Julia P.

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6 Month Surgiversary and ONEderland! Victories an - I was so excited to wake up this morning, on my 6-month surgiversary, and find that I had finally broken through the 200 lb mark!  I weighed in at 199 this morning, which is jus...

Scale Victory - BMI = "Overweight"! - I am really close to Onederland, but thought I'd celebrate a smaller scale victory in the meantime.  I weighed in at 201 pounds this morning, which at 5 feet 9 inches has moved ...

Weird NSV - Blood Test - So I absolutely HATE getting blood taken - it has been a major phobia of mine for as long as I can remember.  I usually get extremely light headed, cry up a storm, and generally...

Huge Scale Victory! - I am just over 4 months out post-RNY.  I am so happy report that as of this morning, I've lost exactly 100 pounds!  I am so excited to be a member of the century club, and am ab...

You look amazing - congratulations!

Because Jewel asked me to (before/during photos) - I haven't posted pictures on here at all yet, so I'm hoping I do this right!  Here are some progression photos from my weight loss journey.  I took them just before starting...

First Couch to 5K Run, and Signed up for a 5K! - I did my first Couch to 5K training program today (using a really great free podcast that I downloaded).  It was really tough - I was actually surprised considering I've been wa...

OT - If you got Student Loans between 2000-2006, p - If you received any student loans in from 2000-2006, please read the article below: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/11/weve-lost-personal-information-for-more-than-hal...

Migraines POST RNY? - I had the absolute worst headache of my life last night.  It started right around dinnertime, and by around 7:30 I was completely incapacitated.  I took 2 tylenol extra strength...

What are you eating/doing today (Wednesday) - I'm back at work this morning, so thought I'd start this thread.  It's going to be dead at work today, so a good chance to get caught up on some things that I need to get done b...

Healthier Eggnog Recipe! - I've been on the hunt for sugar free eggnog for a few weeks now, with no luck. My Mom came over tonight with some homemade eggnog that she made just for me!  She used this r...

Went ice skating tonight! - So I haven't been skating in at least 10 years, probably closer to 12.  I bought myself some ice skates a couple of weeks back, promising myself that I'd get back out there when...

Emergency Care of the Bariatric Patient - I thought this was a really interesting chart.  It was posted in the resources section of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery's website: http://s3.amazo...

Monday Weigh-In: October 29th - I didn't see this thread yet, so thought I'd kick it off!  I'm pleased with my results at almost 2 weeks post-op: HW - 320 SW - 303 LW - 294.6 TW - 289.6 Loss t...

Goodbye 300's! - I weighed myself this morning, and I am now 298.6 lbs!  So excited to have crossed the 300 lb threshold - I haven't been here for quite some time! 

On the bench! - My surgery went smoothly today, and I am all settled in to my room for the night. Throat is sore and mouth is so dry, but otherwise I am feeling good. I was up once to pee, and e...

Tomorrow's the Day! - I will be at TEGH at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow (or most likely 1/2 hour earlier than that since I'll be so anxious to get on the road in the morning!).  I am a bit nervous, but mostly sup...

TWH/TEGH - Sodium in Broth on Opti? - I'm on Day 2 of Optifast today.  Yesterday I had some Campbells broth from a Tetra pack (no sodium and it didn't taste great).   Today I'm staying overnight at a hotel for work, so...

First Day of Opti - Like a few other posters, today is my first day on Optifast.  I had chocolate for breakfast, and it was actually wasn't bad - I blended it in the Ninja with about 400 mls of water ...

PATTS (PAC) Info for TEGH - I was at TEGH today for my PATTS (they call it PAC) assessment.  I left my house in Milton at 7:30, and didn't get to TEGH until after 9:30!  For those who know the area, that's an...

ATTN: Macrobug - Good luck tomorrow at your surgeon's appointment!  I can't wait to hear your date.

Vitamin K pre-op question - TEGH - After visiting 2 pharmacies today, I'm a bit confused about the Vitamin K prescription that Dr .Cyriac gave me.  He told me I was supposed to take it 10 days and 2 days pre-op, and...

Got my date! - I met with Dr. Cyriac bright and early this morning at TWH.  The appointment went very smoothly, and I got my date - October 16!    It's still over 8 weeks away, but I'm happy to f...

OT - Met Justin Bieber! - My Mom, my 5-year old and I were in Stratford on Saturday watching [i]You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown[/i].  We were inside having a drink/snack at intermission when we saw Justin ...