I just got mine from Dr Pohl Thursday. 2 weeks of shakes and a month of vitamins was about 90. Unfortunately I am doing ith diet for 5 weeks... Yummy drinks at least. But HUNGRY

 has anyone had revision from band to rny and been approved going through Health Mate Coast to Coast? 

I'm just starting the process of revision approval and want to know if I have to jump through a lot of hoops? 

Hello Everyone! 

I have been looking into WLS for the past year, my father had Gastric Bypass in 2008, and I feel this is a great path for me to take.

I've been getting a lot of negative feedback from friends and family saying that I am too young to make such a life altering change.

Opinions please!! What do you guys think?

ALSO:

For the ladies; after WLS, will I still be able to conceive a child and not start back at square one with gaining weight and becoming big again??

Any input would be great!! 

Thanks, Kaila

I don't know if you knew, but there is a new support group meeting for 2 years and over post  WLS folks! I don't qualify but if you contact Julie Nolan, she can give you all the details...it meets monthly at RWMC on the 2nd Thursday 7-9 I believe...but check w/Jules...

Otherwise...GET BACK TO BASICS!!!!!

Are you walking or exercising every day?????

Are you logging your food, keeping track of your calories, protien & all the rest???? (I use FitDay.com, but there are a lot of different trackers on line now...experiment & find one you like...in other words, find one you WILL USE!)

And...GET YOUR BUTT BACK TO MEETINGS! 

Hope to meet you soon!

James

There were quite a few newbies at Ellie Collin's 6-7:30 Suport Group Meeting last night at RWMC and as promised, here's a small list of Protein Samples you can send away for...

Aslo, please attend one of the other many groups that Julie Nolan coordinates as part of "Living Life" bariatic support groups hosted at RWMC...you can see the schedule on her recent posting down one or two on this forum...the posting also includes listings for West Warwick, South County, RI Hsopital & Miriam Hospital.

If anyone else has other suggestions, PLEASE post them here for everyone to see! If you have some great recipes, here's a good place to share them too...I'm going to add some information later (don't have time-late for work!) from Performance Nutrition in Seekonk (Job Lots plaza) I picked up yesterday, they will also give you a scoop or two to try different products, and they usually have a couple flavors that they'll mix up for small samples right at the desk.

Nectar Syntrax We are currently offering a one time only, limit one per person special on the Nectar ‘Variety Sampler’ containing 13 full serving packets of the following flavors:  Apple Ecstasy, Caribbean Cooler, Crystal Sky, Fuzzy Navel, Lemon Tea, Pink Grapefruit, Roadside Lemonade, Strawberry Kiwi, Twisted Cherry, Chocolate Truffle, Strawberry Mousse, Vanilla Bean Torte and Latte Cappuccino.  The price is $13.00.  The Nectar Variety Sampler receives FREE SHIPPING and orders typically arrive in 2-5 business days via UPS Ground.  If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please give us a call at 866-333-7403 x 801.  Our hours are Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm Central time.
  Try this brand of whey http://www.shopabouttime.com 2.99 FOR TWO SINGLE SERVE SAMPLES, CHOICE OF FLAVORS.   Chike Nutrition: 6.95 for a 5-flavor sample: http://chikenutrition.com/free-sample.html   Unjury: 17.95 for a stater pack; 2 each of 5 flavors + shaker bottle: http://www.unjury.com/store/protein/unjury-protein/unjury-st arter-pack/unjury-starter-kit.html
Also vitalady.com is a great place to order samples. She is a Roux-en-Y patient who is nearly 20 years out and does her best to help provide excellent products the bariatric community and you can orders samples of all sorts of proteins that you are usually hard pressed to find samples of!