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Topic: RE: Confession, question, and in need of inspiration
Hey Jennifer! 
Welcome back! I am glad your eye surgery went well. I bet it is nice not having to wear glasses!
It depends on what I am eating as to how much I can eat and how fast I eat. I can get a 1/2 cup of food in fairly easy and be comfy with that. Your pouch does stretch a little over time, and that's normal.
Don't despair! All is not lost!! You can pick up where you left off and move forward. I will say when I don't get my workouts in I want to junk out. So it is a big control issue for me.
You know what you need to eat to stay healthy, and you know you need to get back at it in the exercise department. We all have "down" time here and there, just don't guilt yourself over it!!
Every day is a do over! Don't stress about the eating as long as you are fueling your body with what it needs!
Take care, glad you are back!
Val
Welcome back! I am glad your eye surgery went well. I bet it is nice not having to wear glasses!
It depends on what I am eating as to how much I can eat and how fast I eat. I can get a 1/2 cup of food in fairly easy and be comfy with that. Your pouch does stretch a little over time, and that's normal.
Don't despair! All is not lost!! You can pick up where you left off and move forward. I will say when I don't get my workouts in I want to junk out. So it is a big control issue for me.
You know what you need to eat to stay healthy, and you know you need to get back at it in the exercise department. We all have "down" time here and there, just don't guilt yourself over it!!
Every day is a do over! Don't stress about the eating as long as you are fueling your body with what it needs!
Take care, glad you are back!
Val 
Topic: Confession, question, and in need of inspiration
Okay, I haven't posted lately, but I had laser eye surgery and couldn't see for quite a few days. I wasn't lucky to be able to have LASIK. I have huge pupils and had to have PRK. I can't say that I would do it again, but it is wonderful to see without glasses!!! I haven't worked out at all in about 2 weeks. And I've eaten everything in sight. Here's my question. How much can you eat in one sitting and how can you tell if you're eating too much? How much is your pouch supposed to stretch? I feel like I'm able to eat way too much and I'm worried about it. I'm just really having a hard time staying motivated.
HELP!
Jennifer
Topic: RE: I'm happy!
I think the hormone thingy i****ting me now. Bawling one day and happy the next.....A woman thing....it does affect men too! 
Tammy
Tammy Topic: I'm happy!
With my 2 mile walks! Give me 2 weeks and I will be back to the gym lifting sissy weights for awhile! 
I am so ready to go back now!!! I want to go back to volleyball too. It stinks that I can't do that either. My team mate called and asked if I could come back wednesday! Weiner! He knows I can't. Just calling to harass me! I would do the same thing to him! 
Just that kind of girl!
Tammy
I am so ready to go back now!!! I want to go back to volleyball too. It stinks that I can't do that either. My team mate called and asked if I could come back wednesday! Weiner! He knows I can't. Just calling to harass me! I would do the same thing to him! Just that kind of girl!
Tammy 
Topic: RE: New to this board
The gym I go to has all of the Major BTS classes (Pump, Combat, RPM, Flow, Step) We are awaitning the North American release of Body Attack. They also offer other common classes (Interval training, abs, Pilates, Yoga). That's part of what I love about this gym - they do have a vast variety of what they offer.
Having the WLS has openend me up to another world that I thoroughly enjoy. Getting in shape and being healthy has proven to me that life is so much more fun now! Energy abounds me 
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I love that there are other people who know and understand the importance of this new healthier life style!!!
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I love that there are other people who know and understand the importance of this new healthier life style!!! 
Topic: RE: New to this board
That is great!
Love BTS. You talking like a New Zealander yet and doing the Hongi? I went through some of the Body Pump training with the instructors that work with my husband. I think the one we first learned on was #51. I helped him learn the routine. My husband did the full training and incorporates some of that into his personal training. They do the BodyStep and Bodyflow as well. Bodyflow launched a few weeks ago but I have not taken it yet. Not sure when Bodycombat is scheduled to launch but I will take that for sure! I like boxing and also thought the cardio kickboxing stuff looked cool. I'm not a fan of the step. I've posted pics of my favorite moves from BTS Bodypump on the boards in the past. Deadrow + clean and press, etc.
I am also a big spin fan. Do you think you will ever get your spinning cert too? I'd like to do that at some point. My maid of honor at our wedding is actually a spin instructor. I also have another friend that is a pilates instructor. They also worked with my husband. One of the major reasons why I am having WLS beyond just being more healthy is to be able to continue doing all of the group fitness, cardio, and resistance training that I love so much. It really just isn't as much fun with all the extra weight on my body and the joint pain these days. less than two weeks to Surgery day.. yeay!
Topic: RE: New to this board
I'm going to start out teaching in the kidzfit program that my gym offers.
This program is designed to get the kids to learn to enjoy exercise at a young age. We work with kids from 3 yo to 15 year olds. After the age of 16 they are aloowed to join the gym as full members with parents agreement so we use this program to focus on fun and fitness for the kids. We teach martial arts, sports agility, cycling and for the babies - we teach a " Fun" and playtime class. They're great fun!!!!
I will be going through the BTS system (the creators of the original Step) for their BodyCombat and BodyPump systems. These classes are one hour classes where the Combat teaches several different methods of martial arts and incorporating a wonderful cardio work out combined and the Body Pump class is a one hour full body weight lifting/endurance/strength training work out!
Topic: RE: New to this board
I'm going through AFAA for my group fitness certificate. I will be going through the BTS systems later in the year as more openings for the tesings became available.
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