Brandy G.
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 4 months ago
Saw a movie last night in a super-fancy theater with reclining seats. Before surgery I might not have gone because I would have been worried about fitting into the chairs but now I am a fairly small woman and the world is optimized for skinny people.
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 6 months ago
I'm at just over two years. I still owe the 2 year anniversary post, but I'm also still tracking down some blips with it, so hang on for that, but I thought this one was funny enough for a post.
I had a really bad cold last week that included
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 9 months ago
I feel like this is a bit of a golden time. I still remember clearly the troubles of the first few months, but that is tempered by living as a 154 pounder for the last six months. I will wait until the end of Aug and I have my 24 month bloodwork in
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
I get this question a lot and today I think I came up with a better way to explain it.
If you had a bra
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 1 month ago
I finally figured out that if I divide my pills into Swimmers, i.e. capsules that float in a big gulp of water and Sinkers, i.e. solid pills that sink, then I never have any issues.
I've always been able to take handfuls of pills at t
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 3 months ago
I've been asked to give talk on bariatric surgery to a general audience. I'm thinking of keeping it pretty high level: My story, general risks, rewards, costs ($ and physical), and how to research. Although I will have to touch on the different ki
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 3 months ago
I'm almost a year and a half out and made my goal weight of 155 yesterday. The original goal was a range of between 145 and 155 and I assumed I would want 145, but I'm very happy at 155 and can't remember why I thought less would be better. After gai
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 5 months ago
Now THIS is something to be thankful for.
I'm 1.5 years out and having no real problems to speak of. Not just no real problems, but I cooked the old traditional family thanksgiving and ate everything without experien
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 9 months ago
WOW! A year since my self-pay surgery in Mexicali. 135 lbs gone, gone, gone. Assuming that I hit my target weight of 145 (about 40 more pounds), that means I have lost the equivalent of myself! It's funny, before the surgery I couldn't lose weight
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 11 months ago
It seems like when I stall from weight loss, my body is actually redistributing the weight or something. Has anybody else noticed this? I'm at ten months and it seems like every two o three months or so I go through the following cycle:
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 8 years, 11 months ago
All stages and all surgery types welcome. I don't think anything special is planned for this meeting, but clothing swaps, vitamin swaps, protein powder swaps are all in the planning stages.
http://www.meetup.com/wls-90/
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 9 years, 1 month ago
Sorry for the late notice. http://www.meetup.com/wls-90/events/221022329/?a=cr2_grp&rv=cr2&_af=event&_af_eid=221022329, The Seattle Area DS meet-
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 9 years, 1 month ago
http://www.meetup.com/wls-90/events/221022329/?a=cr2_grp&rv=cr2&_af=event&_af_eid=221022329, The Seattle Area DS meet-up group is getting together
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 9 years, 1 month ago
Cuz I did it! :-)
I am 102 lbs down.
I was on track to pass this milestone last month, but then I got super strict on my diet
Brandy G. posted a discussion topic 9 years, 2 months ago
I save mine for yummier supplements, protein powders, vegetables and fruit but now that I'm at six months I've been thinking that perhaps I could introduce more varied foods.
Veterans: Please pretend you only have ~50 net carbs a da