I am pretty good with my vitamins... I am not sure what else it can be. Hopefully labs will tell. 

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Hey guys,

 I am struggling again with low blood pressure.  I drink Gatorade Low Cal and salt my food - to keep my fluids and salt intake up.  I am getting labs run tomorrow but I have been feeling really odd lately.  I drink plenty of fluids and yet skin is still dry, getting out of a chair is sometimes iffy - feels like I may pass out, then I get hot and feel like my breathing gets faster.

I am 4 years out - is anyone else experiencing this?

I am a bit scared.  Plus I fell off the wagon hard core.  I have not been working out and I know I lost muscle and gained fat.  I feel it in my jeans that I have been wearing for the last 3 years.  I REFUSE to buy any jeans - I am staying in these and not moving up a size.  I have a long road ahead of me...just having a rough time now.

If anyone is experiencing the low blood pressure thing....please, please offer advice and share your experiences with me.  I am not sure if I am the only one having this issue!

Thank you so much!!!!

Hi,

 Premier protein shakes at costco are my lifesaver.  There are times you can't make lunch or breakfast and you can grab and go.  Just make sure it is 30 grams of protein.  Also Fage - plain greek yogurt - 20 grams of protein.  

I reply on shakes as a meal replacement if i can not get a real meal in.  I hope this helps and congrats on your big day!

There are wayyyyy too many benefits to the surgery! Everyone is scared... but for me, it was the only solution.  Clothes are cheaper, food is cheaper, I am super healthy, have more energy, no longer breaking chairs when I sit in them :)

I still struggle...with my head.  As I found out, a lot of us do.  I really wish I could afford plastics so I can feel more attractive and be in the body I should have after all I have been through - but it is way out of budget and I have to remember how fortunate I am to be where I am at.  I teach swim lessons on the weekends and am embarrassed about my tummy and thighs but I am healthy - that is the most important thing.  Good luck on your venture.  This place is very comforting knowing that so many of us share the same struggles, even years out.  It is a forever thing and it is for the best.

Best decision I made in my entire life!!!  I still struggle with my head as you can see in my most recent post.  I am not divorced and my husband was my rock.  The relationship did change...I want to go outside and play, bike, hike and be more active and my husband doesn't :( that is really hard.  Do not cancel!!! You can still eat out - I try and share meals with my husband or friends...and if that doesn't work out, I have leftovers. I love being able to stuff my carry on luggage with tons of outfits size 4 and 6 rather than a bunch of size 24!

Inside I feel like I am 25, my age is 42, and my thighs and stomach are the body of an 80 year old.  Plastic surgery is too expensive!

DO NOT CANCEL!!!! YOU WORKED TOO HARD TO GET HERE.  INSURANCE CAN CHANGE AND YOU MAY NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AGAIN! I was crying the entire way to the hospital and I was scared ****less!  I love my doctor and everything went great!  You will feel so good once the weight is gone.  I was tired of not being able to control my eating - plus i would get kicked off many rides at amusement parks.

Please go through with this!!!

I am 3.5 years out and constantly thinking about food - whether I am hungry or not!  Does anyone else experience this?

I am always wanting to shove food in and I am scared.  I do not want to revert back to bad behavior.  Other than getting group support, any suggestions that I can do to help myself?  

Decaf drinks are counted as our Liquid intake - I am naughty and do caffeinated and decaf drinks and seem to be fine.  I do drink a ton of water anyway...But if you every get "stopped up" regular coffee is the trick or the old Senokot which has saved me several times.

Totally normal and it really sucks!!!  Hang in there! I started losing mine 6 months out for up to a year and a half.  Not bald though.... just really thinned out. 

I bought a cheap fake one until i stabled out - but i still needed to size my ring twice!  I thought i was done, and then more came off. 

Grab a pretty sterling silver band with swarovski crystals off overstock :)

You are lucky that you don't get hungry!!  I do if i don't eat properly.  i still fight with head hunger everyday...plus bored eating.  I do agree it is  lifetime battle.  I vowed i will never buy a larger size of jeans that i am wearing now.  I am still in my exact same clothes as i was 2.5 years ago (with a few updates).  But i never want to go back to the dark side ever! You made me feel comfortable that others feel the same way as i do - fighting the head.  I am thankful i never had the acid issue.  I did hear that papaya helps with reducing acid - plus milk.

keep an emergency protein bar in your bag.  if you can't cook a meal, at least drink a protein shake.  If you don't eat, you are not giving your body the proper nutrition it needs. you will feel worse. 

Hi, just make sure you are getting 30 grams of protein per meal.  In between meals drink plenty of water!  If you really are hungry - which i get every now and then because i did not eat a proper meal - i will eat a fage plain yogurt :)

I am 3 years out and still fight my head - don't let your head win.  Listen to your tummy.  I still have to learn that every now and then. 

please start best practices now - do not let your head win.