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10/8/12; Columbus Day. He Discovered a New World and So Did I - Scottsdale, AZ
UPDATED FROM Andilea19
Made the final payment on the surgery this morning...
WORTH IT$17,995
Made the final payment on the surgery this morning and got the email to update my review a few minutes after. Still happy with the surgery. Love how my scars are healing, very tight line, she did a great job with the closure. Tried on bikini bottoms yesterday and not only did I not cry, I actually bought them! I'll have to wear a tankini top to cover the scars but thats ok. Maybe if I get a spray tan they won't show. I've been back on my fitness and diet and the weight is going back in the right direction - DOWN! Finally! I still swell quite a bit by the end of the day but I was told to expect that for at least a year. I look fantastic every morning and bloated every night. Oh well, its better than it was. Still happy with my decision. Happier still that I am back on the losing track. Need to get back into the weight training. I had to take a break due to a personal issue with my previous trainer but I've been doing a Couch to 5K program. I've always been strong but I have never been a runner so this is an amazing achievement.
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UPDATED FROM Andilea19
Wow, another month has passed already? I feel back...
Wow, another month has passed already? I feel back to normal. I still have swell hell everyday. My scar is healing ok. Its higher than I would like it to be on the sides. It shows over my jeans sometimes. Hopefully that won'r matter as the scar lightens. One of my biggest pet peeves is that my pants never stay up anymore. My thighs are still fat so my jeans have to fit over them and then are too big around the waist. Even with a belt I'm constantly hiking them up. Perhaps once I love the weight in my thighs this will no longer be an issue. My workouts are back on track with just slightly modified ab work. I have had a lot of stress in my life and my eating is not as healthy as I would like. I have not lost the weight I should have if I had gone back to the lifestyle I was living prior to the surgery. I eat crap occasionally and I skip workouts. I think a lot of that has to do with my boyfriend moving in right before my surgery. It was a lot easier to eat the foods on my meal plan when I was the only one eating. And it was a lot easier to get out of bed at 4am when I was sleeping alone in that bed. Now, not as easy. Excuses. Need to re-focus!
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StillOnMyJourney
February 7, 2013
WOW!!! 16 weeks....you look great! Don't give up and let your new body be motivation to keep it up! I have 25 more pounds to lose to get to my goal weight. I just started to use a new app.....Loseit.com, I have a few friends on there that it connects me to, we can see each others meals & motivate each other. You are welcome to join & friend request me. (let me know if you want to & I'll give you my email) It's a lot of help for me to have someone in the same boat I'm in to be accountable to & also encouraging me. You log all your food & all your exercise.
YOU CAN DO THIS!!! All you went through for that body, you just keep pressing on! YOU LOOK GREAT!!
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Andilea19
February 7, 2013
Sure. I was doing myfitnesspal until my trainer put me on a meal plan of the same foods everyday. When I was following the meal plan religiously, it seemed silly to input the same thing every single day. Now, of course, I am not eating on my meal plan and that is why I am not losing any weight. I am also not going to the gym 5 days a week as I was before, I am closer to 3 days a week and that is just pathetic. I need to refocus my energies. I am spending so much time thinking and worrying about some other stuff in my life, I'm getting back into the mindset that got me heavy in the first place, putting myself last. Need a switch to flip!
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Andilea19
February 7, 2013
Sure. I was doing myfitnesspal until my trainer put me on a meal plan of the same foods everyday. When I was following the meal plan religiously, it seemed silly to input the same thing every single day. Now, of course, I am not eating on my meal plan and that is why I am not losing any weight. I am also not going to the gym 5 days a week as I was before, I am closer to 3 days a week and that is just pathetic. I need to refocus my energies. I am spending so much time thinking and worrying about some other stuff in my life, I'm getting back into the mindset that got me heavy in the first place, putting myself last. Need a switch to flip!
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StillOnMyJourney
February 8, 2013
my email is accox4@gmail.com
Sign up for the loseit.com app, on your computer or on your phone & friend request me. it's really easy to use & has helped me a lot. when I have to write down (log) everything I eat, it makes me more conscious about my choices. also, when I know there are people watching & to be accountable to, that helps a lot, as well as being able to see what everyone is eating....i get ideas from others.
When you have a lot of crap going on in your life go to the gym and cardio the heck out all he crap in your head. I use the gym for therapy....a good gym session is a good therapy session for me. If I'm extra stressed about something I will just to an extra hard cardio session & will leave feeling like I just had a medicated psychotherapy session!!! I was addicted to the gym prior to surgery. Working out is SO essential to losing weight. I found this out the hard way when a few months ago I got too busy to go to the gym & my weight loss stopped like hitting a brick wall. I know making time for the gym is easier said than done sometimes, but just keep moving.....ANY activity!
You can do this!!! Consider your switch flipped.....GO!
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February 8, 2013
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I have a story like yours and you give me hope! You look great!!
UPDATED FROM Andilea19
Yesterday marks my 12th week PO. I swell a lot...
Yesterday marks my 12th week PO. I swell a lot during the day still. I am out of my CG. I am back at the gym without restrictions. Cardio on the stairmaster and weight lifting, although due to 10 weeks away, my weights are noticeably lower. 100 daily crunches and leg lifts started last week and are no problem. Sleeping any which way I want. Seemingly no restrictions. Scars still flat, one side is pink, other side a bit darker red. Too much time off from the gym coupled with the holidays were not good to my weight/waist line. Back on track now and down 3 lbs since the New Year began. Going to get some better stretching in with some new yoga dvd's I got for X-Mas too.
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