Derek C.

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Well Year 1 has come to an end - Today is day 365 of my weight loss journey - tomorrow is my 1 yr anniversary of my surgery or my re-birthday day as i call it ..looking back it has been a whirlwind year to say the...

WOW almost a year later - what a difference - Went home for our homecoming weekend this past weekend and experienced a few NSV's and one little concerning item,  well first for the NSV's , last year at this time i attempted tu...

Ohh the bouce back has begun - I knew it was coming - but the reality is once you get down in weight - you become complacent and figure the weight will not go back on , well guess what - it does come back and qu...

TWH on Monday June 11 th - Who's there ?? - Both my wife (babybuggie) and I will be @ TWH on Monday June 11th - hoping to see some of you there   Derek

Before and After Pics - My wife will probably shoo - We were going through some wedding photo's yesterday and we were both quite amazed at the transformation that a year and a half can make - I will attach 2 photo's - one taken on ou...

5 DPT - Day 3 Report - Ohh the cravings !! - Today was day three of the 5 DPT - and i have to admit i was craving - i was craving the process of chewing - i took scrambled eggs to cook at work for brekkie and wow - it was nic...

5 DPT - Day 2 Check In - Well Day 2 was certainly tougher than the first day - being at work made it difficult to get all my water in,  plus i was away from my desk most of the day so i couldn't have shake...

5 day pouch test - day 1 complete -  Well day 1 of the 5dpt is almost done and we'll I can safely say that as long as I'm busy, I'm not really thinking about food at all.  No real issues today but it's certainly diff...

5DPT. Part 2...looking for willing participants. L -  well seeing the success of last week's participants, I am going to embark on a 5dpt starting Monday, anyone wanna run with me for a week?

Joyce J - you were correct - Yup Joyce you were correct - poof its gone LOL 

Looking for your support !! - As some of you know , i am the president of the North Bay and Area Chapter of Autism Ontario - my step daughter has ASD - Every year we host a 2 hour bike ride raising funds for ou...

Thank you all -  many thanks to all of you who passed along a swift motivational kick in the pants.  Today I worked out, comprised of a 2 mile walk/run and some upper body weights.  Again thanks t...

Hello - Hello all - long time lurker ...first time poster - im 8 months out down 145 lbs living in Ontario , Canada .  I truly enjoy this fourm and the openness and fun you all have here ....

Losing it .....Motivation that is !!! - Ive kept this to myself for a while now but i feel like i have to spring it out there, even to this forum as a starting place .  It seems like I'm losing my motivation to be active...

Sitting @ TWH -  I'm sitting here at TWH while my wife has her 6 month follow ups, and of course its meet the surgeon and order opti day, I was thinking back to how nervous I was on that Friday an...

Twh this friday -  anyone Around twh this. Friday, wife has a cluster appointments. And I need someone to chat With 

Bad News Today - Had an appointment with my sleep doctor today, results of an evaluation done in November,  approx 40 pounds heavier than I am now.   Well My sleep apnea has not disappeared, had4...

Were Back!!!! From Disney - My wife (babybuggie) and I along with her parents and her daughter went to Walt Disney World for the March Break - A celebration of all that we all have accomplished in the past ye...

Solution for the World's Gas Crisis - OK so on my 6 month update last week - i expressed some issues on Bowel Movements etc post surgery - i know TMI but I'm gonna move on .  So the dietitian said that i should add Bra...

6 month update - The Good and The Bad - Had my 6 month update at TWH yesterday , I've lost 72 percent of my excess body weight (117 lbs) and my BMI has dropped from 54 to 32 .  That's the good side , the bad side is i st...

TWH - Thursday Afternoon - Who's gonna be There ?? - Im gonna be at TWH Thursday afternoon for a series of appointments - anyone else gonna be there cause historically i know ill be waiting LOL  Enjoy your day

NSV..Downhill Skiing -  Just returned from my local ski hill with my step daughter...We downhill skied fir an hour and a half....Loving the rny....didn't even fall once , beautiful day it certainly was

I know you have heard it before.... -  I'm sitting in Toronto waiting for my connection to Vancouver, but can i say flying post op is super...seat belt fits easy, table tray comes all the way down...I'm loving it!!!  h...

Monday @ TWH - Im driving my wife down for her appointments (4 of them) Monday at TWH, anyone gonna be there to swap stories - tips - tricks etc - LOL - as you can tell , Im probably gonna be ext...

NEW GOAL - OK, So i reached the first goal set by the dietician at TWH but it looks weird to have nothing on the ticker to motivate me so im going to drop the goal weight another 15 lbs for t...