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  • And I thought I was the "poster child." LOL My story is very similar to yours, except for the pregnancies and the iron issues. I have had a few, but not had to take IV iron. I have a niece who does this following GBP. My son (age 33) also had GBP the same year I did (2003), and he is having the teeth problems. I assume…
    in sometimes i think i am the poster child Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • I am not sure that having better support would have made a difference to me. I was on Obesityhelp for quite a while, had some other post-ops that I stayed in contact with, etc. I still strayed from what I knew to be the "right" way for me to eat. And I strayed because I thought the surgery was some "magic" cure that would…
    in thoughts about my mind set Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • I'm amazed that you gals are eating 1200 and staying under. I am barely managing to stay at 1600. However, I guess body size and height plays into this, even for us post-ops. I am 5'9" with a large frame. I'll let you know how this goes for me. I do love logging my food intake here. The tools are great. Let's all try to…
    in What are your goal calories? Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • I agree, it's me, not the surgery! I strayed from the eating plan that I was told I would have to follow in order to keep the weight off. I had surgery in September 2003, weighing 257, lost down to 160, and am now at 223 almost 10 years later. Like you, Beth, I have had very few "pouch" issues, and was really doing well…
    in My Story Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • Would your parents be willing to store it in a different location, or maybe in a locked container? I have asked my hubby to do that at times, when there's something that I particularly enjoy and don't want to eat any of. At work, I sometimes put the items that are brought into our office kitchen out of my normal…
    in How do I not eat the junk if it's in the house? Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • Thanks, I will try (AGAIN!!!) LOL Are you doing anything special, Deb? If you're struggling with regain, what is your food plan like? Thanks for any input.
    in New to the group Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • How does she do the wheat-free? I'm interested in this as well, but I have heard folks say that some of the gluten-free foods are terrible. Of course, if you're not eating bread anyway, I guess it could work. One of my co-workers has celiac's disease, and I always feel bad for him when there's a get-together of any kind.…
    in Food talk...good and bad Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
  • I have been trying to cut back on carbs and sugar (my addictions) the past couple of weeks. I didn't lose anything! So just today i started to log my food intake in the "food diary" here on the site, and already I can see that I was overdoing it! I know that "writing" or logging your food really helps you see this, but I…
    in New to the group Comment by isthereafreeusername April 2013
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