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Pouch? What pouch and why would I be testing it? - Would someone please explain the point of the "5 day pouch test" for someone with a sleeve? According to what I've read on other boards it's to measure how much my pouch has st...

Shopping in Mexicali? - We'll have a few hours of free time after pre-op testing and will be staying at Hotel Lucerna. Is there close, safe shopping nearby? We'd be looking for small gifts for family and ...

Update on coconut sugar as potassium supplement - I looked this up today for my husband and discovered I'd read the site wrong. Darn - it works out to being about the same amount of potassium as a banana (for the same amount of ca...

Waiting it out, but... - The hair. Sigh... http://images.obesityhelp.com/uploads/profile/890529/albums/120738/image-4012854693.jpg?1360220263 I have lots of new hair - and it's even coming in brown, no...

OT Celebration! - Meet Amelia Rose, our first grand baby.

Unexpected NSV - To understand you need backstory. I had radiation on my left hand and wrist as an infant because of a birthmark. The radiation made my left lower arm and hand stop growing by the t...

Fitbit? Striiv? - Does anyone use these? What do you like? Not like? Are they helpful or just another tech toy?

Change my goal? - I was at the Dr last week for a prescription and after telling me I look wonderful he asked what my goal weight is. I said 150 (a number i'd snatched out of thin air when registeri...

For those of us who have trouble eating chicken - A few weeks ago someone posted a recipe for cooking chicken in the crockpot with enchilada sauce that was delicious. (I don't remember who you are, but thank you!) The chicken was ...

Mexico Sleevers in the Edmonton area? - I'd love to meet people in my area who headed south for their surgery. Maybe coffee?

Edmonton area people who went to Mexico - I'd like to meet others who headed south - maybe coffee?

Lost part of my fat suit and am freezing! - I'm now known as Mrs Alwayscold and I don't like it one bit! I was out yesterday wearing an undershirt, long sleeved sweater, quilted vest, pant liners, pants, wool socks, small wo...

My GP is so pleased! - I was at my Dr's yesterday for a change in PPI (Prevacid this time - fingers crossed this one works better for me) and he is SO happy with my progress so far. He thinks my goal wei...

The Joys of Reflux - I ran out of my granulated PPI after 3 months and suddenly had terrible reflux. Went to my GP and got a scrip for the same drug in tablet form. It worked - sort of. It got better o...

Strategies for eating out - As we've all discovered, eating at home is just SO much easier than eating out, but eating out is part of life, so we need some strategies. Here are the ones I find helpful. Str...

So - guess where we are... - Yup - 8th floor hotel room on Waikiki, waiting for the tsunami, which is expected to hit in about 15 minutes. Bet we won't forget this vacation anytime soon. Kelly-Anne

Let the shedding begin - 4 months and 1 day - but I'm ok with it. The hair will grow back and short term hair loss is a small price to pay for the weight loss and improved health. Have I mentioned that...

Travelling with Fred - open to suggestions - So we're in Honalulu and having a great time. Lots of walking (don't take new Crocs on holiday - just sayin') Food is being a bit of an issue and what I'm doing at the mo proba...

Thanks Ami! Ronnie's doing super well and shrinking out of...