Tinka504

From the person with the old lady flabby as* arms... Toning is how I've started to get them under control. If you start lifting with heavy weights it will throw off your weight loss because muscle is heavier then fat. If you start with 3 or 5 pound weights this will help tone and tighten..then later if you wish for strength, then go for a heavier weight. As for the skin being wrinkley... I lube up daily with a toner (jurgens toning) and also at night I use Palmers cocoa butter. I also use a sugar/salt scrub twice a week and rub all the wrinkley bits..In my mind it looks like its improving... Good luck

Mine is Tinka504...

I dont think there is such a thing as true love...Maybe lust? I'm still waiting on my prince charming.... STILL WAITING. WTF is taking so long

I'm just going to say normally I am a sarcastic b***h, but the other day I saw a stupid Hallmark commercial and cried. Like with actual liquid coming out of my eye. WTF. Hormones from my fat? Really ???? Ima go from being a fluffy mofo to a damn alcoholic if this continues.... Not really. Dont flip.

I have always heard that confesstion was good for the soul... 1. I confess that I forget to take my vitamins…a lot. 2. I confess I never drink the required amount of water…like ever. 3. I confess I drink caffeinated coffee every day, and I love it. 4. I confess I drink from a straw. 5. I confess I ate some Wendy’s fries the other day, and they were damn good. 6. I confess that I look into the mirror sometimes and wonder who’s looking back at me. 7. I confess that I hate to step on the scale because it might not show a loss. 8. I confess that I went to Victoria’s Secret and did a victory dance when I tried on a “skinny girl bra” and it fit. Not only that I confess that I have DDD’s and love it. 9. I confess that I never knew that a big girl bra was really different then a skinny girl bra. Really. 10. I confess that I really really hate my flabby ass upper arms. Damn things make me think I can take flight. 11. I Confess I hate exercising, it’s like torture. 12. I confess I ate some ice crème this weekend; it was sugar free so I don’t think that’s bad right? 13. I confess that I am starting to hate my best friend for the back handed compliments she is constantly dishing out. 14. I confess that I couldn’t wait to throw out the fat clothes. 15. I confess I hate that the fact that my friends tell me I act different now. That I’m more sensitive. 16. I confess I like it when a hot guy opens a door for me. 17. I confess I stopped twice when I saw my reflection in something and stared longer then I should have. 18. I confess reading over others confessions made me feel better about myself and my situation and my feelings. 19. I confess that also reading them made me feel more normal

I had that same problem. I could not stand the smell much less the taste of food. After about three months...all of a sudden, certain foods started to smell good, like grilled chicken...red beans. Things that I thought were going to make me hurl just a week ago were now smelling good. The doctor told me that this was actually pretty normal. Its because of the "trauma" to your pouch from surgery. Eventually it gets back to normal...dont worry

I went to Ochsner on Jefferson Hwy in Jefferson Dr. Wooldridge

Im in the New Orleans area, and had mine May 10th of this year

I'm going to go out on a limb and say its because you are not as "well insulated" as you used to be. I think it has to do with the change in our skin as well. With that being said, I FREEZE! I always have a jacket or a sweater handy, and have learned to lightly layer my clothing, so that I dont look like a tard with my hands in my shirt ;

I also had my surgery on a Thursday and went back the following Thursday. I have a sit down job, but I think I could have went back Monday, but I was really really tired. So to me the week off was more a resting period for me. I was super tired, but after about a week it got better

HAHAHA!! Nothing else... Just HAHAHA!!

I tell everyone about the one that I use. Its wheybolic 60 by GNC. It dissolves relatively easy. Doesn’t have that gritty weird feeling, nor does it tastes like crap. I had a little extract and use Light Vanilla soy milk and to me it tastes like cake batter.

Check this out, its been discussed before http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/4639-vsg-and-gastric-cancer/

I never really had pain after my surgery, it was more of a soreness and being tender. If you are still feeling that kind of pain and not being able to eat, that should really be discussed with your doctor. Good Luck!!

Sooooo... I have a question, I know this is a time to focus on me, which I am, but I want to start going out and different things. So I have made my Couch potato friends join the real world and turn off Call of Duty 3, and actually go out. My question is... when is a good time to start dating? To get back on the so called "horse". I admit to being a ball buster, but the thought of actually dating is making me feel like a 10 year old leaving her training bras behind... You want it...but you dont. .... So some advice would be greatly appreciated

Why wouldnt I be worried? I'm a hundred and fifty pounds lighter. My body is not what it should be, i.e. loose skin, old lunch lady arms, etc. My appearence is different I'm not totally used to the difference in the way that I look, so in essence I am self conscious.. ... and trying to snap out of it

The surgery was the best decision I have ever made. Its changed everything. How I eat, act, exercise, cook... There are so many reasons that I cant even begin to name. Maybe a good suggestion is to write down the pros and cons...and see which one looks better? My only regret was not doing this soon. As the weight fell off, my motivation went off the charts. Once you see the difference in you... ya cant sit still