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Salam Marwa' date='

Ahlan wa sahlan! Welcome to the group. Don't worry about your English. I am an American living in Lebanon, I am sure that I give the locals plenty of laughs with my "wonderful" Arabic lol ;)

16 kilos in a month and a half if great! Have you started exercising? It might be difficult if you just moved to London. But go out and explore your new surroundings and you will be exercising at the same time :)[/quote']

Marhbteen i love lebanon & america

I was in lebanon in 2011 we have flat in ba'abdat

Hope 2 see america soon

Back to my sleeve ilhamdilla am happy for what i lose but now 2 week my wight hardly move am afraid it will stop in this wight

Am not start exercise yet but am walking too much since i move here .

I don't eat to much but i eat crab thing like chibs i duno what it's call

Thanx to your replay

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Hello all am egyptian n am having my sleeve tomorrow insha'allah in egypt :)

Good luck Hun inshallah everything goes smoothly and you have minimal pain post op.

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Ultra, how far out are you? I think living in Kuwait you should be able to find several Protein supplement options. Do you have a GNC store? I bought a chocolate flavored whey protein isolate. I make a shake everyday, it got boring, I'm not going to lie. One day I add banana, one day Peanut Butter, sometimes instant coffee crystals.

You can do it, don't get discouraged :)

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Ultra' date=' how far out are you? I think living in Kuwait you should be able to find several Protein supplement options. Do you have a GNC store? I bought a chocolate flavored whey Protein isolate. I make a shake everyday, it got boring, I'm not going to lie. One day I add banana, one day Peanut Butter, sometimes instant coffee crystals.

You can do it, don't get discouraged :)[/quote']

Nice

Yes we have a GNC store

Iam 2 weeks out almost

Had my surgery on 9 dec

Iam a total newbie in this protein game

I guess i need to visit gnc to know my options

Thanks for the encouraging words

By the way iam lebaneese too ;)

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Hello all am egyptian n am having my sleeve tomorrow insha'allah in egypt :)

Allah mayk! will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. keep us updated!

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Lmao, its so funny that you mention how much you r glad to be out of the da7yi since am living there... i also cant wait to be out of here!! UGH cant wait to go back home (America)

And yea i had the surgery in lebanon with doctor RIyad Al-sahily... no complications hamdella and am shy on two months out. 37 pounds lost :)

You probably had yours in alnabatiyi cause i have heard that there are some good doctors there but it was so far for my husband to go back and forth... i hope you are doing well :)

hey Mrs, I forgot to tell you....you might already know.

there are several "american" product stores all over the Dahiya. There are three in Bir Hassan (Amtrag and Costco), one in St Therese (EZ shop) and one in Sfeir (Deals), oh forgot one...it's in a gas station, yeah that's what I said, in a gas station on Old Saida Road, between the Mar Maroun Church and the the Beirut Mall. They have saltine crackers and Crystal Light! They carry other dietish items too. I actually got my multi Vitamins at the gas station!

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hey Mrs, I forgot to tell you....you might already know.

there are several "american" product stores all over the Dahiya. There are three in Bir Hassan (Amtrag and Costco), one in St Therese (EZ shop) and one in Sfeir (Deals), oh forgot one...it's in a gas station, yeah that's what I said, in a gas station on Old Saida Road, between the Mar Maroun Church and the the Beirut Mall. They have saltine crackers and Crystal Light! They carry other dietish items too. I actually got my multi Vitamins at the gas station!

Oh wow i had no idea, glad you have told me... i will go check them out today.

Thanks a lot <3

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Hi guys

Born in Australia and Lebanese background my parents are from Lebanon. I was sleeved on 3 December and have lost 10 kilos. Just had Christmas here and what helped was stage 3 soft food do all I had was 2 tablespoons of baba ganouch and hommus. What are your cravings if you have had any? Any recipe ideas for the soft food stage?

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Salaam Ladies!!

I was sleeved on 12-12-12. What a date to remember. I'm from Syria - but currently live in southern California.

Not doing well with my liquid intake - find it hard to drink more than 8 oz of Water a day and about 4 oz of shake. It sucks watching everyone enjoying dinner and you know us Arabs - its a feast every night :-)

Love this post!!!

Hi Ms. Cali,

Where about in SoCal are you? I was in OC but moved towards the desert.

I'm not sleeved yet, but I totally understand about the feasts. My family owns a restaurant and my mother in law lives with us. Hope I can curb all of my cravings when my family cooks.

Best of luck to all of you!!

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Hi Heart - I'm near Rosemead.

Good luck with your sleeve - hit me up if you have any questions :-)

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Hi Heart - I'm near Rosemead.

Good luck with your sleeve - hit me up if you have any questions :-)

Thanks!! I appreciate it. It's wonderful to know I can ask. :)

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Salam all,

Any sleevers that smoke hooka?

When can u do hokka after surgery?

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Salam all' date='

Any sleevers that smoke hooka?

When can u do hokka after surgery?[/quote']

I had surgery nov 19 i waited till 4 weeks out to smoke ******. I was just thirsty, no other effects, :)

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