some of the posts from this page show up on Twitter and some other sites. I don't mind sharing my journey with others who are going through it, but I pretty much keep my WLS private. Other than my family and a few close friends, people don't know I've had WLS.

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Armonet    117

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HealthyNewMe, I used to dread going to the gym too! Once I get there, I really get into it though. Like I said earlier, if I don't work out, I don't even feel as if my day is complete. I'm glad you have developed a love for exercise. I just think that it's a must. You can lose weight without exercising I suppose, but for me, healthy eating and exercise go hand in hand. My cousin lost over 200 lbs. with WLS and didn't exercise but she has a tremendous amount of loose skin. I have loose skin also, but it's minimal due to the exercising, IMO.

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Lady VS    1,147

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Congratulations!!!!

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PrettyThick1    1,860

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And who wins the DIAMOND CIRCLE AWARD today...YOU DO!!!! Congratulations on your success, I see a drastic improvement and I'm sure you feel much better already. Way to go!

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Armonet    117

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Thank you LadyVS!!!

Awwww...you're too kind PrettyThick1!!! I feel sooooo much better. I've gained so much more confidence. My 8 year old told me that it's time to stop wearing all black all the time, LOL!

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aufan    69

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Wonderful success!! I'm just over 10 months out as well and started very close to where you began. My WLS doc listed me at 256 but my family doc had me at 260. Today I'm at 199-203 and have been for three months. I know what I need since my restriction is perfect and my foods are good choices is that GYM!! Lol!! I'm hoping two major trips this summer and fall will motivate me to get to myself on the treadmill.

Thanks for inspiring me to get moving!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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

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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.

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

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