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Incentive to keep going - I woke up feeling pretty good today. I went out to a restaurant last night and made good eating choices. I had a good night's rest.  And I've been losing weight. So I went out t...

Admitting my WLS to strangers - I have already said that admitting that I had weight loss surgery to friends and co-workers isn't a problem for me. But I also found myself telling complete strangers. I had to ...

Survived another restaurant. - My wife and I went to a restaurant event last night.  The chef sang romantic Italian songs, told stories, and gave us his recipes as he prepared a five course meal.  As I posted ea...

Tanita scale review - There are a couple of things I usually don't do:  One is to weigh myself at any other time but Monday mornings.  The other is to look a gift horse in the mouth.  But I was lucky en...

My weight loss journey - I posted this in response to a fellow OH member just beginning her WLS journey. She asked me to share my experience: Here is my post: Hi Brandi. I fought weight all my lif...

Busy day - I ate a little less today because I was busy. B - 2 oz skinless turkey breast S- 8 oz muscle milk light L - 113  low fat cottage cheese & 30 g fresh blueberries S- 2oz cooked s...

Learning to walk again - This is about one of those WOW moments.  But what led up to that moment is something I hope few of you had to experience. By the time I had ballooned to more than 500 pounds.. m...

Monday morning weigh in. - After losing ZERO lbs the previous week. I lost eight pounds last week.  I have maintained my daily food plan of about 88 g or more of protein. This week my fat intake was up a lit...

I did a bad thing - First of all.. I need to say that without losing all the weight I have in the past few months.  I couldn't have done all the things I got accomplished this weekend.  I shoveled t...

Surgery wars - I can't claim to completely understand the frustration of some people who have had, or want to have DS surgery.  But if I wanted that surgery badly and was met by resistant insuran...

Slow and steady wins the race - "Slow and steady wins the race".  The quote is credited to Greek writer Aesop.  It's the moral of his story, The Tortoise and the Hare.  You remember that one.. Even though the rab...

I'm less of a fathead! WOW - Well. My waist is smaller.. my fingers are skinnier.. even my feet aren't as big (still size 16  EEEE)  But today, my glasses fell off!  They used to be so tight against my head, t...

Weight loss letdown - I posted the following in response to one OH member who felt a bit of a letdown after losing weight... saying her life wasn't as glamourous as expected: In one way, I feel lucky...

Behavior Modification? - I had a very bad day at work. Ten hours of work shot to hell in an instant! Not long ago.. I would have come home in a really bad mood and then eaten everything in sight to give m...

Small steps back to health - I have posted before that a recurrence of heel pain from Plantar Fasciitis has kept me from walking as far or as briskly.  I have used stretches.. store bought generic heel support...

It has started! - A co-worker today asked me If I was "done" losing weight.  I told her no. I still need to lose 79 pounds. It's like I'm still walking around with a bag of cement all day.  She thou...

Monday Morning Weigh-in. 12 lbs lost over 4 holid - Scale says 268 this morning.  It's the same as last week. But I didn't gain a pound like I did that one time a few weeks after my surgery. I'm sticking to my daily food plan and am...

WOW! My pants fell down. TWICE! (pic included) - Sorry to disappoint if you were looking for a pic of me without pants. No. I'm not drinking beer. No alcohol for me post op.  So you ask... what does th...

When I was ready for WLS - I must agree that you need to be committed to following the program before undergoing weight loss surgery. It is expensive, time consuming, and in my case was risky. Our psychologi...

An honest look at my body - Years ago when I was an announcer on a college radio station.. I thought I was pretty good. Then I started listening to recordings of myself and discovered I wasn't as good as I th...

Happy Holiday! - I had a great New Year's Day Meal.  I enjoyed being with my family and Friends even though I worked a full ten hour day before. Here's what I ate today. B - 2 microwaved egg ...

New Year's resolution: Follow doctor's orders - Two year's ago today... New Year's Day 2008, I was on my way to work in the morning. I had been suffering from congestion and cough for about three weeks. In fact I had been coughi...

For me to remember: - Michelle "Vitalady" posted this in response to one of my posts. I consider it vital information I need for my future WLS success. It's why I don't want to take that "first bite" of...