cmchandler74 Member

OMG! Too funny! I am having the exact problem right now. I just bought a gorgeous dress for Mardi Gras and it's pretty low-backed. I have a strapless bra but it's too big, so now I have to go get a new one that hopefully will be hidden enough to hold up what's left of the girls to get through the evening. I'm down from a…

I agree with @blairmundy - unless it's a HUGE weight goal (like the 100-lb. mark I REALLY just wanted to hit), I tend to make my goals fitness oriented. As long as the scale is moving downward, I try not to obsess on the numbers. Now that I'm getting closer and closer to my overall goal, I'm looking more towards things…

Oh my YUM! Makes me want to make a stop at Dreamland ribs for lunch.

You guys are inspiring. I'm still trying to hit a 10 minute mile at this point.

Hang in there with the boredom! It gets better once you're able to start moving around a bit more. I'm always open to new friends - feel free to add me if you'd like. I was sleeved on 2/17/15.

Huge congrats on breaking under! Nice work.

I have sleep apnea as well. Mine was caused by a combination of my uvula (the dangly thing in the back of your throat) being longer than normal and obviously, the obesity. I'm pretty sure that my air pressure also needs adjusted now but I still use it regularly. This is how the interview before my sleep study went: Doc:…

I just donated three weeks ago and didn't have any problems (I am almost 11 months out). I would also recommend eating prior to donating.

Yeah, probably because of the double dollop of fruit. Also, that link!! So many cool ideas. Plenty of things to play around with there. I'd have to do it without the protein powders, which make me sick, but I can substitute PB2 for that. I'm also convinced there's got to be a better way to bind them without flour in the…

Keep in mind that it all depends on where you start and how much you have to lose. People with more weight to lose are going to lose it more quickly. So comparisons are really only a guideline and are really only helpful with people who started approximately in the same weight and height range as you. It also is going to…

Hang in there. I actually gained during my seven month weigh-in period and the doctor told me it indicated I was the perfect candidate because I had become insulin resistant and calorie restriction and exercise were no longer working unless at starvation levels. As long as you're making a serious effort, your doc should be…

^^^^^^^ Best NSV ever! I LOVE that!

Just bought a slinky dress for a Mardi Gras ball I'm attending. Last year, this same ball was my "last hurrah" before my pre-op clear liquid diet, so being 100 lbs. less this year is something I'm celebrating bigtime. Now if I could just find the cure for having such short legs! :smiley:

After reading your post this morning, I received my monthly email update from the Virgin Pulse program and they had a recipe in it for homemade energy/protein bars. Figured you might want it. It's kind of high in carbs, but my guess is it would fluctuate depending on what type of fruit you use (if at all - you could…

Congratulations! You're doing an amazing job.

Thanks, y'all. I got a bluetooth smart scale with a gift card someone gave me, so I'm already down a few more pounds and headed toward my goal. I was just at that last plateau so long that I was starting to lose hope.

I am 5'1" and I also have set my personal goal at 130 (my surgeon never really set a goal so I went with that). I'm currently around 148 and am 10 1/2 months out from surgery (I was sleeved 2/17/15). Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like.

Breakfast for dinner! I tried that Tip Hero egg, bacon and cheese muffin recipe with a few modifications. Turned out yummy.

YAAAAAASSSSSSS. THANK YOU. Came at the perfect moment.

I also was taken off my meds during my clear liquids stage, but I was really only taking Metformin at the time. Liquid meds are fantastic but can be really expensive depending on your insurance coverage (my prescription coverage is not ideal). A simple and cheap alternative is a pill crusher, which my surgeon actually gave…

Tons of fantastic advice here. It's not limiting what you can do - it's approaching it in different and healthier ways. That said, at the risk of it being something you loathe, I tend to take the TV/movie marathon nights with the approach of knocking my laundry out of the way at the same time. That way, my hands are kept…

Thanks, y'all. It's getting tougher and tougher to lose lately and I've had some hunger pangs start coming back recently. I think my honeymoon period is starting to come to an end, so I needed a positive boost and this came at just the right time.

Losing 100 lbs. has been a HUGE eye opener for me about the people around me. Some people, like my husband, have been my biggest cheerleaders. Some people, like my mother, have been full of jealousy, which is revealed in the way of put-downs, passive-aggressive gestures, and comments. Other people have been surprising -…

* Stay faithful with upper body training. * Work on those last 20 lbs. I want to lose. * Reduce stress. * Stay away from higher carb foods. (The holidays were NOT good for this.)

Niiiiiiiice. I am definitely trying this one.

I'm always open to new friends. I was sleeved 2/17/15.

Sorry, I'm no help. My clear liquids diet was 5 days, 3 of which I spent throwing up until I stopped drinking the protein drinks. I hope the problem clears up for you soon, though.

The clothes thing really is intimidating, isn't it? It gets progressively more strange for me clothes shopping the smaller I get. Just yesterday, I was walking through Target. Something caught my eye and I stopped to look at it and then realized that I was in the plus-size section and none of those items would fit me. My…

Before pic: Around 245 in August of 2014 (heaviest weight was 250) After pic: Thanksgiving day this year, around 155 (I'm down almost 5 more lbs. since then). I really just don't like pictures of myself, even now. Just an old fat girl habit, I suppose. (Also, note how my kid grew like a foot in just a year. It's INSANE!)

Sweets were never my thing, so artificial sweeteners don't really trigger anything for me. (I use Splenda for most everything that calls for something sweet as a substitute, including in my coffee.) It's the carb-heavy stuff like pasta and potatoes that were always my Achilles' heel. I don't really crave those as much but…