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Sometimes I think I'm a failure, but I'm not - Today is my 1 year surgiversary. I'm so used to reading about huge losses here, and I'm not one of them. One year out, I'm down 65 pounds. I'm still obese according to the BMI calc...

First GI Virus since Surgery - Help? - Well it started last night with absurd rumbling and grumbling of my tummy, loud enough for my husband to ask if I'd remembered my PM snack. My belly roiled most of the night but...

Random Acts of NSV - I thought it would be fun to start a thread about random and unexpected NSVs. Here's mine for today (and yesterday too). I traveled out West for a business trip. And on my fligh...

Recently moved - Hi all. My family recently moved from the Oak Park area to Bolingbrook/Naperville area. My surgeon's office, and support groups, are entirely too far away for me to manage them ...

NSV! - We just moved and I unearthed the bag that my wedding gown has lived in every day since we got married 5 years ago. And I decided today was the day to try it out... and it fit! ...

Hey my wedding gown fits again!

Laurie this is the best news ever. I am so happy for you! WTG girl....

Month 2 Check In - Well I have been a crazy person for the last 30 days - who doesn't buy a new house, plan a move, and still work full time while raising two small children in days 30-60 post op?...

Where'd your butt go? Your bathing suit is looking for it. :) You're...

NSV: A fashion show from my own closet... - Hey my middle-ground "skinny" clothes fit including a bunch of suits that I haven't worn in like 4 years and blouses that I haven't worn in 5. And my absolutely fabulous faux-fu...

I'm afraid to say it out loud, but I think I broke - I was rewarded with a 3 pound loss on the scale this week, which for me is big news and I'm absolutely thrilled about it. I am SO glad I stopped weighing myself every day. I onl...

NSV... I ran. - Today I hit the gym...now that I'm 6 weeks out I can do some real stuff again, and I decided to start gradually, on the treadmill. And I was walking and walking and swinging my ...

Real time NSV - Posting from the El. Just realized I have a new NSV... People choosing to sit with me on the train. Oftentimes I get a seat to myself. Apparently not just dumb luck, eh? There are ...

Okay so I needed to use that food scale I bought - Before surgery, I know I was eating more than I thought I was. You can relate, right? I mean I thought I was having 4 or 5 ounces of something and in reality, I certainly was ha...

1 month check in plus NSV report - Well I'm officially 1 month out - actually I was as of Saturday but I just saw my surgeon today for my one-month post-op visit. All's well. I'm down 20.5 pounds so far and am fa...

Celebrity Sleeve - Did you happen to see this article? I don't watch Master Chef very often, but I have seen it. I find it interesting that given his celebrity chef job he's joined us on the Sleev...

NSV bathing suit style - I walked around in my swimsuit at my skinny SIL's house (she has a great in-ground pool) and I didn't wear a cover up. I allowed myself to photographed with my kids. I was in th...

I see why you had to wait til the graduation festivities were over to...

Recipe: Protein "Arnold Palmer" - I don't know about you but I've always loved a nice "Arnold Palmer" on hot summer day. This week I've created a new drink, and yes I've added it as a meal on MFP. Here's my reci...

Okay once again you're brilliant. This is great! Love it. And...

Things I learned from being hungry - 1. Learning to live with my sleeve physically has been easier than learning to live with my brain post sleeve. I think about everything too much and sometimes analysis isn't req...

OMG I am just so hungry today! - I have no idea why. I had protein coffee for breakfast, a protein shake before lunch (syntrax iced tea) 1/2 cup of soup, and a FF pudding already today and I'm just sitting here...

Thought of you today as I whipped the living hell out of my broccoli...