lorilove

I am in the same private little boat. I have only told my husband and my twin- even then I had to make it clear it was not negotiable, I was sharing the information for support and because it would be too much not to tell with this dynamic. I have no intention of offering the information to anyone else, though I don't know yet what I would say if asked. Time will tell. For me, there is some shame in not being able to lose weight, but more than that I don't want to have to explain myself to people at my age. I had a trial run a while back while I was just "thinking" about it. At that time I spoke freely about it and sure enough - everyone becomes a dietitian and health guru. I had people telling me they will get me in shape. I was athletic when I was younger and have had my weight gain for almost 10 years (around 8-10 pounds a year) and most people just tell me I just have to do what I was doing before. It's just too much to explain to them how the weight gain happened. I lost a son, and then a couple years after my mom and sister to cancer, and during this time I lost control of exercise and weight management. Theres more to the story usually, and I really just want to move on with my life and avoid the lengthy retelling to everyone as I explain my personal health decision. So for now, I will tell them the TRUTH... I have lost weight by drastically cutting my calories. Maybe after the fact, I will say something, but for now - TMI.

Hence the saying, "eating her curds and whey". I realized where I've heard 'whey' after learning it is from milk.

Hi there, I had the same issue as I've been trying shakes before surgery so I don't have to learn these uncomfortable things after the fact. I researched some and learned that whey Protein is milk, so you are likely experiencing lactose intolerance. I solved my issue by taking a chewable tablet for lactose intolerance right before my shake and have had no problems since. Hope this helps...

Hi, this is my first post on this board. I am having my surgery July 4th so it can be my Independence Day and I can Celebrate each year after! Yay TEAM JULY!

HI there, I am also from Selden and am going through Dr. Ahmad. If you don't mind, how much can you eat a year out with the work he did? I wanted gastric bypass, but he has recommended the sleeve because of other complications so I am hoping he makes a tight sleeve if I have to go this route.