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November Update w/ new pics - I've lost 47 lbs so far. I probably would of lost more by now if I exercised more often and restricted carbs to the recommended 40 grams or less daily but never-the-less I keep l...

Buying smaller size clothes...what the heck??? - I've been on a shopping spree the last few days because alot of my clothes are getting too baggy. (yeah!) I have been trying on alot of clothes (tops and bottoms) in at least 6 -...

No more "Just My Size" - NSV - Some pretty cool things happened today.  This morning I threw away a whole drawer full of "Just My Size" big, ol' baggy white cotton panties! Gone forever those gawd awful things...

Slow Loser - ugh - Weight loss to date: Surgery 8/30/11 9/3     246 9/6     244 9/7     242 9/9     240 9/10   238 9/11   237 9/25   234 9/27   233 (1 month post op) 10/7   231 10/11 230 ...

UGH! Food Journaling & Online Journaling Sites - I've been keeping track of my meals on myfitnesspal.com but its so dang time consuming and frustrating because they don't save the foods you record for any given meal on one master...

Before & After Photo's 1 month Post-Op -

CONGRATULATIONS! I too still have the "Evil Stomach Monster"...

No Carb "Miracle Noodles" & Dr. Oz - Anybody tried them? http://www.miraclenoodle.com/default.aspx Four Best Weight Management Foods by Dr. Oz http://www.examiner.com/nutrition-in-sacramento/the-four-best-weight-...

Smaller Clothes & Meat - I went to Old Navy today to get some work out pants... hubby & I joining Max Fitness Gym ... and I actually fit into their XL yoga pants and knit tops!!! but had to get 2X for the...

Nice to have a face to go along with the name! Your kids are...

Thanks Paul! Appreciate your comments.

4 weeks post op - Just 2 days short of 4 weeks out and I feel like my energy has returned to almost 100% My main incision is still a little tender if I'm on my feet too long but healing up nicely. ...

What is your fav online bariatric food store? - Li - I just found this one when doing a search for Lavash Bread... The Low Carb Shop Flat rate shipping $4.99 on all orders! http://www.lowcarbshop.com/ I've purchased from www.my...

New research findings on obesity - links - In light of the recent post on pull yourself up by the boot straps and stop eating, I thought this was interesting.  Via Melting Mama http://www.meltingmama.net/ Tough love...

Sugar Substitutes - all they're cracked up to be? - Many years ago when Nutra-Sweet came on the scene I soon discovered that I not only didn't like the after taste but it gave me bad headaches and made me dizzy. Looked into...bad s...

I took some before pictures too. Yikes me who avoids the camera...

For those newbies gagging out on protein shakes - Between my 2 weeks pre -op diet and now 16 days out I was getting pretty dang sick of protein shakes. I mean really...eat anything repetitively and you are going to get sick of it....

Stalled at 16 days out and gaining - normal? - Is this normal? I guess I wasn't expecting it so soon. I thought maybe my body went into shut/down starvation mode because I was getting so few calories down (about 300 daily wh...

Actually the last 2 days I've felt better BUT I gained a pound! Now...

TRUST ME...they were! LOL

Do the ads on right cover messages for you? - What ups with the ad's on the right...they cover parts of the messages, at least on my pc. Does the site administrator know this?

Stalled already at 10 days out! - I was losing about 1 - 2 daily but 10 days out  it  just stopped. Scale hasn't budged for the last 5 days. I guess I wasn't expecting that so soon. Still gaging down the prot...