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1 Year Out Today - Today, I'm one year out from surgery, and down about 100 # from the date of surgery. I haven't weighed lately because I was making myself in sane with a stall and just had to get...

Women, Food and God - http://www.amazon.com/Women-Food-God-Unexpected-Everything/dp/B005OHS7S6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342705814&sr=1-1&keywords=women+food+and+god Has anyone read this book? ...

Fit to Fat to Fit - I saw this on GMA this morning and it was interesting.  His wife was mentioning as he gained weight he became "less helpful" than when he was fit.  It just seems to me slightly unr...

Jealous People....? - I can't figure this out if it's insecurity? Jealously that I'm no longer the "Fattest person at work"? I chose to not tell the majority of my coworkers about my WLS.  In turn ...

Over reacting? - At my last visit with the dietician I had lost -100# since August.   However the scale has sort of stopped moving from 2-3 pounds a week to maybe 1 pound a week. She suggested addi...

Tattoos - I'm down -100# and I was thinking about getting a tattoo.  However I still have about 50-60# to go to get to my goal weight. I was curious about anyone elses experiences with t...

I am officially down -100# - My heighest weight recorded was 330. On the day of Surgery 8/1/2012I was 315. Today I am at 215.  Which means in 8 months I've lost -100. Even thought I have had numerous c...

when to start running...? - I am about 7 months out, and down nearly 100 pounds. I currently weight about 218. I was thinking about starting to try to run but since I've been MO for most of my life I was a...

Elbow Pain - Okay guys, do I just need a mental health evaluation here? When I'm at work and have to rest my elbows on my desk while typing it seems like now they're killing me and it's pa...

Surgeon's Office Frustrations - I had my surgery on 8/1/11.  I've had some complications. I've had three EGD's, two ulcers, and four staples and sutchers removed.   Right now we are trying to sort out whether or ...

3rd EGD - Yep, I've had my third EGD in the five months I've been post op. My first EGD we did showed that I had an ulcer, and some retained staples, suchers. SInce the ulcer was so close...

Confused after dietician and surgeon follow up - I had my surgery on 8/1/11. I am about 5 months out. At my follow up visit with my surgeon today I am down -75#.  I had hoped to reach about -100# by the 6 month mark because I b...

Work outs for beginners - I have to confess I have no clue what I'm doing.  I'm 5 months out. I want to develop a regular work regeme.  Currently I'm walking 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Two days a we...

Body Perception - I've been thinking of seeing a counselor lately. I know this topic comes up from time to time but I'm having issues with body perception in a huge way. I had my surgery on Aug...

4 months out. How many calories? -  I had my surgery on 8/1/11.  My nutritionist says that I shouldn't be 'worried' about Calories, that I should be 'focusing on protein and water'.  I'm a little concerned about...

Vitamin Size - I'm just over 4 months out and I'm having an issue settling on a vitamin. My PCP and I are battling back and forth over the reccomendations, even my RD is still on the Flintston...

B12 Shots/Spray - I'm about three months post op at this point and I have a visit with my PCP (first one) today. I want to talk to him about B12 shots, and I've also heard about a nasal spray t...

Returning to work-with complications - Tomorrow is going to be my first day back to work since surgery, it's going to be a trial run, and I'm nervous. I've lost 35 pounds since surgery, but I've had complications. Rig...

Ulcer or Gallbladder -  First I want to thank everyone for all the help and advice they've offered to me lately. On Sunday evening I finally went to the ER.  I had been having stabbing RUQ pain in the...

Frustrating Situation with Surgeons Office -  I've spend the better part of the week playing tag with the NP at my surgeons office. We'd miss calls and then she wouldn't return my calls back to the number I'd leave.  I'm due ...

Pain in the back/lung area after eating - Hi All, I have an appointment with my NUT on Friday and I'm thinking about seeing if I can be seen by someone in my doctors office as well. I'm due to go back to work on Mond...

Having a hard time tolerating foods - I had my surgery on 8/1/2011. At my last NUT visit 10 days post op my diet was advanced to soft foods, including things like chicken (thighs were suggested), shrimp/fish, ground ...

5 days post op-overwhelming nausea -  I had some nausea when I was in the hospital and I was given zofran. i've been home two days and anytime i drink or 'eat' (pureed stage) anything I get nauseated as soon as it ...

Tomorrow is the day. - Tomorrow morning at 6 am I report to the preadmitting area at my hospital for surgery. I wish that I could say that I'm at peace, but I'm alternating between being at peace and ...

Surgery is Monday and I feel like I'm going nuts. - It's been a long uphill climb for me to get to this date. From unsupportive family that have now sort of turned lukewarm to my having surgery. To some family problems that had me...