KimberlyinMN Member

That's what one of my friends does. She cuts the pizza into quarters and then only cooks one quarter. :)

Adding unflavored protein powder to oatmeal. Yuck.

Congratulations!! :)

Homemade cookies are my weakness too. (Although I DID turn down some homemade bars today at work.... and they looked AMAZING.)

The Link version beeps when you've synced with the smartphone app. I rarely hear it, but my coworkers will tell me that my arm is beeping. :) They all know I have terrible hearing and joke about pooling their money to get me hearing aids. Anyhow, I only hear the beeps if I am in total silence... it's not as loud as the old…

Also, if you have a Costco, they had the Bodymedia Link for $99 and it INCLUDED a 12-month subscription. Or check on eBay - that's where I bought mine new for $90-ish and it came with a 6-month subscription. (I found out about the Costco deal after I bought the one on eBay - but.... I don't have a Costco membership anyhow.)

I have the Bodymedia Link - so I can view and upload the data to the website via my smartphone. LOVE IT. The Bodymedia comes with a medium size band. If the medium band is too small, you can email their customer support to see if they can send you a large band. (I did and they sent it to me for free - and received it in…

My husband eats SUPER fast. We can be having pizza and I'll still be working on my ONLY slice and he's eaten 4 or 5 and possibly even be done eating.

I typically bring a container with me to a restaurant (but will get a "to go" container if I forget) and will box up my food right away, only leaving what I know I can eat for the meal. That way I get to "clean the plate" but I'm also not overeating.

I "had" always been "anti-" Bodymedia. Why? Paying a lot of money for a device and then having to pay a monthly subscription? No way! I had a Fitbit and liked it, but I never understood the "numbers" that were imported. (I still don't, even after reading posts about how it is supposed to work.) Anyhow, I decided to do some…

Congratulations!!! :)

I agree with the water exercise and with the Leslie Sansone recommendations. Leslie's DVD workouts can be as low impact as you want. There are three basic moves: walking in place, knee lifts, and kicking. I have rheumatoid arthritis, with flare-ups mostly in my hands, and being able to exercise to her DVDs really helped me…

I recently got the Bodymedia Link on Thursday and I'm still getting used to it. :) I find the stats very motivating when I can see them "live" on my phone. I was having problems uploading the data from my phone to the site on Friday, getting an upload error. When I got home from work, I connected the device to my computer…

I haven't read the other posts but I'd like to say that I wouldn't think this is rude. Well, maybe if you say "Hey, do you want my fat clothes? I think they'd fit you." I recently had a co-worker who asked me after a meeting if she could buy my shirt when it got too big. Seriously! I told her she could have it and that I…

How are you making your shakes? Are you using an electric blender or are you using a Blender Bottle? The reason I am asking is that I am about 8-1/2 months out and can just now drink a shake that has been blended in an electric blender. The thickness and extra air in the shakes made me take much longer to drink. I switched…

That link shows a "page not found"....

I didn't have anyone "notice" until I'd lost about 60 pounds. Granted, I was wearing the same clothes only smaller sizes. (Exact same brand, color, and style for work pants.)

You look awesome!!!

AMAZING!! You look like a totally different person... and I love "The Rock" eyebrow thing going on. ;-)

^ Loved this show! :)

My favorite is Syntrax Nectar in Chocolate Truffle and Vanilla Torte.

Hi Ann! Great job on getting back on track. :) Does your weight loss surgeon have any sort of support group that you can go to? The good news is that you KNOW you can lose the weight - and that you are aware of gaining some of it back. It's so easy to sort of ignore weight gain. My best friend had the RnY three years ago…

Heck yeah. I used to easily have 5 pounds of water weight around that time of the month. In fact, I have lymphedema and could easily have, no lie, 15 pounds or more of water retention in my lower legs. When I was on Weight Watchers, water retention really played with my numbers. One week I dropped 19 pounds. The leader…

I have a "before" picture of my face and a couple of "during" photos in my profile. I'm not "done" yet... so no "after" pictures!!

Yep, totally normal. :)

I have a sugar free fudgesicle (40 calories) just about every night. :)

Amazing transformation and a fabulous tattoo!!

So.. they used to date?

I hear ya! While I know I've lost weight, it hasn't really sunk in yet. There's more room in the recliner (the dog can now lay beside me instead of on me), clothes have been replaced a few times, etc. (And I can cross my legs again!) But the image of my body in my mind is still the same. In fact, I was shocked this morning…

My favorite flavor is Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle: 1 scoop with 1 cup of light soy milk, made in a Blender Bottle. I've found that I like the Syntrax Matrix shakes made in the blender with 1 scoop of powder, 1 cup of light soy milk and 1 frozen banana. (Sliced before freezing so that it blends easier.) I also have a…