Baconville

Went to my clinic's support group meeting last week. Speaker was sales rep for Bariatric Advantage. He said also Zinc plays a role as well in hair loss. The have a new multi vitamin that has been formulated just for RNY patients. New to the market in August. The chewable is coming in November.

Thanks RJ!! Hubby and I have a romantic weekend planned for the end of the month. Hopefully I will celebrate my first 100 pounds lost and our 19 year wedding anniversary. You all will be the first to know when I make the 100! I also want to say that it is friends like you that I have met on RNY Talk that have made this journey much easier! THANKS!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You look BEAUTIFUL!! I have 8 pounds to my first 100. I hope to make it before my 3 month appointment in a couple weeks. I have kind of stalled the past few days, so I may not make it for the doc, but I WILL MAKE IT!! Life is great!

Best of luck with your appointment!! Sounds like you are doing GREAT! I have two weeks before I go for my appointment. Can't wait!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! Keep up the good work!

Everybody's different, so listen to your body. By two weeks out I was walking a mile or more. At 10 days I went to Mall of America and spent the entire day walking around. I had an unbelievably easy recovery though.

Tomorrow will be11 weeks for me. I can't imagine anything I would not be able to do that I was able to do before surgery. As a matter of fact, most things I do much better or much more easily now!! Plan your trip, you will have the best time ever!

I worked a half day, just to be busy. Then I scheduled a mani/pedi for the afternoon. That evening was all about the cleansing. They told me it would only take an hour or two, but four hours later I was still running to the bathroom! Was totally worth it!!

RJ AMEN!!! I hit my half way point this week and should hit 100 pounds before the end of the month. LIFE IS GREAT!! It makes me giddy to know it's only going to get better!! Carol

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! It really helps to hear it from a real person who uses it!

Happy Labor Day June RNY Friends, I live in Minnesota. A huge event here is our State Fair. It is second in attendance only to the Texas State Fair, and the Texas Fair is twice as long. Like most fairs, food is a HUGE part of the fair. I LOVE the State Fair. I have not missed one in more than 30 years! I wasn't sure how I could go this year and basically eat nothing. But I did! I had a great time!! I even had a two bites of a dairy malt - my first ice cream since early June! I left having had a really enjoyable day and not feeling deprived. This morning I was rewarded with the scale being down. The fair grounds are big, we were out there for over 8 hours, and I am sure we spent most of that time walking. And the best part is this morning I am not even sore! Nice to know I don't have to completely give up my old life to embrace my new life!

God Bless you and your family for all you do for me and mine!!

I have not had to take anything since surgery, but my clinic cautioned us to really look at the sugar content. Some cough syrups have a huge amount of sugar and can cause dumping. The told us to look for those that say they are safe for diabetics.

I have not had to take anything since surgery, but my clinic coutioned

I have been using a straw since shortly after surgery with no problems.

I still struggle with wanting ice cream. I really miss having a meal that looks like a well balanced meal, with all of the food groups represented.

I agree with this, absolutely!! I was VERY quiet about it before surgery. Now I don't really care who knows. I believe the more support the better! I feel great - nobody will ever convince me that the decision to have RNY was mistake. Given a chance, I think most people are willing to help and support.

Happy Birthday!!! For the past several years I have always promised myself that I would weigh less on my next birthday. I bet it feels great to have that come true!!