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Liquid silica? Wow, I'm learning so much from this thread. Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm going to start some research

Biotin shampoo... ohh, interesting. That's the first I've heard of that. I guess hair regrowth is the silver lining of slowed weight loss. Thanks!

Stop weighting yourself daily.. it will mess with you more than help you. Stick with "naked early Monday morning weigh ins post pee".... after a few weeks of breaking the scale habbit, you will never look back at the agonizing daily scaling.

My surgery was May 20th and the hair loss began in late August. It hasn't seemed to even slowed down yet.... it's freaking me out! I take my multis, biotin and get pretty close to hitting my proteins daily. Please be honest and tell me about your hair loss. I knew going into this that hair loss is a side effect, but I wasn't prepared for it to be like this.

Miralax!! Take it daily for 2 weeks then reduce it until you find your balance.... once, twice a week maybe more... you'll know when it's right for you. Perk: it makes you get an extra 8oz of liquid in before bed. Also, if it's safe for children and pregnant women, it cannot be bad

The only way I can keep possitive when I'm feeling down about how quick (should i say slow) the weight comes off is by putting it in perspective... have you ever lost 6lbs in a week? Probably not, so enjoy it, savor it. 6lbs is excellent. I hate to say it, but there will be weeks of stalls or losing only ounces.... those weeks are rough. Please don't let a massive loss like 6lbs get you down. Be proud, stay possitive, be patient! You are on your way to the new you.

I am 7 weeks out and it was recommended by my surgeon and 2 nutritionists to stay at 500-700 a day depending on activity. Some days I can barely make 400 if I eat super healthy, while other days I have gone as high as 800 due to poor food choices. I'm still learning, but my body does well at/around 500-600 while still losing weight.

Congratulations!! I entered ONEderland on 7/6!! Similar to you, it was at least 7 years since I was under 200.... and seeing that number on the scale is amazing! I cannot wait until my next doctors visit when we no longer need to move the scales weight from 150 to 200. That will be a moment to remember

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I just had 2 people that I haven't seen since thanksgiving pull me aside and express how great they think I look and congratulate me on whatever I am doing (they don't know about the surgery) And That made me feel better than anything!! Although all the numbers and stats are important, unsolicited acknowledgement of my efforts is what I think my real motivation is!!!

I feel like my not eating makes the people I am with uncomfortable

You can add me. I would like more friends too for the same morltivational purpose. Esom21

Unjury is what I use. I like it although even without flavor the texture of foods certainly change.

I often get the question "how much have you lost so far?" But I never know where to count my losses from. What milestone do you use? - The weight I was when I became determined to have WLS, 250+ (not even close to my all time high) - Start of my presurgical diet, 240 - Day of surgery, 222 I am down to 202 - so is that nearly 20, 40 or 50lbs?? I also like to follow up lose stats with pant size loss... to give those pounds more perspective. ((A tight 22 to a lose 16 btw woohoo!)) Thanks all!! And best of luck to everyone on this journey.

Who else feels weak, nauseous and faint at times? Is that hypoglycemia?