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    Gastric Sleeve Member Sandra3's Avatar
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    Default What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Interesting article, especially because changing the environment do help!

    https://nyti.ms/2usjr8g


    HW : 150 kgs
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    01/21/2017 : 98 /1 year post-op
    February 2017 : 100 lbs lost
    07/22/2017 : 96
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    12/22/2017 : 91
    01/02/2018 : 96!! regain (medication)

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Bagawk!'s Avatar
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    Default Re: What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Welp. I'm glad I got fat rather than addicted to meth, lol.
    Bagawk!





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    Gastric Sleeve Member Shirl's Avatar
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    Default Re: What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Dopamine. Which is a pleasure hormone in the brain. Makes brain neurons go crazy which sends signals to the gut, our first brain, and makes mouth salivate. Or is it the other way around?? The gut brain neurons that sends signals to the head brain?
    HW: 245lbs (11/15); SW: 226lbs (5/17/16) - Height: 5'6"

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Christie13's Avatar
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    Default Re: What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Quote Originally Posted by Bagawk! View Post
    Welp. I'm glad I got fat rather than addicted to meth, lol.
    That made me laugh!!! LOL. We still got our teeth!!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Christie13's Avatar
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    Default Re: What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Quote Originally Posted by Shirl View Post
    Dopamine. Which is a pleasure hormone in the brain. Makes brain neurons go crazy which sends signals to the gut, our first brain, and makes mouth salivate. Or is it the other way around?? The gut brain neurons that sends signals to the head brain?
    Yup, yup!! And lord knows we used to feel that way about food.



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    Default Re: What Cookies and Meth Have in Common

    Quote Originally Posted by Sandra3 View Post
    Interesting article, especially because changing the environment do help!

    https://nyti.ms/2usjr8g
    I'm a chemical dependency counselor, great article! Thanks!



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