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From what I was told coffee is acidic not good for your pouch and CAN but not always cause ulcers. But you can drink regular coffee 8 oz at a time 1 time a day wan then flush with Water the rest of the day and you will be fine. THAT was what my doctor told me. And every doctor says some thing different. I love French vanilla creamer I can not give up. But 60 calories a day in 8oz of coffee. Hope it does not kill me. That's my only cheat and will be my only cheat. Soda gone for ever candy gone all the bad stuff gone. I don't cheat Becuse I'm afraid of going back to being fat and I love the way I'm starting to look. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Your headed in the right direction what you weight today does not matter. It's what your going to weight and what you do in the future that matters. WLS is not for everyone and the ones that do succeed under stand that this is a life long commitment a life long Journy. We are always happy to add one more person to the losers team. You can do this no regrets no worries don't worry what friends or family will say. This is about you and what you are doing for your loved ones. Good luck on your Journy Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

I can live wit not being the fat friend. And to hell with the people that want to keep you that way. What a bunch of shallow minded people that inhabit this world. Could we all go back to caring about one another. Uninformed people make me sad Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Hope every things going good and your feeling fine. Welcome to the losers side Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Your pouch will tell you when your eating to fast. Obey the Pouch Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Only let a few close friends know that I was having WLS the rest found out after. It took a long time to get to the point of surgery to listen to skinny people tell me I'm taking the easy way out. So far I love the Chang in me and so does most everyone that knows me. Good luck Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Yes I do work out I do cross fit training and weight training. Try cross fit training it's got to be about the best all body work out. And add some weight training to help tone muscle. Also will help the excese skin shrink to. You may be having a tuff time with the pre op diet now but after surgery it gets real easy. You won't want to eat at times the smell of food will make you sick. So pre op diet is just a warm up but the hardest part Remember NO PAIN NO LOSS Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Mommy it's a hard fight you have to want to get where you want to be. I'm 12 weeks out down 63 lbs and have 60 lbs more to go and it's getting harder and harder the more I lose but I will see it though. I like the way I'm looking and can't wait to see what I will look like at 165 lbs Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Yes this happens to me . Are you getting enough Protein in how about Water and just plane food are you getting enough. I was like this for about 3-4 weeks and every now and then I still run out of energy Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Yes we do. What we use to love and give us comfort now makes us sick. And I can now deal with that. It does start to go away in time but the taste of some foods I can't stand any more and I use to love them Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Way to go mami you give the rest of us hope thank you. Now don't let it go to your head. Keep fighting the weight battle we may never win but but we will put up one hell of a fight. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

After a lot of Reserch between the sleeve and by pass I went with by pass For me. Only you can that chose which surgery is for you and what you wish to accomplish. You doctor will have his opinion. I have found in my Reserch that people that have lap band or sleeve done come back in 3-5 years and have RNY done. Is there a gastric support group around your area they would love for you to come sit in on a session. There you can talk to people that have had the surgery both sleeve lap band, and RNY. They are also very help full in the support area to. As far as after surgery you will feel some pain for a few days baring any complications, and depending on your job you could be back to work in as little as two weeks. You won't feel hungry some times food will make you sick. You have to drink 48-64 oz of Water a day get in 60-100 g of Protein a day walk at first then join a gym and exersice. I just started cross fit training which is a total body work out, you may want to start looking at gyms and fitness programs now. See if your insurance company will pay for all or part. Did I have regrets after surgery NO I did this for Heath resons I was on 11 Med's befor surgery to treat everything from high blood pressure to Diabites type 1 12 weeks post op I'm off all Med's my blood sugared are now normal on high blood pressure I have lost 64 lbs and have 60 more to go. So yes it works but you have to make it work it's not easy it's flat out hard and it's a life long commitment. Hope I answerd your questions any more just post them to this Fourm and some one will answer them for you. There are a lot of very smart people that are living Becuse of WLS and living better then they ever could have thought myself included Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

IF you ever get the chance to walk the Geln do it the views are out of this world. And it's a great work out. From start to Finnish it's 8536 steps 3.91 miles round trip. Hope the picturs show up so you can see the what a wonder it is. My wife and I where married in the glen 13 years ago last week. We went back to Celebrate. We go every year this time the fall foliage is a wonder to see I'm not much for being in front of the camera but here goes down 65 lbs my wife has lost 28 lbs just helping me eat healthy Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Before surgery 6 weeks after surgery 12 weeks after surgery Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

They come up on my iPhone if problems still crop up my be the gods are saving you from my ugly butt. I will post them when I get home Thursday

There is a lot of smart people on here. So take there advice and call your doctor. Hope every thing is all right. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Cant give any better advice the your doctor take the Claritin. Hope your better befor surgery. When is your date Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Not my words but I have been reserching what I was told and so far I don't know what to Belive there are so many different opinions on what Protein does it will make your head swim. Remember this was told to me by a gym rat muscle head who eats sleeps and breaths weight training and is a RNY success story 5 years ago he was 425 ibs to day he could kick Arnold Schwarzeneggers but the man has a BMI of 4 yes I said BMI 4. So Belive what you want I'm still taking in 60-100g a day. What have you read or been told ???? ************************************************************************************************************************ The biggest protein myth is that you can only digest 30 grams of protein at one time. Find out what's wrong with this belief and just how much protein you need. This is a common question. I also get variations such as, how much protein can you digest at one time? There are two ways to answer this, because there really two questions being asked. How much protein can the digestive system physically absorb into the bloodstream from a meal? THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION... How much protein can you body actually utilize? The answers... About 95% and higher, unless you have some type of digestive system malfunction. So if you get convinced by supplement companies to drink a 42g Protein shake in 5 minutes, you'll still probably absorb at 38 or more grams of that protein. Your muscle growth is not limited by the amount of protein you can DIGEST or ABSORB. Your muscle growth IS LIMITED by the amount of protein that your body can utilize for protein synthesis. So the answer to #2... A lot less than you think. You really don't need 40, or 30, or probably even 20g of protein per meal to keep your protein synthesis humming along. Any protein that your body can't use for growth will be shuttled into a process where it is broken down (de-aminated: meaning the nitrogen is removed from the molecule and it becomes a carbon skeleton) to be used in energy pathways. Now, there are benefits for eating extra protein (in my opinion) when dieting, mainly that it helps to suppress appetite. But the bottom line to the question I am asked almost everyday is... A. Your body can digest and absorb almost all of the protein you eat without problem. B. Your muscles can only do so much with protein...the muscle growth process is RARELY, if ever limited by the amount of protein we consume. Almost all of us can easily get enough protein for maximum muscle growth without the need for eating 50g of protein 6 times per day. Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, and Gunter Schlerkcamp excluded, of course. Overall, I'd think twice about the need to slam down a 40-50g protein shake 3 times per day... Just think of the children and puppies you'll save by not gassing them out with protein farts. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

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See if this works for you open myfitnesspal go to friends and look for where it says add friends You can add me my screen name is merlinnumber1 Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

NO PAIN NO LOSS Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

IF IT TASTE GOOD IT'S BAD FOR YOU SPIT IT OUT. Not really just sounds like good advice. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Becuse of my job 7 weeks no heavy lifting and no workouts walking was fine Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12