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The gastric sleeve will reduce the volume capacity of the stomach. Not the calorie capacity. I had a friend that had the lap band surgery and GAINED weight because she was slurping down milkshakes all day. I have another that has totally stalled out on weight loss with the lap band because she refuses to stop drinking…
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I took various different BC pills over the years and just kept getting heavier. I had Mirena for 1-1/2 years but it was always just uncomfortable to me and caused unpredictable periods and spontaneous spotting for no reason. My weight fluctated on that. Then I switched to depo. I had several friends warn me not to use Depo…
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Hey! I married that *kitten*! Or someone just like him anyway. I've been happily divorced for several years now. I never could get to my goal weight, in fact, just kept getting bigger under the weight of his disapproval. Check out my profile pic. Guess who's eating his heart out now? Dump him. He is dangling commitment…
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I'm 5'6, 157 lbs and I'm on the small side of 10. Jeans are a little loose, but not enough to go size 8. I have one pair that ARE size 8 and fit but it's because they are a roomy cut. At my biggest, I was 223 and I'll say size 16 but at some point I just started wearing my husband's clothes instead of buying anything…
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Is that 40/40/20 Protein/Fat/Carb? I'm currently getting 30/55/15. It's not my specific macro goals, that is just how my numbers come out. I like bacon. :) And my cholesterol has never been better. But I should probably find a few more carbs to be friendly with to get that fat number down a bit. :\
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I'm still here. I am VERY aware of my weight fluctuations. I weigh daily so I'm not whigged out about a little wiggle. I am slowly upping my calories to try to find my maintenance level. I have been at around 1500 calories for a while. I have nudged up to 1700 calories this week and I'm watching that scale. I don't have…
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Yes! I've read about Staci before. That's where I started to get the idea I needed to change it up. I LOOOOOVE the idea of eating more and getting smaller. :D I've ordered a couple of the books you recommended too. Anybody have any recommendations on nutrition? If I am eating "at maintenance", is that eating my TDEE? Or…
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Either way works. Days I don't exercise, I stay at the allotted calorie goal. Days I do exercise, I eat back some of the calories. Weight gets lost either way. I think what is important there, is that you say you feel better when you exercise and eat a little more. Do what makes you feel better. You're more likely to stick…
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What she said. Eat more! I tried stubbornly to stick to 1200 calories a day and the scale was not moving, because as it turns out my BMR is around 1500. Started eating around 1550 and I've lost 8lbs in just over 4 weeks with very little exercise. Stop fighting the numbers. I'd kill to be able to eat 2500 calories a day and…
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I gave up Mountain Dew September 13, 2012. Clearly it's like a drug if you can remember the day you quit. LOL I lost a lot of weight at first because I too was drinking ALOT. 4-5 24oz bottles EVERYDAY. I'll never have another one. Every now and then, I have a real soda with sugar in it but for the most part, I've given up…
