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Joined the "back on the bandwagon" bandw - A week ago I started back with a real low carb diet. Not quite as strict as atkins but staying at or just under 40g carb per day (total, not "net" for those who count that.) Also, ...

Save it or throw it out? - Say you are eating lunch, for example, 3oz of chunk light tuna with 1oz of lowfat cheddar cheese on top ;) and despite eating really slowly and chewing thoroughly, you just find yo...

Anyone want to be MyFitnessPal friends? - Reply with your user name here if you'd like to be added. I am Ellensays on myfitnesspal and I think that's all you need to request to be friends.

Any low carbers left out here? - I have always known that my body chemistry needs me to go low carb. I hate doing it because I love, love, love carbs and all of them still work so well for me even with the band. ...

OT: Casting Christian Couple to get engaged on TV - Hi Everyone, You'll see me spamming the site with this stuff once in a while but as a TV producer I have to cover any bases I can. I am looking for a couple of any age or ra...

Fit Bit vs. Body Bugg - Anyone use either of these?  What are the pros and cons? Worth the money? 

You are gorgeous!

Yes, money CAN buy happiness! - But it was a little more expensive than I was hoping... I am 2 months post tummy tuck and I wanted to show everyone some pictures. And give a report.  It's been a looooong reco...

Intense pain 5 weeks post TT - Tomorrow is 5 weeks since my TT + side chest skin excision (and lipo in both areas, I believe) + umbilical hernia repair and until now it's been a very easy recovery. In fact, I've...

Treadclimber? - I keep seeing the infomercial for this and I'm dying to try one out but I don't want to order it for their "no risk in home trial" yeah - right! I am thinking of cancelling the...

Yeah, I'm down to 4 now but it still sucks. Monday...should be...

WOW! Except for the fact that I never was quite as heavy, we have...

Prepare for surgery, Heal faster - I thought this was goofy when a doctor suggested I read this but I truly believe following the advice in this book helped me. I had zero complications with my TT, barely any pain, ...

Just saying hi (lap band in PG County) - Hi everyone, I have not been actve on here here ages. I hope everyone has been doing well! I should probably make more real life contacts for support and stuff, though my life i...

Icky white stuff in drains (1 week post op) - I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow so I'm not overly worried, just curious. I have 5 drains in me from TT and side-chest skin excision. Everything started out draining dark red an...

I'm not going to call him an asshole or douche but I have been in a...

Pre lap band thru post tummy tuck pics - Cross posted from the LAP forum. I wanted to share with plastics too. I am overwhelmed with happiness right now, it's such a great feeling. Also, hope the pics help for anyone who ...

So happy I cried! Pre-lap-band to post-tummy-tuck - You guys are probably going to get tired of me but damn it, I deserve to be this proud! Because I traveled 1000 miles away to have surgery, none of my real life friends are around ...

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'Fess up! Do you really take that small of a bite? - I have a confession to make. I rarely ever take bites of food the size of a pencil eraser. A bite for me tends to be the size of an almond. But what I do (sorry in advance if t...

You have always and continue to inspire me. Our weight pasts and...

Sideways Port moved during plastic surgery - In all my excitement over my new body I forgot about this until now. My plastic surgeon had to slightly move my port during my tummy tuck and re-suture it. The good news is, th...

Do people who get WLS just have lower tolerance fo - I'm sure there's no way to scientifically answer this (on this board) but I've been wondering for a while... Why is it that I had to drop to below 1300 calories a day plus a ton...

It (my food) will still be there tomorrow! - I am at home with my family in a town I left 10 years ago and rarely come back to. My family drive me nuts and even though I love them there are definite ways they contributed to m...

Real before/after tummy tuck pics - I am 5 days post TT and was able to take off all my binding garments and clean up for the first time. I took some bad cell phone pics the night before and got what I could this...