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Any RNY Patients taking Osteo Bi-Flex? -  Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if any RNY patients are taking, or have taken, Osteo Bi-Flex in order to restore/strengthen joints after their weight loss? If so, what was your e...

Ooops, I goofed.... - So, somehow, I ended up in the EMMC ED on Friday night, well, about 1:30 Saturday morning actually...   I had a late-night snack...a banana with some peanut butter on it, about 1...

Nice to see less of everyone... - At the meeting in Bangor Friday  night... Hope when the summer is over, and we're deep into fall, we start to see some of the familiar faces again...hard to do, when you want to...

How Do I? - Change my "Goal" (Lower Pl - Hi Everyone, Today, when I entered my (new) weight (222.0 even), I broke my goal weight (225), down from my original (450).  I'm now half the man I used to be! I've decided I...

Rainy-Day Activities... - I -had- planned on working in the yard.  Last weekend, I cleared some brush, trees and rocks, and then built a post-and-rail fence.  I have one more of those projects to do (other ...

Bi-Centennial Club...Congratulations to... - Me!!!  This morning, with my weigh-in at 248.4, I joined the Bi-Centennial Club with a total weight loss so far of 200.6 pounds...Yay Me!!!  :-)

Happy Thanksgiving!!! - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! Enjoy your turkey!!!  :-)

Summer / Fall - Summer is winding down, fall is winding up...it won't be long and we'll be knee-deep in Thanksgiving and holiday parties!!! How is everyone doing?  Doing well?  Sticking to it t...

You can tell it's summertime... - You can tell just by watching the message boards that it's summer weather, because they are so quiet!  I hope it's because everyone is outside, enjoying the beautiful Maine weather...

Major Goal Accomplished: 150lbs and counting!!! - So this weekend marked a major milestone for me with my weight loss progress. On Sunday, I weighed in at 297.4.  That markes two things...me getting UNDER 300, for the first tim...

Camping-Friendly Healthy Recipes/Eating - Hi Everyone! My wife and I are planning on taking a 5-day camping trip over the weekend of the Fourth of July. We'd be interested in eating healthy ideas you might have.  Cam...

Caught my reflection today... - For the first time in a long time, as I walked into the Y...I was a little startled because I didn't look like what I remember looking like...I looked...reasonably normal!  That wa...

Stall in one area, Movement in another! - Over the past three days, I've weighed myself daily (which is normal for me, I do weigh myself daily...I know there is a large school of thought that says you shouldn't, that it le...

This post made me laugh...you sounded just like my wife. :) ...

Sounds like a real rough patch, to be sure. I notice it was quite...

Hi Jenna! Congratulations on your success!!! You must be so...

90 Gallons of Phat Clothes...GONE!!! -  Today, my wife dropped off three large bags of clothing with Hands of Hope, in Bangor.  A bag full of hers (she had surgery in October), and two (30-gallon) bags of my own clothes...

It's weird, you know...??? -  It's weird, you know...all my life, I've been a hefty hefty eater.  My tummy's always been a Hefty Hefty Cinch-Sack for food.  I could eat things in (what I now see as) massive qu...

NICE SHOT MAV...YOU SHOULD BE A PHOTOGRAPHER (quote...

Hey, keep the shiny-side up Bro!!! Nice ride. :-)

Reached 100+ lbs today... - Good Morning, Hit the scale this morning, and found I'd reached my 100lb mark this morning.  Pretty cool...(74lbs pre-surgery, 26.8 post-surgery (I am 34 days post-surgery, that...

Today is a great day to start! - What would you do right now if you knew that everything today would turn out perfectly? What project would you start, what person would you talk to, what problem would you tackle i...

How many use swimming as their primary exercise? -  Good Afternoon! I'm just curious...When I started my exercise program, I chose swimming as my primary exericse.  Why?  Well, I enjoy the water (always a plus), it's an aerobic ...