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Sorry a bit late. At least from ios devices to add people you hit the 'Friends' button on the bottom and then the 'Add Friends' button. Choose the 'Email' option. It will give you the option to add a username (not just an email). PS. I'm datchka on MFP

Thank you for your post. It has taken me many days and nights of being stressed, angry, depressed and crying to come to terms with the fact that I am a slower loser than I had imagined. It would be a lie to say i am not a happier person now but I was hoping things would be easier, that this would be a way of life rather than feel like I am on another diet. What has gotten to me is that by all calculations given by the nut I should be losing more. I have lost 55lbs in the last 6 months. My doctor told me that the first 6 months are the most critical but I feel I haven't done enough and that I have failed. What REALLY screwed me up is I went for my 6-month check-up he told me at one year is where we work on maintenance and my heart sank. I'm nowhere near goal and it just gets harder from here. As I said I've been able to reconcile I'm just slower and just go with the flow and eventually I'll turtle along. For some reason something in my head snapped that I'm not yet ready to give up battling this stupid weight. I need a boost of weight loss to encourage me so I went back to square one - liquid diet and exercise everyday. This is hard work and not fun... It's a diet and the last thing I wanted. I'm just trying to think of the goal...a few months of really hard work will be worth it. Sorry it is late and my day was filled with yucky Protein shakes lol...I feel a little grumpy.

You will see it one day. I started at 279 and honestly only saw it at around 205. I still feel very fat but my brain has finally caught up and I can admit I'm "not as fat as I once was"

I too take flintstones. They were on our approved lists.

I was given a 6-month supply and have to take all of it no matter what. It's also to help prevent ulcers and bleeding. Frankly in the first few weeks if I forgot it I would feel really hungry.

I was told that if the pill is thicker than the eraser on a #2 pencil I would have to either crush it or break it open if its a capsule. I have not had any issues with pills.

I started C25k yesterday. I've been horribly scared of trying it out because I've always HATED running and was horrible at it. But I've always wanted to love it. I was really surprised that the first day was pretty easy. I had nothing to fear! My knees felt it a little but it went away after 15 mins. I think they're just complaining after years of laziness! I'm so excited to run again! I would have tonight but I want to take it slow

Don't worry. I stalled at 3 weeks too and it lasted almost 3 weeks long. I had been having around 500-600 calories a day and by suggestion I upped it to 800 and that's what finally broke the stall. They suck but they do happen and will happen again. Just have patience and keep doing what you're doing.

I take 2 flintstones a day. It's the only one I can stand and it was listed on our sheet as a viable Vitamin choice. I still struggle trying to find calcium though. I see a lot of people mentioning gummy calcium but in my experience they are all the wrong calcium (carbonate). If anyone knows otherwise do let me know.

I haven't ever had to have surgeries for my back but I had horrible back pain before surgery because of all my weight (plus large chest). My back actually hurt more for 2 weeks post op because I wasn't moving much and I stooped more than usual so as not to stretch the stitches. It hurt. It was a bad quality of life. I couldn't walk around more than 15mins with my husband and baby before giving up and going home because of back pain. I couldn't exercise for too long. I'm very happy to say that these days my back hardly ever bothers me and I can walk around for hours.

Haha, same situation. I got switched from Dr. Morton to Rivas. He comes off as very nice and caring, knows what he's doing. He told me he's never had a patient with a leak so I'm sure your surgery will go great If you have any questions feel free to ask.

I had a lot of pain post-op but the drugs really helped. I would say about the 13th/14th day is when I felt normal again. I feel pretty good food-wise. I feel like I can eat anything and drink anything as long as I take it slow. Of course I don't but I don't feel uncomfortable with food anymore.

Hey, I'm in the bay area. I had my surgery at Stanford on July 24th. I cut out sodas months before the surgery as well. It was really hard. Nowadays I only crave soda because it has such a strong taste compared to my water. I have sipped it a few times but it's so sweet and too carbonated to me now. It also doesn't feel great on the stomach. Good luck to you.

I called mine a week after it was submitted. Found out I was approved but the approval never reached the doctor's office. They 'supposedly' called and sent the approval by regular mail so it would have taken till the following week or longer if I hadn't of bugged them.