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(deactivated member)
on 8/3/12 3:16 am
Topic: RE: I just don't F #*@in get it :(
 Wow u really put things in perspective for me it's mind boggling 
Thicklin
on 8/2/12 10:51 pm - TN
VSG on 04/23/12
Topic: RE: life overhaul
Thanks SyarbroG5,  Thanks girls I'm putting my heart and soul in this. I have alot more to learn but with practice I will succeed. Thanks sis!
            
syarbroG-5
on 8/2/12 10:43 pm
Topic: RE: life overhaul
Hey Brandy, Sharon here. You are doing sooooooo good. I am a little over a year out and I still have a ways to go to get to goal. I must say you are smoking it lady.  So proud of you. Nothing but blessings on your journey. Keep up the good work Sister.

 IN IT TO WIN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        

Thicklin
on 8/2/12 10:37 pm - TN
VSG on 04/23/12
Topic: life overhaul

Good morning everybody, wanted to give a quick update, first off for all that don't know me my name is Brandy I had surgery in April and down 69 pounds. Its been a short long journey for me and my family. I went through a complete life overhaul. I quit my part time job of 5 yrs, enrolling my oldest daughter in homeschool this year. I have a real passion for workingout and family time. Life have changed only for the better. Hope everybody have a blessed weekend.  

            
Thicklin
on 8/2/12 10:26 pm - TN
VSG on 04/23/12
Topic: RE: I just don't F #*@in get it :(
Sorry you feel this way. I'm figuring out this is all a mentally struggle more than anything. I know it want mean a dang thing but I'm sure you look good anyways.
            
Thicklin
on 8/2/12 10:22 pm - TN
VSG on 04/23/12
Topic: RE: Technology Rocks!!! I'm still on vacation.

I can't see myself living without it

            
MSW will not settle
on 8/2/12 10:16 am
Topic: RE: I just don't F #*@in get it :(
Girlfriend, its called dysmorphia.  First being smaller you are forced to face that you were huge even if you were big, fat & awesome.  You also see that having had major success with pounds lost, you are not thin and slender yet. 

I'm sitting here with my legs crossed and foot wrapped behind my calf.  Not a fat person's easiest position with thighs like mine.  I'm holding a 135-140 lb loss.  I'm dressed in size zero jeans.  My belly looks like Pooh Bear and I feel like a fat slob. 

You are not alone.  If nothing else feeling big and sloppy makes me exercise and fight off weight gain.  I hold up my clothes & they look normal.  I put them on & I look huge.  Before wls I thought I looked pretty fine yet I cringe looking at myself  today. 

Fight the head games.  Remember you have come far and are still moving forward.  Hopefully the mind will catch up to reality for us both. 

                   MSW   Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation  

 Links:  Are you a compulsive eater?  for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time  Overeaters Anonymous 

               LV'N MY RNY.  WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT. 

MSW will not settle
on 8/2/12 9:32 am, edited 8/2/12 9:40 am
Topic: OLYMPIC INSPIRATION!
I'm not saying that a daily work out will make an olympian out of anyone but the powerful muscles on these folks is amazing.  If a body can look and perform like these atheletes just think how much better we can do for ourselves. 

Look at the muscles on these girls.  Even at over three times the age of our own Miss Gabrielle, I know I can be stronger, firmer, and more well defined than I am without pretending to be an athelete.  


  • U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, right, walks past Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)


I'll never do this but I can be limber and flexible in my own right.  Its too late for me where smooth, taught and lean legs are concerned but under this skin I can have long well defined muscle. 

  • U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

     

I'm willing to bet these dancers performing at the Olympics have equally strong bodies.  There are many ways to be athlete level fit.  You know there are countless ways to be every day fit and strong. 

  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Dancers prepare to perform before the start of the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)


Joint trouble?  Go low impact and swim.  Temperature controlled pools can make swimming possible for those with heat sensitivities that interrupt other forms of working out.  Look at the visable strength of these women's bodies.  You do not have to look like a muscle bound man to be strong. 

  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Missy Franklin of the United States looks on after competing in the Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal 2 on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)



Youth is not required.  These US olympians turned 30 and 35 respectively yet they are 2012 medal hopefuls.  

  • Olympics Day 6 - Beach Volleyball

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: April Ross of the United States and Jennifer Kessy of the United States celebrate during the Women's Beach Volleyball preliminary match between United States and Spain on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Horse G

I'm going to use some of these olympic pics to inspire me when I want to chose the easy work out over the one my body really needs for my personal best.  I'm holding the men's swimming, wrestling, and gymnastic pics for eye candy.  Oh so delicious. 

Check out loads of inspiration and motivation.  These pics are all from ESPN.  Get Motivated!  Be Inspired! 

 

                   MSW   Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation  

 Links:  Are you a compulsive eater?  for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time  Overeaters Anonymous 

               LV'N MY RNY.  WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT. 

(deactivated member)
on 8/2/12 8:11 am
Topic: I just don't F #*@in get it :(
 How is it that when I was 275 pounds I was living like I was Beyonce now I'm 189 an i feel like a whale wtf excuse me everybody but now I'm getting MAD:(
MSW will not settle
on 8/2/12 7:31 am
Topic: RE: One Week Post-Op
Recovery times vary as much as speed of weight loss.  Follow orders to the letter, get your protein and liquids, walk in place to help move the gas when you're home.   You'll be healed before you know it.  

                   MSW   Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation  

 Links:  Are you a compulsive eater?  for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time  Overeaters Anonymous 

               LV'N MY RNY.  WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT. 

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