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Good Evening Friends, Hope all is well with everyone. I hope you all had a great summer and are looking forward to the fall. Fall is my favorite season...the colors here in upstate NY are so beautiful! Today is my 6th month anniversary and I have lost a total of 65 pounds. When I went to my...

Hi Friends, Hope all is well with everybody and you are enjoying the rewards of your WL journey! Today is my 5th month milestone and I am down 60 pounds total. It was a slow month, only lost 3 pounds since last month. I am sure that can be contributed to staying with the grandkids since I...

Hello Friends, Today is my 4 month milestone and I am down 57 pounds total. I enjoy wearing smaller sizes and my hair dries quicker :-) Hopefully, it will stop falling out soon. Good luck to all of you on your WL journey! Hugs, Nancy

Hello Friends, Hope everybody is doing well on their journey! I was doing great until two weeks ago when I lost my job of 28 years :-( I am so upset that I have no appetite. It wasn't enough that I was so obsessed about loosing my hair and getting enough protein in my diet that now the...

Good Morning Friends, Today I am 3 months into my journey and 50 pounds lighter!!! Heading to Rhode Island to visit my son and grandchildren today for the weekend to celebrate my granddaughters 6th birthday. Happy Father's Day to all the dads! Hugs, Nancy

Hello Friends, I have a follow-up meeting with my doctor on the 6th and will address my concerns then, but I would like to hear from you. I have been instructed to only eat 3 meals a day, about 1/2 cup each. Eating and drinking the first 6-7 weeks was fine - I was able to eat everything on...

Hello Friends, I have read that we may experience hair loss somewhere between 3 and 9 months. It has been 2 1/2 months and just in the past week my hair is falling out by the handfuls...I am afraid to shampoo or come it. I'm thinking about saving it and making a wig :rolleyes: I probably...

Hello Friends, Sorry that I haven't been posting lately. I miss reading all your posts. My back hurts and it is difficult for me to sit at the computer. I am concerned that it has been 2 1/2 months since my Roux en Y bypass and I still cannot smell anything. The night before last my...

Today is my 2 month milestone and I am down 40 pounds!!

Hello Friends, I am 3 weeks post-op and since I have come home I have noticed that I have no sense of smell (anosmia. I burn (good) candles constantly and cannot smell them...I have to hold the candle to my nose and then I can smell it. I cannot smell my perfume. This morning my husband...

Finally I get to eat solid food today!!! For breakfast I had 1/2 of a scrambled egg and 1/2 piece of toast. For my Easter dinner, I shall be dining on tuna and 2 crackers while husband gets to eat ribs, cornbread casserole, and okra gumbo. Doesn't seem fair :-) Good luck on your journey...

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Good Afternoon All, Just wanted to give you all a little laugh. I was standing in line at a public office this morning and my undies started falling...good thing I had on jeans. Have a fantastic day! Hugs, Nancy

Good Afternoon All, I am on my second week of post-op. I had blood work today from both my bariatric surgeon and my primary care physician. My primary physician's office called me back and said the doctor was concerned because the blood work results indicated a high level of uric acid. He...

Hello Everybody, I am so glad to be here. I had my Roux-En-Y surgery on 3/14/13 and I have been home for 24 hours. I started vomiting brown/black bile mid-morning on my second day post-op and it went downhill from there. I was not prepared for the pain and I had an anxiety attach (never...