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4 hours ago, Kat410 said:

Unbelievable.

So you are going to troll this member.... and just to make sure I get this straight... you are going to troll them based on an argument that muscle weighs more than fat?

This is just comical.

Look up the word 'weight'. A pound of X weighs the same as a pound of Y.

A pound of X may take up X space (mass), while a pound of Y may take up Y space (mass).

If you have two 250 pound people standing side by side, but they have clearly different masses does one weigh more than the other? Obviously not.

The scientific principle you are unsuccessfully grasping for is density, which is the relationship of mass to weight.

5th grade science lesson for the day, you're welcome!

Look smartass, by volume muscle weighs more than fat. Your argument amounts to "two lbs of sawdust weighs more than one lb of lead." That may be true, but that was not the point or the context.

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Ok, fine. I'll put my foot down. This bickering has GOT to stop on these threads where a member has asked for support!

Pixie is probably the sweetest person here, and y'all are stomping all over her! STOP IT!

Pixie.... {Hugs} You're in a tough spot, but you'll get through it! And don't forget, this is YOUR journey, and it's not about letting other people down. It's about you doing this for YOU. And you CAN BE as patient as your body needs you to be!

Think of you as two separate entities. You ARE your mind. You have complete control over what to think, and can change your mind at any time, in the flash of an instant. Your body is kinda like a separate creature. It is there to serve you, but ultimately it has its own systems that you can't directly control. If you have a wrong thought, you can fix it in the blink of an eye. If you break a leg, it takes weeks to fix.

Your body is working it's butt off (literally) to PLEASE you. It just has a process that it must go through to get the work done, and that can take time. What goes into your mouth, and the miles that cross under your feet, those things you do to support the body in its efforts to do what you want it to.

So many of us think our bodies are our enemies. But they're not. They're on our team... they're just slower than we are, and if we treat them poorly and withhold their tools, then they never can do the work we require of them.

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1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

Ok, fine. I'll put my foot down. This bickering has GOT to stop on these threads where a member has asked for support!

lol, that's cute. Maybe you haven't been here very long? This is the norm for this website. Many people just join for attention and they'll take any kind they can receive; positive or negative. It doesn't matter. Just as long as they get some sort of attention. Just ignore them as best you can.

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Wow. I have only been here since early July but i see the same people starting fights or being annoying on lots of posts. I just ignore them cause once you acknowledge their nonsense they get a kick out of it.


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Ok, fine. I'll put my foot down. This bickering has GOT to stop on these threads where a member has asked for support!
Pixie is probably the sweetest person here, and y'all are stomping all over her! STOP IT!
Pixie.... {Hugs} You're in a tough spot, but you'll get through it! And don't forget, this is YOUR journey, and it's not about letting other people down. It's about you doing this for YOU. And you CAN BE as patient as your body needs you to be!
Think of you as two separate entities. You ARE your mind. You have complete control over what to think, and can change your mind at any time, in the flash of an instant. Your body is kinda like a separate creature. It is there to serve you, but ultimately it has its own systems that you can't directly control. If you have a wrong thought, you can fix it in the blink of an eye. If you break a leg, it takes weeks to fix.
Your body is working it's butt off (literally) to PLEASE you. It just has a process that it must go through to get the work done, and that can take time. What goes into your mouth, and the miles that cross under your feet, those things you do to support the body in its efforts to do what you want it to.
So many of us think our bodies are our enemies. But they're not. They're on our team... they're just slower than we are, and if we treat them poorly and withhold their tools, then they never can do the work we require of them.

Well said!

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13 hours ago, Kat410 said:

Unbelievable.

So you are going to troll this member.... and just to make sure I get this straight... you are going to troll them based on an argument that muscle weighs more than fat?

This is just comical.

Look up the word 'weight'. A pound of X weighs the same as a pound of Y.

A pound of X may take up X space (mass), while a pound of Y may take up Y space (mass).

If you have two 250 pound people standing side by side, but they have clearly different masses does one weigh more than the other? Obviously not.

The scientific principle you are unsuccessfully grasping for is density, which is the relationship of mass to weight.

5th grade science lesson for the day, you're welcome!

you do realize that while yelling at me, you completely repeated and agreed with my argument, right?

methinks you're a bit confused as to who is saying what in this thread. try to calm your hormones before you post.

either that or you're as dumb as she is...

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11 hours ago, VSGB2014 said:

You can't call for a banning of someone just because you don't agree with their point of view. That's not how this works.

has nothing to do with "point of view".

it has to do with her consistently being factually wrong about matters of science, nutrition, and bariatric surgery. sprinkle in an ever-present anti-RNY agenda, and i don't care if she's been here 50 years, wrong is wrong.

and where do you get the idea that longevity as a member of a free internet forum correlates to higher scientific knowledge?

and i sometimes wonder why Trump is president... :lol:

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On 09/09/2017 at 4:59 AM, JohnnyCakes said:

you do realize that while yelling at me, you completely repeated and agreed with my argument, right?

methinks you're a bit confused as to who is saying what in this thread. try to calm your hormones before you post.

either that or you're as dumb as she is...

Calm your hormones? That seems like a sexist, (if not out of line comment), I am not even involved in the discussion, but there really is no need for comments like that. It seems like you are the one that needs to calm things down Sir.

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Pixie, look how far you have come with how much weight you have lost, what an amazing achievement! Oh I almost chopped a limb off when the scale re added 1lb then 4 lbs but its okay it took the lbs back the next day hehe, only those who have had wls really get the stress of that like you said , its a whole different ball game when you have had wls the preasure really is on you, your on track keep going , when I relaxed I started losing weight again!

You got this :)

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@LdyvenusI haven't thought about a second surgery. I am only 15 months out and this is really my first stall that lasted longer than a week or two. I will give it a bit more time before I think about anything more aggressive. It is just super super frustrating!!

@Berry78Aww! Thank you so much! It's true, I spend so much money on clothes even though I know I shouldn't lol. Also, it is unfortunate people decided to get nasty with each other for no reason on my post, such is life! Thank you for trying to step in though <3

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@dreamingsmallhaha! I did start debating how much I needed my left arm ;) but thank you, it is really hard sometimes!

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Back to your original question on what to do. You may not want to hear this but you need to cut your calories. Now that you're smaller, your body needs less food and 1150 is what I'd be on maintenance. Go down to 800 and you'll start losing again.


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On 9/8/2017 at 11:59 PM, JohnnyCakes said:

methinks you're a bit confused as to who is saying what in this thread. try to calm your hormones before you post.

hormones???? I don't ever get involved in these types of arguments but I can't let blatant misogyny go unchecked. Gender bias is ugly and should be left back in the 1950s where it belongs. Resorting to dirty tactics like that demeans no one but you.

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5 hours ago, 2ndSpring said:

hormones???? I don't ever get involved in these types of arguments but I can't let blatant misogyny go unchecked. Gender bias is ugly and should be left back in the 1950s where it belongs. Resorting to dirty tactics like that demeans no one but you.

blatant misogyny?!? i could have sworn both men and women have hormones.

in fact, usually when men do something risky (or dumb), the women around will blame it on our testosterone. and laugh. but that's okay, right? but i'm the mysoginist? :lol:

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