This warm weather makes me want to get moving. What kind of exercise programs is everyone in? Anyone start something new for the new year? I'm not working...
I have joined the Y, and try to go 5 days a week after I take my son to work at 6:30 in the morning. I would enjoy to have someone to work out with. Since my...
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends 2008. Okay here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be too lame and spoil the fun! Just...
Sugar Alcohol is in sugar free foods.. it's the artificial sweeteners like polyol, polyhydric alcohol, or polyalcohol and other types of sweeteners. Equal,...
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends 2008. Okay here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be too lame and spoil the fun! Just...
The sugar alcohol may be what gives me the gas and cramping that I get sometimes when eating sugar free baked items. I've also had problems with no sugar...
I have problems with eating tooooo much. Not where I pig out, I have just got out of the habit of measuring my food. I eat off of a small plate, but sometimes...
I think it was the holidays, but there were a few times I would have to "hold my gut" as I would say, because I just ate one too many bites. I haven't...
I see we have a new member, welcome! I think I have it set up so that a welcome message comes automaticly when someone joins. Is that workin? Anyway, I'm...
Eeww.. I don’t wanna measure my food again!! ~pouts~ I saw my little cups from the hospital in my cabinet the other day and it gave me a shudder… reminds...
Wow, that is great about not being diabetic. I had that worry right before the surgery. They had me on some huge awful pills that make me have diarrhea. I...
I haven't been able to find the recommended citracal calcium citrate creamy squares that the clinic recommended. They used to be at Walmart for like $8-9. At...
I have tried the lemon and it is very good. I have some of the caramel, I didn't care for them as much. I have 12 left if anyone wants to try them. I got my...
This sounds like a good idea… though I keep my pills on my computer desk. Reading emails and certain websites for me is like reading the paper for my ...
Hello my name is Lee. I am not considering WL surgery but it has came up in conversations with my husband for him. Currently he is above 350, I think he is in...
Hello Lee and welcome I know that having WLS will help with the HBP, Sleep Apnea and arthritis. I'm not sure how it will do with kidney cancer. You would have...
Hello, I decided I needed to take the time to introduce myself. My name is Rebekah. I have lived in Evansville all my life. I have also been overweight most...
HOORAY Rebekah!! That is awesome. I agree, it is amazing how it feels to lose all that weight. I've lost 90 pounds so far. I still want to lose another...
Thanks for the Welcome. I know most of the members have had the surgery themselves. I didn't know if you all would want a "outsider" hanging around asking ?'s ...
Welcome to the group Lee... I don't think these forums were created only for people that were thinking of Weight Loss procedures.. but for anyone that is...
WOW! Congratulations Rebekah! I know you must be feeling great! I'm 9 months out and have lost 70 pounds and can't believe how much better I feel. I've hit a...
I just had my lap band done on Thursday. Deaconess Weight Loss Solutions They were great about getting all the ducks in a row for my insurance. Dr Haughn did...
Luckily the insurance will go to either of the local hospitals, plus the IU hospitals, I would prefer to stay local since we have two children under 8. Of...
Patricia, How are you doing? Any kind of surgery sucks... I hate the post op feeling. The feeling after gastric bypass was really bad the first week. I...
Judy, You had a bad first wk? I had no problems. Was put on a morphine pump right after surgery but didn't need it. Then they sent me home with 2 LARGE...
I’m jealous… my first week was a nightmare. My first month was really bad! I was living on the morphine pump and had to call in extra Lortab after I got ...
It seems that everyone has their own things that they have trouble eating. Judy and I eat totally differently. I can't eat pasta but can get nuts. It's the...
Are you sure it was the whey and not milk? I've heard a lot of people (not me) couldn't tolerate milk after surgery. Do you have the same trouble with Soy?...
My hubby just bought some of that Spiru-tein. I haven't tried it yet. But the flavors sounded yummy. D'Ann Set your minds on things above, not on earthly...