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“You want to slim down to improve your reflection. Here's what's beyond the looking glass. ”
We all think, "thinner me = more confident me," or "more likeable me," "more interesting me," or "more approachable me." Why do we believe less of us is more? Granted, becoming healthier is definitely a plus to your life, but instead of just looking at the physical beauty you're achieving - don't forget the real you is inside of that shell. Remember to exercise your soul, motivate your inner voice, and build up your confidence. How? Do things that better your interior too: take classes, join a book club, volunteer, pray, explore something that interests you, learn a new language, engage with others. While you become less in the mirror, become more on the inside for a truly beautiful reflection of yourself.
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Hi,
You just had surgery and you worry about not enough weight loss? Give your body time to heal and adjust. Relax and work on following your food program and stay off that scale if you can. Find some wonderful things to do, hobby or activity that will keep you focused on other things. Before you know it, your clothes will feel roomier and THAT is a great indication of weight loss. Can you do that?
Also, it would be nice if surgery healed the brain as well. It is important that all of you learn to develop a healthy relationship with food and make some permanent life style changes. If possible, find a support group, nutritionist, and/or counselor who specializes in food issues. This is a whole body journey and your success will be greater if you can get all the support possible.
The full sensation is something that I can't help you with. One thing I do is use smaller plates, bowls and focus on portion control. As I said, it is important to develop healthy habits and help your body get the results you want.
I hope this helps. Yea I don't mince words. I say what is realistic and it is a journey that can be positive if we take the right steps to help ourselves by getting the support we need.
I am so happy for you and your family. You are on the road to a healthier you!
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Hello all,
Both my mother and I have had the MGB done. its been 3 weeks nearly for the first 2 we stayed in hospital tobe sure everythign went ok as we did it in india. Followed the water and fluids diet. 3rd week we're back home and on the pureed foods and thick soups. we both do not seem to be shedding pounds. since surgery which was on the 18th March I have lost 3kg. Iwanted to know if this was a 'normal' amount of weight loss for the MGB? I think we expected it to be quicker.
We also dont get a 'full' sensation and feel we could potentially eat regular sized meals unless we stopped ourselves, if we over eat we feel a slight discomfort of bloating after but not much at the time of the meal or enough to indicate over consumption.
There isnt much information on how people felt in the first few months after the MGB surgery, more info on their long term weight loss success but at this rate I fear we wont get there!
Please fill us in on what to expect and how to best manage these few months.
Thank you
“You have such a long row to hoe to get to your goal. Here's how to be a great farmer.”
You want to lose a large amount of weight, or start a project that will take you months if not years to complete. How do you keep motivated to have the results you want when your projected time frame is over? Someone very smart once said, "We make plans and God laughs." Who knows what will come your way a year from now, a month from now, next week, or even tomorrow. Today is what is important. Not for what it will bring you in the future, but how it makes you feel today: empowered, inspired, confident that tomorrow you'll be able to continue the pattern. Start with today and prove to yourself all that can happen in that small field of time.
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“You lost track of "you" sometime ago. It's time to send out a search party.”
When you're young it's all about you. The world revolves around you. Then you grow up, have kids, a spouse and suddenly "you" is someone you used to know but currently have no idea of her whereabouts. It's time to find her! Find some quiet time: a weekend, a day, a couple of hours, or lock yourself in the bathroom for a long shower. Find some quiet to figure out what it is YOU want out of life. Listen to God, listen to your inner being, and figure out what YOU needs. Okay, that was the easy part. Now DO whatever it is you figured out. It may take awhile not only to hear that voice inside you, but to move toward doing to truly release the YOU that's inside. The key is to do it. Len Schlesinger, author of Action Trumps Everything says, "Don't worry about what you want to do, worry about what you want to do next. Do one thing and then figure out what the next thing is. One-step at a time you'll discover where YOU are.
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I had MGB surgery done almost seven years ago. I have had zero complications up until about eight months ago. I started having difficulty keeping food down, especially meats. I went to the ER several times and they said I needed my gallbladder removed. So off to the surgeon I went to have it taken out. After that, I was still having the issues of keeping food down. After I ate, I would be in excruciating pain for hours until I finally vomited. I then went to a GI doc and he diagnosed me with a stricture. My stomach/intestine connection was so tight he could barely pass the scope. So he has dilated my connection six different times with no luck.
I am so upset over this whole thing. I can hardly eat anything and have lost more weight than I care to. The weight loss surgeons around here don't want to touch me because they don't do the MGB and the surgeon who originally did my surgery left the state and went back to practicing general surgery. So I'm pretty much left out on my own unless I want to spend $18,000 out of pocket to go to Florida to have it possibly fixed.
I know there probably aren't many on here who have had the MGB, but has anyone had anything similar happen to them? The doctor I talked to in Florida said I need to have a takedown and revision done.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
“You start out motivated but the voice of failure whispers to you. Here's how to listen for success.”
Years ago an experiment was conducted in several grade schools. Half of the teachers were told their students were overachievers with supportive families. The others were told they had all underachievers with apathetic families. In reality, both groups were equal, the only difference was the expectation of the teachers. The test scores for the "underachievers" dropped 25 points. The "overachievers" increased 50 points. Known as the Pygmalion Effect, the experiment showed how critical your view of something is and how you'll react accordingly. How does the Pygmalion Effect show up in your life? It boils down to a form of self-fulfilling prophecy. Label yourself a winner and you're far more likely to succeed. Tune into only positive messages about yourself and your efforts (especially the ones in your own head) and see how your life is positively affected.
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“You've had some big changes in your life that feel like endings. Here's how to step out to new beginnings.”
If you have had kids go off to college, move out, or get married leaving you with an empty nest, or you recently find yourself single, you may feel like you're at the end of things. Nothing to look forward to. All the big stuff is behind you. Well, that just total poppy**** Trade that beige minivan in for a supped-up sports car. A change of scenery can just as easily mean a new journey is beginning. Stop focusing on how you used to be, live, and think. Instead embrace what new adventures are on the horizon. What could you do? What do you want to try? How could you feel fulfilled? Figure out a new road and tear off to chart a new course in your life.
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