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Happy birthday, Rem! :)

HW- 290, SW (4/8/13) - 270.6, CW - 235.5

Thank you! :)

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Anyone use Celebrate Vitamins and do they give your urine a funky yellow color?

Any Vitamin with Iron turns it 'funky yellow'. :-)

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Its the Vitamin B that makes it neon yellow. Mine is too.

Or maybe it is the 'b'? I assumed it was the Iron because I always took my B separately and it didn't change anything. I would often pass on the iron because it made me constipated, but when I did take it I noticed a difference in color.

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Hi al...my love for Protein and Vitamins is definitely fading...I'll do it though. I seem to do better if I spread my vitamins out. Anyone tried flavorless protein? I'm thiinking of adding it to drinks.< /div>

I bought it to add to Soups and broths. Someone somewhere suggested putting one scoop of unflavored protein in a little bowl in the morning. Throughout the day you add a little bit from the bowl to everything you eat or drink and by days end you've added 25gr of protein to your diet. Sounds clever and easy to do. I plan to try it after my surgery.

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Will be 4 weeks out tomorrow on my Quarter of a Century birthday! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='^_^' />

Happy Birthday!!

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Hey all you April 2013 LOSERS!! Lol

I'm 33 days out and I've lost 34 lbs!! Woo hoo!!

Finally starting to feel normal again , first 3 weeks I cried everyday wishing I hadn't had this surgery !! I stayed so sick and finally with hard work and prayers and support I survived!! So anyone struggling with regret, hang in there IT REALLY DOES GET BETTER EACH DAY!! I still struggle getting in my 2 shakes and all my Vitamins every day , but I always get 1 in for sure, I know once I overcome that obstacle I will have more energy and feel like working out more!! Wishing you all the best!!

HW: 315 SW: 313 CW: 283....GW: 150 or less!!

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Any Vitamin with Iron turns it 'funky yellow'. :-)

My fusion did not so i was like huhhhhh. ;)

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Happy Birthday!!

Thank you! :)

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I was freaking myself out by weighing constantly. I let that damnable scale rule my life for so long I force myself to stay away...it is natural for me to fluctuate day by day and I was just getting crazy about it.

I dont own a scale.

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Happy Birthday Rem :)

Okay, now a question: Do any of you use a stool softener? If so, do you take it daily? How often do you if its not daily? Every time I have a BM, it's like giving birth. :( sorry for the visual. So I do have a stool softener, but I've never really had any issues before surgery. I only go about once a week...but darn. It's painful.

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I dont own a scale.< /p>

I own 3. Kitchen, and two in the bathroom.

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Oh, and is anyone on fitness pal? I only have 1 friend there and would like more. I'm gangstashanel@yahoo.com

*explanation on the email: I was once terribly addicted to mafia wars*

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Happy Birthday Rem :)

Okay' date=' now a question: Do any of you use a stool softener? If so, do you take it daily? How often do you if its not daily? Every time I have a BM, it's like giving birth. :( sorry for the visual. So I do have a stool softener, but I've never really had any issues before surgery. I only go about once a week...but darn. It's painful.[/quote']

I use MOM

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Happy Birthday Rem :)

Okay' date=' now a question: Do any of you use a stool softener? If so, do you take it daily? How often do you if its not daily? Every time I have a BM, it's like giving birth. :( sorry for the visual. So I do have a stool softener, but I've never really had any issues before surgery. I only go about once a week...but darn. It's painful.[/quote']

I use colace but it wont go down usually so i bought generic Miralax mix it in a shake.< /p>

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