janet1000

Having reviewed them all, I am going with Vitalady.com. I have seen so many passionate DS committed to the program.... Many of them several years out...

My comments are related to the DS - that's what I have.
It really depends on how your system adjusts to the surgery. Some people have a really hard time with carbs, simple or complex. It gives them extreme gas, bloating, diarrhea, cramping, etc. Having this reaction enough times, and you have a Pavlov's Dog reaction to carbs.
Then there are people like me who have no reaction to sugar or carbs at all. Sometimes I will eat something that gives me extreme gas - like food Outlet Meatballs, which are supposed to be Protein but apparently are anything but LOL - but that is the extent of it. I'm fortunate that I can eat whatever I want - and if it is total sugar, I make sure to get in my car and drive home at the 2 hour mark cause gas is going to start then.
fruit and veggies go right through me. I do miss salads. This will get better as time goes on. Our systems adjust to this surgery. In the beginning, everything affects you. Over time, less and less.
I know that the DS has been a miracle for me. I've already stretched out my sleeve. I knew that was going to happen so I didn’t bother with a RNY. The malabsorbtion is the only way I was going to lose the weight – because it’s beyond my ability to get around it. It works automatically, and every day. I don’t have to manage it, I don’t have to stay on a strict diet, it works. It works better if I eat the right foods, but it still works at a minimum level every day.
What I really like is I am no longer diabetic. I don't know how this happened, but my blood sugar levels normalized 3 weeks after my surgery. Before I lost all the weight! Loosing weight definately helps your A1C, and it helps everyone. But something about this surgery goes beyond the fat loss because I read about people dropping insulin meds 2-3 weeks after surgery and then go on to lose 100lbs.

The best advice that I can give you is to get your Vitamins in order, and then it is Protein, Protein, protein, and walk and sip. Make sure you are dilligent with your labs and know your numbers.