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Save the dates! Toronto East End Coffee Nights - M - Everyone is welcome to join us - pre-op, post-op, bring spouses if you like. :) We are going to stick with our usual second Tuesday and fourth Monday of the month patt...

For Cuter_w_Curves...heh. - I couldn't resist snapping this pic at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago!  I thought of you immediately, Shell.  (This was my checkout order, by the way!) For those of...

Reminder! Toronto East End coffee night this Monda - Everyone is welcome to join us - pre-op, post-op, bring spouses if you like. :) Monday, February 25, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at The Friendly Greek on the Danforth Google Map: ht...

Reminder! East Toronto Coffee Night - Tues., Feb. - Hi everyone, just a reminder!  The first February coffee night is tomorrow night, but I've also included the date for the next one in case you can't make it tomorrow. Ev...

Non-scale pain in the neck (maybe TMI?) - Well, I can't exactly call this a "non-scale-victory" because it's annoying, but here it is: Before surgery, my period timing was all messed up.  I'd get a period, then I wo...

Wow, what a difference! You'll "see" it eventually, no worries! :)

3 month surgiversary today - 75 lbs down! - Scale victory! :)  I was slightly under 261 this morning, which is 75 lbs lost in total (start weight 336).  What a ride this has been so far.  And I have to say, although it's ...

Question about taking iron after eating something - I've read here that we shouldn't be taking iron pills within 2 hours of eating anything with calcium in it. But I don't understand this.  The reason I don't understand it is...

Someone didn't recognize me today! - That was pretty cool.  A woman that my husband works with saw me this evening when I dropped by his office, and she walked right past me after looking right at me and saying som...

A really good reflection on why women should not a - This is amazing - and I recognize myself in this too. http://deeperbreaths.com/2013/02/02/where-are-you/ "I had two separate conversations this week about body image and...

What are you eating/doing today? (TGIF!) - Hi everyone, I guess I'll start it today!  Hope everyone has a good day today. What I'm doing today is going to work, then I'm going out for dinner tonight to see a friend's...

Save the dates: FEBRUARY 2013 Toronto East Enders - Everyone is welcome to join us - pre-op, post-op, bring spouses if you like. :) We are going to stick with our usual second Tuesday and fourth Monday of the month pattern si...

Reminder: Toronto East Enders coffee night MONDAY, - Hey everyone!  Just wanted to remind you that we're meeting tomorrow night, Monday, January 28th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Friendly Greek on Danforth Ave. in Toronto. Directions ...

Study: Watching The Biggest Loser discourages inte - Excellent blog post by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff about my least favourite, most fatphobic, nasty show on television: http://www.weightymatters.ca/2013/01/go-figure-new-study-report...

Amanda F. is doing great! - Hi everyone, just a quick update - I just talked to Amanda's daughter, and she says that they told her that the surgery went well, Amanda did great, and nothing went wrong.  Her...

Countdown: Two days until Amanda F's surgery! - As we all know, Amanda's having her VSG this Thursday at TWH!  And it will be my first time being an angel - awww! :) Please join me in wishing her well.  You're going to do...

Monday morning weigh-in - I thought I'd do it now since I have a small window for computer time this morning - sorry if I'm usurping the usual person who starts this thread! HW: 336 SW: 318 L...

This is a great post, Shell. Thanks for posting this!

January 2013 Toronto East Enders Coffee Nights - a - Hi everyone!  It was great that so many of us made it to our spur-of-the-moment coffee night in December!  As we discussed both at the coffee night and afterwards here on OH...

What are you eating/doing today? (Saturday) - Morning everyone!  First time starting this thread, since Barb is away! :) I just got home last night from five and a half days away visiting family.  It was great to visit ...

Taking capsules after RNY - My iron supplements just arrived from Vitalady!  I'm not sure why I didn't notice this, but they are in capsule form. I understand that at this point (6 weeks out), we can s...

Shopping NSV - Hubby and I just got back from doing some Christmas shopping in Kensington Market and Chinatown.  I had such a great time!  Several NSVs: 1. Took transit there - no exhausti...

Interesting conundrum - what to eat at a vegan par - I'm going to a little party/get together tonight.  On the menu?  A light vegan spread.  And I'm assuming since they're serving vegan stuff that the usual coping strategy of brin...

Do you know how much money I've paid over the years for curly hair?...