Karen W.

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What are you eating/doing today? (Saturday) - Good (late) morning, everyone! Nothing exciting on my agenda today; hosting a playdate for my son in the hope that I will get more school work done if my little guy is occupied....

I'm overweight!! - I stalled over 3 weeks ago at 182, 2lbs shy of crossing that magical line between "obese" and "overweight".  Yesterday, the number on the scale moved a bit.  Today it moved again (...

finally, an avatar! - Hi everyone. So I finally did it; I uploaded an avatar pic.  I don't feel comfortable having a pic of myself on the forum (mostly because I have this crazy paranioa about client...

What are you eating/doing today? (Wednesday) - Good morning, everyone. Today looks like:  a workout, lunch with a friend, grading papers, doing readings for class, taking my son to floor hockey, more school work.  Planning t...

angry and embarrassed - Hi everyone. I had an awful WLS-related experience at my step-daughter's bridal shower this afternoon.  I really didn't want to go but, of course, went for her sake.  Her mother...

What are you eating/doing today? (Saturday) - Good morning, everyone. I have a busy day ahead of me.  I'm grading student papers for the first time (eek, I'm a bit nervous), working on a paper of my own, taking my son to a ...

change in hubby - long post - No, I'm not planning to trade him for a new DH! The issue is... he has been extremely supportive of my weight loss efforts, including the surgery, but this is starting to change...

Hi, skinny! - So I went to meet a girlfriend for coffee tonight and her greeting to me was "Hi, skinny!"  I've read posts from other people saying that they have been called "skinny" and how tha...

What are you eating/doing today? (Monday) - Good morning, everyone. Just had my mandatory TB test for work (fun); now at school until about 5:30, then home and hanging out with my boys. B - >1/2 C Greek yogurt, 1/3 C s...

What are you eating/doing today? (Saturday) - Good morning! Just settling in to spend a few hours with the books.  I`ll be going to a community event for the afternoon with my DH and son, then a quiet evening of homework wi...

NSV... at the dentist! - Today I went to the dentist for the first time since surgery.  Before, the fold-down arms on the dental chair would cut into my thighs; it was very uncomfortable.  Today, not only ...

What are you eating/doing today? (Tuesday) - Good morning, everyone. I'm on my out; going to drop my son off at school, then off to my 8:30 class.  After that, a medical appt and, hopefully, a workout. B - >1/2 C Greek ...

farewell Addition-Elle! - I was out shopping for textbooks this afternoon and remembered that I had some coupons for Addition-Elle in my purse, so decided that I would pick up a few non-second-hand items to...

What are you eating/doing today? (Saturday) - Good morning, everyone. I'm hosting a playdate for my 8-year-old all day.  This morning, I'll try to get in a workout while the boys amuse themselves.  This afternoon and into t...

What are you eating/doing today? (Friday) - Good morning!  Off to work in a few minutes, then spending the evening with my son.  The boys will be getting home from camping this morning, and although I've really loved the sol...

NSV this afternoon - Hi all.  Just wanted to share a little NSV that happened this afternoon.  I went for a massage and, first of all, my massage therapist kept saying how great I look.  Then, about 10...

PharmaPlus sale on Jamieson vitamins - I just went to my local Pharma Plus (I live in Ottawa) and they have a coupon in their weekly flyer for "buy one get one free" on Jamieson vitamins, for up to $36 max in savings.  ...

Unjury calcium citrate chews? - My NUT suggested that I try the calcium citrate chews available through unjury.com.  Has anyone tried these and, if so, do they taste ok?  I don't want to order them if they're hor...

Unjury calcium citrate chews? - Hi.  My NUT suggested that I look into the calcium citrate chews available through unjury.com, as I find it hard to get the timing right for taking the liquid calcium (separate fro...

Finally... a great workout today! - I'm about 3 1/2 months out and have been having a lot of challenges with exercise, partly due to having really low energy and motivation, and partly due to physical health issues (...

onederland for the weekend! - Just in time for the weekend.... I reached onederland!  199.5 lbs this  morning!  This sure makes it easier to force myself to go to work on this beautiful Friday morning... Eve...

bunch of NSV's - I just felt like posting about some of my NSV's.  I had surgery on April 11/11.  Here they are: I can comfortably cross my legs. I biked to work and back (45 minutes each way)....

weight loss stalled 3 weeks after RNY - This is my first time posting.  I had RNY three weeks ago and my weight loss has stalled already.  I lost 15 lbs in the 3 weeks prior to surgery (on the Opti-fast program), then lo...