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No, I figured I'd just get the drops so I could add that to other dairy products if necessary. I also found I didn't need too much Lactaid, either. It said 5-15 drops per liter (1/4 gallon), and I used 5 per 1/2 gallon and it relieved my symptoms! Does Lactaid milk taste different? Someone mentioned that to me. With the lactase drops, it hasn't been an issue.

You can definitely have dairy, BUT you may find that you've become lactose intolerant. There's a variation in how intolerant you might be - for example, it's very common to be milk-intolerant, but most people are ok with cheese or yogurt. I personally find ice cream to be the worst offender, with milk next. I'm trying to drink more protein shakes lately, and after a couple of days of explosive bathroom trips and searing tummy pains, I finally sucked it up, paid $20 for Lactaid drops, and added them to my milk carton....holy crap, that was totally worth it! I don't have an upset stomach after my milk-based protein shakes anymore.

Osteoporosis shouldn't be an issue unless you have severe reflux and end up on PPIs for the rest of your life.

Yay! A couple of years ago, I donated so many "small" clothes thinking I'd never fit into them ever again....we're talking size 10s....oh, how funny I was. They'd be falling off of me now, but I sure would've enjoyed wearing them in the losing stage instead of buying new ones!

LOL, it's funny you say that, because I also thought of typing that in my post. Then I remembered how freaking annoying it is to get those pamphlets under my door and how Jehovah's Witnesses would ring my doorbell back when I lived in a house rather than a condominium, and decided it was way too intrusive, haha.

That's crazy! And you know the reality is that she will NEVER lose weight without surgery - especially since it sounds like she's in too much pain to exercise. That's really too bad. And to chime in, yes, I've definitely pondered coming up to people and telling them about the surgery. But like everyone else here, I've resisted. Imagine if some stranger came up to you back when you were big - I know I would've, at the very least, thought they were totally nuts to approach someone like that.

Wow, great work on that cholesterol! I'll try this, I like the idea of soaking steel-cut oats in yogurt overnight... I'll repost your recipe in a more structured format, just because I found it a bit difficult to read the way it's originally written. OVERNIGHT OATS 1/3 c rolled oats (not instant) 1 carton activia lite vanilla yogurt or 1/2 c greek vaniilla yogurt 2 T ground flax seeds 2 tsp benefiber fiber powder 1 capful Miralax 2 tsp Barleans Omega Swirl Fish Oil (pina colada flavor) 1 small scoop Protein powder (I use nectar brand vanilla) 1 tsp spenda brown sugar blend Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl that has a lid. Add yogurt and stir. If too dry, add a splash of fat free milk or almond milk. Cover the bowl and put in refridgerator. Leave there a minimum of 30 minutes or overnight. Enjoy! Calories Fat Carbs Fiber Protein TOTALS 376 11 48 11 20.3

That's hardcore, lots of extra cardio. Don't burn yourself out. If I were you, I'd lose like half of those morning cardio sessions. It's a lot of working out to sustain over 60 days.

I think you've got it figured out! Fruit is also a good option. Just take it easy with nuts or dried fruit.

In my experience, if you exercise regularly (and challenge yourself), you can eat whatever you want. You'll like it, I'm sure!

You can always really get under their collective skins by saying something like, "No, I don't have any complications! This is totally fine! Can you believe it?! I eat whatever I want, I'm never hungry, and look at me, I weigh as much as I did when I was 18! Isn't this crazy?! I say, it's pretty awesome being me these days! Mmmm, this tastes so good!" I expect lots of pregnant silence in response.....lol.

Definitely! We're going out tomorrow for our anniversary and I was perusing the menu at the restaurant we're going to, trying to figure out ahead of time what I wanted to order. I picked the appetizer, the entree, AND the dessert for both of us, and then I was like, "nevermind....I'll have 1/3 of my entree and we'll split a dessert and I'll be bursting at the seams!"

Why don't you put them in a food processor or blender so that the texture is smoother?

I love chicken sausages! So yummy!

I heard some horror story from a bariatric surgeon I know about a lady who was 1.5 years out and ruptured her stomach en route back from vacation on the plane. She was hospitalized in the ICU here for quite a while. I am not entirely sure of what caused her stomach to rupture, but I suppose the most likely reasons would be eating too much or an ulcer (or combo of both).

I can chug half a mug of Water but then I feel full for a little while until it goes through my system. I can eat ANYTHING without discomfort. Speaking of raw veggies, I just had some radishes....