Gwen M.

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Shopping Victories! - Today I got to go shopping for new shoes and new bras.   For the bras I went to a specialty store called Bloomers and got fitted - something I've never done before. It was a surpr...

Vites and Nipples - My last few days have been a whirlwind due to oncology stuff for my dad and, in the middle of that, I got my 6 month lab results.  Back in May, everything was fine except my copper...

Vites and Nipples - My last few days have been a whirlwind due to oncology stuff for my dad and, in the middle of that, I got my 6 month lab results.  Back in May, everything was fine except my copper...

"New" ASMBS recommendations - They're not that new, since they're from 2013, but here's the link -- http://asmbs.org/resources/clinical-practice-guidelines-for-the-perioperative-nutritional-metabolic-and-nonsur...

Sneaky Hate Spiral - Today is a sneaky hate spiral day. I woke up and went running. And here's what I posted to FB about that. It started about halfway through my training with the realization that I'm...

You'll get there!

Fun with medical professionals - I want to start by saying that I love my PCP.  I've been with her for 10+ years and she's great at listening to me and willing to experiment with things if I've done the research. ...

OH HELP - Notifiers - Hey OH.  I'm still not getting notifiers with any reliability.  Has your tech team made any progress on this issue?  It has been months.  

I habe a lot of goals to keep me going through this process. Here's...

Six Months Post-Op! - It’s my 6-month surgiversary! My 3-month update is here. Many more things have happened in these last three months, but here’s a list of the important-to-me stuff. One ...

Home from a great weekend - Hi all!   I went out of town on Friday (after my morning fitness classes) to spend the weekend helping my parents out.  Back at the end of last year/beginning of this year I was s...

This menu is more challenging - On Saturday, I get to go out to dinner with my parents and a group of my mom's high school classmates.  I'm super excited about the company, since they're all really neat people, b...

What Size Am I? - A friend of a friend linked this on Facebook today -- http://sizes.darkgreener.com What a lifesaver!  I'm going thrift shopping with a friend today and I have no idea what sizes I...

The first thing that comes to mind is to eat more lean meats. Where...

Letting your "freak" flag fly - This is from a Paleo/Primal blog, but I think it might apply to a lot of us who feel awkward and out of place living in a world of people with "normal" stomachs and standard Amer...

What would you order here? - I love looking at menus and playing the "what would I order at this place?" game.  My parents are taking me here on Friday night.  My mom said, with concern in her voice, "they hav...

Whatcha Eating Today VSGers??? Sunday! - Hi all!  I had my second outside run today and it kicked my butt.  I'm proving to myself the importance of sleep right now.  (By not getting enough!)   1: frankenshake2: greek chi...

Life is amazing - One of the amazing things during this whole weight loss process is how life continues to get more amazing every day. I’m seriously loving this new life I’ve created for...

Sleep and why we need it - The other day someone made a post about the importance of sleep and today I ran across this article on the very same topic.  I know that I definitely feel healthier and lose weight...

I celebrated my birthday the weekend before my pre-op diet started -...

Thrift shops are also a great resource.

I switched to wearing skirts with elastic waistbands that are "one size...

Timing of Things Like Exercise - I read an article the other day about what time of day people run and I thought it would make a fun topic here.   What time of day do you exercise when you do?  If it varies, why?...

Surefire way to break a stall! - Two weekends ago I went to GenCon for a long weekend of fun and, although I dropped weight when I weighed on Monday, my weight has been bouncing around the same 1-2 pound range eve...

Whatcha Eating Today VSGers???? Sunday!! - I ran outside for the first time ever today.  And I didn't die!  Any exercise I survive is good exercise.   1: frankenshake2: tomato, mozzarella, white bean salad3: smoked ribs w/...