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Up very early and hate to miss the thread; pardon me for starting one since I'm so new!

QUOTD: Who has had the most long-lasting influence on your self-esteem? 5 years ago I would have said my mother (not in a good wa

Today I am a bit past 9 months. The VGS, despite some of the challenges (toad froth, ew) has been one of the best decisions I've made.

Best things:

1. Down 84 lbs, and 60.5 inches
2. All clothes lay flat on me (I'm kind of a

Its very short, but thick again -- I'm going to wear it like I mean it, as humidity and heat in NC has kicked in and wigs are dreadful.

So if you have hair loss, keep on with the protein, vitamins & biotin and it shall return!

Up early for no particular reason -- but to all of us, may today be a good one!

QOTD: Best memory of your mother, or being a mom (or not being one!)

I'll answer in the replies.

B: Premier shake in coffee

At this point, 1100 calories seems to be maintenance, with 1-2 lb up or down, seemingly depending upon how much liquid I get in. Doing well with chewable vitamins and biotin, and I can see tiny hairs growing back in the patches that are so very thin.<

Normal. Not a word used for my in almost any context,lol.

All labs (13 of them) were in the middle of normal. A1C was perfect. Cholesterol under 100. Angina that was totally unmanageable is gone. (Well, and a lot of hair but grateful for go

At 5 months out, I'm about 2 lbs from goal. I'm struggling to eat well, and I'm just tired of the "same old-same old"!

I got some wonderful advice about increasing my calories gradually so I can head to maintenance.

I know I need to co

I'm at 5 months today, 65.8 lbs down -- and I think about 2 lbs of that is my hair!

When does it start growing back? I'm pretty clever with a comb, hair spray and some hair fiber, but ouch it's getting sparse.

Any ideas?

First, I am so grateful I can't eat much at a time~ we were traveling, and because there are some Chinese things I can eat (and we have an awesome place where we live with crispy vegetables and seafood), I thought it would be a safe deciision.

It's been an interesting 5 months and thanks to each of you for all the support and kindness (and honesty) that have helped me to learn how this all works.

My health: that's the reason I did this at 65. My numbers are rocking perfect-normal!