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Surgery Secret...
Things they don't tell you before surgery: your boobs will deflate like a week old balloon! I am 28 and have been busty since high school. I had imagined that my boobs would decrease in size as I lost weight. I mean they are like 100% fat...of course some of that tissue would go away. I thought they would shrink UP...but…
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Caffeine Alternative to Coffee
Good afternoon MFPs! I have a quick question concerning coffee (nice alliteration). I need a boost of energy in the morning. I typically get this from my daily dose of caffeine obtained through my 12 oz cup of coffee which costs me about 35 calories (k-cup, plus 1 tbsp. sugar free creamer, stevia, and 2 tbsp. HEB mootopia…
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An unexpected moment of self reflection
I have been changing for the gym at work. There are a couple of different reasons why, but mainly to help ensure that I actually stop at the gym on my way home. After I changed yesterday, I emerged to return to my desk to check for any last minute emails before heading out for the day. One of my coworkers asked if I was…
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2014 Transformations & Cheers to 2015 results!
Hello MFP! With the new year, I always have and likely always will try to think of things I would like to do better in the year to come. In the past, it was always about weight loss. For 2015, I want to do what is necessary to be more successful in my job and to reduce how often I use curse words. For the first time, my…
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Calories Calculation
Hello friends! 3500 calories burned=1 pound lost, right? I'm trying to do a quick calculation to see how many calories I'm burning in a week and not consuming. So if my daily calorie intake is 1200 right now, do I assume that a normal person would intake 2000 calories, and that I'm saving 800 calories a day? Calculation:…
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Reflections: Things I'm Doing Wrong
Good Morning MFP-VSGer Friends! First I want to thank you all for sharing your journey. It is wonderful to share in your triumphs and see how you handle the speed bumps. You all inspire me to do better! Today, I want to reflect on my journey since having VSG in September 2013. I started my journey with an undeniable sense…
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Blender Bottle/Protein Problem
I drink Syntrax Nectar protein drinks in a couple different flavors. I have noticed that the past few months, my blender bottle isn't mixing the drink like it used to. I have gross protein clumps swimming around in my water now! Have any of y'all experienced this? Is it the bottle (have three and all of them are doing it)…
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Gallstones
Whelp, I have gallstones. Not the most pleasant thing in the world, but hopefully my surgeon can get this darn thing out of me next week. They say that it commonly happens in people who have experienced rapid weight loss. For those of you who have had to go through the same thing and have had WLS, how did your diet change…
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Tools for medicating with food?
This past month, I have struggled, stumbled, and fallen flat on my face with staying on plan. I'm 9 months post op and have had my days in the past where I didn't do so good, but 5 weeks? That's out of control. I'm out of control. I was reading a post where you all were talking about food addiction/compulsion/abuse and I…
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NSV!
During my high school years, Hollister, American Eagle, and Aeropostale were all the rage. When I would enter these stores with my normal size friends, I always felt like strangers would question my presence. I imagined them thinking, "Why are you even in here, there's no way you can fit in to any of these clothes." I…
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Shocked!
Pre-op I did tons of research...read anything I could get my hands on and watched animated depictions of surgery. I knew that I wouldn't be able to watch and actual surgery...that it would just freak me out too much. Well, boy am I glad that I never watched it. Curiosity got the best of me today and I pulled up a video to…
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Preparing Meals/Picky Family
Good Morning All!!! My question today revolves around preparing meals for me and my boyfriend. Preface: My bf is not a big guy, but could benefit from a 5-10 pound weight loss. He claims he wants to loose the weight, but is not committed to doing the things necessary to accomplish such a goal. I want to help him to eat…
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Recipes and Websites
Good Morning All! I have been repeating the same recipes for months now and want to change things up a bit. What are some of your favorite recipes and/or website you use to find inspiration?
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B12 Question
So I have reread my nutritional information given before surgery. I can't make heads or tails of the B12 information. It says that you need to absorb 350-500 mcg of B12, but that you only absorb 1% of the amount taken. I'm thinking there has to be a typo somewhere. I have been taking a B12 sublingual of 2500 mcg daily. I…
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Addicted to my scale
Is anyone else addicted to weighing yourself? I find myself standing on the scale, eager with anticipation, multiple times a day. I've read various articles discussing when to weigh yourself and such, but I would like some real world feedback. Healthy or not healthy?
