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249 lbs... haven't seen this number since I was 18

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pinkbunies    359

pinkbunies
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I have finally reached 249 lbs. I haven't seen this number since I was 18. It feels great so far. I want to get into the 230's and then I'll be really happy.

Only thing I am seeing is I'm getting really tired towards the end of the day and I find myself going to bed around 8 to 9pm and waking up around 4 to 5am.

This would be fine except its getting cold and I hate walking when its cold... so I'm trying to stay active and warm lol

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#9grammy    274

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Pinkbunies, I too have the problem of going to bed early and up at 4-5 am. Except for tonight, had Migraine from hell, took about 4 hours to recover from it and now I can't sleep.

Up watching Argo for the 4 th time I think lol.

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KQH    69

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The gym is empty at 4:30am - my favorite time to go!

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Recycled    2,182

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This would be fine except its getting cold and I hate walking when its cold... so I'm trying to stay active and warm lol

Hey, don't knock it.....the body burns more calories in the cold.......plus, just expend more energy and you'll stay warm.... ;)

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Jennifer Rogers    111

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I'm excited to walk now that it's cooling down. I enjoy walking in the cold. However, I've not done well walking since I came home from the hospital...started out fantastic, but my energy level is zapped and keeps getting worse. I WANT to walk....but I simply have no energy. I go to my first post op follow up tomorrow and I intend to speak to them about it.

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pinkbunies    359

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I used to love the cold but I just cannot get warm. I'm still not even 2 weeks post op so I'm sure I have a lot of changes to go through still.

I miss coffee a lot. I don't miss soda.

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Katcloudshepherd    630

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pinkbunies,

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for you :)

It's even cooling off in South Texas!!!! I wait all summer for this weather. When the heat index is 105, I so look forward to it ONLY being 80 degrees! That's something you hear in places like San Antonio and Lavernia--"it's ONLY going to be 80 today!" Warm for y'all in the north but comfortable for most of us here.

Hang in there with the coffee. I went off caffeine two weeks before surgery and for three months after surgery. Now, I have to be careful because coffee is like speed for me! I'm sure it's because of the weight loss.

I gave up sodas a year or two before surgery. Diet soft drinks are highly acidic. You can use them to clean your toilet bowl! That's how low the pH is. I saw a video on You Tube using regular soda. I know because of my job that diet soda is even more acidic than the regular chock full of sugar ones. I actually bought a cheap regular soda and tried it and cleaned my toilet! You pour the soda in the bowl and let it sit for about a 1/2 hour or more. Then you clean and flush. Sodas may be cheaper by volume than toilet bowl cleaner. I haven't done a price comparison.

Blessings,

Kathleen

Edited by Katcloudshepherd

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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
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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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