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How much exercise is too much? - Yesterday my physical therapist told me that I might want to consider cutting back a little on my exercise.  How have I become someone who exercises too much?  Who am I?!   This i...

Monday Weigh In - This has been my first real stall.  It's a combination of increased exercise (so my body freaking out), my period, constipation, and some extra meals out for increased sodium.  Ugh...

Whatcha eating today VSGers??? Monday :) - Happy Memorial Day to the USians!  I'll be celebrating by grilling, like a real American ;)  I also had my monthly massage today and I'm feeling great.  My therapist was super comp...

Whatcha eating today VSGers...Saturday?? - Happy weekend!  I'm going to see the X-Men movie today and I'm looking forward to it!  I also got to the farmers market this morning and got dill, asparagus, broccoli, leeks, green...

Menstruation woes - I take seasonique BCP. It has 12 weeks of normal pills and one week of lower dosage pills instead of the usual placebo. So I normally bleed every 13th week.  I stopped taking it f...

Copper levels high - I got a call from my doc today about the recent lab work I had and everything is great (I'll be picking up the results to confirm) except my copper which is apparently high at 220....

Copper levels high - I got a call from my doc today about the recent lab work I had and everything is great (I'll be picking up the results to confirm) except my copper which is apparently high at 220....

Ponderings on Excess Skin - I wrote this in my journal last night, after I spent about 10 minutes staring at my naked body in the mirror and noticing all of my newly loose skin.  I really want to be able to l...

Best Scale Victory - Today, for the first time ever since I'm sure I lied when I got it, the weight on my drivers license is correct. This also means that, at this moment and every moment forward, I we...

Whatcha eating today VSGers??? Thursday! (which i - How's it going today, VSGers?  It's sort of a rest day for me since Pilates was cancelled due to college commencement.  I've "only" got physical therapy!  I've also got a support g...

Sushi! - A few months ago someone asked about eating sushi post-op and was told they'd probably only be able to eat half a roll. The poster got a little pissy and I remember thinking to mys...

Monday Weigh In - Are you still out of town, Carol?  I will assume so since it's 2pm EST and go ahead and post the weigh in post!   I added a lot of exercise in the last week (Tai Chi, Pilates, and...

Whatcha eating VSGers? Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! - I have officially lost 50 pounds according to trendweight, since it counts your trending weight only. So that's a nice thing to see now! I'm sure my body will be screwed up this we...

Whatcha eating VSGers? Saturday!! - Happy Saturday!  It just started to drizzle here, but it was gorgeous all morning.  Great weather for the farmers market.   B: leftover burger stuff from last nightS: frankenshake...

Life Changes - I believe that yesterday marked a full 8 weeks from surgery for me.  My life has already changed drastically.  3-4 months ago I would have complained at being too busy if I had mor...

What would you order from this menu? - I'm going here tonight for trivia and I'm trying to figure out what to order.  I figured you all might be able to help me!  I "can" eat anything (although we all know what that rea...

Monday Weigh In - Since our intrepid Cappy is currently on a cruise, I figure I'll go ahead and post the Monday Weigh In thread.  I hope you all are having really fantastic weeks so far.  This is th...

Hors d'oeuvre help! (Difficulty: must be vegan) - I've got a choir party on Thursday and I want to take something that I can eat, since it will be my dinner.  The challenge is that my best friend is vegan so I really want to make ...

Stomach acid? - Due to a rescheduled appointment and poor planning, I ran out of Nexium on Wednesday.  I decided to try not taking it until I get a refill on Tuesday.  Both yesterday and today I'v...

Whatcha Eating Today VSGers? TGIFriday!! - Please come back, Ms Shell!   I hope you're all ready for the weekend.  My big plans this weekend are to cheer my partner on while he runs a 5K Saturday night and then a half-mara...

Recovering from a detour - This is from a Paleo blog, but I think it's really useful advice for most eating plans.   http://paleoleap.com/recovering-paleo-detour/ “Falling off the wagon” sounds...

Whatcha Eating Today VSGers? Thursday!!!! - It's almost the weekend, yay rah!  Last night I tried on an old L turtleneck of my partner's... and it fit.  It must be the largest L in existence, because I totally disbelieve tha...

Tai Chi, Pilates, and Yoga - I'm hoping to start taking classes in these three things starting next week.  I've done Tai Chi while fat, so I'm not super worried about that.  The last time I did yoga I was abou...

Very scheduled life - Pre-op, if I had more than 2-3 things going on in a week I would be annoyed at how busy I was!  Now, in my almost 7th week of post-op life, I have 2-3 things scheduled every single...

Insurance NSV - For the first time in my life I've reached my out of pocket maximum.  This means that my physical therapy is FREE with no co-pay!  (Since my co-pay was $40, I'll be saving $320/mon...