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Keto diet
Anyone doing the Keto diet? Would love advice, thoughts and your experience with it. Trying to kick my WL stall
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PAIN
I had my gastric bypass November 2015 and i also had my gallbladder out that same surgery. We since then i have had the worst pain ever in just about the same spot as the gallbladder pain was. I have been to every specialist we can think of and NO help, so my primary care physician asked me to post in this group and see if…
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PAIN !!!!!!
I had Gastric ByPass on Nov.11.2015 and I also had my gallbladder removed at the same time as it was only working 10%. Well a month after surgery I started getting the same pain as I did with the gallbladder. It has only gotten worse and no one seems to know why. It's an unbearable pain under my right breast that goes…
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Low blood sugar
Ok so all of the sudden my blood sugar drops into the high 50 low 60. Im NOT diabetic and never have been. I have never had a problem with my blood sugar. And its so random, just out of the blue i start shaking and get confused and feel like im going to pass out. Has anyone else had this issue? Nov. 11 is my 1 year post…
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Loose skin on my neck
Ok I am use to the loose skin on my arms, legs and belly and it is easy to cover up, but what does everyone do about the loose skin on the neck? I'm starting to look like a turkey lol. And to top it off I have this little dimple now so If I move just right it looks like I have a butt on my neck :-0 Anyone have any advice…
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Lost & Out of control
Ok, so I am the type of person who is very organized and I like to know how to take control of things/situations. Well before my RNY I lost 100 lbs and I was so super in control of everything I ate or did to lose weight. I counted cal. Weighed everything and I KNEW what to do to get my weight down. Well since my RNY I have…
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Alcoholic drinks
OK so I'm almost 6 months Post op..RNY. I have not " drank " for over a year and tonight is "girls night out" and I get dumping synd. super easy with lots of different foods or drinks..soooo I'm wondering what would be ok to drink? I know nothing bubbly, so anyone have any suggestions? I do NOT plan on getting "drunk"
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Exercise
I would love to know what everyone is doing for exercise. I am 5 months out from my RNY and I do full body strength training 3 days a week and walk/run/ride bike 3 days a week. I would love to do new things, and especially things that will help burn more Cal.
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Hair Loss
Ok I am a little over 3 months post op and I have been losing a little amount of hair, but this last 2 weeks the weight has started coming off pretty fast and I am losing a LARGE amount of hair is this normal? And is there anything I can do to help it? I am actually kind of freaking out. When I say a large amount im not…
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What the heck :-(
Ok forgive this post I just have to blow steam. Before my WLS I lost 101 pounds on my own with no weight loss pills or meds and I felt awesome. Well since my surgery on Nov.11.15 I have only lost 23 pounds and I am completely depressed over it. That's pretty much 3 months of only losing 23 pounds, and before surgery I lost…
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Water
Is it normal to have water lightly hurt your tummy when you drink, but I can eat my 1/2 cup of food and it does not hurt? I have to be so careful when I drink. I had my RNY on Nov.11.15
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Lets share Vegan recipes
I would love to see if there are any other Vegans who had WLS that would like to share recipes.
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Week 4 post OP and gained
Well I am week 4 post OP and I am no longer at a stall, I gained 2 pounds..I am FREAKING out. I am doing everything I am supposed to. Is this normal or should I be calling someone?
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nausea
Ok, so how long does the nausea last? On Dec. 2nd I will be 3 weeks post op and im still taking the nausea meds every 6 hrs. Whats strange is, water hurts worse then the 1 oz of mushy food im eating once a day. And it's taking me all day to drink my protein shake..only getting 16 oz or I get super sick.
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3 weeks post op & im stalling??
I have read somewhere in the posts that there is such a thing as the 3 week stall, but now I cant find the post. I am 3 weeks out today and I have been losing 1-2 lbs pr day and for the last two days I have not lost anything...ahhhhh what am I doing wrong?
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To tell or not to tell
So, before I had my WLS I lost 100 lbs on my own and I made sure to post it to my facebook page so that it wont be a shock when I start losing faster. Now I'm so scared that someone is going to find out that I had WLS. Am I being stupid to worry about it? I have see others put people down for having WLS and I just don't…
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Kind of scared
Ok so today I am cleared to eat mushy foods. Funny thing is..I am pretty scared to. Is that normal? I know how bad it hurts to drink to much water, and to put food in that little pouch sounds pretty darn scary to me :-/
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Multivitamins & Calcium for Gastric Bypass
So I'm shopping for all my vitamins and wow are they expensive. Any hints on where to go that's not going to empty my wallet? Right now I'm shopping on bariatric advantage
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Help..I have back fat
Ok, so I have lost 112 lbs and I know how to tone up the rest of my body that's sagging, but I have back fat on both sides and hove no clue how to tone it away. Any advice?
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Day 5 since my Gastric Bypass
Day of surgery:Excited, scared & ready for the 1st day of the rest of my life. Towards evening I was hurting extremely bad and I had constant nausea. BUT I was so excited that I finally got my WLS that nothing got to me. I walked the second I could stand and not fall over lol. Got to eat ice chips finally because when they…
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Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass on 11/11/15 Looking for friends
Had my WLS a week ago and it would be so nice to have some friends to talk to about it :-) If you have had WLS or are waiting to have WLS I would love to share our stories.
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Gastric Bypass Results
I was wondering if I could see weight loss progress with people who have had Gastric Bypass? It would be nice to see how much weight is lost each month ( I know everyone is different, but I would like to get an ideal ). I would also like to know what everyone is doing to tone up the extra skin.
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Gastric Bypass on 11/11/15. Any advice?
Hi everyone. I am having my WLS in just a few days, I'm very excited. It's been a very long journey so far but I know it's going to be worth it. A little about myself, I am 41 and when I started my 7 month supervised diet I was 398 lbs, and as of today I have lost 97 lbs. I have been a Vegan for 4 years, but at the start I…
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Vegan Juicing
I have just started a juice fast and wondered if anyone has any awesome juice recipes? I am also looking for juicing advice :-)
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Tofu HELP
Please for the love of God can someone help me figure out the best way to cook Tofu lol. I have always purchased pre packaged vegan food and so I have never really had to cook vegan food. This year I am trying to lose a massive amount of weight so pre packaged food is OUT. I tried baking BBQ tofu last night and I had to…
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Vegan low calorie high energy foods
Ok, so I am vegan and im trying to lose weight and I need to find foods that are LOW in calorie but high energy. I will be starting to work out next week and im a little worried about fuel for my body. I usually wake up in the morning and drink a smoothie with Bananas, spinach and almond milk and that gives me SOME energy…
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New to the group & a new " Pink Drink " fan.
Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Kenda and I am a new user of Plexus and am VERY excited to see my results. I would love to hear some testimonies :-)
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Help!!!
Ok, so I have looked all over the net and I cannot figure out how many cal to eat each day to lose weight, and how many cal I need to burn off each day. I want to lose a LARGE amount of weight in a short amount of time. I have had 2 heart attacks in the last year, God blessed me with NO scar tissue and im clear to do what…
