Gary Bentz

My surgery was 10/10 and I officially hit the 's today. Down 45 pounds! Wooohoooo
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Sometimes I wonder if people post things just to get a rise out of others. Like, untrue things... just sayin'
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School vacation. June 2017
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The posts about putting rolls of quarters in pockets to set an artificial highest weight at first weigh in is sickening. Lying from the start....
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The posts about putting rolls of quarters in pockets to set an artificial highest weight at first weigh in is sickening. Lying from the start....
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I work in a high school and one of then inspirational posters says "Those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind".

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The posts about putting rolls of quarters in pockets to set an artificial highest weight at first weigh in is sickening. Lying from the start....
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The posts about putting rolls of quarters in pockets to set an artificial highest weight at first weigh in is sickening. Lying from the start....
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The posts about putting rolls of quarters in pockets to set an artificial highest weight at first weigh in is sickening. Lying from the start....
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be careful. as one person who has said that type of thing many times before,
you dont want to go down that aisle.
its not worth the flak youll take.
You cant change other people.
Doesnt matter what your intentions are.

I think accountability is key to not only weight loss success but all addictions. As they say, You can make excuses or you can make progress, your choice.
Two weeks after surgery I wrote myself a letter admitting my terrible relationship with food. If you don't admit what gets you into bad situations, you are bound to repeat. I think the only way to get rid of demons is to admit they are there, and confront them.
When I read here about people who just ate candy or fried food, etc, I think that they have not yet faced the hardest part of this journey.. mental changes. Like Blizair said "Bless their Hearts".

Progress, Celebrate any kind of progress. I just ordered a salad with oil and vinegar instead of ranch dressing. Not a great change, but something I am proud of.
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VSG is a marathon, not a sprint.
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VSG is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Progress, Celebrate any kind of progress. I just ordered a salad with oil and vinegar instead of ranch dressing. Not a great change, but something I am proud of.
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VSG is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Progress, Celebrate any kind of progress. I just ordered a salad with oil and vinegar instead of ranch dressing. Not a great change, but something I am proud of.
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VSG is a marathon, not a sprint.
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My taste changed after surgery and even Water tasted horrible. But I found out that flavored water such as Crystal Light worked good, so that is what I relied on for fluids.
The Fluid requirement is met by a combination. It is not only the Water that you drink each day. But also the water you drink when you take your Vitamins and medicine. It is the milk you drink. It is the fluids content of the Protein shakes. It is the water component of the Soups you take. It is met by flavored water such as Crystal Light. It is met by sugar free popsicles. It is met by tea and Decaf coffee. It is a combination of all the fluids that you consume during the day.

I work in a high school and one of then inspirational posters says "Those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind".

Worse than stomach hunger I my opinion.
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Worse than stomach hunger I my opinion.
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Worse than stomach hunger I my opinion.
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Worse than stomach hunger I my opinion.
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