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Go get it bleached!! When I did atkins many moons ago, I lost a lot of weight super fast and my hair came out so bad you could see my scalp. My hairdresser did not want to do my normal highlights in the middle of all this because she said it would damage my hair even more. Well, I forewarned my new hairdresser about the fact that I will be losing some hair very soon and she said that the bleaches/colors that they use nowadays are very mild and in fact, won't hurt my hair at all. So I got my base lightened (I am normally light brown) to a blonde color and got lighter highlights on that and my hair is in great condition. The reason I did not want to go dark again is because last time, you could see my light scalp right through that dark hair. It was way more obvious. BTW, I have never gotten more compliments in my life than I have with this super light hair. It's great for the upcoming summer! Go for it.

A-MEN to the funky taste. I wasted nearly 70 bucks on 3 containers of the chicken soup and unflavored unjury. Yikes! I couldn't handle A-N-Y of it, and I really tried. I hope you like it. Lots of people do. But I am just sensitive to tastes I guess. That's one reason I can't stand the after-taste of artificial sweeteners. You are SO right about the scoop being gigantic.

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Congrats! Great job

Thanks for posting!

Thanks for sharing and being so candid! I only wish I was losing at that rate

Great job!

I feel the need to come to Coops defense here. I think so many times, when we "read" someone's response on a forum like this, it can be interpreted (or misinterpreted as it were) in so many ways. I absolutely do not think for a moment Coops meant anything bad. She always has good and positive things to say to everyone. That is just my opinion and I felt like sharing it.

Good for you! It is so hard when you can smell all of that yummy goodness!!! How did the caesar salad go down and how much could you eat of it? I am still scared to try it.

Right, biotin doesn't prevent hair loss, it just helps the new growth come in.

Just now finding this. That pic you took looks absolutely delicious! Can't wait to try it

My pre-op diet was only 7 days and my liver was just fine. You will be more than ok if you get back on track with the remaining 9 days.

I hope things get moving for you soon. One side note, the 'fake' crab meat has lots of carbs. At least the kind I have bought in the past did. I was on Atkins once and thought that would be a good choice and found out it is made with lots of starch fillers that give it lots of carbs. Maybe yours doesn't, but just a thought. Good luck to you!

I was reading Oregon Daisy's post about being in maintenance and it got me thinking. I have read here so many times that when you get 12 + months out you can eat a lot more than immediately post-op, but it's still WAYYYYY less than pre-op. If that is the case, then why is there such a struggle with maintenance? Seems like more than one person has said just overeating for a special occasion/holiday will put on a few pounds and then it is harder and harder to lose them. It just seems like with the reduced amount we will be able to eat, even a year out, and even if its something on the No-No list, it shouldn't be so hard to maintain. Is it that this drastic reduction in calories/fast weight loss has destroyed our metabolism? Or messed with our original "set point" for our weight? Just curious because you can't help but think that compared to what we used to eat, what we eat now and in maintenance is a fraction of that. Thanks for any insight on this

Sometimes acid gives the feeling of hunger. Are you on a PPI? I had that problem and had to increase my PPI to twice a day and that did the trick.

Just search for 3 week stall. There are hundreds of posts about them

You can ask you Dr about taking Actigall. Some have had luck with it. You only take it during the losing phase. It's supposed to prevent gallstones and in people that already have gallstones, it is supposed to help eliminate them. It can be hard on your liver, so you Dr. will want to monitor your levels while you are taking it. But you are on it for a very short period of time in the grand scheme of things, and my Dr. said he has only seen one or two instances of problems in several years of prescribing it.

People like your Aunt have to criticize others to make themselves feel better. Here's the worst part, when you lose all your weight and you are looking FAN-TASTIC, guess what? She is STILL going to find something to criticize, maybe you're having a bad hair day. Maybe your shirt has a few wrinkles, SOMETHING. You should make up your mind now that whatever she says in the future, is just her feeling bad about herself and reflecting it onto you, and don't take it personally. You will do great! I wish you luck

Congrats! I'm with the others in saying you were an inspiration for me, too, and helped me decide on Dr. Aceves. Here's hoping the next 2 years are just as successful for you.

You're not an idiot. It is perfectly normal to be scared. I think we all were to some degree. Just remember back to all the reading you have done on this site and the overwhelming majority are MORE than happy with this decision and I think you will be, too. Hopefully diabetes will never even come into play and your BP will normalize (mine did right after surgery). Good luck to you and please don't be so hard on yourself. This is a BIG decision.

It might have been the scrambled eggs. Lots of folks here have said they did not sit well with them either. The one and only time I have vomited was when I ate scrambled eggs. I won't be trying again for a while. I can eat boiled eggs just fine. Strange

Way to go! You've done great!!!

I've never tried the Low carb Slimfast, but back in the day, I used to drink the regular Slim Fast and I would always get the french vanilla and I started adding flavorings to them. Like banana, coconut (yummy pina colada taste), pineapple, even orange for a dreamsicle type taste. They weren't great but they were pretty good. It gives you a broader choice instead of the same old chocolate, vanilla and strawberry choices.