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Silly Silly Me - I had my prerequisite cardiologist appointment today, so I thought when I was done... there was another mandatory appt to "check off" the old list. How wrong I was. I only had T...

Late night snacking - I'm still pre-op, and one of my biggest problems is late night snacking. They say alot of people are emotional eaters, but I think I mostly eat out of boredom (and maybe even ha...

Uploading Avatar - Why is it EVERY time I try to upload a pic for my profile, it says "image is too large" ??  Do I need to change the format or something ? (even though I think it's already JPG f...

Physical activity after good amount of weight loss - I always find myself very out of breath just walking a short distance. Will that get better with some weight loss (50 lbs for example), or not until I start walking/exercising m...

Carbs - I've done the "low-fat thing" & the "low-cal thing", but I'm not too familiar with the whole "carb thing" for after surgery. Is it that you look at each food and you try to stay...

Gaining Weight after you hit goal - I was wondering if it is just as easy to gain weight after you hit goal as before RNY surgery ? What I mean is, I understand you always have to work at it to maintain, but, is i...

Milk - I forgot to ask my dietician yesterday when she told me 1% milk was considered a carb & I should stay away from it after surgery, and that's why I will be taking a calcium suppl...

Clearance letter from Primary Doc ? - I went for my first appt with Bariatric office on Friday. They gave me a list of all of the requirements I need to do. I was able to easily make appointments next week for the c...

Planning Meals - How do you guys plan your meals to get your proteins & important stuff in (when you are on to solids) ?? Do you cook chicken, fish or something in the beginning of the week & sp...

Pizza - This is a question for those of who who are past surgery enough to eat "normal foods". I know I will have to adopt a much healthier way of eating, but pizza is what I will have ...

1st Appt with Bariatric nurse & Dietician tomo - No questions really.... just SO EXCITED it's finally starting !!  Hopefully it's not a long 3 month wait for insurance

Your meals throughout the day - I have a question for you post RNYers, I get a little nervous sometimes thinking about what I will eat (or not be able to eat lol) after surgery, and years after surgery. Could ...

Honey wheat bread - After surgery, I know you shouldn't eat simple carbs like white bread, but would honey wheat (like honey wheat english muffins or sandwich thins) be okay or does it have to be w...

Getting in your proteins ? - How hard is it to get in your proteins every day ? I see everyone stresses a great deal on this aspect of after WLS life, and I'm just wondering is it as intimidating as it soun...

How long after RNY ?? - How long after your RNY (assuming Laparoscopically) were you walking around and starting to feel normal again ? I know you have to start physically moving shortly after surgery ...

Pasta/bread/Potato after RNY - Can you only eat wheat or whole grain pastas & breads after surgery ?? Or can you eat a small amount of white carbs ??

Self Confidence after Weight Loss ??? - I realize that there's more to it mentally than just a "quick fix" after surgery... but I'm wondering how your self confidence has been after you've lost most or all of your ext...

Ticker and/or Signature on Posts ?? - How do you guys put your ticker and your signature (your name, quotes or whatever) at the bottom of each post ? I created a ticker (even though it hasn't tick'd yet haha), but I...

Counting Calories after Surgery ?? - How do you guys keep track of your calorie intake ? I used to use "My Fitness Pal" before to count calories (I haven't had surgery yet). Is there a better site out there ?? I'd ...

Last year of being fat ??? - Well today was my 37th Birthday (doesn't even seem real to write that since mentally I still feel 25 lol).  I am praying that this is the last Birthday I have to feel this way. ...

Psych Eval - I'm a little worried about the psych eval. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not crazy lol !!  I just feel worried that there's gonna be like "trick" questions into making me give an...

Posture ?? - I feel like my posture has gotten so bad over the yrs with all the weight gain (almost feels like a "hunchback" of fat at the top of my spine). Did anyone feel like this before ...

RNY over Gastric sleeve - Why did you guys choose RNY over The sleeve ? I already know that I'm NOT going with The Band, but since the sleeve has similarities to RNY (at least I think), what was your dec...

Re-learning eating habits - This is a question for those of you who's already been through surgery ~ Did you wait until after WLS to change your eating habits, or did you prepare yourself before surgery by...

Degenerative Disc ?? - Does anyone have degenerative disc in their lower back, and was the pain somewhat relieved by your weight loss ?? Mine has been really acting up lately :( Thanks, Maureen