I am 13 months out and have lost 95 pounds. My goal was 101 by my 1st year surgiversary, but my health has not been the best the last 6 weeks. On my one year check-up, I mentioned a sore neck to my Dr. Turns out that my thyroid was very swollen. I did some blood work and it came back fairly good. He started me on 2 different thyroid medicines and sent me for an ultrasound of my thyroid. Turns out I have several nodules on my thyroid. Two and a half weeks after the ultrasound, I had a thyroid ...

I haven't posted for a few months life has returned to normal-food and lifestyle at least. Meaning that my new way of eating, exercising and my mind set have all changed since my surgery, but it is now 'normal' to me. I haven't logged my food and exercise as diligently as the first half of the year, as I've learned what my new normal is and how much is enough.
I am down 90 pounds, from a size 2X top and 22 pants, to a small to medium top and 8-10 pants. I'd like to lose 11 pounds to ...

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This afternoon my 14 year old son and I took a 6.7 mile bike ride, including 1 mile up a steep hill without stopping. My Runkeeper said it was a 244 foot elevation change throughout our ride. It felt great and I wasn't out of breath or sore. I think it's time I get my own bike. We are going to set a 20 mile goal by end of Summer.
Yesterday after my Tabata class, I still felt full of energy, so I hopped on the treadmill. I walked 1/3 mile and felt like I was going no where. I decided ...

Has anyone used/eaten chia seeds since their sleeve? Did not try them pre-surgery either, but am interested in if they help with hunger and if they bothered your new stomach.

Have any of you who are one year post-op or more, notice if the hair loss stopped about the same time you hit your target weight? Was just wondering if there was any correlation or coincidence to this. I started losing my hair early... like 5 weeks post-op, not 3 months like most have. I am 5 months out and still losing LOTS of hair. It started out very, very thick and now I'm seeing significant 'patches' on my scalp. Stress seems to accelerate it, and I have had a lot of stress the last 2 weeks. ...