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Topic: RE: Sorry........I need to vent!!!!!!!
oh i have had this many many times in my life..u know what shuts them up..walk briskly right up to them and tell them, look here I have lost 120lbs and worked my ass off and have no patience for listening to your nonsense..so shut up and get a job*lol* or u could say to them, calling me Buddha is a compliment seeing as he is considered a God and millions of people worship him, so thank u for the lovely words:-)
every time I have walked up and confronted them they freak out*LOL*..some even apologize and usually as u walk away the really insecure ones will make snide remarks*lol* I have always used my size to my advantage, I am tall, big and very confident..it scares some ppl or i am soo overly nice they feel guilty*lol8 after a lifetime in my body I haev learned how to use it to work for me when needed..sometimes confidence alone intimidates ppl..even if u do not feel confident..FAKE IT, ppl never known u could be quivering inside
so just walk that hot bod nice and tall and let it brush off those beautiful shoulders knowing that those lazy boys will have some beer guts in about 5 yrs *lol*
I am going to be 40 yrs old and still get teased about my last name, for real? grown ass ppl still teasing*lol*
every time I have walked up and confronted them they freak out*LOL*..some even apologize and usually as u walk away the really insecure ones will make snide remarks*lol* I have always used my size to my advantage, I am tall, big and very confident..it scares some ppl or i am soo overly nice they feel guilty*lol8 after a lifetime in my body I haev learned how to use it to work for me when needed..sometimes confidence alone intimidates ppl..even if u do not feel confident..FAKE IT, ppl never known u could be quivering inside
so just walk that hot bod nice and tall and let it brush off those beautiful shoulders knowing that those lazy boys will have some beer guts in about 5 yrs *lol*
I am going to be 40 yrs old and still get teased about my last name, for real? grown ass ppl still teasing*lol*
started this process back in 2007/2008 denied MGB, denied for Barix, put on hold (BMI was too high for pilot phase)at St.joe's and since moved to Windsor and had to start again, December, 2009 referral sent from GP...April 5 and 8, 2010 1st appt at Windsor clinic with nurse and doc
April 16, 2010 sleep clinic, April 27 echo
May 3,2010 Orientation at Met hospital--,
SURGERY booked Oct.20.2010
April 16, 2010 sleep clinic, April 27 echo
May 3,2010 Orientation at Met hospital--,
SURGERY booked Oct.20.2010
Topic: RE: Weekly Weigh In
LOL!! ok, when i was in ww before, i didn't even realize i was doing it but i was always wearing the same outfit, i guess maybe i thought it was my lightest outfit, but one day i had on a different outfit and one of the women said "i didn't recognize you, you don't have your weigh in outfit on" i was like "what are you talking about?" and she told me i always wore this blue outfit i have every wednesday!! i'm kind of glad she pointed that out to me because i go to ww during a lunch hour at work and i'm sure the people at work were starting to wonder why i kept wearing that same outfit every week!!! 
Topic: RE: Sorry........I need to vent!!!!!!!
because either a) they are scared of your fiance or b) it's just acceptable when men are overweight but not women and that is a whole other subject that gets me going!! next time you are going to walk past those guys, especially if you're coming from the store, make sure you carry the bag with the tomatos in it and throw one at them!! (that image makes me smile a little. . . . 
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Topic: Sorry........I need to vent!!!!!!!
I just got home a few minutes ago. We live on a small street in a large city where people like to hang out on their porches. My fiancee and I had to walk by a few guys who live next to us (ages 20-21) who obviously had nothing better to do than to hang out on their porch. My fiancee was walking ahead of me because his hands were holding heavy bags of groceries and was in a hurry to put them down on our porch. When I walked by, they started telling eachother, "Look, there's Budha. That right there is Budha." As many of you know, I have had a panniculectomy, as well as have lost over 120lbs. I KNOW I LOOK GOOD!!!! But the funny thing is, my fiancee is very overweight and had a big belly. (due to my panni, I no longer have a belly!) So, why am I Budha, and not my fiancee????? Why was nothing said to him, but I was called names???? This has happened more than once!!!! About 2 years ago, (when I was definately big) my fiancee and I were walking home, and a bunch of guys in a car started shouting "It's the great pumkin!!!!" at me because I was wearing an orange shirt. AGAIN nothing was said to or about my overweight fiancee!!! WHY???????????
Men are such chickens!!!!!!!!!!
That's the only reason why I can figure they would only yell stuff at me and not my man!!!!! Any one else encounter stuff like this where you are with someone else overweight and, yet, YOU are the only one targeted for verbal abuse?
Men are such chickens!!!!!!!!!!
That's the only reason why I can figure they would only yell stuff at me and not my man!!!!! Any one else encounter stuff like this where you are with someone else overweight and, yet, YOU are the only one targeted for verbal abuse?
Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? I say, what difference does it make--I paid for a full glass,so either way I am getting jipped!!!
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on 5/6/10 10:36 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 5/6/10 10:36 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Thurs
WAHOOOO!!!! That's awesome!
You have lots to celebrate....starting to exercise, meeting your goal, and a really good lose for the week. Kudos to you!!
You have lots to celebrate....starting to exercise, meeting your goal, and a really good lose for the week. Kudos to you!!
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Thurs
Hi Ruth!
After being sedentary for YEARS, last week I began exercising again, and met my goal!
(I exercised 3 times at one mile each time on the treadmill).
Coincidentally, I lost 3 pounds.
Who's next?!?
After being sedentary for YEARS, last week I began exercising again, and met my goal!
(I exercised 3 times at one mile each time on the treadmill).
Coincidentally, I lost 3 pounds.
Who's next?!?
Topic: RE: Weekly Weigh In
Definitely not alone in that! When I went to WW before - I wore the exact same outfit every week - even when it was starting to get too big!! If someone only ever saw me on weigh-in days, they would have thought I only owned one outfit! :)
Now, if I do brave the scales, it is usually first thing in the morning before I jump in the shower, so I have nothing on! I swear my clothes must weigh 10 pounds - and I don't need the help! LOL!
Now, if I do brave the scales, it is usually first thing in the morning before I jump in the shower, so I have nothing on! I swear my clothes must weigh 10 pounds - and I don't need the help! LOL!
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on 5/6/10 7:53 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 5/6/10 7:53 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: Weekly Weigh In
I assume we all weigh in at least once a week...if doing it more than once I assume we all use the number we get on the same day/time. For me it was always Saturday morning....now it's Friday morning.
Anyhow.....if you get weighed outside of your house do you wear the same exact clothing each time you get weighed? I do...well it's the same pants in either black or blue and the same shirts in black or blue. Just curious if I'm the only one out there that worries about the difference between my jersey knit pants and jeans....lol
Anyone want to chime in?
Anyhow.....if you get weighed outside of your house do you wear the same exact clothing each time you get weighed? I do...well it's the same pants in either black or blue and the same shirts in black or blue. Just curious if I'm the only one out there that worries about the difference between my jersey knit pants and jeans....lol
Anyone want to chime in?
Topic: RE: feeling a lil discouraged
Kimberly - I so feel your pain on this one!! I have been struggling so much. I used to work out on a regular basis, but I haven't done anything remotely close to exercise in at least 3 years.
My doctor once told me that to lose the weight I would have to exercise for at least an hour every day at a level that I wouldn't even be able to talk! Did that encourage me??? Heck no - it made me think that if that is what I had to do, I wasn't going to be doing it. There is no way I can exercise at that level for an hour!! I recently hired a personal trainer, and I told her what my doctor said - she basically called him a jacka$$! :)
I do agree that you have to push yourself a litlte - but you have to do it at your own pace. When I go for my training session she has me do 10 minutes on the eliptical trainer. My first time, I couldn't make it to 2 minutes without a break! After about 4 weeks, I still needed breaks, but I started pushing myself by adding time onto the 10 minutes to make up for the breaks. If you had told me 4 weeks before that I would willingly add time - I would have called you crazy!! My trainer did not push me to do that - I felt I was ready to do that on my own. Just as you will know when you are ready. You are right - 10 minutes on the treadmill is better than 10 minutes on the couch.
And, it is nutrition that will have the biggest impact on your weight loss. Yes, exercise is important, but even if you were on the treadmill for an hour every day, if you eat too much you won't lose any weight. This is where I am struggling now - I don't want to watch what I eat! I seem to be having a major pity party - why does this have to be so hard?? Trust me - it is getting me nowhere!
Keep doing what you are doing, and you will get there. I am 38 (almost 39), 360 pounds, and I can honestly say that I did notice a difference in my strength and my cardio after about 4 weeks. I don't think I can run a marathon or anything, but it is improving, and that feels good.
Heather.
My doctor once told me that to lose the weight I would have to exercise for at least an hour every day at a level that I wouldn't even be able to talk! Did that encourage me??? Heck no - it made me think that if that is what I had to do, I wasn't going to be doing it. There is no way I can exercise at that level for an hour!! I recently hired a personal trainer, and I told her what my doctor said - she basically called him a jacka$$! :)
I do agree that you have to push yourself a litlte - but you have to do it at your own pace. When I go for my training session she has me do 10 minutes on the eliptical trainer. My first time, I couldn't make it to 2 minutes without a break! After about 4 weeks, I still needed breaks, but I started pushing myself by adding time onto the 10 minutes to make up for the breaks. If you had told me 4 weeks before that I would willingly add time - I would have called you crazy!! My trainer did not push me to do that - I felt I was ready to do that on my own. Just as you will know when you are ready. You are right - 10 minutes on the treadmill is better than 10 minutes on the couch.
And, it is nutrition that will have the biggest impact on your weight loss. Yes, exercise is important, but even if you were on the treadmill for an hour every day, if you eat too much you won't lose any weight. This is where I am struggling now - I don't want to watch what I eat! I seem to be having a major pity party - why does this have to be so hard?? Trust me - it is getting me nowhere!
Keep doing what you are doing, and you will get there. I am 38 (almost 39), 360 pounds, and I can honestly say that I did notice a difference in my strength and my cardio after about 4 weeks. I don't think I can run a marathon or anything, but it is improving, and that feels good.
Heather.
Topic: RE: feeling a lil discouraged
ok, first off, congrats on doing such a great job just getting to the gym!! next, i think that woman was probably just trying to get you to hire her, some personal trainers just don't get that we don't want to hear them unless we hire them!! next time, if there is one, don't sit there for 45 min listening to her, just totally be rude (you have my permission) and tell her you don't want to listen to her and then walk away!! i'm actually being serious, sometimes being rude is a self preservation thing!! the one thing i did, take your speed down to 2.8, that's what i did and i was able to walk longer and then when you feel up to it, you can increase your speed. i walk 2.8 mph for 45 min versus 3.0 for 20 min, i think that little difference in speed won't hurt your weight loss attempts but it will help your joints and help you feel less pain. and as for her food thoughts, yeah, that will really keep someone full!! unless she's a trained nutritionist, don't listen to a thing she has to say!!! i say keep going with what you can do and if it's working, then you're doing it right!!
oh, and jody- i love the labels!!!
oh, and jody- i love the labels!!!
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