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What do you do for exercise - I have a gym membership which I try to use at least twice a week but it not enough and my weight loss is too slow for the stage I am at. With 3 young kids I find that going ...

OT - party favors for a 6 year old birthday party - Help with party favors for a 6 year old party....suggestions? content? cheap place to buy? in Thornhill area

Protein shake question - Do any of you use the unflavoured protein powder from Bulk Barn? How much of it do you put in the shake and what else do you use? Any recipes would be greatly appreciated. Also,...

Just had the 1 month follow up yesterday - Just talked about the importance of chewing and eating slowly ... And here I am gulping down salmon which obviously got stuck. I ended up head down in the kitchen garbage can... M...

OT - Tax question - Does anyone know if we can claim Optifast on our tax return?

Tracking carbs, protein, etc... - I have not been able to consistently track my food intake. Between kids, work and life I just can't seem to master this. Could you please share how you achieve this? The more de...

OT - venting... - Can anyone explain to me why York School Board is insisting to keep the schools open??? Managed to walk one block with my daughter and then made an executive decision that we ar...

Zucchini Lasagna - I saw on one of the other forums that someone made  Zucchini Lasagna. Does anyone have a good recipe for that? I am starting to prepare for the soft diet... Any other re...

Went to the gym for the first time in 6 years - 3 weeks post op and went to the gym and did 45 mins on the treadmill. Nothing too crazy just walked at 4.3-4.5 km/hr Feeling good!!

What happens at the 1-month follow-up at TWH? - Can anyone provide me with some details about what goes on in the 1-month follow-up appointment at TWH? The letter I got stated that it can take between 2-3 hours.... I know...

Can I eat... - Canned lentil soup in the purée stage? Assuming I blend it??

Home made chocolate pudding (sugar and fat free) - So a few days ago I was asking about sugar free pudding that does not have splenda/sucralose since I really cant stand the taste. I did not find any answers here but while s...

Suggestions for purée stage - Going to Costco soon and was wondering if there is anything I should get for this upcoming stage? Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Problem with Splenda/sucralose - I have a real problem tolerating the taste of Splenda/sucralose; I am good with aspertime products though... Any ideas on where I can get protein shakes and no sugar added pudding...

Update - After my discharge from TEGH last Thursday I had 2 good days and then on Sunday I had no energy and was feeling really bad (that's when I posted about not being able to get enough ...

Sugar following surgery - I am less then a week out and have no energy to get off the coach. I can barely get any food in - how bad would it be to put just a little sugar into my system? I have to find a ...

Prilosec following surgery - I got a script for Prilosec following my surgery. Since I don't have a drug plan I opted not to buy the dissolvable ones since it will run $150 a month. The other option is in a c...

Got through 1/4 cup of apple sauce - Only took 5.5 hours.... Arghhhh... This will get some getting used too...

Where can I get protein powder? - The type that has no flavour that can be added to apple sauce etc...

Thank you all!!! - For your warm wishes and messages Recovery is a bitch especially since I seem to have gotten my mothers adverse reaction to anesthesia.... Already gave my pouch a workout by cons...

IV in hand - In the waiting room with my mom....

Tomorrow is the big day!!!! - Am I really supposed to wait until 3 pm before calling to get the surgery time?? I will go crazy!!!!

How to prepare for surgery next week - Yes it's me again... with everything going on I haven't had a chance to look again at the information I received and am now pretty clueless about what I have to prepare for the ...

Partner in "mourning" - So my hubby mentioned to me that he feels like he is in "mourning" a bit since I have always been his eating buddy and since I started Opti and with the upcoming surgery he feel...

Medical bracelet - All of you post ops are you wearing a medical bracelet? Where did you get them and are they expensive?