Hi there,
wondering if you might have any health issues, or could you be taking any medications that might be slowing things up? I went not too badly for about a year, then the weight loss came to...

Scared, guilty, mean.... I remember, even on the day of surgery, thinking to myself that I could almost hear my stomach asking, "What have I done to you, that you could be so mean to me?" :eek: That...

Good question!....I'm from Australia, so this is new terminology to me, but am keen to know.

Oh yes....the local doctor did say that it can take up to two years for your body to realise that it's OK to "go" with less food. It can be, from what she said, that your body still thinks that the...

I've been having issues in this department since about July, after I had gotten down to my best weight to date since surgery. :( The specialist suggested Movicol previously, which I took after having...

After about 4-4 1/2 months my hair started to thin (right on schedule), but after a year I now notice quite a bit of improvement. A good hairdresser helps, I feel, and I was lucky to find one to do...

Even though, with keyhole surgery, we may only see 5 nicks in our tums, the gastric sleeve is still considered major surgery. Even with the weight loss that you are no doubt experiencing, which will...

I was in blissful ignorance regarding not colouring hair for about a year afterwards!
I was colouring my hair myself at home, but had it done at the hairdressers for my recent wedding, and she said...

Hiya!
I'm from Sydney...just had the WA relatives over for our wedding which was 10 days ago....they live in Trigg.

Hiya
Don't know what you are doing food-wise at the moment, but if sugar, "natural sweeteners" or artificial sweeteners are part of your current eating plan, my suggestion would be knock them off,...

Hi there!
It is now coming up to 7 months since my op, and I am just starting to be able to eat like a normal human being. Of course, there are still some things that I simply cannot take to...

A couple of things.... Firstly, are you eating after 7? They say that this is not such a good thing to do, as it puts more load on your liver. Overnight is when your liver does some of its most...

When I did go back onto fish oil, I went onto krill oil, mainly because the tablets are much smaller than normal fish oil, but also because they are stronger, and I was taking them not only for joint...

Knock off the fish oil as I heard a naturopath on the radio (prior to my op) say that this can thin the blood and therefore hamper the healing process. I waited until after my 6-week post-op...

Have you tried Bee Pollen? It is supposed to be nature's superfood with everything one is meant to need. I take NatureBee Potentiated Bee Pollen when I do, but am throwing every spare $$ into the...

Gee wizz, I wish I had known you before I had mine (almost 6 months ago now). I wouldn't have been past trying to access some of my super...especially the way it has gone downhill these past few...

Berocca is vitamin B. I quite liked the Supradyn at first (its a multi vitamin), but fed up with the taste of it by the end of my four weeks post op. Also, you need to let the bubbles settle down,...

Hi there,
Good luck for the surgery, it will change your life for the better!
My daughter is 20 now, so not quite the same, but it would depend alot on what time your op is scheduled for, and how...

I do the op shops over for clothes. Sometimes, when you've had a loss, the old clothes start to look ridiculously too big, and the necklines embarrassingly deep! I often find clothes with their...

Thanks so much! Don't know what I would have done without this website. Full of fabulous information and lovely, helpful and supportive people. Have made quite a number of friends since being on....

I have recently discovered sushi as a meal idea, and if we eat whilst out at shopping, or don't fancy what I have brought for my work lunch, will often have this. I can only handle one roll on a...

Hi Michelle
I find that I get on best with the drumsticks, but can only manage one for a meal before I'm full. Breast meat, being drier, is harder to tolerate.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's fabulous news!!!!!!!!!

I went to the endocrinologist a couple of weeks ago and they took me off one of my Diabex, so now only take two of a...

Hi Rylynn
Wow!!! I notice that you have almost lost 100lbs....GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're looking a bit special in that outfit yourself!

It tell you what, I wouldn't have been past...

Apart from a water soluble multi-vitamin (my doctor and dietician recommended Supradyn for the first 5 weeks post op). If you were to take anything else, best to take in liquid form. HOWEVER, be...