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Congratulations! I am planning my first 5K in April. Thanks for the inspiration.

i was Leary on it myself but they do taste a lot like noodles and satisfies my Pasta craving. U will be amazed!!! HW 289 CW 230 bypass 11/22/16 Thank you.

So you have to make sure the veggie noodle is completely covered in sauce?

Besides the resistance bands I have bought a couple of Xbox 360 Kinect games. The Kinect system uses you as the controller. So you jump, squat, move side to side, reach, etc. The gyms suck at this time of year because of all the people who decide they want to get in shape. It is hard to walk outside because of the cold/snow/rain and sometimes the malls are a pain. Try to do what you can. Exercise is very important.

I was in a great mood the day of surgery. After I woke up from the surgery I was fine. The pain was there but it wasn't anything that I couldn't take. I never used pain meds either in the hospital or when I got home. As a matter of fact I returned the script to my surgeon at my two week appointment. This was the first "real" surgery that I ever had. I just tried to keep positive and I knew that I was doing the right thing by having the surgery.

Diet green tea helps? Interesting, I will have to try that.

I just don't know about veggie noodles. I know everyone says you can't tell the difference but I don't know.

When my wife had her heart attack 6 years ago we had the stint put in at Oakwood. It was run down looking (they were using the bathroom in her room as storage), the food was horrible and the staff was not very pleasant. I have heard that since Beaumont took over things have gotten much, much, much better. I had my RNY done at St. Mary Mercy in Livonia.

Well, I am able to fit into my Desert Combat Uniform (DCU) that I wore 26 years ago during Operation Desert Storm (ODS).

Tell them you are a meth head. LOL Just kidding. I don't care who knows that I had surgery, however when people say that I have lost a lot of weight I respond with a simple Thank you.

I am not a FitBit fan. I have a Garmin VivoSmart HR and I love it.

Your insurance may require a 6 moth medically supervised diet before approval. I know mine did, but thankfully I was in the VA MOVE program which is essentially a medically supervised weight loss program. I just had to have my PCP fill out the paperwork and submit it to the surgeons office. So, unfortunately you may have to play the game with the insurance company before you can have the surgery. I will be 13 weeks post op on Thursday and I must say that it is worth the hoops you have to jump through. Just think of it this way, this short term inconvenience will result in long term relief. Good luck and I hope to see you on the loser's bench.

That looks like it is a little painful.

Too funny. Thanks for posting. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Yes we do. Thank you. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

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OH yeah. Real fun. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

The doctor said I am way ahead of where I should be at 3 months. 62% body fat is gone and I only have about 40 pounds left to go. I am very happy. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

At 6 week stall myself.

Since my 30 day, not my 90 day.

I had to have two of them before I left the hospital. They used it to check for leaks.

Today will be my 3 month post op appointment. I am nervous because I have been in a stall since my 90 day appointment. Oh well, I guess it is what it is.

Really? Wow!

They put in large domes. I still seem to be having the same issue. I guess I need to go back to the VA as a walk in.

Mine came when I realized the woman who gave birth to me died (in her early 60s) and I found out I have the same things wrong with me that she had. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App