A lot of posts lately have talked about or touched on the "appropriate" rate of loss for a gastric bypass patient. I know the general rule is that the more you have to lose, the more quickly you lose initially. But, I've also read some things recently that say you lose the quickest the first three months and then things start to slow down. I'm ( Read more... )

Christmas time is hard for dieters! All the over-indulgence that others partake in. From Christmas cookies to eggnog to rumballs to that extra holiday beer cheer ( Read more... )

1. Work out four times between now and Sunday. Since I have a crazy-busy week ahead, I plan on doing one day of yoga, one day of free weights/Fit Ball, and two days of aerobic exercise (preferably one day of walking w/ J at the Delcastle track). I'm excited because I'll have my Y membership back this week (I'm teaching classes in exchange for a ( Read more... )

My biggest concern about Thanksgiving dinner was that I'd accidentally eat too much and end up vomiting at my fiance's family's celebration. But I was so careful, making sure to stop drinking water 30 minutes before we ate, taking small portions and even smaller bites, chewing well, and stopping when I was full. I had ( Read more... )

so my mom is out of rehab, and my sister is here for a few days,
and my hubbys car (a honda that i can't even fit behind the wheel car)
has been fixed to the tune of 750.00, and there are cookies in my kitchen
and i'm testing the fates, but i really want nothing to do with them they're not calling to me from the cookie boxes, and after i left my mom's ( Read more... )