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HI @@Jazziejt I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ASKING ME LOL BUT I'M DOING GREAT. I HAVE SO MUCH MORE ENERGY AND JUST GENERALLY FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. MY CARDIOLOGIST TOOK ME OFF OF 4 pills AND REDUCE 1 DOWN TO 50% OF WHAT I WAS TAKING. ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I EVER MADE. HEY @@StabMyFinger HOW'S IT GOING FOR YOU SINCE THE SURGERY?

HI @@StabMyFinger WOO WOO! CONGRATS. I'M 62 HAD BYPASS 12/24/14. HAVE LOST ABOUT 67 POUNDS. YOU'LL DO WONDERFUL. LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT MORE ENERGY. BE BLESSED DENISE

HOW AWESOME YOU HAVE AN IN HOUSE BUDDY TO GO THROUGH IT WITH. CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH HEY AND TO YOU TO @@mduffield ON THAT 43LBS. WONDERFUL.

YOU'D HAVE TO BLIND NOT TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE. YOU LOOK GREAT! KEEP IT UP.

FANTASTIC!!!

HEY zedqueen HAD MY BYPASS 12/24/14. I HAVE NOTICED MORE DRYNESS. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE. I PUT HALF 100% ALOE juice & HALF Water I NEVER MEASURE & IT DEPENDS ON THE BOTTLE YOU'RE USING BUT MAYBE 1/2 TEASPOON ROSEMARY, LAVENDER, FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH OIL (I HAPPEN TO HAVE THESE ON HAND I MAKE A LOT OF THINGS LOL). shake IT UP AND I SPRAY BEFORE I PUT ON LOTION. IT HAS WORKED WONDERS FOR ME. I USE IT ON MY FACE TOO. I ALSO HAVE ECZEMA ON MY FEET & HANDS. I USE THAT SPRAY & THEN USE A BLEND THESE SAMES OILS WITH JOJOBA OIL BLENDED TOGETHER JUST THE OILS. IT HAS WORKED BETTER THAN ANYTHING THE DOCTORS HAVE EVER GIVEN ME. I BUY MY ALOE JUICE OR GEL AT WALMART OR WALGREENS, OILS ON EBAY. HOPE THIS HELPS. ZEDQUEEN GIRL HOW YOU DOING. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU. I HAD MY SURGERY 12/24/14. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO POST YOUR LOST. LOVE IT YOU'D GET YOU TICKERS UP & RUNNING SO WE CAN JOIN CELEBRATING & REJOICING WITH YOU. BE BLESSED DENISE

HEY PRINCESSDEB I FEEL YOUR PAIN. MY SURGERY 12/24/14, MY WEIGHT LOST 38 LBS AND I KEEP GAINING & THEN LOSING. GO FIGURE. MY DOCTORS ARE ALSO VERY PLEASED WITH MY PROGRESS. I WAS REVISED FROM LAPBAND TO GASTRIC BYPASS. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD PROBABLY LOOSE A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT LIKE READY2B SAID WHEN HAVE WE EVER LOST THIS MOST WEIGHT IN THIS LITTLE TIME. OOH READY2B (LOVE THE NAME BY THE WAY) I'VE GOT TO MAKE YOU A FRIEND. GIRL YOU ARE A GURU. YOU HAVE THE KNACK. I HAD TO BOOKMARK THIS PAGE SO I COULD REFER TO YOUR COMMENTS WHEN I'M HAVING A COMPARISON MOMENT - WHICH I KNOW BETTER THAN BUT STILL SOMETIMES DO. I MUST REMEMBER: "WORK THE PROGRAM AND IT WILL WORK FOR YOU". NOW LET ME GO WORKOUT. HERE'S TO HEALTH LADIES BE BLESSED

CONGRATULATIONS GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING. I'M 2 MONTHS OUT FROM MY GASTRIC BYPASS AND HAVE LOST 38 POUNDS; FOR WHICH I'M GRATEFUL. CAN YOU GIVE ANY TIPS AS TO WHAT YOU ATE OR DID TO HELP YOUR JOURNEY. I'M JUST STARTING TO WORK OUT SO I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO HELP. ANY SUGGESTIONS. THANKS DENISE

OOH WEE SWEETIE I THOUGHT I HAD IT BAD. YOU'VE GOT TO BE WRONG. 25 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS? YOU DIDN'T START OUT AS HEAVY AS MOST OF US BUT DANG! I'M WITH YOU THOUGH. I'M 8 WEEKS OUT YESTERDAY. I HAD AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WHEN I GAINED. GAINED AND I WAS EATING LIKE 500 - 700 CALORIES!!! THEN I WOULD HAVE MAYBE A 3 LB LOST. THANK YOU JESUS! LAST WEEK I LOST OUNCES MAYBE 6. THEN TODAY I FINALLY MADE IT OUT OF THE 250'S AND WAS 248.2. PRAISE THE LORD!!! IT'S DEFINITELY A ROLLER COASTER RIDE. NOW THIS IS WHAT MY DOCTOR SAID: I HAD A LAPBAND IN 2008 THAT DIDN'T WORK - HE SAID MOST REVISIONS ARE SLOWER (I WAS HOPING MINE WOULDN'T BE LOL). SAID EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT SO DON'T COMPARE (YEA RIGHT LOL), DON'T GET ON THE scale MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE YOU GO UP & DOWN. NOW I KNOW THAT IN MY MIND BUT THE REST OF ME IS SAYING (YEA RIGHT - AGAIN HOW ON LESS THAT 1000 CALORIES A DAY - WHICH CAUSES ME TO GET ON THE SCALE AT LEAST 2X A WK). THEN I THINK ABOUT SOMETHING AN OVER 100 POUND LOSER BYPASS LADY ON HERE SAID. I ASKED HER WHAT WAS THE SECRET. SHE SAID JUST KEEP WORKING THE PROGRAM DON'T BE OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SCALE. IT'S GOT TO MOVE IF YOU KEEP WORKING THE PROGRAM. SHE HADN'T LOST MORE THAN 2 MAYBE 3 POUNDS A WEEK, BUT 2 X 52 = 104 IN 1 YEAR. I TELL YOU I LOVE THIS BARIATRIC PAL SITE AND ALL THE PEOPLE. IT & THEY ARE SO HELPFUL. SORRY IF IT SEEMS I'M RAMBLING, BUT IT CAN GET VERY FRUSTRATING AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DOING YOU PART. I'M 62 YEARS OLD & USUALLY OLDER PEOPLE CAN LOSE A LITTLE SLOWER. I'M JUST BEGINNING TO WORK OUT AGAIN NOW. I'M SURE THAT WILL HELP. SO MY SISTER, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND KEEP SMILING BECAUSE GUESS WHAT EVEN AT THE PACE YOU'RE GOING IN ONE YEAR; YOU'LL BE POSTING A 100 POUND LOST. 25 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS. 3 MONTHS TIMES 4 EQUALS A YEAR. YOU GO YOU SOON TO BE 100 POUND LOSER. YOU GO GIRL!! HAY I JUST NOTICED; YOU ONLY WANTED TO LOSE 90 HAHAHA!! DENISE

HEY SWEETIE I'M NOT 65 BUT I AM 62 AND JUST HAD RNY BYPASS 12/24/14. MY SUGGESTION; GO TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND LOOK UNDER FORUMS FOR BYPASS SURGERY FORUMS THEN A DROP DOWN MENU FOR SUPPORT GROUPS THEN DROP DOWN MENU FOR AGE SPECIFIC. LOOK UNDER EITHER 60'S OF 70'S AND POST YOU QUESTION ON THAT. YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO SOMEONE YOU FIND ON THERE THAT MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME INFO. HOPE THIS HELPS. BE BLESSED DENISE

HI LachaeJ YOU SOUND LIKE ME. I HAD LAPBAND IN 8/2008. I LOST NO MORE THAN 42 LBS THE WHOLE TIME I HAD IT. WAS EITHER TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOSE. AT ONE POINT MY HUSBAND RAISE THE HEAD OF OUR BED TO THE POINT WE WOULD SLIDE TOWARD THE FOOT OF IT LOL! HAD A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS WITH THAT DARN BAND. REALLY BAD REFLUX AND ESOPHAGUS DAMAGE. I GOT MY RNY BYPASS 12/24/2014 YEAH!!! I'M WITH CHUBBSEY1. I FORGOT WHAT I LOST ON THE PRE OP FAST MAYBE 10-12LBS. I WAS ONLY ALLOWED 4 OR 5 shakes AND broth FOR 7 DAYS. WHEN YOU SEE YOUR DOCTOR, HE MAY NOT HOLD YOU TO THAT. MY DOCTOR ASK FOR A 15 LBS LOST AFTER I HAD THE FIRST SURGERY (I WENT IN 8/27/14 FOR REVISION, BUT HE FOUND THE BAND HAD ATTACHED ITSELF TO MY LIVER AND THE PORT HAD EMBEDDED ITSELF IN ME EVEN THOU HE HAD TOTALLY UNFILLED ME IN APRIL. SO I HAD A 2 HOUR PLUS SURGERY TO GET IT OUT. RESCHEDULED FOR BYPASS IN DEC.). I DIDN'T LOSE THE 15 LBS EVEN GAINED A LITTLE. HE JUST SPOKE TO HOW GREAT I HAD DONE ONLY GAINING LIKE 5 LBS WITH NO BAND IN 4 MONTHS. HEY HOPEFULLY YOUR DOCTOR WILL REALIZE HOW GREAT YOU'VE DONE TOO ESPECIALLY BEING ABLE TO EAT AGAIN WITH NO RESTRICTION. BE BLESSED DENISE

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH YEAH!!!!

HI MEAGAN MY GOODNESS YOU'VE HAD A ROUGH TIME. I AM SO SORRY. I'M PRAYING EVERYTHING WILL COME TOGETHER FOR YOU SOON AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS THAT YOU EXPECTED SOON. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP GIRL. PRAYING FOR YOU. DENISE

WELCOME! CONGRATS ON YOUR SURGERY.

MY SURGEON TOLD ME TO PUT ON AN OLD GIRDLE - SERIOUSLY. I SLEPT IN IT. IT REALLY MADE A GREAT DIFFERENCE.

FANTASTIC!!!!!

CONGRATS!! YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THIS BUT HAVE YOU TRIED SCRAMBLED eggs WITH COTTAGE cheese PLUS A LITTLE SHREDDED CHEDDAR? DOESN'T SOUND GOOD BUT IT IS TO ME.

YOU ARE A MOTIVATION ALSO THANKS

CONGRATULATIONS! I HAD BYPASS ON 12/24/14 WAS IN THE HOSPITAL 3 DAYS BUT I LIKE YOU HAVE HAD A PRETTY SMOOTH RIDE. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ALREADY. HOPE TO KEEP IT GOING.

HEY LOVECATUS I AM 62. I HAD A BAD LAPBAND EXPERIENCE FOR 6 YEARS. I HAD MY RNY BYPASS 12/24/14. HOW'S WEIGHT LOSS GOING FOR YOU?

HI Browneyedgirl818I'M SO SORRY YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH TIME. WHAT HAVE YOU'VE DONE? IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST OF US HERE YOU'VE MADE A FANTASTIC DECISION TO CONQUER YOUR BATTLE WITH OBESITY ONCE & FOR ALL AND HAVE A HEALTHY, JOYFUL LIFE; ALL THE WHILE LOOKING BETTER & BETTER. FOR SOME THIS SURGERY IS HARDER THAN FOR OTHERS, BUT FOR MOST, THE OUTCOME IS WELL WORTH IT. DON'T FORGET THE REASONS WHY YOU CHOSE TO DO THIS. KEEP IT IN YOUR MIND AS MOTIVATION. SOON YOU'LL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS AND LOVING THE RESULTS. CALL YOU DOCTORS. LET THEM KNOW WHAT A HARD TIME YOU'RE HAVING AND ASK FOR SUGGESTIONS. DO THEY HAVE YOU ON THE ANTI NAUSEA patch. IT HELPED ME OUT A LOT. DO YOU HAVE THE ANTI NAUSEA pills. I'VE ONLY HAD TO TAKE 1 OF MINE SO FAR BECAUSE THE PATCH WORKS SO WELL FOR ME. YOU WEAR THE PATCH FOR 3 DAYS & CHANGE IT. I HOPE YOU ARE DOING BETTER EVEN TODAY. IT'S AMAZING WHAT A DIFFERENCE 1 DAY CAN MAKE IN THIS JOURNEY. WISHING YOU BRIGHTER BETTER DAYS AHEAD, BUT WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE; THINK ON HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK & FEEL VERY SOON. BE BLESSED DENISE

OK I WENT TO MY APPOINTMENT ON FRIDAY (YESTERDAY) THIS IS WHAT I FOUND OUT. I AM NOW STARTING THE REGULAR DIET. I AM 1 MONTH OUT FROM BYPASS BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES. THE DOCTOR SAID I SHOULD BE GETTING 800-1000 A DAY. THE SAME AT LEAST 60 GRAMS OF Protein AND 60 OZ Water AT LEAST. HAS ANY ONE TRIED SCRAMBLED EGG WITH 2 TBLS COTTAGE cheese & A LITTLE SHREDDED CHEDDAR; MAYBE A TBLS. IT REALLY SURPRISED ME. IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. HOPE THIS CAN HELP.

CONGRATS YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!!

HEY GUYS HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED WEIGHT GAIN? I WAS SURPRISED AS HECK TO SEE TODAY I STEPPED ON THE scale AND HAD GAIN ALMOST 4 LBS. I DID UP MY CALORIES A BIT. I WAS EATING 500-600 CALORIES AND NOT LOSING MUCH. SOMEONE MENTIONED YOU SHOULD EAT MORE BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE THROWING THE BODY INTO STARVATION MODE. I UPPED MY CALORIES TO ABOUT 800. MY Protein IS AT 60-70 GRAMS. BUT THAT THROW ME THIS MORNING. I ALSO HAVE ALWAYS LOVED Water, SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. I'D REALLY RATHER DRINK WATER THAN EAT NOW. I HAVE AN APPT. THURS WITH THE DOCTOR AND ONE WITH THE DIETITIAN THE NEXT WEEK. I'M CERTAINLY GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR TAKE ON THIS IS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS THE RANGE OF CALORIES I'M SUPPOSE TO BE SHOOTING FOR, BUT JUST WONDERING IF IT HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON WHAT I FIND OUT.

OOH MUCK GIRL YOU WENT THROUGH IT. I'M SO SORRY FOR ALL THE BAD EXPERIENCES. STORIES LIKE THIS IS THE REASON I AVOIDED STORIES THAT DEALT WITH THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE SURGERY ON DIFFERENT SITES I VISITED. I WENT IN KNOWING COMPLETELY THE PROBLEMS THAT COULD ARISE. I EVEN KNOW A WOMAN WHO DID DIE FROM IT, BUT I ALSO KNEW IT HAPPENS TO VERY VERY FEW. YET WHEN YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW; THE PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESSES REALLY DON'T MATTER. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE REST OF YOUR STORY IN HOPES THAT IT HAS GOTTEN OR IS GETTING MUCH BETTER. YOU KNOW THIS SCIENCE OF WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH SURGERY IS EVERY CHANGING. WHEN I GOT MY LAPBAND IN 2008; I NEVER WOULD HAVE IF THEY HAD KNOWN WHAT THEY KNOW NOW. I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE BYPASS. ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAD RNY YEARS AGO AND RECEIVED NO INFO. SHE GOT OUT THE HOSPITAL, CAME HOME & FRIED chicken AND ATE IT. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL 3 MONTHS ON A FEEDING TUBE. MOST OF US DO WELL (THANK GOD) WITH THIS SURGERY. I'M SO SORRY YOU WERE IN THAT SMALL PERCENT THAT DIDN'T, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU WON'T. PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED. HERE'S TO A BRIGHTER 2015 FOR YOU.