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I am doing pretty well. Holding my weight at 146 pretty much all the time. I am still eating some sugar (cookies), but not a lot. One thing I did to increase fruit into my diet is now I make smoothies.....and they are delicious. I make them with cucumber, celery, apple, frozen fruit including mangoes, blueberries and whatever else I have on hand. then I add in a scoop of protein powder. That is usually my lunch.

Still have acid reflux, but I take a ranitidine at night and that seems to control it pretty well. Not throwing up as often, as long as I make sure to slow down when I eat.  :)

Taking care of Dad each day too.  

Lost my Dear Mother 8 months ago today.....

Have not felt like writing, but I am still at about 149 much of the time. I guess that is going to be

my weight now. I would still like to be at 145 and I may achieve that because I am determined

to cut most sugar out of my diet.

Well, am holding at 149 pounds. I would be more satisfied being 145 and I will work on that. That terrible acid feeling only lasted two days and has not come back, thank goodness.

I'm trying to increase my protein with the protein drinks from Costco....Premier Protein. I still feel about the same, but it should be helping me.

Other things in my life are about the same....taking care of Mom, Dad and hubby is my full time job now. Also going for physical therapy for my stiff and sore shoulders.

Sons should be moving out soon...trying to fight bed bugs also. Expensive and how did we get them??? UGH!

I had been gaining a tiny bit of extra weight. Over the past almost 4 years, I have gained 5 pounds.

Also: Having trouble....not sure what is going on. I wonder if it has to do with scar tissue building up??

I seem unable to get food all the way down. My stomach is not upset at all, but about an hour after eating just a little bit, I will vomit.

I am vomiting from the stomach and can taste the stomach acid. This is different than the vomiting I do when I eat too fast. That is

just a few minutes after I eat and still tastes like food. This feels like something is stuck and I burp a lot. I can't even seem to keep

liquids down, but it is also coming and going. Part of the day I'll be fine and then another part of the day, the discomfort in my throat

and chest happens....and leads to vomiting. I have called my doctor to make an appointment. I am hoping that I can cancel it if

this situation clears up. Not sure what brought it on either.

.....Doing good here. I think I've gained two pounds in the last year, so am not worried, but I have made up my mind to try to cut down on sugary foods. Not going to do it all at once, but taper off. Also trying to get down more water and fluids, especially in this hot weather (it's 105 here today in Napa Valley).  Moving my folks back down close to home in two weeks, so it'll be nice to be back there for the first time in two years! All in all, am very happy with my weight loss and keeping it off....my surgery was almost 3 years ago. It was in September 2012. I love having clothes that fit easily!

Well, it's almost Christmas-time...love this time of year!

I am maintaining really well. The following are things I believe have helped me tremendously:

Having the Lapband first because I now have scar tissue that has helped me continue to eat super small amounts. I eat about 1/2 cup of food per meal,as observed by Mom. In between I do snack a bit, but it hasn't hurt me at all. I might gain or lose two pounds, but am really staying within that range.

I have noticed that if I am having a meal out, such as last week when we attended a Christmas luncheon, if I eat the meat LAST, I have a better chance of keeping it all down. If I eat the meat first and then try to eat the vegetables, etc, I might lose my lunch.

My New Year's Resolution is to cut out the peanut M&M's. I have really consumed too many of those and they're not good for me at all.

Still exercising and walking -- doing something everyday! :) 

About a month ago, I had my wisdom teeth extracted. One of the teeth came out in 15 pieces, so the oral surgeon told me. I am now left with a numb tongue and nerve damage. It is very difficult to talk; I keep biting my tongue and my cheek on the left side, but the worst part is not being able to taste or feel anything on the left. I was assured that this will heal over the course of the next several months. It is a big pain in the neck!  I am hoping that it does heal! This is worse than any of my other surgeries. My gall bladder removal, my varicose vein removal and my gastric sleeve were all much easier to recuperate from than this has been.

On the good side though, I am still maintaining my good weight. I am typically at 143-144 now. I got a job about two months ago at my YMCA, part time. It's perfect because I love going to exercise at the Y, so why not work there too? I also went to see my GP Doctor and he said my numbers were all good. My A1C was 5.4 and my BP was 100/60. It is just my cholesterol is still on the high side (240), but he said my LDL/HDL are good.

Still exercising regularly too....so it is almost all positives. going to my FF (I call it the "Formerly Fat") support group meeting tonight. Always look forward to that.

Things are going well with my weight. At one point a few weeks ago, I noticed that I was starting to creep up a bit. I was up to 146 and I didn't like that. Since then, I have gotten a new crown on my tooth and also had my varicose veins stripped (4th time). I have now lost whatever I'd gained and am back down to 142. I am allowed to walk again, so have been taking my walks everyday.  Epinions has ended their run as of 2/25/14 and I got a job at the YMCA too, which I haven't started yet. Mom and Dad are doing okay. We're supposed to go to Hawaii -- I'm going to help with Dad. I went to the support group meeting last week; always good info there. I also saw my old boss, Judy who also had the sleeve (before me). She told me she lost about 60 pounds, but had gained 7 pounds over Christmas. She looked good. Oh, I'm going to see Dr. Thoman on 3/11/14. I want to ask him about my acid reflux and if it's okay to take Ranitidine.  Even thinking about applying for work as an older model! It's all good with the sleeve!  I'm very happy with my decision.

....except that I'm trying to take a walk everyday to keep up some form of exercise since I am back in SB and have not yet re-joined the YMCA. My weight went up a pound or two, but it is now back down to 143, so that's good. I had some oral surgery on my molar and gums, so can only have soft food for a couple of days.  Haven't been throwing up at all for a few weeks at least, so that's really good. Trying to cut down on the M&M's though. Sorry but my dentist told me I will have to get my wisdom teeth removed. Disappointed about that overall but it has to be done I guess. Too hard to keep clean otherwise. Getting my vein stripped in a few weeks too (4th time). Am VERY happy with my weight and how easy it seems to be to keep it off. Love being a size 6-8. (I even have a skirt that's a size 4 !)

....We have had a very nice Christmas Day here at home in SB with just the four of us. Hoping that 2014 is a better year for us all. This was a tough & super busy year of changes. Dad was in the hospital again last week but just for a day, thank God.

My weight is holding steady. I weigh 141 right now and made it through the holiday season. It threw up twice yesterday which was sort of strange. Not throwing up much at all these days; probably about one every 3 weeks or so.  I'm trying to continue eating healthy, even if just a bit or two of spinach, for example.

Got a major change coming up with my life, so I hope it all works out.