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Congratulations! I just have one more pound to go.

So you had the surgery March 11 and it's March 17th now. It took me a week or maybe even a bit longer to be able to sleep on my side. This concerns me. I don't quite know what you mean about the dent. My suggestion is to call your surgeon's office. Good luck and feel better,

I had my surgery 5 months ago and I'm down 49 lbs. Unlike some people, I am really happy with that result. I have never lost weight so fast, and doing it while in perimenopause is like magic to me. My size went from a 22W to a 16 regular. I can do business travel without bringing a seatbelt extender and not be embarrassed to have my picture all over my employer's social media. People have really noticed my loss, and I feel more comfortable in my body. One of the best decisions I have ever made.

I feel great and like my surgery was successful and has made my life easier. Just took my first business trip in a few months and needed to buy new, straight size suits and didn't bring a seatbelt extender because I knew I wouldn't need it. Eating on the road went fine, lots of salads and yogurt. I haven't lost any hair and am getting close to Onederland.

On a computer, you click on your avatar in the upper right corner, go to the pull down menu underneath, and click on "My Surgery." On the "My Surgery" page, click on "Progress" on the right. Then you can update your height and weight and choose privacy levels. I had trouble finding it too.

Now I get more protein from food (chicken, eggs, fish, dairy), but in the beginning I drank a lot of Premier Protein shakes and Nature's Best Isopure Black Tea Lemon. I also added protein powder to smoothies and my food. Good luck! I hope you find something that works for you.

I'm 49 and not looking to invite more attention to that part of my body at this time. I have enough cellulite to put the sun out of business.

I've taken both without issue. I just read all the ingredients to make sure they don't use NSAIDs.

I was very lucky that I got my doctor to do a single incision sleeve. My doctor did it through my belly button. She did have to make two other little incisions because I was too tall. My doctor told me I wouldn't need to use anything, but I did have faint scars so I am using Mederma. It was inexpensive and seems to be slowly fading them.Mederma

Just like it says... what's a food you didn't eat before surgery that you now love and are obsessed with? My first one is Light String Cheese! I don't think I ever ate String Cheese pre-surgery and now I have a 2-3 as a snack every other day at least. 3 strings are 150 calories with 18g protein, no carbs, and 7.5g fat. Fun and keeps me full for hours.

Let’s respect each other’s choices. I’m sure we all did a lot of research, got recommendations, and made the choice we thought was best for ourselves.

Please check with your surgeon as soon as you can. People with gastric sleeve surgery usually are not supposed to take NSAIDs, including ibuprofen. We can take Tylenol.

I understand why you are angry. My husband is 19 years older than I am and my biggest fear is that he is going to die. My husband has diabetes and I find Dunkin' Donut wrappers in the back of his car and he buys junk and brings it in the house and eats unhealthy fried food when we go out. It's taken me MANY, many hours to explain what is healthy for an overweight 68 year old man with Diabetes to be eating. I wish he was interested in the surgery or reading nutrition information on food at the store, but it's just not going to happen right now. It's like flying. You have to secure your own oxygen mask first before you can help others. I realized, to have a happy marriage, I was going to have to lead the eating healthy movement by example, but that nagging him or "catching" him doing stuff that terrible for him is not going to make anything better. He has to want to get healthier on his own timeline. Good luck, I empathize.

On my program you aren't allowed gummies but you can take chewable multi-vitamins. There are also patches, liquid like Tespo and and BariMelts. I was getting my B12 by monthly injection from my primary care physician until I got used to all the pills. So you might want to ask your surgeon about these options. I have found it much easier to take pills with a thick liquid. I use tomato juice and protein shakes work well too.

I did a Protein Shake for breakfast and a Lean Cuisine meal for lunch and dinner for a week pre-op. That's what my surgeon asked us to do. It was unpleasant but not terrible.

I just found out that the parent company for Dr. Vuong's MLM is New U Life. What makes this even more pathetic is he is not at the top of his own pyramid, he's selling someone else's MLM product. Wow. https://newulife.com/about/the-founder/

My doctor does not recommend the bypass over the sleeve unless someone has GERD or there is another medical reason not to get sleeved. I'm sure she would do bypass if someone had a reason for doing it. She's runs one of the topic hospital WLS programs in Boston. But the practice of going and and seeing what kind of scarring and issues someone has and then deciding which surgery to do is more common than you would think.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoundslikeMLMbutok/permalink/2106706029619388/ Here are some MLM companies. Numerals: 1st Phorm -- Nutritional Supplements 4Life — Nutritional Supplements 5Linx — Various Business Services 11th Avenue - Women's Clothing A: A Bit Rude (based in Australia) - Adult Products abby + anna — Clothing ACN — Various Business Services Acti-Labs — Skincare/Body/Weight Loss/Cosmetics adornable.u — Accessories AdvoCare — Health/Wellness Agel Enterprises — Health/Wellness Agnes & Dora — Clothing Alice’s Table - Flower Arrangement Class Alcone — (See Limelife by Alcone) All’asta (Shut down as MLM, relaunched as direct order) — Home Decor and Kitchen Products Aloe Vera of American (Acquired by Forever Living) — Aloe Vera based drinks Aloette - Beauty & Skincare Amare Global - Wellness Supplements Ambit Energy — Energy Products Amelia James — (See My Amelia James) American Income Life - Insurance Amway Global (FKA Amway, Quixtar) — Assorted Products Ann Summers (Based in U.K.) — Adult Products Anovite - Health/Wellness Arbonne — Skincare/Makeup Ameo — Essential Oils Amsoil - Automotive Oil ARIIX - Water Purification System Asea Global — Nutritional Supplements/Skincare Aspire Digital Altitude (Aspire) - Business Training Products At Home America (Closed) -- Home Decor Items Athena's — Adult Products Atomy - Skincare Ava Anderson — (See Pure Haven) Avon — Health/Beauty/Clothing/Jewelry/Gifts B: Bachar Nutrition — (See TraVerus Global) Barefoot Books — Books bath.ologie — Bath/Beauty Items with Customized Scents Be Frisque -- Adult Products Beachbody/Shakeology — Health/Wellness/Weight Loss BeautiControl (Closed) — (See Trüaura) BeautyCounter — Beauty Products Beauty Society — Skincare/Makeup beCAUSE Cosmetics — Cosmetics Bedroom Kandi — Adult Products Beever (Based in U.K.) — Hair Care Bellahoot - Nail Polish strips Bellame - Beauty Products BeneYou -- Health/Beauty Products (Merging of M. Network and Jamberry) Betterware - Household Products Betterway Designs - Handmade products BioPerformance — Fuel Additives BioCare (India) - Health/Wellness Bocannaco — CBD products Bod·ē Pro (Opened by Owner of Vemma) - Nutritional Supplement The Body Shop At Home (U.K. and Australia) — Bath/Body/Gifts Boutique Babez - Clothing Bubble & Blow -- Bath Products Bud Star (Canada Only) - Marijuana Products BurnLounge, Inc (Dormant/Law Suits Pending) — Music Trade Buskins Leggings — Clothing 😄 cabi — Clothing/Accessories Cabooty - Cloth Diapers Camp Gladiator -- Fitness CannaCeuticals (Isodiol) - CBD oil Celebrating Home — Home Decor Chalk Couture — Home Decor Chalky & Co — Home Decor The Chef’s Toolbox (Based in Australia) — Kitchenware/Spices Changing the Future Outcome - CBD products Charlee Jack - Custom Signs Chloe & Isabel — Jewelry Cinder and Sky - Nail Wraps Clever Container — Organization Items Close To My Heart — Scrapbooking/Crafts Cloud 9 Parties (Based in Canada) — Adult Products Cocoa Exchange (FKA Dove Chocolate Discoveries) — Food College Works/College Pro Painters - House Painting Color Happy - Digital Coloring Pages Color Street — Nail Art Colors by Amber — Jewelry Colour Me Beautiful (Based in U.K.) — Fashion/Personal Stylists/Makeup Cookie Lee (Closed) — Jewelry Coseva - Nutritional Supplements/Essential Oils Country Scents — Aromatherapy/Soy Wax Candles/Tarts Country Suds - Bath Products Creative Memories (Closed & Reopened Under New Ownership) — Scrapbooking Crunchi - Cosmetics CTFO - CBD products Cutco — (See Vector Marketing) 😧 Dakomoda (MLM Closed — Sells through Amazon) — High End Children’s Clothing Damsel In Defense — Self Defense/Safety Darcey's - Candles Dione Cosmetics - Makeup/Cosmetics Direct Cellars — Wine Discovery Toys — Toys/Learning Materials DoTerra — Essential Oils Dot Dot Smile — Children's Clothing Dynamic Essentials — (See Royal Tongan Limu) E: EcoWarehouse (Brand of Wikaniko) — Home/Health/Cleaning Elevacity - Anti Aging Products, Health Supplements Elevare 360 -- Health Supplements Elk River Soaps — Bath/Body Elli Kai - Women’s Clothing Enagic — Water Ionizers/Kangen Water enjo (Based in Australia and U.K.) — Cleaning Epicure (Based in Canada) — Food Equinox International (Shut Down by FTC) — Water Filters/Vitamins Essential Bodywear - Underwear & Shapewear European Grouping of Marketing Professionals (Closed) — Self Improvement Seminars European Home Retail (Insolvent) — Home Goods EVER Skincare — Skincare EvolvHealth — Health/Wellness (Promotes “Aid Projects”) F: FabCBD - CBD Oils Fantasia (Based in Canada) — Adult Products Fibi & Clo - Shoes Fifth Avenue Collection - Jewelry Financial Education Services - Financial FITTEAM Global — Weight Loss/Health/Supplements First Fitness Nutrition - Health & Wellness Fleuresse — (See Kyani) FM World (Based in U.K.—Affiliated with Smart Clean, Golden-Tulip, My Pure Perfume, Utique, Nutricode, and Your Life Guide (blog)) — Fragrances/Personal Care/Makeup/Home Goods/Food For Tails Only — Dog Treats/Supplies Forever Living Products — Aloe Vera and Bee Based Products Forex Entourage — Financial Services Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (Shut Down) — Consumer FreeLife — Nutritional Supplies/Goji Freedom Equity Group - Life Insurance Fuel Freedom International — Gasoline Additives FundAmerica (FKA Arctic Island)— Technology for Crowdfunding Fundanoodle - Children’s Educational Products G: Gel Moment (Based in Canada) — Gel Polish Gemstra — Jewelry/Cosmetics/Home Decor/Bath & Body/Candles Genesis Pure — Weight Loss/Nutritional Supplements/Skincare Global Legacy Initiative — (See Simply Success Elite and TraVerus Global) Gold Canyon Candles — Candles/Accessories Grace and Heart -- Jewelry Gracewear - Jewelry Green HoriZEN - CBD Oil Greeting Cake Company, Inc. — Individual Cake Kits H: H2O At Home — Personal Care/Home Cleaning/Aromatherapy Hanky Panky (Canada Based) - Adult Toys Hayward’s Gourmet Popcorn — Food HBN Powerline -- Health/Wellness Health Food Agents -- Health/Wellness Products Healthy Mummy - Weight loss/exercise Healthy Peach (The HealthStyle Emporium) - Weight Loss Products Heavenly Chia — Food Heka Corporation — (See HE(L)O) HE(L)O (Joint Venture with WOR(l)D Global Network and Heka Corporation) — Wearable Health Device Hello Pink - Women’s Clothing HempWorx - CBD Oil Henn Workshops - Pottery (CLOSED) Herbalife — Health/Wellness Heritage Makers - Online Scrapbooking Holiday Magic (Shut Down/Became a Case Study for Pyramid Schemes) — Home Goods/Cosmetics Home Interiors (USA Division Bought by Celebrating Home — Still Operating in Mexico) — Home Decor I: I Dress Myself (Canada | Children’s Version of Silver Icing) - Children’s Clothing iGalen -- Health/Wellness Products Igniting Passion (Based in Canada) - Adult Products Illuminent - CBD Oil iMarketsLive/International Markets Live — Investing/Finance Immunotec -- Health/Wellness Products In a Pikle — Customized Bags/Packs Income-Advantage — (See NSpire Network) InCruises -- Travel/Cruises India Hicks (Based in U.K.) — Jewelry/Accessories Initial Outfitters -- Jewelry/Bags/Home Decor Initials, Inc. — Bags/Organizers Inkd Up Nails — Nail Designs/Products innov8tive nutrition — Nutritional Supplements InteleTravel - Travel Agency Intimate Tickles - Sex Toys Intimo (Based in Australia/NZ) — Bras/Lingerie Isagenix — Health/Wellness ItWorks! — Health/Wellness/Beauty J: J. Elizabeth Boutique - Women’s and Childrens Clothing J.Hilburn - Custom Suits J. R. Watkins — (See Watkins Incorporated) Jack Winn Color - Haircare Products JAFRA Beauty — (See Vorwerk Worldwide) Jamberry (See BeneYou) — Nail Products Jamie Oliver at Home (Closed) — Kitchenware Janice Collection (Brand Under Gemstra) — Wax Warmers Java Momma - Coffee JBloom Designs - Jewelry Jerky Direct (Closed and Reopened Under New Mgt with New Products and Structure) — Jerky Products Jewel Kade (Purchased by 31) — Jewelry/Handbags Jewelry in Candles (Closed — Reps Directed to Gemstra)— Scented Waxes/Body Products with Jewelry Jeunnese — “Instantly Ageless”/Skincare JewelScent (Brand under Gemstra) — Scented Candles with Jewelry JK Apparel (Based in Canada) - Women’s Apparel JM Ocean Avenue - Nutrition/Wellness Products Jordan Essentials - Makeup, Skincare, and Home Products Juice Plus — (See National Safety Associates) Juuva -- Health Products K: Kaeser & Blair -- Promotional Products Kalaia -- Skincare Kalo & Co. — Customized Pearl Jewelry Kannaway — CBD-Rich Hemp Oil Products Karatbars - Gold Kaszazz - Scrapbooking & Crafting Supplies KEEP Collective (Owned by Stella & Dot) — Customized Jewelry Keep Me Safe Organics -- Makeup KETO//OS — (See pruvit) Kirby - Vacuums Kiwi Lane - Crafts/Scrapbooking Kleeneze Homecare (Based in U.K.) — Home/Beauty/Health Krizma Cosmetics - Bath & Body/Skincare Kobold — (See Vorwerk Worldwide) Kokoon - Women's Clothing Kuvera -- Forex/Crypto-Trading Kyani — Skincare/Supplements L: L’Bri - Cosmetics & Skincare L’Dara International - Anti aging products Labella Baskets - Assorted Gift Baskets/Charm Bracelets/Candles/Greeting Cards Lady Godiva Beauty — Cosmetics/Skincare LaLa Leggings - Leggings Landmark Worldwide (Landmark Forum) -- Personal Development Programs Lebensart Plus (3G Konzept) -- Health/Finance (Germany) Le Reve (Based in Canada) — Perfume/Aromatherapy/Skincare Legacy Designs (Brand under Gemstra) — Jewelry LegalShield (FKA Sportsman’s Motor Club, Prepaid Legal Services) — Legal Products Legging Army — Clothing Lemongrass Spa — Bath/Beauty Products LeVel — Health/Wellness/Weight Loss Lia Sophia (Closed) — Jewelry Life Leadership - Financial, Personal, and Professional Development LifeVantage (FKA LifeLine Therapeutics, Lifeline Nutraceuticals, and Yaak River Resources, Inc) — Supplements/Skin Care LifeWave -- Supplements/Skin Care Life’s Abundance -- Pet Food Lilla Rose — "FlexiClip"/Hair Accessories Lily Anne Jewellry (Based in Australia) - Custom Jewelry LimeLife by Alcone (Limelight) — Makeup/Skincare Limitless Worldwide - Health/Wellness Products Limu - Vitamin Supplement Drinks Linen World — Home Goods/Gifts Lipsense/Senegence — Lip/Makeup Products Liv - Travel The Longaberger Company — Home Decor LOVEWINX — Adult Products Lorraine Lee Linen - Bedding & Homeware LR Health & Beauty - Beauty & Health products (based in Germany) LuLaRoe — Clothing Lulu Avenue (Sold to Yanbal International) — Jewelry (MLM Arm of Charles & Colvard (Moissanite Manufacturers)) Luminess Airess - Beauty Products M: M. Network (See BeneYou)— Nutritional Supplement “Stix” (Looks to be geared toward men) Maelle Beauty (Closed until 12/3/2017 due to lawsuit from Younique) — Beauty Magnabilities — Customizable Jewelry Magnolia & Vine — Customizable Jewelry Makeup Eraser — Skincare/Makeup Man Cave (MLM division closed) -- Grilling Products Mannatech — Dietary Supplements/Personal Care MantraTheory - CBD/Hemp Products mark — (See Avon) Market America — Product Brokerage/Internet Marketing Marly Ray — Pearl Parties Mary & Martha — Home Decor Mary Kay — Skincare/Makeup Marvelous Mouse Travels - Disney Vacation Planning MaskCara — Makeup Matilda Jane — Children’s Clothes Max & Madeleine - All Natural Skincare Maxwell Clothing — Clothing/Shoes/Accessories Medifast (Subsidiaries: Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jason), Take Shape for Life, Inc. (TSFL), Jason Enterprises, Inc., Jason Properties, LLC and Seven Crondall, LLC) — Weight Loss Melaleuca (ShopClub) — Health/Home Products Metabolife (Shut Down due to Ephedra bans) — Weight Loss Supplements ***Read the Wiki on the Founders for an extra chuckle MiA Bath and Body (Closed) — Custom Scented Bath/Body Products (bath.ologie opened shortly after) Mialisia — Customized Jewelry Miche (purchased by Magnolia & Vine but no longer operating) — Interchangeable Hangbags and Accessories MojiLife - Essentail Oils/Home Fragrance/Cleaning Products MOA Nutrition - Nutritional Drink MOVE Club (Germany) - Health & Wellness Modere — Personal Care/Weight Loss/Household Monat — Hair Products MonaVie (Foreclosed) — Products Made From Fruit Juice Concentrates/Powders/Purees Morinda Bioactives — Noni Juice Motives Cosmetics (Affiliated with Market America) — Cosmetics Motor Club of America (MCA) — Financial/Travel Services Multipure — Water Filtration My Amelia James — Clothing myEcon - Financial Advisory My Club 8 - CBD Oil My Daily Choice - Supplements My LaLa Leggings - Leggings My Secret Kitchen (Based in UK) - Kitchen Supplies/Spices & Recipes N: National Agents Alliance -- Insurance National Safety Associates — Juice Plus (formerly sold Fire Protection, Water Filtration, Air Filtration and Educational Games for Preschoolers) Nature Direct (Based in Australia) - Essential Oils Nature’s Sunshine Products — Dietary Supplements Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic — Health/Beauty Products Neolife - Health/Wellness Neora (formerly Nerium) — Skincare NeVetica — Pet Products Neways (FKA Images and Attitudes) — Personal Care/Nutrition/Household Cleaning NewGen Direct - Natural Supplements New U Life - HGH products New You - CBD products Nikken — Magnetics/Air/Sleep/Nutrition/Skincare Nomades -- Military Themed Charm Jewelry Noonday Collection — Fashion Jewelry/Accessories Norwex — Cleaning Products Nouveau Riche (Closed) — Real Estate Investment College NSpire Network — Natural Feminine Sanitary Napkins Nu Skin Enterprises — Personal Care/Dietary Supplements Nutrient Foods (Parent of Yevo (MLM Arm)) — Food Nutrimetrics (Based in Australia/NZ) — Skincare/Bodycare/Home Products/Makeup/Supplements NuYugen - CBD Products O: OneHope Wine - Wine Omnilife (Based in Mexico)— Dietary Supplements/Skin Care/Soft Drinks Omnitrition — Wellness Optavia (formerly Take Shape For Life) - Weight Loss Products/Meals Opulenza -- Jewelry OrganoGold — Personal Care/Weight Loss/Food Oriflame — Personal Care/Cosmetics/Supplements Origami Owl — Customized Jewelry Our Hearts Desire — Customized Jewelry P: Paisley Raye - Clothing The Pampered Chef — Kitchen Paparazzi — $5 Fashion Jewelry Park Lane Jewelry — Jewelry Party Girl — Candles with Jewelry Party Time Mixes — Food PartyLite — Candles Passion Parties (Purchased by Pure Romance) — Adult Products pawTree -- Pet Foods and Accessories Paycation — (See TraVerus Global) Peach - Women’s Clothing Pearl Chic - Pearl Jewelry Peekaboo Beans (Based in Canada) — Children’s Clothing Perfectly Polished — Nail Designs/Care Perfectly Posh — Beauty/Skincare Phoenix Trading (Closing — No Closing Date Identified) — Crafts PHP - Insurance Pink Zebra — Scented Wax "Sprinkles" Pixie Lane -- Kids’ Clothing Piphany (previously Honey & Lace) - Clothing Pippa & Jean -- Jewelry Plexus — Health/Wellness/Weight Loss Plumeria Bath - Bath and Body Products Plunder — Fashion Jewelry Poofy Organics - Wellness Products Powur -- Energy Services PM-International - Wellness Supplements & Cosmetics Premier Designs — Fashion Jewelry Prime My Body - CBD oil Primerica — Financial Services/Insurance Princess House — Kitchen/Home Goods ProDoula — Doula Training/Networking pruvit — Wellness/Weight Loss Pulse Cosmetics (Brand under Gemstra) — Cosmetics Pure -- Health/Wellness Products Pure Haven (FKA Ava Anderson)— Skin/Essential Oils/Cosmetics Pure Romance (Slumber Parties) — Adult Products PUREly (FKA Simply Aroma) — Essential Oils Purium — Wellness/Weight Loss Q: Q Sciences - Wellness Products Qivana - Health & Beauty Qnet (FKA QuestNet, GoldQuest and QI Limited) — Various Products R: Radiantly You - "Natural" Personal Care Products Rainbow Vacuum - Vacuum Rarity Nails - Nail Wraps Ready Network -- Survival Products Real Time Pain Relief — Pain Relieving Creams/Lotions Red Aspen - False Lashes RED Safety — Security/EMS/Fire Training Redrock Traditions - Family Experiences Reliv — Nutritional Supplements Revital U — Weight Loss Ring Bomb Party -- Rings in Bath Products Rodan & Fields — Skincare Roland — (See Vorwerk Worldwide) Royal Prestige - Culinary Products Royal Tongan Limu (Shut Down) — Seaweed Extract Products Ruby Ribbon - Apparel S: Saba - Weight Loss Products Sabika Jewelry — Jewelry SafeGirl Security — Personal Security/Self Defense SaladMaster — Kitchenware Sanctuary Girl — Jewelry Scentsy — Scented Waxes/Essential Oils Schneider’s Gourmet World (Based in Canada — MLM Arm Closed) — Food Scout and Cellar -- Wine Seacret Direct (Seacret still exists as non-MLM) — Dead Sea Products SendOutCards - Gift Cards Shaklee — Health/Wellness Shrimp and Grits - Children’s Clothing Signature Homestyles — Home Decor Silpada (Closed/Reopened in November 2016) — Sterling Silver Jewelry Silver Icing (Based in Canada) — Clothing/Accessories Simply Aroma — (See PUREly) Simply Fun — Games/Educational Activities Simply Said - Vinyl Decor Simply Success Elite — (See Global Legacy Initiative and TraVerus Global) Skinny Body at Home - Weight Loss Supplements Solle Naturals -- Plant Sourced Products Solvei (Bankrupt/Terminated Partnership with T-Mobile) — Contract-Free Mobile Service South Hill Designs (purchased by Youngevity 2/2016) — Jewelry Southern Living At Home (MLM Division Closed) — Home Decor Southwestern Advantage - Books/Educational Products Sseko Designs — Clothing/Shoes/Accessories Stampin' Up! — Paper/Stamp Items (DIY) Steeped Tea — Teas/Associated Products Stella & Dot — Fashion Jewelry Stream Energy — Energy/Wireless/Protective/Home Services Success University — Online Courses (Actually Labeled as a Pyramid Scheme) Sunrider — Health/Beauty/Food/Household Sunset Gourmet - Seasoning Mixes Sunshine Empire (Based in Singapore/Shut Down) — Pyramid Scheme (no products listed) The Super Affiliate Network — Internet Marketing Affiliates Surge365 — Travel Sweet Minerals - Cosmetics SwissJust - Essential Oils/Wellness Products Symmetry Financial Group -- Life Insurance SynCis -Insurance/Financial Services T: Tastefully Simple — Food Team National - Membership Savings Program Telecom Plus, PLC (Based in U.K.) — Gas/Electricity/Landline/Broadband/Mobile Services TelexFREE (Shut Down as Ponzi Scheme) — Internet (VOIP) Phone Service TempleSpa -- Bath/Spa Products Thermomix — (See Vorwerk Worldwide) Thirty-One Gifts — Bags/Handbags/Gifts Thrive — (See LeVel) Thrive Life — Food Tiber River (Based in Canada) — Bath/Essential Oils/Gifts TOCARA (Based in Canada) — Jewelry Tomboy Tools — Tools for Women Total Life Changes (TLC) -- Health/Wellness Products Touchstone Crystal by Swarovski — Crystal-Based Jewelry Touchstone Essentials - Wellness & Weight Loss Products Trades of Hope — Jewelry Tranont -- Health/Wellness products Travel Evolution - Travel Agency Traveling Vineyard — Wine TraVerus Global — Travel/Wellness/Soft Skills Training TriVita — Wellness/Nutritional Supplements/Essential Oils Tropic Skin Care — Skin/Bath/Cosmetics TrūAura - Beauty Products Trump Network (Closed) - Vitamins/Health Products Trunited -- Financial TRUTH Niagara (Based in Canada) — Bath Products TruVision Health — Supplements/Weight Loss/Essential Oils Tryp -- Ride Share App Tupperware — Kitchenware/Gifts TyraBeauty (MLM Division Closed) — Skincare/Cosmetics U: Uforia Science -- Health/Wellness United Sciences of America (Shut Down) — Nutritional Supplements United Warehouse (Based in U.K.) — (See Telecom Plus, PLC) USANA Health Sciences — Nutritional/Weight Loss/Personal Care Usborne Books — Books/Learning Materials Utility Warehouse (Based in U.K. — Owned by Telecom Plus) — Utility Services V: Valentus — Supplements/Weight Loss Vantel Pearls — Customized Jewelry Vasayo - Personal Wellness Vector Marketing — Cutco Knives (In collaboration with Alcoa and Case Cutlery) Velata (Closed) — Food Vemma (Closed) — Energy Drinks/Nutritional Beverages/Weight Loss viaOneHope — Wine VIC Cosmetics - Beauty Products Vida Divina - Tea/Supplements ViSalus — Dietary Supplements/Weight Loss Vitality Extracts - Essential Oils & EO Jewelry Viviant - Home Security Volo - Life Coaching Materials Voxxlife - Wellness Products Vorwerk Worldwide — Vacuums/Kitchen/Beauty (Royal Jelly) W: Wakaya Perfection — Food/Wellness/Essential Oils WakeUpNow (Closed) — Health/Financial Management Watkins Incorporated — Health Remedies/Baking Products/Household Items Warrior Energy - Energy Company Will et Alex -- Kitchen Products and Cooking Parties Wikaniko — (See EcoWarehouse) Willing Beauty (Opened by Owner of Origami Owl) - Beauty & Cosmetics Wildtree — Food Winasun -- Healthcare products WineShop At Home - Wine Wink Naturals - Homeopathic Supplements World Financial Group (Owned by Transamerica/Aegon) — Insurance/Investment/Financial Products Wor(l)d Global Network — Maker of HE(L)O World Ventures — Travel Services WoTaBu — Travel X: XanGo (Acquired by Zija International) — Xango Juice Xocai Chocolate (aka Healthy Chocolate) - 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You got sleeved after me and we have lost about the same. My surgeon says I'm doing great. I have noticed I lose more when I up my calories a little, like to 1,000 - 1,200 and that's what my dietician has recommended as well. Good luck!

I don’t watch it. I think it’s exploitive.

I didn't decide to do it until I had tried everything else. I had had multiple major weight losses including 80 lbs. on Phentermine, but no matter my resolve, the weight always came back. When I started to become handicapped by lower back pain from degenerative disc disorder, I decided to have the surgery and get this sorted before I hit 50. If you don't think you need it, by all means don't get it. Any surgery has potential negative side effects.

That looks great! Has anyone seen it for sale in the U.S.?

My HR person, who I was kind of friendly with, really tried to get it out of me and it seemed like it was in a drama/gossip way. Some HR people are the worst. I just told her it was private until she gave up.