LilMissDiva Irene

Battles: Won - Regrets: None.

If a mind is a terrible thing to waste, and your mind controls your body... then get your mind right for sure!

Thanks Lynda! Keep rockin those workouts lady!

OKAY FOLKS!! It's picture time. I've just completed three full weeks of Insanity. STOKED!! I also burned 2,001 calories today. Okay, that has little to do with this subject, just thought I'd mention that. Oh, and the picture with the pink lace was because I wanted to show exactly how much fun I'm having. I bought that at Forever 21. Good times!! PHOTO TIME!!! Enjoy.

Thank you!!!

Re: Pain: It is quite possible you are A) Eating too fast, B.)Taking too large of a bite, or C) Not chewing your food enough. In the beginning these three things are a must, or you will feel a lot of pain while eating. Try working on these and see if it helps. Keep your bites to about the size of a pea. Put your spoon or fork down between bites, and be sure to chew that food until it's like a liquid. Re: No weight loss: You just had surgery, and this is a long journey. Try being more patient. It will happen. One day at a time. Re: Cooking with Seasoning: I sure do it!! I'm not going to be stuck eating cardboard. If I were, I'd just eat... cardboard. Re: Eating Pizza: IMPO I would wait for as long as you can stand it before trying anything like that. They sleeve our stomach, not our brain. Chances are you can slip very easily back into bad habits - and especially since you haven't started working out yet, that is a very high calorie food and full of fat... preservatives.... just not very nutritionally sound. Your stomach is prime real estate now, fill it with foods your body needs to survive. Wishing you well in your journey!! No one said this was going to be easy! Least of all me.

If you do the highlighted, you will lose weight. Promise. This is far more simple than we give the sleeve credit for! SOLID protein first, everything else second. And yes IF you workout, your body needs more fuel. I always add an extra protein shake immediately after my morning workout. I did it! You will too.

Way to go!!!! You look great girl, you did it!!

Wow I hadn't even thought of that. Thats considerable! I mostly thought down the line if I had to I could revise to RnY or DS... however just to have my sleeve re-done would be ideal! Good luck in your research, I'm not sure who does do this.

Awwww Kathy! I'm sorry you're having to go through that! I know my knees won't hold out forever either, as I've been putting both mine off for a few years now. I still have a little bit more left in them but I'm aware it will happen someday. Hugs~!! I'll miss ya, but as soon as you can please check in.

I just wanted to check in with you all, I don't come by as much anymore. I'm more at My Fitness Pal or Fitocracy but I do check in here from time to time. I'm always just a message away too. I do get emails when someone sends me a private message here. So, I just thought I'd tell all of you that I plan to become a Personal Trainer / Fitness Instructor / Nutritionist focusing on Bariatrics and Super Obese patients. Yeah... I sign up for Next Semester a few weeks. I know what I must do!!! Joel Osteens message really REALLY hit me the other day. It must happen!!! So, just as I have shared my story here with all of you, I will soon be sharing my story with thousands of others on a first hand basis. I really want to help EVERYONE SUCCEED!! I know it can be done, even if this is our first, third or five hundredth time working it. Blessings everyone!!! :wub:

Well heck I figure I'm already doing it, just should get creds and paid for it too! Thanks Lissa!

TRUTH!!! I can't say that enough.

I haven't tried any of those, but the Zumba always has interested me. I working on Insanity! by Shaun T right now. Now THAT's Insane... but it's a lot of fun.

Hi Shorty, I'm 5'7 and I do have nice wide set shoulders. My under carriage is 33.75" - so my bra size is 34DDD or F. I was wearing a 34 B/C before augmentation, and IIRC my largest bra size was about a 44D. I had 550cc Silicones placed, without any lifts either. Just a straight augmentation, and my results are AWESOME!!!

Sorry but this is very unsupportive of your Fiance. I'm sorry he said that to you.