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I also used Dr. Lopez but in Tijuana. I have never received such great care!

Biotin helps with the hair it is chewable and helps make hair stronger I was sleeved 6 days ago and I have been taking biotin for my hair I an a cosmetology teacher so I need my hair .You may want to try that .You can also get nioxin Shampoo it helps with Hair growth .

I was the same way. Some people had negative things to say before my surgery but I told my family that if something happened to me during the surgery to know that I died happy because I was finally getting the surgery I have wanted to help me for a long time. You can't let the negativity get you down if you have your mind made up. Good luck.

I am so happy to finally reach a small goal. I was sleeved 9.20.12. My starting weight was 248 & today I am finally in the 100's. I have so much more to go, but this feels good to know I'm saying good f'n bye to the 200's.

You're six weeks post op already? If that 's correct, then you can start with any type of exercise you like. I know, most of us didn't like any exercise before, so my recommendation is to start with walking. Walk more today than you did yesterday. Try walking from your door to the end of the driveway, or to the house next door. Add a little bit more each day, one house, two houses, three houses until you're walking around the block. Add a little more each day. Start today lifting some small weights. I started out with 2 pound weights, doing 10 reps each of a few basic arm exercises: bicep curls, tricep kick backs, front arm raises and skull crushers (hold your arms straight above your head with the weight in your hand, lower and raise your arm to complete one rep).
I couldn't walk from my front door to my car without being out of breath pre-op and I literally started out walking up and down my hallway, then around my apartment building. Now, 15 months later, I do 45 minutes on the elliptical at least 3 days a week. I still life weights and I'm "only" up to 10 pound weights, but I have a full routine I do several times a week. I have bicep, triceps, thigh, and stomach muscles that are VISIBLE. A little at a time adds up quickly.
Good luck!

That is so awesome! I love hearing success stories and can't wait to be where you are. You are beautiful! All the best in the future.

Wow, that is awesome. I am 2 months out and lost 43 lbs. and I am starting to feel great too. Keep up the great work.

Well by looking at your ticker youv'e lost 63 lbs in 7 weeks.....I don't think you are doing any wrong. I am 8 weeks post op and have lost 43 lbs. and I thought that was good. I sucks that you can't eat though. I have tried just about everything by now and I haven't had a problem yet with anything. Did you have food problems before your surgery? I hope you are able to start eating soon and I wish I had some words of wisdom to help you out. I certainly have no problem getting my calories in. Take care and the best of luck.

Well by looking at your ticker youv'e lost 63 lbs in 7 weeks.....I don't think you are doing any wrong. I am 8 weeks post op and have lost 43 lbs. and I thought that was good. I sucks that you can't eat though. I have tried just about everything by now and I haven't had a problem yet with anything. Did you have food problems before your surgery? I hope you are able to start eating soon and I wish I had some words of wisdom to help you out. I certainly have no problem getting my calories in. Take care and the best of luck.

I think I will always have to be on a diet or always have to watch what I eat. I think if I ate what I wanted I would gain weight.

I stalled in week 4, 5 and 6 until week 7 and then I lost 10 lbs. I guess everyone is different but it seems normal to stall around weeks 4-6. Just be patient...it will come off.

I also used Dr. Lopez but in Tijuana. I have never received such great care!

This is normal. I was the same way until I started eating pureed foods. I would go to bed at night hungry but it does get better. Stick with it because you don't want to cause any problems with your new stomach.....it will all be worth it in the weeks to come.

Miralax once a week and stool softeners every day finally helped me. I'm 2 months out and just started to get regular. coffee after exercise helps me too.

This is normal. I was the same way until I started eating pureed foods. I would go to bed at night hungry but it does get better. Stick with it because you don't want to cause any problems with your new stomach.....it will all be worth it in the weeks to come.

So I had my surgery on Friday and I got discharged on Sunday. All I can say is get your Protein in for energy ASAP, I found in my case that It makes a world of difference drinking Isopure every 15 min. Get your Multivitamin and B-12 in too.

Good luck, that was me 4 weeks ago and all is well!

Ok, so we all have been there (women. maybe some men) your at work and the new girl/guy walks in and well, she's/he's beautiful/good looking. I don't know about the rest of you but I can appreciate a beautiful/handsome women/man and not be jealous (confident in me). However, what happens when the attractive newbe, is you? I'll tell you what happens, women hate you at first glance, men can't do enough for you. And don't even bother complaining about the unfair treatment by the women because your boss may tell you, "not that this is an excuse, but your are very pretty." Trust me when I say this, this s$!& sucks. I'm so may other things other then pretty. More then attractive, I'm intelligent, I'm caring and would do anything for you and I am the nicest pretty girl you've ever meet, because being fat makes you that way. You end up trying harder to make people like you to get them to see through the weight. Honestly, I am so glad I was fat. It has made me a

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wonderfully rounded, (pun intended) internally beautiful person that is only now visible externally. So be nice to the newbe, it maybe you one day.

Not sure where you are going to get the surgery but I brought my own chicken broth because I was in a hotel for a couple of days after surgery. Am I ever glad I brought it.

Congrats...you are on your way!

That is awesome, I lost 22 lbs in 14 days! It is a great feeling isn't it?

Not sure where you are going to get the surgery but I brought my own chicken broth because I was in a hotel for a couple of days after surgery. Am I ever glad I brought it.

My doctor told me that the staples hold the sleeve together while it heals. Within a few weeks, scar tissue will form over top of the staples and form a strong bond that will be permanent. The staples are only necessary for the healing period. They will still be there, but the scar tissue will be holding it together after that point. Our bodies are so miraculous! :-D
And, they won't set off metal detectors. They are soooo very small... There are a lot of them, but they are so small that they won't be setting off any alarms.

I would just blend the pork with the stick blender. I have been eating chicken and fish that way and I am going to try pork that way tomorrow! I am also on week 3.

I am now on pureed foods and I am finding it hard to get my Water in. I can never finish my supper (1/4 cup pureed chicken, 1/4 cup of carrots). I eat really slow but I get full before I can get my supper down. I am having great weight loss results. When I was just on liquids I always seemed hungry and never really satisfied...but now I get really full from eating very little.
It's working!