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  1. Re: Any experience with intermittent fasting/only eating during 8 hours?

    I have done intermittant fasting. My recommendation is to WAIT. I used it to get the last 10# off, at which point I was well over a year post op. i would be concerned that you can't get enough...
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    Re: Coping with the fear of failure

    Anecdotally is year 3 is where things get rough. I didn’t have any regain until about 5 years post op, but year 3 was when things got real. Having said that, I am 25 pounds or so my "hot" weight,...
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    Re: Coping with the fear of failure

    6 years out - still have a bit of a fear of failure! You have lots of company.
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    Re: The Best Worst Year of My Life

    So glad you have found so much success and are over all of your complications!!

    I am interested in how they treated your LA grade C esphogitis - I am over 6 years post sleeve and was just...
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    Re: Not getting enough protein

    Did they mention why they are against Premier? I have been told by multiple docs and NUTS that it is considered a good quality supplement.

    I also think that Syntrax Matrix is tasty - but it is...
  6. Re: Question for successful veterans: portion control?

    6 years out - eating to absence of hunger (not "full"), avoiding grazing and emotional eating, and diligence about WHAT to consume are keys (lots of water, protein first, minimal junk/alcohol). I...
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    Re: plastic surgery

    Dr Sauceda, his primary nurse Patty - and really the whole crew are wonderful. He is not as aggressive as some other surgeons i think. It goes back to research - no way I could have had so much...
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    Re: plastic surgery

    I went to Dr Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico. First visit, outstanding success with a jumbo procedure - LBL, breast lift/aug, arms and little removal of inner thigh cellulite. A few years later I had...
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    Re: I gained 10 lbs while in the hospital!

    My surgery was technically outpatient - although I did stay the night at the surgical center due to my sleep apnea. I also gained 10 pounds - they pumped me up with fluids knowing that I would have...
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    Re: Husband has a issue with my weight....

    I am 6 years post op - in my experience, massive weight loss is a headtrip. Mostly for the person losing the weight, but same for others around. I never got to a "low"BMI - at 5'5"my friends were...
  11. Thread: Help

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    Re: Help

    I am like 6 years post op - so these are distant memories for me, but I want to share a few tidbits I learned.

    1. Acid often feels like hunger; many people have lots of excess acid the first...
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    Re: My New Life

    I have to admit - my first few months post op were very emotionally.... odd. I felt a sense of emptiness, a sense of not being myself. My sense of taste went sideways, so even when I could eat food,...
  13. Re: Question about skin removal done in mexico....

    I had major skin removal in Mexico with Dr Sauceda. I was very happy with process and results!

    Do a lot of research. Of all the procedures done, thighs were the poorest results - like some of...
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    Re: How much can you eat?

    First 6 weeks are so your nerves may not be working correctly - I couldn't really tell what I felt. Once the initial swelling went down, combined with eating the softfood, it was hard to tell if...
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    Re: Combining lower body lift and arm lift

    6 weeks off' some can get by with 4 for lower body lift - it's a bigger deal than tummy tuck.
  16. Re: 5 year anniversary since my Vertical Gastric Sleeve

    Congrats!

    My 5 year mark is December 11 this year! It's been amazing, my life has been transformed by losing about half my former size!
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    Re: 10 Questions for the Sleeved

    My surgery was December 2011, so I am speaking more about longer term, not focused on the first few weeks post op.

    know everyone's experience is different, but I do have a few questions for you...
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    Re: Need Advice from WLS Gurus!!

    I am 4 1/2 years post sleeve. I went from over 300#/BMI of around 52 and now maintaining a healthy/normal weight and wear single digit clothing sizes. I am half my former size.

    What you are...
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    Re: Confused no direction

    I don't think there are hard and fast shoulds and should nots.... it is more like what supports your personal goals the best? I had to lose ALOT of weight and I didn't want to stall out before I got...
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    Re: just starting to consider gastric sleeve

    I was sleeved nearly 5 years ago and continue to enjoy weight management success!

    This article might be a good read for you - just published a few days ago...
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    Re: What about spicy foods?

    I am nearly 5 years post op and my tolerance and desire for spicy food is way reduced. I used to love spicy thai food for example, and i just don't care for it much anymore. Strange isn't it?
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    Re: Wrong Direction

    Please don't be discouraged by all this. I have maintained (approximately) 150# loss for over 3 years now!!!! I have been obese or overweight my whole life, so in spite of this ongoing "challenge"...
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    Re: Wrong Direction

    My surgery was Dec 2011, I hit goal in Feb 2013 (lost 150#) and I am about 5# over goal right now; I used to be under goal. I think this is a fairly normal thing. I continually have to work off...
  24. Re: Someone pls help...3 weeks out, nausea unbearable

    i have no experience with the complications - but I do have experience with not being able to handle plain water!

    What worked for me was to drink alot of herbal tea, warm, not too hot. Herbal...
  25. Thread: BMI Chart

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    Re: BMI Chart

    I think body body fat percentage is a much better indicator.
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