Justinh125

Some of the CO2 gas will have to diffuse through your bloodstream. The only way to help speed this up is to walk a good deal as often as you possibly can. The gas will use the laws of physics and travel upwards towards your shoulders.

My doc's rule is that if the pill is the size of an "M&M" or smaller, it's ok to take. If not, I break it in half unless it's a delayed-release, in which case I switched to a different form so I could get it down.

The narcotics made me "itchy" and I didn't feel like scratching all the time so I tried to get off that stuff fast.

I found Premier Protein shakes to be reasonably tasty, and it's 30g Protein per 11oz of Fluid, so you really get a ton of protein fast that way. Maybe it will agree with you too.

You're starting soft foods already? That's fast for your first week. chicken, fish, Beans, etc all have good Protein. Or try a Primeir protein shake...30g right there

Well ok Justin... Let me try and help you out...

Your profile pic right now looks a little round and....Well... Featureless.

I suggest that you turn into the light at a slight angle and tilt your chin down just a touch.

And voila!!

Ok, consider it done.

I don't think I have a va jay jay, but for me it was diabetes, hypertension, liver failure, kidney failure...etc. Just tons and tons of health problems.

Yeah, that's the foamies. It happened to me once... it's different than this constant feeling of needing to clear my throat.

Really? Uh oh. I get the "foamies" often. Is that bad?

A little over 20lbs down or so....

Like they say, never trust a fart for any reason. Assume anything even remotely suspicious is "DEFCON 1" and the clock is ticking.

Every fat girl knows the right angle to hold the camera for a good selfy.

I guess they don't teach this at "fat guy" school. I missed out

Um, all fat girls have pretty faces.

I don't disagree with this. Almost every girl I've ever dated was at least as large as, if not larger than me.

Maybe he could pull/slap/smack something other than hair? I'm sure it's totally hot...just saying...

For me, if I over-eat even slightly, I get this to at least some degree. If I over-eat too much, I start getting a mysterious white foamy substance coming out of my mouth. And if I REALLY overdo it, then I just puke for a while.

I would strongly discourage you from drinking anything within about 5 minutes before or 30 minutes after a meal. Why? On Tuesday, at work, I accidentally forgot that rule, and drank some Water with my lunch. Then I had to run to the bathroom and vomit for about an hour afterwards because the Water just tossed the food out of the sleeve.

It's a hard habit to break, but as long as you sip slowly all day, you can stay hydrated. Just stay focused.

So I don't think there's anything wrong with this, but I can't help but notice that the profile pics for almost everyone (especially the ladies on here) make everyone look like they are about 21 years old and not a single pound overweight.

Even people that haven't had any surgery or lost any weight, the pic of their smiling face appears to be that of a 21 year old who is not overweight in the slightest. Do people just post pics that are from before they gained weight? Pics from when they were 21? Or are some people finding the "perfect angle" that makes you look really thin? How does one do this?

Maybe I want to make a "glamor shot" picture so I can also be a sexy 21 year old woman. How can I accomplish this?

By adding B Vitamins to keep your urine yellow and electrolytes to mask that your urine is diluted.

Usually also creatine because that's a good indicator if your urine is diluted. Many of those "detox" pills have creatine.

Myth. They don't "clean" your system. They dilute your urine. It's still a gamble.

Actually, all the Water they tell you to drink dilutes your urine. Those "cleanse" things just try to mask the fact that you drank all the Water.< /p>

As I've been introducing foods I've kept my phone timer next to me because I have struggled with learning to chew slowly and to take breaks between bites. So I time my chews then wait 1-2 minutes to see how it feels going down I've really learnt how eat with my new stomach and in having less and less problems.

That's an awesome idea! I'll have to give it a try--I keep over-guessing how much is the correct amount and then I feel lousy (or worse-it comes back up.)

Like some, I was told to never chew gum again because they were worried it would get "stuck." That being said, I cheated and chewed gum anyways, being SUPER careful not to swallow it. Now that I'm allowed to eat "real" food, it doesn't seem to bother me at all and I just don't chew gum.

Chew a whole lot. Then just try small amounts and see how it goes. Some food agrees with me more than others. I actually found it harder to get pureed foods down vs. soft foods.

The broth they gave me after surgery was more salty than ramen. It went down fine. I've never had issues with excess sodium, so perhaps I'm not the right person to answer this question.

Also, I found it extremely helpful to walk as often/possible as my doctor allowed. The walking seemed to speed up the healing process.

Your new sleeve is going to be extremely swollen right after surgery. What you are feeling is probably the Fluid running into what is currently a very tiny hole, and it's probably not all fitting quite yet. As the swelling goes down, you have a little more room for food and Fluid.< /p>

Eating and drinking everything feels different to me. Big time different. Probably will never feel quite the same. Remember, the stomach itself doesn't have pain receptors, so you won't necessarily "feel" the swelling as you might if you had that type of operation on your hand or something.

I doubt your doc would spend the extra expense in testing unless he/she had reason to believe there was already something seriously wrong. Every test is expensive for them, so it adds up.