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Question about exercise and feeling tired - I'm not sure how to handle my exercise situation sometimes.  How do I tell if my body is really tired and needs an extra day of rest, or if it's just feeling tired and I can fix...

Finally - I weighed in at 244 this morning, and that makes it less than 100 pounds that I have left to lose.  It was nice to finally see that 1xx in front of my ticker go down to 99!  See...

Protein and kidney function - Just to give you an update from me, I had gotten two progressively worse lab tests about my kidney function decreasing.  My doctor had sent me a letter and asked me to increase ...

I'm Obese! - I just checked my BMI, and I'm down to 39.6.  I started at 50.1 which is super morbidly obese, passed on through the morbidly obese stage, and am now just obese.  Here's looking...

Having to change my diet - I had lab tests come back with low kidney function for the second time now, and this time worse than the last time.  I'm already drinking lots of liquids, so that can't be it.  ...

Itching after working out and sweating - I've gone a couple of nights this week with hardly any sleep because of itching and stinging all over my body.  I've been walking during my breaks and at lunch at work, and get ...

Eating more protein to lose weight - Here is an article about eating more protein to lose weight without losing muscle mass. http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/double-protein-intake-lose-fat-not-muscle-20230...

Maybe I found the culprit! - I just realized how much Splenda I've been putting into my herbed iced teas lately.  Then I plugged it into MFP and said whoa.  I'm probably getting 25 grams a day of carbs from...

Learning acceptance - I realize I've been spending my time blaming my situation rather than taking responsibility and accepting what the reality of my situation is.  The reality of my situation is th...

Thanks everyone - I was feeling so low yesterday, and just wanted to say thank you to all the people who responded to my post.  I woke up with a new attitude this morning.  For one thing, I had s...

Starting to graze - I've been frustrated with my lack of weight loss lately.  I find myself grazing, especially on the weekends.  I at least have more structure on weekdays.  I may be changing jobs...

Tastes Changing - I cannot begin to explain to the newbies out there how much your tastes can change after surgery.  There is almost nothing that I can drink anymore that I like, and I used to li...

Taking more time for me - I've noticed since I've lost some weight that I'm beginning to take more time making myself look and feel good.  I spend more time in the shower with conditioners in my hair, mo...

I'm starting to get pissed - I'm over 6 weeks post op now.  I lost a lot of weight the first couple of weeks, then it fell off to nothing.  In these next 4 weeks I've gained and lost and gained and lost and...

One Month Surgiversary - Well, it's one month today that I had my surgery.  Boy did this month so so much faster than the month before surgery!  I didn't have any problems eating or drinking until I add...

Geez, have I learned my lesson yet? - I've been measuring out most of the things I've been eating, but will occasionally just take a bite or two, or apparently 5 or 6 out of the container I bought the food in....lik...

NSV - I rolled over in bed onto my stomach.  Suddenly I realized I was laying on my stomach and it got me so excited it woke me up the rest of the way and I can't get back to sleep no...

Tired and queasy - I'm getting pretty tired, on and off.  I actually took today off of work because I was just too tired this morning to get into gear.  I assume it's because of the low amount of ...

Three weeks out - Well, it's been 3 weeks since my surgery as of this past Friday, and it's been an interesting ride.  I've been blessed with having no problems with the surgery or post-op really...

NSV - I had the funniest thing happen to me yesterday.  I couldn't figure out why, after losing a total of 38 pounds, my pants actually felt tighter on me than they had before.  I dec...

Getting in my liquids - My problem isn't with not being able to drink because of my sleeve.  It's not wanting to drink because I'm cold all the time.  Before the surgery, I was one of those people who ...

Stuffing my face! - Yeah, I am, but not like you'd think.  I feel like I've got something in my mouth every waking minute!  If I'm not drinking to get in my liquids, I'm eating something to get in ...