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Started exercise today - Was released to swim this week. My incision still has not healed, but the nurse gave me waterproof bandage to put over it so I can swim.  The water felt good, but my back hurt befo...

6-28-11 Stall seems to be over. - I finally dropped below my lowest weight.  89 pounds down.  I joined a gym and I plan to start tomorrow,  Wow pureed food is so much heavier than liquids.  2 -3 oz and I am done an...

10 day stall -will it ever end? - I am a little frustrated, but my doc says I am doing great and to stop weighing everyday.  I am 6 weeks out and transitioning to pureed food. I was so looking forward to something ...

Ooops I was wrong - still in the stall. - I have been loosing the same few pounds (up and down up and down) for over a week.  When does it end.  Started pureed food tonight; wow I could feel the resistance.  Can't wait to ...

Puree Help - I moved to pureed food tonight, sort of.  My blender broke, so I used a food processor which chopped the chicken to a course mixture.  Does pured mean like baby food?  On the good-...

Made past my 1st stall - I  have started loosing again.  I stalled for about a week then bam 4 pounds down.  86 total with 36 since surgery in about 5 weeks.

How do I download pics? - How do I download pics to this forum?  I can't figure it out. Help please?

Meet one of my personal goals. - When I started this journey,  I sat down with pen and paper and set goals- goals that were unrealistic, but full of hope.  I first needed to loose 50 pounds before surgery. met the...

Thought I was abnormal - 3 weeks  out and I finally got sick.  I forced myself to drink one of the high gram protein shots, and I vomited up my toenails all night.  Seriously,  I am having trouble with pro...

PROTEIN PROBLEM - 3+ WEEKS OUT AND i AM SICK OF SWEET PROTEIN DRINKS.  THE soups I am allowed to eat have little protein.  What's a girl to do.  I force myself to drink a 40 gram shot the other nigh...

Hey girl, glad you are doing so good. Can't wait til you break out of...

Full Liquids question - Have I already screwed up - Today I had a realization that I have been having too much soup at one setting.  I would have Campbell's Soup at hand Chicken broth minus the stars.  It is about 10 oz.  I did not ...

Hit a goal! Under 400! - 16 days out, and I have lost 19 pounds since surgery,  Feeling pretty good.  My doc said I am doing great.  He said he was worried about me, but I did better than any of his other ...

Insurance/job blues! - I have had the insurance/job blues too.  I was approved for surgery and was waiting for summer(I'm a teacher)  and I got laid off in the budget cut, so my insurance ends in August,...

NSV My unswollen feet! - I am a teacher and I would go from standing a long time to sitting because my back hurt so bad,  My feet would be so swollen everyday that  I forgot what my feet looked like unswol...

incision worries - I had surgery 2 weeks ago..  All but one of my incision scabed and are almost healed.  The one of cpncern is red and the scab is now yellow.  I put Neosporen on it and covered it, ...