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- GLP-1 medication Zepbound, Wegovy, access, side effects, progress, and support.
- Before surgery Compare procedures, plan ahead, and get honest pre-op answers.
- Post-op Recovery, food stages, symptoms, and support.
- Long-term Regain, labs, habits, and life after the honeymoon.
- Revision Explore revision options, complications, and next steps.
Everything posted by Mr Alley Gator
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Food stuck?
yes if I do not chew eneogh or eat to fast
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HOW WAS YOUR THANKSGIVING/ ANY ADVANCE PLANS FOR DEALING WITH CHRISTMAS?
Switch it up - we no longer have food as our main holiday idea, Heck we downloaded some trivia game on ROKU for T day and had more fun with that then the FOOD theme
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WHEN did you start REALLY WORKING OUT?
at 4 months when i had lost 50 I went nutz
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Tomorrow the work starts
Congrads to both of you! he will be Ok there are other things in life besides food! I to this day love my Broths and soups Check out the protean soups on amazon they will fill him up
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4 onz of food?
Do not get hung up on oz and grams and weight - Focus on getting healthy, not driving youself nutz with all the measurements. Life you life while getting healthy and happy!
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My weight loss journey
You are not alone same thing here only took one trip thru the Naples Cardiac ward to wake me up. Welcome and you will find a great group here
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Love the new skin I'm inn
yipee have fun
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Dry Mouth
Nailed it above I was on meds for about 4 months for dry mouth.
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Dreaming of food??
WLS Head games! Funny I never Dream of food, Now watch after this thread I will have visions of Mc Ribs, Pizza, Subs bouncing around to x mas music! Thanx
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How alive is it here ???? South Florida anyone ?
Pretty active Greetings from Naples FL
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One Year - Uncertainty
I would warn you this my brother got all the way down and due to work stress building a house and three kids went off the wagon. He quickly put on 25 pounds and he has been working his ass off to get it off. Guess it comes off quicker and easier the first time. He was right at 2 years
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New here
You will love this place welcome
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The serious conversation "oh snap"
I stayed at 500 till I was close to the goal even now I am never hungry and force myself to eat and get calories - Just make sure you are getting all your vits and minerals in that was my issue at low calories
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Nerves are getting the best of me....
There is not one person here that was not nervous it is a simple procedure and just look at my stats! IT works just look at these next steps as the start of a healthy life I was the same size as you and trust me it my be scary and you may be nervous but look ahead at the reward! You got this
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Slippers,Mittens and other strange changes
Cold is a understatement wait you you lose all the body fat like I did you will freeze NOW for you guys to put this in perspective I live in Naples Florida as far south as you can go in the USA and I still freeze. I have a electric heater by my bed and sleep on a electric blanket. Wife is overweight so she is hot all the time used to have the AC's set to 73 Now its 76 Rather be thin and Cold then Fat and Hot!
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The flu and wanting carbs or to eat more calories HELP
I say if a few carbs helps you get better go for it - Being Not sick is better the being sick without carbs! ok guys I coined the phrase so you all can not use it without paying royalties
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Pre-Op Liquid Diet
WOW this is a new topic - F in scam in my view - My doc said get a dietician here is a list of ones or google it
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new to group
Ask away Tons of good veterans here like myself paying it forward
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Gastric sleeve
Congratulation you will love the new journey to being healthy thin and happy
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Sleeved, what’s next!
Ok First of all congratulations and everything you need to know is on this site As for water DRINK AS MUCH AS YOU CAN min 64 oz is the goal. Now further down the journey other liquids can be put in place of water. For example I drink tons of Gatorade and electrolyte drinks but that is a long time down the road. As for moving for now you simple take it easy walk a little but you have to heal before you do to much exercise. CBC cream really helps the incisions Get the skin tightenign lotions and apply by the gallon durning this journey I have little to no saggy skin and I used it the whole time, Now once you are about 4 months you can begin a workout designed to tighten skin, Get a trainer or look online there are some great rubber band exercises. BUT FOR NOW CHILL OUT YOU HAVE TO HEAL WORK ON YOU SHAKE.SMOOTHIE PLAN AND VITAMIN AND MINERAL PLAN
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Am I losing too slowly?
Dang you beat me to it! Above says it all - Get off the scale and focus on getting healthy. The scale will drive you nuts and you will end up in a rubber room with a jacket that buckles from the back
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Looking for some advice ...
THis is a new one. I have never seen one but heck we can start a new forum here
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One year post op gastric sleeve and gas
I get it every so often Found that if i drink to fast or smoke it get it - I take a prescribed ant acid for heartburn and it stops immediately Pick up a bottle for of gas relief drops for baby;s they work great also Nice job bet you feel good
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Question on clear liquids
If you can see thru considered clear
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Struggling to get Shakes In
Try making your own remember the shake is not the only way . Take one shake and substitute the other two with the protean soups. That is what I did like the soups better then the drinks bottom line get the protein in any way you like does not have to be in shake form