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“Losing your motivation? Here are some tips to help you find it again:”
1. Ride on someone else's motivation. Do you have a friend, sister, or co-worker that wants to loose some weight for an upcoming event? Partner up with them - you won't want to let them down and their inspiration may fire you back up.
2. Set a new goal. Give yourself something to shoot for and make sure there's a reward at the end. Make it a short term goal for real motivation.
3. Take stock of why you started on this path. Will quitting do anything for you? Doubtful. Perhaps you just need to modify your program a bit. Re-evaluate and regroup, make some adjustments and start fresh.
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“You want a change, but it's such a long, steep climb. Here's how to lace up your boots.”
It's the old adage of "a journey starts with the first step." It might seem overwhelming when you start that journey, and you wonder if you'll ever make it. Everyone, who has ever done anything (lost weight, learned Swahili, become a lawyer, doctor, taekwondo master, gourmet chef, or dog groomer), at one point they didn't know anything about doing those things. Someone once said, "If you only do what you know you can do, you never do very much." Look at whatever you want to do as an adventure, lace ‘em up, and step out toward success and you'll be one stride closer.
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I too am looking to have a mini gastric bypass done. My understanding is that it can be done laproscopically rather than needed a bull abdominal surgery. The Mexico Bariatric Center does it, (& I see some great reviews about this clinic) but I am seeing some warnings on this website about Tijuana. Any suggestions?
Wishing you a healthy day,
Royalfreedom
“You stepped on the scale today and the reading was dismal. Here's why you don't care:”
Okay, fine, so you care a little, but you have to access the whole picture. Look at yourself in the mirror. Do you look better than on your last weigh in? A little toner here, a little less pooch there? Were your measurements improved? If you're putting on muscle it's got some weight to it - the good news is it takes up less room on your bod and it looks a whole lot nicer. Lastly, do you feel better? Sometimes we get so caught up in all our peers that we forget there's so much more than fat coming off. There's cholesterol and blood pressure lowering, there's more stamina, there's pride and confidence building. No matter what that scale says each month, remember that it's just a small window into the new you.
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Cheating is not good in this process as the whole reason for the liquid diet or low carb is to reduce your liver size for your safety during surgery. You are strong and made it this far. Do not give in to temptation. You CAN and WILL make it through liquids. That being said, I strongly suggest you contact your surgeons assistant and notify them. I do not think the surgery will be cancelled but I do feel they should know. You need to be truthful with your surgeon. It will be ok.
I don't know what to do!!!!! I have surgery scheduled for June 5, and I cheated on my pre op liquid diet. Is there any chance that surgery will be cancelled? I cheated on May 27.
Any input on Dr. Jose Rodriguez of Juarez or the MGB? I had hoped to have the DS, but he recommends the MGB. I haven't found much info on MGB. Help?
“You totally pigged out the last couple of days. Just like always, you're back where you started. Here's why you're not throwing in the towel:”
Do you want to know a secret? Everybody has cake sometimes and they eat it too. Maybe they have some French fries, or chips, or they eat the popcorn at the movie theater with the trans-laden fat! This is not the end of the world. If we are living life, eating right doesn't mean we only eat bran and lima beans. The key is eating right the majority of the time. If you had a bad couple of days, well, you're just like the rest of us: normal. The difference will be whether you make the over-indulging an ongoing Olympic event; or, will you shrug it off and eat right today? As Robert Allen once said, "You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there."
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“You've started working out, but your muscles hurt so bad you don't think you can go on. Here's how to go on, and on, and on.”
Yesterday you did squats and now you have to stop yourself from screaming when you sit down. You walked a good distance, and now your shins feel like you got hit with a crow bar. You pushed and pulled with some resistance and you whimper when you flex your arms. Okay, we've all been there. Likely, this will not kill you. If you overdid it, it's okay to go easy for a couple of days, but don't quit or not only will your pain be in vain, but it will take longer to recoup. Until your muscles get used to what you're doing to them, they will be sore. Go easy on the exercises that affect those areas and work harder on other pain-free areas. The "No-pain, no-gain" thinking doesn't have to apply, but if it happens, you will survive it.
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Good morning I had MGB with Dr.Peraglie I am 6 months post op and doing great!!! I feel like a whole different person.I am so excited about this journey with Dr.Peraglie and Flo you can not lose anything but weight :) . If you need anyone to talk to about it email me please !! I started on day of surgery at 253 (was 268 when starting paper work) I am noe 189to 190 .I need to skip scale a day lol . My BP is back to better than normal ,asthma gone,cholsterol back to normal!!!
