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Huge SV! - I'M OFFICIALLY NO LONGER OBESE!!!!!!! Sorry - just had to get that off my chest. And y'all are much more likely to understand the enormity of that feeling than the mail lady. ...

14 weeks out - w/pics - I talked about some real struggles I've had this week a couple days ago, and after a fairly successful shopping trip today for new workout clothes, I thought I'd do a before and af...

My first real stumble - I have sworn up and down that I am NOT an emotional eater. I may be a stress eater, but not an emotional eater. Or so I keep saying. I got some devastating news yesterday mornin...

Question for my fellow tall ladies - I live in my compression tops (shapewear) but I'm really long torso'd. I have a lot of excess stomach skin, so I'm looking for heavy compression but now that I'm down into the medi...

Wow - bring on the moolah! - So I've started to accumulate an awful lot of clothes around my house. And most of it I can't wear, so I started a clutter purge today. Realized I had a lot of really nice size 18 ...

Curiosity killed the cat - So - I've had really irregular, um, female bleeding since surgery. Pretty typical I figured. I go to pick up my medications at the pharmacy today and oh so helpful pharmacist says ...

2 NSV's - What a day! I'll start with the NSV that I'm truly proud of, then on to the totally random NSV. I had a job interview today. I've been interviewing at positions for nearly a yea...

Building accountability into my day - For those who don't know me - I'm not shy about telling people about my surgery. I talk about it to people who ask and people who don't. Part of it is just my personality, and part...

MFP protein recommendations? - I log all of my exercise and intake through  MFP (as so many of us do). I have my goals set at 600 cals, 75 grams protein, 30 carbs and 20g fat. I've noticed with my workouts of la...

My new favorite chicken recipe - At almost 3 months out, I'm starting to get bored with plain lean dense protein, so I've been playing in the kitchen. I found a new chicken recipe so yummy I had to share! 2 oz ...

NSV - and complete terror! - One of my biggest after surgery goals was to take a dance class. I was a competitive ballerina all through middle school and the early part of high school until I got to heavy for ...

NSV - So at my local mall there was a new H&M opening this morning. First 100 shoppers got scratch off cards worth up to $300. Given that it's my day off, I went over this morning and sp...

My new addiction - TEAVANA!!! Seriously - just saying. This stuff is going to wreck my grocery budget. But fabulous herbal teas. Finally has me getting my fluids in, plus my current fave has "anti...

I love my town! - I live in a very small town. I was meeting up with some friends for our monthly chinese buffett run and catch up night. I was sipping my way through a bowl of chicken wonton soup, ...

Potassium? - I had my first blood work done since surgery last week. Most was all good - diabetes in remission, cholesterol almost half of what it was before. Nutrients all looked good except m...

Reward Time! - Hi everybody! I am just a few pounds (about 8) out from my first weight loss goal (225). My mom is rewarding this goal with the purchase of the fitness electronic of my choice. ...

What did I get myself into? - Hey everyone - some of you may remember that I rescued a puppy from the shelter about a month ago, just a couple weeks after surgery. I got him as a movement motivator, as well as ...

Who? Me? - ...an emotional eater? NEVER! Okay, so that might not be the case, though I always swore it was. I was a boredom eater, but never an emotional eater (or so I said). Then I got home...

6 weeks out (with Pics!) - I've been having trouble "seeing" the weight loss on myself since surgery, even though the scale says I've lost 40 lbs. I was trying to take some pictures of a new outfit and remem...

Unexpected Trigger - Went grocery shopping today and saw a great deal on strawberries. My surgeon officially cleared me for them and being one of my favorite foods, I picked up a container. As I contin...

This is why I did this - Hi all! Been away from the boards all week and just got back from vacation. I thought I would share for everyone my week and validation for going through this journey of VSG. My...

NSV? - I went out on a big family get together with my family and my boyfriend and his kids night before last to our local safari zoo. We did this big sunset safari - which was AWESOME by...