Shrinking Don

love ya Mami i try to come here as often as i can to this is the first place i came for support but i do enjoy what my facebook group has become also and being totally private we can post with out the world seeing Im on here more these days because im layed off from work if anyone wants to add my my facebook email is n1pmb@comcast.net Don Manley

protein should not be the problem i dink 2 shakes a day at 25g each plus the cheese and chicken or beef daily im getting better the 80grams a day weird that it happened will see what the doctor says this week and yeah i bumped my head and my tailbone on the way down on the dining room table or chair not sure which but was def scary for my wife to find me help me up then i passed out again ... no longer on any meds just my vitamins and those levels just came back good thank you everyone for he advice i def appreciate it

they would have taken me to the local hospital which i would not send my dog to the bariatric hospital is 30 mins away i felt fine when i came to didn't even want them to come but wife and sister insisted at least let them check me plus $150 copay and a $2000 deductible on my insurance and would have been sent home anyway i would rather wait and call PCP monday i know my bloodwork was good as of friday i had my 6mos postop appt

MFP is not for bariatric patients per say the calorie intake is way off i dont think anyone in the first yr eats that many calories i am 6 mos out and still dont get 64 oz of fluid a day probably about 40-50 on average. MFP is a good way for you to track your personal progress but the goals on there are unrealistic for us

to be honest for me it was more discomfort then pain they gave me liquid perks for pain i used it a couple times at night for the first week just so i knew i could get a good nights sleep without discomfort after that never used it again still have 3/4 of the bottle left from it I had less pain with this then when i had my galbladder out a couple yrs ago

Ok so here goes I had RNY on 8/22/12 first month an be a little tough as u get used to not eating solid foods I had very little pain except from gas walking helps with that. I have no regrets at all and would do it all over again if I had to I had diabetes high blood pressure and cholesterol and plenty of mess now I just take vitamins as all the other stuff went away along with 107 lbs of fat since surgery and 137 total and I had no complications hope this helps good luck with your journey

WOW stepped on the scale this morning to see the numbers 164 if i take that with my height shows my bmi at 24.2 in the normal range no longer overweight i may be a guy but i'm about to cry never in a million yrs did i ever think i would be normal weight wise. In one week i will be 6 mos out had rny on 8/22/12 one thing i notice is a lot of bmi calculators are slightly off from each other but they all put me under 25

Thanks everyone it is a amazing feeling went to teh movies with my sister last night and was like did they change the seats in here lol so much room in them ... Pam im far from a hottie lol but i am a healthy old man hehehe

Kelly it is amazing how fast the time goes by you will be at 6 mos before you know it seems it takes forever while we wait to have this done then wham where does the time go.. Congrats on being out of the morbidly obese catagory

New Bedford,Ma had RNY on 8/22/12 down 105 lbs since surgery and 136 total surgery was at Tobey Hospital in Wareham,Ma with Dr Colachio and southcoast bariatric team no regrets here at all

Yes it will work what happens if you don't wait 30 before and after it just pushes the food thru the pouch making you feel hungry which will lead to eating more it really is important and you should do that forever hope this helps

I would def stay away from anything fried or breaded and its processed chicken if its the kind I'm thinking of that's the stuff you must avoid so I agree bring something you know you can eat from home chili is good and a good source of protein so maybe make a pot of it and bring to the party

It will be here before you know it and you will be on the new journey to the new you

Before and after only 5 lbs to my goal

Cold in general I was always hot before now I freeze

There have been women who have posted that they became pregnant after wls if you guys are certain you want no more kids he may want to consider getting a vasectomy jmo

you look amazing congrats on meeting your goal weight ..I am going to be excited when i do that im only 7 lbs from it and will be 6 mos out on feb 22nd so its close started with a preop weight of 301 DOS i was 270 and today am 167 and my goal is to be at 160 which i will be smaller then i was in high school or maybe even middle school many many yrs ago ... Again Great Job you look fabulous..........

Great job my surgery was aug 22nd ,12

Pic on left aug 2012 approximate 275 lbs Pic on right. Feb 2013. 168 lbs 5.5 months out down 103 lbs now

start 301 Jan 2012 DOS 270 8/22/12 CW 168 today total loss 133 lbs 8 lbs from my goal

my surgery was Aug 22, 2012 so almost 6 months i am down 102 lbs since surgery and 133 total weight loss i must say this is the best thing i ever did for myself started at 301 in january 2012 surgery was 8/22 at 270 and i am 168 now with a goal of 160

could be the constipation that crap weighs i only have a bm every few days and o iwill sometimes gain a lb or so till i do and i will drop 2 or 3 dont get discouraged it will come off i am 5.5 months out and down 102 lbs

Took me about 6 or 7 days and I'm 5 mos out and still only go every 3-4 days