Orchids&Dragons

You may have noticed from my post totals that I am rather a Chatty-Cathy. So my inbox was flooded. Now I've got the setting to one email a day. Much better!

Last week, my email got locked out of the forums because I couldn't figure out how to stop my BariatricPal messages going to my spam folder. I finally created a new email and attached it to my account, but I've lost all my store points. I'm sure I had over 5000 at the time. Please help me recover my points! Thanks!

Yes, thank you!

Does it take a while to reset? Because I changed the email and it still shows 405 points.

How odd, even though I started this thread, I didn't receive any notifications. Maybe they all came when I was locked out of the forums.

One suggestion - this is something I wish I'd known before surgery and would have liked to have tried it to see if it would have helped my weight loss. It's the 30-30-30 rule. Don't drink 30 minutes before, during or after meals. It lets the actual food sit in your stomach longer and maybe gives your "satiety" hormone a chance to kick in. If you decide to have surgery, you'll have to learn to do this anyway and I think it would be a worthwhile experiment.

Now that's a visual I can't get out of my head!

Congrats on your inspirational success! Thank you for sharing!

Congrats! You look amazing! Great list!

I hope everything's all right. Definitely get some measurements now, though. It's common for measurements to go down when the weight loss stalls, so it's another way to track your progress and recognize the changes.

Abe posted a wonderful pic on his profile!

If I were you, I'd double check with the gyno. Bleeding that long could be a sign that the IUD wasn't placed properly or that you got an infection. Any kind of infection could result in swelling. Aside from that, Matt is right. Just because the scale isn't moving doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. How is your digestion doing? Regular bowel movements? You're down a total of 56 pounds, that's awesome. 34 lbs since surgery. You're body is probably just making it's adjustments. Check the tape measure! Good luck!

I like the Protein2o protein waters. They taste like Kool-aid. Not quite as sweet as some of the others, but definitely still sweet. And they don't leave a film in your mouth like Isopure.

Honestly, I don't think anyone should resort to weight-loss surgery unless they have really tried losing without it and been unsuccessful. If you haven't, then definitely give it a try. The statistics say only 5% can lose the weight and maintain, but you may be one of those. However, if you have lost weight many times and regained, research shows that weight-loss surgery is the most successful treatment. There are a great many bariatric diets out there, in addition to Weight Watchers (very balanced), the Mayo Clinic diet and others. If you want to lose without surgery, find one that fits your life and stick to it. Good luck with whatever you choose!

It's real common for the scale and the tape to move independently. So long as you'e getting results somewhere, rejoice!

I am tired of soups! I wanted to eat something that tasted like summer! I totally pigged out today on watermelon and sweet cherries. I may pay for it tomorrow, but it was worth it. Slider heaven!

I live in the land of negative reinforcement. It sucks! Can't wait to move out of the neighborhood!

Yeah, those of us who've done Atkins in the past know that aisle well Yes, they've always been there (or others like them). But like I said, beware of sugar alcohols. Not everyone can tolerate them.

You can have lots of things. It just depends on how you want to spend your calories. But as an occasional treat, I'm sure these are not the worst choice out there. But beware, Atkins products use a lot of sugar alcohols and a lot of people get dumping with them.

Wow, you're scaring the crap out of me. I'm on 40mg 2x/day. I hope you find some answers. I'll be following to see what you find out. Good luck.

Pepcid is also recommended as short-term use only. https://www.rxlist.com/pepcid-drug.htm#description

Wow, what a difference! Congrats!

Are you at least getting good tape measure results? I care more about that than the weight.

Ooooh, I'm jealous. Mine's still abandoning ship at full speed!

Congrats, that's fantastic!