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I'm finally able to post again - I was hospitalized on  Thanksgiving morning and was there for one week.   I was hospitalize due to atrial fibrilation and an infection dealing with celulitus.  I was on antibiotic...

OT: I'm doing a tiny favor for my wife today -  I sometimes do something and then say it was the "least I could do."  And then my wife cheerily replies that she knows that, if there were something else that would be the least, ...

OT: Is there something that annoys you on a regul -  I'm home alone most of the day and I'm really annoyed at all of the calls that I get offering vets a lower loan rate on their mortgage.  My problem is that I'm not a vet even thou...

What is a stricture? -  I don't have one, but a friend who had RNY over a year ago has started having severe abdominal cramps after eating.  I think he should contact his PCP but I have heard people ment...

Just curious: can you now fit in a car seat you c -  Although I like a lot of cars, I only consider ones with large seats.  And, I have to have a low step-in height due to swelling in my legs.  I just realized yesterday that I could...

Enjoying something simple--having elictricity -  I'm sure we've all had to endure brief periods without power.  My wife could have been more understanding if the whole town had no power.  That was true from about 10:55pm Sat unt...

An earthquake and now a hurricane -  Here in NJ, most people down theh Shore are heeding the mandatory evacuation orders.  I just saw on the new that tolls on the AC expressway and Garden State Parkway are being waiv...

Depression or manic-depression -  Many depressed people posted on this forum sometime during the summer.  I can't really help you other than to sympathize.  I am manic-depressive and have been from that for at lea...

Big surprise on the scale -  I haven't beeen weighed since the end of May and I wanted to see where my weight is so that I can adjust my eating.  You may know that I have a major problem with my food addictio...

Friends on ObesityHelp.com -  One of the advantages of becoming friends with other people in OH is that you see what they are posting on all forums when you go to view your friends.  I just realized today that...

I saw your post on the Men's Forum in response to Dave. Although...

I heard a talk about positive thinking yesterday -  It's something I have to practice.  I've know this info in the past.  I can direct my thoughts and not just let them flow uncontrolled in my mind.  If I think negatively--like I u...

It's Blueberry Season Again -  Here in South Jersey, it's prime blueberry season.  I don't pick 'em anymore.  Rather, I just go to my favorite farm and buy them by the 10 lb box ( i.e., 10 pts ).  We bought 20 ...

I just got a walker yesterday -  So, now I get to learn a new way of walking.  It will be as safe for me as using the rollator but it should correct my posture while walking and be a little faster.  I'm keeping t...

OT: attack by a computer hacker -  My wife has a netbook computer with Wi-Fi.  She mostly uses it for looking for work and has a hot-mail account.  Well, someone has hacked into her hot-mail account and sent out a ...

Morbid obesity and manic-depression -  I did something I rarely do and posted on the Main Forum about my experiences with morbid obesity and manic-depression.   I figure that most of you are probably tired of hearing m...

My post on Main Forum about morbid obesity and bi- -  I posted on the Main Forum yesterday about my experiences with morbid obesity, manic-depression, and food addiction.  Someone responded asking if there were a Mental Health Forum ...

OT: manic depression and morbid obesity -  I'm not about to quote a study or refer to a program.  Rather, this is my own experience.  I was just telling my wife this morning that I often don't relate to celebrities who say...

I seem to be seeing glimpses of a ghost -  I don't believe in ghosts, but we had to put down our cat last Mon.  We had her examined 2 weeks prior tp that and she weighed 6 pounds when we went back to the vet, she had lost ...

I keep getting mixed up -  I had a frustrating day yesterday.  I know what I am supposed to eat but I am often tempted to give into my food addictions.  My wife went grcoery shopping but she didn't buy one ...

True Love -  I gave my wife a sly smile after dinner as I asked her how long we've been married.  She gave me the answer I expected of "too long."  And, I just laughed in response   I know how...

Thinking positively -  It's really not all that late, but I have a part of a song going through my head that goes,"you've got to accentuate the positive, elimate the negative"'  from an early 1950s song...

Here I go again--trying to lose more weight post-o -  I know shat to do and I know how to do it.  My problem is in maintaining a desire to lose weight even when I face difficult times.  I have a weight-loss workbook that addresses th...

I felt strange during the change of the year 2010- - I felt dizzy in the few days before New Year's but didn't want to tell my wife and ruin her holiday.  She had her mother and brother visiting for the long weekend.  After they left...

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