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    MSWDiet got a reaction from quiltermom65 in How long in hospital and off work?   
    I had a one night hospital stay. Things went very well. Within a week I resumed all of my normal activities.
    Lots of Protein, Vitamins, and exercise. On my surgery date I was fat yet fit. No pain or complications was a blessing I attribute to my Dr's excellent pre op plan.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from Niki15 in Question about being "finished" with weight loss   
    @ Niki15
    It's frustrating but don't fret too much over slow weight loss. I lost slowly with episodes of weight gain in between. My routine included daily exercise & following my low carb diet rules to the letter. It felt like a living nightmare.
    I lost the weight after 17 months but nothing I did would speed things up. Keep at it. You may not have a quick start but eventually it will happen.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from WL WARRIOR in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    If you cannot cook for yourself as a food stamps recipients you may be allowed restaurant meals. Hot foods at the market or hot meals where the cards are accepted fall into this category.
    The application does a poor job of explaining eating out and restaurants. Applicants read the question as literally dining out. They answer no because it is not affordable given they need assistance. Their ability fix hot meals is not discuss. As a result, many disabled recipients live on cold meals when they qualify for hot foods.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from Velocity in No Complications   
    Zero complications since my early morning rny in 2009. I was released from the hospital after lunch the next day. My scars healed within two weeks. I didn't need my pain medication.
    The serious problems are talked about because people need support and reassurance. Easy recoveries like mine are discussed less often, but I do not believe I'm unique.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from Velocity in No Complications   
    Zero complications since my early morning rny in 2009. I was released from the hospital after lunch the next day. My scars healed within two weeks. I didn't need my pain medication.
    The serious problems are talked about because people need support and reassurance. Easy recoveries like mine are discussed less often, but I do not believe I'm unique.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from zackly in Post-Op Vitamin Reccomendations From Johns Hopkins   
    There are a lot of conflicting standards and each surgeon has a preference. I live by the American Bariatric Association guidelines which had worked for me long term. The last time I checked it was simpler than the information you listed.
    While my Dr recommends a specific brand of bariatric Vitamins I stick with his basic standard simply because its easier logistically. Otherwise I run out & miss a week or so. His standard is based on the ABA (Sorry if I have the full name wrong Any search engine should include the correct term in the results.)
    No coated or gummies as they are often not well absorbed:
    -Calcium 1000/ day
    --citrate not carbonate
    --D3 is usually included with Calcium
    -Multi that includes 200% B complex Vitamins & 100% everything else
    --minerals like selenium, chromium, zinc, etc should be included in your multi
    -Iron 30mg menstruating women & 18mg after menopause
    --elemental not ferris sulfate
    --with multi or separate allow at least two hours between calcium and Iron supplements
    -Supplements should be Water soluble for proper absorption
    I take my supplements four times a day 2 1/2 hours apart (multi+ iron/ calcium+ D... repeat sequence) My only issue was low folic acid, a B Vitamin, when I used a coated tablet six months post op.
    Building Blocks (my surgeons preference) and other bariatric formulas should simplify things for you. Compare formulas to the American Bariatric web site to be sure your choice measures up. The only bariatric brand I find at my pharmacy is grossly inadequate. This is why I use quality "normal" supplements. Most bariatric brands require multiple daily doses because the body uses supplements more efficiently this way.
    I'm wary of children's chewables given the need for higher adult concentrations of certain vitamins and the need for Water soluble formulas. You may hear terms like "dry D". It's wls speak for water soluble and not inhibited by mal absorption.
    The brand Superior Source makes many sublingual supplements that are appropriate after wls. However, their Multi Vitamins do not meet bariatric standards. You would need to use multiple products to get what's required.
    Early on I read all the details of studies just as you are doing. From my research the well known bariatric brands cover it all. Just beware of the candy like formulas as they can easily add over fifty calories a day and even induce sweet cravings.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from xmeridith in Extended release meds   
    Not true in my experience. It took a while to find a Dr who worked well with my specialist. Many of my meds are time released. They were re started 24hrs after surgery.
    I have non obesity related health problems. Fifty six pills daily by mouth at the time of my surgery was the norm. Crushing or chewing was forbidden by both my surgeon & other Drs.
    A nurse sat with me & taught me to swallow my five daily doses over 20 minutes. Advanced planning made it simple. I had no discomfort.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from erp in Long term maintainers?   
    WLS holds the best track record for long term success. I still struggle & yoyo but I'm holding between 135 & 150 lbs total weight loss after rny on 2009. I know several people who have lost more than I and also maintained their weight loss for far longer.
    The nay sayers have no better options to offer. Were there a real alternative, the multi billion dollar diet industry would not exist.
    Conservative stats say 95% of wls patients maintain the loss of 50% of their excess weight. For diets, stats show 95% of dieters will regain more weight than they lost. Many, myself included thought we would be in that 5% of successful dieters.
    A decade after looking into surgery I accepted the definition of insanity. Diets alone were hopeless. My post opp diet for life is working for me.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from erp in Long term maintainers?   
    WLS holds the best track record for long term success. I still struggle & yoyo but I'm holding between 135 & 150 lbs total weight loss after rny on 2009. I know several people who have lost more than I and also maintained their weight loss for far longer.
    The nay sayers have no better options to offer. Were there a real alternative, the multi billion dollar diet industry would not exist.
    Conservative stats say 95% of wls patients maintain the loss of 50% of their excess weight. For diets, stats show 95% of dieters will regain more weight than they lost. Many, myself included thought we would be in that 5% of successful dieters.
    A decade after looking into surgery I accepted the definition of insanity. Diets alone were hopeless. My post opp diet for life is working for me.
  11. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from Velocity in No Complications   
    Zero complications since my early morning rny in 2009. I was released from the hospital after lunch the next day. My scars healed within two weeks. I didn't need my pain medication.
    The serious problems are talked about because people need support and reassurance. Easy recoveries like mine are discussed less often, but I do not believe I'm unique.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from WL WARRIOR in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    What is sad is how failure & success are predicated on social, ethnic, economics, color etc. Health & nutrition are only one aspect within Western society. I love the word conspiracy because those who use it are labeled as the problem (or crazy). Yet, history has proven conspiracies real. It's the perfect combination in that one must be caught in the successful act before conspiracy is acknowledged.
    We can do better by all Americans in spite of being set up to fail. Hunger should not exist nor should nutritional deficiencies. We are surrounded by affluence yet someone is benefiting from poverty and the failed programs that address it.
    Look into our own communities. Grass roots, neighbor to neighbor, person to person and we can raise generations who see the world differently. If we care enough to make action our normal way of life, perhaps our children will stop criminalizing poverty.
    Addressing nutrition in their own environments could become as second nature to future generations as recycling. Media chooses the perspectives it promotes to the masses. We are equally as potent in promoting what matters to our families and communities.
    Ok, enough, putting my soap box away now.
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    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.
  14. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from WL WARRIOR in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    What is sad is how failure & success are predicated on social, ethnic, economics, color etc. Health & nutrition are only one aspect within Western society. I love the word conspiracy because those who use it are labeled as the problem (or crazy). Yet, history has proven conspiracies real. It's the perfect combination in that one must be caught in the successful act before conspiracy is acknowledged.
    We can do better by all Americans in spite of being set up to fail. Hunger should not exist nor should nutritional deficiencies. We are surrounded by affluence yet someone is benefiting from poverty and the failed programs that address it.
    Look into our own communities. Grass roots, neighbor to neighbor, person to person and we can raise generations who see the world differently. If we care enough to make action our normal way of life, perhaps our children will stop criminalizing poverty.
    Addressing nutrition in their own environments could become as second nature to future generations as recycling. Media chooses the perspectives it promotes to the masses. We are equally as potent in promoting what matters to our families and communities.
    Ok, enough, putting my soap box away now.
  15. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.
  16. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.
  17. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.
  18. Like
    MSWDiet got a reaction from Babbs in Poverty and Obesity: a first hand experience   
    Hello all. I am new to this site but a long term user of similar sites.
    Unfortunately, food banks often have to make do with what their supporters have available. Boxes like this offer full stomachs short term and mal nutrition over time. Yet, sometimes this is all there is for poor families who are not poor enough for food stamps.
    We laugh at obesity because it is still ok to ridicule fat people. These families swallow their pride taking what's on offer; and, at times filling in the gaps with more poor quality foods from discount stores. They truly live in food Desserts resulting on higher than average risks of obesity and other health problems. Much of the country view this as a self imposed condition. Not true. Anyone can find themselves living this unfortunate scenario.
    Having permanently lost 80% of my income, and qualifying for no food assistance, this could easily have been me but for the availability of quality discounted foods. Relative affluence of my neighbors meant access to healthy clearance items. Poor areas have few such options.
    If we can, let's be mindful of the working poor. Supplement these food pantries with nutritious non perishables foods when we can. One donation at a time we can improve nutrition for those dependent on the surplus businesses donate.
    What a difference we could make if we each dropped off two nutritious sale items each time we did our grocery run. Pantries and the families they service would be very appreciative.

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