Amy K.

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Headache relief? - woke up early this morning with fever and sinus headache. 14 hrs later I still have both and have Been taking Tylenol every 4-5 hrs.  NSAID's aren't an option since RNY, so what le...

Good information to know. I'm 6 months post op.

Revised Goals - When I started this process I wanted to lose 120 lbs.  Currently I'm 12 away from that goal and still have a lot of belly fat, so I'm not sure 12 more is going to take care of that...

Thinning hair - my hair is getting so thin and dry.  Every day I'm losing handfuls. I take biotin 2x each day. I was told this could happen, but didn't realize how bad it would be! Thinking of try...

First Post - I so wish I'd started this blog a year ago.  Well, longer than that.  The day I made the decision to go see my PCM and discuss the idea of WLS. I'm almost a year into my journey an...

No more BP meds! - saw my PCM today and he took me off my bp meds! My family history is one that I thought it wasn't if I had high blood pressure but when, but that's not the case. He said that with ...

I've added my exercise time to my calendar and refuse, for the most...

Tmi- wweighloss affecting monthly cycles - since I've lost weight rapidly my Periods have come every 18 days and are heavy. Finally got fed up and scheduled an appt with my OBGYN. She did a pap, ultrasound and biopsy, all o...

Amazing NSV today! - i used to ride my bike all the time, even participated in some fun rides when I loved back east, but sadly i gave it up years ago. Then about a month ago I dig out my old bike, rep...

40 mile bike ride? - I gotten back into mountain biking and am giving serious thought to doing a 40 mile ride in 6 weeks. I can currently ride 20 miles easily and have a training plan planned.  I'm 3 m...

Body Pump - Anyone ever been to a body pump class? I went for the first time on Tuedsay and LOVED it! It was amazing! I've never been one for group classes, but this is one I'll go back to. It...

Tiny challenge - Last spring when I really started to walk distances of 2-3 miles (yes , at that time 2-3 miles was a big deal for me) my foot started bothering me. Pcm sent me to a podiatrist who ...

Scale and non-scale victories this weekend - So I've had a man amazing week... got my mountain bike out (Its been 6+ years since I rode), changed the tubes and tired, oiled the chain and went on a 5 mile ride.  I can easily d...

Reward Day - Many diet books and shows talk about a Reward Day.  When I did the 24-hour body diet we were given one day to eat and drink whatever we wanted and the reason was explained as being...

Adjusting to my new lifestyle - I'm 7 weeks post op from RNY on July 1st. I was back at work part time 2 weeks post op and feeling like I'm barely keeping my head above water trying to get everything done each da...

Hiking again - Before severely injuring my knee and gaining 120 lbs I LOVED being out of doors; hiking, biking, etc.  One of my major goals was to get back outside to walk, hike, etc with my fami...

Size 18 Jeans - Friday is jeans day at school, but only if you wear a school shirt - last week I got a new school shirt that fits and was so excited to wear jeans.  A friend gave me some of her ol...

Back to work tomorrow - am I prepared? - Greetings... tomorrow I'm back to work after a 7 week summer break.  Fortunately I don't start off with any students for a couple weeks so it wont be so bad, at least I hope not.  ...

This time next week... - I'm new to posting, but I've been on this site for about a week now.  Last Thursday I had my pre-op class and then Friday started my liquid diet.  The first four days of liquids we...