mbowlin

You could come to my house. I have some painting and dry walling to do!!!

After a while it's easier to drink. I can drink regularly and not just sip. So getting in my water is no problem anymore. I use Unjury protein powder. Love it. The vanilla mixed into lite V8 fusion is awesome!

I had my surgery on 6/6/12. I feel pretty normal. Actually I feel better than normal. I have energy. I like the new normal I am feeling. Tomorrow will be 3 months and I am down 58 pounds. The only time I feel bad is when I eat too fast or eat something that doesn't agree with my pouch. Then I throw up! But it gets better quickly.

Yeah! I can't wait to see you there! Onederland here I come.

I didn't use any fruits that have seeds. Also can't eat oranges because of the fiberous insides. But canned pears, peaches etc in water were yummy and no problem.

I would contact your credit cards directly. Explain that your income is being cut due to divorce and you need a payment plan. Most will work with you, stop or cut interest rates and give you a payment you can handle. Even if they don't, at least they would know you are strapped. Then forget about it and take care of yourself and your kids. I have 2 sons with autism and one with anxiety issues. I always put them before anyone or anything else.

I think so. I did and I am fine.

I went to San Francisco 2 weeks after surgery. It was the same kind of conference. Breakfast meeting-lunch-meeting-dinner for 3 days. I did great. They had a buffet for lunch which included soup, fish, Pasta etc. I chose the fish and soup. I put the soup cup right on my plate to take up space. At dinner I ordered an appetizer crab cake made with no extra butter or sauce and a side of mashed potato. Only ate a bit of each but it was yummy. As far as questions are concerned, there won't be as many as you think. If someone asked I told them. Straight out. I am proud of my decision to get healthy and to use RNY as a tool to get there. People were positive and supportive.

I am so excited for you! Relax and enjoy tonight. You are about to change your entire life. For the better!!

I take Disney Princess chewables! Might as well have some fun with the vitamins ! And I am a princess so why not?

I had those pains too. They turned out tone a combination of incision pain and gas! They pumped us full of gas to do their work and it hurts when it all has to get out if there. My doctor told me to take pain meds as scheduled even if I felt like I didn't need them and use a heating pad on my lower back to ease the pain. I can still remember limping through the auditorium at my son's awards night 5 days post op and a woman asking me if I needed help. I of course said no because that's what I do. Then I wished I had said yes when it took me 20 minutes to make it to the car!! So accept help when you need it. Don't be stubborn like me! That motorized cart would have been a Godsend for me that night, that is if I humbled myself to use it!

My surgeon had me taking Prilosec for 30 days. I'm off it now. No issues and down 52 pounds since June 6, 2012.

I am able to eat tortillas. I bought corn tortillas and made a quesadilla with Lofat cheese and canned chicken. It was good. I used the taco sized tortillas.

I started right when I got home from the hospital. It's the only way to get all the protein we need in one day!

I use the brand Any-Whey. It's great! I add it to V8 lite fruit juice. No grit or aftertaste. I just ordered the Unjury brand and am excited to taste the chocolate.

The same thing happened to me. I was plateaued for a while and then joined a gym. The weight is coming off again. I do weigh myself everyday. I find that if I don't get all my water and protein in everyday, then my body won't release fat. So exercise, drink water and get all your protein in and you will be fine. My surgery was on 6/6/12 and I am down 50 pounds so far. 100 more to go!!!

Sandwich MA on Cape Cod. My surgeon is Dr. Streeter