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Where do you live and where & when do you exercise.
Hi EVERYONE!!! :drinker: I put up this topic because I live in Maine and ANOTHER snow storm is headed our way today :frown: I am sick to death of the these storms - 5 this month alone ~ I won't even mention how much snow we ALREADY have...:grumble: The biggest hang up for me is finding the time and the PLACE to exercise. I…
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OK, time for Yearly Post of the Date/surgery/how you felt.
Hi Gastric By Pass/Lap Band/Sleeve et al people,:flowerforyou: Time for the yearly post of the: 1. Date and the surgery you chose. 2. How you are feeling about your choice - considering your choice & what you know now, do you think you would have picked another method (i.e. sleeve or dieting et al). The information you…
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Anyone get a FitBit yet?
Just got my new Fitbit and have spent the last hour setting it up and synching the Fitbit and MFP websites together. I'm excited to see how everything will work and eager for the tracking to begin. Too bad I'm now headed to bed. But at least I can check the sleep tracker! Does anyone else have one? Any issues? I know I'll…
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Need your prayers and positive vibes!!!
Hoping to tap into all your strong positive vibes for a huge teacher's' exam I'm taking tomorrow morning at 9am sharp. It's called the Praxis. My district has prepaid for it so if I don't pass it, I will have to keep re-taking it, on my dime, until I do pass it. Please send prayers, and all positive thoughts in my…
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Dr.Oz suggests Raspberry Keytone
Dr. Oz talked about this product on his show last week. I asked friends about it and no one has heard of it. I did a search and found Dr. Oz talking about it on this video. My sister went to Whole Foods to find the product, but WF said they were inundated with people requesting it, but decided not to carry it because it's…
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Do you know of any ByPass forums?
I just read a post by a member that talked about some problems other people have had with the Lap Band surgery. It got me to wondering if there were any Gastric ByPass forums/blogs/websites where I/we can read about other people's experiences before and after that surgery. Granted everybody can have a different experience,…
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Almost 6 days out of the hospital....
Hi all, Back home from my 1/16/12 ByPass surgery. I was in ICU one nite and surgical floor one nite and home the 3d nite. I did quite well in hosp. I was up and walking the first nite, and down the hall and back the second nite. I was happy to be home. The steady IV drips and no catheter the 2nd day was hard. I was up and…
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Not too much longer.....
Hi all group members, Well, I'm almost there. Had my pre admission testing yesterday. Now have lost 53lbs. I check in to the hospital on MLK Day - 1/16 at 6:30am. I'll be in surgery from 8-11:30. After that my new stomach (pouch) will be the size of an egg. The way I look at it, after the surgery I'll be half way 'there'…
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Surgery date getting closer
Anyone closing in on their surgery date? I have nearly completed all the tasks needed to confirm my surgery date. I have one last nutritionist apt, get a chest xray, and last meeting with the surgeon. I haven't been weighed in nearly a month but at last weigh in I had lost 25lbs. Need to have lost 30+ to get my final date.…
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4 wks in and VERY sluggish bowels
Sorry to get gross... but I'm desperate for answers..... I'm eating a high fiber/high protein diet and just added flax seed 3 days ago as I prepare for gastric bypas. I've had virtually NO movements.. I'm drinking lots of decaf green tea and water. Normal amounts of exercise - but nothing sweat induced. I feel bloated but…
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I can't figure out what happened!!!
Three weeks into this fit plan... and this week no weight loss. I have been SO faithful to the caloric goal, even 200 cals below on some days, that I'm in shock! I burst into tears at the MD's office when I saw 0 weight loss. How is it I work so hard at following a goal, eat: very low fat, lots of vege's and fruit, drink…
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This past weekend, I made baked ziti and whoopie pies....
....BUT I ate NONE of it!!!! I am in process of cleaning out my cupboards of instant foods like Prego spaghetti sauce and sour cream. I threw together a baked ziti using those ingredients along with ground beef and some cheese. When I entered all the ingredients into the 'analyzer', 1/6 cup of ziti would have been 300…
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What brands are DECENT frozen fruit?
I live in northern NewEngland. The farmer's markets for fresh fruits are closing. Whole Foods and Trader Joes' are and hour away. I want fresh, but can't find it. I just bought some frozen raspberries and some were 'frozen moldy'! What brands can I buy that have good frozen fruit? I'm looking for anything berry…
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Prepping for Gastric ByPass - completing third day
Hi all, My surgeon said I must drop 30 before he'll operate. So I'm on board with a strong commitment to follow through. I'm on day three - calories under each day so far, but got to step up the exercising. For me that will be the hardest part of this.
