ElizaM

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Hi everyone!

I was just checking the calendar this morning when I realized it was my eight month surgiversary! 

I had a pretty great March. I went on vacation in Vancouver, visiting one of my dearest friends from college. Saw a lot of w

My doctor cut my PPI dosage - I'm really freaked out. I've had pretty bad reflux since a couple months post op, and Protonix at 40mg was a lifesaver. Even so, I do still get breakthrough acid: raging hunger tha...

I've never regretted NOT eating something - I'm sure that most of you can relate to regretting food choices. Whether I've paid in gastrointestinal distress, weight gain, cravings, etc, the fleeting pleasure of eating somethi...

OH Moderating policy - I got a message today that a post I had written months ago on the subject of moderation/abstinence was deleted because: Your post on the ObesityHelp Message Board has been removed...

Over 200lbs lost!!! 105 since surgery. - Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to hit this milestone in 2014 but my body surprised me when I got back from vacation and here I am!  I am giddy and euphoric and I went on an un...

5 months out and travel is awesome - For the past eight years, my family has skipped the gifts and the tree and all that and gone on a cool trip instead. Last couple years we just keep coming back to Puerto Rico. I am...

4ish months progress pictures! - July 24th seems so long ago... I'm beginning to feel like I've always been this way.  I'm doing a lot better on some fronts by now. Super annoying tailbone pain has been almost co...

My doctor wants me to give up shakes but only eat - I think he's being unreasonable! I'm 3 months out and have very tight restriction (which is great, right?). I can eat 2-3 ounces of dense protein if I'm lucky. 2 ounces feels just...

What a difference a day makes! - I have a bit of a selfie problem these days, but I just wanted to show off my haircut! This goes along with the vanity thread.  Now why can't I get my hair to be so straight when I...

John Oliver on Sugar - Just in time for Hallowe'en, John Oliver has a hilarious/scary take on obesity and the sugar industry (FYI, has some off color humor if that's not your thing)... stay strong, Sleev...

Three months progress pictures! - Well, I can't say anymore that it feels like the time has flown by. I'm shocked that it's only been three months! But I counted it out on my fingers and here I am: 3 months post op...

I love your dress! You look adorable.

After picture of my meal - I'm like the sandwich filling vampire. Mwahahaha! The only sign that the sandwich had been disturbed at all was where two tiny, almost imperceptible holes could be seen in the brea...

Lump in throat = acid? - For a week now I've had a really awful lump in the throat sensation. At first I thought it was anxiety but it didn't go away with Xanax like it would if that were the case. Then I ...

First lab results! - The good news: My A1C is 5.3! It was 5.8 at my last pre-op tests in July, and had been in the 6s for several years. I am so excited. I also haven't been on Metformin since surgery,...

50lbs lost post op! - I can't believe how fast the weight is coming off. It's only been 10 weeks.  Here are some progress pictures!  This is yesterday: And my all time high weight: This is the d...