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What exactly is the 5 day pouch test? I had gastric bypass in Dec. 2012 and lost 80 lbs originally. Lately, though, I have been gaining and it's scaring me to death. I DO NOT WANT TO GAIN BACK MY WEIGHT. I've rededicated myself this week to eating right and exercising and I'm hoping that will do the trick. I've gained…

Both are good options. I went for the bypass simply because my doctor told me that since the sleeve procedure was relatively new, they didn't have enough information on long-term effects. Insurance companies have just started covering the sleeve procedure in the past couple of years, so information hasn't been available.…

I married into a Greek family and my hubby had grown children and grand children. And since we've been married 3 great-grandchildren have been born. Ya-Ya means grandmother in Greek and the "Great" is obvious. I love telling people I'm a great-grandmother when I'm only 59....I love to see the expressions on their…

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I had gastric bypass in Dec. 2012 and it's the best decision I ever made. I had struggled for years to get the extra weight off and it just would not budge no matter what I ate and how much I exercised. After my surgery I was able to get off my diabetes medication, my CPAP, my GERD med, and my cholesterol meds. I lack 5…

I had sleep apnea and used a CPAP (hated it!) until I lost 80 lbs. To be honest, I haven't been retested, but I no longer wake myself up trying to catch my breath. I threw the machine away!! I understand now that there is an alternative to the CPAP...it's some kind of dental device that slips into your mouth (I think kinda…

Yes, I've met two and they're both really wonderful and supportive people.

Bless you! I'm actually 59. :smile:

Bless you!

27?

I'm thinking 50 carbs a day should be low enough.

I have a Polar HRM and LOVE it. Bought a fitbit to keep track of my steps per day and used it for a while but not any more. I noticed that the fitbit didn't calculate calories burned as well as my HRM does. It was always at least 100 cals. lower than the HRM showed. I trust the HRM more than the fitbut, so I use it.

You are gorgeous! What a wonderful transformation. Congratulations pretty lady! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Great job! You look fantastic!!! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

THANK YOU Dave for sharing this very informative article. I have been "stuck" with my weight loss for several weeks now and this article really explains what I need to be doing. Thanks again!

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I'd say 28

You look FANTASTIC!!! What a great thing you have done for yourself....keep up the good work and Happy Belated Birthday!

45 lbs = an elephant's heart! Yay!

I still can't believe that all of those exercises are just for ONE day! Seems like when we did the last challenges, we only had 4 or 5 exercises to do each day. The long list kinda scared me but I managed to make it through (with a few modifications). Whew! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

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I'll be traveling some of February, but I still want to participate and do the best I can!!!

You look super fabulous! Keep up the great work!!

Day 1, Sunday Exercises: No Water: 12 Cups Under Calories: No Walking Challenge: 0 Miles I really did no exercises this week other than Monday. I was so sore from them I couldn't move until Thursday! Plan to do better this week though.

Week 5, Wednesday Exercises: No under Calories: No Water: 9 Cups Walking Challenge: 0 Miles

Week 5, Monday Exercises: Yes Under Calories: Yes Water: 9 Cups Walking Challenge: 3 Miles

Attention to anyone on Team YaYa--There are still a lot of blank spaces on the spreadsheet that need to be filled out. I need to transfer this data to the captain's spreadsheet by the end of the day, so PLEASE enter your info as soon as possible so that you get full credit for all your hard work. Thanks!

So sorry to see you go Nana_Anne but I totally understand. You need to do what's best for you. You'll always be on my friend list...so I'll be seeing you around. ((hugs)) Nance

Attention Team YaYa Once again there's a LOT of blank spaces on the spreadsheet. I will be transferring these numbers to the Captain's spreadsheet tomorrow and week 4 spreadsheet will disappear, so get your numbers on there please. And please remember to use zeros (0) in blank spaces instead of just leaving it blank. Some…

Week 4, Thursday Exercises: No Under Calories: Yes Water: 9 Cups Walking Challenge: 0 Miles