Oregondaisy

I do weight training first and cardio afterwards. This is how I was taught at the gym I started going to several years ago. They have had trainers come and go, so I've had sessions with several personal trainers. They have always said to do weight training first, and cardio afterwards. Weight training is a really good way to help the skin issues. I have a lot of muscle on my thighs, so I don't have loose skin there.

Gall bladder pain is high on the right side, under your boobs, where your ribs start. Appendix is lower on the right side, down a little bit to the left of your right hip. So perhaps that narrows it down ?

Have you posted under the complications section? There are people who have had major compliccations who would be able to answer your questions better, or at least better understand what you are going through. I am glad you're going to see an attorney. Just because you chose this WLS, does not mean you chose to have serious complications.

You can get crystal lite called "Pure" and it's sweetened with Stevia. I won't use anything with aspertame either.

I've never heard of anyone who didn't like the Premeire from Costco. Unfortunately for me, the closest Costco is 100 miles away. I always stock up on them when I am out of town.

I am really gassy and I have to watch what it eat. It can be quite embarassing.

Well do him a favor and talk him out of the band. He will just have to have it taken out to get a revision surgery! Glad you were comfortable and it sounds like it went well. It will only get easier from now on, so that means it will only get better!

I love the Oh Yeah, and I absolutely love Power Crunch. Both are the lowest carb I have found and taste really good. I can't have sugar alcohol because it gives me extreme gas and those have no sugar alcohol. Most of the ones that taste good have a lot of sugar alcohol.

Hormones can definitely run amuck, and mess with our emotions. I was on anti depressants for years . I am happy to be off of them. I still do take ativan on occasion.

Don't get me wrong though. I can eat more than I could before, but there is no way way I can eat as much as before surgery, or as much as my friends who have not had surgery. I don't really get hungry either. Head Hunger is something we all fight with, but at least I can't eat an entire pizza.

It's usually the hospital that adds so much to the cost. That's a very good price for the US . If you are comfortable with this doctor, I would schedule surgery. My band surgeon charges the same, but it doesn't include any hospital costs so he sends you home and you come in the next day for an IV. No thanks! That's why I went to the very experienced Dr. Aceves to have my band removed and do my revision surgery. I felt very comfortable in that wonderful hospital for 3 days and got better care there than I did here, when I had my gall bladder removed a few months later.

There is a really good Peanut Butter chocolate. You get it from netrition.com It's called PVL whey Gournet peanut butter chocolate. It's kind of expensive for only 2lbs though. I get Gaspari Myofusion Peanut Butter chocolate from vitacost.com You can also get the nectar flavors there, if you find one you like. I also get my Sytrax Matrix from Vitacost. I like it because it's the lowest carb lowest calorie for the best taste. free shipping if your order over $49 worth of stuff. That's easy to do, because they have just about anything you can think of there.

You can try skim milk, but a lot of people have trouble with milk after surgery. We become lactose intollerant for awhile. Soy Slender is really good. I also use low fat vanilla soy milk that I get from the dollar tree. I mix mine with this.

go to the food forum and look under protein drinks. There is huge list of recipes.

I started going to the gym trying very hard to lose weight, for YEARS before I had WLS. After surgery, it was pretty easy to say that I was working out, counting calories, eating smaller portions , and that I drank Protein shakes for Breakfast and sometimes lunch. Everyone knew how hard I was trying to lose weight before so it made sense that I was finally losing weight. The only people who know are my kids and my boyfriend, and a couple friends who also had WLS . My coworkers don't know, and a lot of judgemental familly members don't know I had WLS.

It was hard with food around everywhere. There's an ice cream bar next to the pool. There was a candy store I had to pass all the time. Temptations everywhere!! I did gain some, but I was able to lose it as soon as I got home and went back to my regular eating habits.

Having gall bladder problems is very common after WLS. Most people end up having their gall bladders out. The told me in the hospital that rapid weight loss causes gall stones. Gall bladder surgery was much more painful that either my band or my sleeve surgery.

I have never used a blender bottle. I really love to blend up ice and make them thick like a milkshake. I've used a mini blender every morning for the last 5 years. I've heard that Nectar is hard to mix in a blender bottle. It clumps and gets lumpy. Are you trying to drink tap water? I've heard the deal with water is that tap water is the wrong PH balance for our tiny tummies. I do find bottled water goes down easier, and it has to be room temp. Some brands of bottled water don't go down as well as others, so I'm thinking that the PH balance our tummies like is a sensitive balance.

No, spasms are not normal and most people do not experience this.

Yes, if you were given an IV, you are going to retain Fluid. You need this fluid if you are dehydrated. No, don't try ground beef. it sounds like you aren't ready for it if you're already vomiting. Get some gatoraide or poweraide which have electrolites in them and try to keep sipping on them or some other kind of liquids. If you are vomiting, perhaps you need some anti nausea medication. Are you in contact iwth your doctor?

Go to the food forum and under liquid protein , there is the list of where to get samples. The telephone number for Syntrax is on there. You can get a sample packet of all the flavors for not much money. It's a good deal. I just got another one for some variety.

One thing that makes any chocolate protein powder better is Hood Carb Countdown chocolate milk. I use half of that and half water. If you can't find that, there is a good choclate Soy Milk that's not high in carbs. It's Soy Slender. It's not in the fridge section, it's on the shelves.

Thanks, that's really nice to hear.