Lori F.

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FYI Meijer vitamins - Meijer has several different brands of vitamins on sale buy one get one right now.

My Weigh-ins - I have been tracking my weekly and monthly weigh-ins on my blog - so far as of week 5 I am down 28 lbs! http://bariatrickitchen.com/weigh-ins/

Not a good tummy day - I am not having a very good tummy day. My first actually. This morning I tried to eat and was very nauseous so I just ate the white of a hard boiled egg. I have not been hungry ...

Changing Tastes - So I know from reading on here that a lot of people experience changing tastes after surgery. What I don't know is, is it permanent? Right now, I can't stomach anything sweet. E...

Drugs.com iPhone App - Just downloaded the drugs.com iphone app for $0.99.  Now my phone alerts me when it's time to take my vitamins throughout the day.  Yay!

No Longer SUPER! - I have lost the SUPER today -my BMI is under 50!  yay! lol

New Fitbit - Did you guys see the new fitbit?  http://www.fitbit.com/flex

New Post Ops on MFP - Any new post ops or pre ops with a surgery in the near future want join me on MFP?  My username is Lorelei711.

One Month Progression Pic - My progress so far.  Dec 2012 - 342 Jan 2013 - 317 (5'7")  Today is exactly one month out from surgery. :)  Forgive the squinty face in the second pics - the sun was really bright ...

My mini victory today - So, several times today, I found myself staring into the refrigerator.  I was NOT hungry.  It was NOT time to eat (I am trying to keep a schedule).  I was BORED.  And every time I ...

Omega 3 - Ok, I have now tried two different omega and they are both horrible - as in I gag trying to get them down.  Do they all taste like gagtastic?  I have tried the coromega orange and ...

Funny NSV - I sleep in sweat pants and a t during the winter.  All night last night, every time I turned over, my pants spun around and came down.  lol

First check up - I had my first check up with the surgeon at the beginning of the week.  I am down 18 lbs since surgery as of today.  The surgeon was very happy and said if I continue at this rate,...

NSV Jeans - Today I slid my jeans on without unzipping or unbuttoning them!

progress - I have been doing 10 minutes twice a day on the stationary bike (about 2.5 miles) since last week and today got 20 minutes at once 5.3 miles! woohoo

Warped sense of food - So I am just about a week out and am on soft foods.  1/4 to 1/2 cup depending on consistency.  My meals average around 100 to 140 calories.  I am meeting my protein goals.  And I t...

Almost at 50! - I weighed in this morning and I am ONE stinking pound away from a 50-lb loss.  33 pre-surgery and and 16 since surgery!  woohoo :)

Favorite Puree? - I get to move to purees today!  Yay!  What was your favorite puree?

Bike riding - How soon after surgery did you try riding a bike.  It is the only thing I have indoors and would like to do that as opposed to walking in the snow ;)

Vitamin question - My discharge instructions were to take a children's chewable twice a day.  I didn't even have children's because I knew they weren't complete.  I go back on the 14th for follow ...

I am home - I got to come home yesterday.  The trip home was very painful, as was attempting to sleep in my bed last night.  Moving the CPAP machine to the living room tonight so I can slee...

Surgery this morning update - Just a quick update.  Surgery went well.  Was in a lot of pain but it is getting better.  Dying of thirst :). Can't keep my eyes open very long.

Surgery prep sucks - Surgery prep sucks, I am starving, my head is pounding, but I don't care. . Less than 24 hours to go til surgery!!!!

Fitbit or BodyMedia? - Just looking to get some information on the fitbit ultra and/or bodymedia.  If you have one, what do you like about it?  What don't you like about it?