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Any Duke WLS patients here? -  I have my three month check up on Wednesday. I have a group meeting for diet advancement. Anyone here know what is in store for my next phase? 

weight training - When is it okay to start some light weight training? I have been walking 4+ miles a day and I feel great. I just got back from trying to hit golf balls for the first time in two ye...

Good carbs vs Bad carbs -  What is the difference in good carbs vs bad carbs. I get so confused with all this nutrition stuff. I guess the same goes for sugars vs sugar alcohols.

Sleep apnea question -  If you have (or had) sleep apnea before your surgery, how did you know when your post op pressures were off and needed adjusting? I have had a couple of miserable nights. I am won...

OT: I think I might.... -  I think I might have a job!!!! I just got back from an interview. The GM said if I pass the criminal background check and drug test I can start work next Monday. It looks like two...

8 weeks post op -  I decided to take pictures every four weeks. I took my pictures (or maybe I should say mug shots) this morning. I was really disappointed. I don't see much change but my son said ...

Am I a lightweight? -  Someone suggested I come to the lightweights board. I never considered myself a lightweight. When I started this adventure I weighed 290 on my surgery date (BMI was ~40). I was 33...

What do you do? - What do you do when you just feel like giving up? I have had a terrible day. I have been unemployed since January and the job market stinks right now for an almost 58 year old man....

Sleep Apnea -  I have been sleeping with a BiPap for 18 years. My last sleep study was three years ago when I weighed 330 pounds. I am down to 243 pounds now (surgery weight at 290, 7 weeks ago)...

Good luck Maggie! The nurses and doctors will take good care of...

Need food suggestions -  For the next three days I am going to be working 13 hours a day at an NCAA baseball tournament. I will be outdoors and it will be HOT! I won't have access to a refrigerator or mic...

Walking -  I have been a walking fool recently. After my RNY I started walking one mile three times a day. For the past week I have been taking a five mile walk. My question is, what is bett...

Finally, after 3 long weeks -  My stall has gone away!!!! I have lost the few pounds I gained when my stall started and I have lost a couple more. I think I will go take a long walk to celebrate.

Golf? -  My RNY was April 21st (5 weeks ago today). I feel great! With the exception of hitting at 3 week stall everything has been great. I am walking 3 to 5 miles a day. I feel so good I...

Liquid questions -  If you drink a protein shake or instant breakfast does that count as a meal? Does it count towards your hydrating liquids? I drink Isopure zero carb Alpine Punch to supplement ...

RTP support groups -  Are there any support groups in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area? I live in Chapel Hill so I would like a support group closer than Raleigh, if there is one. I go to the mont...

Frustrated -  I am 4 1/2 weeks out and frustrated. I know you hit stalls and from what I have read it sounds normal to hit a stall around three weeks out. I just don't understand why this happe...

Ocean Spray Sugar Free drink powders - I tried the new Ocean Spray powders you add to a bottle of water. They are so much better than Crystal Light but that is not the end of the story. About the time I made the switch ...

Soft foods -  I was just cleared to start soft mushy foods!!! I really want some yogurt. On my way home I stopped at the grocery store and looked at the selection of low fat yogurts. I am a lit...

Gained weight -  I am almost three weeks out and I am still on liquids. I have followed the liquid diet 100%, no cheating. I lost 30 pounds really fast and the stopped losing about a week ago. Thi...

Stalled on liquids? -  I am 14 days out and still on liquids. I was losing weight like crazy. I dropped 30 pounds really fast but for the past 4 days I have been stuck, actually I gained a pound. I know...