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Hey Girls!
I've been really busy at work and have not had time to be here for awhile. I probably won't have time to go though all the threads but I hope you all are doing well.
Anyway, I'm doing well - still plodding along. On a little bit of a stall at 182 pounds, but February was a really good weightloss month for me - 8 pounds, which is a "HUGE" amount at this stage, so I have no complaints at all.
Still working out six days per week, I know Seven will glad to hear that. I actually used a treadmill for the first time while I was out of town. The hotel had a pretty nice gym and I walked on the treadmill every night for an hour (including warm-up and cooldown). I started out warming up at 1.5 miles per hour at a no incline for about five minutes and began progressing incrementally to 4 miles per hour at a 3% incline (I did 15 minutes at 3 MPH, 15 minutes at 3.5 MPH and 20 minutes at 4 MPH). After 50 minutes, I incrementally slowed the speed and reduced the incline to cool down. It was a very good workout physically; although, to be honest it was boring as heck mentally. The only saving grace was that there was a huge TV and I watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy while I walked. Otherwise, I don't think I would have stuck with it because it was so monotonous. I much prefer aerobics and cardio dance classes that are more interactive. I will say this... walking on the treadmill takes longer than Leslie Sansone's In-Home Walking tapes to cover the same "distance". Her three-mile tape is about 45 minutes and her four mile tape is about an hour, but after an hour on the treadmill, I was only at about 3.2 or 3.3 miles. Speaking of Leslie, I don't like her four-mile fat burning walk tape. It is an excellent challenging walk with four jogging intervals, but it's one of her early 90's tapes and she's very uncoordinated in it. Uncoordinated to the point of distraction, so I ordered her four-mile super challenge DVD on Amazon over a month ago and still have not received it! Good grief people, get it together! 
I can finally get into some size 14 slacks and my 16's are generally getting too big. I still can't find jeans that fit well - guess there's still way too much junk in the trunk! I gave a little talk at my surgeon's information session that other night regarding my experience with WLS. It went pretty well, I think. I still haven't posted new pictures. I know I really need to, but I just never seem to get around to it. School is a major drag and I have midterms coming up. I have this one professor who thinks he's God. He constantly keeps the class late because he spends too much time yapping about himself. I pointed out to him the other night that class ends at 8:00 not 8:15 and he said that class ends when he's finished talking. Ummmm...no, class ends when I get up and walk out and I plan to do so as noisily as possible. Pathetic little twerp...
My friend Monica is having RNY on March 31st. I am extremely happy for her and I know she will do a phenomenal job! Her life will change for the better in ways she never thought possible. I will encourage her to sign up here and start a journal to track per progress. That way when things get tough she can come here and see how far she has come. That is what helps me. When I'm on a stall, I just see where I was three or four months ago and I feel much better.
I finally found a Christian therapist who works with people who have eating disorders. Now, of course, I still have not worked up the nerve to actually make an appointment. But at least I found a therapist in my area. Baby steps....
Let's see... anything else? Nope can't think of anything.
On to my question, can we use straws yet or is that a permanent no-no? How about s/f slurpees? My doc said "no" last summer, but I don't know if that wa because I was newly post-op or if it is also a permanent no-no. They're not carbonated. Anyway, I'll clarify when I go in for my next check-up, but out of curiousity, what have your docs told you? Thanks.
Hugs, Tracy
I can finally get into some size 14 slacks and my 16's are generally getting too big. I still can't find jeans that fit well - guess there's still way too much junk in the trunk! I gave a little talk at my surgeon's information session that other night regarding my experience with WLS. It went pretty well, I think. I still haven't posted new pictures. I know I really need to, but I just never seem to get around to it. School is a major drag and I have midterms coming up. I have this one professor who thinks he's God. He constantly keeps the class late because he spends too much time yapping about himself. I pointed out to him the other night that class ends at 8:00 not 8:15 and he said that class ends when he's finished talking. Ummmm...no, class ends when I get up and walk out and I plan to do so as noisily as possible. Pathetic little twerp...
My friend Monica is having RNY on March 31st. I am extremely happy for her and I know she will do a phenomenal job! Her life will change for the better in ways she never thought possible. I will encourage her to sign up here and start a journal to track per progress. That way when things get tough she can come here and see how far she has come. That is what helps me. When I'm on a stall, I just see where I was three or four months ago and I feel much better.
I finally found a Christian therapist who works with people who have eating disorders. Now, of course, I still have not worked up the nerve to actually make an appointment. But at least I found a therapist in my area. Baby steps....
Let's see... anything else? Nope can't think of anything.
On to my question, can we use straws yet or is that a permanent no-no? How about s/f slurpees? My doc said "no" last summer, but I don't know if that wa because I was newly post-op or if it is also a permanent no-no. They're not carbonated. Anyway, I'll clarify when I go in for my next check-up, but out of curiousity, what have your docs told you? Thanks.
Hugs, Tracy 
I just wanted to say hello.
Julie 
Tracy,
Sounds like you are doing great! The only way I survive the treadmill is to limit it to 30 minutes and have my iPod on usually with a good book playing that I've downloaded! It helps you pass the time. Then I do weight lifting for the other 30 minutes. Are you doing strength training yet?
My WLS program says "yes" to straws, if you don't have problems with them. So, try them, if you don't feel uncomfortable due to air in the pouch there is no problem. I have no problem with straws.
There is some carbonation in the SF slurpees. I was told that they would not come out of the machine the way they do if there wasn't. But, I also drink them without problems. They still have something like 10 cal per 8 oz, so you may want to watch for that.
If you hear something different, let me know. That is my experience. I haven't touched diet or regular carbonated drinks...and don't plan to. They were such a problem for me before the surgery!
Lori
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