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auntiemel    275

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Anyone else see a gain of a few pounds the week or even a few days before period? I know I haven't been eating different and the scale says I'm up 3 lbs?

I guess this is what happens when you go from not having periods forever to actually getting them

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Forsythia    882

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I gain 5 lbs every month because of my period. It's not you, it's your hormones. It will come off. Really lay off the salt and drink even more Water. If you are swollen a diurex helps in a pinch.

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BitterSweet*    835

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Water retention is a necessary evil of the monthly visitor. It is worse if one consumes lots of processed and sodium laden foods and beverages.

The retention is needed so that things actually "flow" out of the body, and once that begins to subside, the weight gain will also dissapear.

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auntiemel    275

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Perfect thanks! I thought "NO WAY can I be going up!"

Kinda scared me for a second. I stalled last week so I'm assuming it's hormones and Water weight. Grrrr

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mhugueley    45

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I have PCOS and have not had a period in 18 months and the day of surgery I started spotting and 8 days later I am still going going going....its the mother of all flows. Ugh! The first few days I didnt barely lose anything and felt so bloated and uncomfortable and horrible cramps on top of pain from surgery. BUT as I focused on my liquids that went down and I was officially down 17 lbs from surgery day yesterday at my one week post op!! I just wish mrs flow would go away....I have not missed these. But I find its so funny that my body reacted that way....Iv heard of many PCOS people starting right after surgery after not having one for a long time and then becoming more regular as they lose. Its funny how our bodies recognize the change before we do. :)

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auntiemel    275

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I have PCOS/insulin resistance and didn't have a regular period for years! It took about 30 lbs lost before having one last month and now I'm about a week out if I have regulated at all.

I am keeping track on an app to see any trends. I want to have kids so bad and that's one of the reasons I really wanted and had the sleeve done.

I'm hoping when I make it to goal I get pregnant right away. I tried for years and then gave up, and specialists tell you to lose weight first so here I am!

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mhugueley    45

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Me too. Iv been thru 2 failed IUIs and 1 failed IVF. All paid for out of pocket and no baby. :( I have adopted my nephew but Im still hoping this leads to a baby some day. :)

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mhugueley    45

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Also I swear it feels like my facial hair has already started growing slower and my complexion looks better then it has in a loooooong time. It could be my mind playing tricks on me....but it sure feels like its the case. My hubby even commented on how refreshed and pretty I look.

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auntiemel    275

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I have a silk'n ipl to use at home. It sure kills the hair! I love it! I still have Patches, but it's better than before.

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mhugueley    45

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I bought a Tria but it is soooooo painful on my face that I can not stand to use it! I am saving for laser hair removal. Next project! :)

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auntiemel    275

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Laser hair removal hurts! I did it years ago and my face was red and bumpy for a few days.

The silk'n doesn't hurt even on highest setting. Only spot that gets a tad sensitive is upper lip. I've used it on my face, legs, arms, and armpits without jumping like I did with laser hair removal.

It was worth every penny!

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mhugueley    45

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Thanks I will look into it.

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atlchick    42

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Which type of Silk'n are you using. I went on their site and see 2 different kinds. Does the one for acne work? my son keeps breaking out! Thanks

Laser hair removal hurts! I did it years ago and my face was red and bumpy for a few days.

The silk'n doesn't hurt even on highest setting. Only spot that gets a tad sensitive is upper lip. I've used it on my face, legs, arms, and armpits without jumping like I did with laser hair removal.

It was worth every penny!

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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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        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.

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