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I buy the powder and mix it with milk and I still get a dry mouth after it. I usually drink a large glass (14oz) of water after I finish it and that fixes the problem

Laser hair removal is too expensive but I'm going in Thursday to get electrolysis on my chin hair Unfortunately I've grown tired of plucking and need something that's proven to be very effective. Of course it's a long process but from what I read the laser doesn't work well on dark skin. I had my wax today and it was a lot more painful than I remembered but she was very quick and nice.I always feel so insecure about my vag area, even though I've never had any complaints. It still feels weird having someone down there lol. *Drinking wine*

I prefer trimmed and not shaved. Shaved is fine if you keep it shaved but the stubble (sp?) really hurts me, so I told my husband to trim. I shave but tomorrow I'm getting a brazilian wax.

Oh and I want to add that weighing everyday makes me want to eat junk, especially if I see the number is going down. I was good for self sabotaging. Now that I'm not weighing everyday my cravings are under control and I don't have the urge to pig out. The scale means different things to different people and it always tends to affect me negatively.

I've been obsessively weighing myself since surgery and after I weighed Friday I put the scale down in the man cave (basement) so that I wouldn't have to look at it. I haven't weighed since Friday and I plan to go back to weighing once a week. It feels good not to obsess over the number and I'm able to focus on living like a normal person. The problem with weighing everyday was the fact that I would have thoughts like maybe I shouldn't eat that salty piece of protein or if I drink this water after 10pm I might weigh more. Now that I don't weigh everyday I find myself wanting to drink more water late at night and not worrying about sodium. Also the fact that I'm exercising and losing inches, I realize that that's what I should be focusing on and not the number

I use the equate brand fiber powder and it's been working great. I put it in my protein shakes and water. I'm still going every other day. I hate constipation because it always makes my butt bleed and it hurts so bad but now it's better with the fiber powder. I take it 3 times a day.

I don't count carbs but I think my carbs are under 100g a day. I haven't found low carb to help with my weight loss and I honestly feel like I stalled more when I was holding back on carbs, plus my workouts turned to crap from lack of energy. I experience several negative side effects from a low carb diet like insomnia, grouchy, depression, anxiety, paranoia, fatigue, etc. I've always had these side effects from very low carb and I've read that it screws with your serotonin but it doesn't affect everyone like it does me. The only thing I focus on is getting in my protein and my carbs naturally stay under 100g if I get in all my protein. I just want to eat as normal as possible, like a normal healthy weight person

LOL the salty guy was a guy from my past (many years ago) and it was his pre cum that tasted salty which is kind of odd because usually precum doesn't have a taste but his did. It was like pure salt *barf*. I think that was my only bad experience though. My husbands doesn't have a taste

Yup I had the food funeral and from my understanding all my friends did also the weeks leading up to surgery. I think all of us gained before surgery but none of us seem to regret it. I don't regret pigging out with my old stomach My surgeon doesn't require a pre-op diet and we didn't have to do the supervised diet. My way of eating has definitely changed for the better and I have no desire to eat till I'm stuffed or puking like some did after they were sleeved. I eat till I'm satisfied and then stop. I think without the food funeral I would of kept trying to over stuff my sleeve because I didn't get it out of my system.

Gosh I never thought about this, probably because my husband has been gone since before Halloween (Army). I usually use a cough drop in the mouth if I'm going to swallow but that's because it makes the sperm taste very sweet. I've never been brave enough to do it without lol but he doesn't have a taste anyways......Thank goodness. This one guy tasted like pure salt *gag*. I personally don't think it will cause a problem for your new stomach because it's probably at most a tsp amount.

I've heard of people getting a band around their sleeve but this was on the lapbandtalk.com website and it was a surgeon saying that he's seen it *shrugs*. I personally would rather get resleeved or get the DS. I would never get a lap band at all. I think Carnie Wilson got the lapband after gastric bypass, I'm not sure how that works either.

Congrats

When I'm full I feel like if I burp, I'm gonna puke or spit up like a little baby. I've never been brave enough to continue eating after that point, I'm pretty sure I would vomit or feel like I was going to die.......not worth it.

I think I'm about 11 weeks out or around it and my weight loss is in my ticker. Also a lot of the weight loss depends on your weight at surgery. People who weigh more tend to lose more weight early out. My surgery was on 10/2

Sounds like you're doing amazing

I don't track my intake but I'm wondering if you're getting in your protein? I noticed that when I get in all my protein grams my cravings are nonexistent. Protein is important because you burn a lot of calories when your body tries to process it. I think you should go back to the simple rules of protein first, 60+g of protein, drink lots of water, limit carbs, and exercise. I follow those simple rules and have been losing steadily. I drink 2 protein shakes a day (66g of protein). I still eat carbs but I keep them under 100g a day and I've learned that it doesn't have to be anything drastic like 40g or less, unless you can handle it.

My nausea went away when I stopped taking my pain meds. Pain meds make me vomit after a while so as soon as I stopped I didn't puke after that.

I'm not saying that protein can cause a stall but I upped my protein to 60+ grams a day about a week ago and in that time I've lost 3 lbs. I was probably getting about 20-40g before I upped it. I now drink 2 shakes a day and that gets me up to 66g of protein and then I continue to eat protein during the day, so I probably end up around 80g. The only downside is constipation and I've been taking about 2-3 colace a day and drinking lots of water. My cravings have also disappeared once I upped my protein. I drink isopure and it's 50g of protein for 2 scoops and only 2g of carbs

Isopure=2g of carbs, 210 cals, 50g of protein, and zero grams of sugar. I buy the dutch chocolate powder and it taste really good. I drink 2 a day and mix it with milk which also adds protein.

I NEVER had a weight problem until I got on depo. I had 2 shots total and went from a healthy 140 to 188! It made me so hungry all the time. I ate like a normal person when I was 140 and I continued to do the same thing with depo and the pounds just packed on. I probably wouldn't of been in the situation of needing surgery if it wasn't for the shot. I personally would never get the shot again and I do not recommend it for anyone, especially if you have a weight problem. I'm so thankful my husband got a vasectomy so that I don't have to worry about hormones

I had it a couple of days before Thanksgiving. My 2 daughters were puking and had diarrhea while I only have diarrhea. We didn't take any meds and we just let it take it's course and believe it or not you tend to feel better faster when you let your body do what it was made for which is fighting illnesses (unless it's something very serious like cancer). The stomach flu only last for about 24 hrs and then it's usually gone or not as bad. I grew up without health insurance so we rarely/never went to the doc and we usually just toughed it out at home, heck I think the only time I go to the doc is if I need a pap smear, other than that I stay home and just ride it out. Get some chicken noodle soup and ginger ale and you will be fine.

I got your beat! I take TWO colace a day lol but I've had constipation problems often in the past.

I noticed that when I get in my 60+ grams of protein I'm not hungry during the day and my cravings disappear. Also I noticed that I don't feel as bloated when I get in my protein. The only downside is it makes me constipated :/

I'm a slow loser also. Tomorrow will be the 10 week mark and I've lost 28 lbs since surgery. I know the weight will come off eventually and I surely wont be one of those people who sprints to the finish line but I will get there. My clothes are getting loose so all my weight lifting and walking several miles is paying off. Yesterday I was so happy because a pair of jeans that I couldn't even fit 2 yrs ago fits comfortably! I don't need the scale to tell me that I'm making progress or headed in the right direction. I'm just gonna keep doing what I've been doing which is exercising 3 days a week and getting in 60+grams of protein a day and the rest will fall in place. Good Luck eveyone

I buy it at GNC but I'm sure you can find a place over the internet.