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To all the new people out there..REMEMBER...this is a support blog only!! We all have different doctors and different medical backgrounds. GO TO YOUR DOCTOR WITH MEDICAL QUESTIONS!! Not us. We only have OUR SOLUTIONS THAT WORKED FOR US. I am finally below 200#. I exercise 4-5 days a week and...

GasX didn't really work for me. I use Schiff brand probiotic called Digestive Advantage Gas Defense Formula. I got it at Walmart. It has worked wonders for me. Good luck!

cmount72..I am SO SORRY that you are having these problems! You can't be expected to get in all the protein at first. It took me 6 months to get up to 64 grams out of real food. I had to stay on the meal replacement shakes for the first 6 months as I could not tolorate meats. I had RNY on...

I am also up to walking 3 miles a day !!

Hello everyone! Only 17 pounds away from losing 100 lbs! Am only 47 pounds away from goal weight. Have a new picture of me but can't get it posted....I'm still working on it...

Well, I had my 6month checkup today and was told that I am doing well. I was given a new goal wt of 155-158. I have 54 lbs to go!! I CAN AND WILL DO IT!! I now have the body that I am not affraid to draw attention to...I painted my fingers and toes!! (Only women will understand this). LOL

I have lost 75 pounds so far...have about 60 to go. Walking 2.2 miles a day and doing 20 minutes of strength training a day also. I am keeping my calories at around 1000 per day and am losing from 1-4 pounds per week. Still not tolorating meats,breads too well. But otherwise doing real well...

Well, I am off my plateau. I am down to 218 and have been told that it is usual for weight loss to slow down to 1 lbs a week at 5 months post op. I feel great . Walking 2.12 miles a day for exercise. Losing inches and sewing all my cloths so they will fit!! Wonderful feeling...getting thinner by...

Areyou remembering to sip slowly? Drink enough water. You are in good hands. I stayed in the hospital for two days also. Was afraid to go home and do it all on my own...but did very well. You will too. Keep me posted! Kris

Just checking in to see how you are doing...Kris

Im in a plateau (sp?) Haven't lost in the past month. Frustrating....but I know that I will start losing again. I am walking 1.3 miles per day and doing strength training also. Not eating any of my trigger foods. Writting in a journal and keeping connected with my feelings...which is why I ate...

You are in my prayers...you will do GREAT! I had RNY in Feb.2012 and am doing very well. We all learn as we go along our new path. Each person is different and heals differently. Don't get frustrated with yourself. It all comes..it is the best change I could have made! Keep in touch. Kris

Hi Jamie, Don't know if I told you earlier..but I had very little pain after surgery. Got up the next day and really walked alot..it helps. I just hit my 3rd month post op and gas is my problem now..use Gas-X and it helps alot. Walking helped take my mind off pain also. I slept alot the first...

Hi Blackjack, Sounds like you are doing well. My surgeon was Dr Ganser from Western Bariatrics Institute in Reno. They have their own site that has VERY helpful information...check it out. Also , the head surgeon Dr Sasse has his own website also. He has written books about weight loss surgery...

Jamie, My name is Kris (Newme55) and I live in Reno, Nevada. I had a Reux N Y gastric bypass in Feb 2012. It was the best thing I ever did. YES, I too had days that I wanted to chicken out. So happy that I didn't! I have lost 63 pounds so far and losing inches like crazy! Don't chicken out...it...