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I used to say to people that I could eat 1/2 pound of food and gain a pound. The biggest loser thing is nothing new to me. I kinda knew it all along. And if you apply it over a lifetime.....well, think about it........ You start off losing a bunch of weight real quick......so according to the new findings, your metabolism slows down...permanently ..then, of course you gain it all back. However, now you have that permanently slowed down metabolism working against you.......making you gain more with less food. A couple of years later, you go on another diet and lose alot of weight again....also really fast.....and further slow your already slow metabolism..........and yo and yo and yo....... get the idea now. Every time you lose you slow you metabolism down further. It's a exponentially increasing formula for failure and weight gain. So do I give up.?? No. My only shot is to obtain some restriction to limit food intake which will involuntarily counteract the bad habits, which developed over a lifetime of yo- yo dieting and gaining, mostly as a result of the metabolism thingy. Hey.....whatever it is....it is. It's all history now and whatever I gotta do to keep it off.....I'll suffer through it . Besides......with the help of my sleeve restriction, I still believe my brain is in charge and I can defeat that metabolism thingy. Or at best keep it in check.

It took many months of minimal calories to lose, so I doubt a couple of days of increase would do much in the long term. (cept cause me to gain wt) Hey, no biggie, I save on my food bill.

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I have experienced that same phenomenon regarding the lowered daily calorie intake after major weight loss and it was a shock to me as well. Tried to up the calories a little and ended up gaining. Come to find out they are now suggesting rapid weight loss permanently changes our metabolism. Why am I not surprised. Guess we just can't catch a break. Oh well, 1500 calories to lose it .....now 1500 forever. It is what it is.

There are two things you're gonna need to remember and be very cognoscente of during your weight loss journey. 1. You will encounter "Stalls" (several) - periods of time where no matter what you do, you are unable to lose another ounce. (could be a couple of days or a couple of weeks) 2. Firmly remind yourself constantly of the weight you have already lost, what you have gone thru and the effort it took to lose it, and as long as you continue that effort, you WILL resume losing weight. That's it.......that's how you deal with stalls. Everybody gets them and if you follow this mantra, you will get past them everytime.

Wow, texting us makes you feel alone........ that cuts me to the bone....... You're looking at this all wrong....... Think about it. - Who else knows exactly what you are going thru? - You can text any day, at any hour and share with others who will offer comfort and reassurance. - (here's a good one) You can text while sitting on the pot and no one will know what your doin..... how cool is that......lol - You can get reassurance from friends when you can't reach the professionals...(docs etc.) - You can help & reassure others that may be experiencing the same issues which makes you invaluable and gives you satisfaction and comfort. - You become forever part of a group that share a connection no one else can relate to. - You'll be understood instead of judged for the choices you have made or the experiences you have undergone. - And on and on and on........ Basically.....your texting connections will be all the things that help to keep you from feeling alone. The type of connections that typically are very elusive in today's fast paced face to face relationships. So, don't discount us too quickly.....You are definitely not alone. Anytime you begin feeling that way, just give us a shout out and we'll be here.

Actually my experiences are usually considered too distant to interest most newbies.....(they want realtime references) So...... I come on here mostly just to stir things up.....

Relax, it's the internet. No need to get all worked up. As you stated above......everybody's different.

Jenn 1 said: I left myself wide open for that... Lol Did you like that one too...??? keep up that self control my friend. Ok now see......this is why we have to ban you from the guys room.............. first you get us going with all the very thinly veiled comments and then blame us when we take the bait..........c'mon.....not fair....we can't help it.......we are programmed to respond.

You don't want to forget that other factor either........Each time you go, you're a little older. And while we may get better as we get older, we seldom get stronger. Age does take it's toll. Gettin old sucks.

Lovenox injections are for anyone.......if they were on blood thinners or not. You stopped your blood thinner before surgery and the Lovenox is to provide instantaneous thinning post surgery to help prevent DVTs. Some docs use it, some don't. I was on Plavix before surgery and Lovenox after for about a week. The injections are very easy to give yourself and pretty quick and painless. Really a non-issue.

A picture is worth a thousand words.....or in this case....two sums it up. - Fantastic Job.

I do use GENEPRO.......and like Franks Red hot......."I put that **** on everything". It seems to be the most tasteless and dissolves the best with the least or no clumps. Oh, and here is a tidbit on human nature. Given time, we have the ability to adapt to almost anything. Over the last couple of years, I have used various Protein drinks and for the life of me I can't understand WHY, in this day and age they can't make the stuff taste better. It's all horrible. B-u-t........The few that i have settled on using......well .....let's just say that continuing to consume them over & over & over & over & over .....(you get the idea) they do grauually get more bearable. Some I even look forward to .......Ok see, I went too far there. I had you till I said "look forward". Anyway.....just grin a bear it .....visualize starving on "Naked and Afraid" and the alternative is a bug

complications from the hernia surgery......... hmmmmmm......seems that tangled web weaving is startin early...... Just tell 'em you adopted a tapeworm....

Wait a few days and check the news.......... Seems pretty much everything that was bad for you a few years ago, is now healthy. Even life extending. The kicker is the Docs seem to go along recommending whatever is flowing in the mainstream at the time. Go figure. Kinda like pushing whatever meds their suppliers are giving them the best deals on. I used to think I could find out the facts if I did enough research. But as scientific results go......it usually ends up being only the results they were seeking, so no credibility there either. I usually just recall the person or people I have occasionally seen on TV....... off in some remote area of the globe.....that have been puffin on cigars since puberty or ate nothing but lamb everyday of their life and are sittin smugly smiling for the cameras at the ripe ole age of 103....with no end in sight. That being said......I just bought me a Keurig and a huge variety pack of pods. Enjoy

GENEPRO.....Unjury.....blah blah blah......Genepro's Protein numbers are based on it's better absorption rate over other protein formulas. That is why they tout more protein per gram. Not being an actual chemists, and knowing how our entire consumer product industry is nothing more than a bunch of snake oil pushers anyway......... I don't really know what is actually being absorbed by my body, by anything out there. Maybe nothing. But then again.....there is always that "placebo" guy that enters the fracas. So it is what it is. I use whatever seems to make me feel or function better. The more expensive it is....the more I NEED to accept in my tiny little mind it's working. So, that being said. Use whatever seems to work for you. And keep our economy strong.

Get over to Walgreens or some other Drug store and pick up a couple of bottles of Magnesium Citrate. It comes in small 10 oz bottles. Comes in several flavors and tastes like unsweetened kool aid. Goes down better cold, stick it in the Fridge and drink the whole bottle all at once. It is very gentle and will work in a couple of hours. And it WILL work,.......quickly......so don't venture far from a bathroom. Being bound up was the worst feeling I had during my entire WL process. I would have made a deal with the Devil to get relief. I now always keep a couple of bottles MagCit in the fridge just in case. Plus, Now I usually take a Colace with my daily Vitamins. Haven't had any issues for a couple of years now.

Hernia surgery is always a good one.

Hmmmmm, I was referring to the sleeve, not the incisions. My incisions just had a couple of sutures in each one. However the sleeve was stapled, then over-sutured and finally glued. No leaks there.

Everything about scales can be completely thrown out the window if you just remember the above statement.

Yep, probably is. So it's the perfect time to just say you don't feel good and retire to a quiet room with the door closed and take a nap. It's not like they're gonna pay any attention to you yellin at them anyway Kids can sense when you're in a weakened state.......

During my puree stage, I kinda figured that my teeth were pretty much the same as a blender. With some soft foods......I just really chewed them up good in my mouth and........voila.....pureed.

Yep. mine did.

Well.......I do seem to remember when I was a kid, my mom used to come in my bedroom and when she saw the mess, she would say "you make me sick" ...............could be the same thing.....

Sooooooooo.........does that mean we're not talkin' about scales anymore........okey dokey.....darn.....I had sum more good trival stuff