I talked about boot camp, but it was an actual nightly class for women here in my town called Adventure Boot Camp for Women. It was awesome, but very expensive.

I remember sombody talking about this video or something. Just wondering what is it and what does it entail. Does it work you out good? Any info would be great thanks

Okay I hear you loud and clear Laurie. Unfortunately I cannot afford plastic surgery so I am stuck dealing with flabby arms, legs, stomach, you name it. My dream after WLS was to be happy with my legs and to this day I am still very unhappy with them. Somehow I thought my legs would just magically shrink down but boy was I ever wrong. I still cannot wear shorts, more the capri pants. So just be aware you definately are not alone. Candy

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in quite a while.. life and all. But we've made it past the two year mark.. so I hope everyone is doing well. I've posted in the past about being a rather 'non-compliant' patient, which is nothing to brag about, but unfortunately, has continued. I do not follow post-op eating rules.. I can eat virtually anything, and I'm really only limited by the size of my stomach. I've taken to grazing and snacking.. and my meals center around carbs instead of protein. I likely don't drink enough fluids. I don't take vitamins. I don't exercise. I am a poster child for exactly what one SHOULDN'T do, as a post-op routine. I've felt pretty guilty, but lost a large percentage of weight and thought myself lucky that I was considered such a 'success' even while being so non-compliant. I wasn't experiencing any complications. In October of 2006, I was in a tanning salon and began to feel massively overheated, lightheaded, and like I was going to throw up or pass out. I ended up passing out, giving myself a concussion. I attributed it to overheating, or possibly low blood sugar as I hadn't eaten anything yet that morning. I went to the hospital, where they attributed it to the same thing, and did not wish to do labs to further investigate. Since then, that feeling has come over me several times. Extreme nausea, lightheadedness, shaky, sweaty, dizzy. Sometimes it's after I eat. Sometimes it happens if I haven't eaten in a while. Sometimes I've had plenty of fluids, sometimes I know I haven't drank enough. Occasionally it's when I'm taking a hot shower, but can also occur sitting in my freezing cold office. There seems to be no pattern. It was rather random, and would subside if I layed down for a while in a quiet, dark room. I only passed out the one time, but know that the other instances would lead to passing out had I not layed down immediately. The episodes were fairly spread out, so I wasn't really worrying. Now they're happening more often. A lot more. The soonest my doctor can have me in for blood tests is in two weeks. I'm freaking myself out here, waiting. I know it's my fault, and I'm willing to be accountable for doing this to myself. I'm beginning to be so overly conscious of 'how I feel' that I wonder if I'm not triggering the feeling by just thinking about feeling like that. I'm not sure if this could be a form of malnutrition, protein deficiency, vitamin deficiency, etc.. and I know i'll have to wait for labs to tell me for sure. I'm working on doing more of what I know I should have been all along. I'm trying. But does anyone have any insight on if my issues could be malnutrition? I just feel so guilty that some people push through all of these complications, do all the right things, and feel like crap. Here I sit, in a pattern of doing almost nothing I should, and I did this to myself. Thanks for reading.. I just had to get it out there.

Hi Kat, It's great to hear you're doing so well. I would do this in a heartbeat again too, but I'm surely struggling with 20 pounds right now. Enjoy the energy and good luck with your PS appt! Wanda