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Plateau Finally Broken! - I am so, so excited!  The long months of gains have finally turned around!  I think my thyroid medication is now where it needs to be so that my metabolism is working again.  I los...

Finally Exercising Again! - I am so blessed to have a job that allows me to work from home!  I am finally fitting regular exercise into my day again, and it makes me feel so much better!  Trying to work back ...

Long Rambling Return to the Forum - I had my DS surgery in December of 2012, and the next nine months were a happy, awesome weight loss journey.  Slow, but steady weight loss and return to great health.  I was down 5...

Thyroid Trouble - A few months ago I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease - an autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid).  I had some terrible symptoms and was miserable whi...

Ricotta Fluff Ice Cream - This week I've been experimenting with Val's Ricotta Fluff, and I've also been trying out some low carb ice cream recipes.  So today I decided to combine the two and had wonderf...

Ditch the Scale! - I have read it so many times on this and other sites - don't rely on the scale to gauge how well you are doing after surgery - but I still find myself weighing every week.  And ...

Anyone Else Have Trouble Believing It's Real?! - My husband is the hard-core shopper in our family, and he was thrilled when I voluntarily spent Saturday shopping with him for new summer clothes.  At our favorite Dillards outl...

Overconfidence - I had just begun telling myself that I was getting the hang of my routine of vitamins and protein consumption.  Feeling kinda proud of myself for coping so well.  Ha! Day before...

Heartburn/Acid Reflux - Ugh!  I am having a lot of trouble with acid reflux in the middle of the night; almost every night.  I started taking two Prilosec every day on the day I got home from the hospi...

When I was a kid my mom made all my clothes, so we shopped for...

Three Months Post-Op - I am finally settling into a routine for vitamins, protein, etc.  Weight loss is slower over the last few weeks, but still losing!  I had a bad two weeks with carbs - particular...

Hello Texans! - Just found the Texas forum.  I had DS with Dr David Kim on December 15, 2012.  Down 46 pounds so far; 51 to go.  I'm in Arlington, and I look forward to meeting some of you in t...

Need Review of First Lab Results - Surgeon's office was pretty happy with my results, but I am also going to my PCP to go over them and get him up to speed with DS.  Can all of you lab vets please take a look and...

Carb Overdose (Those darn potatoes!) - I was clean for three months, but this weekend it happened . . . the evil empty carbs took over my soul!!  Pasta, chocolate and potatoes every day for the last four days.  How e...

I Think Dairy is My Problem - I took everyone's advice and have been working to figure out what is causing me so much problem with bloating.  After several days of adding foods back in, it looks like dairy i...

I Don't Stink . . . I Swell - 2 1/2 months out from surgery.  I NEVER fart, but I do burp a lot after a meal.  But my tummy swells up like I'm pregnant during the day.  Is that just gas - or what?  

Popcorn? - Several of you have mentioned eating popcorn as a snack.  I thought it was too high in carbs for us DSers.  

Back Fat Is Gone! - Today a tried on a shirt that I bought last year but never wore because it was too tight and showed all my unsightly bulges.  I put it on today and went to the mirror to see how...

Restaurant Meal Success - Had my first post-surgery business lunch yesterday and I was a little worried about what I would eat.  The menu that was handed to me had a beautiful picture on the front of an ...

Revisiting Old Surgeries - Was idly scratching an itch on my side and realized it's a scar from my old (1997) gall bladder surgery.  Now that my tummy skin isn't stretched as tight they are popping out a ...

Raw Veg? - How soon after surgery were you able to tolerate raw vegetables and/or lettuce?  Actually find myself craving a salad with blue cheese dressing.

Taking it Day by Day - Tomorrow I might crave a lot of foods I can't eat, but today I'm happy with the small meals of protein and I enjoy them. Tomorrow I might want eat half of what I'm cooking f...

Pills - Whole or Crushed? - In the instructions from my surgeon's office they said I will always have to crush non-chewable pills when I take them.  My high blood pressure medicine is really bad-tasting cr...