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I use lowfat ranch in place of mayo in tuna salad , soo good!

about 10 prunes + 2 cups water in small sauce pan boil until reduced by about half strain and drink while as hot as you can tolerate. DO NOT go far from home for a while ! Grandma used to put a little brandy in there too! She put brandy in everything though,my experience is it works fine with out it.

Yeah!!!! Pizza my drug of choice.

Ok quick true story , after all pre op requirements were met ,no small task, about a week before surgery date I was getting nervous , wifey's negativity ,my fear ,pride and lots of other neg. emotions were getting the best of me. I sat down in my kitchen with my two therapists Ben and jerry to have a pint of chubby hubby and sort this out.Chair breaks,kinda explodes,in a second I'm on my back like a turtle on his shell , splinters in my back and ice cream everywhere.Pretty clear sign to follow through with surgery.That was 12/7/11 I am down 131 lbs and the only regret is not doing this sooner. Good luck on your journey and god bless you!

Better than fattening up like a sheep headed for slaughter,I slouched when my height was measured, download a BMi calculator and play around a little one inch makes a huge difference . At 6"4' 330 insurance was iffy. At 6"3' 330 they were happy to oblige.my approval letter came in less than ten days wishing me luck with surgery and informing me they would not pay for surgery related to skin issues.

Kava low acid instant coffee with a scoop of vanilla unjury makes a decent latte ish drink it's not decaf so watch hydration issues early out . Also can use half scoop van and half chocolate for cafemochalatte. It's not Starbucks but pretty good!

Sorry, I would have answered sooner but I was ehem....BUSY...yeah defiantly more attention .

Slap!! Here's another.

Wind up...... SMACK!!!! There, now stop it. Please don't give up what you want long term for what you want now!

I tell anyone ! Funny though its usually somebody overweight that starts with the negativity. I used to try to educate them and still do but if I see it's going nowhere I ask them if they would like to make a commitment to losing weight and offer my surgeons tele. Number. Something about that word COMMITMENT !!!

A word of caution, after sleeve surgery, if you are like most.you are going have some changes to your taste likes and dislikes and tolerance to different temps . I would suggest lots of sample sizes and sample again after surgery before ordering large amounts of any thing.

Just wondering what if he botches the bypass?does he switch to a feeding peg and colostomy bag.Think I would be outta there!

I nervously tried sushi w/less rice at 4 months went ok. Now 7 months out I can eat appx 4-5 pcs.(our place makes them small), word of warning, the"nori"green seaweed papery kinda green fruit roll upish stuff was more challenging than rice.

Evrybody has got that special friend A-ss , if you doin you threatens her that's on her not you. This surgery is about change and that can mean friends too,sounds harsh , but let's look for the blessing , maybe more time with positive people who support your success !

No room for veg. Must eat protein ! Mmm this chicken is good ... Tastes just like vegetables! I am 7 months out and can almost eat my protein requirement most days ,If I eat veg no room for protein.

Thanks ! Nice Work.

No this surgery messed up my life, my clothes don't fit and I gotta go to Macy's to replace them because nothing fits me at casual male anymore ,wifey won't keep her hands off me, I have no excuse to sit it out and watch others play with my kids, my piggy bank keeps filling up from all the money I'm saving on dr visits and prescription copays, I got hate mail from Wendy and Ronald McDonald( seems they miss me),some folks don't recognize me,I don't know what to do with all this extra energy, and to top it off some dude at the gym had the nerve to ask me if I ran competitively,yeah change is tough!!!

Same here compleatly lost interest in food its normal dont worry.That has changed as exercise frequency and intensity have grown my appetite has also. I am 7 months out just had ,half an avocado ,7 reduced fat triscuit and 2 slice lo sodium virgina ham(my big meal of the day)I am comfortably full.Early on hydration and protein drinks are the most important keep sipping ,we really do "eat to live now" good luck and God bless you.

Ummm, that's like a pound a day. You are doin great don't let the scale get you wound up! Keep drinking and get that protein in and walk walk walk the number WILL get smaller. Pinky promise

You aren't the only one ,but ,are the only one rockin that cowboy hat so flipping fiercely!

I was not warned either, 2nd day post op in strolls this Demon disguised as a dr. Informs me she is gonna remove it. Let's just say her bedside manner is lacking, I was very anxious,she not so reassuring(something like "buck up dude".She wrapped part around her hand put the other on my belly and yanked it very firmly and deliberately (like she hated me),well it came out probably eaiser than she thought it would,the guts end snapped back and hit her in the face ;Really . Buck up doc just a little blood and guts,And btw if you need a nurse to help clean that just push this button and wait about an hour ,sooner or later someone with an attitude as crappy as yours will be glad to help!

Just kidding, nice story!!

Man Gordon got game! Guys this is a great teaching moment here ... See how Gordon worked this out with his buddie in advance and got him to say all that sweet jazz. Now Gordy is in nookieville and were still on sleevetalk chit chattin!

I'm no exercise guru but I'm gonna guess it's better than sittin around watching a baseball game ! Just sayin

The gold balls are the way to go. They come in all sizes and only take a couple min to do. They stick to plat also and cannot be seen with ring on.They can be changed to diff sizes easily , my guy Jimmy DaJewler did mine for nuttin'