Goal reached. Weighed in at 139 this week. Looking thin enough for now so gonna maintain here. Order extra small petite scrubs for work today. They only had 2 things in the store that would fit. ...

Down to 148 this morning. 112 gone and only 13 to go. I work out 6 days a week atleast 45 min. Running, roller skating, krav maga and yoga. Training for a 15k. I feel like I have my life back. I am...

I trained my hubby to do it. Even though I'm a nurse it was hard to get over the thought of sticking myself. It's not hard you could probably find a YouTube demo.

It is usually a fine needle like for insulin.
I do them monthly.

So I reach 100 lbs lost, Finally. I am no longer obese. Just overweight. I do Krav Maga 3x a week. and run 3 miles 2x a week. It is strange exploring and seeing what my new body is capable of. I did...

I remember 3 ppl pushing the bar down on me on a ride. That very well could have been me. That is when I decided to get my life back. Sad she doesn't have the chance. Obesity swallows people whole...

You are gorgeous and the outfit is hot.

Mine did go away. I am a nurse and I learned in school about the pattern of the muscle around the stomach. It leads me to think that once that muscle is cut and stapled back together that the muscle...

I focused on getting the protein in. Carbs tend to create cravings for more carbs. Even though your on softs your food choices will matter. When I had my lapband done years ago I didn't realize the...

I switched to night shift 2 weeks ago. The first few shifts I realized I wasn't getting in three meals a day. I work 13 hours and commute an hour to and from. I started taking extra convinent food to...

I had the band 3 years lost 50. Had it revised to the sleeve and am making much more progress. Almost another 50 since april. I recommend it. No struggle to find the infamous "sweet spot" as they...

I was I a car accident and the stitches on my hiatal hernia pulled through the muscle. I was having a lot of pain expecially when I ate. It needed repaired.
I hoped the Dr. could do a plication...

Things are still going well for me 2.5 months out. I have lost 27 pounds. Cant believe I am just pounds away from being overweight instead of obese. When I began all this I was morbidly obese, ahh....

After I posted the update this morning I checked the mail and received a letter stating that my surgeons office is closing. WTF. Next week too. So I am scrambling to get in with another practice and...

I stopped losing once I was released to foods at the begining of week 3. I am now going into week four and am up 2 pounds. I have been checking for ketosis all week and I am showing strong ketones so...

I was release last week to begin eatting. I have since gained 2 pounds. It has been a week of inching up and I face disappointment every morning hoping the scale will begin to go down again. I have...

I got to feeling so bad I actually fell. Got a big ol' bruise on my leg from the fall. I think my blood sugar was the lowest I have ever been. I also got headaches my Doc believes I was also having...

Wonderful

So I tried to return to work this weekend on light duty. I worked 2 days and this morning got a message from my boss saying don't comeback without a release from the doctor. I am not ready for full...

I have a mirena since november. I started 2 days post op and am now 10 days out and still going strong. I don't want to scare you but my doc didn't relay to me how much the mirena would hurt when...

Did doc say "no coffee"? Mine allows black coffee. He actually encourages it to stave off hunger. Like chewing gum. I would ask exspecially if it is that important to you.

Wow you are getting so close. 28 pounds left. Punch through it girl.

Have confidence that you are doing what it takes, building new habits. Our bodies are fickle and hard to predict when they are so stressed after such a dramatic change. If you are doing everything...

I did this with my lapband, Caused a complication and sacrificed my weightloss goals for a taste of foods that I can't even remember now. After living in pain for a few months I quickly realized my...

I have been working as a nurse for a year now and I was a bit shocked when I got out into the public and realized how many people are awful. Over time I have learned they are not reacting to me, it...