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Juice-and-protein, day 2 - Basics first--70 grams of protein,2 cups of fresh juice (cucumber/tomato/spinach/bell pepper/lemon), 2+ liters of water.  And I confess, I ate a few slices of cucumber just for ...

Musings at the end of juice-and-protein day #1 - Well, I made it through day one of the protein-and-low-carb-juice plan, and it really wasn't too bad.  All of my juice today, about 2 cups, was cucumber/tomato/spinach, with lem...

Everything is relative, even "bad days" - Today has been an "eating day". You all know exactly what I'm talking about. Not binging, not out-of-control, just need to eat. In my former life, I would have had piles of toas...

Strangely emotional day... - Today I did the first major purge of my closet. It had needed doing for a long time, but especially now that I have to dig through things to find something that fits. I was ready...

Had my first Chike shake today - MMMMMMM! I've been a Click Mocha girl, but the Chike was smoooooth and delicious!

A little slow on the uptake... - I've been on OH hundreds of times since I started researching surgery and I just found the "December Sleevers" board tonight.  I need to take more time to explore!  Good to see ...

Please tell me again... - ..how normal it is to experience a weight loss stall...that lasts for weeks...despite being a good doo-bee ( most of you are probably too young to know about being a good doo-bee, ...

An unexpected victory! - On December 4 I had my dratted band removed, hiatal hernia repair, and sleeve. I lost 33# pre-op, and my initial goal was to get to 300# by New Years. I don't weight myself often...

Just found this forum... - A whole group of people who will GET IT, no matter what I need to talk about--this is great! I've seen several of you on the VSG board, so good to see some familiar faces. I just...

New tickers, and many thanks! - I think I finally figured out how to add tickers to my posts (thanks to Tara3103 for the instructions posted earlier today--much appreciated!) .  Not sure why, but posting with ...

Is there a way to save threads that one finds part - I loved the before/after pics from last week, would like to flag the occasional recipe or comment--is there a way to flag or save posts so I don't have to scroll back through hundr...

Did you have to use heparin after surgery? - I have to inject myself with heparin 3 times per day for 2 weeks. After only 2 days, I'm turning into a giant bruise!

Let's raise a (very small) glass of cheer (well, c - Our neighborhood holiday party is tonight. At my house. We committed to the party months ago, before my surgery date was set. I'm scheduled for next Tuesday, and have been on li...

Top 10 pre-op motivators - As I approach my surgery date (December 4), I have focused strongly on all the many reasons I decided to have WLS. "Health" and "longevity" would take up the whole list, along wit...

Is there some special class or online training? - Lots of fun stuff here! I'm tired of being a faceless silhouette, and need to know how to insert my photo. And I want one of those cool weight tracker bands that are under the pos...

Band removal/VSG finally approved... - ...and I'm scared to death. Surgery is scheduled for December 4, which after months of waiting suddenly seems very soon. And very BIG. Now that it's real, having most of my stom...

Band-to-sleeve revision -  I am preparing for a LapBand removal and gastric sleeve before the end of the year.  For those of you who have been through this, did your surgeon insist in a two-step process, wi...