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Kayla- If you've been overweight for awhile, the skin doesn't snap back when you lose weight. Even if you incorporate exercise, you may still have pockets of lose skin. My doctor recommended that I get close to my ideal weight before I do the tummy tuck

I started my one meal a day Friday and I start the full liquid diet on 11/25 with surgery on 12/9. This is my second VSG. The first time I did the liquids with no problem. This second time, I am having a hard time with the one meal. I am not eating all day but use the protein shakes for two meals. I am the hungriest at…

I had my first sleeve and hiatal hernia repair in May 2010 and lost a bit over 60 pounds. This was my second hernia repair within the year. I lost 15 pounds pre-op and completely stalled about 5 weeks after the surgery. I have gained about 5 pounds over the last three years. I found that my hernia is back and the…

I had a gastric sleeve three years ago and hit a plateau. It's the standard diet for bariatric patients. This will help me lose the remaining weight and then go into my maintenance phase.

my nutritionist and doctor have me on a strict diet- 70-80 gms of protein, 30-50 gms of carbs, 20-30 gms of fat, and 700-900 calories a day. Keeping a low carb count is not impossible and it also helps to journal everything. I found the cheese sticks really good for snacks as well as sugar free jellos and puddings. Lots of…