Allie A.

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Lose joints after WLS? - I wasn't sure where to post this, but thought there might be a bit more knowledge about joint health and WLS. I have heard that when we lose a lot of weight fast, our ligaments ...

Acid -  My guts are burning. I'm 7 months out... Whoa no make that 8. And all of the sudden my stomach acid is out of control. I take a Prevacid daily from day 1. But now I find I'm relyi...

Scale only moves when I'm not watching -  I don't understand. Howcome when I'm paying super close attention to food prep, and journal every bite I take that the scale won't move. Over a month I was stuck at 163lbs. So fru...

forgive me OH, for I have sinned -  I'm sitting here at the computer with 2 pizza crusts in front of me, and greasy fingers. I just ate two slices of pizza.  Its my mother's birthday, and we had plans to go out f...

Recommitment to jump start weight loss -  I'm stalled out. 158lbs, and I want to lose 38 more.  I have noticed I'm getting a little lax with my rules. Initially I felt like all the rules given to me we're things I noti...

Hello online profile, remember me? -  It's been a long time since I've been on this site. I guess I've been too busy living life and enjoying summer. Well what has changed since I was last here. I adjusted my weight t...

Hot flashes after eating, but I'm 25. -  I'm 6 months out of surgery, and things are going well. I've noticed a strange symptom after I eat. I initially thought it was coincidental, but it's happening more frequently.  ...

Bio-oil for scars and LIES, ALL LIES - My review of Bio-oil. It's advertised as being big in Europe and Australia, and is to improve the appearance of scars and stretch marks.  Its not cheap for a fairly small bottle...

Taking the stairs -  I am committed to taking the stairs at work. Now that I'm lighter, my circulation has improved, my legs don't go numb, I don't run out of breath so quickly and my knees don't hurt...

Still can't cook to save my life: tonights meal to -  I can't cook worth $hit. I made the most terrible meal I've had in a long time tonight. It was going to be a 1 egg omelet. I thought we had bacon. Turns out we didn't have bacon, ...

100 days out, scared to compare -  I'm going in for my 100 day follow up. I'm scared to see all the other VSG patients. What if I'm not doing as well as them. If I look back on the last 100 days, did I give it my a...

I can cross my legs comfortably, without the top one sticking straight...

Going to the lake, showin off my scars. -  I am going to the lake on Friday for the long weekend. Lake time means boats and water sports, and bathing suits. I've lost 45lbs so far. I fit into an old bikini of mine, and I'm...

Does anyone else feel like they are being watched? - Does anyone else feel like they are being watched while they eat? I used to feel this way when I would eat loads of food, but now that's not the case. I only eat a little bit, but ...

A new thought when being faced with a hard food de - I've been noticing a plateau recently, and that bothers me. So couple weeks ago I renewed my commitment to Uping the protein, getting active, and avoiding carbs. It's been going ok...

Hey carbs, look who's winning! -  Only 11% of my calories today have been from carbs. Ha! I know now why Charley Sheen liked saying winning.  Back to reality it's only lunch time. I always struggle with dinner,...

Slowing down. -  My weightloss is definatley slowing down now. I've been telling myself all sorts of excuses/reasons that might be the case. My most recent one; no matter how much you have to lose...

Down 10% body fat! -  Today I got on my fancy shamancy scale, and I discovered that since my 2nd week out of surgery ( when I started recording), that I have lost 10% body fat! I've only increased 3% i...

Cravings -  Pizza. All I want is pizza. Hawaiian to be specific. It's all I can think about when I get near meal time. When I eat something different, I feel full but I'm still thinking ham a...

If your thinking you should post an inappropriate comment on this...

How completely inappropriate. It's this type of commentary that...

How do I get date of surgery to show? -  How do I get the type of surgery, and the date to show up under my avatar when I post? I feel kinda stupid having to ask, cuz everyone else seems to have figured it out.

Stomach acid... I don't get it. - Is anyone else's stomach acid out of control? I recently doubled my prilosect prescription, which helped for a bit. But the reflux and raw stomach feelings are back. I'm now eating...

The rules. Do you have to learn the hard way? -  I remember when I first got my book of rules to eat/live by, they were so overwhelming. So many rules. Some of them were really odd ex. don't eat and drink at the same time. Some ...