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My hair loss also started at 3 mths. I am taking Biotin to reduce the shedding.

Vitafusion prenatal Vitamins (they taste GREAT) and have all I need (4 per day) Target brand (Vitafusion) Chewable Calcium (taste GREAT) (4 per day) B-12 bilingual (1 per day) Acid reducer (2 per day) Biotin (1 per day) I feel like Im always buying vitamins!!!!!!!

This was also an issue for me. Our family eats out a LOT so I was worried how that would work for me. Basically we didnt eat out for the first few weeks until I was on solid foods. Now we eat out several times per week and I take bites off of my husband and kids plates. I almost never order my own meal unless its something that I can reheat and eat at home for the next few meals. Even when we eat out I try to make healthy choices. You will most likely never eat another salad again after you get your sleeve. It sounds odd to be "on a diet" and not eating salad but lettuce is simply a filler and you do not want fillers once you are banded. Every bite you take is important and it should almost always contain protein. If it doesnt, you shouldnt eat it. Hope that helps! You are going to LOVE the sleeve, its the best thing that I ever did for myself!

Cottage Cheese (but I had problems with the curds getting a little stuck), Yoplait Lite Yogurt, I also added unflavored protein mix to pudding and yogurt for the extra protein. I know its a lot to keep up with, but make sure you dont forget about your protein. Im having to backtrack as I am loosing hair fast!!

I am 38 years old and have been overweight my entire life. I have been on numerous diets loosing up to 35lbs but gaining it back within a few years. I hit my all time low last year when I couldnt stand to be in this body any longer. I began researching weighloss surgery as I have done so many times but this time I found a new one, VSG. The more I read the more I liked. The problem was, my BMI was only 38 (5 foot - 206lbs) which meant no insurance, I assumed. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband (of 20 yrs) that knew how badly I have wanted this for so long so we agreed to finance and get it done! I began looking into local Docs and found that most either didnt do it or have not done very many. I contacted a friend in Fla who has also truggled with her weight for a while and she said she had just had the sleeve done in her area by a very experienced surgeon and it was in my price range! I called, began phone interviews in July 2011 and set my surgical date for Sept. That may seem super fast and you are right. I had taken 2 weeks off work and found childcare for my 3 kids so that I could make the trip down. The docs office was very accomidating for out of towners. There was also the fact that I was self pay, no insurance hoops to jump through. I began my pre-op diet and had already read everything there was to know about the surgery not to mention my friend had it done by the same doc in May so she filled me in on all the goods. I was scared, but ready! With my kids and husband in NC, I drove down to JAcksonville, Fl and had my sleeve done on Sept 9, 2011 and it was a huge success! My doc was awsome, I actually drove back home to NC 3 days post-op. That was pushing it, but I had to get back to my kids, hubby and work. I went back to work 4 days post-op. :smile1: I was on high alert listening to my body to make sure nothing was going wrong. I began walking right away which was painful. The diet was the worst part. Absolutly no more cheating (or I'd regret it due to pain) and that was hard watching my family eat things I couldnt eat (1-2 weeks post-op). Now that I am 4 months post-op, I can eat most anything (which I understand is not true for bypass patients) and really the only thing I miss is diet soda. Everything in moderation (about 4 bites and Im done) and make sure each bite counts! My biggest problem to date in I did not keep up with my protein intake and my hair is falling out. My hair was thin to begin with so needless to say, Im being very diligent to take in as much protein as I can stand during the day. My secret is Rx Big100 bar peanut butter pretzel, and EAS shakes. That totals 50g protein and then add in my regular foods and I take in about 80g now. Cant say that I see my hair coming back just yet, but I think the shedding has slowed.