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Good thing Atticus Finch wasn't in the neighborhood, Scout.

3000 mg of Calcium Citrate daily is what was recommended in my education program. They follow up with blood tests every six months after surgery. What advice were you given?

I'm happy to accept you as a friend, but please tell me a little about yourself and your weight loss journey. Dennis

Welcome aboard.

The most crucial thing you can do for yourself is attend the live support group meetings. It sound like you need impartial outside observers to bounce your concerns off of and people who can look at you objectively and tell you what they see. Because sometime we can't trust our own feelings and...

This a reprint of an answer given for the same question a while back. You should use the search function for your questions because they have be answered before many times in the past. You can find your answers if you drill deep enough. Good luck with your surgery. Aha, the sixty-four...

I would keep it simple, I like smoked salmon and laughing cow cheese, any cheese really but LC is soft. MorningStar vegie burgers are convenient to use but leave something to be desired. Tofu is great, it soaks up flavors and is soft. I find hard or solid protein like steak or chicken hard to...

take a stash of protein drinks an bars, word to the wise.

There are volumes of testimony and wisdom in past threads from days gone by, use the search feature for each individual forum to drill down to get the information you seek. The past is the best source there is and dose not limit you to just the current attentive users. The fun has just begun...

Mozel Tov!

Toes, I see you out and about on the site, I was just wondering how your journey is going. And if your back is any better because of the weight loss. Like to hear from you, stay strong. Dennis

You finally got your Wooooo Whoooo moment! Congrats!

You've admitted that you slipped so your not in denile which is a good thing. Now just don't give up, go back to what you were doing before you slipped. And getting back into a live support group is crucial. You can't do it alone. cheers

Walking is a great exercise. two suggestions get a pedometer and use it all day you will be surprised at how much distance you do in a day. Second get some wrist weights or small dumb bells to use while walking, good for working the upper arms and body. cheers

I ran a burrito through the food processor, it was delicious.

I had colonoscopy eight years ago and Hemoccult test two years ago and I was clean both times. But I had sever back pain ten years ago and I treated myself with nsaids and over did it, they caused a bleed in my IG track and I was diagnosed with anemia back then. I'm sure this is a malabsorption...

It's my understanding weight loss ends any time you give up.

A lot of people have gallbladder issues, internal hernia not so much. Sorry to hear about your troubles but, two years out, it would be hard to pin it on anything but bad luck.

We are happy to help you on your weight loss journey, welcome. Dennis

Don't focus on what you can't have but, be grateful for what you can have. Work on finding those thing that you enjoy other than food, family, music, art, conversation, pets, church, friends, etc. find that place of zen you can find peace when thing get difficult. We are here to listen to you...