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My vacation frustration - I know you guys will totally get this, so I'm sharing... I'm in FL visiting family.  EVERY DAY my meals are the hot topic for conversation! I'm so tired of it I want to star...

Victories! - My scale finally hit 199 today!!! I went shopping with my sister and there was a big clearance sale at the department store.  I completely skipped the womens' section and ca...

Rumbly in my tummy - My stomach is making a lot of noise tonight, and the dog is giving me funny looks! It's so darn cute!

Clothes shopping - I hit the thrift shops yesterday and picked up a few more outfits.  Shopping takes longer now, because the requirements have changed.  It used to have to not cling to the fat ro...

how accurate is myfitnesspal? - I just put in a recipe and I was a little surprised at how much protein it ended up having.  It was yummy, too.  I'll share in case anyone is interested: 1 lb ground beef, b...

Need a laugh? - I was stuck at 209 for the past 2 weeks.  Nothing was making the scale go down, but I knew it would eventually move again so I wasn't that concerned.  Yesterday I had 2 differen...

My new normal - I just made myself lunch and realized that 2oz of meat on a little plate now looks completely normal to me.  

I just realized... - Last year at this time, I was about 20 pounds away from 300 -- today, I'm about 20 pounds away from 200!   

Got a little introspective on the way home today.. - I had my 3 month follow-up with my surgeon today.  He's happy with my progress, my BP is fine, and he said to just keep doing what I'm doing and take this time to build healthy ...

3 month update - pic - This is a little late, but I've been busy.  It's been 3 months, and I'm now down 50 lbs!  I went on vacation, and had no problem buckling the seat belts on the planes.  On some ...

3 month update - This is a little late, but I've been busy.  It's been 3 months, and I'm now down 50 lbs!  I went on vacation, and had no problem buckling the seat belts on the planes.  On some ...

new BMI - I just checked how much my BMI has changed since surgery.  I've gone from 46 to 38!  I'm only obese now, not extremely obese! And I scored a great pair of slacks for the off...

stomach acid - hunger - I've been reading a lot on here that we're not really hungry, it's just stomach acid.  It got me wondering if maybe that's been the problem for some of us all along?  We could n...

It's been two months! - I can't believe how much has changed in only 2 months.  I'm used to the eating, drinking and vitamin rules.  I don't panic when I occasionally go out to eat.  I go to the gym an...