Welcome all ye Sophomores! This is our thread! The thread about nothing--and everything. Let's discuss it all! Let's share all our sophomore experiences, our angst, our struggles, our suggestions--let's talk about life! Let's become friends! You can be on any kind of food plan, do any kind of exercise or not, be gay or straight, engage in cardio or not--you just have to be in the "tweener" stage post WLS. This is where we let it all hang out. And who knows...if maybe we have a thread with a meelion posts, they Alex will give us our own forum!

Sophomores RULE!!!!

hehe

My resolution is to swim a few times a week. According to my phone I walk 3-5 miles a day, but I want to do some actual toning and besides I like swimming.

Another resolution would be properly cooking again. I’ve lived in a flat with a kitchen the size of a postage stamp for years, and now I’ll have one where I can prep actual meals without losing my mind. I swear part of my gain was not being able to cook what I actually wanted.

1 hour ago, sideeye said:

My resolution is to swim a few times a week. According to my phone I walk 3-5 miles a day, but I want to do some actual toning and besides I like swimming.

Another resolution would be properly cooking again. I’ve lived in a flat with a kitchen the size of a postage stamp for years, and now I’ll have one where I can prep actual meals without losing my mind. I swear part of my gain was not being able to cook what I actually wanted.

#DoTheThing2019

making this a campaign...

I am also going to date again goddamnit.

3 minutes ago, sideeye said:

I am also going to date again goddamnit.

Yes!!! Between you and @GreenTealael it will be like a Sex in the City episode on this thread!

19 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Yes!!! Between you and @GreenTealael it will be like a Sex in the City episode on this thread!

I'll bring the straws...?

I’ve been a model citizen for far too long, I am going FULL SAMANTHA.

Oh I'm going to kick off another topic: tea laxatives.

Y'all know I live in a cup of smooth move 1 bag on a weeknight as needed (on a weekend night 3-4 bags 12oz water. Don't go anywhere. ? For THE PURGE)

But I ran out of that particular brand (but the Old West Indies family in me never let's me run out of anything completely) so I had pure Senna tea around that I use medicinally. The brand is Alvita. Y'all I forgot the difference. Smooth move is a proprietary blend with other herbs, Alvita is pure Senna.

I'm always worried about the throning effects when I use any amount of SM, it's just so quick and liquidy, more cramping etc etc, but pure Senna give me a different quality, loose and ropey, not at all arduous. Even the odor is different. And this is comparable per amount used. Same rate of evacuation.

I'm still going to use both lol.

Anyone else notice?

Wow,

From dating, resolutions to tea laxatives.....

Love love love this group! ROFL! Well, MYYYYYYYY 2019 NYR is to NOT use senna tea nor smooth move tea up to 24 hours preceding any cardio activity. ??

12 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

So Resolutions 2019!!!!

Goals for 2019!

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Vegas Baby! Seven days celebrating my brother in law's Birthday. Bucket list Revel Mt charleston half marathon. The run is just a perk of spending time with family.

Hubby retires on Dec 28th. Time to enjoy life and find new adventures.

4 minutes ago, Healthy_life said:

Goals for 2019!

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Vegas Baby! Seven days celebrating my brother in law's Birthday. Bucket list Revel Mt charleston half marathon. The run is just a perk of spending time with family.

Hubby retires on Dec 28th. Time to enjoy life and find new adventures.

Wooohoooo congrats! What cool goals. Congrats to hubs retirement and having shenanigans 24/7/365!!!!

1 hour ago, Healthy_life said:

Wow,

From dating, resolutions to tea laxatives.....

It's my natural progression of events ?

1 hour ago, Healthy_life said:

Goals for 2019!

Talk less listen more

Vegas Baby! Seven days celebrating my brother in law's Birthday. Bucket list Revel Mt charleston half marathon. The run is just a perk of spending time with family.

Hubby retires on Dec 28th. Time to enjoy life and find new adventures.

Loved Mr. Charleston in the 6 years we lived in Vegas....such an amazing respite from the summer heat and able to experience snow in the winter.

Congrats on your husband's retirement, mine is already there and I am thinking I might be too since we pay off EVERYTHING (including our home) in April, We are shopping for 5th wheel toy haulers so we can go places with the dog and the motorcycle and spend a couple of years seeing the country. Sad to me that I am likely done working since I love my job but there is definitely more to life and with my husband 6 years older we need to take advantage of being healthy and active while we can.

1 minute ago, MIZ60 said:

Loved Mr. Charleston in the 6 years we lived in Vegas....such an amazing respite from the summer heat and able to experience snow in the winter.

Congrats on your husband's retirement, mine is already there and I am thinking I might be too since we pay off EVERYTHING (including our home) in April, We are shopping for 5th wheel toy haulers so we can go places with the dog and the motorcycle and spend a couple of years seeing the country. Sad to me that I am likely done working since I love my job but there is definitely more to life and with my husband 6 years older we need to take advantage of being healthy and active while we can.

2 minutes ago, MIZ60 said:

definitely more to life

2 minutes ago, MIZ60 said:

take advantage of being healthy and active while we can.

Amen!

I was able to step away from work and take on the grand kids and a partime job. I'm still adjusting to the life change. (Grand kids are sleeping so here I am on BP) No guarantee on how much time we have to live. I am making peace with my life, resolving relationships and finding my happiness.

Honestly, I was not living my best life pre surgery. Pretty amazing to have myself back.

19 hours ago, MIZ60 said:

My actual plan is just to stay where I am at for the remainder of the holiday season....we only have a few more events and then life will get back to normal. Right after NY, I plan to do at least 2 weeks Atkins induction and then go from there. I do not eat a lot of carbs now but I think for me it is better to keep them pretty low, mostly just good veggies. Lots of Water, no alcohol. I have many great recipes that I know we like and it was really pretty easy for me previously. I also need to eliminate snack foods, even healthy ones like nuts because I do not have Portion Control with stuff like that. And, I just have to learn how to go to some of our musician friends' gigs AND JUST DRINK WATER since they always happen in bars. But, not going is not an option so I need to figure it out.

I have no excuse not to exercise since I have everything I need here or within a 1/2 block....Jim just got me to go for a walk and it was nice. I have Tae Bo, Winsor PIlates and the Firm programs all in my closet. It is stupid really because once I do it I am always glad.

We have the same closet!!?