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Sabatoging myself - I'm 7 months out from my DS and have only lost 68 pounds. SW was 282 and CW is 214. I'm struggling with my eating and feel hungry quite often. I'm off track and reaching for the...

Winning! - You've heard me gripe here about all these weight stalls I've had since my surgery nearly 3 months ago.    I feel like I'm finally winning! I'm down 4 pounds in the last...

Very slow weight loss - Hi all,    I am 7 weeks post op and feel that my weight loss is going so much slower than everyone else's.  Prior to surgery, I weighed 282. I lost 17 pounds during the ...

In the ER -- hernia and obstructive bowel. - I'm 6 weeks post-op. I've been feeling sick the last 3 days with on/off pain in my lower right, which is sometimes severe. I'm also nauseous, tired, and had a day of constipatio...

Liquid/gummy Vits - I'm 5 weeks out. I've been trying to get down the 31 VitaLady vitamins each day, but it's been difficult. I gag every time. As an alternative, I'd like your advice on which vita...

Two week post op UPDATE! - I'm now two weeks out. The first 10 days were rough, but I'm feeling better everyday and pain is now minimal, unless I overdue it. I am still exhausted, but that's also improvin...

I'm exhausted and in pain! -  I guess I went into this DS thinking that there wouldn't be much pain. Since coming home on Friday, I've had to take the pain meds continuously. I have no energy and sleep a lo...

Day 6 post-op -   I had my DS on Monday with Doctor Greenbaum. The surgery went smoothly, except for a large hernia the Doc found at the incision site of my hysterectomy 1...

Day 13 Preop Liquid Diet - Today is day 13 of my pre-op liquid diet. It's my last day of the protein drink. Tomorrow all clear liquids! I've lost 12 pounds. My husband has been so supportive and followed ...

Liquid Diet -New Beginning - I started the two week liquid diet today. Although I was DREADING it, I thought it was not so bad. As a matter of fact, controlling my eating this way, made me feel really confi...

Help! Understanding malabsoption. - Here's my final question. As I get older and develop serious health issues that require the use of medications, will the malabsorption process prevent my body from absorbing...

Help! How to control emotional eating???? - Hi friends, I'm scheduled for a DS on May 20 and have two lurking concerns. I'll post them as separate messages. This is the first one. I currently eat as an extension o...

1 month to my May 20th surgery date - The hospital just called to set-up my pre-op admissions testing. I am officially in "freak-out" mode.

Michelle! 43 pounds.....that's awesome and you're feeling so...

Surgery date -- May 20! - About 2 weeks ago, I got my surgery date. Since then it's feeling so real and I'm obsessing about it and feeling so many emotions. I'm happy and scared about it all. Just wish I...

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