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Breakfast Ideas - I see posts here from time to time from people looking for great breakfast ideas.  Today, this post popped up on my blog feed, so I figured I should share it.  It's from a paleo bl...

Did you find that your skin changed in the last two years between...

I recommend taking measurements! It can be easier to see change...

Nerves Before a Follow-Up - Do you all get nerves before post-op follow-ups with your surgeon?  I'm seeing mine for the third time post-op on Friday and I'm super nervous.  (I'm seeing the NUT for the first t...

WLS Blogs - do you have one? - I'm looking for new blogs to add to my blog reader.  I think I've gotten most of the ones that are in people's signatures who post here, but I might have missed some.  I find WLS b...

Monday Weigh In - What a week I've had.  I started running - I'm working up to be able to start the actual couch to 5k program. I signed up for my first 5k in October and paid my race fees!  I'm sup...

Does a 3500 calorie really equal 1 pound? - This is a VERY interesting article.   http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2014/06/the-calorie-theory-prove-it-or-lose-it/

Paid my first race fees - who is this person whose - My partner ran a 10-miler in Baltimore yesterday and, last night, we were talking about his next Baltimore race which is the marathon in October.  He suggested that I sign up for t...

Whatcha eating today VSGers...Saturday!! - Happy Saturday!  I'm home from an overnight in Baltimore and looking forward to cooking dinner after three meals in restaurants.   1: frankenshake2: manti and falafel with hummus ...

Three Months! - It’s my 3-month surgiversary - well, tomorrow is, but I'll be out of town, so I'll post a yay post today!  So many things have happened in the last three months and I’d...

How to handle food police - I think that some of the advice in this post is relevant to our post-WLS lives when we sometimes have to deal with food police.   http://captainawkward.com/2012/11/25/398-im-tired...

Looking for skirts - I've come to the conclusion that pants suck for my changing body.  Seriously, I hate them.  My current pair, for example, fits wonderfully in the waist, but through the crotch, ris...

I ran for the first time ever, and I didn't die - The subject line pretty much says it all.  Today I ran for the first time that I can ever remember in my adult life.  I'm pretty sure the only way I would have run prior to this is...

New Orthotics! - Another causality of weight loss :P  I've been having pain in the top of my right foot the last few weeks and I got in to the podiatrist today.  Apparently orthotics are made a lit...

Monday Weigh In - I hope you all are doing well!  I had a pretty ridiculous week last week, I spent Tuesday night in the ER due to a kidney stone.  (I've been getting stones since I was 12, so this ...

Whatcha eating today VSGers... Sunday, Sunday, Sun - Happy Sunday all!  Today is a resting sort of day for me, which really means it's a housework day.  But it's nice to me around the house instead of running around.  I'm still not f...

Whatcha eating today VSGers...Saturday!!! - It's another glorious Saturday here in southern Maryland!  I went to the farmers market and got lots of green things - asparagus (probably the last for the year), green onions, cuc...

If you haven't already, I highly recommend adding a therapist to your...

Low Stomach Acid - I've been having some weird belching/burping going on for the last three days, especially after I eat, and Dr. Google has lead me to low stomach acid being the culprit.  And a culp...

Whatcha eating today VSGers??? Sunday :) - Today is measurement day for me!  My waist is down two inches from last month and my hips are down two and a half!  I love measurement day :D   I'm going to a child's birthday par...

Blood test results - I just got my first set of lab results and I figured I'd post them here in case any of you gurus have feedback for me about things I should watch!  My copper is high, so I'm switch...

Multi without copper? - Due to a high copper level in recent lab work, my doc wants me to switch to a copper-free multivitamin.  Do any of you take such a thing?  I'd love recommendations.   Thanks!

Multi without copper? - Due to a high copper level in recent lab work, my doc wants me to switch to a copper-free multivitamin.  Do any of you take such a thing?  I'd love recommendations.   Thanks!

The art of self-negotiation - I thought this article was really great and that some of you might also find it useful. Mastering the Art of Self-Negotiation It happens to many – if not all of us at some ...

Things you (surprisingly) don't miss? - I was talking with a friend on Sunday and she mentioned pizza and I had the realization that a) I haven't had pizza since my pre-op diet and b) I haven't wanted pizza.  I was total...