Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

BariatricPal

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Join BariatricPal free

  • Ask your own questions
  • Reply and follow topics
  • Message other members
  • No cost, no spam

hcwiu

LAP-BAND Patients
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  1. I must go back-to-basics! I was trying more solid Proteins and too many carbs and it was too much for me. So eggs, Soups and yogurt are better for now. I can take chicken blended in the Magic Bullet very well also. Also what do you do about the crunchy, carb desires? It this just a mental disorder? Maybe I should try to eat the "fried"? pork rind chips--? Not appealing to me, but maybe. I thought I was a bit internet savvy but am having trouble with this site finding a way to answer the many replies to my post, in mass--is there a way, or do i reply to each person individually? Can anyone offer site navigation help for me? Thanks, HZ
  2. Thanks for the good advice. HC
  3. sleeve-not what I expected. Maybe I should have had the DS or the RNY-I'm really disappointed.. Surgery date 2-15-11, I lost 25 lbs. and then nothing for 2 weeks. Restriction feeling varies-it works better in day time- very little restriction at end of the day---is this strange? Any comments?
  4. Hi- 10 days out of surgery and I find that the sleeve is not very restrictive...it is very subtle. Is something wrong here? I expected a more dramatic change. Most of the time I don't want food, not hungry or tempted. But when I do eat, I can slip past the 4 oz. "limit" without feeling full...that comes in 5+ minutes or so. Is this the way it is? ( I know, eat slowly etc...but it doesn't feel very different than before the sleeve. I am really confused. I can eat more than 4 oz. easily-I thought this wouldn't happen. Anyone had this too? I don't want to start out on the wrong foot... Thanks.
  5. Hello Everybody, This is my first post here. I'm having my VSG on 2/15/11 in Mexico. -After having my lap-band removed, after 5 years of struggle I am doing the VSG. I am optimistic about this surgery but my family and best friend are not supportive. I am trying to loose 70 lbs.. I am told about many others who have failed with WLS and re-gained all of their weight back-even after having the total gastric bypass. So people close to me have predicted that I will not be able to maintain a weight loss, and will stretch my stomach out again and re-gain the weight. Creepy thoughts... Well, I have heard about re-gaining all-the weight back after VSG- I do love food and often have no "stopping point" which is why I am having the VSG in the first place. So what do you people have to say about this? Has anyone dealt with this issue too? Thanks for reading this. HC

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.