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I will drink about 8 oz of soda a day at most, but try to stay clear. I swear Jarritos/Mexican Squirt/etc. have higher carbonation and make me feel worse, though.
Also, I can drink beer without any issues. A lot of beer. Though I haven't tried chugging, funneling, or shotgunning since my surgery.

My dietitian said there wasn't enough research to support the effectiveness of patches yet, so advised against them. The only vitamin I hated taking in pill form was calcium, and I like the Kirkland gummies just fine.

Congrats! He should be fine, the baby will be too little to affect his lifting restrictions.

Congrats! He should be fine, the baby will be too little to affect his lifting restrictions.

My dietitian said there wasn't enough research to support the effectiveness of patches yet, so advised against them. The only vitamin I hated taking in pill form was calcium, and I like the Kirkland gummies just fine.

Hi all -
I'm turning the big 4-0 at the end of the month and part of my celebration is gonna be a birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao because, well, not everyone at the party had WLS. Has anyone had luck negotiating the kids' price at a Fogo de Chao or Texas de Brasil? I don't have one of those "I had WLS" cards, I don't think my surgeon hands them out, and I did have some luck negotiating the kids' rate for Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe it would help to call the manager beforehand? Maybe I'm being cheap (though I would save 30 damn dollars, which is nothing to sneeze at).

Baby food. The chicken and turkey were good, the beef was gross. I think I tried mashed bananas and that was gross. Baby food applesauce was OK, though.
There was some sort of lentil soup recipe in here that I made and pureed, that worked well too.
https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Start-Bariatric-Cookbook-Weight-Loss/dp/1623157730/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551818288&sr=8-2

Baby food. The chicken and turkey were good, the beef was gross. I think I tried mashed bananas and that was gross. Baby food applesauce was OK, though.
There was some sort of lentil soup recipe in here that I made and pureed, that worked well too.
https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Start-Bariatric-Cookbook-Weight-Loss/dp/1623157730/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551818288&sr=8-2

Congrats!
We traveled on Cunard a few months before my surgery and I would have thought it’d be easy to keep on track on that cruise line because the portions in the main dining room were small and even the “buffet” was more of a cafeteria without a lot of serve-yourself options. Unfortunately the cruise lines that cater mainly to Americans are UNBELIEVABLY food-oriented.

Congrats!
We traveled on Cunard a few months before my surgery and I would have thought it’d be easy to keep on track on that cruise line because the portions in the main dining room were small and even the “buffet” was more of a cafeteria without a lot of serve-yourself options. Unfortunately the cruise lines that cater mainly to Americans are UNBELIEVABLY food-oriented.

Seeing videos of my brother taking his daughter to swimming lessons and realizing I’d really miss out if I couldn’t bring our (then-hypothetical) child to swimming lessons.

Seeing videos of my brother taking his daughter to swimming lessons and realizing I’d really miss out if I couldn’t bring our (then-hypothetical) child to swimming lessons.

Seeing videos of my brother taking his daughter to swimming lessons and realizing I’d really miss out if I couldn’t bring our (then-hypothetical) child to swimming lessons.

I can Cross my legs! I sat down to have a chat with a friend yesterday and just did it out of habit, like I used to.....and low and behold...I did it!

It's the little things.

Yes, I gained inches (maybe girth too) and no longer have trouble maintaining an erection.

Yes, I gained inches (maybe girth too) and no longer have trouble maintaining an erection.

Yes, I gained inches (maybe girth too) and no longer have trouble maintaining an erection.

The statistic I got is that your diabetes has a 90% chance of going into remission if you have the surgery less than 5 years after getting diabetes. My surgery was about 4 years from my type II diagnosis (I have no idea how long I’d had it, it was the first physical I’d had in a decade) and mine has been in remission since 2 or 3 months after surgery.

It should go without saying that, post-surgery, chugging/funneling/shotgunning and the like are out.

Hell, my primary care doc told me to eat red meat once a week to keep my iron up.

Not that they’re uniform size or anything, but I’m almost a year out and I can eat an entire small-diameter Philly roll. Before the surgery, I could eat that, plus an entire steak-and-chicken-and-shrimp teppanyaki meal, plus probably stop for a double cheeseburger and fries on the way home.

If he had surgery in early November, then he’d be on a general diet according to my surgeon’s timeline. I had steak less than two months out, about half of a kid’s portion at a Black Angus in Phoenix. Not really seeing the issue here, protein is protein.

If he had surgery in early November, then he’d be on a general diet according to my surgeon’s timeline. I had steak less than two months out, about half of a kid’s portion at a Black Angus in Phoenix. Not really seeing the issue here, protein is protein.

I drank my face off last month and, not only was my tolerance back where it was pre-surgery, but I actually had the energy to stay out drinking all night. Which is a blessing and a curse.
If I wasn’t married, I’d probably have an addiction transference to alcohol. Or sex. Or both.