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I'm on social security disability and unable to work. In my previous life, I was an Early Childhood Special Education teacher. I worked with kids aged 2 to 4 yrs old who had developmental and/or physical disabilities.

Back from the doctor and don't know much more than I did before I went. :\ The took blood for a CBC and Metabolic Panel as well as urine to check for protein in my urine. He said that if they don't see a problem in the blood/urine, then he will most likely have to refer me to my gastric bypass surgeon for some answers. If…

Hi Carrie, I totally understand the not having it in you to post. I've had that a lot lately. I'm so happy for you on the gastric bypass and especially the life skills classes. They didn't have anything like that when I had mine back in 2006, we had to learn it on our own. It's great that you are working on your eating…

First off, happy belated birthday my friend!!! Second, a huge congratulations on all of your accomplishments - 90 pounds lost!!! 1.000 miles on the bike!!! Your progress has been nothing short of awesome. I am so excited for you. You look fantastic. I'm so glad you finally posted a picture, it always helps when you can put…

Hey Zac, things are ok here but not the best. I'm not going to make the challenge this week. It's not because I don't want to (I'm like your sister....I love fruits and veggies) but rather because right now we are completely out of everything. Money is tighter than tight and the food stamps don't come until the end of the…

Norah, absolutely love your dress. It is so beautiful. Lord knows, we all have our ups and downs. I disappeared for about a month because of downs. Working real hard to stay on track. I wish there was a magic wand. Wouldn't that make life so much easier? lol

Thanks Donna. I've been working real hard on accepting my body (sagging skin and all). Sometimes it's hard to see the smaller me inside all the extra skin but every once in a while I get a glance of her, lol.

Way to go Pat!!!

We didn't do anything. We don't even get trick or treaters in our apartment complex. Good part of that is I don't have to buy any candy. Win for me. And now that Cody's too old to go (has been for a few years now) he doesn't bring any in. I just have to stay out of Walmart and Walgreens through tomorrow and it will all be…

You're doing fantastic! I can see a difference!!!

I'm still around just not popping in as much as I would like. Monday Michael has sinus surgery so that's been keeping me busy on top of everything else. I can so relate to all the doctor appts happening in the same short period. That's always how it seems to go here. I've been doing good sticking to calories and getting my…

Great news Julie, I'm so happy for you

Zac, it looks like you had a blast and I couldn't agree with Nancy more. We've sat on the sideline for far too long......it's time to live! Things are going pretty good here. Didn't do anything over the weekend that was exciting. Monday morning Michael had surgery on his nose and it's been a little crazy because of that.…

11 years? Lmao, we don't even want to discuss how long it's been since I took it!!

I am definitely a list person. I have lists for everything. Back when I married my first husband they all made fun of me because everyone associated with the wedding in any way had a To-Do list with dates when things needed to be accomplished. I have daily lists, weekly lists, monthly lists, shopping lists (by store),…

Hi guys! Thought I'd check in and let you know that I'm still doing good. This week's challenge is kicking my butt though. I decided to give up chocolate which is my MAJOR weakness. The good news is, I'm doing it though. It hasn't been easy and I've even had to change my protein bar so it didn't have chocolate, but I'm…

Hello my dear friends. I am so sorry that I kinda dropped off the face of the earth on you. Thank you Nancy and Pat for checking on me. I've not been in a real good place and have been dealing with far too many things. Between medication changes, blood work, my therapist and a very good friend of mine, I think I have…

Hello my dear friends. I am so sorry that I kinda dropped off the face of the earth on you. Thank you Nancy and Pat for checking on me. I've not been in a real good place and have been dealing with far too many things. Between medication changes, blood work, my therapist and a very good friend of mine, I think I have…

Hi all, another late check in for me. Today has been a long day. I was up early for a bible study at church. Instead of accepting a ride, I went ahead and walked it. It was a 30 minute walk each way so I got my extra 30 minutes in today. Spent a good part of the afternoon talking with a friend. I have been fighting the…

Hi guys. Checking in late but wanted to say hi before I hit the bed. I put my info on the chart. I only have one question....are we all going to do the same challenge every week or can we just pick the challenge we want to do for the week? I got my exercise in even though my Fitbit doesn't show it cause it spent several…

Fantastic Zac!!! I bet that felt so good to put those pants on. Nancy, hope you got some more sleep and that it cools off for you real soon. Diane, glad to see you pop in and join us on the new challenge. Life can definitely get in the way, especially with kids. Check in when you can. Things here are going pretty good.…

It all sounds great to me and I definitely agree with the % idea, it evens the field up. Just let me know when we're starting so I remember to weigh in. Oh, and Nancy, I'm not in it to win it, I'm in it to "lose" it, hehehehehe.

Nancy, I think I'll join in you in that challenge. For me it will actually be 16 pounds by Christmas as that will take me down to an even 270 (only 20 pounds from my first BIG goal). I also need to get serious about getting more steps in now that I have my Fitbit back again. I started getting a little lazy in that period…

Awesome Michelle!!!! I am so happy for you. I can't wait till I hit that 250 mark again

Oh yeah, I take my calcium. That's mandatory. What kind of calcium does Viactiv have? I thought they had calcium carbonate. With the RNY you can't take calcium carbonate. My body only absorbs the calcium citrate. I can't remember what kind of surgery you had. If you had a surgery where malabsorption isn't a problem and you…

I'll start. One habit I am working real hard on right now is finding alternate "treats." I am someone who loves my sweets, especially chocolate. That's one reason I chose the RNY........for the dumping. I wanted a huge "slap on the hand" if I ate something wrong. My biggest mistake was testing my dumping with someone…

Hi guys. Things are good here. Cloudy but cool in St. Lou. Supposed to warm a little this weekend but I think I can handle highs in the upper 70's. We don't have anything planned this weekend but that's ok. Perfect time to catch up on my reading. Oh, and I probably should clean too, lol. As for what we should do next, I'm…

Hello everyone!!! How are things going? We've been a little quiet. I'm trying to figure out who is having surgery when. Give a holler with your surgery date so we can cheer you on and welcome you to the Losers' Bench! Things are really good here. In the last 9 days I've lost 6 pounds by increasing my caloric intake. Who…

OMG, I'm doing the happy dance!!!! I am down to my lowest weight in over a year!!! Who knew that eating more calories would cause me to lose weight? Just doesn't make sense. In 9 days I have lost 6 pounds!!!!

Hi guys, pretty good day here. It was cloudy and cool all day today.....love it. Fall weather!! Got my Fitbit in the mail yesterday. Thank God cause I really felt naked without it. Didn't do a whole lot today. Wasn't feeling real well. Not really sick, just blah. Cody is going to grandma's this weekend so I'm sure we won't…