rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Wow another Monday! Report in... -  Better week for me--I was careful to try and record everything I ate and really track calories, and it seems to have made a difference.   Starting weight:  298.4 Last week:  1...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
What a year it's been!! - Today is my surgiversary, the one year anniversary of my rebirth.   And it has been a rebirth!   I am less than half the person I was, LOL, and I can do things I never thought I...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
It's Weigh-In Monday again! - Another Monday, and I'm up again a bit.  Not a lot, but it's a trend I don't want to continue.  Perhaps it's muscle??  she asks hopefully... Starting weight:  298.4 Last week: ...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Advice needed: readiness for 4-miler -  I have been running 3x per week for the past 4 months, usually about 3-3.5 miles.  My longest training run has been 3.75 miles, and I've only done that distance twice.  I've run t...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Monday morning--Happy 4th, now weigh-in! - Perhaps I am starting to even out, which is good.  I still feel like I am eating like a pig, but today I am up a slight bit.  That's okay by me. Starting weight:  298.4 Last we...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Basal Metabolic Rate for maintenance - Have any of you done this calculation?  This is to calculate how many calories you need to eat daily to maintain your body weight at your level of activity.  There are online calcu...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
It's Monday again--time to weigh in! -  Well, I'm actually not trying to do this, but I am still losing.  If you saw how much I eat, you'd be wondering how that is happening.  I keep worrying that I'm eating too much an...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Coffee tomorrow in Eagan-who's gonna be there? - I will be able to be there, so I am excited.  Anybody else?

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Monday Morning Weigh-in time!! - Boy was I bad this weekend!  I planned for Saturday to be a rest day from exercise, so that was okay, but I went camping with my sister and her family and she did most of the cooki...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
I am a bottomless pit today... - Has this happened to anybody else?  I don't know why, but I just can't STOP EATING today.  I am trying to eat healthier options, but I had a snack mid-morning today, which I never ...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Monday Morning Weigh-In--Let's hear from ya! - Hi All: How is summertime treating you?  Are you able to get out and sweat some weight off?  We have such a short summer, I really try to make the most of it.  My weight has...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
WOW, bathing suit shopping is kinda fun! -  Bathing suit shopping used to be the most demoralizing and depressing thing--remember those days?  I used to shop for a bathing suit cover-up first--covering up all the fat was th...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Monday Weigh-in Time Sure Came Fast -  Hi All: Time for weigh-in again.  I stayed the same this week, which I guess is appropriate since I am at goal.  But i would like to lose a few more lbs just to have a little "...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
It's Tuesday, time for post-holiday weigh-in - Okay, I was sooo bad this weekend!  If it was bad for me, I ate it.  Pasta, ice cream, chocolate chip cookie, hash browns, buttered corn, you name it.  And yes, it showed on the sc...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
It's a New Monday--time to Weigh-In -  Well, whatever I'm doing seems to have kicked in for this week, thank goodness.  I was busy at the Sheep and Wool Festival all weekend, and I know I forgot to eat a couple of time...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Monday Morning--answer to "the man" -  Wow, it's been a real struggle for me lately.  I've been working out like crazy, but also hungry for things.  I've been battling the snack monster, and thought I was doing better,...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 12 years, 12 months ago
Monday Morning Weigh-in time again - Hi All:  Hope everyone is doing well.  I did not have quite so successful a week this week.  Could be I didn't exercise this weekend, and could be I ate a bit too much at Easter di...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Never Relax our Vigilance - Does anybody else feel this way? I think I am becoming an obsessive exerciser, not because I enjoy it so much, but because I have this secret fear:  I am afraid that if I take e...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Monday Morning Weigh-in time - Good morning, everyone.  (Okay, I guess it's afternoon now.) Starting weight:  298.4 Last week:  158.3 This week: 156.6 This week:  Lost 1.7 lbs this week. Once again, the...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Good Monday morning--weigh in time! - Hope everyone had a good week.  I was feeling down, because I'm working so hard and my weight loss has slowed to a crawl.   I figured if I lost anything this week it was in tenths ...

rjsams posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
First 5K Run Tomorrow - Wow!  I can't believe the day is almost here.  I am running in my first 5K race tomorrow morning.  For those of you at coffee at 8:30, think of me.  :-) Hope I can finish--I kno...

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Eagan, MN
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24.0
BMI
RNY
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07/13/2010
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Jul 14, 2006
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