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I had depo provera shot once for birth control and it completely zapped my libido. Tell your obgyn what you are experiencing and try differant bc with the lowest dosage possible. Hormones are a HUGE part of sex drive.
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paulax u r gorgeous, u should be a model!
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Yes Mary I am really going after this finally lol. I see you are too! Good job. We're gonna be skinny b***ches pretty soon lol. I did my exercise this morning and plan to do it again this evening after I put Luciana to bed. I went shopping with my sis today and the clothes in the plus section were too big pretty much all of them, and the clothes in the regular section didn't hide my fat arms well enough lol. Ughh, but it was still nice that the plus stuff didn't fit.
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Hi friends, Im just checking in again. I've stepped my exercise to twice per day. Im eating right, drinking water, taking vitamins, getting in 8 hours of sleep per night. It feels so good to finally be back on track. I just can't get below 180 lol. Im exactly 180, not 180.1 lol but its just stuck there! ughh. Maybe tomorrow it will finally be 179.9. I had an interesting NSV, I went to Target to get a new swimsuit because the one from last year is HUGE on me lol. Anyways I hadn't been to a Target in at least a year, I didn't recognize myself in the mirror lol. I didn't look at myself until I was already undressed, I gasped, and then looked at myself for a few minutes. It was crazy lol because I still had this picture in my head of what I thought I looked like (227 lbs), and I just don't look like that person anymore. It was cool. Just wanted to tell yous.
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Strong Negative Emotional Reaction to Band
KariK replied to ConSafo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Just try and relax about it. In a couple months if you don't get a fill you'll probably be able to eat pretty normally. And then when you feel emotionally ready your band will be ready for you to work it. By work it I mean get a fill and restrict the amount you can eat. I had some of the same feelings you are having. I think I knew I was fat before getting the band but I didn't think I was 'THAT' fat that I needed to go this far either. It took me MONTHS to finally realize that I did the right thing and submit to having a fill and actually working the program. Thats one nice thing about the band if you don't get a fill you can eat like a regular person. And then when you feel ready you can eat like a person losing weight by getting a fill. Seriously just try to relax about it, you'll be ok. And now when I look at my before and after I realize how badly I needed the band. Its amazing how our minds can play tricks on us. Just give youself time to heal, hang in, be tough, you'll be fine.. really you will. ((((HUGS TO YOU))))). -
Yep Im back in action. I ate a salad for lunch. And a peice of chicken for supper. Exercised for 40 mins this morning and im gonna go do a couple miles on the treadmil right now. Yayyy me! skinny here I come!!
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Yep Im back in action. I ate a salad for lunch. And a peice of chicken for supper. Exercised for 40 mins this morning and im gonna go do a couple miles on the treadmil right now. Yayyy me! skinny here I come!!
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I think it was meant as a compliment too, because he probably didn't want to say anything about your body because .. you might have thought he was being inappropriate and checking you out! lol really he probably was.
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Im back with renewed vigor. I exercized REALLY hard for my abilities TWICE today!! whoooo hoooo yayy. I ate really well today. I wish I knew how to post pictures in here so I could show a before and current, but lol Im not that skilled. I feel so optomistic today. My period just ended today so I feel confiedent that I can do this at least until my next pms which is 28 days away.
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Im back with renewed vigor. I exercized REALLY hard for my abilities TWICE today!! whoooo hoooo yayy. I ate really well today. I wish I knew how to post pictures in here so I could show a before and current, but lol Im not that skilled. I feel so optomistic today. My period just ended today so I feel confiedent that I can do this at least until my next pms which is 28 days away.
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lol omg my mother's favorite to say is 'boy your legs look skinny'.. translation: Geez the rest of you is sure big. grrrr.
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Geez Mary and Ruthie lol I don't know what to say, you two make me blush! But thank you very much
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The first photo was the day before surgery (yuck!) and the second was yesterday (better!).
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Thanks for checking in Mary! WTG on the exercising. I figure I better check in too. Well I am stuck at my current weight lol. But I have been so good about exercising. Yesterday I wore a short skirt, and felt ok in it even. So that was a neat nsv. Maybe I'll post it with side by side pictures. My 6 year old was nice enough to take a photo of me lol. Other than that I don't have much to report. I do have my period as of today though so maybe in a couple days I'll drop a few pounds and finally be out of the 180's. Sherri so sorry to hear about what you are going through. The fact that he's 'just talking' and 'best friends' with this woman is more of a bummer in a way than if he was just screwing her. I wonder why he's not emotionally attached to you as a best friend? I mean obviously he feels capable of talking with a woman. I wonder if a couples therapist could help you two move past this and communicate better? Just a thought. Good luck with everything.
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I concur 'toys' do help get ya through the tough times lol.
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Congrats Mrs. Donna Marie! Welcome to the married life lol. Im with ya, I like foliage as well!
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I have to chime in on this thread. I've been married for 9 years, and dated my husband 4 years previous to our marriage. For the first 7 years we were together the sex was great. My husband wanted it 3 times a day, pretty much wore me out! He just could not get enough of wild, fun, sweet, and every other kind of sex. And then over night it was like someone turned a switch inside of him and then there was NOTHING. No more sex. It was like something just died in his eyes. I used to look at him and I could see his passion for me, and then one day it was just completely gone. For 5 years this went on. We'd have sex whenever I asked for it, he was physically functional and could physically satisfy me. But there was no mutual desire, it was all me. Id have to initiate everytime. Numerous times Id cry about it, beg him to tell me what Id done to turn him off. He would feel so bad but he had no explaination. He'd tell me that he still thought I was a beutiful woman, and that he desired noone else. But that he just had completely lost his sex drive. I didn't believe him and I'd tell him I didn't believe him. I figured it had to be because of my pregnancy and the stretch marks on my stomach and the extra 20-30 lbs I'd packed on. It was horrible to have such a phenominal sex life and have it just disappear. So anyways after 5 years of this he started having headaches and decided to go in and get checked. We found out he had a pituitary tumor. One in four ppl have a pituitary tumor they estimate (study was done at the Mayo clinic). But of those, only a few are affected by it to the point where they have headaches and find out they have one. The first symptom of a tumor for a male.. you guessed it.. complete loss of libido. My husband is now being treated for his condition with hormone replacement and stuff. Within the next year he will have to have surgery to remove it. His sex drive is still not back to what it was, not even close. But it is easier to deal with now, I don't feel like its my fault anymore. It still sux though to not have what we used to. I hope it comes back someday. I guess the one thing I want ppl to get out of this is, if your man just loses his sex drive suddenly, don't rule out a medical condition. I found out from my husbands team of doctors, and mostly his endocrynologist that a male losing their sex drive is often the first symptom of a serious problem. Get checked by an endocrynologist, its worth checking into.
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Good Exercise, Bad Diet = no weight loss :(
KariK commented on KariK's blog entry in KariK's Journal
lol whats wrong with us carol??? food is our crack/cocaine I guess. On the upside at least we don't use crack/cocaine lol. -
I've been exercising sooo diligently, but I just can't seem to stop eating junk. I mean im not eating candy bars but last night for instance I ate some raviolies out of a can. They weren't even that good! grr im mad at me. Then I proceded to eat a bologna sandwich on cheap white bread. And then topped it off with 2 vanilla puddings. Everything I ate was completely unnutritious and pointless unless you are trying to add fat on your body which I so desperately don't want to do. On the up side I've been sooo good at exercising. Im completely unfilled and I really need to get a fill. When I can't eat much it seems to motivate me to eat better. Mostly because I love my hair and worry that if I get vitamin deficient I'd lose it or something lol. Im a mess..
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Good Exercise, Bad Diet = no weight loss :(
KariK commented on KariK's blog entry in KariK's Journal
I've been exercising sooo diligently, but I just can't seem to stop eating junk. I mean im not eating candy bars but last night for instance I ate some raviolies out of a can. They weren't even that good! grr im mad at me. Then I proceded to eat a bologna sandwich on cheap white bread. And then topped it off with 2 vanilla puddings. Everything I ate was completely unnutritious and pointless unless you are trying to add fat on your body which I so desperately don't want to do. On the up side I've been sooo good at exercising. Im completely unfilled and I really need to get a fill. When I can't eat much it seems to motivate me to eat better. Mostly because I love my hair and worry that if I get vitamin deficient I'd lose it or something lol. Im a mess.. -
Ohh Steph Im so excited for you to have your new knees, its going to be like a new lease on life for you. Jane, I totally know what you are experiencing. I've been exercising my butt off .. or at least trying to but I had a complete unfil due to being swollen shut.. I get my fill back on June 6th, but I've gained 3 pounds! Uggghh lol. I admit tho its been fun gaining it lol. omg im a food addict, thank goodness for this band.. id be right back to my ATH if it weren't for it. Today my goal is to not eat any carbs because believe me I ate plenty of them over the weekend! Gosh im glad for this July thread, we all have to go on one of those cruises together some day when we get to goal. :myscared: Hope everyone has a great day!
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Welcome to the UNJURY Homepage is where you can buy unjury. I personally use the Atkins chocolate royale shake that is ready to drink in the can and I mix in one scoop of chocolate unjury...if you are a choc a holic you will like this lol. Its low sugar, high protein (35g), and has a lot of other vitamins in it.
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a LONG time ago when I was a babysitter I had a similar incident while watching 4 children. They just took off to a neighbors while I went inside to diaper the youngest. I had to knock on neighbors doors for a similar amount of time until I found them.. It was sooo scary I was about to call the parents and police. Needless to say I refused to ever watch those kids again lol. They were and still are decent kids tho, but boy it really did scare the bejesus outa me.
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Throwing a website for ppl who engage in this activity out there is in my oppinion disgusting. Now if this website had been sited as proof of existance and in context of educating/informing others I guess that would be differant. WAssabubblebutt, you don't know me. I don't know you. I could make blanket statements about you a plenty however im above that. In fact I don't feel the need to go through your post line by line to explain /defend myself. Good luck in your weight loss, if you ever need any support feel free to pm me.
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Before and After Lap Band Surgery - PICTURES ONLY
KariK replied to DeLarla's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Hi Sherilynn, you are doing fantastic. I just thought Id help you out and make your pictures smaller. Quote: First pics 1/28/2007. Last pics 5/24/07. SLoooooooooooooowly...but 3 sizes. <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message --><!-- attachments -->