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How much do your routine blood tests cost? - I just got a $1,300 Bill for my general labs. Insurance covered $500, guess who needs to cover the rest?! I can't believe it, for a blood test?? Has anyone else seen this? I...

All the things no one tells you - I am at 9.5 months and have lost 171, 132 since surgery.  It struck me how many things I've learned along the way that I never anticipated or was told that I kind of would h...

It's difficult to wrap my mind around as well being obese since 3....

150 pounds down today - From my highest weight and 111 from surgery.  That's a big number and one I don't think I could have ever accomplished without WLS and numerous injuries.  I feel great physicall...

Sorry for that news, but glad that it was found and is being...

Well it's official, I've never weighed less -   I finally hit "that" point today.  I've been overweight or obese as long as I remember.   Today my weigh in was the least I've ever weighed as an adult, and th...

Ounces of protein per meal? - Hi, If you are a few months out, wondering how many ounces of protein you eat per meal? My nutritionist says 2, but I feel it's not enough for my daily protein and usually have c...

Hi, you've done so well! I wanted to ask about your maintenance...

Experience with huge drop in cholesterol from norm - Hi, I had normal cholesterol before surgery (180), even with BMI of 52, but it's now 115 4 months out. Anyone experience this? Reading about low cholesterol, it can have negativ...

New clothes - Out if all if the benefits if surgery, new clothes are hardly the top highlight.  But today for the first time - ever in my life - I shopped in a store / section of clothes not ...

Ladies, shopping? - So I'm about out of clothes 4 months out and coming up with "interesting" fashion don'ts lately. Im tall and my style is traditional, classic, little preppy, etc. not too tr...

Carbs grams per day? - Hi All, I'm sorry if this has been asked a million times, but at 3-6 months out, how ,any carb grams were you eating per day? Much appreciated!

Monthly stalls for 20 days? - Hi All, I'm 4 months out and am frustrated by a pattern I'm seeing. I don't see anyone else commenting on repeated, monthly stalls. Basically every month for 20 days I lose not...

Thanks!! Funny to know my counting to 5 before moving has a...

3 months - Well, it's been a little bit of a roller coaster with weight loss.  I went 3 weeks with nothing in feb, then 10 pounds in a week. March is going well, I've been walking and goin...

Surprising Things! - I'm a planner and researcher and prior to surgery I really wanted to know everything.  Spontaneity is great, but not so much with surgery. Of course I couldn't know everything a...

7 weeks & stalled - It's been 7 weeks since surgery. I've lost about 40 pounds. I say about because of differences in scales between home and dr office.  Im supposed to be in phase 5 but having...

The Dumps!!! - Well, I thought I was being careful, absolutely no sugar at all, but just 1oz of full fat mozzarella cheese at a holiday party did me in.   About 30 minutes later I broke ou...

Success - Surgery went very well with no complications. I am now almost 2 weeks out and have lost 14 pounds. I had a couple of issues while in the hospital but not really surgical iss...