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Making pants smaller (as seen on tv) - I recently bought some of those cheesy replacement buttons from the As Seen on TV store.  They are intended to make your waistband larger.  I was able to use them to make the waist...

I am in love with my new lunchbox!!! - I just got a bento style lunchbox, and I LOVE it!!!  It is from here:  http://www.laptoplunches.com/ I have the block box, with pink containers.  I also got a set of extra conta...

Waving a fond farewell to my formerly favorite foo - I'd like to take a moment of silence for Caribou Mint Condition latte and lemon poppyseed bread. LOL! :) They were my FAVORITE preop treat.  A few weeks ago I had decided tha...

What type of "weird" rules does your doc - Based on what I've been reading here over the last almost-year, it sounds like differents doctors and nuts have different dietary rules. Just for fun, what is the one "rule", th...

Getting back on the excercise wagon after falling - A story for those of you who like to fall off the excercise wagon, like I do... At the end of September, I caught a nasty cold.  During the subsequentn 2.5 weeks, I stopped runn...

Goal weights and updated ticker.. - Previously, I had set the goal weight on my ticker by pulling a number out of the air (140).  After surgery, my doctor hesitated to give me a goal weight, so I had nothing to reall...

Head hunger hitting full force!! - Up until about a week ago, I haven't had much head hunger.  However, now it has hit me full force!!  I am craving and mourning all kinds of foods :(  Not sure if it's the time of y...

6 month surgiversary - It has been exactly 24 weeks since my surgery. In summary: - I am SO glad that I got the VSG!! - I did not suffer any complications during surgery/recovery - I still get hung...

Cold medicine and the VSG - As promised, here is what happened when I took medicine for my recent cold (Sore throat 1.5 weeks ago, turned into congestion, turned into nighttime cough which I still have). -...

Clothing sales?! - Hey, if you notice any great clothing sales (especially pants at Kohls or JC Penny's), please post!  I think the size I need will be 16WP or 16P. I have a bunch of great tops th...

Clothes Mentor in Burnsville! - Per someone's suggestion, I checked out Clothes Mentor in Burnsville, and it was great!  I was able to sell some of my nicer used shirts there, and was able to pick up a couple of ...

Great snack for those of you in the SF bay area! - I was visiting a friend in the bay area last weekend, and she told me about a great soy snack at costco.  The brand is something like "Your Healthy Way", and the product name was S...

...leaving on a jet plane - Well, it's my first flight since surgery! I wonder how different it will be than my last few flights??!!  Barely getting the seatbelt fastened even in first class? Not being abl...

"Freezing to death" right before bed - Just curious if anyone else in the cooler states has the following reaction... I'm colder in general now.  However, I have found that as I lay down to sleep, I suddenly feel lik...

I'm a size whatnow? (NSV) - OMG!  I went shopping this weekend, and I was able to fit into a coat and a sweater in size large in the MISSES department!!!!  I haven't fit into Misses in I don't know, almost 20...

Website with VSG friendly snacks and recipes? - I should probably know this already, but I don't... Do you know of a website that lists VSG friendly snacks and recipes?  For example, a list of high protein snacks that are yum...

First cold since surgery - medication advice? - I'm a little over 5 months out, and am experiencing my first cold... Can I take medication like I used to?  Has anyone had bad experiences with Nyquil or psuedophed after surger...

My new favorite recipes! - I have a hard time eating bread, crackers, pasta, etc. so I have created these variations...  Note, I don't count carbs, so I don't know how many carbs are in these offhand...  ...

Coffee this week? - Where is coffee this week?  I haven't been able to go in MONTHS, and am looking forward to meeting up with everyone :)

Clothes! (3X, 1X, 24WP pants, 16WP pants) - Hi!  Just checking to see if there is anyone out there who would like my size 24WP pants or size 3X summer shirts? On a similar note, would anyone want to give me their 1X shirt...

5 Month Update - Hi!  Can't believe that I hit my 5 month mark last Friday!  Here is a summary of where I'm at: - I still have my hunger.  It's worse some days, better others.  I manage it by havi...

Ticker in signature won't update - Has anyone else had the problem today where their ticker won't update?  I've updated my weight in the health tracker, like I usually do, and my tickers in my signature aren't updat...

YAY!!! I met my first big goal!!! - Today I met my first major goal weight!!  A few years ago I entered into a weightloss competition at work, and got down to 189.  I was at that weight for maybe 5 minutes, and then ...

Any runners want to be friends? - I'm looking for VSGers who run, and would like to share tips and tricks via messages instead of here (I am paranoid that Frisco will think my questions are dumb and block me ).  I ...

Avocado = horrible stomach pain? - Last week, I had a tablespoon of guacamole along with some ham.  I then had horrible stomach pain about 30 minutes later.  The pain got better after 3-4 hours.  I thought it was th...