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I've been trying different Protein powders but I'm excited I found a tiny crockpot today to cook things in. I'm thinking of finding a nice pair of jeans in my goal size as motivation.

What's your favorite thing?

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Digital food scale. I use it daily, if not multiple times a day.

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My hospital did not provide Bari-bears to its WLS patients, so I bought one of my own on-line. They are a good sized Teddy Bear with a hard back. It can be held against your belly when you cough or sneeze, and I also used mine for an arm rest for my IV arm. Really any teddy bear would do, or a firm small pillow.

For home, I bought a pair of white skinny jeans in size 14. There is a funny thread on this forum about the inherent naughtiness of white skinny jeans. I started out at 22/24 and am doing my second closet flush tomorrow to bring out my 16s. So my 14s are not too far in the future. The non-scale victories are coming along quicker now. It does get better,

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I know that this sounds (odd), but my favorite item is the Vera Bradley travel bag that I purchased SPECIFICALLY for the hospital stay. I am almost finished packing it and I dote over it daily. It is representative of the next chapter of this journey...

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I've been trying different Protein powders but I'm excited I found a tiny crockpot today to cook things in. I'm thinking of finding a nice pair of jeans in my goal size as motivation. What's your favorite thing?

My digital food scale and my fit bit!!

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Brandy, I bought a pair of jeans for my first goal size. I currently am in a tight 14, loose 16 so I hit old navy and bought a pair of 10s. Surprisingly I can get them pulled all the way up! So that is my first goal!!

I also bought a pedometer that will connect to my iPhone for tracking my walks and hopefully jog/runs in the future!

I am just so excited for this! I have been making lists off everything I need to do before surgery in my house, items to buy, things to take to the hospital, etc... Only way I get work through my excitement since surgery is still 2 1/2 wks away.

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