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I know crazy isn't it....I can see it when I put the pics side by side like that but it is so hard for me to see it i the mirror day to day. I think it is just because you look at youself everyday.

Good question... I'll be following this one.

My nut said Wendy's chili is a really good choice and I always put it in the blender since I was in the purée stage. Purée stage was once explained to me as something you could suck through a straw. Amanda

My favorite was Wendy's chili...put in the blender of course. It tastes wonderful when all you've had for two weeks is liquid. LOL

I agree with the previous post... I didn't figure out I was lactose intolerant until I was three months out. Once I stopped with all the milk based products I haven't had a problem. Good luck! Amanda

Great news! I just made it there myself!

Well after starting this process at a weight of 315lbs I stepped on the scale this morning and there it was 199.6!!!!!! Finally below 200!!! I haven't been below 200lbs in I can't remember when. I am doing a happy dance all day long there is no breaking this good mood! Amanda

I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you got all your kind words and inspiration, and congratulations to the other fellow sleevers who have made it to onederland as well! Amanda

I just got the Mirena in December and I am very happy with it. I don't have to take a pill everyday, and it is more effective than the pill. I haven't seen a difference in my weight loss either. I was sleeved in Oct of last year. Best part is about six months after getting it you stop having a period! How great is that! I was on yaz before surgery and I think it was not helping with the weight problem and it gave me horrible acne. I am lovin my mirena. Amanda

Oops meant wasn't a big deal...stupid auto correct!

Sounds like we have similar jobs and demands... I work as a quality control chemist at a pharmaceutical factory, and I took off for three weeks. I was a little tired at the end of the day but it want I big deal.

I told everyone! I had two other friends at work who have had wls and they were very open about it and it really helped me. Watching them and being able to talk with them about it really helped me make the decision to have it done for myself, so I feel like if I am open about it then maybe I can help someone else especially since the few that have had wls had the RNY or the band where I work I am the only sleeve. Amanda

Hi I also took the baratric multi Vitamins in the begining but i got really tired of the chalk taste. So I take two gummy vita craves the sour kind because they don't include orange. I also take a sublinguil B12 that is berry flavored that I get at walmart and is my favorite! I am also taking two of the citracal petites a day and a B1 and then my Iron is called Vitron C I get it at walgreens it has Vitamin C in it to help with the absorbtion. I also take a gummy Vitamin D once a day. Just remember that you can't take your calcium and iron together.... You have to take them at seperate times of the day. Calcium interferes with how you absorb iron. All of my labs have come back great except for my B1 levels. (I wasn't taking it.... I hate the smell but I am taking it now) Amanda

I am four months post op and I order protein shots off the Internet called Proslam 27... It is what I was given at the hospital. They still have that whey taste but are wayyyyyy better than the ones from Walmart. I have one a day to hit my protein mark.

Why is no one ever in the chat room? Everytime I go in there their in no one there but me?

Yep top of your screen the tabs say forums, blogs, photos and chat....

What does the number at the top of the app mean? Stupid question.. I know.

Yes, yes, yes! I would do it again tomorrow if I had to. I had surgery about three and a half months ago and I have lost 66lbs since surgery. I had no complications and I feel very normal.

I also am having this problem and I love milk, but I have found that the lactaid pills have helped a great deal and I can drink milk again without the diarrhea. It's worth a try to not miss something you love and isn't bad for you.

I would say give the dr a call it could also be your blood pressure. We're you on blood pressure meds before surgery? If so they may be to strong now causing your blood pressure to bottom out and giving you that light headed feeling. Let us know.

I have UHC and was seen in the ER for IV fluids in November, all you should be required to pay is your ER deductible mine is $100. It was well worth it to get the fluids and I felt much better! Good luck keep us posted!

To Debic... Haha I wish! No I should have been more clear. I started my journey in jan of 2011 with a 6 month diet and then the Pre op diet lasted two weeks. I had surgery in october so I have lost 60lbs in three months, all the rest was Pre op weight loss.

I started at 315 I am 5'9" tall I was wearing a tight 24, the day of surgery I was down to 277 was in a size 20 now I am at 217 and in a size 16. At 315 I wore 3x in shirts now I'm wearing 1x and some xl. I hope to get down to 170 but I don't have a size in mind.

That is where your stomach came out... They place an extra stitch there so every time I moved it pulled/ stringed but the pa told me it was totally normal. It lasted about a total of four weeks until the stich dissolved.

I was sleeved in oct of this year and I just had mirena put in yesterday... I was worried about the effectiveness of the pill in such a small tummy...and I don't want any babies right now. LOL