How are you doing now ACE? Did you go to the doc, and what did they say?

Do you still have your gallbladder?

I took omeprazole for months after because of the reflux but the doctor wanted me to wean off them because studies show they really aren't good for long term use for anyone. I began taking a...

If that is you in your avatar, you look fantastic!!

I think that in time and with healing all of our stomachs have stretched a bit, and by stretch I mean we can eat more than we did when we were...

Depending on where you are the Eviva group up in the Everett area has a group; it's too far away for me though :(

I'm in Shelton :)

My RMR was similar to yours and my NUT told me that in order to lose 2 lbs per week (my goal) that I would have to eat around 1000 calories a day and exercise to burn another 500 calories per day...

Yup, drink a lot of water, protein is binding. My doc recommended Miralax to help.

I agree with you that it's not about focusing on just one diet element. I am 16 months post-op haven't hit goal yet, I have about 20 lbs to go but I'm trying to figure this out so I do not become a...

Hello Everyone!

I'm wondering if ya'll post-sleevers live life eating and drinking low-fat (or fat free) and/or sugar free?

I'm asking because I have always believed that fat-free = the the...

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and success! Congratulations and GREAT JOB with keeping up with everything you need to do in order to stay successful. You're a great role model for...

In all honesty there's not too much you can do about it. You need to make sure to eat all your protein, and biotin may help, but not enough to keep up with the loss. I lost a lot mostly between month...

I would love to hear from the OP how she's doing...she went to her doc and said she'd post an update, did I miss it?

Well, well, well...I've lost almost 6lbs in the past 3 weeks or so - I'm off the stall ride I think lol. I upped my calories to between 1000-1200 and carb cycle with an average of50-100 depending on...

I'm not into the low fat thing either, but when I registered that I was drinking upwards of 450 extra calories a day I felt like I needed to do something different. I've also found premier protein as...

Thank you everyone :)

Since this post I have upped my calories to 1000 but it's been hard and I've been scared that I'd gain. I have stopped using heavy cream in my coffee and found fat free...

I generally use a "splash" of real cream, no sugar. The calories come from the fat. I found fat free half and half that helps with the satiation and mouth satisfaction but has far fewer calories; I...

In the last couple days I have bumped up my calories to 1000 and have been hitting the mark pretty easily. I also re-assessed a couple things and while I tracked everything via my fitness pal I did...

Thanks for the input Marge, I appreciate it! Any other's out there who will please chime in? I could really use the help...

I'm 15 months post VSG and in total have lost 111 lbs. I'm within 25 lbs of my goal of 155 but I've only lost 10-15 lbs since November.

I log my intake faithfully on MyFitnessPal and generally...

Get down a dose of milk of magnesia; it's awful, but it will work. Make sure to follow up the dose with water and if needed, dose again in the am. I had a terrible impaction at about 10 days out...

I asked my surgeon about using the oils internally and he was ok with it; said it wouldn't hurt anything. I would be cautious regarding the more powerful ones such as oregano at least in early post...

So this happened to me over this weekend, and while I have finally "emptied out", I have pain in the area of my stomach I believe from the contraction-like pains. It's been a day and a half and it...

I woke up this morning (day 6 post op) and opened my "go to" premier protein shake to start my day and it tasted rancid! Like it had went bad. I checked the expiration date and it was next year so I...

Surgery went very well, no complications which is a BONUS!! Stayed the night in the surgical center because of the darn c-pap machine but was on my way home by 5am. Pain was tolerable the first day...