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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from Kalli's Mom in Delaware Sleevers   
    DE Area Bariatric Clothing Swap?
    Does anyone know if there is a clothing swap for our area ? It would be nice to have if there is an interest - I know I have stuff that I'd like to swap out. I hear it's better not to buy too many things in each size since you'll keep getting smaller
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    BabyNewYear reacted to JennsJourney in Finally seeing a difference! 3 months post-op   
    I just have to share because I'm finally seeing a difference in my body! I'm 3 months post-op and I have lost 74 lbs. I took a picture this weekend and finally could see a big difference. YAY for little victories and a place to share it where others understand completely!

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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from qtonduty30 in Delaware anyone?   
    Hi Cindyb15,
    I'm a January 2016 DE Sleevr, too. I am living in Wilmington but visit Dover a lot.
    Where are you located? How's it going for you?
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    BabyNewYear reacted to rydersmama in How plus size stores rip us off!   
    For the last 15 years or so, the only store I could shop in, in my city was Penningtons...this was the only store that went up to the size I wore.
    It always frustrated me that I only had that one option to get clothes as they are VERY expensive and over priced for what you get.
    I realize that yes, they need more material for a 5x shirt, but it's not like its high quality material or anything.
    I recently went to Walmart cuz I had to break down and get some new clothes, and was beyond happy that I easily fit into the plus size section there.
    I was blown away....a 5 pack of panties for $10??? I was paying $40 for that many panties.
    I bought a bra for $12.95....whaaaaa!!! Used to pay $50 for those.
    Tshirts for $8....same thing at penningtons would have been $30.
    This is the kicker...a bathing suit from Walmart $30....I've payed well over $100 at penningtons.
    Anyway, you guys get my point. So I basically feel like I've been ripped off and taken advantage of all these years and it pisses me off.
    Now that I can shop other places for clothes, I vow NEVER to set foot in penningtons again....and that makes me very happy and proud of myself
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    BabyNewYear reacted to lunarose in Hacks, Tips and Helpful Notes   
    Definitely wean yourself from any caffeine slowly before surgery I went cold turkey and the headache hurt worse then the incision. I am just shy of six years so I don't remember too many things about the early days. Get some of the chicken broth flavored Protein powder the heat was soothing. Get those two ounce medicine cups its far easier on those first couple of days to deal with them then a full glass. Don't cheat. The first six months its almost impossible not to lose weight but after that your stomach is healed and it gets a little tougher. So you want to get as big of a bang for your bucks during those first six. I to this day start every morning with a Protein shake and I exercise regularly. Remember its a tool not a magic bullet you will still need to do your part. But with the sleeve doing your part is so much easier. I still feel the restriction and it still keeps me on track.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to Inner Surfer Girl in Hacks, Tips and Helpful Notes   
    I have learned a great deal. You can learn a lot from reading this forum.
    Some of the things that I have identified as critical success factors for me. I:
    Weaned myself off of caffeine and carbonation gradually before surgery.
    Made up my mind to do everything my medical team asked me to do, even if I thought I couldn't do it.
    Committed to being rigorously honest with myself and my medical team.
    Learned as much as I could about the surgery process.
    Decided to make it my policy not to tell people how much weight I have lost when they ask. Now, if someone asks how much I have lost I tell them that I am not sharing that information with anyone.
    Followed my pre- and post-op program.
    Track my food using MyFitnessPal.
    Wear a fitness tracker.
    Focus on getting in my 100 grams of Protein and at least 64 oz of fluids, every day.
    Avoid added sugars, starches, and fried foods.
    Take my Vitamins and supplements as directed.
    Practice eating mindfully, slowly, chewing thoroughly and taking small bites.
    Exercise regularly.
    Weigh infrequently (early out I only weighed at doctors appointments).
    Participate in the forums on this site.
    Try to practice creativity more frequently (I try to do something creative every day).
    And, most importantly, learning to Embrace the Stall!
    Embrace the Stall
    http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall
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    BabyNewYear reacted to jane13 in 4 Months Post-Op & Hair Loss has started :-(   
    @@misi324 - mine started about 3rd month and ran for about 3 and then the hair loss slowed down. That was when the weight loss also slowed. I chopped my hair a lot shorter and put a color rinse on it regularly because the grey hair seems to LOOK thinner than my normal brown.
    It has started coming back but it still isn't thick as it use to be, but then again, neither am I!
    NO REGRETS!
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from UalreadyKnow in First time in forever...size 12 jeans!   
    Bought my first size 12's in a long time, too, last week
    Great feeling !!!!
    Wondering about clothing swaps in my area because I'm only halfway to goal right now
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    BabyNewYear reacted to Pinkgirl1234 in Hair loss I know it's normal but...   
    This is s crazy amount...post 3 months op!
    I can't believe how much hair I am losing...it far exceeds the weight loss for sure...
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    BabyNewYear reacted to berkeleyandbrownie in GI Ills:: Foreign Travel Post VSG   
    I can't address travel out of the country, but GI illness does seem to hit me harder now than before I had my VSG. I also have GI responses to stress, so it could be a combined effect when I get a stomach bug. I wonder if that's what you're dealing with. I hope you feel better soon.
    I do travel a lot, but I haven't been out of the country since before my VSG. Travel in general was very difficult for the first several months. Are you pretty far out from surgery?
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    BabyNewYear reacted to libby43 in GI Ills:: Foreign Travel Post VSG   
    I love to cruise but have not yet with my sleeve. What I do know you can preorder anything for a special diet. Do have plans to travel this summer on a cruise .
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from Applebootom9 in United Healthcare - Just Beginning   
    Had UHC and approval was easy but did have to do the six mos nutrition classes. Needed clearance from cardio, polmonologist, & psych, too. They required co-pays and there was a $250.00 inpatient deductible, too. The total bill said $26,000+ so I feel like it's a small outlay of cash in retrospect.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to Connie Stapleton PhD in Bariatric Realities   
    Bariatric Realities
    I’m doing this series called “Bariatric Realities” as a result of many frustrations. In this case, the energy generated in my body and brain, as a result of these annoyances, is my motivation for developing this series. I need to “get it out,” put my thoughts and feelings on paper - and on video - and share them. I want to talk about what I see and hear, day in and day out, from the patients I work with. These vulnerable men and women tell me about the realities of dealing with weight issues, the struggles related to getting extra weight off and keeping it off, and the underlying emotional hurdles interfering with their progress.


    Bariatric Realities
    I’m doing this series called “Bariatric Realities” as a result of many frustrations. In this case, the energy generated in my body and brain, as a result of these annoyances, is my motivation for developing this series. I need to “get it out,” put my thoughts and feelings on paper - and on video - and share them. I want to talk about what I see and hear, day in and day out, from the patients I work with. These vulnerable men and women tell me about the realities of dealing with weight issues, the struggles related to getting extra weight off and keeping it off, and the underlying emotional hurdles interfering with their progress.
    I’m frustrated that patients, whether they are seeking medical weight loss assistance or opting for weight loss surgery, are given only part of the story and only part of the solution. The emphasis in all bariatric programs, obviously, is on meal planning and “behavior modification.” These are, of course, essential elements of weight loss and healthy weight management, but they are only part of the deal. The emotional components related to weight issues – shame, self-esteem, body image, family of origin issues, past trauma, relationship changes following weight loss – these and many other crucial, emotional/psychological issues are so often ignored.
    Not to me, they aren’t. And these will be addressed in this series.
    In addition, I want to inform other professionals in the medical, psychological and psychiatric fields about things patients (and, to be fair, some professionals) know, but the scholarly types won’t listen to, because what I have to say isn’t “evidence based.” Meaning there are no formal research studies or statistics to verify or validate what I, and so many others, know to be true. Oh, I am a believer in, and supporter of evidence based research – without a doubt! And yet, so many topics that need to be addressed in the area of weight loss have not been formally researched, nor do they always lend themselves to scientific investigation. (Not to mention, the evidence found in evidence-based research is very often conflicting and ever changing. That, however is another paper…)
    I will address those very real problems related to weight loss and maintenance that are largely ignored due to a lack of research-based evidence. And yet, those topics are so very, very real.
    Here’s a sneak peak at the types of things I’ll be addressing in the Bariatric Reality series.
    Alcohol Use After WLS
    This topic is widely debated by patients and professionals alike. It is, indeed, discussed at the professional meetings. In fact, just a few years ago, a big fuss was made at one of the largest bariatric surgery professional meetings about brand new research related to Alcohol Use Disorders following weight loss surgery. The actual researchers presented findings of their newly published data recently released in The Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA): Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders Before and After Bariatric Surgery. The authors reported a 2% increase in Alcohol Use Disorders at the 2-year post-surgical assessment.
    Is this information helpful? Of course it is! Does it tell much of a story, really? If you ask those of us who work day in and day out in surgical weight loss programs, I’d venture to say that the majority would report that this 2% statistic at two years post-op doesn’t even begin to tell the reality of the problems we see with “Alcohol Use Disorders” following weight loss surgery… some a year after, some two years after, some five years after. And it’s not just alcohol. It’s also abuse of pain medications, spending, promiscuous sexual behavior and eating disorders.
    And tell me… how many WLS patients who have “Alcohol Use Disorders” haven’t returned to their bariatric centers for follow up to be included in the research results? How many haven’t mentioned anything about “Alcohol Use Disorders” to the multidisciplinary team? A lot.
    Yet we can’t present the very real information from patients who tell us about their friends who won’t come see the doctor after their surgery … the ones they are worried about because the person of concern isn’t eating but is consuming the majority of their calories from alcohol. We can’t count, or report on, the patients whose won’t come in for a follow-up and who drink so much they are falling down and hurting themselves. There is no “data” to indicate the number of patients calling and insisting they need more or higher doses of pain medication and become hostile or abusive to the staff when told the doctor won’t prescribe any more. We don’t have “numbers” for the patients who sit in my office and cry because they are sleeping with anyone who shows any interest in them. We have no data on the number of patients who tell me and other providers around the country that they meet strangers at motels for sex, something they never did before. How do we help educate other professionals about very real, very dangerous “anecdotal” reports of problems, when, alas, we have no DATA?
    No, this type of information is not discussed at the “professional” meetings because we don’t have scientific evidence. But these things are happening. They are real. And they need to be talked about. So I’ll talk about them and hope someone listens. A lot of someones – so that people won’t be afraid to ask for help for these issues, knowing they’re not alone. And so that professionals may – just may – stop pretending these things aren’t happening because there are no “numbers” to support the reality.
    Food Addiction
    Last year, I spoke at a national weight loss conference for overweight and obese patients. The moderator of the panel of which I was a part, felt strongly that food/eating is not an addiction. He therefore posed this question to the audience of approximately 200 people: “How many of you consider yourself to be a food addict?” Nearly every hand in the audience shot up immediately. I explained to him, and to the audience, that the hallmark of addiction is knowing something is a problem and has caused problems (think of all the health-related problems associated with obesity), wanting to stop (wanting to lose weight) having made many attempts to stop (consider all of the prior dieting), but not being able to stop (most people regain any lost weight from dieting and feel hopeless about being able to make permanent changes to their eating and exercise behavior). These people who consider themselves food addicts are addicted to food/eating, physically and/or emotionally. They know their weight is causing serious problems in their lives, they want to stop, but they cannot. That’s addiction.
    “Where’s the evidence, Connie?” Well, I don’t have it. And I can’t find that many others do, either. I did find a “scholarly article” from 2013 of a study of 652 adults from the general population in Newfoundland, in which the prevalence of “food addiction” was 5.4%. The majority of other “scholarly articles” that even discuss food addition focus primarily on Binge Eating Disorder or the “neurobiology” of food addiction. Often the conclusions are similar: professionals differ on their beliefs about the idea of whether or not “food addiction” is real.
    Ask your patients. They believe food addiction is real.
    So if, at the professional meetings, we can only discuss food addiction based on the “research,” it seems we are limited to debating the existence of food addiction, or to sharing the percentage of “food addicts” in Newfoundland. How, then, are we supposed to talk to professionals about the myriad of non-scientifically-researched REAL issues that patients experience in their REAL lives?
    I’m frustrated.
    Bariatric Realities is my new outlet. I will talk in REAL language about the REAL issues experienced by the REAL patients I work with all day long. I hope it will get others talking! Share your REAL thoughts, feelings and observations with me and other readers! THANKS!
    The NEXT TOPIC for Bariatric Realities: Genetics and Sources of Weight Problems – What ARE You Accountable for?
    Connie Stapleton, PhD
    connie@conniestapletonphd.com
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    Twitter: @cstapletonphd
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from Chelle Bean in How much can you eat   
    Hey All,
    I am 8 weeks post op and ate an entire 5 inch sub this weekend! It was so good I just gobbled it up but paid for it later. I don't throw up when I eat too much but kinda wish I did. Just feel really miserable for a while. Not sure why but I have been able to tolerate most foods since about 2 wks post op. Milk, spicy and carbonated stuff don't work well but just about everything else seems to be ok, in much smaller amounts than pre-surgery though. Sometimes I wonder if it would be better if I couldn't tolerate most things but as long as the weight is coming off its all good.
    I tackle the restaurant issue by getting stuff boxed up and eating only what feels comfortable. I find myself more tempted to drink fluids with my meals at restaurants. My family "support team" will gently remind me not to drink that glass of Water at the table
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    BabyNewYear reacted to Theresa64 in Delaware Sleevers- Chrias-Christiana Hospital   
    Hey fellow Delawareans,
    I had my sleeve in Aug. 21, 2015, Milford Memorial, Milford, DE..by Dr. Barnett. He did a great job. I didn't have any severe pain after..No problems drinking or eating. But, my lost is slow..
    Hope everyone is doing well. Hope to hear from someone soon..
    PS: how do you inbox..new to site
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from storibrown in Dates & Weights   
    Congratulations and thanks for posting. Looking at weight loss by the month is a good idea. I see after the first three months your weight loss slowed a bit, too. Its so helpful to know how others have progressed to get a benchmark of where you should be.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to NewSetOfCurves in Dates & Weights   
    AT GOAL!!!! Hit 145 one year, 3 months and 4 days post-op!

    Surgery Date: June 18th, 2013
    Height: 5' 6.5"
    Starting Weight: 248
    DOS Weight: 228 (-20 lbs)
    Year 2013
    Month 1, July 18th: 206 (-22 lbs)
    Month 2, August 18th: 196 (-10 lbs)
    Month 3, September 18th: 182 (-14 lbs)
    Month 4, October 18th: 178 (-4 lbs)
    Month 5, November 18th: 172 (-6 lbs)
    Month 6, December 18th: 167 (-5 lbs)
    Year 2014
    Month 7, January 18th: 163 (-4 lbs)
    Month 8, February 18th: 159 (-4 lbs)
    Month 9, March 18th: 157 (-2lbs)
    Month 10, April 18th: 153 (-4lbs)
    Month 13, September 22, 2014: 145 (-8 pounds @@Goal!!!)
    Total Weight Loss: 103 lbs
    Year 2015
    Month 32, February 18th: 155 pounds (+10)
    Note: I am now 2 sizes smaller than I was at goal, weighing 145. Since the time I hit goal until now, I have dropped fat and acquired more muscle.
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from storibrown in Dates & Weights   
    1/6
    23 lbs
    I feel like it should be more but as long as I keep losing it'll be ok.
    Feel like I hit my first stall around Valentines Day and I'm still stuck. Didn't think it would happen this soon. Haven't been able to exercise with all the yucky weather. I'm sure that doesn't help.
    Any suggestions on breaking a stall are most welcome and appreciated.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to CowgirlJane in Am I gonna gain all of my weight back?   
    The surgery does alot of the "work" for you the first 6-18 months, for most people. After that, it's much more those behavior changes.
    I am 4 years post op and maintaining 150# loss. I cannot eat the volume that I once could, and I don't try!!!, but I could very easily regain.
    Like most HWP/fit women I have to watch what I eat and drink to maintain.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to AnA92212 in Am I gonna gain all of my weight back?   
    This surgery is LIFE CHANGING! Before surgery I never thought I would see "one" derland again. It just hasn't been possible in the past 15 years or so. I kept telling myself, "if you get below 225 you will feel so much better". My doctor said, You will be between 135 and 145. I did NOT believe him. Nine months later, here I am at 136 wearing a size 6! However, surgery is only a tool. It is up to you. I take my health very seriously now. People ask me how I can stay dedicated...well, every morning I look at 4 small scars. Those are my reminder. That's what I did to save my LIFE!!! I also keep a "fat" picture on my fridge. It's to remind me of what can happen if I start to be nonchalant about my eating and exercising. I also look into the beautiful eyes of my baby and remember that I will be her role model.
    Weight loss patients tend to keep their weight off better than those that have lost with just diet and exercise. It is all up to you. You have to remember why you did this. You have to stay motivated. Some days, it is hard. I bought a t shirt that says, "excuses don't burn calories". It is a motivator for me.
    Good luck in your journey!
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from Dec3toaimfor in HELLO JANUARY SLEEVERS!   
    Hi There!! I am a 1/6 surgery, too. My recovery was very quick as well. Did not throw up once!
    Now I seem to be slowing down with my weight loss. Still can't eat much, so can't figure out why. Always had this problem with dieting before and was really hoping with the sleeve it would be different.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to katladee in HELLO JANUARY SLEEVERS!   
    I try, but I can't stand when my food gets cold. It makes me gag! So I do think that's why I have a tendency to eat quicker. As far as Soups, tea, or coffee, I bought myself a coffee warmer which has helped, but other meals I have to keep reheating in the microwave. Pain in the butt! If we go out for Breakfast out my egg definately gets cold fast, and I just won't finish it.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to divajenATL in HELLO JANUARY SLEEVERS!   
    I don't know if it's the same thing, but I feel that feeling when I've eaten too much or eaten too fast. That is my cue to stop eating. It doesn't take an hour, it happens right away.
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    BabyNewYear reacted to jhbeck in Help i might have hurt my Stimson   
    Are you taking anything for acid? By 2 weeks post op i was STARVING. All the time. At my 2 week check up they put me on a strong ppi, and within 2 days there was a marked improvement. It's been less than a week on the new med. I get hungry at night. But tums makes it go away, and food does not.
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    BabyNewYear got a reaction from Cervidae in Self-soothing and comfort foods post bariatric surgery.   
    Homemade Soups and stews were my favorites.Sugare free puddings. The cream of wheat was helpful,too. I have luckily not had problems with nausea so my biggest issue was just getting that uncomf feeling when I overate.
    I do think people are spot on about trying not to focus on the food as much as other outlets to be successful with weight loss. That said, old habits die hard and it may be good to have a few lower calorie favorites to fall back on to make it through. I used to not be so thrilled about Crystal Light but now its my best friend, lol.

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