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It's been done but I'm doing it again. . . -  How did you decide on a maintenance weight? Before surgery, I had the golden number of 130 in my head.  My psychologist thought I was being overly ambitious and said something ...

6 months out and "Normal" -  Well a lot has happened for me personally in the last few weeks.  We moved to Ft. Belvoir and I sorta just ate to not optimal standards for the last 3 weeks or so.  I kept myself ...

Grief and the post VSG -  So I'm putting my best friend of 16 yrs down today.  Not only has he been around since before the husband and children, he was the last present my father bought me before my fathe...

Changing Diet as Exercise increase -  Well I posted something similar over on the VSG boards, but there aren't a ton of people there who exercise as much as I do, and here I know there are plenty that exercise more so...

New Job Insatiable Hunger -  Urgh.  One thing I've been able to count on my sleeve for is very little real hunger.  Head hunger, yes but real hunger not so much.  I've come up with some pretty good ways to co...

Almost Normal BMI. . . Now What? -  Ok so in 5 lbs, I'll reach a normal BMI.  While I plan to continue losing to around 140 (maybe less we'll see), I'm starting to wonder about my diet.  Up until now I've kept my ca...

FANTASTIC NSV -  I bought a horse today!      That never would have happened without the VSG!  I love my sleeve! OH and she needs a new barn name.  Her Jockey Club name is Firebird Run, curr...

Being OK without PS - I look like a melting candle.  This is what I get for commenting to someone that I was surprised at how well my skin was holding up about 2 weeks ago.  I guess karma is a bitch.  I...

It Shrunk -  So I have to share a conversation I had with my husband yesterday, it went something like this: Me: Oh no I shrunk my new shirt! (holding it up from dryer) Husband:  I think...

More Back Pain since Breast Reduction -  So my girls are now soundly in the large C small D category.  And one of the major reasons my insurance paid for it was all the upper back pain I was getting during exercise cause...

Person who told me about Cheesecake Fage -  I just want to say BLESS you.  This is fantastic and my family is hooked.

OT: Visiting San Franciso -  So my husband has to go to San Francisco in early Sep. for a Lexis Nexis seminar or some such thing.  Anyway the kids and I might join him.  We were wondering where the best areas...

It doesn't have to slow down -  Ok so month 4 was a slow month in weight loss, at 9 lbs.  I had my first week with less than a lb loss and another of "only" 2 lbs.  I was worried it was the beginning of the end,...

A Sometimes Treat -  So my husband came up with this nifty treat today.  It's a bit higher in carbs than I'd like to see for the protein, but not bad.  Anyway here goes: 1/2 cup Fage 0% 1tbsp UNSW...

OT My family is "famous" -  So a couple days ago we were interveiwed as a homeschooling family.  And now we're famous :)  Ok not really but the story ran on the link below and in the base paper.  And may I s...

100lbs since Journey Started! -  Well Sep. 19th, 2011 I went to my surgeon's class and joined OH. I weighed in at 262 lbs.  I had to wait 6 months exactly to be sleeved on March 19th.  I weighed in at 234 for the...

TMI Let's Talk Constipation -  Ok I know in advance this is going to be TMI but I just gotta get some input because I CANNOT go through another day like today. So I had breast reduction surgery last week.  I...

Feel Weird in my Skin -  So this is going to be a sort of rambling post as I'm just feeling unsettled and I find just getting it out there often helps.  Sorry in advance if it's hard to follow! I'm dow...

Stupid Question -  So I've been terrified to take my shower this morning.  I woke up went to do it and I just can't bring myself to remove all the bandages.  I know they said I should take a shower ...

Stealing Ruggie's Tshirt Posts -  So for those who have been around a while Ruggie used to put up pics of him in various funny, geeky shirts that he was happy to fit in.  I don't have a stockpile waiting for me bu...

Will a shower hurt? -  So I'm itchy all over and really want a shower tomorrow (when I'm allowed one) but I'm also so tender i wonder how much it'll hurt, I've had a reduction and lift.  Should I make s...

Learning to shop again -  Soooo I'm now solidly in the 12s which makes me capable of shopping most places.  But I'm now 34 so solidly out of being young (though I'll fight middle age tooth and nail) and we...

Home from Breast Reduction/Lift -   Still in a fair bit of pain but Vicodin is staying on top of it, for the most part.  My surgeon and his team were wonderful and all of my nurses were FABULOUS!  Unfortunately the...

Home from BR/BL -  Still in a fair bit of pain but Vicodin is staying on top of it, for the most part.  My surgeon and his team were wonderful and all of my nurses were FABULOUS!  Unfortunately the ...

DisneyLAND 1/2 -  So I would love to do the Disney World 1/2 marathon, or maybe even the full thing.  But $ prohibits that.  But I have family in LA so if we could get ourselves to California, Disn...