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I'm sorry, Julie. Hard time of year missing loved ones.

Yes this is a very stressful time of year. I completely spaced out and forgot to get 19 gifts for the office people. Nothing big, just little token gifts, but I get something cute/funny each year. I have two days to get and label them now. Agh!

Kathy, you're such an inspiration to me and always have an encouraging word. Congratulations !!!

Very inspirational !!

12/14/2014 200.0

Down to exactly 200 today. Not getting my Onederland back without a struggle, I guess. I didn't get stuck once this week which was good. I've been relying on Buddig meat for breakfast with a cheese stick and chewing it really well. My fasting days were 500 calories spread over the whole day instead of one meal and it helped me not get overly hungry and food-centric. I'll do that again this week. I tried yoga this week twice, at a place offering a free week of classes. It was nice, but if I keep going I'll have to find a cheaper place. I did buy a yoga mat and I got a pair of yoga pants at Goodwill for a couple of bucks. What I didn't do this week was any cardio anything. Not even brisk walking. I'll take a walk now with the dog. As expected, my weight loss is getting harder the farther I go down. I sure resist exercise. It's time for me to look into joining the Y or something affordable that will get me on an exercise schedule. All of you WLS successful people keep telling me it's the exercise that does it. At some point I need to just follow directions. (That's my own motto, right?) Most folks have dropped off this thread. Not sure where @@2muchfun has been. Hope all is well. Anyway, it's a new week and a new day and I'm still here and plugging along. Happy Sunday everyone.

I was right! Cinderella!! You look beautiful and happy!

Our own Cinderella going to the ball. Have a blast!!!!

That is wonderful. Sleep well tonight!

Congratulations !!!

You are such an inspiration to me!! Congratulations and enjoy every minute of your success. Woo hoo!

My fills take a week or more to settle in too. I've had five fills and the latest one was only 0.1 cc. It feels different after a week. It's also not the level I'll be at for life. As my body changes, my stomach size changes, and an adjustment may be needed months or years down the road.

Love it!!

Amazing! Inspiring! What a great story!!!!

Had a second, different class today. I can see why people get hooked on yoga. I bought myself a nice thick mat. My knees are grateful.

I did Aqua Zumba last year because nobody can see my uncoordination under the water line!

One of my friends tried to rope me into that a few years ago. I have no rhythm and a giant belly. Ain't happening!!

As a kid I ate several white bread and Miracle Whip sandwiches. I could eat a dozen scrambled eggs. I remember asking the babysitter to make eggs for my brother and me and she made a dozen and we (mostly I) wiped them out. I often finished his food when he didn't want it. As an adult I would sit in front of the tv with a giant bowl of Cereal and milk or half and half. Half a box gone in a sitting. Usually Corn Chex. I would dip bread in the grease from fried pork chops. But the all time winner is that every year of my adult life until WLS, I would roast the Thanksgiving turkey for my family and when nobody was looking, I ate every inch of crispy skin off of a 20-pound bird by myself. I see a pattern here. This. This is food addiction.

Great thread. I keep Buddig 90 calorie beef pouches, Trader Joe's lite cheddar jack cheese sticks, hummus, celery, and apples in the fridge for grab and go. If I'm feeling lazy, I'll buy a bag of the pre-cooked and shelled hard boiled eggs. I often don't prepare hard boiled eggs because of the time it takes to cook and shell them, but for a couple of bucks I skip the work and have ready made protein. I also keep cans of white meat chunk chicken in the cupboard. At work I keep raw almonds, raw pecans, Quest Coconut Cashew bars, single serving U njury packets for a protein shake, beef jerky, and water enhancer drops in my desk.

I went to a yoga class for the first time today. It was their easiest class (called Restorative) at Yoga By Degrees. My knees were cracking loudly, and there were some easy poses I still couldn't do, but for the most part, I tried all of them as best I could. I won't lie. I was embarrassed at first and even after my 100 pound loss so far, I was the biggest person in the class, but the instructor was so kind and attentive. She also had dozens of positive messages during the class that really spoke to me. I think I'll go back and see where this takes me. Namaste!

Congratulations. Do you know why they advise you not to lose the final five that you want to lose? Did they give any reason?

Does Mucinex or Robitussin help prevent a clog at all?

I found Tips of the scale which has episodes every week or so. It's wonderful. It's a lengthy interview with someone who has had a success story with weight loss. Some gems today: ... I found myself going to the movies just to eat the popcorn. I showed up once and didn't even know what movies were playing. The popcorn was just my delivery system for butter. Lobster, too. Just a delivery system for butter... I can really identify with this!!!

I'm so happy you're having fun and meeting some nice guys!!

Well breakfast was a package of Buddig beef (90 calories) and lunch was a protein shake (100) and pecans (210) so I'll have one more protein shake when I get home and that's it for today. I'm hungry but not crazy hungry. We'll see how this goes.