Last week 120 This week 121 I’m stable again ..read more

To our Jewish members, may you be blessed with a safe and happy Passover ..read more

Last week 121 This week 120 I’m comfortable at this weight. I don’t feel like I’m too small and yet, I’m small enough. So I’m trying to stay here. I did cut back on carbs a bit, but not much. I notice it but no one else would ..read more

Hi there, So my surgeon has recommended a 200cm common channel and, I believe, a 300cm alimentary limb. Based on reading here and Dr. K's website, it seems the AL length measurement is standard, but that common channel length is rather long. I'm 26, female, 5'10 or 5'11 depending on who you ask, and generally lose weight easily. I count calories and the expected amount of weight comes off. I have PCOS. I do not have prediabetes or diabetes. I have done one crash diet (which worked for a... Read more ..read more

Reposting my article from DSFacts.com: This is to explain the "DS Math" for those wondering how DSers can eat 3000+ calories per day and not gain weight. Some people also seem to have difficulty understanding why our arteries aren't clogging up, since most of us eat about 50% of our calories as fat. For those of you who are interested, this is how the math works. Note that in this DS math explanation, while the 80% fat malabsorption had been documented by a study by Gagner et al... Read more ..read more

Last week 119 This week 121 It seems the culprit was the extra dose of Topamax. I went back on the lower dose so I should start leveling out. So now, I now need to level out on the carb consumption. I had been overindulging to gain. Well, I’m doing that so now I need to rein it in ..read more

Happy Easter for those who celebrate Happy Passover this week for the ones who celebrate (and I never found a Passover emojI) Last week 119 This week 119, although I did see 118 and 120 at one point ..read more

Since I’ve been drinking water only I have been getting dry mouth and lips. I love that I’m getting my water intake in and no longer drinking sugar drinks but this dry mouth has been awful. Any suggestions or ideas to help with this ? This is the first I’ve heard of this happening ..read more

For those of us who have low heartrates after bariatric surgery - good news - it's "normal." BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Aug 1;2014:bcr-2014-205359. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205359. A woman who lost weight at the cost of her heartbeat. Shah R1, Bansal N2, Manocha D2. Author information 1Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA. 2SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York... Read more ..read more

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