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Picklelilly shared this... :) Figured I'd save it!  Picklelilly Hi, I saw this on a site when I was contemplating surgery and saved it. Someone had asked how you know if you are on track and this...

I hesitate to post this because I don't want people (or myself!) to get hung up on this chart... So before you go use this.... just a reminder!! The disclosure on the site says this ....Warning: The...

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Sometimes i do the most stupid things! I am smart... I know better... but, well... sometimes apparently that does not seem to matter cause I still do stupid things! My deal...

Today is a new day... And I think I should be doing more. I was soooo bored there for awhile... And was all ready to go back to my volunteer position at the womans crisis center this week. But today,...

So. . .  I've been pondering my weighty issues again. I am pretty sure getting under the 260's is one of them (as I spoke of in my previous journal). I also think then getting under the 250's is...

Lcat has posted the following several times.... Every time I wonder how and when it will apply to me.************************************************************* Lcat4 Reply #4 - 08/23/13 ...

Tomorrow (July 24th) actually makes it one month since surgery, but today I weighed. I am headed to see Kellie, my therapist, for the first time since surgery today so I weighed in a day early as I...

Last night I went to a neighborhood sports bar with my hubby who was meeting a friend from work for a couple games of pool. Neither of us are big drinkers, but do have an occasional beer. I didn't...

After JJ reminding me how wonderful Geneen Roth's books are, I finally went and dug out the ones I have... I've been devouring them like I use to devour a pizza! :) Here is an excerpt I just had to...

The following is a copy of an email conversation between myself and my NUT in regards to eating carbs.... :) From: Rebecca G Robinson [mailto:rrobins2@uoregon.edu] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 2:18...

The last few days I've noticed some different things... Its been a bit more work to get in my fluids for one. I've done just fine getting in my fluids all this time (will be a month post op in 4...

A big moment for me... Like HUGE was when I was about a month or 2 before surgery and I realized I was ALREADY happy! Yes, I need to lose weight for my health, to feel better about myself... yada...

Today makes week 3 post op.... So I just wanted to post a quick update. With the help of benifiber while on pureed stage, metamucil and flax seed once I moved on to 'real' food... I have NOT been...

Back to the pool today!! Was so nice... We only have one care right now, so I took the bus... which added about 30 min walk to my pool hour, so a good days exercise! Plus I am pretty sure Rich and I...

I never want to lose sight of the successes that have NOTHING to do with the numbers reflected back to me on the chunk of metal, plastic and readouts we call a scale... so, I am going to come here...