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Bahahaahah! Spare undies are dang good idea! My company is literally 18 people with no out of the way bathrooms. They're in the middle of the building which also happens to be located on the opposite side of the wall from where me and my crew sit. You can hear EVERYTHING through the walls! The men here have no shame...none! Most of the women are either super ninja poopers or don't poop here. So if all the sudden someone starts wreckin' the women's, it'll be obvious LOLOL I'm just irrationally paranoid.

Ohhhh ok, gotcha. Ulcers...that and pooping at work...my fears LOL

LMFAO your boss is one brave little toaster I already can't eat ice cream for whatever reason because I'll get bubble guts in about 30 min so that's definitely NOT worth the few minutes of bliss LOLOL Your reaction to the soup...was that a dumping symptom? I just looked at my post-op diet nutrition sheet and at starting week 2 you can have condensed soups...cream of chicken or mushroom, no chunks or clumps. Sounds lovely. Do you remember which one you had?

Man, you're awesome I always the best replies from you. It's comforting to hear that it's not as common as I thought and if it were to happen, it might be able to be contained. I rarely if ever throw up. The only time I have is from drinking too much many years ago. Hopefully my guts can maintain that record.

Poor thing...well, the Atkins 15g protein shakes have 9g of fat....these Atkins 30g protein shakes have only 5g. I found them at Walmart on the aisle near the pharmacy where they keep all the other general weight loss supplements and junk. EDIT: Just saw that the Atkins 15g Mocha Latte flavor has 10g of fat <gasp!> Apparently the flavors matter when it comes to the fat for some reason

Electrolyte imbalance? It's very easy to get that way especially if you're in ketosis. Nausea, weakness, shakes, muscle spasms etc. anywhere can be caused by low sodium, magnesium or other electrolytes.

That's awesome!!! Poop forever?! No thanks! My biggest "fear" about surgery is possibly having to poop at work LOLOL Right now I can control my sugar and carbs with no problem. Adjusting my fats should be do-able too considering most of it currently comes from high fat meat and dairy.

Ohhhh, I didn't know fat did it too

Say wuhhh?! Piña colada shake??? <drool>

Eating LCHF for so long I'm down with ALL the fat. It's NOT scary unless you pair it with a crap ton of bad carbs. Fat content in these particular shakes is 5g. Eating LCHF is how I dropped 55lbs in the past 15mo...fat is not the enemy. Bad carbs and sugar are

I’m part of an bypass FB group and someone recently posted about their oral health and the overall state of their teeth is awful since getting surgery. How can this be avoided? I really love my teefs. They’re purdy.

Interesting! Probably not a bad idea after protein shakes...

Last week at my first surgeon appointment, they had me get on this nifty scale with no socks or shoes on. Afterward, the girl said 86lbs of me is fat...the remaining 159lbs makes up the rest of my tissues, bones and other internals. I sat there like... "Really?!" I'm 5'4", 245lbs, but kind of naturally built like one of those Clydesdale horses LOL I've never worked out a day in my life, but have quite a bit of muscle tone. Has anyone else had any experience with one of these scales? How accurate are they? Doctor wants me to do RNY, but if all I have to lose is 86lbs then that shouldn't take too much time, right? (possibly? maybe?)

That's an awesome Xmas gift!!!

One mistake I remember making back in the day is not getting the cotton part up in the right spot. It needs to go up in there behind the pubic bone. If it's the in the right spot, the cotton part should just be sucked right up in there. If it's stuck under the pubic bone, that sucker will start sliding out and won't do its job. Best way to make sure you have it in the right place is hike your leg up on the side of the tub or the toilet, hold onto the ribbed part hit the plunger slowly once you can feel the tube part is past the pubic bone. Use your internal muscles to contract and pull it up in there. I've been using Tampax Pearl Ultra (the big ones) since they came out years ago. Any size smaller or any other brand and I'll leak because I have a heavy flow. Good luck! ** Side-note- Make sure the plunger stick is NOT stuck up in you by accident. 2 pieces should come out...the plunger and the main tube part. Sometimes the suction will get it stuck in there and you won't know it until you go to wipe the next time you pee. I've been a victim of this in the middle of night...half asleep and putting one in LOL and also, invest in some pantiliners until you figure out which ones work for you

Sweeeeet!!! Metabolic Age?! What app is that? Is it specifically for the scale itself?

What scale do you have at home? I have one of those Fitbit Aria scales, but its been in the box over 2 years because I could never EVER get an accurate reading from it for my weight alone. It ended up pissing me off so I boxed it LOL I'm very interested in knowing my muscle mass without having to go get a DEXA scan.

Right, but Tylenol doesn't do jack crap for me...my uterus just laughs and keeps on cramping LOL

Fellow Ketonian here...get some of this https://amzn.to/2zR69aF It's liquid electrolytes. Put it in whatever you're drinking. Also, if you can stomach it, see if you can take a sip of pickle juice. That's FULL of electrolytes.

My surgeon said even with my occasional heartburn he wouldn't recommend a sleeve. Almost all his patients have come back complaining of reflux that they never had before...choice was easy...RNY...eventually

^^THIS And...popcorn is corn...a crap vegetable that's bad carb heavy...if she's stuffing nothing but corn in her mouth all day, well, yeah...she's going to gain.

I wouldn't limit your interaction with the opposite sex due to 2 weird eggs. Like someone else mentioned, this could totally just be an ego thing with the guys. Women do the same thing. Men are just as weird and complex when it comes to feeling inferior, they'll do anything to make themselves feel/seem less inferior even at the expense of others' comfort. There ARE decent people out there who would be excited to meet an awesome person like you for plain ol' harmless, decent adult conversation. Finding them is the tougher part. I'd just say stick to your comfort zone and don't feel bad about bailing when you don't feel comfortable. Be picky about who you decide to keep company and vice versa especially in public. There's nothing wrong with that 💓

^^THIS!

Good questions that I'd love to hear the answers to as well