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Hiatal hernia. It works beautifully with your weird eating afterwards as well.

This is how I keep weight in check years out from VSG... 2 weeks is how long it takes the results to show up. I still track food and weight. If I get to the high end of my 3lb. range I will lower my calories to 1400ish for 2 weeks. It works every single time.

I went to Dr. Joya in Puerto Vallarta. Down to 177 from 261, 3ish years post OP. I took aftercare in to my own hands. Scheduled a few therapist sessions and I get my bloodwork done annually. Also from Canada, so I wasn't worried about any issues with my sleeve afterwards.

I did the same. Went to PV for surgery and hubby had some dental work done. I did research online and looked up the address on Google maps. Check the dentist's Google reviews.

I also weigh and track daily. My "oh crap" alarm goes off at 3 lbs.

Just say no, I don't have insurance.

Oh, that is a good one!

Protein first No drinking and eating at the same time Am I really hungry?

I've noticed roughly every two weeks you will see a change on the scale. If I'm really good and follow the plan for two weeks straight I will jump on the scale one morning and 2-4 pounds are gone. Wash, rinse, repeat. I highly recommend tracking your weight with an app and taking note of your cycle as well. I use My Fitness Pal. As you get further along you will notice a pattern related to your TOM.

I would go with bypass. Your weightloss will be more significant and reflux will hopefully go away.

I'm wondering if anybody else has any phrases or tips they use for the big food gatherings? I find that I get questioned at work occasionally. I sat down at the Christmas lunch with my little bit of food and somebody said "is that all you're going to eat?" I said "yep, saving room for dessert." My plate usually has 1/4 of the food everybody else's has. ? My other go to phrase is "I'm trying to be skinny." Or I tell them that I try eat about 200 cal. every 2-3 hours.

I'm slowly creeping up on my two year anniversary. Food funerals are completely unnecessary. I ate like crap before my surgery as well. You are getting this surgery in order to change your relationship with food. You will be able to fit more volume as time goes on. Although it's never the same (think Thanksgiving with seconds and dessert) Your tastebuds may even change. This surgery is ultimately a tool that will help you separate head hunger from real hunger to help get you on track to making healthy, lasting, changes.

Start tracking immediately. Find out what you Resting Metabolic Rate is (google RMR calculator). Ask yourself if you are really hungry before you put it in your mouth. Portions should be no bigger than your palm, use little plates. Be accountable.

The good news is that it stops eventually. I'm pretty sure I lost 40% of my volume, it was quite shocking. I went the biotin/protein route, I doubt it did anything for me. The surgery puts a large amount of your hair in to the shedding phase, it just takes a few months to all fall out. I would still trade half of my hair to lose 70 lbs. Any day. ?

Everything Allwet said. It's either lower your intake, or add some activity.

I truly think that this is the key to success. It is embracing a lifestyle, and healthier habits in general.

I've never had reflux issues in my life. If I miss one day of my reflux meds post sleeve, it's terrible pain. I am considering getting a revision. I've got a scope scheduled next month. If I could do it all over again, I would have gone straight to bypass.

It will get better over time. For me, it was replaced with my fill switch. I avoid that feeling all costs. ?

I'm a little over a year out. I always bounced up and down within a 5 lb. range. Before dropping a couple more pounds. I've tracked my weight on MFP from the start. There is definitely a pattern related to my cycle.

I moved across the country and got a new job a couple months after my surgery. It worked really well for me. Nobody at either job knows anything about my surgery.

I went with Dr. Joya in Puerto Vallarta. They took great care of me.

Although I agree insurance companies try to save money, I completely and respectfully disagree with this statement. Some people have physical and mental issues which prevent them from ever being good candidates for bariatric surgery. The process is in place to make sure the right people are chosen, and to provide those people with the tools necessary to be successful long term.

Fantastic post! Congrats on you success so far. ?