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I use crystal light, propel, gaterade zero, nio flavor drops for water, gaterade with protein, ice tea.

To make sure i have a healthy snack when i need a snack i make my own trail mix ( dried fruits, mixture of nuts). When I have this I tend to eat less of the snack since the nuts i use will have a good amount of protein in them.

I know how you feel about the excitement and anxiousness. With the nice laundry list that you have to complete it took me 8 months to actually have my bypass surgery. I just had it completed at the beginning of this month. So far since surgery i have not had any gerd issues and i had pretty bad gerd/reflux.

Hi my name is melissa. I just had the bypass don on 11/2. I have had some issues with surgery. I've also have had issues since surgery of being able to keep liquids and food. Most days I dont want to eat because i feel full all the time. I've had the same symptoms as you before surgery. Good luck if you havent had surgery…

@Robin- That's great that you were cleared of no brain tumors. @SkinnyJeanz- Great idea about February Groundhog goals. AFM- My groundhog goal will be to drink 10+ glasses of water to ensure that I stay hydrated. I sometimes forget to drink enough water. This morning I woke up not feeling so well so I stayed in bed all day…

@mechelemc- you have come to the right group. This is a wonderful group that you will definitely get your cheerleaders and motivators here. Good luck with your journey to a new you!

@Hayley- Congrats on your loss of 2.2 lbs. I also want to thank you for your story about you and Brandy. It really helped me. AFM- I started to have a better day then the rest of the week until I got the message that I can go pick up my little guy's ashes from the clinic. As well as a sorry for your loss from the clinic in…

Thank you for all the support. Today I'm not feeling any better than the day before. My wish is that I could still be holding and cuddling him and of course him being alive. @Robin- I'm glad that you're able to get enough sleep now that the doctor increased your medicine. Hopefully you're not having anymore pain in your…

I'm soo sorry that I haven't been making any postings. It's a real tough week or two. Things have not been going so well in RL. My furbaby made a turn for the worse and had lost his battle Sunday afternoon. To be honest I have been a real basket case since and can't seem to stop crying. Today I sat at my desk and cried and…

Thank you Naomi! Oh Hayley thank your for posting about the chocolate fudge oatmeal. That sounded so good I went to the website and got the recipe and a few other recipes to try out. Thanks again! :)

Welcome newlings you have picked a great group to join! @hansea- congrats on your accomplishment of losing 10 lbs since the 1st and getting a gift certificate. Definitely deserve a nice pat on the back. AFM- I made success in grocery shopping during peak time not sure what I was thinking but I got through it. Surprisingly…

@Naomi- You can send some of that nice warm weather to the WIndy City of Chicago. I could really use some of that nice warmth. @Jnettie- My little guy started off with a burr on his back molar which caused him to stop eating. When guinea pigs don't eat constantly they start forming gas bubbles in their stomach that makes…

WOW I miss a few days and it takes me hours to catch up.That serves me right from not keeping up. haha.:laugh: @Robin- I'm glad that you are ok and that the doctor's are taking care of the issues at hand. @skinnyjeanz- I'm sorry to hear that Gunner had to go to the vets and hopefully he's doing better now. AFM- My little…

@tlh- Sorry to hear that you're going through a rough patch. I hope things get better for you. @vickie- I hope things go well with everything at work and pray that they will see that you're a great asset to their company. Good luck and my prayers are with you! AFM- Thursday Truth: My day did not start out on a good note.…

@Karen- Sorry you had a crappy day. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day! @Charlotte- Congrats on your new little addition to the family! AFM- Didn't have such a good day myself. Since we've had such cold weather our new which is a older home had frozen pipes. We thawed them out the other night. I went over there after…

Goodness what a day! So glad that I was able to stay inside all day long. I have to admit I love this group of such great supporters and great conversations. So my Tuesday goal for the month of January is to lose another 5 to 10 lbs. I also want to increase my water intake.

So today was the first day in a long time that I went over my food allowance but I'm ok with that. Unfortunately I had to drive to work in this ridiculous cold weather then come to find out that I was to work from home today but no one called me.:noway: : The company decided to buy us pizza for lunch for the folks that…

do more reps with less weight.

I currently weigh 218.8 but want to get down to 120. I started out at 250 before coming to MFP.

Ok so you fell down. Now's the time to pick yourself back up. You can do this and get back on track! Good luck!:happy:

Yeah we're getting ready to move to Gurnee soon. I know where Mundelein is. Fiance works in Libertyville. I'm trying. You too. I'm hoping work calls and tells me I can work from home tomorrow. That would be great:bigsmile:

I am as well. Ladies we can do this!:bigsmile:

I've laughed so much through this thread I'm now wondering how many calories I've burned from it. It's downright hilarious! Who cares what people post as their pics. You can enjoy them or move on to the next one. :bigsmile:

@skinnyjeanz - I'm in northern Illinois 15 minutes away from the Wisconsin border and it's snowing here. The roads are not so clean and forget the sidewalks. Just this morning I several folks in the ditches and others doing 5mph in a 55 zone. Today I will have to find some sort of indoor activity to try and motivate myself…

I have two fitbits and I love both of them. I started off with the zip and then upgraded to the one since it has a couple more functions then the zip. I really like their dashboard. As a previous poster said its very easy to use and you can sync them to MFP.

Love my fitbit one. here's my user: //www.fitbit.com/user/24VS7D

I don't know about you guys but I'm ready for the snow to stop and Spring to come! :laugh:

You can do it! Just think after you get up and work out you'll have that extra energy to make it through the day.:happy:

You can add me too! Congrats on your weight loss so far!

This week has been a real struggle for me. Tonight I will be going grocery shopping and since the snow has been coming down since the AM I might shovel the snow. I really love the fitbit products. I started off with the zip and then found the one when i saw that it does stairs. if anyone would like to add me my user is…