I was in Italy for 3 weeks this year and I was so sad about all the amazing food that I left on the plate. I do well with portion control at home but while I was on that trip I resented not being...

Hi there, I used Dr. Mirza in Houston and my price was somewhere in the $8000 range. I had to pay his surgeon fee of $5000 up front and the rest I paid for with care credit so I was able to make...

I just wanted to share this picture from my office this morning. Before I had surgery I never dressed up for Halloween!!

Hi folks, I need some ideas for easy ways to get more fiber in my diet when my diet is mostly protein. I had a one-year check up with my surgeon recently and his only concern was my fiber intake....

Yesterday I had my one year post-op check up with my surgeon. I was just a little disappointed because I was expecting him to be singing my praises… I mean, I’ve lost over 90 pounds in a year and I...

My doctor made me go off of the pill 4 weeks before surgery and stay off for 4 weeks after to reduce the chance of blood clots. I would be really surprised if your doctor didn't require the same...

Hey guys,

I've noticed some changes in my skin recently, the last month or so, and I'm wondering if I should be concerned or if it's even surgery related. Every little scratch or mosquito bite...

I also think that the kind of food that you're eating makes a big difference. Anytime that I've tried to eat chicked since my surgery, I get really nauseated and can barely swallow it (unless it's...

I'm going to be flying overseas to Italy for the first time in November... I'm not sure that I would have been able to make the trip 90 pounds ago or I would have at least been nervous about it, now...

You start feeling bones you didn't know you were supposed to be able to feel!

I'm in Houston!

When I was about 9 months out, my weight loss slowed down to about a ound a week. I was trying to find a way to get things back in gear and a co-worker talked me into going to Weight Watchers with...

This weekend I decided to take advantage of some of the back to school sales and do some shopping. It's so much more fun for me now than it used to be!,

No long after my surgery I put one of those...

For the people trying to find it, Kroger also carries the Premier Protien shakes.

I probably tried a dozen different shakes after surgery (both powder and ready-to-drink) and the Premier Protien...

I'm somewhere between 9 and 10 months out from surgery and I've lost about 85 pounds so far. My weight loss slowed down considerably after the 6 month mark and recently I was afraid that I've been...

I gained 8 pounds in the month between the day of my first consultation and the day my pre-op diet started. I even had a celebratory "last meal" dinner at my favorite resturant with a group of my...

I'll be honest, there have been a handful of times since surgery where I've eaten too much and been so uncomfortable that I decided to purge. Part of the reason is that I'm afraid that overeating...

I'm not bi-polar or on any medications but I can attest to the emotional changes that happen after surgery. I would say that between 2 and 4 months after my surgery, I was the most emotional that...

My doctor said that we only have to take them for the first 18 months. After that you should be able to self-nourish as long as you're eating a balanced diet.

Yesterday I posted a blog about a bad experience I'd had and I spent most of the day today feeling pretty down... then I saw this pretty awesome thing that completely changed my attitude and I wanted...

Mine was a 40 and I have actually wished a time or two that it had been smaller. I'm sure that what the other posters have said is true and that it doesn't make a huge difference but even if it would...

I think that this is mostly true of processed juices that you buy at the grocery store. My surgeon is actually a big fan of "juicing" (yes, I made juice a verb!) and I do a 3 day juice fast at the...

One of my coworkers asked me the other day why I'm standing with my hands n my hips all the time these days... I hadn't even realized that I was doing it but I tnk that it's because I can feel my...

I had HORRIBLE acne after my surgery... I finally went to a dermatologist when it was still there after 4 months. They gave me an oral prescription for hormonal acne that cleared me up in less than a...

My best friend got boobs and her tummy done after having gastric bypass and she went to Dr. Rose in Uptown Park. She raved about him and I'm planning on going to him to get my tummy done once I'm at...