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9 Weeks and 44 Pounds Later :-) - Hello ladies, today I finally had my 2 month weigh-in at the surgeon's office and I'm down 44 pounds, which is better than I thought. :-)  Things have been going very well with my ...

So just exactly am I eating and what I am doing in - You're probably at some point wonder what I'm eating and what I'm doing in the gym.  Before I do that, wanted to share that my doctor's office again echoed that they prefer patient...

Better Days and Maternity Pants ;-p - Ok, you're probably wondering what the maternity pants reference is about. Well its because my pants are so big that I have to pull the waist line up to my lower chest area and I f...

Not sure how I'm feeling these days - Yesterday was kind of a hard day.  I was almost in tears and called the nutritionist because I'm still hungry in between meals and I'm still frustrated with struggling with the car...

Protein and Carb Frustrations! - Just wanted to vent a little about some frustrations that I'm having.  As I've mentioned before my daily protein goal is to hit 60-75 grams of protein a day.  That doesn't seem lik...

1 month weigh in - Today I had my 1 month weigh in and I'm down exactly 30 pounds! Whoa! I really needed to hit a number like that because a week or so ago I had felt like there hadn't been much prog...

3 Weeks Post Op - Its been 3 weeks since I had surgery.  This is going to sound kind of strange, but it feels like its been a lot longer.  I guess time felt like it was moving really slow when I was...

First Follow-Up Appointment - Yesterday I FINALLY was able to try something besides just broth, juice, and jello. I tried strained reduced fat cream of mushroom soup-which DID NOT go well with me.  Something ab...

Begining of Day 5 - I survived the 1st 4 days post op..yay! I'm surprised at how well I'm doing but I'm definitely still going through a transition and experience soreness, pain, and fatigue, which I'...

Day 2 - On January 14, I had a vertical banded gastrectomy with sleeve done. I am 28 years old, 5'4", and my starting weight was 290 pounds.  The hours after surgery were a little bit of a...