mykaylis Member

20-25 is realistic, 40 is possible, 50 is rare.

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i gained and lost a pound, my eating went all over the place but i made better choices than i otherwise would have. 10 years ago i would have been downing the soda and every carb and candy imaginable. this time i had like, 10 chocolates or so. skipped the mashed potatoes, indulged with the sweet potatoes. skipped the…

oh god, tell me about it. my husband asked me if i should be eating X the other day. i gave him THE LOOK and said 'i can eat whatever i want. i'm not on a diet." i'm CHANGING MY DIET. i'm not "on" a diet. cause any time i would go "on" a diet i would go "off" my diet. i'm breaking some bad habits, me.. used to have extra…

since i'm apparently the only one who is undergoing bariatric surgery, i thought you might want to know a little about what you'd be facing (again, i DO NOT THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU). first, there is a basic qualification. is your BMI high enough to meet the surgeon's criteria? in my area it is bmi 40-55. you also…

if you are serious about wanting to do a juice cleanse, look up Joe Cross for suggestions. the juices will be fairly high in sugar, low in fat, and low in protein. despite the fact that cross did it for months, it is NOT a healthy long term solution. what i suggest instead is to incorporate vegetable (not fruit) juices,…

32, single, mechanic

first, look up an anti-inflammatory diet and compare what you learn to what your bariatric doctor's recommendations say. see if you can incorporate any of those things into your lifestyle. absolutely, no matter what, follow your bariatric doctor/nutritionist's advice. take their macronutrient and calorie goals and plug…

i'm happy to report i have not seen many of the above movies, however: -weekend at bernie's - i am sure some people think it's hilarious but it just seemed so stupid. -blair witch - i could do that with my own camera, and it would be just as bad as this. are you going to pay me big money too? -don't mess with the zohan…

them's fightin' words, boy ;)

ps. agree with the above, getting it out is the best answer. i didn't want unnecessary surgery so i wanted to control it with diet, which didn't work, so after 2 years of random agony, i had it out. no big deal. recovery was fast.

i never did identify what to eat to prevent attacks. on the one hand, i could eat a big mac and not have attack, and then a month later, eat a lean cuisine entree and have an attack. best advice? limit fat intake and pay attention to your own body's reactions.

milk of magnesia - the magnesium acts as a lubricant and makes your crap slippery. not appropriate for regular use. senna - stimulant laxative. irritates the bowel to cause it to spasm and push the stool out. not appropriate for regular use. PEG3350 - miralax, clearlax, restoralax, lax-a-day, goes by a few other names too.…

i forget where i read this but the picture above was not a true representation of what happens while waist training, but instead a doctor's estimation of what happens (the doc in question is of the late victorian era, not someone with the technology to see what's actually going on in there). it CAN do damage if used…

love it. use it for meal replacement shakes and "nutriblasts".

40 married boat captain

i've got a grade 2. long way to go. likely i'll need a panniculectomy (surgery). sorry, i don't have pics!

agreed. i have a waspie (short corset) and it can be uncomfortable when i move a certain way but i'm never in agony. it should feel snug, not tight. and it won't shrink my waist permanently, it's just a thing i like doing.

yup. i'm on a nice complicated cocktail of psych meds, all of which have weight gain as a side effect. one, though, can go either way - it's more common for a patient to LOSE weight than gain weight. it's called bupropion (wellbutrin). unlike SSRIs, which raise serotonin, or SNRIs which raise serotonin and norepinephrine,…

no idea what the criteria is in your area, but here, you need a BMI over 40 which usually works out to about 100 lbs overweight. a gastric bypass is probably completely inappropriate for you. it is life-altering surgery and you need to make very restrictive changes FOR LIFE. you need to take a handful of supplements every…

it will vary. i would wait until near goal weight to decide what to do with your breasts. i'm sure i'll still need a reduction - i was bulging out of a 40N and i'm now a 38M after 55 lbs. i'd like to be a DD or F, G at the maximum. a lot of people like Panache bras. they're very high quality. they are best for people who…

bwahahahaha!

definitely see a physiotherapist. i am seeing one for the same problem and the treatments (massage, deep pressure, accupuncture) are working well. better than the chiro did.

funniest thing i've read all day. thanks! :) have a great day everyone.

that's also true, except it's per cubic inch, not square inch. anyone who says muscle doesn't weigh more than fat, and argues about it til they're blue in the face, need to back off and realize there are different ways of looking at things, and depending on which direction you're coming from, IT'S ALL TRUE. muscle weighs…

*breath of fresh air* thank you. i DO say muscle weighs more than fat, because it does. if two people have similar height and girth measurements, but one weighs way more than the other, it's because the heavier one has more lean body mass than the lighter one. it's one of the ways you can identify "skinny fat" people. the…

i'm with you, which is why i generally don't go into those threads - no sense spoiling anyone's fun right? if it makes them happy, let them!

it must be so challenging to be in your position! might i suggest getting a portion-guided plate and other dinnerware, rather than tracking and triggering? my husband flatly refuses to join MFP and he's super obese, so i'm thinking of getting these as a guide to what a healthy serving would be so he could eat and not worry…

you binge on comfort foods because your brain wants serotonin. i would steer clear of added sugars and try to include plenty of fiber. GRADUALLY cut down on the amount of carbohydrate you eat, and make it lower glycemic index. if you do it all of a sudden you'll bounce back to a binge, but if you gradually get your body…

my body is shaped oddly - very big abdomen. 287 lbs - size 24 250 lbs - size 22 current (235) size 20 and 4xl shirts