Weight Warrior

Don't WANT.......Do! :-)

Sore to the touch is NOT a good thing. maybe something is jammed up? Sounds gross but are you still regular? my Doc told me last week if i have ANY belly pain to call or go to the ER.... be careful

Geeez need to watch that. how are you? better i hope.

I know, Right! Its great workout and it gets me back in beautiful nature here on the east coast. Where are you located?

Depending how far and how hard you row will dictate the level of the workout but it is very peaceful and melts away the stress built up during the week. i find having my mp3 player playing mozart or the grateful dead is the icing i on the cake.....ummmmmm cake! let me know how it goes. Have a great day slim :-)

My Latest obsession beats the heck out of the stuffy gym . [ATTACH]46588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]46589[/ATTACH]

Depends on several things 1. your pain threshold 2. how quickly you heal 3. type of work. 4. your surgeon I do I.T. work was out two weeks could have gone back in one. my pain level was 3 maybe 4 out of 10. Felt great after the pain meds ran out. Doc wanted me out a full 2 weeks. I told work 3 at a minimum. Good Luck

Mel, in my very best Yoda voice marathon own you will !!!

Why are you having " terifying thoughts" ? I think you'll look fantastic with those Large Pink Minny Mouse Ears flopping in the breeze as you crush that marathon.

Congratulations Grace, You look amazing in the swimsuit. Very very happy for you. Let us know how the plastic progresses i am sure alot of us are in the process or considering it. Now your tiny hat is proportional to your tiny body :-) congratulations again and have a great Sunday. RJ

Hi Lilly, you will be fine Mel & Carol speak from experience and are 100 % correct. Stick with your program &exercise and the weight will come off. You will loose as YOUR body see's fit others are not a measure of YOUR sucess. this is YOUR journey. All of us on this page are here for you and can relate too you OUR experience but again, use them as a guide not as a measure of your progress. Its a tough road but if you " reboot" your thought process on how you eat and exercise the weight WILL come off. A year from now you should be in a whole new place :-) One other point is the surgical procedures of the individuals on this page vary so again the timelines are different so please keep that in mind. As for me i had the RNY and its the best decision i have ever made... miss the heck out of greasy nasty pizza and cheese steaks but i would not change a thing about the past year. i have alot of good friends on this page and consider myself lucky to have them. Please feel free to ask anything !!! if it can help you get you where you need to be im all about that. welcome to this page and i know you will rock the WLS thing. Have and awesome day, Peace out! RJ

Carol, Big smile here in PA. for your awesome news. wow! 126 chewing bubble gum and kicking ass...... great news about your surgiversery present you are amazing......

Dude you rock. 248 is an amazing accomplishment. life is good

Well 1 year post op follow up visit went better than expected. Docsurg was beaming with my loss to date. He is fully confident ( as am i ) That i can get to my goal weight my October or November. Blood work was " Perfect" .....Good way to start a Holiday weekend. Spending tomorrow Hiking around Valley Forge for the multitude of events and re-enactments. The 4th is a big holiday here in Philadelphia. enjoy your holiday and get outside :-) Peace out skinny people RJ

You are my hero! i love that you are so intune with the long term lifetime change you have made. Have a greath 4th Carol

Not sure if i mentioned this before but if i did, i apoligize. An app i use all of the time when making healthy food choices is called FOODUCATE. it allows you to get all of the nutritional data on products and rates them an a scale from A to F. it also provides you with a host of alternatives. i always find it intresting when something appears healthy there is almost always somthing better.. Hope it helps......great stuff when your in the market

Happy Surgerversery Carol. you have done so much in the past year and have been a huge supporter for me. i thank you for your friendship.... enjoy your day!! You Rock!!## Xxoo RJ

Hi all you Junies. The thread for this group has been moved back to its original location "June 2013". Alex responded to my PM very quickly. If you have a chance send him a thank you he is an awesome admin. RJ

I sent a message to Alex. lets see what happens. i keep you all in the loop

you will nail that this summer. congratulations on your 1 year. thanks for all of the support it has made a huge difference

Sent you an email. did not work. hall your lazy butt upstairs please :-)

1. Hummus!!!! wide selection of different flavors. 2. Yougurt 3. egg salad ( no/ low fat mayo. no celery) This phase goes quickly. also if no one has clued you into sugar free tropical flavored pops i highly suggest them a mind blowing flavor explosion. and they count towards your daily Fluid intake. Cheers!

Mel can you email me the slide show? you have my address I would love to celebrate this event and seeing this would help me understand what you have gone though this past year.. let me know

Well its 1150pm and close enough for me. HAPPY SURGIVERSARY CAROL. Woo hooo June 12th one year and we both made it....... Thanks to all of my wonderful and supportive friends out there without you this past year would have been completly different. i credit your support with my sucess in the past and for my future. love you all. And i know they wont see this but i want to thank all of my non bari pal- Family and friends and co workers for being so supportive and encouraging. I am truley blessed Peace RJ

My thoughts on hunger and additional calories are as follows 1. as long as you are eating healthy and eating for your body not your mind ( head hunger) the calories will be burned off with the increased activity level. 2. we all knew the pouch would stretch and the severed nerves would reform. as long as you are aware of the intake and keep the portions small and the intake healthy. im not sweating it. lets be realistic about this as all of us get past our goals we need to be the people we are and have worked so hard to become and no longer be the person " who had WLS" now its up to us to not let the WLS define who we are and who we will be. now its time to be the people who we have worked sooo hard to become. Peace out to all you beautiful people.