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I drink all of those... but try to stick with skim milk as much as possible for the highter protien.

Take them right after you have a shake. Thats what I did. And if you don't like the after taste, save one or two sips of your shake to take as a chaser after you finish chewing up your Vitamins. I still do that when I take them now. I have one in the middle of my lunch, and the other in the middle of my dinner.< /p>

I have a restaurant last meal list, cause I know after the procedure it will be a total waist to go because of the sheer volume of food they serve is insane

I love going to resturants still. I love that a meal from my favorite resturants now turns into 1 or 2 more meals. To me, it actually makes it more worth the money! My fiance and I try to share a meal if we're out and won't be able to get it home to the frige in a resonable time, but most of the time I just end up with delicious leftovers!

Well... no. I didn't make a food bucket list. I did go to 2 of my favorite resturants the week before I started my liquid diet though. I didn't want food to control me anymore... thats why I'd decided to have surgery, so I decided not to stuff myself and not to go crazy nuts and gain 10 pounds extra.

Another thing that I know I did pre-surgery, and right after, that now that I'm on the other side I learned is a misconception... you can still eat nearly everything again eventually. You will have to let go of somethings because they fill you up fast (rice, Pasta, etc.) but, I can eat anything again, just a lot less of it. Which is both a blessing and a curse.

Well... I did not make my goal. I did find another stall though. I am at 218 and stuck there for 2 weeks now.

Weight before surgery 286

Date of surgery 6/27/12

Weight starting at challenge: 236

Goal weight for competition 204

Current weight: 218

Fantastic!! You're looking great!

Welcome and congratulations!

If you have any questions, observations, sharings, complaints, rejoicings, musings, rants, longings, etc....we are here to hear you,... laugh, cry, or shout the victory with you,... and help if we can!

What he said!

And congratulations on starting your new life of loving you!

My fiance was scared when I talked to him about the surgery, but he knew it was important to me. He let me make the decsion, and then stood by my decision with me after I showed him all the facts. I sent him websites, links, and news articles showing all the research I had done about sucesses, and talked with him about the fail rates and the negative aspects of what I could face and told him that despite all those fears I had, I was still passionate about this. He told me later that he realized when I was ready to face a fear, and put myself in such an uncomfortable place for this surgery, and had spent so much time researching the negative with the postitive he understood it was important to me.

I don't know if tell you my story will help you, but maybe. I hope that he can find a way to understand how important this surgery is to you. Good luck!

My hair loss started about at month 3 and seems to be over at 3 weeks. Knock on wood. I typically eat 120+ grams Protein a day and didn't take any special supplement for Hair loss like Biotin. I do take quite a mountain of Vitamins daily.

I'm taking lots of Vitamins now, mostly all related to my hairloss. Last night when I washed my hair, I still lost a lot, but, less than I have been, so I'm hoping... praying... I'm reaching the end soon.

Yeah my barbaric surgeon said Barretts is a contraindication for the sleeve and he wouldn't do it and won't do it for anyone that has it. He is a great guy and I really wanted him to perform mine. So when all his happened I of course was so excited

But now I'm also scared lol. It's all so real now.

You'll be fine!! After I made it through the rough Patches, I can 100% say it is the best thing I could have done for myself. And I'm still in the middle of my journey. You will hit rough spots, and you will question several times in the first couple of months right after the famous question, "What the hell have I done?!" But, when everyone on here tells you, "It gets better." They really mean that. It does, and it will. I'm reminding myself that right now as I go through the last scary thing I hope I face, which is the scary hairloss. I'm 2 months into it, hoping this month I see it slow down or stop. Congratulations!!

I was diagnosed with Barrett's prior to my sleeve, though my surgeon was not intimidated by it. Also, what he found was not a full blown inflammation. I'm glad that your diagnoses was a fluke! Unfortunetly, it runs in my family.

I remember that I didn't care what it tasted like, it was the first liquid I was allowed to drink, and man was I thristy!

I don't recall it making me feel bad though. My doctor was really pleased with everything, and I then got clearance to drink so I was ecstatic.

Also, I have a question for all of you that have already gone through the scary hairloss stage. I know it seems to typically last 3 months for most folks. Is that 3 months of scary Hair loss? Or just when you started noticing heavier than normal hair loss?

It will stop and eventually I hope the hair is even better than before. It's like survival of the fittest. All the weak hair is what sheds .

I must have a lot of weak hair!!

I'm trying to hold on. I'm in the heavy shedding stages... and doing all I can do. Every suggestion.. I don't care if its in vain. I have to try. And I figure that if nothing else, maybe it will grow in the best new hair ... better than before. I had hair down to nearly my waist, and as soon as I noticed a little bit of shedding last month, I went and had it cut to my shoulders (like in my avatar pic). I'm considering cutting it it again now that I'm in the super heavy loss stages because its already grown about an inch and half... my hair has always grown fast. I hope that works in my favor... becasue right now the top of my head is sooooooo thin. I cried about last time I washed my hair I was just so overwhelmed.

Roadside Lemonade from Syntrax... its what helped me through the "OMG I'm sick of drinking thick sweet things." phase.

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=IO-1018

If there is anything left... I'm intersted in size 14 and 16s.

My nut recommended Pure Protien's bars and Luna Bars. I like them both a lot, but tend to like the Luna bars the best.

I've been curious about those new Silk drinks. I'll have to pick some up and try them. I think I'll try mixing in some unflavored or vanilla Unjury into them. Mmm... now I'm thinking I need to hit the grocery store after work.

Mine started to really fall out a lot at 3/4 months and it didn't slow down until 8 months. It was awful and scary, but it will grow back and you won't go bald. Hang in there.

See... I knew you guys would make me start to feel better. Some stress fading now....

By the way Morgan I was never close to bald at any point!!

Also very very good to hear!!

I hear ya! I'm not sure if the Iron or Vitamin D will help. I can tell you that my one year mark is coming up on 11-14-12 and my hair is back to normal. I lost A LOT of hair!! It does get better.

Thank you for the words of hope!

I know there are a bazillion posts out there on this topic, but... oh. my. god. I am losing my hair. I'm going to be a bald bride next year!

I have been taking 5500 mg of Biotin a day, plus my Multivitamins, and getting in my protien because I know thats what everyone says will help. I really haven't seen anything helping the hair loss... my only hope is that its stimulating Hair growth. Anyone see The Craft? That scene were the snobby blond girl grabs a handful of hair in the shower?! I've had a moment that felt like that... several infact... nearly everytime I was my hair. I used to love washing my hair, it was one of my favorite simple pleasures, now though, I dread it.

I did read that a Vitamin D deficiany and being Iron deficiant can also lend itself to Hair loss, and I was Vit. D deficant presurgery, so I'm wondering that is also a contributing factor. Mostly, I just needed to vent out my fear, stress, and frustration to the one audience who understands me.

I'm also hoping that in December, when I hit month 6th it will be better. It seems also when I read other's stories, that the 4th month starts the heavy hair loss and by the 6th or 7th it slows back down. I hope this true for me as well. I don't know how much more I can lose.

Last week 223

This week: 219

woo hoo! 67 pounds down!

Ahhh... you may run in circles I used to run in. LOL I used to play in Larps in Houston.

Yep.... I'm in this club now too. I just entered my 4th month post surgery and holy cow I freak out everytime I wash my hair. I've started taking a hair, skin, & nails vitamine, recommended by my doctor. He said it won't stop it, but it can help stimulate the growth of new hair quicker.

I had hair down past the middle of my back, and cut it to just below my shoulders to try and help lighten up the weight of my hair, but man I really hope that this stops before I have bald spots.