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Finally cold - So after being constantly hot and sweaty for as long as I can remember I am finally not only cool enough to be comfortable but actually cold! I have never needed a coat and wore sa...

Is my goal reasonable? - I am just shy of my one year mark. (Jan15th) I'm down to a 129 pounds give or take for water weight and while I'm under my surgeons orginal goal I would like to lose another 15 pou...

Absolutely no energy - I am always so exhausted. I could sleep 16 hours a day. I am finding myself falling asleep in the middle of everyday tasks and losing interest to do anything at all. I am strugglin...

Scared about restriction - So I am one of those people with a wonder pouch. I don't dump I don't get foamies anymore. Nothing but my vitamins and meds bug it at all. It scares me because my restriction isn't...

Vitamins - I don't hold down my vitamins well and so since surgery I've had to get vitamin shots from my surgeon's office to ensure that my supplement needs are met.  I am hoping to find a wa...

A distinct change....... - So I have noticed the last week or two that without changing my routine or my eating pattern my weight loss has dramatically slowed.  It's not stopped completely like a stall just ...

NSV!!!!! - I can lift my leg up high enough to paint my own toenails!!!!! whoo hoo!!! life is good Angel

Pay it forward..... - So this is a shout out to all the WLS veterans. It seems to me that we all recieved many enlightened bits of advice along our own journeys so looking back what would be the biggest...

I can't believe it! Awesome NSV - It's official, while I haven't finished updating the stats on my profile I have dropped a few more pounds and I now have a BMI of 24.8  That makes me a NORMAL weight!!!!! I am a ...

I met my doctors goal not sure if I should push to - So feeling pretty excited that I am now down to 140 pounds which is my doctors goal weight for me post surgery.  I was a light weight so to speak since I made it all the way down t...

Favorite NSV so far...... - It seems like there has been a lot of us struggling lately so maybe this would be a great time to remind ourselves how far we have come. I'm going to share my favorite non-surgica...

Learning new coping skills after hard days - We all have those days that make us want to cry and just curl up into a ball and hide.  I had one today complete with a twenty minute lecture from my ex about what a horrible perso...

The dreaded foamies..... - While I don't dump at all I struggle really hard with "the foamies" and have to be super careful about eating slow and chewing everything until it's absolutely liquidized before I ...

Losing my hair - My hair is falling out by handfuls every time I even touch it.  I normally have really beautiful thick naturally curly red hair, but now I have barely any left.  I have increased m...

Is it just me?????? - So I have lost a little less than half of my total excess weight in the four months since surgery.  My question comes from the fact that it's been a bit of a roller coaster for me....

NSV - So I finally had the confidence in myself to accept an invitation and go out on the first date I have had in goodness knows how long.  It went really well and I truly actually felt...

Prayers please - My roommate and I went through the journey of RNY together.  My surgery happened quicker since I paid cash (no ins hoops to jump through) but she finally got hers 4-1-14. Now she ...

Frozen dinners - I'm working fifteen hour days seven days a week as caregiver for a hospice program. While protein shakes help me stay on track I have been living on the darn things because I am ex...

NSV.... I think? - So I am sure I'm not the only one who struggles with the temptations that lurk in every isle of the grocery store.  I still find myself occasionally buying things I shouldn't.   I...

A constant reader........ - So this may end up being more musings than questions, but I really wondered if I was the only newbie it took three months post-op to get comfortable posting anything..... I found ...

A question for some of the vets - I am three months out and have only recently been able to tolerate protien shakes, but now that I have found one that works well for me I was curious if it was ok to have a half sl...

Looking for buddies for myfitnesspal - I have started tracking my food I take and think I would benefit from having a few more friends.  Anyone interested? You can find me under the same screen name of angel91e thanks...

Thanks for all the support - I just got past a five week stall.  I posted on here during a really low moment when I had just wanted to throw the towel in and quit.  I can't express how much the support I recie...