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  • Learn how to be social without drinking too much. Limit yourself to a couple of drinks. Enjoy the company of those you are with. Stay in control of what you eat and what you drink. For what it's worth, it's a red flag to me if you can't enjoy a party without drinking to excess, then calories aren't the biggest issue.
    in How to manage weight loss and drinking? Comment by keepupwithjack February 2016
  • I have a family member who had GB. She did lose weight but her relationship with food is still very disfunctional. She doesn't nourish her body and has been in the hospital after passing out. She survives (somehow) on coffee drinks, protein shakes, sweets and snacking on chips/crackers. Bottom line, you have to heal your…
    in having gastric bypass surgery in September Comment by keepupwithjack February 2016
  • My main symptom was shortness of breath. I was having trouble with even a single flight of stairs. I had the fluttering you described too. You should have a cardiac exam.
    in Diet pills from the doctor Comment by keepupwithjack February 2016
  • I have mitral valve regurgitation and I did have to have open heart surgery. I never took a single diet drug--mine was caused by something else. Take it from someone who has been there--no amount of pounds lost are worth what a destroyed heart valve and the subsequent surgery will put you through.
    in Diet pills from the doctor Comment by keepupwithjack February 2016
  • The difference in food and all the things you mentioned is that people have to eat to survive. You can go your whole life without smoking meth or cigarettes, drinking to excess, climbing mountains without ropes, etc. I've never done any of those things. But I do have to eat. So here I am, trying to revamp my relationship…
    in My 600 Pound Life Comment by keepupwithjack February 2016
  • It could be that your new scale weighs a bit heavier. I'd check your progress next week, on the same scale, and see how you're doing.
    in in desperate need of reassurance :( Comment by keepupwithjack January 2016
  • I've always heard that the only reason you need gluten free bread (or anything else) is if you have celiac disease or a gluten allergy.
    in Which is the better choice in bread? Comment by keepupwithjack January 2016
  • I love to bake too, and my 4 year old son loves to help me. My hubby and I have a "cheat night" where we go out to eat (and eat what we want within reason) and then I bake a small batch of cookies or brownies. Enough for that evening. Then, in the morning, it's back to tracking and calorie deficits. It works well--I can…
    in Self sabotage with baking Comment by keepupwithjack January 2016
  • I do a cheat meal. I track and eat what I normally would for breakfast and lunch. For supper, I go out to eat and get what I want (within reason). Then, since I love to bake, I come home and bake a small batch of cookies for my family. Then it's right back to to careful tracking and calorie deficits the next morning. I…
    in Cheat Day Or No Treat Day? Comment by keepupwithjack January 2016
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