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liquid and weight loss
I was stalled, then I went back to work and started drinking a crap ton of water again cause the rehab hospitals air is dry dry dry, and low and behold I starting losing weight again, so I am a firm believer in the water thing, go me. Mary
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Insurance Company Denied surgery
I am so upset that after all this time and all I have went through that the insurance company denied my request for surgery. Their reason is because they said that I have not been on a doctors supervised diet for 6 months, paper work stated that it was only 4 months. I started seeing the doctor for this weight loss plan in…
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Surgery approved!
So the insurance company has approved my surgery however I still need to get an endoscopy, per the gastroenterologist, and see the endocrinologist. At least I'm a little closer...
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Riddle me this....
Sooo, I have my first pre-op appt 11/8. My BMI is in the 36-37 range, but I have a terrible family history of heart disease, arthritis (my mom has had both knees replaced), and have been overweight my entire life; both my parents are overweight. I've done weight watchers til I"m blue in the face, exercise religiously,…
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Whoops...Female surgery patients, I need your advice
Hello All, So the unthinkable happened. Truly did not believe I could regain fertility in a month. Positive pregnancy test, so I'm about 6 weeks along. Had gastric bypass surgery on July 30, 2012. Bad news. I would like to know if any of you have experienced pregnancies that early after surgery, the complications you…
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How do you adjust the calories?
On my profile, it keeps telling me i have xxx calories remaining and that i have not eaten enough for the day. I'm 3 weeks post op gastric bypass and my intake is clearly not going to be close to the average person... how do you change this? thanks ! Jenn
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gall bladder surgery in two days
I am on day two of my liquid per op diet for gall bladder removal. I have gall stones and am happy to be rid of the offensive organ. Even soup is making me sick. Why did my gall bladder go bad? Don't know. Could be a number of factors. Years of overweight, the lap band, the hormone pills, the spicey foods I love. Your…
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Am I loosing enough?
Tuesday (10/16) will be 7 weeks post op for me (RNY). To date I have lost 61lbs - 33 of those pounds have been since the surgery. I've had a couple blips where for anywhere from 4-7 days the scale hasn't moved at all. Is this normal? I just keep thinking maybe I should have lost more by now. Am I just expecting too much…
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Vegetarian
Has anyone turned vegetarian since surgery? I have (sooo sad...miss chicken so much) as ALL meat gives me dumping. I made the change 4 months ago and I am almost 7 months post-surgery now (as of October 23). However, I am experiencing with all the "mock" meats with soy products but find some days I am lacking in protein. I…
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Huge NSV!!!!
So I work at the hospital where I had my surgery. The surgeon who did my RNY got on the elevator with me today and said OMG I didn't recognize you!!! Tooo funny!!!! :laugh: :bigsmile:
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Frustrated!
I am getting so frustrated with this process. I first went to my PCP in October of last year to discuss weight loss surgery. By the time the whole referral process ran its course, I got a call from the surgeon's office in the middle of November. I have to have a six month supervised diet, supervised by my primary care…
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11 year post op -75% of excess weight, back to fighting 25%.
Hey All, I had RNY Gastric Bypass April 20, 2001 and started at 340 lbs. I've kept 75% of my excess weight off, even after 11 years...but I'm 40 lbs heavier than my lowest post-op weight, and not happy about it. Ugg. So, back to tracking calories and exercise...Again! If you are pre or shortly post-op, remember this is a…
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Hungry
Although I had surgery 5months ago, I have days where I can eat continuously...especially right before TOM. Anyone else experience this....I don't usually eat a lot at once, but it's continuous grazing. On these days I can eat as many as 1500 calories. It's scary when I think of how easily I could put back on the lbs!
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Tell me the negatives of surgey
Be honest. Tell me all the negatives you encountered and how you dealt with them. Is there anybody that had it that regrets having GB surgery?
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New to MFP, from Southern Wisconsin.
Hello, I am looking into have the gastric bypass surgery done, soon. I have my WLS orientation on the 17th and my first visit with the surgeon on the 24th of this month! I am really excited! I have looked into it in the past, but was very hesitant. Recently, a couple of my friends had the surgery and it's been very…
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Dehydration sucks!
So I was having all sorts of issues with getting enough liquids, and then I went on a trip for work. Let me just say, if you are already dehydrated, DO NOT go on a flight! I spent the week I was gone just trying to recover from the flight out, and by the time I got back, I couldn't walk for 10 minutes without getting…
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Couch 2 5K?
Has anyone tried Couch 2 5K? I still have about 7 pounds to lose before meeting my pre-surgery goal and I decided that I really need to focus on following a regular exercise routine. My husband has decided to try Couch 2 5K and I reluctantly decided to join him. We just finished Week 1 Day 1 and I'm really not sure what I…
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5 Day Puch Test Q's
I've been curious about this "test" for a while now. I have regained 20 lbs. in the last years since reaching my goal. I want to do the pouch test to kind of jump start my weight loss but to also get back in touch with my pouch. I want to hear from you guys before I decide to do it. So I have some questions. Have you tried…
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Sipping
Just curious, I am 5 weeks out and as I was sipping some iced coffee (homemade) tonight I wondered will we always sip the rest of our lives or will there come a time where we can just drink normally (not gulping or anything like that)?
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Hi! I'm new here from Saskatchewan Canada
Hi, I'm from Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm prepping for gastric bypass surgery right now. It won't be for about 9 months, but they have me doing some prep already. I have IBS as well, and am wondering if anyone here has had any issues with IBS after surgery? I know they said they wouldn't do the surgery if I had Crohns.…
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Logging When Eating Out?
I live in Reno & we have an annual Italian festival that I would hate to miss (I am Sicilian so it's almost a MUST in my family) but I can't figure out how I would go about logging if I eat anything while I am there. I don't want to go without a plan and wipe out all of the hard work I have done staying under my 1,100…
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NSV Today I'm overweight!
I just wanted to share my joy. Today when I jumped on the scale I was hoping for 175 (my Halloween goal) but instead I got 173.8 which means my BMI is finally in the overweight category. I'm so excited about knowing that my first "normal" weight goal is less than 30 pounds away that I'm tempted to have my ticker count down…
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Plastic Surgery
Ok I am only 7 months our from RNY, but I am almost at goal weight and the skin is really starting to bother me. Is there a required amount of time that you should wait before having the nips and tucks? It's not a pretty sight and I am ready to be done with it!!!!
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6 Months Post Op and I....
achieved Onderland!!!! I am officially 199.7 on my 6 month anniversary of my surgery. That was my first goal and I am feeling amazing and looking forward to what life has in store for me. :)
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Hard time with food going down
I had my realize band done in June, and haven't had a fill yet, and I have the hardest time getting things down sometimes. I feel like I am chewing enough, so I am wondering if I should avoid the items that give me issue? Most of the things I have issue with are breads (no wonder seeing that many other people have issues…
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I have lost....
Stole this from another thread but couldnt resist!!! I have lost a newborn calf and an elephants heart...and a rack of ribs!!! 1 lb. = a Guinea Pig 1.5 lbs. = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2 lb. = a rack of baby back ribs 3 pounds = an average human brain 4 pounds = an ostrich egg 5 pounds = a Chihuahua 8 pounds = a…
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Bone Marrow Donation?
I've always wanted to register to be on the bone marrow donation list but my weight has prevented me - I am now about 50lbs away from the upper end of what they will accept and that makes me happy. But I am wondering would having had the surgery made me an unacceptable candidate? It's something I am going to talk to my…
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gain-backs
I have noticed many posting where someone describes a gain-back after having shed all their (expected) weight from RNY. Is there some physical reason for this? I mean, is it a given that I'll gain some back after reaching 'goal?"
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Fitbit Zip
I am thinking about getting the Zip from Fitbit because the Ultra is out of my price range. does any have or know someone who uses any of the Fitbit devices and can give me some feed back on them? thank you
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Cant Believe how long this is taking
Well I finally got a call from the doctors office. Seems I have to go to one more weight loss visit to my doctor. Which is next week, so that I'm living with. THen got another call and they said that I have to have another upper GI before surgery. Which I am like ok, lets get that in and get on with it. However, the…
