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NSV -- Easter - In the past years I've never worried about what I was going to wear for family holidays.  If I was attending church I might give it some thought, but for the most part, I was ju...

How often do you see a NUT? - I see some people talking about advice their NUT gives them as if it's an ongoing relationship. I saw a NUT once, as required by my insurance company to get approved. Since ...

Stranger Here--WLS book update - I am about 2/3rds through this book and here are my thoughts: Very readable, well-written. I am SO glad I did not get DS. This poor girl needed somebody to be "mean ...

Stranger Here -- the WLS book that has been under - It turns out that the author of this book is a friend of a friend of a friend (or something--one of those cases where somebody who knew I had WLS sent me a link to the book sayi...

OT: Fashion Inspiration for Women - If you're like me, your size and shape defined your sense of fashion for so long that having new options is a mix of being like a kid in a toy store, but also fearing being a bu...

Breakfast (w/pics) and updates - I fear the people who commented helpfully won't see this, because we have such high traffic here, but just in case--when I posted that I was thinking about going off all my meds...

Going Drug Free -- and experiment - I have been taking Dexilant (sp?) as an acid-blocker and it's very expensive. As the prescription was getting low, I wanted to call my doctor and ask him to switch me to somethi...

My Wednesday Goals - So. Today I am going to stay under 600 calories. I'm going to walk at least 10,000 steps. It's sunny and 48 degrees outside and I'm going to take off for my first foray ...

Frozen Greek Yogurt Recipes? - Does anybody have any good frozen Greek yogurt recipes? I'm thinking of getting an ice cream maker and am wondering how I might use it for protein-type snacks. I'd particula...

Advice About Hair Loss - So, you're worried about hair loss. First, let's get real. In the very worst scenario ever (which I've never heard of, by the way) would you rather be bald and thin forever ...

Outfitting "the girls" - I want to go get fitted for a bra or two. Do the women at Victoria's Secret know their stuff, or are they more typically the high school girls with after school jobs? (Never bee...

Helping Family Members and Friends who don't have - My husband has been so supportive of me.  He's never had much of a weight problem. Frankly, before, when he'd fret over needing to lose 20 pounds, I'd wonder if he was trying to...

World Market and Torani Syrups - If you have a World Market anywhere around you, check out their great supply of big bottles of Torani Syrups. http://www.worldmarket.com/ Not only do they have a great s...

NSV I Never Predicted - I have a new Keurig and have been looking for coffee I like. I'm beginning to wonder if coffee just doesn't taste good to me anymore because I want my coffee but I don't really ...

How to undereat your sleeve. (A group project.) - Can we share some tips and hints here? Thanks! One attitude I've struggled with: Back in the WW and other diet days, I'd look for ways to eat more quantity and still stay wi...

Lost--80 Pounds. Do not return to owner! (Long pos - This is almost where I started.  I have worse pics than this. But this is the night before I had my surgery. As of thi...

Putting this here until I can figure out why it's - This is almost where I started.  I have worse pics than this. But this is the night before I had my surgery. As of this morning I have lost 80 pounds. This is a hug...

My paranoia moment of the year... - I'm not typically any kind of conspiracy theorist and I don't typically follow the "Big Brother is Watching Us" kind of websites, but after seeing a video about how easily we si...

Need More Life Insurance? The warning they don't g - Watch out that you don't spend too much money on clothes and plastics. Make sure you have a nice healthy savings plan for your old age. When we got back my labs and saw ...

VSG and COPD? - Anybody with COPD have WLS? My friend who is 62 with emphysema and has trouble catching her breath after walking up the steps at the movie theater would love WLS but figures she...

My breakfast this morning - I can't drink a shake as a meal substitute.  Never could. I need food. My surgeon encouraged me to get onto dense proteins and not stick to yogurt and cottage cheese so much...

Where's that site where you plug in a recipe and i - Thanks.

Gall bladder? - Any reason why sometimes when I eat I get a pain on the right side where my gall bladder is, even though my blood work showed a totally healthy gall bladder?