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Check up today... - I am 5 1/2 months post op. All of my levels are good. Protein, calcium, iron etc. all good. Doctor said my bad cholesterol is incredibly good, it is almost half of what it was. The...

Eating exercise burned calories - Why is it necessary to make up the calories you burn during exercise?? From my understanding it is so your body doesn't take away from muscle??

Sugar intake - What is a good sugar intake range for us?? On myfitnesspal I have a 1000 calorie intake with 20 grams of sugar. But one Greek yogurt (chobani apple cinnamon) has 19 grams of sugar...

NSV??? I need to stop losing weight. - A lot of people, including my husband have told me I need to stop losing weight now. I try to explain I have no control over how much I will lose and it's out of my hands. My goal ...

Nuts - How many nuts are too many nuts?? I love them!!!! I seem to crave them all the time. 28 nuts just doesn't seem to be enough for one serving. I could eat them all day long. I even...

I'm "normal"!!!!!!! - I am almost 5 months post op and I am now normal weight!!!!! BMI is 24.7. Who would have thought I'd be this happy to be normal?? HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!!

Dizzy, light headed - I have been very dizzy and light headed today. I also had gotten a bloody nose today. I am also cery tired. Could this be because of low blood pressure? Or dehydration? Low blood...

NSV!!!!! - A girl a work today said she wished she was as skinny as me!!!!!! NEVER heard that before!!!!! I have her a hug

OT prayers needed please :( - My Godson, my nephew has been diagnosed with cancer tonight. He is 25 years old. The waiting on answers is just awful. We just found out by cat scan, still don't know what kind leu...

Winter eating - I almost feel like I am getting ready for hibernation. I have to mentally fight myself not to eat, when I still feel hungry after I've eaten. I want to snack all day. This is the ...

NSV - Who would have thought I'd be so happy as to not be given a "big" gown when I went for my mammogram today??!!!!! It was a pretty little pink gown compared to those ugly tan and bl...

3 months out - It's so amazing how different I am. Since my first consultation on January 31 when I decided to start this journey I have lost a total of 78.5 pounds, 50.5 of that lost since my RN...

Incision infected - Why me??? I am almost 3 months post op and a couple of weeks ago I noticed puss at one of my incisions. I squeezed it and cleaned it. Not thinking about it anymore really. (It is ...

It's an ulcer... - Just the beginning of one, but it's an ulcer. I've never had an ulcer before but hope the extra carafate and Prilosec take care of it.

Endoscope tomorrow - Having an endoscope done tomorrow. They are checking for an ulcer. So I am on liquid diet until the scope then on liquid, soft food diet for a week. The doc also said my potassium ...

Possible ulcer?? - Went to ER for horrible stomach pains. They have me pain meds and saline. Did a ct scan and everything looked good. Doc in ER said possible ulcer. Have to follow up with my surgeon...

Stomach pain today - I'm 12 weeks post op today and am having stomach pain today. I don't want to jump the gun and call the doctor. My stomach is very tender today and I get sharp pains that almost mak...

Food stuck.... - I think I just had my first experience with food getting stuck. I was eating rice and it almost felt like a small gallbladder attack (which I no longer have). Almost a knot in my s...