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Topic: RE: Off Topic---furniture
anyone ? or any suggestions for a fairly decent priced place to buy furniture?
Topic: Off Topic---furniture
Has anyone purchase furniture from Bobs Dicount Furniture?
I hear some say good deal and others say CHEAP!!!
Anyone have a review?
I hear some say good deal and others say CHEAP!!!
Anyone have a review?
Topic: RE: Three Year Anniversary
I can't believe it's been three years! I remember reading your posts as I was preparing for my surgery and I will be 2 years post-op next month. Time flies!!
Congrats to you for getting back onto the message board, it's good to come back and read how everyone's doing. I may try to make a meeting soon.
Congrats again - you have been and continue to be a true inspiration!
Congrats to you for getting back onto the message board, it's good to come back and read how everyone's doing. I may try to make a meeting soon.
Congrats again - you have been and continue to be a true inspiration!
Topic: Monday Support Group Meeting Portsmouth
Just to remind everyone, Monday night is our post op support group meeting in Portsmouth beginning at 5:30. I hope I see many more lap banders there than usual. Remember, support groups are a vital part of your journey to success!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Martha aka Bamma
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Martha aka Bamma
Topic: Last Chance NY OH Conference Fashion Show
Ladies & Gentlemen,
Last chance to join in the OH Fashion Show at the NY Conference October 22nd!
Anyone interested in participating in the fashion show for the Long Island, NY OH conference on October 22, 2011 please contact me to provide information and photos at [email protected].
The OH Fashion Shows are open to anyone who wants to participate. After having surgery and working so hard to stay on track, you deserve to show off a bit! We ask that you send high resolution "before" photos and a brief blurb stating your surgeon's name, surgery type, starting weight and current weight (your choice). OH will put them all together to be shown on a large screen while you strut your stuff on the catwalk to music! This starts at 8pm on Saturday evening and we ask that you provide the outfit that you would like to be photographed in! To keep with our schedule, you may be asked to join the other models by 7:45pm that evening to coordinate the lineup.
Upon submitting your photo, you are giving ObesityHelp your permission to use your likeness on our website or in our magazine.
Any other questions? Just ask!!!
Last chance to join in the OH Fashion Show at the NY Conference October 22nd!
Anyone interested in participating in the fashion show for the Long Island, NY OH conference on October 22, 2011 please contact me to provide information and photos at [email protected].
The OH Fashion Shows are open to anyone who wants to participate. After having surgery and working so hard to stay on track, you deserve to show off a bit! We ask that you send high resolution "before" photos and a brief blurb stating your surgeon's name, surgery type, starting weight and current weight (your choice). OH will put them all together to be shown on a large screen while you strut your stuff on the catwalk to music! This starts at 8pm on Saturday evening and we ask that you provide the outfit that you would like to be photographed in! To keep with our schedule, you may be asked to join the other models by 7:45pm that evening to coordinate the lineup.
Upon submitting your photo, you are giving ObesityHelp your permission to use your likeness on our website or in our magazine.
Any other questions? Just ask!!!
OH Support Group Leader
Surgery Date 03/12/10
HW 302/SW 294/CW 199/GW 169
Topic: RE: 4.9lbs til ONE-derland!!
Okay, so read your first paragraph again. Being sick is stressful on the whole body. Your body most likely went into shutdown, starvation mode, and since it was not getting much of anything for fuel and food,what it did get, it kept what it had in storage. When you start eating again and providing your body with the fuel it needs, you will find that weight coming off. So many people have a really hard time wrapping their brains around the idea that you actually have to eat to lose weight. Don't get discouraged, you will lose that 4.9 pounds! Right now it is more important for you to get your body back on right track. Take it slow and easy, and good things will happen! 
Topic: RE: To reflect to keep it real!
Hi Kris,
So glad to have you back! I too am three years out, and also have come to grips with the reality of my situation. I too have been way to complacent with what I have done, but with me, I started creeping up ever so slowly until I was at a point that I was not happy with myself, of how I looked or felt. Through a lot of hard work with my doctor, I have again reached a place that is great, and I am continuing to go on the downward path to losing. It is hard to realize that the things you are doing are not exactly the right things. Reality is something that we must face each minute of each day. Great job realizing that things need to change, and I will look forward to going on this journey with you, as will many others on this board. Great to have you back!
Martha
So glad to have you back! I too am three years out, and also have come to grips with the reality of my situation. I too have been way to complacent with what I have done, but with me, I started creeping up ever so slowly until I was at a point that I was not happy with myself, of how I looked or felt. Through a lot of hard work with my doctor, I have again reached a place that is great, and I am continuing to go on the downward path to losing. It is hard to realize that the things you are doing are not exactly the right things. Reality is something that we must face each minute of each day. Great job realizing that things need to change, and I will look forward to going on this journey with you, as will many others on this board. Great to have you back!
Martha
Topic: To reflect to keep it real!
Kristene
all time high weight! 310lbs
at surgery 296lbs
1 year anniversary 155lbs
goal 150lbs
Well Well Well! I haven't posted here in ages! It was nice to read some posts from some familiar people as well as some i don't don't know.
I'm just over 3 years post op. My goal was 160, and i've been at 155 for 2 years now...holding strong. HOWEVER! I stay at this weight, not as healthy as i dreamed I would be. I don't eat as good as I should, and don't exercise as I wished I would. I do well, some of the time, but not consistently. I feel that eventually this inconsistency will lead me to return to some old habits and weight may creep back on.
Today i'm posting here to reflect and "keep it real". I feel as though I fool myself...ahhhh, i say, still 155...i don't know how but i will take it....ahhhhh, the size 8/10 still fits...i don't know how but i will take it!
To keep it real i don't want to wonder how i'm still where I want to be, i want to know what i do, what i eat, how i live keeps me where I want to be, and by doing that I think I could even reach other goals like toning up a bit, running a 5k, being at the point where i WANT to exercise, and be healthy and well in mind and body for many years to come!
Thanks to this forum for letting me get out some of these thoughts i've been trying to ignore...and letting me "keep it real!" I plan on continuing to post accountability and keeping it real posts to help me through this stage. I never want to forget where or who i was and want to always value doing the right things to become who I am now, and continue to reach goals!
I'm just over 3 years post op. My goal was 160, and i've been at 155 for 2 years now...holding strong. HOWEVER! I stay at this weight, not as healthy as i dreamed I would be. I don't eat as good as I should, and don't exercise as I wished I would. I do well, some of the time, but not consistently. I feel that eventually this inconsistency will lead me to return to some old habits and weight may creep back on.
Today i'm posting here to reflect and "keep it real". I feel as though I fool myself...ahhhh, i say, still 155...i don't know how but i will take it....ahhhhh, the size 8/10 still fits...i don't know how but i will take it!
To keep it real i don't want to wonder how i'm still where I want to be, i want to know what i do, what i eat, how i live keeps me where I want to be, and by doing that I think I could even reach other goals like toning up a bit, running a 5k, being at the point where i WANT to exercise, and be healthy and well in mind and body for many years to come!
Thanks to this forum for letting me get out some of these thoughts i've been trying to ignore...and letting me "keep it real!" I plan on continuing to post accountability and keeping it real posts to help me through this stage. I never want to forget where or who i was and want to always value doing the right things to become who I am now, and continue to reach goals!
Kristene
all time high weight! 310lbs
at surgery 296lbs
1 year anniversary 155lbs
goal 150lbs
Topic: 4.9lbs til ONE-derland!!
Seriously 4.9lbs until onderland and it just won't come off!! Granted I have not been to the gym in the last two weeks as I ended up getting sick two weeks ago and did some serious stress to the pouch. Today was the 1st day in two weeks that food (any food) doesnt make my stomach HATE ME!! Physical nausea and intense pain no matter what I ate kept me from eating enough calories to make a difference. My hair is a MESS... ordered some new protein my trainer made me try... so good... and much easier to take without feeling like I am drinking sludge...
Now the stubborn stall that is keeping me from going under 200lbs is driving me batty!! Another week of hovering right on the cusp... I know it's not a race so all the non-newbies I completely understand this however you ALL KNOW how frustrating it is to hover.
I miss the gym and working with the trainer, of the mornings where walking hurt and trying to shower and bend over to wash my feet made me cry!! I started to see definition in muscles I didnt know existed... cannot wait to start again on Monday. Now that I can get my protein in again, my food, and can get back on track at the gym I am hoping to drop the 5lbs I need this week to hit under 200 for the first time in over a decade!!
Hope everyone is well... happy losing!
Now the stubborn stall that is keeping me from going under 200lbs is driving me batty!! Another week of hovering right on the cusp... I know it's not a race so all the non-newbies I completely understand this however you ALL KNOW how frustrating it is to hover.
I miss the gym and working with the trainer, of the mornings where walking hurt and trying to shower and bend over to wash my feet made me cry!! I started to see definition in muscles I didnt know existed... cannot wait to start again on Monday. Now that I can get my protein in again, my food, and can get back on track at the gym I am hoping to drop the 5lbs I need this week to hit under 200 for the first time in over a decade!!
Hope everyone is well... happy losing!
Topic: Hanover/UpperValley support group?????
Hi all,
I am three weeks out of my Gastric Bypass and looking for a support group in my area. Havnt had much luck with googeling so I wanted to ask here. Are there any meetings in my general area? I am also willing to travel a little ways if not!
Thanks so much!!
I am three weeks out of my Gastric Bypass and looking for a support group in my area. Havnt had much luck with googeling so I wanted to ask here. Are there any meetings in my general area? I am also willing to travel a little ways if not!
Thanks so much!!
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