This is the first I've heard about Onions (and I know it's very dependent on the individual) and IDK how I feel about it. Onions are in 90% of everything I eat/make!

Good morning, does anyone else here do the Peloton exercise bike? I only have one real life friend who does it, so I'm looking for more moral support. I'm mzzzcotton on Peloton if anyone would like to befriend me.

If Fitbit is more your thing, I'm mizcotton on there and would be happy to do more on that platform too.

Trying to use technology to my advantage here (:

They're all a little Frankensteinian but it seems like most people on these boards are glad they had wls.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

I have not had a revision but I did have the SADi about 5 years ago with Dr. Roslin at Lennox Hill in NY. My goal was to lose all the excess weight, keep it all off, and still be able to eat normally with minimum side effects. Per Dr. Roslin, all wls surgeries create an imbalance and you will need to account for them. The more extreme the surgery the more side effects and risks. SADi DS has been around for about 8 years prior to my wls, so about 13 years today. The risk is lower than a DS and the vitamins are much less. The biggest difference is a longer common channel (about 400cm in SADi DS vs 150cm or less in Hess DS). Many people incorrectly think this means you lose less weight or will not keep as much off. That is not true, and the less is more theory has held up for me, and is confirmed by Dr. Roslin.

My experience is that I lost every once of excess weight (I really mean every f'n once). I regained about 25lbs which I badly needed to get to where I am now (really thin). After losing 150lbs over a year, I stabilized after a couple of years around 160lbs as a 6'1 man. I'm a similar lean build from the neck down to a teenager. Not sure if that's good but it's where I'm at, and I'm good with it now. I eat about 3k calories a day, sometimes more and never gain weight outside a 5 to 10 lbs range which always gravitates back to the same spot. Dr. Roslin has told me my body takes what it needs to maintain a lean build and flushes everything else out. I can confirm after 5 years this is true for me.

I really don't understand former fat people scolding about weight gain. Don't they get it that diet and exercise just doesn't work for some people and that's why they had bariatric surgery in the first place? No single surgery works as well for all people (except DS, but I am prejudiced.) I spent 30 years being a fat person who tried every diet, outpatient, consumer, and inpatient. None of them worked for long. I just don't burn calories like other people. Any single extra calorie attached itself to me and didn't want to let go. DS is the only thing that gave me a normal weight that has lasted for 14 years now. Shame on them for blaming you! I chose the DS because I didn't want to spend the rest of my life dieting. I do have to make good food choices, but I don't have the evil hunger monster following me everywhere. Never talk to anyone who makes you feel bad about yourself.