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I am often a little confused at how surgery is often viewed as the "easy way." If it was so easy, they would all be doing it. They are just kidding themselves if they think differently. There is no special place in heaven for those who lose weight with non-surgical hard work. Those of us who have lost weight with surgical…

You look great and I bet you feel great too! Excellent advice. Thank you for your service!

The decision regarding whether or not to go forward with surgery is a personal one. Since it is irreverseible, it is always a good idea to weigh all of the facts and options first. That said, those of us who have chosen the surgical option are only as successful as we allow ourselves to be. I had a sleeve. I am happy with…

I add saigon cinnamon to vanilla shakes. Tastes really good. No added calories.

Holy smokes! Thanks everybody!

A gallon of water weighs 8 lbs. Just a thought.

Thanks for all of the great ideas! I will try all of them.

Yup, 100% awesome. No doubt about it!

I am over most of the tiredness, but when I saw my GP last week (5 weeks out) he had lab work done and found I was low on Vitamin D. He prescribed a pretty high dose, once weekly for 12 weeks and then said "This will give you some energy." I had not really complained of low energy, but.....are you having labs done at your…

That must have been so terribly uncomfortable for you! I wonder how the discussion would have gone had you spoken up about your decision. Would it have been an opportunity to educate the class, force a bit of empathy, or simply an invitation to pile on more censure? Sadly, there is no way to know. As we have learned,…

If you are certain the issue is thoughtlessness and lack of motivation, and not that he needs extra help, then maybe punishing him is not the answer. It is not doing the trick, so could be the wrong approach. How about rewarding him? Not for every piece of paper or assignment, but give him something to work toward. If he…

No, no pain at all. The right side? Definitely would check it out. It is probably nothing, but at this stage nothing is nothing...not that that makes sense!

Welcome! I had my sleeve on 12/31. You should be able to log everything you need here at myfitnesspal. I log all of my meds and vitamins and have set all of the macros to the recommendations of my dietician. You will feel great in no time. I am at day 10 and feel like a million bucks! Feel free to "friend" me. I have been…

Generally, the label lists nutrition as packaged, unless othewise specified. In this case, the label assumes each 1/3 cup serving ha an equal amount of water and chicken. If by draining the fluid you come up with 3 1/3 cup servings of chicken, the calories and other nutrition information would need to be multiplied by 5…

Oh wow. That is some toxic work environment!