AshevilleEddie
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I've been studying keto a lot too and discussed it with my doctor. I'm not going to do true keto. I did very low carb, moderate protein for a long time. I lost 132 lbs, reversed my diabetes and sleep apnea and got my labs to normal. The only thing I'm going to do differently this time is increase my fat intake a bit. Nothing substantial (definitely not LCHF) and the fats I'm going to add are good ones like coconut, avocado, some olive and I'm adding in more fatty fish like tuna and salmon. I want to keep my Omega 3/6/9 ratios in balance. And like I said, my doctor is on board. I stopped the fad diets a long time ago.
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Thanks! I'm up about 8 lbs but I'm getting ready to start keto (my husband finally agreed to do it with me!) so it should come back off pretty quickly. Plus I kicked the Coke (the brown liquid, not the white powder LOL) habit I let sneak in on me. Back to my water.
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Hi Bruno! Sounds like everything went great! Nausea and gas is completely normal so no worries there. I was in the hospital for 6 days, but I had an erratic heartbeat that was completely unrelated to the surgery (it happened with any bodily trauma for a couple of years but has since resolved). I was up and walking in the hallway a few hours after surgery so if my heart hadn't acted up, I would have gone home the next morning. The worst pain I had felt like a pulled muscle. I think I only needed one dose of pain medication and that was when I first woke up post-op. Glad to hear you're doing so well!! Eddie
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If I did my math correctly, it's now 12:30 and you head to hospital in an hour and a half, surgery in 3 1/2 hours. Please let me know how it went when you feel up to it. And when you're ready, my brain is yours for the picking! Good luck later today! Eddie
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Hi Bruno! I'm six years out and maintaining for a while now. I'd be happy to mentor you if you'd like. I'm attaching a few pics. The first one is pre-op, about 325 lbs I think (I'm not sure, I stopped weighing myself because I didn't want to know how bad it was!), then early September and the far right is late September at Arches National Park in Utah. My husband and I had done a 3 mile hike in Bryce Canyon and a 10 mile hike along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon earlier in the week. Eddie
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This is pre-op, sometime in 2011, early September and late September in Arches National Park.
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Hi! I'm not really active in here much anymore but I still get notifications. I totally get what you're saying about being overweight and gay. I really lucked out. My husband always had a thing for twinks (we all tend to have a "type" I think; mine was bears and he isn't) but kept his mind and heart open to love however it presented itself. So when we met it was no big deal for either of us. Don't give up yet! But getting the weight off has been a literal lifesaver for me. No more diabetes, no more sleep apnea, labs are normal and I actually have energy. I was NOT overweight and active like you. So you have a good head start. Keep us posted about approval and surgery!!
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Depends how long. We moved up from FL 5 years ago but now that we're here, I'm not going anywhere.
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I live in the Appalachians, the Blue Ridge to be exact in Asheville, NC. Good luck with your sleeve! My only regret is not doing it years sooner than I did.
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Hahaha!! I can make a pretty mean chai. Protein & nut milk (more protein and less carbs than milk and besides, I'm lactose intolerant now), black tea, spices and stevia. You'll have to come to the mountains for it though...
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Yes you did. I wasn't trying to beat a dead horse. Now I'm the one who gets to apologize. I'm sorry.
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Still not appropriate. Way off topic.
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Hey Eddie, It has been a long time, I have not been on just because of drama, u know. Anyway, I been having a rough yr myself, my band is really tight again, went to the doc's in the states so that I can Insurance to cover everything, really don't want to go back to MX. So I have to wait until the 20th of Aug. to see if this new doc will do anything for me, other wise I will have to go back to MX. The good news is that I have lost a total of 148 lbs.
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Hey Dee, it's Eddie. I found my way back after a hellish year+. I posted a quick note that explains the gist of it, but I just wanted to drop you a personal note too. Would love to hear what's been going on with you...
