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Couch to 5k with Cross Training? - Hello all.  I feel more comfortable asking you guys, because you've all been where I am.  I'm going to be starting week 7 of Couch to 5k.  It's taken me a while to get to week 7, m...

Please tell me your acid reducer/PPI regimen! - I am dealing with the constant hunger feeling from acid.  I have already done Prilosec and Protonix already.  I had pepcid in the hospital and it seemed to work really well, so I j...

Free Gas-X strips offer! - Just an FYI - You can get a free sample of Gas-X strips at this link.  When DH got them for me, he told me that they were pretty expensive, so I thought some of you might want ...

Good analogy.... - I was on my favorite Disney board, looking up stuff about dining after bariatric surgery, etc.  There was a thread where some "well meaning" non-ops had to put their 2 cents in abo...

For those who have done boot camps... - Okay, currently at four weeks post op.  Meeting with my PCP tomorrow for post-op check, who is also in charge of the WLS program in Kaiser OC, so he is very familiar with WLS and t...

It was torture!!! Absolute Torture!!! - Okay, I hope that got your attention! Yesterday, I went with my little boy on a field trip to a farm for strawberry picking.  We took a tractor ride through the fields and every...

Suture questions... - Just a quick question for those who are 2-3 week post op and beyond.  When your sutures were being absorbed, what did they feel like under the skin?  Were they flat, or was it bump...

That darn acid/hunger feeling! - 1 week post op today - YAY!  Things are going well on the scale - 17 pounds down since last Tuesday.  The most I've lost in a week is 7 lbs, so that 10 lbs is gravy!  Also, I menta...