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*snort* SlimBand's legal troubles - National Post - Oh man - why do people blindly believe advertising and not do their research before invading their bodies???? Thick to Thin : Gastric Band Weight Loss Clinic Denies Putting Pati...

Interesting - "The obese brain may thwart wei - Press release from LabSpaces http://www.labspaces.net/124059/The_obese_brain_may_thwart_weight_loss I think most of us already know this part "new research by Terry Davidson, d...

What are you eating/doing today? (Tuesday) - I don't know about you, but these colder darker mornings are making it VERY hard to crawl out from under the covers these days ... Going to fetch my friend from Victoria BC at t...

Did I miss a Mississauga Cawfee Talk? - I performed a search, but only came up with old announcements - just don't want to miss seeing my favourite people!

Update on Wendy, post-plastics - This will be of interest to the Mississauga crowd only, I think. So I went to see Wendy last night. She looks AMAZING. The gynie told her they removed the equivalent of a *CHI...

What are you Eating/Doing today (Thursday)? - Hi everybody - sitting here freezing at work, when it's gonna be 30 outside today - WHY do buildings get kept so cold? (Or maybe it's me ...)  B - 3 Sultana biscuits, cup of te...

Protein drinks - recall - Botulism - Check which brands you have on the shelf please. I think this would mostly apply to those purchased in the States. Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Protein Products On Botulism Fear...

Mississauga folks - update on Wendy - So the Mississauga people will know that wendy had a few surgeries (at the same time) last week, and according to her husband, she has sailed through them all with flying colours. ...

*FRIDAY!!!* What are you eating/doing today? - So happy to see the end of this week! Going to the Ex on Sunday - haven't been in years.  B - 1/2 bowl of muesli w 1/2 banana, large coffee  S - cottage cheese (1%) w fresh ra...

New report - CDC says all of USA is now fat - http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/cdc-everyone-fat/ The maps (over the years) are particularly impressive. Interesting read.

What are you eating/doing today? (Wednesday) - Hi everybody - I see that fewer people are tracking their intake this way every day, and wonder a little - seems to me that if I want to stay on th straight and narrow, both planni...

What are you eating/doing today? (Tuesday) - Did everybody have a good long weekend? Wasn't the weather amazing??? Went for a very long walk yesterday, crossed all of the Toronto Islands, and deked in and out of each of t...

Shoot! The honeymoon's over! - Day after tomorrow it'll be 14 months post-op, and to my chagrin, I have now experienced "The Bounce". And it's my own fault. I have gained three pounds this week, and it's p...

Please re-post Mississauga Cawfee Talk directions - Somehow I missed the "destructions" for the new location for this Thursday's Cawfee Talk. Ran into a fellow OH'er last night on my long walk around High Park and Humber Bay, and...

What Are You Eating/Doing Today? (Tuesday) - Okay, people who are afraid of sliding - here's your chance to track your intake and compare it to others: Today I am going for a long walk after dinner, but no other exercise. ...

What are you eating/doing today? (Wednesday) - Swimming tonight - can't wait. 15 months post-op and maintaining.  B - bowl of cereal w fresh strawberries, large coffee  S - joghurt, protein bar  L - sweet potato and ham...

What Are you Eating/Doing today? (Monday) - Morning everyone - another GORGEOUS day today. (Hear they've got pretty strong storms up by Thunder Bay  - hang in there ladies!)   --  15 months post-op and maintaining  --. ...

Idea re Mississauga Cawfee Talk July 26 - Wendy had a great idea re your location problems, Karen M. She suggested still meeting at Timmie's as usual, but everyone who lives in the area (and drives) toss a lawnchair in ...

What are you eating/doing today? (Friday before LO - Oh, isn't it wonderful? Sunny and hot, a long weekend in view, all kinds of festivities going on ... on days like this, I wonder that I get depressed, seems impossible at the mome...

For those with some medical knowledge - interestin - New England Journal of Medicine has an interesting interactive case study of a WLS patient (several years out, but still obese) with mystery symptoms. The interactive persentati...

We are SO LUCKY so have WLS funded in Ontario! - Check out this article from CBC - we OH'ers have all faced up to the consequences of our obesity, and taken the steps necessary to correct it. But it's a far different story sout...

What are you eating/doing today (Monday)? - Whew - gonna be a scorcher in the Big Smoke today. (Though you Northern Ontarians are definitely "smokier" these days! Hang in there - hope you're all safe.)  B - bowl of granol...

Article - Futile for MDs to treat obesity? - This thoughtful article from the Windsor Star made interesting reading. We WLS champions have of course tackled our obesity in an aggressive way - but 99% of us AFTER trying al...

13 months out, 110 pounds off me - I had actually made it down to 129 pounds, but am currently holding at 133. I really wish I could get my head around this "That's not good enough" vibe - it is definitely good eno...