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IT'S BEEN AWHILE...... - Hi Everyone!  It's been a long time, but I have finally reached my goal.  Actually, a little less then my goal.  I have been feeling SO much better.  I went from a 3X to an 8-10 an...

Online Discovery - While searching around for some decent exercise programs, I discovered a YouTube channel that is wonderful.  It includes yoga, pilates and all sorts of exercise, as well as nutr...

Pea Protein Powder Question - Hi!  I have not been here in quite awhile and am kind of at a plateau due to less than ideal eating and lack of exercise.  I thought I had made it safely past the time when hair...

Just Checking In - Have not been here in awhile and just thought I would update. I wish I could choose where on my body I am losing weight! My arms and legs are sticks with loose skin yet I st...

Way TMI but I need some guidance - I am about 5-1/2 months out and almost 60# down but I now have this horrible issue and wanted to know if this could have anything to do with the gastric bypass surgery. It s...

Keep on Keeping On....... - I've been absent for awhile and thought I would check in.  I had my surgery 3/13/13 and in the beginning of June was sidelined by a delayed hospital-acquired infection from my b...

ONEDERLAND! - I was so excited this morning when I weighed myself!  I have an older medical scale with the big weights on it and it is accurate with my surgeon's scale.  I was at 202 for days...

OMG! - I knew that I was going to have quite a bit of loose skin, but my arms and legs were never really heavy, as most of my excess weight is around my middle.  I am only 28# down and...

Should I Be Concerned? - Yesterday, I got up off the couch and felt a sharp pain.  I went poking around in my fat to see if anything was amiss, and I discovered a good-sized hard lump on my left side, j...

Simply amazing!!!

NSAID Question Regarding Gout - I get extremely bad flares of gout on occasion.  My foot surgeon told me that, in the end, it is basically a genetic thing, that my body just does not process purines properly a...

OT - The Dog Quandry - As most of you know, I lost my friend of 16 years a month ago and it has been soooooo lonely here.  I have the most wonderful cat, but I did not realize just how big a part Choo...

HELP!! How do I change my ticker? - My starting weight is now incorrect and I need to move it 5 pounds down and cannot figure out how to do it.  I am challenged in these things.

Pureed Food Question - I gained 115 pounds in the hospital (surgery was 3/13) and today I have officially lost the 15 plus 5 pounds, so I am saying I am 5 pounds down from my starting weight in 9 days...

A Goal I did not think I would have - When I left the hospital, I weighed 15 pounds more than when I came in.  It is now one week and I am now back at the weight I started, so I guess this is some kind of goal! ...

I'm Home!!! - Two days out from band to RnY and I am feeling wonderful so far.  No gas, no nausea.  As long as I stay on the dilaudid, I am having very little discomfort.  My dietician will b...

Now it is My Turn - Surgery Tomorrow - We have a 3-hour-drive to be at the hospital at 930am and I have no idea what time the actual surgery will be. Today is clear liquids and MoM, but I ended up with food poiso...

Yep, that's me. My spark is lost. I am surviving rather than living. ...

OT - Hip Revision - I have been in pain for two years with what was called a loose rod from a left hip replacement.  It has been getting worse and my ortho surgeon cancelled my revision surgery the...

Pre-Op Liquid Diet - My doc does not require this but I was speaking with the PAT doc and she said that she thought that doing this would be a good kick start and might lead to a quicker recovery, s...

Vitamins - We have to leave at 4am for the three hour drive for my PAT (#2) for RnY surgery on the 13th. Went vitamin shopping today as they were on sale at Rite-Aid.  I got 2 large-si...