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Well, except for allergies. Yesterday I skipped working out because my allergies were killing me. So today I was feeling guilty because I'm still not feeling great, but better than yesterday. I managed to make it all the way until 8pm before I decided I need to work out somehow, but without leaving the house. I just went old fashioned with 6 sets of body weight squats: 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5. http://www.acefitness.org/exerciselibrary/135/bodyweight-squat. You might be surprised at how out of breath you will get doing just simple exercises with body weight. I definitely was. I have this rule that helps me feel guilty, but not too guilty, while keeping me on track: it is okay to skip working out for one day, but not for two. And if I do skip one day, I have to work out at least the next two days in a row. Point is, we all make excuses for why we overeat or skip working out. And we really don't have any. It's okay to slack off and screw up some of the time, just not most of the time. Now that I did something today, I feel much better. And it only took me about 15 minutes to alleviate what would've been a few more hours of guilt before bed.

FYI the site censors H M O, I am not typing out random swears.

Don't be discouraged, you can use the time to get your mind and body ready for surgery and recovery while educating yourself. The waits are different all over, especially if your insurance dictates where you go. In 2011 I started a program through my *** in one state where there was basically no wait, it was just as fast as you could get through all of the pre-op appointments and the 20 lb weight loss requirement. Then I moved here, got a different ***, and was on a 6-month waiting list that turned into 8 months, and then had to take two months of required classes plus another month and a half of testing, appointments and whatnot before surgery. Overall the whole process from submitting the application to getting surgery took almost a full year. If I was self-pay and I had to wait that long I would've gone to Mexico or something, but in the end I'm glad with how things have turned out, at least so far.

Seems there are a lot of opinions on this subject. I worry about people wasting money on things that don't work and non-permanent solutions. Reminds me of scams like breast and penis enlargement pills, preying on the desperate. The skin is an organ; it can stretch, grow, shrink and heal. All of that takes time, and nothing goes back to the way it was after it stretches out enough. Can anyone actually cite any real, scientific studies that show anything works beyond surgery? My guess is you're better off staying moisturized and working out, and saving those dollars you might spend on other products for surgery down the road if you so desire.

I am sure the surgery can help reset your average bodyweight, but only IF you also reset your average caloric intake and your average activity level. Since your hunger hormone levels drop I am sure that contributes to your surgeon's theory. There are a lot of variables as far as bodyweight is concerned, but it boils down to calories in and calories out. Otherwise the surgery wouldn't work. It's a drastic cut in calories in, less than your body needs. I tried to stay under 1,200 calories per day in the 4 months pre-surgery. That was tough, but I managed to do it fairly consistently and dropped almost 40 pounds before surgery. Staying in the 600-1,200 calorie per day range is obviously much easier after the surgery, at least for now. Good luck.

Could be the website, email an admin or support.

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Do you have a stricture? This is the consensus order of treatment: Table 8 Treatment options for strictures in order of implementation 1. Observation 2. Endoscopic dilation 3. Seromyotomy 4. Conversion to RYGB From the report in this post: http://www.verticals...-of-12000-cases Good luck.

Which browser are you using? Try a different browser and see if you get a different result. If you do, it's your browser. If not, then it might be your computer, but that's unlikely.

Replace the fat with some muscle Get an arm tattoo Climb a 14er Play more singles tennis Smite mine enemies Learn to ski Take a cruise Vacation in Europe Bike more Take some Krav Maga and/or MMA classes

When you hook up that costume, please send pics.

I say you can look at anecdotes, or you can look at the science. I choose science. There are lots of studies out there. You can reduce or prevent complications by doing things like losing weight and exercising in the months before surgery, choosing an experienced surgeon who works out of a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and so on. Here's one study regarding complication rates: http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18923879 Complications after sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity. Abstract BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an increasingly used bariatric surgical procedure. METHODS: We report our complications after LSG and compared to 17 other published LSG series. The individual types of complications for the published series were evaluated, with sample size calculations being performed to determine the number of patients required for a study that would detect halving the odds of the most common complications. RESULTS: Of 53 patients who underwent LSG, 42 were women. Mean age was 51 years with a mean initial body mass index of 53.5 kg/m2 and mean of eight comorbidities. Mean excess weight loss was 52.2% at 12 months and 59.2% at 18 months. No patients died. Five patients (9.4%) developed complications which included two staple line leaks that required reoperations, one preceded by a salmonella infection associated with vomiting, the other by postoperative pneumonia associated with coughing. Of the three staple line hemorrhages, one required hospitalization. The median complication rate for the 17 articles was 4.5%. With the number of patients for each series taken into account, the current series had a complication rate of 1.24 (95% CI 0.45-2.87) times that of the 17 published series. Published LSG complications were diverse, with the most common being reoperation, occurring after 3.6% of procedures. A study designed to detect halving the odds of reoperation would require more than 3,000 procedures. CONCLUSION: LSG is a safe procedure with low morbidity. Because leaks and reoperation in this series were preceded by large increments in intraabdominal pressure, attention to staple line reinforcements that increase burst pressure may be warranted. There are lots of other studies out there. Google away. Good luck.

http://www.poplawskibariatric.com/blog-1/bid/123301/Gastric-Bypass-as-a-Cure-for-GERD

Looks to me like most sleeve surgeons think Barrett's is a contraindication for the sleeve. Check out the report referenced here and ask your surgeon and doctor about it: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/47390-international-sleeve-gastrectomy-expert-panel-consensus-statement-best-practice-guidelines-based-on-experience-of-12000-cases Maybe someone else will know, but I thought they recommend gastric bypass over sleeve if you have reflux and related issues like Barrett's.

The most important things with weights: Get started Be safe, meaning get training and instruction if you need it. Even if that's just to start. Don't lift too often Don't lift too much Lift for your goals Mix it up: exercises, sets, reps, machines and free weights, etc. Start off with 2-3 days per week. I would recommend you do either: A whole body workout, like a circuit, one or two exercises per muscle group max (legs, arms, shoulders, chest, back, abs) Or, split your body into sections: two days a week, you can do one upper, one lower. Three days a week you can do legs one day, upper body pull muscles one day (back, arms/biceps), and upper body push muscles another day (chest, shoulders, arms/triceps) That's just a taste, I don't want to try and write a novel here. Just do something to get started and worry about doing it perfect later.

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It's allergy season everywhere. Do you take an antihistamine? Try a Zyrtec and see what happens. That's the stuff that generally doesn't make you drowsy.

Thought I'd share this. I got an email at work about donating blood, and thought I remembered hearing that post-surgery weight loss surgery patients shouldn't donate. So, I Googled and found this link, one of many: http://www.realself.com/question/donate-blood-after-gatric-bypass-surgery Looks like the couple of docs who answered said they think as long as you're not anemic and your blood count is good then donating is probably not contraindicated. I'm going to wait until after my 3-month blood tests to start donating again, assuming the tests come out normal, which I think they will.

My experience has been good; no complications, pretty easy recovery. Almost eight weeks out and I basically feel back to normal, except for not wanting or being able to eat as much. I'm lucky to have great *** insurance through Kaiser, so I only paid around $500.

Whatever goal you're shooting for, make sure to subtract five pounds if you're planning to party like it's 1999 on New Year's Eve.

People are going to find out eventually, whether it's now or later. I don't dispute your right to tell people whatever you like. However, if you brag about it on the internets and THEN lie about the reason for your weight loss, you get what you ask for.

My question is: if you don't want questions about how you lost weight, why are you posting about losing weight on Facebook? It is your choice on how to respond, but at that point you basically just invited everyone and anyone to not only congratulate, but also to ask how.

I reached 269 today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3xCcOoPhLQ Carry on.

You can do basic things like walking right away, just don't kill yourself with pace or duration. Six weeks until you can lift over 20 lbs.

I live in NW Denver. Did you both get sleeved?