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Diet? for old timers - I am now four years out and I still struggle with a good carb protein balance. The surgeon recommends I get 120g protein a day for my age and exercise level. I find that I need to ...

Rosie O Donell - Just read that Rosie got the sleeve last July and is looking great. She said it saved her life!

600 lbs life Penny - Anyone else watched this episode it was so sad and scary. And it is proof that WLS is not some easy fix. To get the sleeve and lose nothing...I am speechless.

600 lb life - Hi All, Last week on My 600lbs Life they featured a woman who had a lap band revised to a sleeve. I found it interesting that her results were just as good if not better the...

NSV - So three years post sleeve my HDL 88 triglycerides 72 fasting blood sugar 82 no meds and pushing 60....love my sleeve.  All my levels are good iron B12 D.

Kirsten Vangsness - Hi I just saw her on TV and am amazed with her weight loss. Does anyone know how she did it? Did she have surgery?

Biggest loser stats - Hi All, I just heard in an interview that the contestants of shows like the Biggest Losers that keep their weight off for 5 years have a 90% chance of keeping the weight off...

3 years NSV - Hi All, So three years out and the NSVs are still coming. Yesterday my son and his family came to go swimming.  Because it was a bit spontaneous I had to run to the market for a...

Vegan gluten free protein powder - I haven't tried it but there is a new vegan gluten free protein. It might have a less gritty taste. It has pumpkin and coconut in it.  Here is the link: http://tryabouttime.com/...

medical study WLS and pregnancy - Hi All, I just heard on the news of new medical finding of women who become mothers post WLS it found the children of women who had the surgery have less weight related issues g...

pouch test ? - Hi All, I know what the pouch test is but am not sure why people do it. Is this something people do if they are question if their sleeve has stretched or is it to shrink your st...

??s for fellow vets - Hi All, I am almost three years out and was wondering what kind of blood tests you get if you get them and how often? I was self paid and was followed by my surgeon for a year b...

Diet Soda - Hi All, Here is something I noticed recently. I use to drink a lot of diet soda pre sleeve and went cold turkey the day before my sleeve (never occurred to me that that might be...

low cal tortilla chips - Hi All I just came across a nice chip recipe if you use corn tortillas they are 23 cal, 0.3g fat, 4.7 carbs, 0.61 protein or whole wheat 92 cal, 0.45g fat, 19 carbs, 3.6g protei...

Carbs on maintenance - Hi All those of you at goal and are now on maintenance how many carbs do you eat a day?

ammonia smell - Hi All, Whenever I work out my sweat smells like ammonia sometimes it gets pretty strong. I know it is an ketone carb issue but no matter how I try to change things it still hap...

Ammonia smell - Hi All, Whenever I work out my sweat smells like ammonia. I understand it is a carb issue but no matter what I do nothing changes. I eat plenty of carbs probably too many so I r...

Almost 7 weeks out - So I am almost seven weeks out, wow that seems so unreal to me it has gone by so fast. I think I may have hit my first stall but really I can not complain 25lbs in six weeks is jus...

Week 3 - Hi All, So today is my third week post op. So far so good. I have been out walking an hour five times week and am feeling great have all my old energy back. Drinking has been good ...

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Day 5 post op thoughts - Well its day 5 I won't say its been easy but it hasn't been all that bad either. Today seems like a bit of a turn around day for me I am able to take bigger sips. But all this dow...

My Story - Hi All, Let's see I am in my fifties married 20 years to a wonderful support man am 5'2" and weight 200lbs. I have always been overweight I can remember at an early age not under...