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Work NSV and how I think it relates to my sleeve - So, I have had a huge week at work. I work for a national consulting firm. At the beginning of this week I got confirmation that an anticipated title promotion is coming through ef...

Labs are back, sorta worried - I got my labwork back today in the search for my lightheadedness. The result: all of the suspected culprits like sodium and potassium are fine, within normal limits. But, so...

Reconsidering my BMI, dizziness update, and a was/ - I was filling out some life insurance paperwork tonight and pulled my most recent PCP visit record from last Friday. They have my height officially listed as 5'9". I took that a...

Dizziness? - For the past couple of weeks, I have been dizzy on changing position pretty much every time. Not in a vertigo, room-spinning sense, but in a headrush, everything-turns-white sense....

Putting this in perspective - I had a great weigh in this am and am now 25 pounds and change from my goal. Then something struck me- if I lose the weight of our turkey - 15 lbs, I am at my doctor's goal. Then i...

Foamies while sleeping! - Was just woken up by a reflux attack, and as a result have a case of my first-ever foamies. Last thing I had was a protein shake an hour before bed. Certainly it would have had...

Month 5, by the numbers - I know I'm late on getting this posted. It's just taken a while to sit down and get it done! I did not manage to get a photo in front of the front door (yet), but here is a slig...

Bought a bathing suit today; the experience didn't - We are In St Augustine FL today. Had to buy a bathing suit to be able to get in our hot tub without terrifying my kids, so I figured the beach would be a good place to get one in N...

It's been a great day at work AND at the store! - I have to share - I met with my boss' boss this morning and learned details of my planned promotion for January. This is a BHD (big hairy deal) as I have worked on this for 2 years...

The bumpy line - I was playing around with OH's reporting function as I was plugging in my 4 month data this morning and I saw my overall weight loss graph. I was taken by two things: 1. how co...

Heading to the UK tomorrow. Anything I should be a - I'm thinking great sleeve-friendly products to try, things to know about the way food is labeled, stuff to definitely avoid, etc. I am guessing I can certainly puzzle it out, but t...

Keith - question about body fat percentage - My trainer rechecked my body fat percentage on the handheld meter tonight. Now, I know they are notoriously inaccurate, but...I have dropped (by his scale) 9 lbs in 2.5 weeks, but ...

Thanks, ladies! They are still a little rounder from the front than I...

My cute new dress - I had a session with my image consultant yesterday and she picked out this dress for me. It felt a little "patterny" but I got it anyway. It was a huge hit today at work. I got com...

29.7 - I just calculated my BMI based on yesterday's weigh in and I am no longer obese at 29.7. Only overweight. Taking a moment to savor the importance of this. Definitely a good way...

bored with breakfast - Quick survey: looking for ideas for breakfast that are really high in protein. I find that things go better if I front load as much protein into my day as possible, but I am gettin...

Update on bottomless pit - Subtitle: our bodies are not machines A few days ago I posted about feeling like a bottomless pit. For yesterday and the day before, I upped my calories, mostly in fat. No other...