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Yoga retreat - I spent a very health-full weekend at Shanti Retreat on Wolfe Island near Kingston, Ontario. This was another 'victory' for me.  I am fortunate to have a 'chair yoga' group in m...

when weight loss slows down - Looking for a bit of advice from those of you more than 6 mos post surgery.  I had VSG in May...lost 85 pounds but plateau for a month now.  I still journal everything I eat, but I...

Got in a bathtub :-) - About five years ago when we moved into this house we put in a nice tub downstairs...a deep soaker.  And I have never been able to get into it to enjoy it...until yesterday.  Not o...

Hey, isn't this your D-Day? I am sending best thoughts! cheers

Got in a kayak! - Today, August 13, I got in a kayak. This was not a graceful act, and when I exited, I ended up in the water. But, hey, I did it...and I even paddled around the bay for 10 minutes. ...

Steady as she goes... - Almost August and progress is coming along.  Last week I had my two month follow up with the nurse specialist at the Civic and she told me my expectations for faster fitness are no...

Learning and living - Finally today I saw movement on the scale.  I felt like I was firming up a bit, but seeing no movement on the scale for 3 weeks can be a bit discouraging.  I am faithfully entering...

Making progress - Well it is June 10, 16 days out from surgery. My old bowel problems and adhesions meant I didn't pop out of hospital as fast as those around me...who seemed to be recovering at rem...

Final week has begun... - OK, so this weekend was a tad more challenging...because I was in 'high risk' situations where I was exposed to people eating picnics and healthy things that made me crave to eat f...

pre-0p is done - Got through all the pre-op steps today in Ottawa; arrived at 9, got out of there about noon - 3 hours is what was predicted.  I am also participating in a study which means they ge...

Getting Started - Hello everyone.  This morning's biggest problem is trying to figure out how to use this site.  Now that I figured out just how much one has to compress photos, I realize why everyo...