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I think it is different for everyone since each person loses weight at a different rate. I have read that if you are "scale obsessed" that you shouldn't weight yourself no more than once a week and preferably only once a month. Since so many things can affect weight loss at a given weigh in...

A little something I came across in my research. "A "stall" a few weeks out is inevitable, and here's why. Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of water to...

Hi Melissa, welcome and congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I am also scared about having the surgery - but I am more scared of my life without it. And as far as your goal weight - that is just a number to get you started with, as time goes by and you get to your ideal weight you will...

Congratulations on your surgery and best wishes for great weight loss success!

That is really cool. I had to do a six month medically supervised diet program for my insurance also but it was through my primary care physician. I am currently waiting approval, the six months passed a lot quicker than I thought it would but the two weeks I have waited on word from the...

darkpoeticangel and Missirenee. Who are your surgeons? I live in Ohio too, and will be having my surgery at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. So far I have only received some handouts from my nutritionist.

Hi Kathy, Welcome to the site. I am new here also but I can tell you that there are some great ideas and recipes on this site and I found a post for The World According to Eggface http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ which has many recipes and ideas. It will depend which surgery your...

Did you guys make ahead your foods for your first weeks after surgery or did you just make them as needed. I am trying to find some things to do ahead of time so I can get what I need even if I don't really feel like making it.

Thank you all for your encouragement and welcome to the site. The DS is Duodenal switch. I am 50 soon to be 51 and my insurance will cover only one WLS per lifetime, so with my doctor and nutritionist we determined this would be the best surgery for me. I have read a lot of people have...

Hello Everyone. I am new to the site and just finished my 6 month diet plan and all my requirements. I am waiting on approval from my insurance company now. I hate waiting! I am planning to have the DS done laproscopically once I am approved. I am not quite sure what to expect so if any of...