Linda B.

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X-Post, starting adult ice skating classes tonight - Well, I am at a place in my journey where I feel this would be worth the funds I'm about to spend. Most of you know how much I enjoy ice skating, but I've forgotten how to do mo...

You are looking great.

down another jean size, grateful for thrift stores - I don't get to wear jeans except on casual Friday & weekends. On weekends, I also wear yoga pants (so comfy). So, yesterday, I discovered that my jeans were to big. I have been ...

new to this forum - I've been lurking on this forum for a while to read up a bit. I had VSG 9/13/12, and while I'm still very new in the journey, I have started my PS savings fund. I haven't even d...

love the closet purging - Well, I had to purge my closet again. I'm loving this "problem." I noticed that some of the things I had purchased a few weeks ago at a thrift store were now too big, so they we...

Overwieight and halfway to goal - Well, I am 10 and a 1/2 weeks out now. I just figured out that I'm halfway to my goal weight and according to a BMI calculator, I'm no longer obese, I am overweight. It is also ...

Happy Thanksgiving - What a difference a year makes. Last year we were preparing for DH to have his VSG on 12/9. I was beginning to work on finding a second comorbidity  so I could qualify through K...

getting sick brings a whole new set of challenges - Thanks to a couple of coworkers and students, I now have a nasty sore throat, and the beginnings of what is most likely a wicked cold. Went out to dinner and got chicken tortill...

OT-Football - What a game tonight. I'm so happy that the 49rs kicked some Bear butt.

2 months out today - Wow, what a journey so far. I am so grateful to those who have gone before me who's advise has been such a help to me. Many of you know my DH had his sleeve done 12/9/11, and so...

grateful for thrift stores - I had to go on a hunt for work clothes today. I hit a couple of thrift stores, and I found some work pants for now and a little later. I also scored a couple of sweaters for a b...

The So Cal party tonight - Mike & I attended the party this evening, and we had a good time seeing some familiar faces, and also some new ones. The food was good, and we even had a Magic Bullet station wi...

been away for a few days - I have been away from an internet connection since Saturday. I went to LA to cheer on my DH, his running partner, and 2 OH friends as they ran the Rock & Roll 1/2 marathon. Ever...

6 weeks today - Today marks week 6 and I'm loving my sleeve. Today I advanced to all foods. Not that I'm going to eat all foods, staying on plan. Today was my second day back at work. I'm reall...

OT-Giants won game 1 - I am happy to report that the SF Giants won the 1st game of the World Series.

Ice Skating NSV & back to work tomorrow - Well, I had a doctor's appointment for the follow up after Nova Sure. Since it is about an hour away, and that is the closest ice rink, I went skating after the appointment. The la...

For those attending the So Cal Halloween party Nov - There are a few of us who will be staying at a nearby hotel because we don't want to drive home that late (some of us are coming from a few hours away). So, if you are planning o...

NSV, clothes - Well, I purged the closet again this week. I had bought a few things at a thrift store and a yard sale that were smaller pre-op. I knew I would be dropping sizes pretty fast, so I ...

one month down - Well, today is my one month surgiversary. I've lost 17 pounds since my surgery date and 43 pounds since my program orientation. So far, so good. I'm on soft foods now and that is g...

OT: Nova Sure today - Well, as I write this, I'm still groggy from the anesthesia. My OB/GYN wanted me to have a general. I had hoped he would change his mind so I wouldn't be so groggy, but he said tha...

I now weigh less than my husband - Well, once DH had his VSG and  was on his losing streak, he has weighed less than me. Not anymore As of this morning, I now weigh less than him. I am so stoked. I didn't even catc...

just checking in - Even though I'm still home from work, life has been quite busy the past week or so. Things are going well. I do still have some soreness and sometimes pain at one of the lap incisi...

3 weeks today, 1st stall & it's all good - Thanks to the people (especially DH) who have gone before me, I was prepared for this to happen. I know it is normal and that my body is doing some adjusting. It is so good to know...

X-Post Long Beach coffee today - The starbucks run in Long Beach today was such fun. It was great to meet some new (old) people. Oh, and hanging out with Billy D was a nice bonus.

X- Post Long Beach coffee today - The starbucks run in Long Beach today was such fun. It was great to meet some new (old) people. Oh, and hanging out with Billy D was a nice bonus.