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I am an original fangirl! I found these books before the 4th one was published, and LONG before HBO picked it up. Arya was my hook into the books originally, but I found Tyrion to be awesome, and then both of those characters are so well done in the TV series! I love Dany's strength, well, at least after she finally got…

US. I am an "off" but my husband is an "on." Wasn't worth arguing over - except when he tracks mud or snow or rain and then I step in it! Of course I wear slip on shoes almost constantly so I have them off when I am at work, in the car, etc etc!

Funny, because I will eat all the way up to where the foods touch and then leave that part on my plate! Had a college classmate point this out to me - I never even thought about it before then!

I need it too but won't be able to unless I can start saving my pennies. I am down about 102 lbs and still have about 38 or something like that to go. (My ticker knows, but I don't. LOL! And it's not exact, just where my surgeon and I agreed would be a good goal.) I am already very saggy in the belly, thighs, upper arms,…

I KNEW it! He's been acting awfully sneaky lately. This MUST be why! :laugh:

I see that it's been a while since anyone posted here, but hoping that does not mean everyone is gone. I am also from Columbus, and out 25th St towards Talley Rd. We moved in town last year from out near E-town. I am a wanna-be bicyclist. I got a new one, rode in the Girlfriend Ride, and haven't gotten on it since. :( I…

We also could have things like scrambled eggs and cottage cheese before we even left the hospital. I had surgery on a Tuesday and went home on Friday, so about 3 days? And the day of surgery you can't have anything because they wait 24 hours and do an imaging test to make sure there are no leaks. That was really the…

I don't have time for a long reply right now, but the thing that screams at me is the straw! We were told to avoid straws at all costs because they can cause you to suck in air into your pouch. After having tons of trouble with getting enough fluids, I tried using one and voila, I can get in my liquids now. But the…

<--- This person is lazy too. :) I have found that being on MFP is very motivating though, and I WANT to go out and do something so I have something to post. I also read the positive stories about someone having biked so far or walked that many miles, and I get a little internal tug that says, "Why can't I do that too?"…

I love this one! :laugh:

This. The reason I even started reading the thread is because I love the drama. Remember the popcorn meme? Yeah that too. What I am most interested in is how people make judgements when we all know there are things that are unknown about the situation. You weren't called on to be a part of the jury, so why do you judge?…

I just started going to the chiropractor and he has been telling me these same things. He has a standing desk and does not sit while he is at work at all. I am trying to convince my workplace to put in the treadmill desks but I don't think it is likely, considering they won't even do adjustable height desks. Keep sharing…

Congrats! Love the "not quite sure I recognize you" reaction! :)

Someone else said it already, but I want to reiterate that replacing natural sugars with foods that have high fructose corn syrup is a bad choice. I wanted to increase the yogurt that I eat to get more protein and I thought I would go with the "light" versions. Except that when they take out the sugar, they put in the…

Actually for some of us it works almost in reverse. I tried diets, I tried MFP, I tried exercise, etc etc. When I committed to having surgery (RNY, Sept 2012), I knew I had to work hard and change my thinking. But what I didn't realize were the nuances and ingrained habits that were so deep that were preventing the other…

I totally get where you are coming from. I think I understand that if you don't buy sodas, he will go out and buy a case and so it is still in your house. I also think that the next step to that is that it's there, so it is a temptation. Especially when he goes to grab a cold soda and drink it while you are chugging your…

I had bariatric surgery last September and have finally learned some great habits when it comes to food. However in that time, we have had a pie bake-off, a dessert-only pitch in, and numerous other pitch-ins in my office. Not to mention the monthly (or so) boxes of donuts that are brought in. These people EAT! I don't…

I would like to try to get this in, but I am not sure I will be able to. I just don't know how I would explain why I am doing jumping jacks instead of working! But I will work on it throughout the day and see how many I can achieve!

There are a total of 4 gyms in my city, all but one is locally owned. So you would think that they would be much less likely to have this same problem, but guess what? They will do ANYTHING to get people to sign up at super high rates. I look online and see the rates in other cities and they can be so much cheaper, but do…

My hubby said repeatedly "whatever you think you need to do" and I took that to mean he would support me in my journey. He has been there but he has been very quiet about many of the things that are important to me. I had some major dehydration problems at first (please be sure you get in all your liquids!) and that was…

We had the discussion which in my case was a HUGE mistake. Now he knows I am an over person, and so where before he didn't care or even notice, now he puts it on under on purpose, just to irritate me! And if you look at the ones with imprinted pictures, you will know that over is correct, because the pictures would be…

Great NSV! And I just saw an email that Old Navy has summer dresses on sale tomorrow (Saturday, June 22) for $8. Clothes that fit: here I come!

Wonderful news! Good luck and remember we are always here for the questions and concerns throughout your journey. Your surgery date is exactly one week before my one year surgiversary!

State government and I have been spending more time on here than getting anything completed. However that is because I am also silently protesting the fact that I am doing three people's jobs while we are on a hiring freeze. I will finish my projects when I am not stuck answering the phone for everyone in the department!

I finally got out of the stall I have been in for a few weeks!

The point I was trying to make is not that the parents are doing anything good by having kids with obesity. I fully agree that parents should be helping kids learn about healthy eating and exercise. I am making those changes in my own family right now and my daughter is definitely thriving on it. With that said, I am…

Wow a lot of people are missing a HUGE issue that is probably most an American problem. What about the numbers of kids who are obese now? If we classify this as a disease, and doctors can point out to parents before the kids have diabetes and heart problems that their weight is a problem - AS A MEDICAL ISSUE, might it not…

Thanks for the supportive comments! And I had not even thought about as far off as Christmas, but hmm, you have a point. And that is when we like to go to Florida anyway (family AND Christmas at the beach - can't beat it!). It still amazes me how much of a difference it has made for me to choose surgery and the results of…

Weekdays, I need something fast and very low carb, because I have learned that if I eat a protein heavy breakfast, my entire day is better. I found at our local grocery store (Kroger for those of you in the Midwest US), they carry a yogurt brand that has 3 or 4 carbs but 8-10g of protein. I love these! They are so easy to…

Research led me to the sleeve, but insurance took me to RNY. Why? Because while my insurance pays for all the procedures, it does not cover the assisting surgeon during the sleeve procedure, and my surgeon's office only does procedures with an assisting surgeon present. I felt that I could use the sleeve to get the results…