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One of the local nutrition shops sell it here and i will be buying it..he charges 40 but i had a coupon and got it for 30...i asked the nutritionist if it was ok to use since they said not to consume Iron and Calcium at the same time, and she said it was fine to use, but when bloodwork is done in a few months if there is a deficiency in cal ium or iron i would need to take a separate Vitamin for it.

I have had several days of stalls. But your Nut is right. I am going to but mine away for a while. Weighing everyday is too obsessive and the longer you go between weighing the more dramatic it will seem.

Sleeved May 12, down 20 from surgery and then stalled out. Nut told me to put my scale away for a month and I did, but I'm just so discouraged. Any other May sleevers experiencing this?

That darn scale is addicting. I changed a food addiction to a scale addiction. LOL I'm down 16 lbs and was sleeved on May 14th. I weigh daily, actually, I weigh several times a day. I'm participating in the 4th of July challenge here so I have to weigh in weekly. I think I'm going to stay off the scale, except for my once a week weigh-in. Maybe that will help.
For those of you who are a little further out, did you notice if your weight loss slowed down or stayed about the same when you transitioned to soft foods? I've been on pureed, but my doc says I can start to transition to soft foods now, one meal a day. I guess I'm just afraid that by doing this, it will be more calories, therefore, slow down my weight loss. Any advice?

So reading all of this came at the right time. I woke up and weighed and went up 1.2 lbs. I was sleeved 11 days ago. Maybe it's swelling? Either way I'll quit weighing.

I was sleeved on May 1st. Lost 30 lbs and have been stalled for several weeks. My doctor told me the same thing. Put the scale away and weigh in a month. It can be very discouraging after such a great beginning, but remember this is a marathon not a sprint. Good luck!

It's funny how people seem to think dieting is so easy. Just 'push away from the table, tubby'. You wouldn't tell a drug addict that it's easy to quit, just stop taking the drugs. Well guess what, you can quit drugs, and you never have to do them again. But you can't quit food. You still have to eat, three to six times a day. Good people don't offer recovering adicts drugs, but have no problem offering overweight or dieting people food. Why are we seen as weak willed and lazy. If we were addicted to drugs they would embrace us for trying to change.

Membership to Sams is 45 i think, and costco is 55..i have a membership with Costco...i think the shakes are way cheaper there than Sams.

I was given some samples at the hospital of Bari Life supplements. Has anyone tried these? I like the fact it is just one powder you mix in Water and it gives you all the Vitamins you need! No swallowing multiple pills.

You know what, don't worry about what everyone else says and thinks. You do you. I thought about this surgery when I was 20 and I was too scared. I thought about it for years and finally decided when I was 26 and didn't actually get my surgery until this year when I'm 27. I wasted most of my 20s being overweight. I was active, but I could have done so much more. My husband ran a 5k today and I don't know if I'll ever be able to catch up with him. My only regret is not doing it sooner.
Yes, you made a major life decision very early in life, but you did what was best for you. Be happy about that. You'll find support and love here and with your friends and family in time. And if it's your friends that are saying this stuff, find some new ones. I wish you all the best dear, don't let the jerks get you down.

The first thing I said to my mom when I came out from under anesthesia was "why the hell did you let me do this, I feel like I'm dying", 7 months later I would do it every day if I had to. Don't regret it at all. It gets better, and you'll feel better.

I just had the ds done 5 days ago..it was recommended by my surgeon when i went for my first consultation..my bmi was 68...she said they recommended the ds for bmis of 50 or higher...after doing research on it, i decided that would be best for me.

Im having surgery on wednesday the 7th with dr. Hodges at barker bariatric center

Tomorrow for me, I gotta be there at 8! I'm nervous, and excited!

Awesome yours is the 7th too?!

Mine is at 10am..gotta be there by 8..i am ready!

Mu surgery is wednesday the 7th and i am on day 5 of the pre op diet..so far so good, just anxiously waiting.

May 7th at 9 am..... Here it comes....

Im having surgery on wednesday the 7th with dr. Hodges at barker bariatric center

May has arrived..... This is the month we all change our lives forever!

I need to add another to the list...
I will not miss going to the "girl doctor" and being told to "strip from the waist & cover yourself with this paper cover"... And the paper cover doesn't "cover" all of you or wrap around you for that matter.
Happened today. Not my finest moment. It's definitely "list worthy".

FitTKD mom and Isleevenjesus, you both look fantastic! Congrats on your success so far!

FitTKD mom and Isleevenjesus, you both look fantastic! Congrats on your success so far!

Yesterday I found a size 16 in drawer that I refused to throw away and they finally fit! I had to ask my hubby to check the tag when I was wearing them :-)

I totally get the idea. I bought two pair of size 20 "skinny" jeans off of a friend. I thought " I will just put them back until they fit". No way those little things would fit me. Well one pair fits nicely and the other is slightly BIG! Ok, I realize a size 20 is not small...but when you come from a size 28 it is. ( esp. since I haven' t hit 18/20 in about 15+ years!) It is crazy. I still gravitate towards the larger sizes forgetting that I don't need them anymore. That is so awesome for you RJ, you are now his "little woman"!!! LOL