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Talk about anything related to weight loss surgery, such as choosing a surgery and surgeon, preparing for surgery, pre-surgery and post-surgery diets, weight loss, exercise and mental challenges. Exchange recipes, find weight loss surgery buddies, get exercise advice, ask about cosmetic and reconstructive surgery and share your weight loss surgery story!

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  2. who supports right to choose

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  3. The Official What You Will Need For Your Upcoming Weightloss Surgery Thread!

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  4. Bariatric Surgery Do's And Don'ts

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  5. Why do women have anal sex?

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  6. Health Care

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  7. Did you cheat on pre-op liquid diet

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  8. Poll: How many have acid reflux problems?

    By NJChick,
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  9. Dreaded 3-week stall?

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  10. Poll - Democrat or Republican?

    By KariK,
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  11. Did your Doc require a pre-op diet?

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  12. Food Before and After Photos

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  13. Should people barely over 200 lbs or below 200 get Lapband or any WLS...?

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  14. Reflux Poll

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  15. Would You Have Weight Loss Surgery Again?

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  16. Keeping it a secret?

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  17. Cheating..No, not with food!

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  18. Soda soda soda

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  19. Should prostitution be legal?

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  20. POLL Should I have them redone to make them perfect... Breast pictures

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  21. Do you burp more now that you are banded? (non-productive, just air)

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  22. Bands eroded, slipped or still successful bands?

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  23. Embrace the Stall

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  25. When did your toughest weight loss plateau occur?

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  26. Lapband Slippage

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  28. Tricare Approval or Denial??

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  29. First Six Months of Lap Band: Average Weight Loss??

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  31. Are We ready for a Black President?

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  32. Have you had a leak in your port/tubing and had to have it replaced?

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  33. how many cc's for restriction 14cc

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  34. For VG 10 cc Bandsters ONLY

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  35. Do You? You know use that word!

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  36. 2009 - New York City Banded Together-Lapband Talk National Event

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  37. POLL - Whats your sweet spot in 10cc band?

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  38. May 24 Surgery Day

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  39. How often do you vomit/PB?

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  40. How often do you PB?

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  41. Confessional - Lets post our cheats/confessions/etc so others can see that we are all human

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  43. Exercise frequency

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  44. How long have you had your band and are you still happy?

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  45. POLL Does Everyone Lose Their Hair??

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  46. Band complications during & after pregnancy

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  48. Member Spotlight In The BariatricPal Newsletter

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  49. How much weight did you lose in the first month?

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  50. Pin up Shoto Shoot??

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    • Krestel

      Krestel

      OMG! I dreamt of cake!!
      As of late, my dreams have been food obsessed. Last night I dreamed of gorging on good old American sheet cake with chocolate frosting. There was white frosting as well. Good thing we can't get that in Sweden! I just hope that I haven't become too engrossed in food. BUT they are only dreams after all.
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    • GreenTealael

      GreenTealael

      3 days post op and I want to go to the movies to see The Lion King... #slowdown
      · 9 replies
      1. FluffyChix

        FluffyChix

        I doubt that. :D I'm thinking he likes livin' on Fantasy Island too much. :D

      2. Orchids&Dragons

        Orchids&Dragons

        That's wonderful! I have trouble sitting still in the movies now. (I even fidgeted through the last John Wick, and it was awesome) I can't imagine sitting still this soon after surgery. More power to ya! Have fun!

      3. gabybab

        gabybab

        Fun! Why not?

      4. GreenTealael

        GreenTealael

        Ok i didnt make it to the movies... i was far to worn out after household things 😞

      5. Krestel

        Krestel

        Awww

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    • allwet

      allwet

      https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)30834-4
      this one is interesting but a tough slog to get thru
      this review is easier to understand
      https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/07/weight-loss-rage-proteins/594073/
      · 1 reply
      1. Orchids&Dragons

        Orchids&Dragons

        It will be interesting to watch as this theory develops. Thanks for posting!

    • Jobber

      Jobber

      Feel like it's time for a status update, I haven't been on here regularly in a while and I need to keep my mindset focused on my goals.
      I haven't weighed myself in ~ 3 weeks.  I think I'm becoming the opposite of "obsessive" about tracking my progress and it could cause me some issues.  The good thing is that there have still been quite a number of NSV's happening that is telling me that I'm still progressing without knowing what the scale says.
      First one is that a belt I bought about 5 weeks ago because all my other belts were too big is also on the last hole so I'll have to buy yet another belt again.  second, I bought new jeans about a month ago and I have a lot more slack in the waist than I did when I purchased them.  I also boarded a plane and had about 8 inches of slack in the belt.  Finally, I hit my goal last week of being able to ride go-carts with my kids.  The last time I tried about 4 years ago, I had to leave because I couldn't fit in the harness.  This was sweet victory and I showed those two how it was done on the race course!!  😈
      · 1 reply
      1. FluffyChix

        FluffyChix

        Congrats!!!

    • Krestel

      Krestel

      I just looked through all my old pants after my pre-op pants started getting to big. Keep in mind that I wear men's pants (usually cargos) because I am so tall 5'10"/5'11" ish. I also find that men's baggies tend to fit me better.
      I started out at a 44 in waist pant and quickly found that I was back down to my 42's. So even when thise got to be too big, I had to start pulling old clothes out of storage. After finding my 38's, I thought that these would not yet fit, but when I tried them on, they fit perfectly. I also found some older pants that now fit better than I remembered. What a relief! It's not like I can pop down to the store like I could do in the US and the styles here in Sweden are all skinnt jeans which I cant stand. I also found some 36's, but I'm not mentally ready to try those on yet. The biggest challenge will be buying women's clothing again. 
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