So now that I've lost my goal weight, and kept it off for 3 years, I don't know what to do with myself. I can't afford surgery, so it looks like i will never get the body I dreamed of, and I hit the gym 5 times a week, but that can only do so much. I also noticed that I can eat, and drink so much more now, and it scares me. How do you all handle being done with your journey?

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..im worried about the extra skin.

To all the many who have yet to have surgery or are not much past surgery:

Your concern now should be preparing for surgery and losing weight. Why put yourselves through the wringer over something that is a way down the road? Lose weight now, 'worry' about the cosmetic stuff when it arises.

That's another thing. There are various ways to deal with cosmetic issues when they exist. Remember too that loose skin looks better over toned muscle than over flaccid muscle. Somewhere on the internet there are videos of a young (teen-aged) boy who lost oodles of weight. To look at him, you'd never know. The skin shows only when he pulls it away. His youth is in his favor, but he offers a lesson to all. Maybe someone will be willing to search out his videos I have no clue as to who, what, when, where.

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You look fantastic. Your my hero for keeping your weight maintained for 3 years.

I knew I would never be a bikini model after surgery. I cant afford plastics. Maintenance gets to be a norm..No excitement from seeing the scale move down. I have fitness goals. I distance run. I got into weight lifting more seriously the last 6 months. I cant believe how its transformed my body.( it will never be perfect) My new years goal is to up my squat game...I need a booty:-) Having new experiences in life may give you that high again.

I also eat more. I now eat like an athlete. I still eat healthy but more calories and healthy fats to burn. I also work out hard at the gym. Its all about balance

I'm only 4 weeks out on this journey and I want to be where you are..fit, weight training..my goal is tone, tone tone...cosmetic is not my journey ..like you said too expensive for my life of bills n kids.. How and when did you start the weights process? Right away or when you reached your goal weight? I have never been a little chick but I want to a toned chicken on my journey

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I'm feeling good,just need to step it up more on exercising. I'm worried when I start work on MONDAY my meal schedule will be off . I usually don't have time to eat,get super busy.

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Oh my gosh.I had the same problem with getting busy n forgetting to eat..sleeved nov 9th been back to work since Monday after Thanksgiving..I brought Protein bars,Protein shakes n powder for drink..the tasteless protein in my Water helped..sipped it inbetween rooming patients, Jello helped at my desk but bringing my required food in small containers was my biggest help because going to the cafeteria was hard n bad at the same time...Setting my times for my Vitamin (once a day) before work and Calcium chews (Carmel my favorite Cus it helped with a sweet treat) spaced out throughout the helped me too..good luck!

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@@vcalvillo90 wrote: "I'm feeling good... when I start work on MONDAY my meal schedule will be off . I usually don't have time to eat,get super busy."

The "feeling good" part is good! The skipping lunnch part isn't and it is a woman thing. I noticed way, way back that it's a rare man who skips or puts off lunch or going to the men's room. It's common for women to do both habitually. Women put off lunch and forget about it after a while. They hold off going to the loo because their work is so [horsepucky] demanding that they can't stop for a moment. Women are likely to wait to hit the loo until they're in pain and at least at risk of not making it. Bad culture, bad training, sick expectations.

Take care of yourself! Promise it to yourself.

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I'm feeling good,just need to step it up more on exercising. I'm worried when I start work on MONDAY my meal schedule will be off . I usually don't have time to eat,get super busy.

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Oh my gosh.I had the same problem with getting busy n forgetting to eat..sleeved nov 9th been back to work since Monday after Thanksgiving..I brought Protein bars,Protein shakes n powder for drink..the tasteless protein in my Water helped..sipped it inbetween rooming patients, Jello helped at my desk but bringing my required food in small containers was my biggest help because going to the cafeteria was hard n bad at the same time...Setting my times for my Vitamin (once a day) before work and Calcium chews (Carmel my favorite Cus it helped with a sweet treat) spaced out throughout the helped me too..good luck!

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So far ok, sometimes off schedule.hopefully next w/o is better for me,I will start on soft foods.

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you look great!!

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