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Really mad at myself - I'm angry that I'm supposed to listen to the NUT but I am responsible for the crash and burn. I have yet to have surgery, I'm in the process of completing a bariatric program wh...

Diabetes and VSG - So I had my initial consult with the bariatric program today and I have been planning on the sleeve.  Today the dietician informed me that I have a greater chance of resolving my d...

Weight Wise program! - Hey everyone! I arrived in Edmonton today for my initial consult at the WW program here in Edmonton on Monday.  Excited and nervous all at once.  Pray for me!  Tomorrow I plan t...

Factor V Leiden.. - Greetings... Wondering if anyone else has this genetic blood disorder?  I know that I have one "mutant" buddy out there but I was just wondering how many other brothers and sist...

Monday Morning Weigh in - Let's get the week started! LW 301 TW 300.6 I want to laugh and cry at the same time!  Of course now that I'm so close to leaving 300 behind for ever it will be my back to b...

Edmonton Weight Wise program - Hello Everyone! I have my initial appointment for this program in July.  In meeting with my dietician here I was told that I need to eat more carbs and that Edmonton requires a ...

NSV and a....I don't know what I'd call it! - Hello OH friends. Today was my bestie's rehearsal for the Friday wedding. There were no plans for dinner but was invited out and ended up at The Old Spaghetti Factory. The NSV i...

NSV and a....I don't know what I'd call it! - Hello OH friends. Today was my bestie's rehearsal for the Friday wedding.  There were no plans for dinner but was invited out and ended up at The Old Spaghetti Factory.  The NSV...

It's going to be a long week. - My best friend is getting married on Friday and I'm her maid of honour. Now good news is that it's a very small wedding so I don't have a lot of responsibilities. Looks like it ...

It's going to be a long week. - My best friend is getting married on Friday and I'm her maid of honour.  Now good news is that it's a very small wedding so I don't have a lot of responsibilities. Looks like it...

seeking_freedom? - Anyone heard from Niki yet?  I realize it's only been 6 days since she left but I'm so used to the Mexico crew being back in 3 days and I don't know how long Edmonton keeps you aro...

Doctor's appt - So I usually get the lecture about how even though I have several chronic medical conditions I really need to work to deal with them all at the same time vs dealing with my genetic...

Unbelievable! - Today is 9 weeks since I put my foot down and made me a priority in my life.  Just 2 days over 2 calendar months.  I am down 28 POUNDS!!!!  The only time I've lost more weight was ...

X POST re: diabetic neuropathy medications - The diabetic forum doesn't appear to be as active as here so I thought I'd cross post in hopes of finding an answer!  Thanks for understanding. I've been a diabetic for years on...

diabetic neuropathy medications - I've been a diabetic for years on insulin for the last few of them.  I have neuropathy but strangely enough when I wasn't controlling my sugars it didn't bother me.  I've completel...

Sooo...poke out my eyes or have a good boo hoo? - So I'm frustrated.  The last 2 weeks I've lost 1.2 and .6 for a total of 20.8 in 6 weeks.  Now I'm totally aware that nearly 21 pounds is AWESOME but it's frustrating that I only h...

Just realized.... - In 8 pounds I will no longer be super morbidly obese!  Just extremely morbidly obese!  lol  I was thinking about Allison's post about "just" being overweight.  It is funny and amaz...

Intro - I am SO glad to have found this forum!  I was introduced to my local forum a little while ago but finally started looking around and found you guys! There is a "pilot program" i...

I did it on purpose! - I went to the gym today for the first time in a gazillion years and walked for 20 minutes on the treadmill.  Averaged 2 miles an hour but upped the incline for a couple of minutes,...

Thank you! - I was really bothered last week that I was going to gain when I'd only been very serious about weight loss for4 weeks.  Well I did gain but this week lost what I gained plus anothe...

Panic! -  This is normal, I know this but seem to panicking anyway.  Completely changed my thinking and lifestyle on April 2nd. In the first 3 weeks I have lost 15 lbs and am very proud of ...

NSV for me! - I had planned to call Andrea this week to confirm the high end of BMI restrictions for the Winnipeg program but I read on the board that the cap is 47.  So that means an extra 20 p...

yoga? - Does anyone know if there are yoga classes in Winnipeg specifically geared to the overweight/obese/morbidly obese?  I'm interested in taking classes but don't think I would be comf...

Suggestions? - Ok so I saw in a post that Winnipeg's WLS program might go as high as a 50 BMI, mine is 53.  So when I did the math, losing 25 pounds would get me down to the max BMI.  It's like a...

How do you do it? - A little over 2 years ago my endocrinologist told me about the MB pilot project and told me that I was the perfect candidate for surgery, met all the criteria.  I wasn't sure how I...