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I'm pretty excited I started losing again after a three month or so stall. I got the sleeve a year and a half ago. All I did was lower my calories from 1,500 to 1,200 by stopping most snacks and I started doing more pilates. So without doing anything dramatic or particularly challenging, I'm now losing about a pound a week again. Very exciting!

Just an FYI, he's a chiropractor. By law, unlike "protected titles" such as nurse or physiotherapist, anyone can call themselves a doctor or a neurologist.

I brought way too much. I felt like crap and didn't use most of it. I did use chapstick, my toothbrush and toothpaste, a hairbrush, and deodorant, and my phone and headphones. I didn't shower there so all I really needed was a baggy outfit to wear home.

Check out this article about detoxing in The Guardian, a newspaper I find extremely reliable. I think the concept of detoxing can be a bit of a scam.

Can I ask what you mean by detox? I'm not being snarky, I'm curious.

For better or worse, I never got the slow eating down. I still eat too fast. I have a sleeve. I could eat normally, just smaller amounts, after about four months.

Why are you taking them? I've seen the ads on Facebook but am unconvinced they do anything. What's your experience been

Grace, good luck with your surgery. I’m also in the Boston area and had a great experience at Newton-Wellesley.

By the morning after surgery, I was able to take my medication (2 fairly large tablets) with water. I have a sleeve. Now 1.6 years out, I put all my pills and vitamins for the morning in a little one-ounce glass and take them with tomato juice or protein shake. Any thick liquid makes them go down more easily. I did have to switch off one extended-release pill because it stopped working, but the regular formulation works fine.

Here's some information about the difference between calcium carbonate and calcium citrate from Harvard Medical School. What form of calcium The calcium in supplements is found in combination with another substance, typically carbonate or citrate. Each has benefits and downsides. Calcium carbonate supplements tends to be the best value, because they contain the highest amount of elemental calcium (about 40% by weight). Because calcium carbonate requires stomach acid for absorption, it's best to take this product with food. Most people tolerate calcium carbonate well, but some people complain of mild constipation or feeling bloated. Some well-known calcium carbonate products include Caltrate, Viactiv Calcium Chews, Os-Cal, and Tums. Calcium citrate supplements are absorbed more easily than calcium carbonate. They can be taken on an empty stomach and are more readily absorbed by people who take acid-reducing heartburn medications. But because calcium citrate is only 21% calcium, you may need to take more tablets to get your daily requirement. Calcium citrate products include Citracal and GNC Calcimate Plus 800.

I was told to take Viactiv brand in my program. CVS has a house brand that's identical for $10.79 for 100 and 50% off a second container. I have a CVS card so I get 20% off that. So 200 are about $12.

Last time I lost weight I got really offended by people who commented on it... like was I so bad looking before? Now I welcome the compliments, but I can understand people not wanting to offend either way.

I do work that can be done at a desk and I started working from home after a week and went back to the office after two weeks. I was pretty weak and light-headed for the first month.

My stretch goal is to lose 100 lbs. I'm a year and six months out. I've been the same weight for a while now. If I don't gain and can extend myself more at the gym to make what I have look a bit better, I'll be thrilled. No reason to get hung up on a particular number. I would look at all the gains you've made with your health, wearing smaller sizes, or other NSVs.

Sure, call her. I wouldn't ask what's wrong, I'd ask for an update.

Tell them it's your body and your choice and you don't feel comfortable discussing it with them. Or don't go and let them know they put you in a really uncomfortable position by second-guessing a decision you made with your doctor. The last thing I would do is let someone try to debate me about it. I told my mom a year AFTER the surgery because I didn't want her opinions.

I noticed you posted this in a couple of different ways. I gather you are a year out? If you want to get pregnant, why not make an appointment with a fertility specialist to discuss it? If you do get pregnant, please consult with a dietician. Good luck!

Brush your tongue when you brush your teeth. Biotene helps if you have dry mouth.

How nice! I would NOT send a gift card to someone who gave you money. Maybe a plant or something homemade instead?

One of my snacks is nuts, dried fruit, and a couple of chocolate chips mixed in. A portion, for me, is 1/4 cup. It seems like with your workout routine, you could add this in occasionally.

Vacationing in the Dominican Republic, making new friends!

Yeah, I'm not a doctor v. fan. I believe he lost his license and is basically a scam artist now.

I've also never heard you have to wait a YEAR to lift weights. Nor has that been my experience. Citation?

Does she make your meals now? Maybe she doesn’t want to have to do a lot of extra work and doesn’t know how? I do think the larger fear is that you will get more attractive and leave her. Or that you won’t eat your favorite foods together anymore. This is pretty easy to resolve. You prepare your own food at first. Then later you can still go out to nice dinners, you’ll just eat less. But I don’t think threatening divorce is ever fighting fair. Each person has to do what’s right for them. If you could bring her to a support meeting, a meeting with your dietician, or something, I think that would curtail her fears about the actual procedure.

Will she come to any of your appointments and meetings to learn more? Tell her you want her expert opinion. That's what turned my husband around.