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Easing back into protein - I have been sick the last week or so with the flu and pneumonia (which can really interrupt a routine).  I'm still feeling too yuck to work out but am trying to get back to normal ...

Night protein - According to my latest blood work I don't absorb protein very well, so I need an extra 20 grams or so every day.  I am really struggling to get this in.  Yesterday I was shopping f...

Sex question for the ladies - This is kind of embarrassing, but so are a lot of things. :) About a month ago I had my Well Woman Check/Pap.  I spotted for several days after that and have also had light spotti...

Weight gain vs, clothing size change - I am at 41 lbs lost, which I am thrilled about.  But I am not losing weight in my abdomen.  My measurements today were 46-45-49.  I started in a 22 and am now in a 20. I can feel a...

My lesson that what I eat matters - Note:  I have learned my lesson.  Tough love will be lost on me, I'm tough enough on myself.  :) I'm posting so that maybe someone else doesn't have to learn the hard way.   My fa...

6 weeks out--progress photos (hopefully) - I am not going to make excuses for my messy background in my post-op photo, or that I'm not wearing a bra in it. :-/  I'm only 6 weeks out, down 26 lbs (today).  I added a pic from...

week 4

week 5

2 days post-op (still swollen)

Not stalling, stuttering - For those of you who have experienced stalls....have you had them back to back?  I was stuck at 256 (SW 279) from 2/25 to 3/3--about a week.  I then dropped 3 pounds to 253 and hav...

Feeling miserable - I have a cold, and I can't remember the last time I felt this sick.  On the one hand it's JUST a cold, but on the other, I can't swallow, cough or talk without pain, I'm absolutely...

2 wek post op tomorrow; exercise? - I had my VSG and GB removal on 1/28 and go for my 2 week appt tomorrow (day 13).  I'm down 13 lbs and desperately hoping (and expecting) to be cleared for pureed foods.  I hope the...

New, just had VSG, feeling kind of blue - Hi all, I am here looking for some support and people who've been where I am. :) I had a VSG on Tuesday along with a cholecystectomy.  The VSG went perfectly but my gall bladder wa...