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Let me preface this with the statement that I did not have lap band surgery. I wanted it initially but changed my mind based on how much I had to lose and my understanding of my own habits. That being said, I'm not advocating one way or another. This decision is yours to make and yours alone. I would point out, though, by…

My RNY was November of 2004 so I'm 7 years and 6 months out (to the day, tomorrow, actually).. Initially I went from 420 to between 245 and 250.. stayed there for a few years.. then after a bad breakup, I dropped to about 215.. then bounced back up to 285. 270 currently. I'd love to get to my original goal of 185 (my…

Typically, yes. Because a bypass means we are bypassing the duodenum and creating a whole new digestive tract that eliminates the absorbtion of the majority of calories (and nutrients, in the mix). Our bodies still absorb SOME nutrients once foods go from our stomachs into our intestines, but not much.. so we're supposed…

Your body actually re-learns to absorb to some degree and some doctors actually advocate getting your vitamin and mineral needs mostly met with diet since as you get further out, you can eat more.. that's why I asked if people stayed on their bariatric vitamins or went to over the counter supplements.. I have been taking…

Optisource. I like them in Orange.

You'll LOVE spaghetti squash!! I adore it! As for red snapper.. it's really light flavored.. I like it and I'm not much of a fish eater. It's meaty and not fishy tasting.. so it holds up well to the seasonings you put on it.. I like it seared in olive oil with shallots, dill and garlic.

Hi Mary! If you're still on food restrictions (for lettuce, etc, as you mentioned), I think you want to examine if the craving is a head craving. I crave loud, carby, crunchy foods when I'm feeling aggression -- anger, frustration, stress, etc.. Early on, when I was having cravings for things that weren't so good for me, I…

Sounds like you are handling it pretty darn well -- a lot of people would have caved under that kind of pressure.. I think we sometimes don't give ourselves enough credit -- we're are seriously strong people!! We've lived a difficult, physically and emotionally painful life and most of us are relatively well adjusted,…

Muscle Milk -- any flavor.. but it has to be ICE COLD.. I can't choke down a shake that isn't cold. Stef

Christy, Do yourself a favor and don't try to control it too much. If you are doing what your doctor says, then you are doing the right thing. You don't really need to worry about calorie intake right now or managing that in any way. My surgeon explained to me that no matter what I did during my honeymoon period, I was…

I took the Y's water boot camp class for about a year and I loved it.. I promise you nobody cares how you look in the water.. keep smiling because THEY all feel like they look the fool, too.. You'll make friends there and you'll start to feel more comfortable right away. I tend to not like the kind of aerobics classes that…

7 1/2 years post-op. To lose 2# a week, I try to stay right around 1600. To maintain, I'd be eating about 2000 on the nose. Your body eventually re-learns how to absorb but you'll always have your pouch as a tool. Stef

A pouch re-set was a 14 day return to my post-op diet. My surgeon's post op diet was two weeks of liquids only, two weeks of pureed food, four weeks of soft food and then anything as tolerated.. no soda, no alcohol, no drinking while eating, water between meals.. basically going back to square one.. so we move through that…

It's natural that you're going to start feeling hunger again -- and everybody is a little different so six weeks out, two months out, five months out, a year later.. it happens to us all. Here's a question -- are you still sipping water on a consistent basis? Stopping 30min before and waiting 30min after meals to drink…

I can remember being pre-op and hearing them tell me, "you know, you're going to struggle to get two ounces in after your surgery" and.. you know.. I looked at them like they were from mars.. I thought.. You have GOT to be joking.. two ounces doesn't even fill a medicine cup! "yeah RIGHT" And I can CLEARLY remember the…

Bondage, Domination, Sado-Masochism? Oh.. AOL Chat rooms.. the education youv'e given me!! LOL

Personally, I don't care who knows. I'll tell anyone who stands still long enough for me to get the words out (not really, but you get the idea). I haven't been on the main boards here yet.. and I'm not sure I will. Those few times in my life where I've run into the bias (and it's everywhere, but more prominently on the…

I used to have a doctor who thought that I wasn't taking the dangers of my comorbidities seriously enough. Like you, I was hypertensive, pre-diabetic and a few other things that were more of annoyances to me at the time.. and I got the scare tactics, too. He never once talked to me about any kind of WLS, though.. and two…

Hi guys! I suppose my story isn't all that different from everyone elses.. I had RNY on Nov 12, 2004 and dropped about 170#. At my lowest point (which I don't count and I'll explain that a little later) I had actually dropped 195# but I've put a fair amount of that back on and I'm not too happy about it. I made a concerted…