Richard Foor

You do not need to be on shakes for the rest of your life, just till you get to the point you can get enough Protein daily without them. I am on my puree stage and have already cut out shakes because I can hit my protein numbers with the food I eat. As long as you get enough protein daily it doesn't matter how you get it. Hope this helps, good luck.

You won't get the full feeling until you start eating food. You should get some slight full feeling with soft food and then you will get the true full feeling when you get to full foods. Good Luck

Carbs are a hard thing to kick, because everything always tastes better on bread or over noodles. Unfortunately the only way around it is to convince yourself, which unfortunately is never easy, I am worried that I may end up having problems with carbs again down the road because even though I am only a month out I still think every time I eat anything how much better it would be with bread. I wish you the best of luck with it, it's not easy but since you are on here seeking advice you are definitely ready to make the effort. As for the Protein Shakes, have you tried any of the unflavored ones, also I find sometimes it's easier to mix them in instant sugar free pudding and make a Protein pudding and eat it. Another option maybe using Protein Bars instead of shakes, most of the Atkins brand bar taste like candy bars and are very low carb. Hope the helps, good luck.

It is possible that as you loose weight you are actually sleeping more effectively so your body which is used to not having effective sleep is now adjusting to the more effective sleep you are getting, my guess is that it will stabilize before to long and you will be sleeping more regularly.

Sleeved 12/10/12 starting weight 379 weight this morning 333.

Sometimes you have to just enjoy your life especially while you are on vacation. I think that being able to have a fun vacation without putting all the work into your usual diet and exercise routine and only gaining 1.5 lbs is an amazing success. So don't beat yourself up, just get back to your usual routine and that 1.5 should come right back off. I always remember when I go on vacation that part of taking vacation is accepting that when you get back you will need to catch up on everything you normally do that didn't get done while you were on vacation. Good luck.

liquids do not stay in the stomach very long they go leak through the pyloric sphincter into the intestines that is why you don't get a full feeling from liquids after the swelling has gone down. When you start eating anything thicker that can not go through the pyloric is when you will start getting the full feeling.

Acid Reflux is when the flapper at the top of your stomach lets excess stomach acid out into your esophagus. It does cause the burning feeling you spoke of, it tends to be worse when you lay flat. It is usually treated with nexium or Prilosec which are meds that lessen the churning of the acid.

Vyvanse as with most add meds does not use a weight based dosage system so weight loss should not be the factor. I did find this article(http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/medicine/divisions/digestive-health/nutrition-support-team/nutrition-articles/Chan_Part2_Article.pdf) discussing the effect of wls on medication absorption which seems to indicate that some meds are absorbed slower after wls which might account for the change in how the med is working for you since these meds are normally time released anyhow. Hope this is helpful and good luck.

Hi, my names Rick, i'm 40 years old and have 2 wonderful kids a 10 year old boy and a 5 year old girl. I weigh 370 lbs and am 5'5" tall. I am a professional Paramedic/Supervisor. When my wife of 12 years left me in April, I kept the kids because I am better at taking care of them then she ever was, I started thinking of what would happen to my kids if I died from health problems related to my weight, and I decided I can't take that chance anymore so I decided it was time to do what was necessary. I am scheduled for sleeve surgery on December 10. My daughter loves to hug my big belly but we talked and she says she will be OK with me getting rid of my belly if it means she can keep me longer, and I will be able to play with her more. I think kids are the best motivator in the world.

aww, that's sweet. She'll still be able to hug that belly as it's melting away so it won't be as traumatic for her as it would be if your belly suddenly vanished in a day. When you get to goal weight she'll be loving the new energetic you and she'll love how she can wrap her arms around you. It is wonderful to hear of an engaged father raising his children. They are lucky to have you.