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I am almost four months out and I keep getting nauseous every time I drink Water. It feels as if it gave me heartburn and I want to throw up. Does anyone else have this? How do you make it go away? It's specially bad after I go to the gym. HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 209

Hello fellow marchers! I am too, faced with hair loss now. It has been falling out in chunks specially in the front. I am also getting worried about slipping back into old habits. Eating junk, drinking, not getting in protein or vitamins. Drinking during meals. I keep trying to remind myself why I did this and trying to curve my habits. But after a month long stall, I find myself thinking "if I am not gonna lose anything I might as well eat junk". If I eat healthy I don't lose, if I eat junk I don't lose... I am going to a local support group tonight and remake my commitment to my new healthy life style. I hope you are all doing better than me! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 209

I know it's not pleasant but walking will get rid of the gas pains. The nausea against food will pass in a bit. I had the same. Congrats and best of luck!! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 209

I stick with Proteins. chicken first or a burger. A little tomato or lettuce if there is any room HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 209

From my awesome pen pal this month, who happens to be the coordinator of this great program, tasha I.e. soontobehealthymom, I got an awesome box with delicious home made Protein balls, lots of Protein Bars and drinks as well as a heartfelt note. Also included a coupon organizer, some handy portable Water flavorings, a diary, and a super cute dress. I'm so thankful for all your hard work putting this together! Yours should arrive soon and I hope you enjoy it as much as I gave enjoyed mine! Thanks again!! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 217

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I am having the hardest time finding a good birth control. My ob said no on the implanon and gave me their literature where it clearly says that they did not study the efficiency of implanon in overweight women. So it could not work. My surgeon said no depo bc the hormones make it harder to keep weight off let alone lose. I have tried three different pills non of which have stopped my spotting. I have it every damn day. Ob said no to IUD bc I haven't had kids and the slip rate is too high to risk infertility now. Also it's not guaranteed it will help stop the spotting. The nuva ring made me smell bad. It was very embarrassing. The patch was a no bc there is a weight limit. At this point I just want something that will stop this spotting! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 217

Yesterday while grocery shopping I saw an old friend from high school. Before I would usually duck and hide so they wouldn't see how much weight I had gained after high school. Yesterday I actually felt proud of myself and decided to say hi. It was so nice. We caught up for a few then I bumped into someone else!! It felt good not to be ashamed.

Does it say if it has caffeine? HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 217

I was stalling left and right till I cut out ALL carbs. Now all I eat is meat eggs and cheese and soy Protein. Stall gone. Have lost almost 15 lbs in two weeks! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 217

I bought something similar to PB2. It's called Just great stuff organic powdered peanut butter. I got it at the natural foods store. 45 cals. 4g of protein. 5g carbs and 1g sugar. I tried it plain and its pretty good. Added some sugar free jelly and it tasted like a pb and j. I don't know what else to do with it HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

My surgeon is worried I'm not losing fast enough. I started at 265 lost 25 the first month and only 10 the second month. I was Plateauing left and right. Very frustrating. So he told me on Wednesday I need to walk 5 miles a day, integrate weight bearing exercise 3x a week and cut out all carbs. I have to be honest I have been having trouble getting 5 miles in every day due to hip pain. And I'm not getting in any strength yet. I'm joining the gym next week. he said keep my Protein intake to solids as much as possible to keep me full longer. I need to eat mostly meat and cheese. NO CARBS. just cutting out carbs broke the plateau and I've been losing almost a pound a day. I only get about 5-10g of carbs from cheese and dairy since its impossible to cut out all carbs. But I suggest everyone look at their carb intake and cut down. I thought fruit was ok but it stopped my weight loss. HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

My surgeon said as long as the pill is smaller than a tick tack, you can swallow it whole. If not, it must be broken up. The issue is that, jf you take bigger pills, we don't have the stomach acid to dissolve them well so they sit in your pouch and start eating away at your stomach lining and that's how you get ulcers. Also, they may pass undigested and you are not gonna get all the benefits you need from your meds. HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

Six weeks for me too HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

I'm not feeling well today with GI issues. Ie constipation so I've made myself have a liquid day. Protein shake and jello for me! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

I just got my first pen pal box! My awesome buddy Marisela sent me some protein bars, trail mix, pb pretzels, crystal light, some flavorings for drinks, pens and notebook and measuring tape!!! I got so lucky this month with such an awesome pen pal!! I'm so sorry I forgot to put in my handwritten note in mine!! It would have said, I hope you love your box! Congratulations on being so brave and taking such a major step towards being healthy. Best of luck on your journey! Thanks again for the awesome box! I hope yours arrives soon! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

Awesome job!!!! You are looking even better now! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 229

For me it got so bad at times that the only thing that helped were suppositories. They give you relief in less than an hour. It's not explosive or anything but the miralax took too long to work. HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 230

Hello marchers! I have been a bad RNYer this past week. I had to go to Punta Cana for work and I fell of the wagon somewhat. Not meeting protein goals, exercise was minimal, I had high fat and high sugar foods. I did not dump on anything which makes me scared that I will go back to bad habits. I drank with some meals and before and after too, sometimes I had a few sips of wine. I also had a high sugar piña colada and other fruity drinks. Before surgery it would take a lot of alcohol to get me buzzed. It seems the same is true after surgery. I didn't have enough alcohol to get me buzzed even once. I also did not get in my vitamins at all and drank soda! I am determined to get back to my good habits starting right now. But again it scares me that I was able to do all that last week with no repercussions. I even lost 5 lbs. I hope everyone else is doing better than me! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 235

Hw 283 Sw 265 3-22-13 Lw 235 Cw 230 5 lbs down. Feeling good! 53lbs down total. 35 since surgery! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 235

My surgeon recommends that you don't swallow them whole because it may cause ulcers. The Vitamins are acidic and if they sit on your pouch they'll burn a hole through your stomach. HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 235

Hw 283 Sw 265 3-22-13 Lw 239 Cw 235 4 lbs down. Feeling good! 48 lbs down total. 30 since surgery! HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 238