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Interesting Thought... - I'm not one to chew my food to mush, so as I was eating breakfast, I thought to myself. If I don't chew to mush, and larger chunks of food go into my pouch, wouldn't my pouch fill...

Help Please - So I'm camping with friends. Was doing perfect and on plan till last. Isn't, when I ate WAY too much in 1 sitting. 15 minutes later I was having terrible pains and felt everything ...

Miralax and ankle swelling - I know that laxatives can cause swelling, especially in ankles. I have always had some swelling, but it seems since I am taking a capful of Miralax now that my ankles seem to be sw...

MFP App - Does anyone know if there is a better APP that will track food, liquids, exercise and also what time I eat my meals and snacks, and also be able to free form write next to each mea...

How do you know it's over? - I'm wondering if we physically know when our malabsorption ends and we start absorbing all of our calories? Also, what is the usual timeframe, like 18 months or 2 years that we ha...

Binge Behaviors - Pre surgery I was always a binge eater. I could eat large quantities of food in 1 sitting. I'm now 9 months post op and getting these urges to binge again. I will eat dinner, feel ...

I Fought the Urge and I Won - What a stressful workday. Start of an audit, and struggled with logistics all day. I fought the urge to reach for carbs, and ate my protein. All I wanted to do when I got to my hot...

Just Shy of 9 Months Post Op - I'll be traveling on the business the next 2 weeks, and away from a scale and tape measure on my actual 9 month surgiversary, so did my numbers today, May 10. I weigh 115lbs, only...

Just Shy of 9 Months Post Op - I'll be traveling on the business the next 2 weeks, and away from a scale and tape measure on my actual 9 month surgiversary, so did my numbers today, May 10. I weigh 115lbs, only...

9 Months Post Op - I'll be traveling on the business the next 2 weeks, and away from a scale and tape measure on my actual 9 month surgiversary, so did my numbers today, May 10.  I weigh 115lbs, only...

It's One of Those Days... - Oh, how I want this day to end. It's been super sunny the past few days, so I've been outside cleaning the patio, weeding, plant shopping and just being in the fresh air. I slept...

What Happened Last Night?? - WOW - wondering just what I experienced last night. I had been going all day, tired and feeling like I needed to eat. I ate a little salmon and steamed broccoli. All ok. Then I...

Dreaded Bounce Back - I know I'm still early and likely still experiencing malabsorption but is it possible to never have bounce back and be able to maintain our full weight loss? Just trying to prepar...

It's Happened... - Well, I finally did it. I got a piece of turkey stuck and now I am foaming with a runny nose. DH made a 24lb turkey last night, so for bfast I took 4oz and heated it with 1/4c He...

8 Months Post Op - I can't believe it's actually been 8 months already. I updated my blog and posted a pic on my profile. For being a revision and lightweight, I have had pretty steady weight loss....

8 Months Post Op - Today I am 8 months post op from my revision from lap band to RNY, with a gallbladder removal during the same surgery.  I have to say that I have never felt better.  I just returne...

Home and At Goal - I finally arrived home from a 17 day trip to Singapore. Felt so good waking up in my own bed. So I did really well - had 2 days where I ate a little more than typical when we had...

Checking in - Still in Singapore but doing well. Daily calories hover between 700-950, and I've worked out every day. Feeling great but really need to drink a lot of water in the heat and humidi...

Made it to Tokyo - First leg of my journey to Singapore is done. Nothing to really eat on the plane. Everything appeared to have sauces covering them. So I ate jerky, protein bars and a banana. Got i...