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Hi Everyone, I’ve started the dreaded hair loss stage! any tips or tricks for making this stage go by quicker/ products to help prevent hair loss? Also has anyone tried eating pomegranates? i have a craving for some, obviously not much but i have no

I am officially 2 months post op and down 50lbs since starting optifast. I am feeling both a mixtures if feeling great and slightly less great- exhaustion is real! Maybe it’s because I work retail management and work 45 plus hours a week on my feet o

I am 2 weeks post op yesterday. I have been following my programs nutrition plan as well as making sure I am drinking my water- but i feel like i’m seeing so many other people online who are still only on fluids 2 weeks out. Or that they are losing

Making my husband do groceries for me in preparation for starting my soft/puréed food stage as of next Friday. What were/ are you go to’s. I’m so sick of soup and dying for something slightly more solid. Bonus points if you have any Thanksgiving

Had my surgery yesterday! Everything went perfectly textbook! I did not enjoy the haze of anesthesia i was in most of the day yesterday but am feeling ok today. Some abdominal pain just doing my best to sip my fluids, walk as much as i can and elimin

Im having my surgery on the 26th— assuming everything goes to plan. since i will be off work for at least 4 weeks i would love to go to the ottawa meet up... when is it/ where too! I would love to meet some locals!

Yes, I realize this is all for a good reason which i am very excited for- but i really am sick of only liquids- also yes i know i’m only at the end of day 2. When does it get slightly better- when will sitting with my husband and son who are eating

So much more real now! Trying to figure out how to space my shakes! I know they say every 4 hours but i rarely eat after 7 and having a shake that late seems not realistic to my schedule. Also means my surgery date is exactly 21 days away!!!!! Very Ex

Question #1- Were you specifically told you could have certain veggies on Optifast? I’ve seen people being allowed like 1 cup of cucumber or broccoli or celery but they haven’t mentioned it or not mentioned it.

Question#2- What a

Got the call for my surgery date. September 26th- start opti on September 5th. I now have to tell my boss i need 4 weeks off and am freaking out! I don’t know how to approach it or when. Or how much i want to share with her/ my workplace. How did

So I have been progressing through all the steps of the process here in Ottawa. I now have my 2nd pre-op class and meet the surgeon all by the end of me. I have a huge vacation planned for August that i have been planning for over a year and then as s

If you wore a cpap machine- how soon after surgery were you able to stop using it? How did you know you could do with out it. I JUST had my sleep study( just got home) turns out i O2 levels dipped A LOT during my Rem sleep-

Tuesday i have both my first appointment in ottawa. I’ve done the little open house and now we really get into i guess! How much time does the first real appointment take? Also on Tuesday I have my sleep study! i’m curious to see how that goes as

As with many others this january i joined a gym! I feeling excited about starting this whole new life journey and developing good work out habits before surgery. As i am getting over a month long sinus infection i’m keeping it simple for now- but wh

Curious- had my orientation in ottawa - found out after surgery not allowed to have advil/motrin/ etc . I will obviously ask at my next appointment but what do you take for like headaches and such- i’m very sensitive to tylenol- makes me vomit nearly

I’ve got my orientation in Ottawa Next monday the 18th! So nervous and excited- also i hate parking at the Civic.

While still no actual appointment with the clinic here in Ottawa- They did send my Dr. some more things for us to do- lots of blood work and stool tests- boo- and hpylorie - i have no idea what that is ! and a sleep study even though i have no snoring

Was referred in Ottawa Sept 19- i just wish i knew what was going on? Did they get the referral? Did they accept me or reject me? When and how will i know? ugh. i just want to move forward- i’ve spent the better part of a year weighing the decision o

I was referred to my family dr Sept 19. Have no heard anything back yet but i know it can take a while so i am “trying” to be patient. lol. My question is how much say do you have of when your surgery happens. For instance if you vacation planned

Hi Everyone,

I was just referred by my Doctor today. I am in Ottawa. I was curious from ottawa area people what your time lines for things have been like? Not going to lie- super nervous