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Thanks everyone. Nope not giving up and jumping back on and doing my best and it will come off. Gonna do better at working out this week and eating better.
Is everyone still in bed on this cold monday morning..??
Im getting ready for the big snow storm that is suppost to hit the midwest tonight.
Food has been great today and already finished over 64 ounces of water.
Tommorow is my 1yr anv of losing weight and getting healthy. I have lost an average of 1.6lbs a week. I havent lost that much for a few weeks but I know the rest will come off in time.I feel good and I can say I am so happy to have gotten to know each and everyone of you along the way. Thanks so much for your friendship.
Time to get toys picked up and do my dvd. Im shooting for more exercise this week and eating more green veggies and very little meat. Trying to get out of the 220s.
hugs to all
Question - for the exercise minute thread. Can I count my time at work as exercise? It is involving lifting & moving the client. Rushing up and down stairs for different tasks. Lots of bending & streatching. More strenuous then my normal housework day, not as much as an intense hour at the gym or a workout video. But i sure feel the effect of being on my feet for several hours a shift. Think I will pickup a fresh pair of runners for in house only.
Annie, I have to say, I did not recognize your photo AT ALL--you look AMAZING!
Kayley and Misti just recently returning, also? hehe, I don't feel so bad, then!
My life is hectic right now. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in May at 25 years old. OUCH. I have become quite good at controlling it for now via diet and oral medications, but it was a swift kick in the pants for me.
Since then, I have decided to have weight loss surgery, and I am scheduled to get the Duodenal Switch on March 19 (which also happens to be my sister's birthday!). I am insanely excited, as this procedure has a VERY good chance of curing my diabetes (up to 98.9% cure rate in one long-term study).
It took me some time to really grasp on to the fact that WLS wasn't "cheating" or wasn't a selfish thing for me to do. I still struggle with these feelings at times, but I keep reminding myself that being diabetic while pregnant is **** on my body (and stresses out the baby), so if there is a way for me to kick the diabetes before starting a family, I'm sure gonna give it a go!
Oh, and someone brought a cake to work today. It's sitting in the kitchen. I go in there frequently to fill my water bottle, so I need to JUST fill the water bottle and run back out! Stupid demonic sugar...
Hello ladies. :]
I am very happy to report that WI went well this morning as I have lost 5 lbs! That makes a total of 12 lbs loss. Only 2 more pounds until I reach a stone! I'm British so I work out my weight in stone (14 lbs per stone). I am now 226 lbs (16 st 2 lbs) - woohoo!
ICT was very stressful in school today. My teacher was trying to help my class to prepare the next module of our exam but the majority of idiots weren't paying attention and blabbered on about their weekends. This really annoyed my teacher so she just lost her cool and told us all to get out. Seriously, it was just me, my boyfriend Michael and our friend Lewis, who were really paying attention to my teacher so we were disappointed that we didn't get a better chance of preparation, because the exam is tomorrow! It involves database, which I loathe so much, so you might understand my frustration.
purpleorc
I think that 3FC is such a great website for support and encouragement. I never did well on my previous diets (probably because I wasn't too overweight) but this website is helping me keep my willpower. :]
Walking is always a good exercise because you can do it anytime, it's free of charge and you can do it at whatever pace you're comfortable with.
dgramie
A belated happy birthday to you! I hope you had a great day. :]
JuliaDH
Hello. Nice to meet you! Yeah, I can find a difference in my bowel movement after I have lost 15 lbs. I just hope it's a good thing! Ooh, you're too young to be starting the change!
dogpal
I am ok now because I don't have a much craving for Pepsi anymore so that's good! :]
I wish everyone a good week and take care. :]
Beth xx
Julia – I’ll have to get the pics resized, and post them a little later today. The dress was actually a light blue color….which I’m glad, because I look horrendous in yellow! Lol. I’m glad that you are starting to ‘get in to the groove’ at your new job. The first few weeks/months can be rough.
Annie – Ooooh! You’ll have so much fun. I absolutely had a blast.
Dgramie – Congrats!!! 1 year on plan is amazing, and you’ve done a great job thus far! Keep up the great work.
Jill – I don’t think that WLS is a ‘selfish’ thing, or the ‘easy way out’ at ALL. Even after you have the surgery, it’s still a struggle, day by day. I wish you nothing but luck on that particular aspect of weight loss!!!
Beth – Congrats on the -5 lbs, and almost a stone! That’s fabulous! Keep up the good work!
Well, it’s Monday, so I figured I would get my weigh-in that I’m starting with. 354 was my weight sometime in December, and I’m actually 2 lbs above that, unfortunately. Oh well. This week is going to be a good one! By the end of this week, I will have been back in classes for a little over 2 weeks, and I’ll have the swing of things, so to speak, so I can get back into my workout regimen, which will be good. As for now, I’ve got to get back to this homework. Have a GREAT Monday, all!!!
Julia – I’ll have to get the pics resized, and post them a little later today. The dress was actually a light blue color….which I’m glad, because I look horrendous in yellow! Lol.
I thought you were looking for yellow material to match the dress for alterations? Anyways...I am sure you looked HAWT in it!
I thought you were looking for yellow material to match the dress for alterations? Anyways...I am sure you looked HAWT in it!
That may have been my mistake. lol. It was a light blue color, though, and luckily, I found material that matched it PERFECTLY. I posted the pics on the pic thread. I looked crappy, but oh well.
Jill- Please be sure you really want to have wls. I know it has worked wonders for alot of people. Just make sure you are aware of the risk and know they can happen to you. I almost lost my brother last month because he had WLS. He is far from being out of the woods right now. He said he wishes he had lapband instead.He has lost 70 lbs but also his kidneys are just now back to working on their own. He truly almost died because of complications of the surgery.
Beth - I found once I got complete hydration the craving for sodas ended. Mind you I went from diets to carbonated water, then to no bubbles at all. Unless its really gonna be worth the calories like Champagne!
Jill- Please be sure you really want to have wls. I know it has worked wonders for alot of people. Just make sure you are aware of the risk and know they can happen to you. I almost lost my brother last month because he had WLS. He is far from being out of the woods right now. He said he wishes he had lapband instead.He has lost 70 lbs but also his kidneys are just now back to working on their own. He truly almost died because of complications of the surgery.
I am so sorry to hear your brother is having a hard time. The risks are there, but the risks of me living the rest of my life with diabetes (and the risks that could pose to my future yet-to-be-conceived children) outweigh the surgical risks for me. I've done a LOT of research (or else I probably wouldn't even have known the Duodenal Switch existed, as most surgeons only do the RNY gastric bypass and the lap band), and I'm in great hands with an experienced surgeon at Johns Hopkins. I had NEVER considered WLS for myself until the diabetes diagnosis. It is such a horrible illness--I am very well prepared to face the risks of surgery for potential cure for my diabetes. I do appreciate others' concerns, though
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Only 2 more pounds until I reach a stone! I'm British so I work out my weight in stone (14 lbs per stone). I am now 226 lbs (16 st 2 lbs) - woohoo! 
We have as a collective lost a whole small person! Great work everyone!
