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Plz someone tell me why my hair is falling sooooo much after surgery?? Is it protein deficiency or vitamin deficiency? When I put my hand in the hair or brush my hair, bunch of hair comes out!!!! If this continues then I will be bald soon!!!! Plz tell me what should I do or take for stopping hair fall?? I NEVER had this problem before in my life!! Thanks a lot........

Thanks a lot for your responses!!! I am 100% sure now it is protein deficiency that's causing my hair fall. I'm ashamed to say I'm not following any protein requirements or other rules after surgery and I'm at stall after losing 35 lbs. I need to restart the process!!!!!

Hi I'm dealing with severe HS most of my life and NOTHING has helped me so far. Unfortunately, my 12 yr old daughter got it also and I feel very bad that I can't do anything for her. I recently started using an antibacterial soap called CUTICURA which u have to order online and it is helping better than hibiclens.

June 3rd SW 280 Current weight 245 Lost 35lbs

I was on Abilify and seroquel. I used to get up in the middle of night at least 2-3 times and ate. I had vague memory of it in the morning though. After my sleeve, my surgeon told me to stop both of those meds. I was able to switch Abilify and take new drug called latuda. And I love latuda!!!! I'm not able to get off of the seroquel though as I have severe insomnia and nothing but seroquel helps. I don't wake up as much and eat on seroquel as i did with Abilify.

Hi everyone, I NEED your help. I'm feeling very desperate right now!!!! I was sleeved on 6/3/2013 and have lost only 35 lbs since then. I saw on this website that people who were sleeved in June have lost almost double the amount I have lost. I don't know how to eat right. I'm eating small quantities of the same food I used to eat before surgery. I haven't changed my diet. I don't exercise. Plus I'm on some meds that make it difficult to loose weight. I'm doing EVERYTHING WRONG!!!!!! PLZ PLZ ADVISE ME HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AGAIN!!!! I'm not loosing ANYMORE!!!!! I'm a vegetarian and have hard time finding Proteins. I'm eating way TOO MANY sweets!!!! I feel like I don't have control over myself anymore like before surgery. I'm hungry all the time or I skip meals. I'm also not following the Water rule and drink water right after I eat. Do I have to eat Protein at every meal?? PLZ ADVISE.......

I love my vitafusion gummy vitamins. They r delicious. I take 4 instead of 2 because they r soooo tasty. No stuck issues. I also ordered vitafusion fiber n calcium gummies n can't wait to taste them.

Thanks all for your suggestions! I went ahead and ordered me vitafusion calcium gummies and Fiber gummies from amazon.com. The reason I chose vitafusion over others is because I take their gummy Vitamins and they are delicious you people and I am not even a fan of gummies!!!!!!!!! I hope calcium and fiber gummies are as delicious as vitamins because when I ordered them they were expensive! Do u all count calories in your vitamins and calcium and fiber supplements because its going to cost me 100 calories for all of them!

Hi all, I am looking for good tasting calcium supplement if anyone can recommend? I dont like chewable calcium and wondering if it comes in gummy bears or other styles?

I bought a tub of pure protein powder vanilla from kroger and before I open it I want to see if anyone can tell me how it tastes? If u don't know how pure protein tastes please let me know which is the best protein powder out there? I'm desperately looking for good tasting, high protein, low carb and relatively inexpensive protein powder. Am I asking too much:-)

Hi all, I had my surgery in June 2009 and I have lost 65lbs total. Slow weight loss until now but I'm at a plateu and can't lose weight with just band and exercise. Please give me ideas what should I do at this point to bump up my weight loss! I desperately want to lose another fourty pounds. Thanks in advance!

OK, I lost 1.6lbs since starting the challenge. I will take it considering not watching my diet.

Do you know this diet or is anyone here following this diet? I am planning to start on this diet next week and wanted your thoughts on it as I have stalled my weight loss after losing 62lbs. Seems like it's a well rounded good diet to me. thanx.

I am in!!!!!!!!!! I want to lose 10lbs by christmas which I believe is 7wks away. Thanks.

I did go on a new directions liquid diet for four weeks n lost ten lbs but after that plateau again! That's why I want to try this high Protein, low carb n low calorie diet for a while!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! Thats my dream to be in the wonderland!

Hey all, I am really happy to report that I no longer needed a seat belt extender on recent flight and I was thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!

I lost 1lb this week. I have 2.4lbs before I reach my goal for labor day challenge n I hope i can make it!

I agree with this poster. Make sure u r drinking lots of water.

I do n I didnt even know you cant drink coffee. Why cant u drink coffee?

I am on this new directions liquid diet to jumpstart my weight loss for past 4wks and I lost 10 lbs in 3wks. Is anyone familiar with this diet? PS: I am getting tired of drinking Protein shakes and eating protein vanilla pudding and want to give up. But my issue is my wt loss has been stalled even after I do exercise and changed eating habits. My doc thinks I dont need a fill right now. I can eat easily 1500 calories a day on the band. What else I can do to increase my wt loss? any ideas?

My doctor thought my lapband was a partial failure too because i was not loosing like others did initially. But after getting multiple fills finally i felt the restriction n started loosing. I lost 52 lbs in over a year now but I have to change a lot of things.......but finally it worked! Try changing eating habits, do more exercise n get a fill n see if that will jump start ur wt loss. I am on new directions liquid diet now to jump start my wt loss bcoz band by itself was not helping.

I lost 4 lbs this week!!!!! I think I might make my goal of 16.6 lbs by labor day as I am only 3.2 lbs away from my goal n we have two more weeks to go.

I am very happy to tell u all I made 50lbs mark now and 2 sizes down! It took me little over an year to do that but I am happy about that even though I always wished it happened little faster. It feels greaaaaaat to turn down 3x and 2x which I wore past few years and to shop for 1x's. Next goal is to lose 75lbs total and get out of plus sizes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Lost 2lbs this week even though I started TOM today.