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Yes Nexium is a PPI. You shouldn't need to take it over the long term. Just try a two week course of it. If your hunger sensation is related to excess acid then a two week course of Nexium may be enough to correct the problem. Many sleeve patients find they need a two week course of a PPI once or twice a year. Taking it on…

I had VSG in march of 2013 and I am nowhere near my goal weight. (125 pounds lost with 60-70ish pounds to go)I went into maintenance about a year ago and am just now getting back into weight loss mode in order to lose the last of my excess weight. Pfft ignore what people say. There is no timelimit on your surgery and you…

In the future you need to provide more details when posing a question.. Whey protein isolate IS WELL TOLERATED BY the VAST majority of those with lactose intolerance. You mentioned that LACTOSE INTOLERANCE was the reason you wanted to avoid milk. Most Whey protein powders have little to no lactose. You clearly have no…

If they fit, then in most cases, I wear them until they're threadbare.

I make min in a similar way to the method described above as well... except I do them in a crock pot and use navy beans and I use yellow mustard in place of dry mustard. My husband is Muslim so I don't use the pork but a few slabs of turkey bacon does add a bit of that flavor though admittedly it's NOT the same! The most…

I drink two to three coffees a day- each with 6 ounces of coffee and 4 ounces of milk. Usually I have protein powder in one of my coffees.

REAL fresh pressed Coconut milk mixed with protein powder of your choice (even whey protein powder is well tolerated by the majority of lactose intolerant people) add a banana and 4Tablespoons nut butter... Without doing the math and looking up exact calorie count, I'd estimate that this has about 1100 calories (550 from a…

One scoop Isopure vanilla creme protein powder... mix with 1/2 cup of milk. Pour into 12 ounces of hot but not too hot coffee. My favorite way to consume protein powder.

COFFEE, followed closely by MORE COFFEE.

I like 2% cow milk. I use about a 8-12 ounces every day.

I like to eat until I'm full but not uncomfortably so. If I don't eat until full and register a very clear "full signal", I snack too much and consume more calories over all.

I'm really loving Tunisia right now.

I've finally reached my ultimate goal with diet soda which is MODERATION. I struggled for YEARS with trying to cut it out but always I'd fall off the wagon and go back to drinking too much. Finally this time I was able to cut it out completely for about 6 months and then slowly reintroduce it into my diet in moderation.…

pffft... I've had to give up even when NOT sick. Starting out 360 pounds, It's not easy to keep up in a Step-aerobics class. I'd do the step for as much as I could then kick away the step and do the moves without.. THEN when I could no longer do that, I'd just walk through it.... I've also tried workouts WAAAAAY too…

Health. I realized that my weight was catching up with me and I could no longer enjoy 10 mile hikes in the mountains without severe knee pain and it was hard to hike with other people because I was so slow. I also couldn't ride a bike up even the slightest incline. I realized that even though my bloodwork was perfect, that…

Leaving a bad relationship, meeting someone new, moving to a third world country... Yeah, I lost focus on my weight loss goals. I recognized that I was losing focus and I decided just said "screw it" and took a break after losing 120 pounds with 85 pounds to go. It's been about a year of maintaining my 120 pound loss and…

My mother in law makes a really good soup with steel cut oats. It's kind of like a beef-barley tasting thing. Really delicious.

I add the same things to steel cut oats as I add to rolled oats apples, cinnamon, and sweetener of choice. strawberries, vanilla and sweetener of choice. Chopped dried fruits almonds,chopped yellow dates and coconut (ZOMG!!!!!) I also only cook mine for 20ish minutes.. I like them on the crunchier side

There are a LOT of pounds between 230 and 120. If you are 5'4"/5'5" you'll likely start to be in "regular" sized clothes starting at around 190-210 pounds and you'll be able to shop at nearly all major stores at 170. I'm 235 and I'm wearing a non plus size XL in many tops and skirts now (skirts that fit my waist but have…

One should be VERY,VERY cautious of where you go to get surgery WITHIN the US as well. You do get what you pay for.. BUT when you go out of the country for surgery, your money goes further and you afford the BEST. When I had my last surgery it would have cost 20K in the USA and I got it for 4,500 in Mexico.... The doctor…

Meh, I eat eggs and shrimp and beef and all the cholesterol containing foods. My total cholesterol is a low 127 with excellent hdl:ldl.. My grandmother ate two eggs every day of her life. She died in her 90s.

I started shopping for new clothes after 50 pounds... Course when you're as big as me, the difference between sizes is HUGE. I now shop for clothes when my current clothes are becoming a bit large. I refuse to keep anything around if it is even the slightest bit to large for me. I shop at thrift shops and buy clothes that…

When it's time for plastics, I'm getting mine done outside of the USA at a fraction of the cost and it won't be the first time I've traveled outside of the country for surgery..... but anyway, that's a different topic. The question is: Is it selfish? If your family will starve so that mommy can have nice arms, then yes,…

Eid al-Adha... it is to sheep in the Muslim world.. what Thanksgiving is to turkeys in the USA.

I didn't until yesterday when my darling husband presented me with THIS fresh from the sheep... the SMELL, OMG the SMELL! Yeah, I'm pretty much boycotting anything that has made with anything that came out of this bowl.

Isopure zero. It's whey isolate. Vanilla Creme and dutch cocoa are both tasty and not overly sweet. I don't know about UK availability though.

My ultimate DREAM GOAL of 150 pounds is significantly heavier than "ideal" for a 5'5" small framed woman. Considering that I do have a small frame, I should weigh at the lower end of the bmi chart putting me at 115-120 pounds... My ULTIMATE IDEAL DREAM GOAL of 150 is just over into the "overweight" category and definitely…

YUP.. I was stuck in this cycle for almost 30 years.

"Envision Whirled Peas" it's been cracking me up for over 30 years now.

236 pounds 5'5" In pants I'm wearing an 18W (the "W" is very important as I can't button a misses size 18 yet without severe spillage) In misses sizes, in the rare stores that carry up to a size 20 in misses, I wear a 20.... I'm a 22 in UK sizing and 48 or 50 in European sizing. In tops I wear XL or 0X or 1X or 14/16W or…