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Affordable Care Act and WLS?? - I have registered with the affordable care act website and I have a registration number I've tried to look at all the different options for Pennsylvania and it is not lookin...

Down to 200 but... - still struggling with that plateau feeling! I am still losing, but OHHHHhhh so slowly.  I continue to try my best to eat healthy and I'm still working, but the hunger won't abat...

Hey Brenda! I just caught up on your blog for april and...

It's not just a plateau.... - it's a sub-continent!  I have been stuck between 211 and 214 pounds now for about 3 weeks. Since I am still pre-op, and in too much pain to exercise, I am  not surprised by this de...

Been working two months, and so far... - I'm able to keep a full time job!!  I have been fighting my fibromyalgia pain, and really, really hungry, but I have managed to stick it out so far.  My job is still fun and I stil...

Luck O' the Irish to you and... -  to me!!   Happy St. Patrick's Day, and go see eggface to win a very cool prize Here's her logo, go see eggy~    Go to the website and enter to win! http://thewo...

Fibromyalgia pain is making it increasingly diffic - I refuse to give in to it and stop working.  My job is not hard.  I sit at a table in an adjustable chair.  I look at small pieces of plastic tubing.  I take and write down measure...

Working overtime makes it difficult, but... - I'm still losing!  I got the chance to earn some overtime pay this past week, for the first time since I started my job back in late January.  It was nice to have the chance to ear...

PMS and hunger and cravings, is it just me?? -  Although I didn't check my calendar yesterday, by 5 AM this morning I knew it was close to time for my period.  How?? HUNGRY!!  Craving Carbs!!! Starving!  Is it just me, or is th...

A long week at work, a cold, and ... - PMS!!  These demons have joined together to make me HUNGRY!!  I feel like I did back when I first stopped drinking soda and cut waaay back on carbs.  I am craving carbs and so very...

I'm freaking out a little.... - but hopefully it will pass.  I am so excited to start my new job tomorrow, or today, depending on  your perspective.  I go in at midnight Wednesday and work until 830 am Thursday m...

Winter finally arrives... - here in Pennsylvania!!  I have been hoping for snow since we had a crazy early October snowfall, and finally we have more snow!!  We got about 4 inches of the white stuff today, wh...

Hi Brenda! I make my kids run the stairs for me all the time. I have...

OOOH Brenda I love your truck, I have a Chevy Silverado that is about...

A crazy day in my life.... - and again with the cold shower!  It started out OK, got Bob and the boys out the door and then went back to sleep, since I had no morning obligations.  Somehow, sleeping during the...

Unjury, hot water heater, and job interview.... - makes for a weird blog entry.  I totally forgot about my support group meeting on Tuesday night, I must attend at least one more to be eligible for surgery, so I need to make sure ...

And the protein lottery goes on... - as I try to prepare for my pre-surgical protein drink only diet.  So far I've tried Chike chocolate (good) and Nectar chocolate (yuk) and today the lucky beverage was GNC's  AMP Am...

so very sorry for your loss. my own mom died almost ten years ago...

Job interviews are like trips to the dentist... - only they hurt more.  I had two interviews in late 2011, one with a plastic tubing manufacturer, and the other with a small, privately owned pharmaceutical company.  In both instan...

I had my first protein meal replacement today and. - it wasn't bad!  It was Chike Chocolate Bliss.  A bit of an artificial sweetener aftertaste, but not too much. I only had to chew up one clump of undissolved powder, which I mana...

Blackberry phone app for food/exercise?? -  hello all i am wondering if anyone knows about a phone app for tracking protein, fat, and carb grams, calories and exercise. I am a long way from surgery but I am taking vitam...

Winter finally arrives and ... -  I'm ready for it!  We are finally expecting some flurries here in eastern PA, and I, for one, am glad.  One thing I like about living here is that we have snow in winter, heat in ...

advice on protein drinks/brands please! -  I am reposting this from the RNY forum, want to open it up to all of you.  The more responses I get the happier i'll be, so talk to me, people!!  hello all!  I am thinking t...

Is it all in my head.... - or do I have more energy already?  I weighed in with my nutritionist on wednesday and I have lost 17 pounds since I started eating sensibly.  Of course, I am hungry all the time, b...

newbie seeks advice on protein and shaker bottles -  hello all!  I am thinking that before surgery I can order samples of several different brands of protein, then after surgery I can try them out and then decide what i like best, o...