Good Morning All, I have been a quiet observer of the board for some time now but have never posted. My surgery is scheduled for August 4 (a week from today) and I am nervous/excited. I have my last pre-op appointment tomorrow, was tested for anesthesia on Friday. The nurse said I had the blood pressure of a teenager! I…
Hi All, I was hoping someone could help me, or at least provide thoughts and suggestions. I have been seeing a nutritionist from my doctor's office for several months about every other week. I have over 50 lbs to lose. She put me on a high protein, low carb (100 carbs or less per day) diet of 1380 cals per day. At first I…
Does anyone have any good suggestions for a brand/type of swim cap for long hair to keep my long hair protected from chlorinated pool water? Everywhere I have researched I have found that swim caps are for resistance not to protect hair but there has to be some brand of swim cap out there that will keep my hair from…
Please see the link for a NYT article re-defining obesity risk and whether or not we should actually be striving for that "normal" or "healthy" weight standard. Its a pretty good read, let me know what you guys think. "Now, if we were to employ the logic of our public health authorities, who treat any correlation between…
Would anyone be interested in starting a Biggest Loser 2013 group? I see a few for 2012 but I think it would be cool to start one on Jan 1, 2013. Is anyone up for the challenge of being the organizer? I like the idea but I am not the organizing type. :smile: