Fiddleman

Yup, that is definitely my concern as well so trying to not give into the hunger. I like PdxMan's description above that hunger is a deficiency in something. However I do admit it is going to be a challenge to figure out what the deficiency is. I read an article this morning about the long term effects of taking a PPI ( posted also in another heartburn thread). http://refluxdefense.com/heartburn_GERD_articles/side-effects-antacids-and-acid-blockers.html Maybe I am struggling with more malabsorption then I came to admit after taking a daily PPI for 8 months now. However, my blood work came back normal at the 6 month check. I also do not eat very many vegetables and no fruit. Probably the equivalent on 1 serving of veggies a day. Still mostly eating high Protein n low carb, but do eat healthy carb before I run in the form of a couple energy squares ( nuts.com).

Have you tried some tums? They might help and actually taste kind of good.

We had a thread on this a while back and thought woodland park zoo would be a neat place to meet once the weather is better in the summer.

Interesting that your doctor stated to wait 2 months. I started after a day or two home from hospital. Agree that BA tabs are vomit inducing. I eventually got tired of it and switched to Celebrate capsules. The DV is 3 capsules. I found if you take all 3 at once, it also led to vomiting. I wanted to take all at once so I would not forget. Finally settled on a good Trader Joe high potency brand (200% of everything) which I could take without vomiting. Tasted good also! Worked really well for months. In the last couple months I have switched to GNC athlete men's daily Vitamin packs. They are really helpful once you get your athlete on. I would not recommend them until post 6 months though because tabs are big and you need to be comfortable with swallowing those. You also do not want to mess around with specialized Vitamins before getting the all clear from your blood work at 6 months. Hope this helps.

Good place! I was going to have surgery there, but ran into insurance issues with my UHC plan. They were in the process of trying to close an agreement with UHC, but I did not want to wait months for it.

It is over here in Washington. We have had a really mild and spring like winter except for like 2 weeks in January. Most boring winter ever. Good job at getting out and doing your walk in the cold!

No one else struggles with this?

My rant is that there are some days when my appetite seems to really increase, like today. Seriously? I remember not being that hungry for first 6 months, but following that I seem to get hungry mid morning and mid afternoon in between meals. I thought flavored Water would satisfy, but it does not so I have been having an extra laughing cow here or spoonful of edamame salad there to hold me to the next meal. I eat 5-6 meals a day of 3-5 ounces of solid Protein. Wondering if I should take something to help with appetite suppressant like hoodia or something related. How have you dealt with this? Darn Grehlin is making a come back. It is so distracting to be fighting the hunger. So far the hunger is losing, but...

Hi - I am in Everett area (lake Stevens) Washington.

I take 2 unisom and it really helps me. Some of the other OTC remedies do not work as well for me or give me a hangover the next day (Costco sleep aid does this).

Thanks for giving away the plot for those who DVR'd it for later watching.

I did this too for the first 3 months. Highly recommended because it is low impact, but very effective at burning off the fat. I was probably out on average 1.5 hours every day taking my dog for a walk and got to the point of walking fairly fast. I don't walk so much any more because of running, but I still think it is a really good exercise for anyone after the surgery.

Yes, unfortunately. I now take a sleep aid to help with that.

I think it is a good idea to wait until you drop weight so you do not injure yourself. However, everyone is different. I waited until I dropped 100+ lb because I did not want to deal with bursitis, knee issues, etc. Started when I hit 225 lb and it was awesome because I actually enjoyed my first run ( which was also a 5 k).

In theory I would self pay, but have no idea where the 20, 000+ would come from. It would take years to save up that amount. By the way, my total billed to insurance was 32, 500.

Yeah, I am like that also.