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So...why did the medical examiner say that Atkin's health was pure ****... and his wife insisted his health was great? Could it be because she stood to lose millions on ketogenic diet books if it was proven he died of complications from a horribly clogged unhealthy cardiovascular system? Must have been some reason she refused the autopsy.... makes you wonder. Cause, you know, if it had been my life's work to show how good a radical new eating style was for you....I'd love to prove it with a clean autopsy and silence my critics. Guess Mrs. Atkins didn't want to take that risk.

Atkins died on April 17, 2003, at the age of 72. Nine days prior to his death, Atkins fell and hit his head on an icy New York pavement. At New York's Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was admitted on April 8, he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain but went into a coma and died from complications. He spent nine days in intensive care before dying on April 17, 2003 A medical report issued by the New York medical examiner's office a year after his death showed that Atkins had a history of heart attack, congestive heart failure and hypertension. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107637899384525268 His widow refused to allow an autopsy.

¡Buena suerte! Espero que tengas un procedimiento efectivo y seguro.

My hubby was an aviation mechanic before he was a mechanical contractor. He loves things with wings:) You will do terrific, Matty. Can tell you have a passion for it. Here's to new lives and new adventures!

That is SO FREAKING COOL Matty! What an exciting change:) Wishing you all the best:)

My doc actually warned me off of doing too much of one kind of exercise. I was walking like 20,000 steps a day for a while...and she encouraged me to diversify. She said the body gets used to one activity, the muscles get more efficient and you lose ground after time. Best to mix it up. Now, I walk 12,000 steps a day and do some cardio three times a week. Bike riding, trampoline rebounding workout, swimming, etc. When I'm a little sore...I know I'm hitting the sweet spot. LOL. (not too sore though....don't hurt yourself!)

Yeah, me too. Didn't help. LOL. Some people will lose a lot of hair. Some won't lose much. Most will lose quite a bit. Luck of the draw. It grows back:)

Telogen effluvium is stress reaction disruption of the hair follicle cycle. It happens when your body hits a certain stress level....hormal changes, weight loss and surgery are all triggers for it....and we've got those triggers in spades. Most hair loss occurs 1-6 months after your surgery. The worst is at around 3-4 months out. (Ask me, I know, I'm shedding like a Siberian Husky) There's nothing you can do to prevent it or treat it. You can eat well and do your follow up appointments to keep your nutrition on track and make sure you don't have malabsorption issues. The best idea is to work be as healthy as possible and reduce stress so your body can recover naturally. Eat well, exercise, sleep well. Your hair really does start to grow back after 6 months or so.

YUM!

My PA...who had bariatric surgery....said that she didn't lose anything on her pre-op diet. Not a single pound. And she did all shakes and clears. She has type one diabetes and was going through menopause at the time, but she mentioned it twice in seminar...... If you don't lose much during the Pro-Op diet, it doesn't mean you're broken. Be patient, be consistent, you'll get there. She lost a tremendous amount of weight, has most of her health issues resolved, and looks terrific. Took her two years of patience and consistency, but she got there.

Promise? LOL:)

i've done it with mushing friends. It looks like the dogs are doing all the work, but I promise, it's a hell of a workout. Gets your heartrate right up there:)

You can see the bikes in this one:

Yes:) Huskies are the little ones (40-50 pounds usually)...the Malamutes are the bigger ones (60+). I have always had huskies. They're weird and fun. They talk. A LOT. LOL. Not for everyone, though.....you have to really love challenging dog training and fur in your house:) But yeah, I used to hook three of them up to a mountain bike and just scream through the trails. These days, I just have one.....thinking about a kick bike!

I have two go-tos to try to shift a stall... 1. Journaling every single thing I put in my mouth. Calories are very sneaky. 2. Adding exercise and intensity. Sometimes, though....you just have to be patient. Crossing fingers your stall breaks soon:)

Mine's a generic older mountain bike that I bought off Craig's list. LOL. It has a bigger more comfortable seat, but is still pretty sporty and fun:) Somewhere, I've got the fittings to hook a dog harness wire to it. Thinking of taking my pooch for a run at the forest:)

Nice job! Looking awesome!

Until I discovered that over the winter, my tires had lost air. It makes a HUGE difference when your tires that should hold 50-60 psi....have about 20 pounds in them. Lesson Learned! Was so glad to try it again after I aired the tires up....was the first time I'd gone for a ride since last fall, and it felt dishearteningly awful with the squishy tires. With proper air....i'm flying again:) Felt wonderful to go a couple of miles and back. Really enjoying riding my bike again!

Well done! Keep up the excellent work:)

My bill was about $66,000.... A surprising amount was the hiatal hernia surgery, which I needed...I had a big one. I ended up paying less than $1000 out of pocket for surgery, plus lots of copays for doctor/dietitian visits.

I remember waking up in the recovery room and the nurse was super nice. I fought to stay awake, kept concentrating on things, doing mental math, asked to sit up a little more. Finally asked to suck on an ice chip and the nurses seemed impressed with that. I had some pain in my shoulder (which I thought was gas, but later discovered might have been deferred pain from my hernia repair)...they gave me an ice pack for my shoulder and it helped. Once I woke up, I worked to stay away and become as alert and oriented as possible. Did a little deep breathing to get rid of as much anesthetic as possible. Literally as soon as they got me to my room, I asked to get up and use the restroom....which I did with no assistance. They were impressed I was well balanced and coordinated, but I credit this with making myself wake up. After the restroom, I asked if I could go for a walk with my husband. They were fine with that. So I put on some lounge pants and my fitbit and started walking. I walked nearly a mile...very slowly....around the ward with my hubby and my IV pole. Then, they wanted to give me pain meds and a little sip of water...so I laid down for a bit, drank my water in tiny sips, learned to use my spirometer. Asked for as few pain meds as possible. Opted out of narcotics for the most part. ( I had one dose before bed to try to get some good sleep...and it worked) Learned how to drink my fluids for the next week until my recheck. I ordered dinner that night and got a tray of jello, broth, coffee and sugar free flavored water. My bestie came to visit, after work and we walked the ward for another mile. I felt a lot better and was moving at a more normal pace. Nurses were pretty impressed and it was helping to get the gas out....so I just kept walking. It felt good to walk, so I did. Hubby brought mom for a visit as bestie was leaving. Hung out with Mom and hubby...drank my fluids, blew in the spirometer, checked the boxes. Daughter called from college and thought I sounded great...she was relieved. Hubby took mom home and I walked the ward again...trying to tire myself out to get some decent sleep. One nurse commented I was walking so much she was afraid I'd crash the next day and not want to wake up and get out of the hospital. She was very wrong. LOL Had a good night's sleep, interrupted by a few labs....but the dose of narcotics I took at night really helped me get right back to sleep. Woke up at 7:30, asked to take a shower. Got my IV capped, took shower, shampooed, blew out my hair, put on makeup and put on street clothes and started walking the halls again hoping my doctor would let me go home. Had some labs taken, doctor visited, and I got to go home:) Hospital was a piece of cake for me. The presurgical diet and being hungry after surgery were much harder for me.

Was just in for a cleaning last week....my teeth are perfect. Clean bill of dental health. You do need to take your vitamins, and you do need to be extra careful to brush more often because you're eating more often. I do recommend that anyone going into weight loss surgery get a dental checkup before surgery and get any issues repaired and resolved beforehand. Dental infections can be dangerous and you don't need the extra stress.

Woooohooo! Congrats! Nice work:)

I had one. They fixed it. Piece of cake:)