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Strivectin. You can get it at costco.

Chips and salsa are my dirty little secret. They go down reeeaallll easy

I use straws with no problem.

I second this advice.

You are a knockout, girl! Do what seems right to you, not others. You appear to be pretty small boned for your height, so the extra weight lost will probably look fine. Congrats.

GasX strips help. Also a heating pad does wonders.

I found that savory protein was easier than the sweet shakes. I used low fat buttermilk, unsweetened kefir, blended cottage cheese - just added some seasoning to it to liven it up. A plain glass of nonfat milk does wonders, too. Good luck to you. We've all been there. Gamergirl has some good recipes on her blog, too.

not really

I'm 6 weeks out and eating pickles. Yum!

Interesting site. Thx for posting.

Someone else was posting about similar stuff and I researched a bit and found some very interesting material. So, basically it looks like many of us could be suffering from Laryngopharyngeal reflux, or LPR. Taking Prilosec doesn't help, because the problem is that the little valve between the stomach and esophagus is weakened, so stuff comes back up. It can even go into the voice box and harm your vocal cords. Lowering the acid content of your stomach does nothing to tighten that valve. Hence why many of us have the lump in our throat, coughs, laryngitis, etc. maybe you can ask your ENT about it and see if this is on the right track. The articles below were very interesting. I for one have this lump issue every time I eat. I'm guessing I still eat too fast and too large bites. Maybe a vet who does not have this problem can share with us their eating methods. http://www.gbmc.org/home_voicecenter.cfm?id=1555 http://www.ucdvoice.org/lpr.html

you can get patches, too. http://www.b12patch.com/. I haven't tried it but maybe others here have.

Take a look at this. http://www.gbmc.org/home_voicecenter.cfm?id=1555

I've had problems. Was worse the first month, but my voice still isn't what it used to be at 6 weeks. I was thinking it might be carry over from anesthesia, but hey, it might be related to acid reflux, too.

I can really relate to this. 6 weeks out, lump is almost always there, but worse after I eat. I also have bad allergies. Been taking both omeprozol and ranitidine. Will try an allergy pill tonight. Thanks everyone!

Thanks for posting this. It's so great to see concrete results from "one of our own." An amazing feat and congratulations are well deserved.

I'm a slow loser, too, but it's OK because people don't think I have had surgery, and even better, the slower you lose the less loose skin you will have. I know I'll have bat wings and tummy skin, but hopefully it won't be as bad as it could be. Still, 2 lbs a week is a little depressing

The Beverly Hills Diet, circa 1980's. It was all fruit like watermelon. You were supposed to eat the seeds for protein LOL.

I emptied a third of my closet last week. It was such fun!

cute!

I have the occasional small glass of wine that takes me an hour to drink or a 1 oz. shot of vodka (which I sip over 1/2 hour). No adverse effects and I haven't gotten tipsy from it. That small amount once a week or so is fine for me and I figure it into my daily calories, too. I'm dying for a cold beer, but even a sip of carbonation makes me ill now. I don't recommend alcohol for everyone.

I count calories, protein, carbs, fat and fiber. Tracking helps immensely to keep me on target.

I await an answer too! My sandwich dreams include cold meatloaf on nutty wholegrain bread or a French Dip mmmmmm Right now (6 weeks out) I can handle 1/2 piece of toast but that's about it, and I usually don't have room for even that after my proteins.

Getting my blood pressure taken doesn't hurt any more.

Yeah, I have been struggling getting my prescription meds and vitamins down. I still have high BP so I really need to take my meds daily, although it's gotten much better since losing weight. And what's up with the vitamins? Seems so hard to get them down, yet without them I have definite deficiencies. It isn't like they are even that bad. Just my self destructive behavior