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Haha dude not a weird question at all. I'm still loosing and as it stands right now, I have a bunch of excess skin. But I prefer the skin to the weight. I also have a lot of excess skin on my thighs and arms. But I'm only 6 months post op. For exercise I don't do anything too fancy. I lift weights every other day (I'll take an extra day if I'm really sore) and do at least 45 minutes on the treadmill. Now I just walk but I do it at a 10 degree incline. Burns more calories. Feel free to ask more questions. I remember how nervous I was and how many questions I had!
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Marijuana Use After Surgery
drew05 replied to KBates's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I hope this thread makes people realize that marijuana usage is not the huge barrier to losing weight that everyone thinks it is. I smoke almost daily and I still go to the gym and school and all that. I've lost a bunch of weight even with the evil that is the munchies. They key is, as many here have pointed out, is finding a way to stave those off. Water works wonderfully, as does the preparing a healthy meal beforehand. I use a nice mix of the water and just willpower. -
Haven't posted in a while, let alone an NSV. There haven't been any particular moments, but I am a lot more comfortable with myself. I can go swimming without worrying about being the fattest guy there, I can ride rides without worrying if I'm gonna fit and the biggest one for me is I don't have to worry about weight limits for ANYTHING anymore! I love my band :thumbup:
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From the album: Me
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post your before & during/after pictures
drew05 replied to chelsbels's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
here's one I just took yesterday! -
post your before & during/after pictures
drew05 replied to chelsbels's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Everyone you look GREAT!! -
Good job everyone! I'm proud of all of us :thumbup: I texted Jane as soon as this one happened, but I bought a shirt at PacSun last weekend.... and it was an EXTRA LARGE!! I haven't fit into an extra large since middle school. And my size 40 pants are too big on me. Ahhh I love my band!
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Bah I'm sooo happy/jealous for/of you Jane! Keep it up :thumbdown: So yesterday I was hanging out with my future roommate who just moved to Austin. We went to the mall and had lunch and then she suggested that we go shopping for some clothes for me because it was starting to look like I was wearing sacks for clothes (NSV #1 Haha). Now, as a big guy I've never been able to shop in the mall for clothes. I told her that and she goes "ah well then I'll pick a store." So we head to Pacsun. I've always wanted to be able to shop there, but everything was tooo small. I went in there and tried on some shorts and a shirt, and they all fit! The shorts were 38's and the shirts were XL!! I never thought I would see this day. I love my band!
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I use my iPhone and the Lose It! app. It keeps me in check. And I don't have to be near a computer to use it!
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Just joined...and very confused
drew05 replied to chazpbg's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I can honestly say I've lost my desire for food. I don't know if that is all the band though. I've been big my whole life and I'm just sick of it. It might be that I have that added motivation to keep me away from fast food and candy and whatnot. I haven't had a baked good in almost a year now. Don't expect yourself to be able to quit caffeine cold turkey. Or even bad foods. You gotta work your way down. Eventually you'll find that you don't want that coffee in the morning or don't even really like the taste of fried food anymore. But it's not gonna happen overnight. Be patient and remember we have all been there at one point. That's why we're here :wink: -
The weight loss seminar is nothing but an informational thing where they give you info about the band and how it works. I got to play with an actual band at mine. The first appointment with the surgeon is just getting all of the stuff you'll need to get approved in order. Eeesh. It was almost 7 months after I first met with the surgeon that I had my surgery. That includes a 6 month diet plan for the insurance though. After approval I had my surgery within 48 hours. Haha. Doubt that's typical though. And yes things are going GREAT for me :wink:
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Congrats everyone!! I have one here. I have officially gone down 10 pant sizes! I used to be a 52, and I now wear a 42. And these are even getting big. AHHH this is awesome!
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I found this application called Lose It! on the app store. It allows you to set a calorie/carb/fiber intake goal for the day and track what you eat as well as track your exercise and how many calories you are burning and taking in. The cool thing is it also tracks your weight loss! It has helped me already and I figured some of you would be interested in it :bananalama: And it's FREE! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297368629&mt=8 That link will open in iTunes.
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How did it go?
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From the album: Me
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St. Patricks Day. She wanted both of us to give her a hug. Haha
drew05 posted a gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
From the album: Me
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post your before & during/after pictures
drew05 replied to chelsbels's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Everyone looks great!! Here's a few of me. Here's a before my friend just uploaded a few days ago. and here's some good after ones. -
I had one a few days ago. My manager said to me "Drew it looks like it's time for some new pants!" I just got them a month ago and they're already falling off :rolleyes2:
