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Black Friday- Any other Crazy Canucks?? -  We are going- we will start after my DH gets home from Hockey Thursday night.  The outlet stores open at midnight.  We plan to shop through the night and then meet friends in Wate...

Could this be why??? Not losing a whole lot?? (Thy -  So last week I posted that I was not really losing a whole lot of weight despite my exercise and diet regime.  I had blood work done by my GP last Friday and today the Dr. office ...

Staple Recall Consequences -sorry it is a little g - I had my surgery in June and in Aug like many others I recieved a letter in June saying that my staples were being recalled.  Last night my roomate from surgery called and told me ...

A Little Bit Frustrated & Need Advice - So let me start by saying that YES I KNOW I shouldn't compare, but... I am.  My friend and I had very similar body weights, and she had surgery 1 month before me.  I have done OK w...

Cheese Question - I just used fitday.com for the first time and I see that I am eating alot of fat- it is coming from all of the 4 pieces of cheese that ate for snack today.  I ate this b/c I am so ...

Weird Qu, but... BM after WLS -  OK this is a weirdo question, and probably not the best for a Suday morning,  but... have you found that your BM's are quite different after you have had WLS?  Mine are HUGE!!!!  ...

3 months & hair loss -  So I am starting to lose my hair.  Lots of it- I can't stand having a bath anymore b/c there is hair everywhere!!  I didn't bother getting a haircut for the beginning of the year ...

Best Salad Ever!!! -   OK I am not one to eat beans- at all, so I was really surprised when I tried this salad over at my sister's house and it was so delicious!  I bet that I make it at least once a w...

Best Salad Ever!!! -  OK I am not one to eat beans- at all, so I was really surprised when I tried this salad over at my sister's house and it was so delicious!  I bet that I make it at least once a we...

Carb Qu -  How many carbs are too much per serving?  I am pretty good with sugar & protein amts, but wondered about carbs.  Thanks!

Small Vitamin Brands??? -  What brand of vitamin do you use?  I am having a very difficult time swallowing my vitamins in the morning despite breaking them down into small pieces.  It is my multivitamin spe...

Recall on Stapler that was used in my surgery -  Well, this was not the kind of letter that I wanted to open yesterday.  It seems that the company that manufacturers the stapler that was used in my surgery (Duet TRS Universal St...

OT- I'm Back!!!! -  Hey everybody, we are finally back from our extended vacation.  We camped for 7 days and boated along the Rideau, then we went drove to Gettysburg PA, and did touring there. It wa...

From the side I can see why you wanted the lift, b/c it looks alot...

what are these scars from? did you have this surgery before??

wow- I too thought your boobs before were good- these are perky...

Sabataging Myself - So I don't know why I am doing this to myself.  As the weight is coming off I am both excited at my progress but also anxious.  I am not used to the attention, and I do find that I...

Diet for Life- 6 week post op - After your 6 week post op, what 'Diet for Life' did your center give you?  I have Ottawa's but am interested in what other centers have had to say, and what are other people eating...

Tell Me About Weeks 6-9 Post Op - I remember reading something on here a few weeks ago about scar tissue from weeks 6-9 post op and that it is sometimes difficult to get food down.  Could somebody comment on this? ...

Scars - How long does it take for you not to see any pf the scars/incisions from the surgery?  Mine are still pretty pink, and normally with my healing I would have seen nothing by now, bu...

Bathing Suits - So I swim almost every day in the St. Lawrence River.  Last year, b/c nothing seemed to fit, I bought a very expensive bathing suit, and I hated paying the money for it, but as you...

2nd day of...Constipation!!! - So, as the title reads, this is my second day of constipation- nothing, notta, ziltch is coming out of me.  My DH made a trip to shoppers this morning for some ex-lax. So now I am ...

Started Jogging Today - So this week I am 7 weeks post op and I started jogging.  I usually walk 1 hour every day, but today my friend and I started doing 1min of jogging, 1 min of walking.  I surprised m...

Cramps due to?????!! - Today started off as a bad eating day.  I ate 2 bites of eggs this morning, later one for a snack, got in a few almonds.  For lunch 1/4 piece of toasted rye bread with some salmon ...

Exercise - What are you doing currently for exercise?  Please share how many months out you are, what you are doing, and how many times a week you are doing the activity.  (also the intensity...