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BMI - Have you calculated your BMI recently? During my first few months post op I spent all my time concentrating on my weight loss numbers and completely forgot about my BMI that had b...

Travel Blender? - I'm going to have a number of week+ trips coming up this fall and winter for work and would like to find a little blender that I can use in my hotels.  I have a great shaker bottle...

Pill Box - I was reloading my two week pill box this morning and couldn't believe the little pile is each compartment.  I had to go to my computer to look up my list to see if I had missed so...

Six months and two weeks = 100lbs down - What a difference... + off many of my former meds + abundance of energy + no more GERD + normal clothes + overweight, not morbidly obese + four days a week at the gym LIFE I...

Krave Jerky - I love, love the Krave Black Cherry Barbecue Jerky and have been paying either $4.99 or $5.99 for a 3.5 oz pack depending on where I buy it.  I just found a 16 oz bag on Amazon for...

Overweight! - At five and a half months post-op, I have officially gone from morbidly obese to overweight! Who would think that being designated as overweight would make me so happy? 1/7/14 - ...

Cheap Thrills! - Four months and eleven days...279.4 sw to... 199.8!!!! I can't wait to see what the next four months brings.

Virtual body makeover - This is probably old news to most of you, but at under three months out, it was a fun website.  You download a full length picture of yourself and it will show you what you will lo...

Fitbit question - I'm new to Fitbit and have a question about the sleep report from my Fitbit One. Do any of you get reports of frequent waking during the night?  Although I think that I've been as...

Water - For the first time since my surgery in January, I am drinking straight water without the nasty aftertaste. So happy to no longer have to carry a squirt bottle of grape (the only fl...

Oscar Mayer Protein Packs - I just saw an ad for the new OM Protein Packs - Lunchabels for adults.  Four selections each with meat, cheese and nuts.  All under 170 calories and with 13 or 14g of protein.  Whi...

Calcium Citrate Chews - I just opened an order from Bariatric Advantage.  I had been using their 250 mg Calcium Citrate Chewy Bites in caramel and chocolate.  Today, I received my order of 500mg bites in ...

Two and a half weeks post op and traveling for wor - Does anyone have any suggestions for restaurant eating this soon after surgery? I will be having meals with my team so can't always fix my own food. Any ideas beyond tuna and ma...

myfitnesspal.com - Last week I asked for suggestions about an app that would be good at tracking foods.  Overwhelmingly, the choice was myfitnesspal as both an app and as a .com which sync immedia...

Suggestions for taking crushed meds - Now I understand the trouble I have giving my cat a pill.   I have a couple of capsule meds that my surgeon told me to open up and eat with applesauce - neither are availabl...

Post-Op Weight/Thanks - I am less than a week post-op and my weight has fluctuated up and down by 15 lbs since weighing my self the first time after surgery.  At what point can I actually say that this...

Suggestions, please... - I'm looking for a good app for tracking nutrition and fluids. I've tried a few but they only do fluids or calories. I'll bet somebody out there has found a good app for us. ...

Unjury Chicken Soup - I just mixed my first cup of Unjury chicken soup protein drink.  It's important to keep temp below 140 degree so when the water was the right temp I stirred in a scoop. I ca...