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My own little NSV - Tomorrow morning, I'll be participating in my FIRST ever charity 5K! I'm only doing the walk, only 3.1 miles. I've done that distance before in my previous weight loss attempts, bu...

Mag citrate?? - Following up with my previous post about severe constipation... Can we have magnesium citrate after surgery?! That's the only thing that's done it for me the last two times I wa...

Chronic constipation? - Hey all! It's been a while since I've posted, but I've just been pretty down lately and been pretty busy with having a wedding and all. :) But I wanted to ask you a quick questi...

Anyone use MyFitnessPal? -  Add me! I like looking at others progress/foods and it'd be nice to know someone is watching mine. lol melliebthatsme :)

OT-more wedding dress updates -  So I just got home from the wedding dress store to try on my dress for the first time. My wedding is 3 weeks from today. I've been so worried for WEEKS because I ordered it in may...

Changes and hospitals -  It's funny. I just read my last entry and WOW! Back then I was complaining about getting "only" 80 g protein in a day and that I wasn't eating a wide variety of foods. Boy, I'd do...

TWODERVILLE!!! -  This may well be my first good news post! Lol. While I'm STILL not getting any protein (I've finally made an appointment with my dietician), I'm officially UNDER 300 lbs for the f...

OT- wedding dress in a HURRY?! -  So, long story short (probably wont be too short, actually.)... I'm gettin' hitched Oct 11. In April, I went to the store of choice for plus size brides around me. I found an a...

Protein has become my biggest enemy. -  It doesn't matter if it's meat or a shake. Meat just won't stay down, even in stew form. But even after I drink a protein shake, I feel nauseous for quite a long time. I know I've...

A little disappointed in myself (just some self de -  So I'm a little over 4 weeks out an I've gone from 341 to 308, which is astounding to me. But today was my family's labor day/surprise 50th party. I wasn't even about to take a bi...

Kind of a rant, but kind of scared/uneasy/VAIN? -  So my one month follow up was today. Surgeon says other than my little episode in the ER, things look good. He's cleared me for some light weight training (what I've been looking ...

Home from my ER visit -  And I feel AMAZING. My fiancé forced me to go last night round 7, so I went to the same hospital I had my surgery since they specialize in bariatric surgery there. The wait was an...

Not a good day. Just another of my rants. -  I feel miserable today. Yesterday was a bad day as well. I woke up around 930, jumped right in the shower and got ready to go (had my multi/calcium and sipped water throughout). I...

Protein & lactose intolerance -  Well, ladies and gents. You may now officially add me to the list of post oppers that are now lactose intolerant. Ugh. I drink a shake in the morning and wow. It goes down, but I ...

Could it be? A balance?! A moment of peace?! -  So, at last check, I was writhing in pain and cursing my doctor and plotting ways to make him pay for what he had done to me. I'm still not 100% convinced this is what I want. If ...

Calculating burned calories? -  Just wondering the best way to calculate an approximate number of calories burned during a workout? I use myfitnesspal to log food and any walking and today, for example, I did 3 ...

First good day since July 30. -  Today was honestly a great day (comparatively speaking). Yesterday I hit a breaking point and just wanted to lay in bed and stay put for weeks. Couldn't keep any solids down, felt...

Can't eat at all -  Can anyone tell me when I'll stop throwing up everything I eat?! It doesn't matter what it is anymore, it all comes back up and hurts like hell for a whole before. Originally I ju...

Some questions and some OT stuff -  So I'm wondering if anyone else has this issue? I'm about 17 days out, on soft foods. So when I take that first sip of water, whether it's when I wake up or just sometime during t...

Gas?! -  Does the gas ever go away?!!!! Lol. I've done the whole protein shake thing before on some old diet, so I know it can cause some gas, but WOW!!! My belly sounds like a jet engine ...

Just when I thought the worst was behind me... -  Surprise! A brand new pain pops up! This pain is apparently what it feels like when internal stitches dissolve and the muscles they're holding together begin to rub against each o...

Ease that left side pain? -  I know everyone gets it, but I don't know how you've done it! This left side pain is making me cry. Every time I sit or stand, now even shallow breaths make me tear up. I know it'...