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Bleeding gums - I'm about four months out, and in the last week or so, my gums have started bleeding a lot. I had my regular dental checkup this week, and he prescribed me some prescription toothp...

Skin changes - I've had oily skin all my life,and it's always worse in the summer. This summer, though, I've noticed dry patches on my face. Not that it really matters, but I was wondering if thi...

Onederland! - It finally happened! I've been hovering around it for 3 weeks, and this morning my scale finally cooperated - 199! 

First Halloween costume after RNY - Halloween is our favorite family holiday, so the whole family dresses in costume. It's going to be so nice this year to not be limited to the few plus-sized costumes available. I t...

Head shot - then and now - I'm applying for a recognition program that requires a photo to be sent in with the application. This is a comparison between last year's picture and this year's. I didn't have my ...

Hair loss - bad timing - So I'm a little over 3 months out, and in the last week, I've noticed that the hair loss epidemic has started for me. I have tons of hair, so I'm not worried about it being noticea...

Good find at Costco - I bought some Goodfoods cranberry almond chicken salad yesterday at Costco. It has 150 calories, 4 grams of fat and 13 grams of protein per 4 oz. container. This is a great improve...

RNY probs - Kool-Aid mouth - How many folks here have this issue? For the first time in my life since childhood I have to double check for Kool-Aid mouth every time I leave the house now. I spend all day drink...

Realization today - I was out working in my yard a few minutes ago, and it suddenly occurred to me what I was doing. I was actually out working in my yard after I had worked all day, harvested some st...

Turkey bacon jerky - Has anybody tried to make this? I'm firing up the old dehydrator tomorrow to make some beef jerky, but it occurred to me that using turkey bacon might work and I wouldn't even have...

NSV - I played tennis! - Sunday and tonight I went and "played" tennis for almost an hour. My opponents were equally unskilled, so there wasn't a lot of actual playing, just a lot of going to get the ball ...

No loss this week, but a NSV - A few years ago I found a U2 t shirt at Old Navy. U2 is my all time favorite band, so I bought it even though I knew I couldn't fit into it. It was a very slim cut ladies' XXL, pro...

1/3 of the way there! - My weight loss this week puts me a little over a third of the way toward my goal. Hopefully things will go as smoothly the rest of the way as they have already.

Thank you - PB2 - Thank you all for turning me on to PB2. I got some in today, and I couldn't believe how much it tasted like "real" peanut butter. I'm not a huge peanut butter eater, but sometimes ...

2 months tomorrow - pics - Even though I don't feel like I'm losing as fast as a lot of people on here, I'm pleased that as of yesterday I've lost 32 pounds since my surgery 3/13/14. 

Changing my Mother's Day cycle NSV - Mother's Day is a difficult day for me. I lost my mother on May 8, 2002 and my father on May 11, 2007. His funeral was even on Mother's Day. Even though my husband and kids do a gr...

Wow! I have so much more energy! - I have my own small photography business, and a few times a year I have special one-day events. Today was my annual Mother's Day special, and I had five sessions between 9 and 1. A...

Increased my protein - will I see a difference? - I finally broke down and ordered some Unjury unflavored powder since I've discovered I can tolerate it well in Crystal Light. As a result, my daily protein intake has jumped from a...

My big fat head - before & after - The first picture was taken on our vacation to Disney World about a month before my surgery on 3/13/14. The one on the right was taken Friday after getting my hair done. Granted,...

Out of plus sizes! - For the first time in almost 10 years, I bought some jeans today that weren't plus sized! This feels so awesome!

My exercise routine - After procrastinating for 6 weeks, I've finally established a routine that I think I can stick with. The coach at my school told me I should see results with it. I hope he knows wh...