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I have been staying away from them because I wasn't sure. Now that I know the both of you haven't died or gotten the dumps or the itis from them, they are now gonna be on my list because I loved them before. Thank you for being my test-tummies.

I am 1 week post op and still having trouble sleeping as well. I have a wedge pillow I use to prop me up b/c I can't lay flat. I also have another pillow under my back. I have been able to get a few hours in on my side but I use 7-8 pillows!! I know I know. I use the wedge, one on wedge, one under head, one supporting belly (kinda under it) one behind me supporting back and one between my knees... I cant wait for sleep!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! Thanks to Whole Food's, I fell in love w/ roasted teriyaki seaweed. I have no problem w/ eating them and actually, one little serving is enough for me. YUM! https://www.amazon.com/gimMe-Snacks-Organic-Roasted-Teriyaki/dp/B00F0UAMCQ/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1503491352&sr=8-2&keywords=gimme%2Borganic%2Broasted%2Bseaweed%2Bsnacks&th=1

Haven't been here for a while.. So let me catch you all up. As you all know I lost my band in March. Still hanging around 150... but I do need to get to the gym. Still in the 4-6 size jeans... I quit my job in Houma and moved to Madison, Ms. Wasn't expecting to get a job so quick. Went on Three interviews on a Friday and got Three job offers. So I took the best one for me.

https://media.giphy.com/media/26BRv0ThflsHCqDrG/giphy.gif Congratulations! What an excellent update and NSV! I had heart and pulmonary issues pre-WLS also. Not anymore. Healthy is the BEST. Congrats again!

I have the Fitbit Aria which is not only a lovely design, but syncs with many apps and auto recognizes you by weight. Fun fact, the battery had died on it (it told me for a month but I was lazy) so it forgot the last couple months. I got on and had lost so much it didn't remember who I was! Gotta love bariatrics.

Stupid auto correct. Lovex injections!! Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app

I layed flat in my back for about a week and half than started sleeping in sides again Sent from my A1601 using BariatricPal mobile app

Except me. Whole food plant based advocate here. 👋🏽 No calorie counting and definitely no low carb-ing, and still losing weight and getting healthier. 😊

I got up about 15 lbs at one point, and occasionally stray over into the "red zone" by a couple of pounds. The basic principles of how I lose weight are the same: --eat less than 1200 calories per day --weigh or measure all food and track religiously on myfitnesspal to make sure I am confident about staying under 1200 calories per day --eat at least 75 grams of protein per day --avoid: grains, starchy veggies, sweets, processed meat (sausage, bacon, jerky, deli or lunch meat), liquid calories, and tropical fruits --moderate intake: beans, nuts, fruit, dairy --eat mostly: lean, dense protein, green veggies, eggs --vigorous exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week, but do not attempt to 'eat back' calories burned via exercise. Ignore them. When I have gotten uncomfortably over my goal weight, I may start with a "3 day meat test" or "5 day meat and green veggies test." They are just what they sound like: three days of eating nothing but lean, unprocessed meat (and eggs) and small amounts of healthy fats -- no counting calories or restricting amounts to eat, eat as much as I want, but very severely limit the kind of food I eat. Alternatively, I can do this for five days if I add in green veggies as an "allowed" food. But in either event, if at the end of three or five days I haven't gotten back to where I want to be, I restrict amounts and journal all calories, carbs, etc. faithfully. A few things I do to make it easier -- 1) get all off-plan food out of the house entirely (no one needs to eat that crap, the rest of your family can live without immediate access to it for a little while); 2) recognize where I tend to struggle and stop myself from being able to "give in." For me, I really want to snack on junk food at work. So, I stopped taking any form of money with me to work. No cash, no credit or debit cards, no checkbook, nothing. It's scary to leave the house without money, but it's never caused me any sort of emergency. Other people might have trouble with driving by their favorite doughnut store -- in that case, change your route so you don't go by it. I call these brute force methods -- they are tough, but they work (unless you are willing to rob the snack shop at work, which I am not). Good luck everyone!