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Am I setting myself up for a stall? - I stall during my TOM. This is nothing new. I've been sitting at 279 for a week now.  Yesterday I started Couch to 5K. Before this I have been non-active due to a second sur...

85 days!!! - So, the motivation has set in. The incisions are healed. (From second surgery, gallbladder) The Dr. has cleared me. It's time to kick some butt!!! Went and got a new pair of run...

Anyone do Ballet??! - It's been so long since I've been in a dance class. I was a dancer until I got really "big" somewhere around middle school. I was in ballet, tap, jazz, baton and even cheerleadi...

New Vegetarian product!! - I know, I struggle to find good vegetarian options so I wanted to share this incase it could help someone.  These are so YUMMY!!!  110 Calories 13gm Carbs 10gms ...

NSV in the dressing room w/ pic! - HUGE victory today!! Down 5 jean sizes!!! From a size 30 in June to a size 22 today.  I almost cried in the dressing room.   

Meet my new personal trainer.... - He's gonne get me off my butt and walking!!! We adopted him today. He's a 3yr old puggle (Pug & Beagle Mix). His name is Dante.   

How often do you, ummm, go... - How often do you go #2? I know in the early days constipation is common, but when did you find it evened out and you became regular again? Ever? I'm 3 months post-op and I find ...

Books related to post WLS - I was looking to see if anyone had any books or workbooks they recommended for post WLS life. I did a quick browse on Amazon and was wondering if anyone had any that were helpfu...

91 lbs later..... - This is me at my heaviest back in 2007 and me now. Amazing. Makes me smile!

Uh-oh!! - I'm at 66.6lbs lost. LOL!  Hope the scale moves quickly! 

Do stalls happen at random times? - Or is there a general consensus as to when they happen? I just hit my 3 month mark and the scale seems to be creeping a lot slower the past week. I've only had 1 other stall and...

3 Months post-op (Photos) - Measurements: Weight: 286 = 65lb loss Wrist: 6.75in = .25" loss Bicep: 19.5in = 2.25" loss Neck: 14.25in = .75" loss Bust: 47in = 3.5" loss Chest: 40in =...

Food Find & thanks! - So, I asked for seafood recs the other day and I picked up these from my supermarket to try. Holy wow. 19gms of protein?!? I'm not like "omg this is so good I could eat this eve...

NSV & funny one at that. - Hubby takes our son to church early for Sunday school and I come a little later for actual service. Well, I got there and sat in the pew saving him a seat as I always do. I'm in...

UGH!!! Out of the mouth of my 5yr old - So, I'm sitting down with my 5yr old son next to me and all of a sudden he starts poking at my upper arm/bicep area and goes to me "This peice is wobbly". Yes kid, it is. Ugh. T...

Favorite Seafood for protein? - So, I'm finding as a vegetarian meats just hard to swallow, no pun intended. I have found that I like and do eat Turkey Bacon but that seems to be the extent of it. So, I want t...

SV & NSV - SV: Weighed in at 287lbs at the Dr.'s today!!! WOOT!! That's 64lbs off of me!! I still have 5 days until my official 3 month check up on the 15th. Maybe I can get to 65 or more!...

Ostrim - So, I've heard a lot about it, want to try it. Here's my issue, I was a vegetarian pre-op I've been trying to find more meat products that I can tolerate to get more protein in....

First non family person to mention my weight loss! - Was picking my son up from pre-school this morning and his teachers know I had VSG back in October, but for the first time someone has said to me "you look amazing! How much hav...

Turkey Bacon? - Yes, no? Looking for tolerable meat options since before VSG I was vegetarian and I would occasionally eat Turkey Bacon back then. Any one eat it often? Best brands? Just curiou...

Day 2 home after gallbladder surgery - and all I can say is this pain is SO much worse. I hurt to bad. Been needing the pain pills around the clock to control it and I hate taking pills. The good news is that I STILL...

Sick update, hospital & additional surgery. - So, you know I have been really sick with some virus, it really hit me. I couldn't take it anymore on Sunday afternoon, I was so dehydrated that I decided to go to the ER to get...

I HATE being sick!! - UGH!!! Some horrible virus has spread through our house, son, hubby & I are all sick, but like usual I seemed to get the worst of it. I am having issues keeping anything down, d...

Anyone drink fruit infused water? - Like putting water in a pitcher and throwing some lemon slices, raspberries, oranges in it for some flavor? This would be ok right? Since I'm not actually eating the fruit. 

%EWL at 3m, 6m, 1yr? - I just saw this recently, but I can't find it anywhere of course, even after combing through the old post..... What % of EWL should be your target at 3months, 6months, 1yr??...