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Whine -- just when I was making great process on m - I took a slip on a slick oil spot in a garage this weekend, helping a friend deal with cleaning out her dad's house in preparation for him moving to assisted living. I've be...

Rotisserie Chicken Wings - I've seen these a couple of places, and had a couple this evening for dinner (I accidentally worked too long to get home for dinner before my next appointment and was trolling t...

I crossed my legs -- on an airplane! - This was my first post-VSG flight and I'm down almost 80 pounds since the last time I flew.  I fit EASILY into my seat.  Tightened my seat belt right up, and could even cross my...

Chico's -- Size 2 top and 2.5 bottoms-- I don't be - I continue to plod along, slowly but surely!  Reminding myself that this is the smallest I've been as an adult (I'm 56), and is about 15 pounds smaller than when I got married m...

No such thing as WL vs maintenance... - I had an epiphany last night while eating dinner on vacation, and pondering the "race to the finish" then moving to maintenance -- and wondering how some people can do it.  Then...

YAY! I easily fit into the back of a Fiat 500! - A coworker has a little Fiat 500 (with a sun roof!) and since it was a beautiful day, we went out to lunch.  And I was able to EASILY get into back seat (it's upholstered and ha...

I'm better -- but I didn't record my full weight l - Thanks for your collective wisdom last week when I thought I had food poisoning!  That, or some other GI bug seems to be the culprit, since I seem to be OK today -- finally!  ...

Mild Food Poisoning? Or Am I in Denial? - Of course, the doc's office is closed, and since I'm not "dying", I figured I would ask the collective wisdom here for their medical expertise!   I started having some stron...

"I never comment on a woman's weight!" - I've seen many posts about coworkers not commenting on a weight loss, so I thought you all might find this interesting. I work in cubeland, so literally, once word is out ab...

Quest Bar "Training Treats" - If you've trained a dog, you've probably cut up dog treats into little pieces as a training reward.  How is this related to VSG?  I cut up my first Quest bars into little cubes ...

How stupid is it to let arbitrary numbers mess wit - I am very annoyed that I am allowing an arbitrary number, a clothing size, mess with my head and bring me down!   Several friends at work are losing ro have lost weight, and...

To Gewn6971! - If you are coming to the support group tonight and can early, let me know. Glad to answer your questions -- but I am unable to reply to your message --- some problem with the si...

Finally -- I can wear pants that do not have a W i - I wen to the "Nearly New" sale held by the women's auxiliary at a local hospital to try to pick up some inexpensive clothes - and make a nice little haul!   Of course, I was...

New Workout -- putting on Spanx! LOL! - To get my "jiggly bits" a little more under control, I ordered a Spanx tank top and a Spanx thigh length pant -- so that when I wear certain types of clothes, it doesn't look li...

How to Motivate People to Change -- what helps and - This is a very interesting piece from the Wall Street Journal on how to motivate people to change.    "Instead of telling patients what to do and scolding them when they...

Question about Gall Bladder pain and HIDA scan - I am five months out, and have started to have minor pain/discomfort on my lower right side below my ribcage -- hmm, sound familiar?  I saw my surgeon today, and he said if the ...

Shout out to Candy (Sleevegirl) and Julia (Wantmyl - I just came back from vacation, and I did not recognize your amazing new avatar photos!  I wondered,  for a second, who these brazen skinny chicks were who stole your screen nam...

Five Month Report -- a little early, but we are le - Good morning fellow OH'ers!   I'm posting my 5 month stats a little early since I'll be out of town and not logging or weighing for the week!  That should keep me in line fo...

What is "dense protein" -- really! What - Understanding "dense protein" should be easy enough. But I've found some differences between what I thought was "dense protein" - -and should be very filling -- and what actuall...

Protein Coffee vs eggs for breakfast -- why is the - First off -- I am not a coffee drinker!  I only started drinking coffee after my VSG because it's cold in my office in the winter, and if you mix in a scoop of Syntrax chocolate...

Onederland for Easter! A new beginning! - Even though Saturday is my weigh in day, I was two-tenths of a pound away yesterday, so I weighed again this morning, and yep, I'm there -- but as I noted in Julia's post (somet...

Who Else Has Never Been a "Normal" Size - This has been on my mind lately, and I saw a couple of similar posts today, so I thought I'd see how many of us there are and see what advice those who have reached goal have fo...

Just bought an Easter Dress -- the first one in ag - I am in total shock!  I haven't even worn a dress in forever.  I did buy one two years ago to wear to a wedding (size 24), but it was tight around the hips, and in the end, I de...

Cha-cha-cha! - Really!  We went to cha cha class this evening, and had loads of fun (and I didn't injure anything!).  We had planned to start back with our regular Wednesday evening class, whi...

New Product Makes All WLS Obsolete! LOL! - Who knew that Japanese Magnetic Slimming Toe Rings could have solved all of our weight problems?  If I'd only known before surgery.... http://www.nomorerack.com/daily_deals/...