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When I switched to the Bariatric Advantage multi Vitamins with Iron, I was in agony from constipation, so I called my surgeon's office and talked to the nurse. She asked me if I drank caffeinated coffee in the morning pre-surgery. Yes....so she suggested having a 4 oz cup w/ miralax mixed in-apparently caffeinated coffee will "stimulate" the bowels. Also, she suggested a serving of the ORIGINAL Kashi Go Lean(she stressed the original part) several times a week. So twice a week I do the coffee thing, and the Cereal I eat 4 times a week. I haven't had any problems since.

Oh yeah, I remember super nose. I was in the hospital for 2 nights, and fortunately had the most awesome nurse ever. She would tell me when she was gonna sneak in a lunch break, then I could smell the food being nuked-almost like it was right in my room, LOL! Then on the ride home, I got into our car, and the smell! Stinky car, I asked my husband if it always smelled that bad! Super nose only lasted 3 or 4 weeks for me. My taste buds are slowly coming back to normal. I am going on 16 weeks post-op.

@@rnyjessica, I started my (7 month) program at 351 lbs, and gained an additional 10 lbs about 3 months in because of several food funerals....but I got my rear in gear and ended up losing 50 lbs making my pre-surgery weight 310. My surgeon submitted my paperwork with my initial weight of 351. Insurance approved it in 3 days.

This shaving thing sounds strange. I just pulled out my pre-op checklist(yes I saved it, LOL) and it says absolutely no shaving from the neck down 1 week before surgery to prevent any infections-I am guessing if you cut yourself? I too woke up with a cath and unshaven.

Absolutely. Anything I eat or drink gets weighed/measured and logged. I have been doing this since I got my Fitbit 2 years ago. It's become part of my routine. I like the "add note" feature on the Fitbit food tracker, this was very helpful the first 6 weeks post-op because I could make notes of what foods worked and didn't, and now I can go back and see how far I've come along.

Very inspiring! Great job!

Jessica Smith TV, she has a TON of videos. I do my strength training with her. Love Love Love Jessica Smith! Leslie Sansone also started a channel, I use her videos to get my cardio in.

Hi there Allyrenee11! My highest weight was 359 lbs in April of 2015, by the time I had surgery in November, I was 310 lbs exactly. My intention was to have the sleeve. After many,many, many discussions with my surgeon and dietician, I felt I needed to go with the bypass. This was due to the fact that I come from a long line of diabetics, and my PCP was ready to start me on insulin if I didn't do something. I also didn't want to deal with the possibility of developing GERD. So please, listen to what your Bariatric team has to say. Good luck!

It could also be because regular cocoa powder is acidic. Dutch-process cocoa powder is slightly less acidic.

Congrats! You are so lucky to have Dr. Weiner as your surgeon, I am so jealous, LOL! His Youtube channel and book has really helped me a lot.

I am a stress sweater. On the morning of my surgery and up to the end of week 1, I smelled like armpit SO BAD. I was shaving, scrubbing w/ apricot scrub, antibacterial soap, applying the expensive deodorant twice per day, I even went so far as to put peroxide soaked cotton balls under my arms for 2 minutes. The smell finally went away. I'm pretty sure it was hormone related....

I take liquid Tylenol. My surgery was on 11/5/15, and even though I have very little pain from the surgery, my period has decided to join the party so it was necessary. Before I bought the liquid Tylenol, I crushed 2 tablets and couldn't go it. The liquid comes with a pre-measured cup, but for some weird reason I find it daunting to take it from the cup, so I measure it with my actual tablespoon.

Yes! My grocery store hasn't had the Fairlife skim for over a week. Broke down and got the 2%. Hope whatever the issue is they resolve it soon.