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Sometimes it feels like all you are doing with your day is eat. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had a personal trainer for over a year and exercised for 4 days a week. I would lose 3 pounds despite all the sweat and tears but when I would go in for my doctor's appointment, no one would believe me. He could not believe that I could be exercising that much and not losing weight. I found out that I had pcos and insulin resistance which explained the problem but didn't solve it. I know how it feels to give it your best and come to zero results because I have done that for a good portion of my life. I went through with this surgery with a part of me knowing that even cutting my body organ off of me may not fix the problem. I was going to be the exception for whom this option too was not going to work. Except it did. Not the way it does for others but in my own special way. I am 3 months out but have lost 30 pounds only. I was 173 and 5'2. I was frustrated over how others are losing so much while my scale moves so slowly but I have learned to appreciate the fact that I am losing. I only have 20 or 35 more pounds to lose but those are the pounds that I carried with me for years.. Pounds that won't shed off regardless of what I did. You may not lose like others but you will lose at your own pace. That counts for a lot. If it takes me a year to shed those 30 pounds, I would still be greatful and satisfied. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am on solids but I came across these and they are quite delicious. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I don't intend on buying anything unless I have lost 75% of what I want to lose. It's different if one has an office job. I can get away with wearing my baggy scrubs for now. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Never ever ever buy a strawberry flavoured Protein. It is so disgusting. Could you post a picture of the jar?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I think it's not so much the drinking in it's self but the fact that you didn't realize it until you had three glasses down which is the scary part. It happened. You can't do anything about it now but stay away from alcohol if you can't get a grip on your willpower in its presence. I am three months out and I had a white sangaria the other day that ended up being too strong for me. Prior to the surgery, I would drink a little once in a blue moon so I don't have the tolerance for it in the first place. Did you drink it all in a short period of time or through out the night?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Caffeine is a diuretic. We are already having trouble drinking Water when we are at early stages so do you really want to drink something that is going to make you urinate most of the already limited amount of liquids you get in?? Your body needs that. So drinking coffee increases your chances of getting dehydrated. Once you can drink normally, you should not have a problem with a cup or two of coffee in a day. Coffee is also acidic and induces symptoms of gerd. You don't want any of that stuff in your stomach while it has just been stapled back together. Give it time to heal. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Vitamins cause that for me. Now I either take them with a meal or with a snack at bed time. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My first post op results came in last week and I too was clear on everything even though I had myself convinced that I had become anemic. I take Vitamin d drops, materna multi vitamin and Biotin. I have added vitamin b12 but I am not sure if one dose of 2500mcg is enough for a day or not..?? Also, do you guys recommend that I take biotin if I am taking vitamin b12?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I stopped taking Protein for a week and I gained 3 pounds. I am taking 90g daily now and have managed to dropped those three pounds including an extra one in 4 days. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

3 months and 2 days only.. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That was my motivation. I would imagine that damn dress not getting stuck over my breasts. It would just fall down.. None of that frustration..I want that. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Imagine going to a store, seeing a nice dress, wanting to put it on and getting it to not only pass your breasts but actually define a tiny waist. If you still can't imagine that, go to a store, pick up a medium or small dress and buy it. One that you like for reasons other than it being a decent size. Every day when you wake up from sleep, take it out and have a good look at it before starting your day. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No, i cut them in half. And each half is between 3-4 inches. If your asking if i can finish the whole wrap in one sitting, NO. But i can finish half in 15 minutes. Each half is only 3 bites. Unless you nibbling like you 2 weeks post op lol Sent From Galaxy Note 5 using the BariatricPal App You should see the look on subway lady's face when I ask her to slice my 12 inch tuna sub in to 6 parts. I make six meals out of it and I have difficulty finishing each meal at one sitting. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Can you actually finish that in one sitting?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This is strange. I started eating fresh vegetables 4 weeks after the surgery and I was able to tolerate it. 3 months out and all of a sudden, it hurts like hell when I try to eat fresh vegetables. Took me a while to figure out what was triggering it. Ouch. What the hell!? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes. It started off gradually but I was told to scrub my scalp with some special shampoo for seborrheic dermititis and by the time I was ready to wash the stuff off, there were clumps of hair running through my fingers.. I thought I would use extensions but I don't think our hair is strong enough to hold on to extensions. I feel so so defeated and depressed. Hair was the one thing I could feel pretty about all these years. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just added a scoop of slim fast Protein powder to my unflavoured Protein shake and it came off too sweet. I knew a commercial shake was not the smartest idea but I can't believe people actually think it's possible to lose weight while consuming that much sugar. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mixed it in a spoon full of Greek yogurt or apple sauce and then eat it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

They give you stuff in that iv for nausea that's why you didn't feel much of it while in hospital and are experiencing it now that you are home. Sniff on some Irish spring..?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That is a great way to get our liquids instead of sipping on Water all day which gets boring after a while. I lived on caffeine but am now liking herbal teas myself.You get your water and it keeps you busy. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The last time I took my regular dose of metformin, I ended up rolling on the floor in pain. I nearly called 911. My doctor took me off of it immediately. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You need to be more in tune with yourself. Think about what you are doing before you actually do it. I used to be like that. 500 things used to run through my mind at once and by the time I would realize what I had just put in my belly, it would be long too late. Change the routine by being in touch with yourself. Slow down. Don't rush through your day. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Found this article online and thought you all may enjoy reading it.. I lost weight and my cholesterol . . . went up! By Dr. Davis | June 5, 2012 This is a fairly common observation around these parts: “I eliminated wheat from my diet and have limited my consumption of junk carbohydrates like corn and sugars. I lost 38 pounds over three months and I feel great. I initially lost weight rapidly, but have more recently slowed to about 1-2 pounds per week. But my doctor checked some lab values and he flipped! He said that my HDL dropped, my triglycerides went up, and my blood sugar went up 20 points! He wants me to take a statin drug and metformin for my high blood sugar. What gives?” Easy: You are losing weight. Let me explain. When you lose weight, you are mobilizing energy stored as fat. That fat is mobilized as fatty acids and triglycerides into the bloodstream. 10 pounds lost, for instance, means the equivalent of 35,000 calories of fat released into the bloodstream. These fatty acids are not alone. They interact with the other elements in the bloodstream. In particular, this flood of fatty acids: —Block insulin–and thereby increase blood sugar. A non-diabetic can even become transiently diabetic during weight loss. —Increase triglycerides–A starting triglyceride level of, say, 120 mg/dl, can increase to 180 mg/dl during active weight loss. (Triglycerides contain fatty acids.) —Decreased HDL–Excess fatty acids and triglycerides modify HDL particles, causing their degradation and elimination. A starting HDL of 45 mg/dl can drop to 28 mg/dl, for example. —LDL measures go haywire–The conventional calculated LDL cholesterol, or even generally superior measures like apoprotein B or NMR LDL particle number, can go in any direction rather unpredictably: They can go up, down, or sideways. Likewise, the (miserably useless) total cholesterol value can go up, down, or sideways. —Increased blood pressure–This is likely due to the enhanced artery constriction that occurs due to increased endothelial dysfunction, i.e., dysfunction of the normal relaxation mechanisms of arteries. The key is to recognize these phenomena as nothing more than part of weight loss and the inevitable mobilization of fatty acids into the bloodstream. Accordingly, decisions should not be made based on these values, since they are transient. Your doctor will likely try to push hypertension medication, statin drugs, fibrate drugs, diabetes drugs . . . all for a transient effect. Is there a way to not experience these changes? Sure: liposuction. To my knowledge, there is no way short of extracting fat with a trocar to avoid these changes. As a practical matter, avoid having blood drawn until weight has plateaued for at least 4 weeks and these changes are allowed to reverse. Only then will you know what you have achieved in your wheat-free adventure. http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2012/06/i-lost-weight-and-my-cholesterol-went-up/ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

^ I agree. The doctor is a doctor for a reason. I went for my first lab results review and everything had improved but the cholesterol had come down from 6 something to 5 something only which is why I searched it on google. I know I am eating healthy and I was relieved to read this article. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App