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How do you know when you are at goal? - Hi Gang, I am 10 months post op.  Here are some stats, I am 5'6", weight 160 lbs and wear an 8/10. For the past few weeks, I have been stuck between 159-160 lbs.  My doc never ga...

try reading up on transfer-addictions. Apparently, we as a population...

5k Race-Skinny achieved a new Personal Best! - Hi Guys! Thanks to all of those that sent good warm wishes and positive mental energy my way.  38 year old me was worried that she would not be able to beat the time of 26 year ol...

My "first" 5K out of retirement is Sunda - HI Gang, Life here has been busy.  I am pleased as I now fall into the "healthy" range for my height and body frame per the Metlife tables. Sunday is my first 5K out of "retireme...

No. You don't sound vain. You sound like a realist. Things are...

It happened to me-I gained 2 lbs in ONE NIGHT-post - Hi Folks, It is me.  For those of you that haven't read my previous posts, today I am 8 months and 22 days post op.  I have lost 103 lbs.   I also suffer from PCOS and have to w...

Skinny hits 100 lbs lost today!!! - To all supporters, lurkers, and potential RNY'ers on the fence. Eight months and 9 days ago, I weighed 270 lbs and couldn't jog half a mile. Today I weight 170 lbs and can jog/ru...

First time to support group-waste of time/anxious. - Hi Gang, I am writing because I just wonder what is a normal post-op WLS support group like?  My surgeon has one.  I haven't gone because I am afraid it is going to be too much li...

Not sure if this is*the best* light dinner anymore - So this question should probably be directed to the NUT, but it is bugging me now. Previously, before RNY, I considered raw cucumber/green pepper/broccoli with hummus as a "righte...

Has sizing changed in the last 12 years?- 172 lbs - Hi guys, When I was heavier, I really didnt pay attention to non-plus fashion.  I had my own curves to dress. Before I got heavy (like around 22-26), I weighed 142 lbs and wore a...

The Bad 5K that wasn't! - Hi Gang, Hope you are well.  I am training for a 5K race in October (i.e. 3.2 miles).  I can already jog 7 miles without stopping so finishing isnt a problem...finishing WELL is. ...

The "Bad" 5K that wasn't!!! - Hi Gang, Hope you are well.  I am training for a 5K race in October (i.e. 3.2 miles).  I can already jog 7 miles without stopping so finishing isnt a problem...finishing WELL is. ...

Body dismorphia-before and after surgery? - Hi Folks! I am writing to find out if this is "normal."  Prior to surgery, I knew that I was heavy but I didn't realize/comprehend how heavy I was unless I saw pictures of myself....

Rain Go away- I got hill work to do - So I am training for a 5K in oct. Yesterday was supposed to be "hill work day" but it rained. Today it is supposed to be "hill work day" but it is also raining with scattered sho...

Before and 8 Months Post op-Skinnier Scientist - Before- 280 lbs- Size 28-32W   8 Months-Post OP- 175 lbs and Size 14 in a Ralph Lauren Dress    

Vets-Weight regain-colleague already worrying - Hi Guys, I am looking to the vets on this.  I am cruising along and doing fine (so far) on my weightloss journey. I had a colleague with a substantial closet with a variety of siz...

Ice cream is everywhere and stalking me. - HI Gang, I am loving life and the ralph lauren I can now wear. I dont dump much..just surgary foods like ice cream. I loved ice cream.   I tried it twice after surgery and threw ...

NSV-3.6 miles/5K on the treadmill without training - HI Gang, I am loving life and exercise. Today I took my fiancee to the gym with me for motivation (I was in a "Dont want to work out mindset this morning).     He picked the tre...

NSV-plank and the gym told me my clothes were too - Hi Gang. HOw are you! I am loving life so much right now. Yoga and body pump have really paid off big time. I have tried for 2 years and 4 months (twice a week in taebo) to do a ...

Tracking weight loss helps - One of the features on this site that I really like is health tracker which graphs our weightloss. I was annoyed and thinking I wasnt losing as much as I would have but when I look...

Fun cooking this weekend- recipes - I am looking forward to cooking this weekend.  I am doing a taco recipe made with hard boiled eggs, steaned green beans and tomatillo. To make it more PCOS friendly, i am not inclu...

Stretched/dilated stoma? - I really worry about this.  What causes it?  I looked at the scientific literature (i.e. research studies) and the B.S. language attributes it to "tissue remodeling."   If it wer...

Does Pilates replace yoga or weights? - Hi guys, There is only so many hours in a day.  Recently I was at a new gym and they were really pushing pilates. I am unfamiliar with pilates but it looks to be a form of streng...

Just want to be at the gym. All. the. time. - So I am loving the new lease on life that surgery gave me. ONe of the unexpected "side-effect" of the surgery is that I now love the gym and want to be there all the time.  I used ...

RNY easy- am I there yet - First of all, this is not complaining. I love my RNY and what it has done for me. Weightloss, for me, is the easiest it has ever been and the RNY is working.   After being obese ...