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How long does it take for the body to get rid of the ghrelin?

I want to know the same thing. I am a year out and I still feel hungar pains.

I am a year out on my sleeve. This whole time I have been having problems with Hair loss like most weight loss surgery patients, but my mom had seen a commercial for this Shampoo from garnier and told me about it. It is call fall fight. I have been using it for about a month now and i can tell a big difference. It has Biotin in it and you massage it into your scalp, my comb does not have as much hair in it as before. I have been wanting to share this so others can check it out. Hope this is helpful to everyone.

I also started to take Biotin and i am noticing a great difference in my nails and hair.< /p>

I agree with livinglifeout. I still get hungry and I still graze after 8 months but I try to pick somewhat healthy grazing material. It doesn't always happen though.

I totally agree. I bought the big bottle of BA chewable Vitamins and finally tossed them. Yuck. I switched to adult Gummy Multivitamins until I could tolerate the OTC recommended Vitamins by 21st Century.

This is what I started taking about two months after surgery:

Morning:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Vitamin D - 2000 IU

Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg

Calcium Citrate with D

Biotin - 5000 mcg

Dinner:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Iron (Ferrous sulfate)

Bedtime:

calcium citrate with D

Magnesium 300-500 mg

Has it helped with the hair loss? My nails are flaky and break easily too, does that help with that?

I bought some honey crisp apples and after entering them into spark people, I never realized how many carbs are in them. I ate it for a snack, is this bad, should I look into other fruit? Just wanted some advice.

What is nectar?

I have that sometimes now and I am 5 months out. I still have a tendency to gulp and that is my problem. It will get better, I promise, hang in there!

I have that problem too. I asked my doctor about it and he said he found it highly unlikley. I also still am on prenisone so I think that maybe why I fell that.

I am 3 1/2 months out and I still can not get the concept of being smaller. My worst fear is that I will gain it all back. my husband on the other hand says he will kick my butt and make sure I do not but anyways. I know how you feel.

yeah I would like to be one of those girls too, trust me, if I was too skinny my mom will let me know.

04/16/12 :wub:

I am almost 4 months out and have lost 60lbs. My hair is falling out but not too bad, just notice if I run my hand through my hair and come out with a few strands. I hope everyone else is doing good!

I am almost 4 months out and I get stalls too, in fact I am in one now for a little over a week now, kind of frustrating, I understand.

I am 3 1/2 months out and I still can not get the hang of the meal plans. I seem to sway back to my old ways, only in smaller amounts. I have lost weight but I feel like I could lose more. This has really been bothering me. Today I was craving potato chips and french onion dip. I couldn't give into my craving because we had not chips but one of the girls here gave me some rice cakes and I dipped 2 in the dip just to satisfy my craving and now I feel so guilty about that. I just feel like I have been on the wrong track since day 1 and I do not know how to get back on. I am just looking for some suggestions of meal plans. Take into count I am on prednisone and have been for over a year so I am afraid that might be part of it but have not confirmed that with my doctor. Any help would be great, sorry to lay it all on here.

I am glad you found us, Welcome. I too have a severe addiction to carbs. Still working on it actually. I am in my early 30s and had diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease and the overall feeling of just sluggishness. I have since gotten off my diabetes meds, halved my blood pressure pills, kidney disease is getting better and I have a lot of energy. It is so worth it!!!!!!!!

The Bariatric Advantage made me soooooo sick! I could not stomach them. I'm playing around with Vitamins now. I found a liquid but it's nasty too. I didn't know I could take the gummies. How far out post-op can you start the Gummy? I need something that I can stomach. I was looking for a prenatal gelcap but cannot find one to save my life!

I started them about 2 months out.

I am not sure I like this, LOL. I weighed this morning, 260.

I take a one of the chewy Vitamins, I think vita craves too. I take 2 a day but maybe I need to look into that. I tried Bariatric Advantage but I just could not get them down, yuck.

I have done very good since my April surgery not over doing it and getting sick, well that all came to a halt last night. I ate too fast and before getting in the car to go somewhere, I had to let it all out in the front yard. That is not too bad except I felt bad for the girl walking down the street that had to hear and see it.

I was sleeved in April. I can not take those nasty Vitamins, I got the Gummy ones and they are great, just chew, chew, chew.

Yay, so glad you are here and you are taking the journey with us. I have found some great and helpful people on here. If you need anything, let us know

That is what I think, or that is what my husband and I think. It does increase your appetite.

I had my sleeve on April 16th. I have been on Prednisone since April '11 for a kidney problem. I have noticed that even though us sleevers have had our hunger hormone removed that I still get hungry, and i don't mean in my head hungry, I mean my sleeve growls. I eat every couple of hours. I am still losing weight but I am worried that when I go off the prednisone that the hunger thing will stick. Any advice or anyone else have this problem. When I said something to my surgeon about still being hungry, he just said he finds that hard to believe.

yay! So happy for you!

Great job!!!!! I have not heard much about the genie bra, what is it?