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We are all in a hurry to lose a lot of weight..... - I know that we are all in a hurry to lose a lot of weight, but sometimes I think we forget to take a moment and think about where we ARE today......and how far we have come since w...

NSV --- SIZE 16 shorts !!! - I just bought size 16 ladies shorts at walmart !!!!!  Last summer I was wearing 4x shorts from walmart. (size 28 ?!)  OMG I cannot flipping believe it. 

Still fighting for that 100th pound...... - I feel like I'm inching up an ever expanding hill, sliding downwards, inching back up....and someone keeps adding to the hill.... I have managed to add an extra work out to my w...

July 10th and scale won't move again..... - I think there is something to anticipation.  Just when you really want the scale to move, it doesn't .  Of course, there is NO good time for the dreaded stall to happen, it just se...

I put on my pre-op jeans today..... - I was cleaning out my closet again.  And I found the pair of Jeans that I decided to keep, to remind myself of where I started.  Well, actually I had already lost some weight when ...

Stress + Heat + eating out = Stall - I'm so pissed at myself and at life today.  I need someone to talk me down.  My house air conditioning went out.  New forced air unit 3200, car check engine light went on, no p...

EX Husband NSV !!!! - Been divorced 5 years.  Ex calls me and askes if we can meet to discuss our kid.  I haven't seen my ex face to face in over a year and 96 pounds...... So I said sure.   ...

Post VSG menu reading.... - Before surgery, before weight loss, before.....it was either about what sounded good; how hungry I was, what would not be embarassing to order...... Now, when I dine out, I find...

I have lost a total of 95 pounds since last year a - And it THAT isn't something....well, I don't know what is.  I am pretty proud of that number.  And overwhelmed too.  I look in the mirror, and sometimes I don't "recognize" me....

A few neat stats.....inches lost. - I work out at Curves.  They do a weigh and measure each month.  I started working out there during my pre-op classes, I joined there after already losing some weight.  Today I got ...

Geat vitamin find for me !!! - I don't mind swallowing pills --Before surgery, I would take my morning vitamin pill, my allergy meds, and whatever all at once.  At night I would toss down a hand ful of pills wit...

5 month results...... - Five Awesome months !!! 1/24/2010  surgery weight  266 2/24/2011  month  one        246       20 lb loss 3/24/2011  month two          234       12 lb loss 4/24/2011 month t...

5 month surgiversary review of wt. loss - Five Awesome months !!! 1/24/2010  surgery weight  266 2/24/2011  month  one        246       20 lb loss 3/24/2011  month two          234       12 lb loss 4/24/2011 month t...

SLEEP --- How to break a stall !!!! - I admit it.  I'm not a good sleeper.   I'm a world class Jewish momma.  I worry at night.  I worry about my kid, I worry about finances, I worry about my elderly father.  I worry a...

I indulged yesterday....and.... - I admit it.  Was at Disneyland yesterday with my teen daughter (we are annual pass holders) and I usually am sooooo good.  I usually bring my own food.  But yesterday we were meeti...

90th Pound Celebration !!!!! - I celebrate everything !!!!  My dog's birthday, my kid getting a great grade, and my own wonderful weight loss !!!!! I JUST LOST MY 90TH POUND !!!!! I am so excited, I cannot e...

Weight loss days VERSES work out days (?) - It's not a bad thing, it's just that I don't understand it, I'm wondering if someone can give me ideas as to why.  I am a 55 yr old woman.  Severe arthritis, and had a bad fall la...

How much lost vs How much to go !!! - I find it interesting how people chose to make their Health Tracker -- Some define clearly how many pounds LEFT they have to get to goal; While others define how many pound...

OUCH ! NSV OUCH! - I was at Disneyland yesterday with family.  Was riding Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and my butt really hurt.  I was trying to figure out why I had these two pressure points right...

Need Help with Vitamins !!! - I'm not a good vitamin taker.  I admit it.  I hate how big they are,  and so many of them give me major heartburn.  Does anyone have a good multi-vitamin that covers it pretty ...

EVERY BODY has a different opinion....... - Seems like everybody has a different opinion on MY weight loss, and seems like they all want to lt me know about it.  I was at a friend's home for a social gathering, and saw some ...

Just an update....where I am , and where I am not. - Well, I did quit my job.  My well paying, highly benefitted job.  But the stress, the anxiety, the constant crap is over.  Everyone said it would be impossible to find a job, even ...

Subway -- cheap eats !! - I am a social worker.  I drive all over, and can literally be in my car going from house to house, city to city all day long.  I forgot my lunch today.  I stopped into a Subway...

I saw my thighs..... - Help me here.  I was in a job interview.  Dressed in a nice skirt, sleeveless top, and a jacket.  I looked down, and instead of stomach past my boobs, I realized I had my legs CROS...