Congrats! Keep up the Great Work!
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Congrats! Keep up the Great Work!
More prayers sent on your behalf. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it! Looking forward to seeing the new you!
It's a Onederful feeling, Congrats! Do something you wouldn't have even considered 100 Lbs. ago.
Thanks. I will order for my niece. I am so glad there are options now for kids fighting obesity. Obesity has caused so much pain in people's life of all ages for way too long!
Thanks everyone! My niece called asked me about the surgery. My sister-in-law is going to check with their insurance to see what their requirements are. I advised her to hang out on this site to get...
I have a niece who is 14 and she weighs at least 270. She doesn't want to ride the school bus because she is being made fun of and somedays refuses to go to school. Kids in School can be so cruel!...
Julie, congratulations! You look great and I have enjoyed your support as we have gone thru the last 6 months. Wishing you all the best. Beverly
Have lost 73 lbs since October 9,2013. I now have a large pendulous lower belly that hangs like an apron and shows thru my clothes. 60 y/o skin just dosen't snap back! I need to know what brand/model...
Debbie I am sorry to hear of your regrets. I also had a rough start. I would gag if I smelled the protein. So I started eating soft foods before recommended because. I was so afraid that I would lose...
Wishing you a speedy recovery with minimal speed bumps!
My April Goals:
I will not eat any: candy, cookies, brownies, cake!
I will measure my liquids
I will track every thing I eat on My Fitness Pal
I will make sure I eat at least 60-80 grams of...
I hear you! I have allowed myself to eat a lot of unhealthy food recently and have regained 3 lbs. a new day a new month, I AM BACK ON TRACK. WE CAN DO THIS!
I had my surgery last October. I absolutely would do it again! There is a learning curve the first month. I had trouble finding a post-op protein shake that I could tolerate, thank God for Premier...
Christina, Before you get too scared make sure you a getting at least 64oz of fluid everyday. Dehydration should be the first thing we think about when we get dizzy and almost pass out. I think that...
Hi Grace and Liz, almost 3 years ago I was having problems with shortness of breath and had lung and heart work ups and everything was normal except my hrat rate and B/P were high and my oxygen level...
About 2 months ago i had my second post-op visit. I had lost 68 lbs. since surgery on 9/10/12. Surgeon was pleased, but called a few days later to tell me to see my internist that my calcium was too...
Welcome to the site. It has been my support group and it will keep you motivated. Hope your insurance is smart enough to understand the cost benefits of this surgery. If not, keep pushing them.
Congrats! A huge milestone!
You look Beautiful, keep up the good work!
I buy Torani syrups. You can buy them in direct from the company. Since I purchased mine I think they have small bottles where you can determine what you like before buying a larger bottle. Amazon...
I'm glad you found the Premier Shakes AND actually like them. I find that I like them much better with 1/4 cup of skim milk. I also love the chocolate with a squirt of Raspberry Syrup warmed in the...
I am not quite 4 months out and I find that I am getting hungry more often (at least head hunger) and less guarded about taking that "just 1 bite" Right after surgery I could care less about...
Congratulations you have done super! I had my sleeve on Oct. 9th and the biggest discomfort has been my acid reflux. My surgeon doubled my Nexium. But that didn't help. My GI doctor advised me to...
Try to only think positive thoughts. Surgery will improve you life and health in so many ways! See you on the other side.
Congratulations! Sounds like you are doing great! Just tell your family that you didn't want to worry them. Or you were afraid they wouldn't understand and you needed to remain positive, or whatever...