Darcy G.

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Hi hi hi!

I'm mostly a lurker these days, but I have had a great week, so I thought I'd share, comparing this summer to last summer.

• Down 123 pounds from last year, currently about 4.5 months post-op. Not at goal yet, but still c

So, I was all panicky about flying and whether or not I'd fit into the seat and all that... so I thought I'd report back.

I flew on Frontier with 18" wide seats, so this info is prefaced with that.

At 235#, 5'6" height, I just fit betwe

Can someone explain how I went from a 7 1/2 length shoe to, now between halfway between 5 1/2 and 6 in length(because conforming to a standard size? That could never happen!)?

The bones are the same length, right? They couldn't have shrunk beca

In five days I will be 3 months since surgery. Today I hit 40 pounds lost since surgery, and as infuriating as that is to me(28 of those pounds were in the first month), I can deal with it.

Comparison is a killer, blah blah blah. I know this. I

Hey guys!

So I'm hopping a few jets next month to pop across the country, and I haven't flown since 2005... And in 2005, I was about 110 pounds heavier than I am now...

Question: At what point did you have to stop asking for seatbelt ex

I'll avoid the specifics of how I learned this(sometimes a pickle freak looks for creative ways to get the flavor iin her protein..)...

I ended up basically drinking an ounce of kosher dill pickle juice last night. Two hours later I was complet

I know it's technically not a stall until it lasts a set amount of time, but not losing any foir 9 days starting week 5... When the scale starts moving again, it's brilliant!

It didn't start moving again until I started hitting my water goals,

This might a stupid question, but MFP is confusing me...

My Dr wants me at 50g carbs or less per day. OK, cool, I set my goals in MFP to 50g carbs per day. I didn't modify sugars... But below the 50g of carbohydrates, it says my daily goal iis

How do you work out the nutrition calculations for your homemade yogurt?

I could just dump in amounts and ingredients into MFP and come up with nutrition per ounce, but I strain it! The whey has some nutritional values to subtract that way.

Hey y'all :)

So, I thought I'd give an official wrap up about the past month for me. Some of it's not pretty, but it does end on a positive note.

Stats:

• 28 pounds lost since April 7.
• 89 since I started the progr

Alright y'all, wisdom me up! Time for another noobie question!

I've been using a CPAP since 2004, and I've never had trouble keeping mymouth shut during sleep and don't think I have this problem now.

That said, 5 out of past 5 mornings,

The C.diff is gone, and the Dr's have worked out what is going on(we think).

I've had IBS for years, but it's gone into a full meltdown after all that time with no food (bowel vacation!) to work on. I've got medications to relax the colon, bett

Ran out of Flagyl two days ago, waited to make sure I knew what to tell the Dr. This morning I know. 

C.diff definitely rebounding, can't even take a breath without lots of sharp shocking pain in my left side and shoulder. Going to local hospit

Hi y'all :) An update and then a question!

Update: Still sick. C-diff not resolving, probably starting new antibiotic tomorrow since the pain has resurged, along with the nausea and difficulty even getting in fluids. Probably another stop to ge

So, it's entirely possible that all the crap I've been dealing with post-op has made me into a hypochondriac, but there's new pain and I'm wary as heck of yet another complication.

From the boards, I believe you should drink 1-2 ounces and wait

Hey y'all :)

I know I said I'd post an update when I got home--that was yesterday but it was late and I went to sleep pretty quickly after getting home. Then I slept some more today... Basically, I'm really good at sleeping.

Anyhoo, lon

Hey y'all :)

Chances are good that I can get out today if I can drink 40 oz water... I'm doing OK so far, but since my default insta-hydration method was to chug it... And obviously that's not going to work for me now...

I still have so

And it's one of those TMI questions...

Gas, man. Gas. Everything gives me gas--including water!!--and then immediately followed by diarrhea. I'm barely eating anything still (the only thing my tummy likes is sugar free jello and popsicles), so

I’M HOME! It’s awesome. I laid in a bed that didn’t make my butt ache, I have the comforts of home(Oh familiar, home-potty, how I’ve missed you.) I have my lovely recliner. All the filtered water and Ice I can drink, and no one coming to poke me with n

Hey y'all!

Just popping up to give a quick update. Will update better tomorrow or the next day when I hope to finally be home...

So, still in the hospital because of special issues that have made my surgery more difficult than is normal

First a warning, I'm tablet typing and even with glasses on, I can hardly see the letters thru the pain medicine haze.

 had my surgery on April 7th - so Thursday - and live in a very large amount of pain. And I would love to get out and I were

Hey y'all.

Drinking broth(with unflavored protein powder, yay office lady who called to confirm I knew everything for tomorrow and I could ask about the protein powder), and doing some last minute writing before I bundle myself into the car to