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Only 5 pounds lost this month (4th) Staying positi - I know this has been a rough month for me. Work has been unbearable and this next month will be more of the same. So hey at least I LOST 5 pounds!!  I truly think it is a lot of th...

Looking for a WLS-friendly recipe for baked beans - Beans are a good source of protein and I can tolerate them. Going to a tail gate party tomorrow night and need to bring baked beans. anyone have a good recipe that they have been a...

Advice needed on purchasing a scale - I had been spoiled. My weekly support group met at the surgeons' office so we used their scale. However, since Labor Day, we moved to another facility and there is no scale availab...

Question for former yo-yo dieters - Do you find that when you lost weight now, that your clothes did not fit as well as when the last time you  were the same weight? I am thinking the last time I weighed what I weigh...

Toning up after WLS - I posted this on the exercise site, but no response as of yet. so I figured I'd try here as well!! I have lost 45 of the 80 pounds I would like to lose.  I have always been some...

Toning up after WLS - I have lost 45 of the 80 pounds I would like to lose.  I have always been somewhat active--going to the gym 4-5 days a week, doing both cardio and weights.  I am blessed with toned...

3 and 1/2 months out--stalled--how to jumpstart? - OK, finally happened--hit a 2 week stall, not an ounce lost!!   Any thoughts on how to kick it up a notch? On average, I eat /drink 60-80 grams lean protein and 8 glasses water/liq...

First cold-post op! - I have always been good for 2 colds a year. Old routine was, zinc melt away tablets to lessen the severity, claritin 1 a days and sudafed 4 times a day during the day and NyQuil at...

Big NSV! - Today, for the first time in 3 years, I wore a blouse tucked into my skirt!! Go Me!!

Water consumption - So I have been doing great getting in 64 oz of liquid a day (usually 32oz i pure water and the rest, crystal lite, protein shakes, decaf coffee) Work has gotten crazy and I am f...

3 Months out-40 pounds gone!! - Wow, has it really been 3 months?  Let's take stock: I am 40 pounds lighter I am taking 15 units Lantus instead of 45 units, Simylin and 15 unites of Novalog at each meal as we...

Would love feedback--previous Weightloss for the ( - Last week, at our support group, we discussed how we each deal with disappointments. At first, I thought, I do pretty good, I don't pout, get mad I just try to deal with it.  Then ...

New Resident fo "ONEDERLAND"!! - Yep, I am officially there! 198.3 as of this morning!! I have not been under 300 since December 2008.  I am starting to fit into some 16s again. I feel great-just had my 3 month bl...

Another calcium question - Hi, everyone. Let me ask were you ever told that you should put at least 2 to 3 hours in between calcium and iron? 

lol, it sure seems like I have gained and lost 710 pounds over my...

1.3 pounds away from my first goal. - It was December of 2008 the last time I was below 200. I was on my way up to see my new baby twin granddaughters and to help my daughter with those two lil girls. Came back and it ...

Drinking straws - OK, so I started something when I mentioned the whole "soft drinks stretching your pouch" and was told emphatically no it does not! so, is it true about drinking out of straws? the...

Calcium - Question --does all your docs tell you it must be calcium citrate rather than calcium carbonate?

First cupcake since surgery--did not dump--and tha - Is that crazy or what?  Now granted, it was a little cup cake,  not a mini but not a huge gourmet one. and I nibbled on it off and on for like 3 hours! I guess I am afraid if I don...

Oh, wow, you can so see the difference!! Congrats!!

Wow!!