COsleeveDude

You wouldn't, I would. Isn't America great?

I don't feel colder, but my actual body temp is typically down 1-3 degrees from before, usually 95-97F. Some people may actually feel colder, I brought it up to the nurse because I saw it on the thermometer. She said it's common, and some people will return to "normal" after awhile, others won't. Unfortunately I'm not sweating any less during exercise, but I definitely don't sweat as much as I did before in general.

I had eight classes, one per week. It's just education and encouragement with some group therapy mixed in. It can be a little annoying and feel denigrating at first, but after completing the classes I felt that it was an overall positive and really helped motivate me to not only educate myself further, but to drop almost 40 pounds during and after the class before surgery.

Eating or drinking anything with more than a few grams of sugar per serving is a poor idea.

Ask the manager to remove it. If they don't inform you of the fee ahead of time, don't pay it. What are they going to do, call the cops? Many restaurant managers will cave on fees like that anyway. If they don't, write a Yelp review. Create a free blog and write a scathing review. Write a letter to the BBB. Write to the Attorney General. Copy the local newspapers and TV stations. If more people put a couple of hours worth of effort into writing decent complaint letters and online reviews, the restaurants and other businesses wouldn't try and pull this **** all the time. The last time I wrote complaint letters I got my money back and coupons for free stuff. It works, and it is more proactive and productive than just not going back or screwing the server out of a tip to compensate, which doesn't punish the business at all.

You will be sick of pudding only slightly slower than you are sick of Jell-O. BUT, why not splurge on trying some pudding flavors? The powder doesn't go bad, and it doesn't cost nearly as much as Isopure, or any other Proteins for that matter. I tend to find that buying the pre-made cups probably helped me not eat a whole bowl of pudding.

I'm not sure which is worse: Googling, oogling or oggling.

I asked my surgeon about it, as they didn't do any pre-surgery testing. Sounds like they don't think it's worth testing if patients are asymptomatic, and only about 10% develop gallbladder issues post-surgery. That's also part of the explanation for why they don't just remove the gallbladder during sleeve surgery. Also, it sounds like some people can have stones and no symptoms.

Annoying Customer.

I would agree that you should say something. The decision is whether you think he's crossing some ethical line that needs to be addressed by an employer and/or licensing board. So you can keep it between you and him, or you can bring it up with a higher authority. The concern to weigh is: is he being inappropriate with more of his patients than just you?

My program recommends getting off protein drinks ASAP, but I plan on drinking them forever. To me, it doesn't really matter what your doctor or program says. If you can get enough protein in for your caloric, workout and body-type needs via regular food, don't use shakes. If you can't, use protein shakes. Gotta count the calories either way.

July 17th here, down 30 in seven weeks. I'm getting in closer to 1,000 cal/day because I'm working out 5-7 days a week, cardio and weights.

That's my question: are you offended or interested?

You COULD eat them, but I assume they're fatty and salty as hell, like chips. Should you eat them? My guess is no.

I will see you all in hell. Maybe.

There's also a big difference between oral and inhaled steroids.

Any venti decaf skinny Starbucks latte or mocha. It will only set you back about 150 calories max, and has 10-15 grams of Protein. If you got really ambitious I bet you could pour it into a bigger cup and add some Protein powder and/or more milk. For regular coffee I have been using dry powdered nonfat milk as a creamer and protein booster.

I still find it baffling that some get sick from many things, while I can more than tolerate everything I've tried. And I'm not saying that's necessarily a good thing, I've wondered myself if it wouldn't be better to be put off a little more by certain foods.

Normal to me, I lost about 10-15 in the first week. My guess is a lot of it is water, especially because they fill you up with IV fluids in the hospital.

I am liking tea a lot more. And decaf skinny mochas and lattes: they have 10-15 grams of Protein and a reasonably low calorie hit. I tried Mio and Crystal Light. It tastes fine but any of that sugar free Koolaid-type stuff goes right through me, I pee every 10 minutes.

Try a different brand, something with lactase and/or other enzymes to help with lactose intolerance. Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% whey is one brand, and it's available at GNC. You may be able to find it cheaper online if you Google: ON 100% Whey Gold Standard™ CONTAINS LACTASE and Aminogen® digestive enzymes to further enhance absorption and make this product even more friendly to lactose intolerant individuals http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3687537

The biggest trend I've picked up on is that the people who take pre-surgery weight loss and working out seriously before the required pre-op diet (3-4 months before surgery) have an easier recovery. If you can't walk a mile without huffing and puffing before surgery, you're definitely gonna feel worse after surgery, especially when you're trying to get into some kind of shape while also recovering from surgery. Separating those phases is important; having some base level fitness before any surgery is important for efficient healing and avoiding complications like blood clots and pneumonia. The second thing I've noticed is that if you convince yourself you're gonna feel like **** after surgery, you will feel like **** after surgery. If you prepare your body and mind for surgery, you are more likely to be confident in a positive outcome and recovery, both short and long-term. A note on bougie size: 32-36 French is the broad consensus. You can click here for more info: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/47390-international-sleeve-gastrectomy-expert-panel-consensus-statement-best-practice-guidelines-based-on-experience-of-12000-cases Good luck.

I drink coffee once or twice a day. Whether it's brewed at work or a Starbucks mocha or latte, it's always decaf and "skinny": sugar-free with skim milk.

I lost almost 40 on my own pre-op diet from April 5 to surgery day, July 17. About 10 of that was on the required 3-day pre-op diet.

Just FYI Long Islands are loaded with calories. You can Google all sorts of lists to find the highest and lowest calorie drinks, and ways to make drinks with less calories. Point being is that most of us wont have trouble losing at first. Losing most of the excess and keeping off what is lost after a year or two is the big reason they emphasize changing habits, like counting calories and cutting out excess "unnecessary" calories, like cutting out booze. I wont live without booze, but I am less likely to drink more than one beer once or twice a month. If I want to get a buzz, which is rarer as I get older, guess I'll have to throw a diet shot or two on top of it.