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HELP from vets please! - I will be 11 weeks out from surgery tomorrow. This week I have been tired everyday. I mean sitting in a meeting about to nod off tired. I take my vitamins regularly. I had lab wo...

I'm obese - I was trolling my surgeon's website and saw the BMI scale. Put in my numbers and I am 39.6. I am no longer morbidly obese!! Love my sleeve!!

2 month Surgiversary - Sleeved 12/1/11, down 45 pounds since surgery! Waiting one more month to post before and after pics. Was just looking at pictures from my son's high school graduation in May. I am...

Never thought I would be this excited! - at the thought of only having 100 pounds to lose before my personal goal of 140 pounds. I began this journey in January 2011. 6 months of supervised weight loss, etc. I weighed 312...

Free! - I am cleaning out my cupboards. I have bariatric oatmeal, apples and cinnamon and peaches and cream one box each minus an apple packet. About 30  packets fruit flavored syntrax ne...

Shopping! - I just went to JC Penney's they are have a huge 80% off sale. All of my 24W pants were HUGE! I found a multitude of bargains for $2-$8 in size 20W and tops XL. My husband also had ...

STALL! - I have been in a stall for 9 days in weight loss. But I am really not discouraged. I measure every Sunday morning. I have lost 15 total inches since 2 weeks post-op (I didn't mea...

Exercise Information - Here is a link from the University of Chicago Hospitals on exercise for bariatric patients. It is from 2005 so there is no information on VSG. I know some people, myself included...

Water, glorious Water!! - I know it is a struggle ingesting water. 2 days ago I noticed  I was getting my 64 oz of water in with ease. I consciously increased my water to 80 oz a day. I have lost 4 pounds...

What did you do for exercise 1/1/12? - I walked 1.6 miles with my DH. Plan to do some WiiFit after I complete my laundry. I hula hoop for 30 minutes.

Iron and Calcium - I take both twice a day. Does anyone have recommendations on how far apart they should be taken for the proper iron absorption?

NSV! - I am a "frugal" gal. I had purchased some underwear a couple of years ago and they were small. I put them in the back of a drawer and remembered them this morning. Do I dare see ...

Back to Work - Tomorrow I go back to work. My last day was November 30th. I hope I can get in all of water and protein! Glad it is only a 4 day work week!

2-Week Post-Op - I just had my 13 day post-op appointment, 20 pounds down from 11/14! As I was sitting in  the waiting room my husband leaned over and said "look how you are sitting". I looked down...

4 Days Post Op - I have my protein of 65 grams for the day. Still working on my last 8 oz of water for the day. Only took one nap. Have used less of my lortab elixir. No nausea!  Walking, walking, ...

The Day - I began this journey in December 2010 attending my first weight loss seminar at a group in the OKC area. I did not choose that group but attended a second physician's seminar  in J...