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    Feeling Normal Again... But With One Issue

    Karen_golfs hi how are you feeling? so glad your surgery is over with, doing good with 38 pounds off, I know you will succeed and reach your goal in 2013. keep us posted on how you are doing. Donna
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    Hello

    Msbatty welcome, you've found the right place to get answers about weight loss surgery and all that's involved.you're going to start the New Year the right way .yes the test can be overwhelming and time consuming but just remember you're doing it all for YOU, to become the...
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    Happy Birthday to . . .

    Happy birthday may you be blessed with happiness and good health and presents too.
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    :D

    hi Jonesa07 Angie hi WELCOME you'll love this site its been a lifesaver for me, I found it many months before my surgery. you'll find answers to every topic you can think of concerning your before and after surgery. read and ask as many ? as you can think of. I had mine done in sept,2012 and...
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    First post-surgery compliment (?) from my husband...

    Kim n NC I loved your post and your husband is a "keeper" a man that notices the small things in life, awesome so happy for you. yes girl when you get that engagement ring back on , keep it on it represents all the love you two have for each other.I love hearing that there are still couples in...
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    Been a while...checking in

    Nana67 hi it was great hearing from you, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GREAT WEIGHT LOSS.....yeah sorry to hear about the finanical stuff you are being faced with. Never give up hope miracles do still happen sometimes not as fast as we would like. I pray the miracle you and your family needs happens...
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    Exercise and eating well.

    Angie hi you've got a great attitude when it comes to exercise. I think it's great that you got yourself a good bike with all the extra's and you're putting forth alot of effort to succeed. which I am sure you will succeed. I can remember when all I could do was 3 min. on the treadmill and was...
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    surgery tomorrow

    HI Rhonda will say a prayer for you, you're starting a new chapter in your life tommorow. I started mine back in sept when I had my surgery.(same as yours).this time next year or before you'll be at your goal weight. It's a new journey with lots of decesion making everyday as to what we can eat...
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    Add rich, yummy, cheesy flavor to favorite recipes, without fat!

    where do you find nutrional yeast? I've never seen it in the local grocery stores I am assuming you found in online or at a local nutrinal store?
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    feastorfamine

    hi feastorfamine (patti) hi good to hear from you it's been awhile how is life treating you? I am still healing from my open wound from surgery, weight seems to be at a stand still but I know from others this is normal plus I also know I haven't been getting in all my protein , like others...
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    Glad to say i am h0me in one piece

    Sandie hi glad to hear you are home, sorry to hear about all you went through. I too was suppose to have my hiatal hernia repaired for the third time but I didn't have enough muscle tissue left to repair it and the last time they repaired it two years ago I ended up with a severe infection and...
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    home again home again

    hi mergatroid there's no place like home, praying you have a quick recovery, you've taken the first step to a healthy road ahead. rest while you can so you can get your strenth back. donna
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    New Here. Three weeks post opp and looking for a support group.

    hi mmccarty you are not alone with your feelings and I think all of us have used "food" as our way of coping and now that option has been taken away from us, well it's a little scary and aggravating too, for I have realized that I am still tending to want to go get food when anxiety, boredom...
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    new here

    welcome renie you'll find this place as a "haven" for venting, asking ? and for meeting other's whom have gone through or whom are facing the same issues as you. everybody has been wonderful to me since I joined and I look forward to comming to this site for encouragement and good advice...
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    Post op people-how many are not able to drink Whey or Soy drinks

    Sandie hi I don't like the taste of soy and there are days when the smell of the whey in my protein mix , gags me, I want to try using some unflavored protein next like others have suggested. I don't know what the person is doing whom had the surgery in 2004, I would assume they get there...
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    3 month update

    GCCOOPER congratulations on your weight loss, did you know walmart sells a vitamin for skin, hair and nails and it truly works, been using it for a long time. I was fortunate that after the w/l surgery my hair didnt' fall out like it did from previous surgeries. I too love the feeling of...
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    Ummm...kinda personal

    BambaBaby hi how are you feeling today?Thursday?? you sure had to go through alot , I hope you have help and support while you're healing. The IV"S are horrible as you experienced,I too had several,now that I look back I think because I had such a little intake of fluids that is why they had...
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    Surgery Done and doing well!

    ascooke63 so glad you're doing well and awesome weight loss, yes the feeling of "no hunger" is great I just wish it would have stayed with me, had mine done 9-21-12 hunger stayed away until about a week ago , now having to deal with it again and learn that being an "EMOTIONAL EATER" will get me...
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