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I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
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I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

I'm 9 months out and feeling amazing. I'm quickly becoming a WLS advocate!

1. Protein First
2. Drink your Water
3. Have I exercised 3 times this week?

Oh, boy.
Guys, you're forgetting that marijuana is used medically in many states, and is used to treat many chronic pain problems as well as an assortment of medical issues/diseases.
Please educate yourselves and get out of the dark ages.
Many, many people who you never would suspect use marijuana do. I'm one of them. I've got two degrees, run two of my own businesses, and have debilitating chronic pain issues that I *might* wish on my worst enemy but certainly not anyone else. I've been a stoner for many years, and have been using it to treat chronic pain issues (metal rod fused in my spine) for several years. I'm grateful it's an option. You don't just have to smoke it-you can vape, do edibles, use a tincture drop under your tongue.
I'm 7 years out with my LapBand, and don't have much of an appetite these days. It actually helps me eat. It helps me sleep. It helps with so many things, and I wish people would stop being so closed minded about it because they're not educated about it.
I'm not sure I would recommend it on a regular basis as a new bariatric patient, because of munchies, that I will agree on. You're trying to learn new habits over years of developed bad habits, and I could see that as being detrimental in some cases, but certainly not all.
Once a week is not a frequent user. Not a bit.
If it helps you relax, and you can retain control over the munchies, you go right ahead.

@@charmia, that's my take on it, too. I think that since smoking marijuana lowers inhibitions, you could end up making bad food choices and/or overeating. I'm not a smoker but if I was, I would avoid it post surgery.
Just my $.02: Lets be careful how we use the term addiction. If it's applied indiscriminately to every behavior we don't approve of, it loses its meaning.

I promise I will try it after my surgery and I'll give a shout out about my experience. (some of these responses truly had me laughing out loud!! folks need to "lighten up"!)

"Be curious, not judgmental"
--Walt Whitman
Please be kind to each other on this site - aren't all of us trying to stay positive about perhaps the hardest things we have ever done? I know I am. I come to this site for inspiration and answers - not to read others being negative about others' choices. Be respectful please. You don't have to agree with what others do, but no need to hate. This is hard enough.

@@Ms. Reid
"Deal with it Babe"?
Thank you for that very well articulated response regarding the correlation of smoking Marijuana and it's effects on post Bariatric surgery patients. I also appreciated your well thought out response and obvious expertise about the dangers of addiction and addiction transfer post WLS. Your critical thinking skills must be the envy of all your peers.
I'll bet you're fun at parties.

I would hardly call once a week an addiction? So someone who has a glass of wine or a beer once a week is addicted? Your ignorance and prejudice about Marijuana is showing....

@@toohot74akaelh2 The weight came off quickly but honestly very gradually- I would have weeks where I would lose nothing then randomly lose 6lbs but most of the time it was 2-3lbs weekly which is about what you're supposed to lose anyway regularly. I do work out a lot now (I didn't work out a lot during the losing phase though). I have sooo much energy to burn. I have an update pic I took with my doc on 5/5/15. He was amazed. He's so awesome. The before pic was day 2 postop on 10/9/13.

Im down 105 now since 8/18/14

This was early Jan...UNBESLEEVEABLE

Damn yourself ;}

Forgive me but damn...