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Hydrostatic Weighing - Kind of excited! Checked with my local college and their health & wellness program does hydrostatic weighing (underwater) to determine body composition. It's the gold standard f...

Size Matters - I find myself getting discouraged.   Not by my weight loss, which has been averaging out to about 2 lbs. per week.  It's the sizes I can wear.  All over these forums I read abou...

I'm officially "overweight"!!! - I waited until the scale read 168.0...and it did today!   At 5'3" and 168 lbs. I am no longer obese; I am overweight     I can't even remember the last time I weighed this a...

Laurie - such FANTASTIC news! Really great numbers. So...

Break through...Clothes NSV...Crack Slaw...and ohh - Break through:  Happy that I finally broke my 10-day weight stall - whew!  I didn't get on here and whine about it (although I wanted to!) because I knew all of you would give m...

Candy - have been thinking about you a lot. Hate to hear about how...

You look fabulous, Jill! Congrats on your awesome 6- mo check up...

Food dreams - I had a really disturbing dream the other night.  I walked into this olde-time looking candy store, fully expecting to find chocolates in there.  But what did I find instead?  D...

Nice! So glad the hair thing is getting resolved. It gives me hope!

Half-way there - Today it really hit home for me.  I'm going to do this...I'm going to actually get to a healthy BMI!   For the first time in over 25 years, I am within 40 lbs. of "normal" weigh...

Candy - I've been wondering all day how you were doing and came to...

Major milestone reached! - I've been waiting for this day.....the day I reached the HALFWAY mark to goal.   I was 218 when I was sleeved (down from 235 at initial consult) so I set my initial goal at 135,...

It's kind of funny... - ...but as my body is looking better and better my hair is getting worse and worse!  I'm only 11 weeks out so I haven't even hit the BIG hair loss wheelhouse yet but I've already...

NSV: It's been a long time comin'... - I've known it was coming for the last week but I was still excited to see 179.8 on the scale this morning.   My OH friends, do you know the last time I was in the 170's?  At...

Two months and 35 lbs. - If someone had promised me that two months post-op I would be down 35 lbs., completely off diabetes meds, with fasting glucose levels in the 80's, a lower b/p and almost no join...

Ricotta Bake... - A great big THANK YOU to whoever posted Shelly's Ricotta Bake recipe on here a few days ago.  I tried it last night and it was just scrumptious!   My daughter, who is gluten-fre...

(X-post): Dry brushing of the skin - Interested to see if anyone else has tried routine dry-brushing of the skin pre- and post-op?  If you have, do you feel it's helped the condition of your skin at all?  I have a ...

Dry brushing of the skin - Interested to see if anyone else has tried routine dry-brushing of the skin pre- and post-op?  If you have, do you feel it's helped the condition of your skin at all?  I have a ...

Help with skin issues - During week two post-op I developed severe hives and my internist and I were able to figure out it was the Prilosec.  I stopped it and the hives went away almost immediately.  A...

1 month out, 22 lbs. down... - ...thanks to all of you!  The information and encouragement I've received in this forum have really helped me design an eating plan that is working for me.  22 lbs. gone - wow! ...

NSV - morning b/s of 89! - Good morning -- I got my sleeve exactly 4 weeks ago. At the time I was taking 2000 mg of Metformin and 10 mcg of Byetta 2x/day and my blood sugars never dropped below 100.  My d...

NSV - morning b/s reading of 89! - Good morning -- I got my sleeve exactly 4 weeks ago.  At the time I was taking 2000 mg of Metformin and 10 mcg of Byetta 2x/day.  My doctor had me stop all diabetes meds the day...

Hello Onederland! - It's been awhile since I've seen my weight start off with a "1" and not a "2" - feels real good!  Had to adjust my goal and my ticker.  Doc says I'm not 5"3" (evidently been lyi...

Introduction... - Good morning!  I have been following this page since my VSG on 5/24/13.  All the experience reflected in this forum has been an invaluable source of support and information - th...