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Turkey Quiche Muffins with Broccoli

Healthy Turkey Quiche Muffins made with eggs, broccoli, and deli turkey are a low carb and protein packed breakfast you can take on the go. Make a batch on the weekend and enjoy this tasty breakfast all week long. Quiche muffins are one of my all-time favorite recipes to make.  I love the convenience of ...


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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Thursday Menu?

Good Morning! Shout out to Grim who was a rockstar yesterday. He did great. After the surgery I am only supposed to be able to visit him for 5 minutes in recovery, but this time he had a cool nursing crew who let me hang out for about an hour…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good Morning! We had a lovely little trip away and now it's New Knee Day for Grim 🙂 I can't believe what a trooper he is--I think I would have opted out of the 2nd one at this point but is is ready to go. His surgery time is exactly…

Queen JB

Weight Loss Surgery Forums
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have hard time to lose weight to qualify for weight loss surgery and was anybody at my having troubl

I weigh over 500 lbs and have hard time to lose weight to qualify for weight loss surgery and was anybody at my having trouble loss weight to qualify for surgery

Brookline Petrea

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What’s on your Tuesday plan?

good morning and welcome to Tuesday! Put your lettuce hat on straight and let’s attack the day! I am on the train to c terminal, I am interstate commuting for one 4 hour meeting today. 530 am flight there, 530 pm flight back—we live in a wonderful time! I will…

Partlypollyanna
RNY | Feb 14, 2018 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

Duodenal Switch Forum (DS)
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Ate solid food after duodenal switch

I had surgery on July 31st and then on August 10th I air fried 2 eggs and ate them then later that night I ate little bit of air fried chicken breast. Now feeling like it is obstructing what I eat now...will it get better or worse is the question?…

Meatball573
DS | Jul 31, 2023 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

Duodenal Switch Forum (DS)
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How can I gain weight?

Hi, all. I had my DS surgery 19 years ago yesterday. I originally lost about 145 pounds then regained 30. Over the last year, I took off the 30. Then my gall bladder went haywire and I had it removed. I could barely eat for 8 weeks and took off…

DEJanieT
BPDDS | Sep 26, 2004 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

Sex Before And After WLS Forum
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Just checking in.

Is there anyone still here from the 2006-2009 time frame? Those were some great times here, and my current wife wears my old SBK Radio T shirt around the house every now and then. Umm, I'm still getting more action than I likely deserve with a wife and GF at…

rad_man

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Good Morning! I got the Costco Mashed Potatoes yesterday! We went to the store about an hour after the store opened on a Thursday morning, and the store was freaking nuts. The line was backed up to the back of the store and there was almost a fist fight over…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
377 views · 30 replies

What's on your Monday Menu?

Good Morning! I cannot even wrap my head around today being the last Monday in November. Seriously, where has the time gone? Actually, the last few days were sooo lazy in post-holiday-recovery-land, so maybe that's where the time has gone? We just totally vegged out and had a few all-day-PJ-days…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
229 views · 15 replies

Good Sunday morning! What's on your menu?

Good morning ~ The struggle with the lights every year is real! Thankful for our prelit tree, but low key panic/pray when we go to turn those light on after putting it together every year and luckily they were fine. The outdoor lights, now that is a mess. Rob loves…

Amy Liz
RNY | Nov 21, 2016 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

LATEST FROM OUR MEMBERS

I’m Back!

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I lost my log on and OH Admin helped me find my old account. It has most of my before pictures and after. I had surgery May 25, 1999. 24 years ago. I'm now 59. I may not have lived to see this age without loosing the weight. I hope to…

SWEET Tink

7.6 TO GO

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A couple weeks ago, I set myself a mini goal to get down to 270 pounds, by the end of the year.  I weighed that back in 2015. I had 12 pounds to lose by the end of the year to reach my mini goal (the first of mini).  As…

wendygail

In the hospital again....

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November 16th..... 913 Pounds (BMI: 108.3) Could barely walk 20 steps without being physically sick, Human's were not meant to weight over 900 Pounds, I feel disgusted that I let myself get this bad. I'm almost half a ton 8 days and I'm 869 pounds under an 800 kcal diet,…

dansobel2

My journey

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I want to share my journey towards weight loss surgery. I currently weigh over 500 lbs, and losing weight has been a tremendous challenge for me. I know I am not alone in this struggle, and I hope that by sharing my experiences, I can provide support and encouragement to…

Brookline Petrea

18 Yr Follow Up

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October 24, 2023 was my 18 year Anniversary!!!! I seriously can't believe it....or that I actually remembered this password to this site!!! I haven't posted in a long time but here it goes..... After 18 years, I am still THANKFUL for having had this surgery. I had maintained my 125lb…

ValleyHo 310

Optifast for 5 weeks

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Hey y'all  I am new here. I am scheduled to have gastric bypass surgery on December, 13th, 2023. I was told to be on Optifast prior for 5 weeks. I am on day 5 of the Optifast regime and it has been HARD to say the least lol. Started Optifast…

Rest_in_Ink
RNY | Dec 13, 2023 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

November 10, 2023

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I am now 18 years out from my RNY and am at my surgery goal weight.  Not quite at my goal weight--which is more about clothes size than weight, because I have clothes I want to fit more comfortably.  But I am comfortably hanging around this weight.  I did regain…

sallyj

12 pounds to go until my first mini goal.

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About 8 years ago, I was at 270 (not my lowest post surgery)pounds. Today, I'm at 282.8 pounds.  So, I've got 12.8 pounds to lose to hit my first mini goal.  I'm giving myself until the end of the year to lose it.  I know that's a few weeks but,…

wendygail

Sick with covid

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Hey guys Dan Sobel here, and I am not feeling well, in fact I have covid, My weight is worse than ever too and it feels pointless to try, wanna here it? 883 Pounds which puts my bmi at 104.7 I calculated. My insurance can't pay for a hospital stay…

dansobel2

Options Kaiser in Inland Empire

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Asking for my lil Sister When I used this site back in 2012, we would follow Options classes that ended before us to gage the surgery date we might land on. I remember how anxious I was just to know how to plan my life for the next couple of…

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Muchísimas gracias Dr. Alvarez por recibirme y hacerme sentir especial como parte de su familia, es como si estuviese en casa durante la estancia en el hospital. Muchísimas Gracias por los buenos tratos y atenciones de usted y de su equipo. Muchísimas Gracias por la seguridad y la confianza que…


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