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Nikki Riviotta
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Me, a weight loss surgery photo album by Nikki Riviotta on BariatricPal. 8 photos in Member Photo Gallery.
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I have it too. They have to keep redoing my dosage as I lose weight because I keep going hyperthyroid....My endocrinologist says that the dosage is weight dependant, As I lose the dose goes down...I started at .200 and am now at .137...So far I have lost 75...I have hit a couple of plateaus but I eventually start to lose again, so yes it can be doneWow. Thanks for the post. I last had a fill in April and since went on a cruise. I noticed on the cruise I got stuck ALOT, I didnt feel like it was motion sickness but stuck...As soon as we were on land I was fine, didnt get stuck at all. When I told my surgeon about it he really just thought that it was sea sickness since it stopped once I was off the boat. Here in the last week I have gotten stuck ALOT again...and since end of May I have only lost 3 pounds...now that I have read this I am thinking that maybe I am too tight as well.LOL okay. I am actually going in to see my plastic surgeon again about my tummy tuck, she says I have at least 10 pounds of skin she needs to remove from my abdomen....I did the breast reduction before I had my band placed. I may have to up the protein. My calories are right at 1200 a day and my dietician doesnt want me to go below that...man this can be so stressful at timesWhat did you do to end the Plateau? I have about 25lbs to my target and I am getting so frustrated lolI am starting week 3 of Insanity tomorrow. I have weighed a couple of times in the last couple of weeks and have lost nothing despite staying in my calorie range and working my butt off during the exercises. Has anyone else experienced this?I am doing great. I have really started using My Fitness Pal to log all calories and exercise. I have it on my phone and my laptop so I can log where ever I am. I am down 6 pounds since I joined this challenge. Not gonna hit my 20 lb goal by June 7th but I am losing again and that is what is most important to me! Hope everyone else is doing well!Sounds to me like you are approved. Congrats!Thank you! That helps a bunch!I am running a 5k tomorrow. Should I be carb loading today? AND if so How many grams of carbs should I eat today?
