Question for the 100+lb losers

[Patticake74 34]

Hi Toni, Im still pre-op but your post about your walker caught my eye..I have quarter horses and they are one of the reasons why I decided to have surgery ..Its nice to see someone that shares a motivation like my own

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[Toni Ha 16]

Totally gal pal. spring is coming soon enough I just need to love on him on the ground. waiting for it t be spring lol silli me.. where are you? I am in Spokane WA state

What kind of riding do you do? West/, Pleasure, Jumping, show? Back yard horse lover enthusiast.? :-D)

toni

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[Patticake74 34]

Im in Tennessee. I ride totally western pleasure and lots of trail riding..we have some really beutiful places to ride down here

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[Toni Ha 16]

same here in WA. trails that is. we have parks, trails just limited to horsemen, hikers, and skiirs year round. that way they keep in shape too.

toniha

[Patticake74 34]

Thats a good thing. Nothing like riding, its good for the soul

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[Toni Ha 16]

Nothing like it in the world. Riding horses is like being free. Just you & your horse.

Freedom yaaaa

[Patticake74 34]

Absolutely! Lol Ive been riding since I was a little girl and I'm 42 now..I hope I have many many more years left to ride.

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[Toni Ha 16]

I started riding when I was 7 and just this year turned 50. hubby says let it go it is a kids game.. w the heck. I used to know a gal in her 70's that rode.

toni

[Patticake74 34]

I only hope thats me at 70.Tell the hubby you cant let it go its in the blood lol

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[Toni Ha 16]

he does already know this.

have a great day.

toni

[Patticake74 34]

You to!

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[AvaFern 3,516]

I lost 100+ pounds, and I fluctuate within 3 pounds of my goal weight. Much as I thought I would say that I still workout and eat like I used to, oh no, I am lazy. Most of my adult life I have worked out, usually running, 4-5 days a week, even when I was overweight. When I was losing weight after the sleeve, most days I went for a run and did 2-4 hours at a boxing gym, 4-5 times a week. Once I hit goal, I had 3 plastics procedures, which hugely limited how much I could work out. I was so hyper terrified of gaining weight because I couldn't exercise, that I ended up doing a lot of walking during that time and just being more aware of my diet. It's been almost 2 years now since my last procedure and I am such a bum. Much as I like exercise, I'm so busy that I tend to de-perioritize exercise. Consequently, while I am still at my goal weight, I am very careful with my calories. I weigh myself everyday and while there are plenty of days I eat junk, as soon as I get to the top of my fluctuation range, I go right back to being strict for a few days and I drop back down to goal.

I think we should work out regularly, I like working out, but I have found that I can maintain my loss without exercise if I am very careful with how I eat and I am consistently vigilant with the scale. I wouldn't advocate for being the lazy bum that I am, but you aren't locked into a life of daily gym visits once you hit goal as long as you are able to be very cognizant of the scale. Over Christmas I made more junk than usual and it is taking FOREVER to drop back down those few pounds I gained, so if I didn't weigh myself every morning I could have easily gained 10 pounds. Thankfully, I now only have 2 to lose to get back to where I need to be, but regaining is easy and relosing is a total beast compared to when I was newly sleeved. Therefore, you can eat and workout as it works for you, but for me the only way I stay thin is to weigh myself everyday and to make immediate changes if I see my weight moving upward.

[CarolinaCourtney 5]

To all the 100lb losers or more I am just curious to how your weight loss daily regimen was at the beginning of your journey till now. I know I see alot of people working out 5 to 6 times a week. Did everyone start working out that much or as the weight came off were you able to add more work out days to your week, also the diet. How strict were you guys at the beginning of your journey (since surgery

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From experience once you get through the "detox" phase and you get used to eating clean your body won't let you eat greasy bad foods again. Physically you can eat them but your body will reject it and after a few hours on the toilet in complete and utter pain, you will never do it again. Now mind you this is not an over night thing this takes months and hard but you will get there

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