Stephanie G.
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
Weird problem - tongue problems -
I had an RNY Dec 2011 and have done very well. I work hard to get in my protein, but am not terribly successful. I do take all the vitamins, take double B 12 and B complex. M...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 11 years, 10 months ago
Skewed lab results - I'm six months out from RNY and got my lab results yesterday. My iron and vitamin D are both less than half of normal. How common is this? I know I have to add both to my pile o...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 11 years, 11 months ago
Gummy vitamins? - I was told not to take gummy vitamins because they don't have enough of iron (something, but I think it's iron). Does anyone know about gummy B vitamins? I've tried the sublingua...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 11 years, 11 months ago
Onederland... I finally made it! - I haven't lost much weight in the past couple of months. I discovered my sleeping pill was causing me to eat at night. I didn't believe it for a long time, but eventually had to ...
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years ago
Work and other issues - I found out about three weeks ago that my entire department is closing down. (I'm theER nurse manager for the float pool of a multisystem hospital and my staff is being divided u...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 12 years ago
Hiccups - I'm almost four months out from an RNY and I hiccup. This has strictly been a post op thing. I don't think I've had a spell last more than a minute, but even when they're not fre...
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years ago
Drugged night time eating - So as it turns out, Ambien really can make you eat in your sleep. I've had significant insomnia since childhood. I remember getting ready for school in the morning some days afte...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 12 years, 1 month ago
Consignment store in San Antonio? - The only consignment store I can find through the internet doesn't take clothes from Penney's (where I get most of my clothes). I guess I'm not hip. :)
Anyone know of a consig...
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 1 month ago
Onederland, here I come! - I'm down to 208 pounds. Wow! I gave birth at 212 (25 1/2 yrs ago), lost 40 pounds in the hospital (had pre eclampsia), went home at 174 pounds. Within the year, I was over 200 p...
Stephanie G. added a goal 12 years, 2 months ago
weight under 200 pounds
Stephanie G. accomplished a goal 12 years, 2 months ago
Lose to 210 pounds first, wear size 18.
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Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 2 months ago
The agony of de feet (yes, I went there) - So, as I have been whining on the forum, I had to say goodbye to fifteen pairs of shoes today. (A moment of silence, please...) Nothing I could do, nothing I could shove into my ...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 12 years, 2 months ago
Mourning the loss - I'm down by 53 pounds and three dress sizes. That's wonderful. What's not so wonderful is that I had to pull 15 (yes, FIFTEEN) pairs of shoes out of my closet that no longer fit....
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 2 months ago
Down another decade! - I'm under 220. Hooray! I haven't lost in a couple of weeks, but this morning I'm at 218. I was at 212 when I gave birth, but I lost 40 pounds in the hospital. (I had pre eclamp...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 12 years, 2 months ago
So am I normal? - I'm 7 1/2 weeks out from an RNY. My surgeon said I could start eating when I got hungry, usually 1-2 weeks post op. I got hungry early, about four or five days out. (My husband ...
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Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 2 months ago
Poopy stuff - I have never had constipation issues. I was constipated once, when I was heavily medicated after Glen's death. Two days ago I had a hard, hard stool that I could not pass. I use...
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 3 months ago
Big loser - I weighed myself tonight, yes at NIGHT, and am down. I haven't lost any numbers on the scale for several days, but my clothes continue to get looser. People at work have been tel...
Stephanie G. wrote a blog post 12 years, 3 months ago
Whine alert - Yesterday was a difficult day for me. I started out with a headache. Actually, I started at the gym. I've been trying to go some, but I'm not nearly where I was before the plan...
Stephanie G. posted a discussion topic 12 years, 3 months ago
Whine fest - In the interest of full disclosure, I've just finished the period thing (sorry, guys, it is what it is). I have a loooong future of that ahead of me. My mom and grandmother went ...