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I'm finally making the push to get down to my goal weight. I've been losing very slowly over the past 4-6 months, and I have about 10 pounds to go. Some old habits started creeping in again, and as I watched the scale go up 5 pounds, I decided THAT'S ENOUGH! So, I started a whole new plan for eating/exercising on Sunday,…

I buy my vitamins through Sam's Club - it's the only wholesale club in my area. I started out with 'Flintstones' chewables for kids, and after a while (maybe 3 months) I found that I could take regular vitamin pills again. I double the dosage per my dietician's orders. I've been doing pills for about a year, and the only…

I'm in the same boat, and I did the same thing - I made a protein shake this morning. Your post reminded me of that, and of my 3 year-old's face after he tried my protein shake. Priceless! I don't think he'll ever acquire a taste for my protein shakes. Heck, I barely can get them down. Poor little guy just couldn't get the…

Hi, I saw the Bone & Joint specialists today for a follow-up to my 'Anti-inflammatory Joint Injections' (which did nothing to help the problem). The doc explained it a different way this time. He told me that when losing weight, the ligaments (which are mostly made of protein) get weak because the body takes the protein…

I am right there with you. :flowerforyou: Before surgery, I had a very difficult time with my family. I was very close to my mom and little sister, and when they found out I was getting the WLS, they tried every manipulating tactic to get me to change my mind. There were lots of tears and heartache. However, I went forward…

I can totally relate! My knees are getting boney and knobby too. I'm going to need to start sleeping with a body pillow soon so my knees can't touch when I sleep on my side. This weight-loss journey is certainly interesting. :bigsmile:

Hi! Has anyone noticed a difference in flu symptoms since having WLS (gastric-bypass in my case)? I just had the flu last week, and I noticed that although I was really nauseous, I never vomited. Sorry for the gross topic, but now I'm curious. :blushing: Still flu related, I lost about 7 pounds after feeling yucky for a…

Since I'm finally checking in... I wanted to mention that I did get injections (they just called them 'injections' but I'm guessing that it was a steroid of some sort) About a month ago, I had the injections in 3 joints, my sacral-coccyx and both of my sacral-illeac (not sure if I got that right, but it's something like…

I was given a bunch of exercises when I went to a Physical Therapist for my coccyx pain. Most of them are Squats/Lunges and variations of them - like walking lunges, and walking squats with a knotted theraband around my ankles (you keep the squatted position as you move forward - kinda like a side-shuffle). She also told…

Hi! Just in case anyone else is reading this thread and wondering what my medical community is doing to help me with the tailbone/coccyx pain issue... Here's an update. :smile: I got some exercises/stretches from the Physical Therapist, and I mix them up so I'm doing some kind of lunges/squats/bridges/leg exercises (with a…

Hi! I went to the doctor, and she sent me straight to Physical Therapy. So far, ultrasound/pain patches are helping very little. I think the whole thing baffles them. I did have some goofy 'tilting' going on in my pelvic/hip area, but when they tried fixing it, it didn't fix the tailbone-sitting pain. After reading the…

Thank you for all of the responses! I just saw them today. My chiropractor tried adjusting that area, and I don't think it helped much. I have a doctor appointment next week to make sure it's not something else. I thought it was due to the weight loss, because I didn't fall, and the only change I've had really is the…

Thank you so much for the feedback, FrogMama! :flowerforyou: I think you're right - it probably is excess skin from being so heavy before. I guess I'll need to wear slimmers until I get to goal weight (especially when wearing dresses - yikes!). Maybe once I maintain that goal weight, I'll look into tummy tuck options. I've…

It's difficult to tell people about WLS because there are a lot of different opinions out there, and some people just don't get it. I thought my family would be supportive until the day I was sitting at my kitchen table surrounded by my mom, sister and brother and they were telling me that they thought it was a terrible…

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has some suggestions for getting rid of a belly roll... I had surgery a year ago as of next week. I've lost about 120 pounds, and for some reason, I cannot seem to get rid of this roll of fat across my abdomen - it's right above my belly button. This week, I've started doing daily sit-ups/leg…

I'm so glad you posted this and I saw it. My moods have been all over the place during my weight loss journey. For a while there, my cycle was totally whack and I never knew what to expect. Oh my poor husband - for a while there, he wanted me to be tested for being bi-polar. I told him it feels like my hormones are taking…

I hope everything is going great for you! I had my WLS back in August of '11. It seems to me, within the past 8 months, I've had more colds/viruses than ever before. It could be the warmer Winter we had here in Wisconsin, but when I read that you were feeling ill, it made me wonder if perhaps that's a common thing for that…

Hi! My birthday is about a month away, so I've been thinking that it would be a great occassion to use to set a goal/reward. I'm thinking that I'll aim to lose 10 pounds by April 10th (birthday). Hopefully, that will get me down another size (bonus!) and I can get myself a new outfit (now I can get super excited about…

Hi! My name is Rachel and I had RNY in August of 2011. At the beginning of 2011, I was 300lbs. I lost about 25 pounds pre-surgery and I'm down to 197 now (went from a size 24 to a 16). My goal is to get to 150, and I'm using MFP to help me lose the next 47 pounds. I thought with the gastric by-pass the weight would come…