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You look beautiful!!! I love the pic with the head piece on!!! WTG!!!:cheer2: :clap2:

Welcome to the board!!! I can tell by your name that you know that there is a higher power in control of all we do. :angel: :angel: :angel::pray2: With that said I would tell somone that is truly close to me just so that someone will know what's going on in your life. I understand how your family feels since there was a death associated with WLS but you have to remember that was then and this is now. Our surgery is not as invasive as the by-pass, there is no re-routing of intestines or anything, that's is the main reason why I choose the sleeve. Good luck in your weight loss journey and please keep us posted. Take really good care of yourself! Toodles!

Congrats on your date!!! You my Dear will be fine and will come thru this surgery with flying colors. I am sending you good wishes and good thoughts for a speedy surgery date and even speedier recovery! :heart: :angel: :angel: Take care and keep us posted!

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Sending you a big HUG from another Texas Gal!!! You will come out of surgery just fine!!! Remember to walk - walk - sip - sip!!! Take care and keep us posted!

I ate a soft scrambled egg with a little bit of grits on week 4. I know I wasn't supposed to do it but it didn't bother me at all. I mixed some southwestern egg beaters and instant grits together in a blender, poured about a coffee cup full, sat the cup on my coffee cup warmer and ate about 1/2 of it in about an hours time. Hope this helps!! Good luck!

Sweetie you move as much or less as you want to!! Only you know how much you can take! Congrats on the 2 house move! :D Keep up the good work and happy loosing!!

I loved your post!!! You know how I like to get my read on!!! :Banane51: You spoke the truth about alot of things but there are two sides to everything. All of us have issues that we are trying to overcome and I think this forum is a good way to do that. We are talking to people who are just like us with like minds who have had the same or similar struggles with their love/hate relationship with food. You keep up the good work and the good fight and keep posting cause I do enjoy reading your posts. Take really good care of yourself!! Toodles!!

You look GREAT!!! Keep up the good work! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Weighed this morning and I'm down another 2 lbs despite the fact that I ate BBQ and a slice of cake on the 4th!!! I know I'm still in the "honeymoon" phase so of course I'm back on track this week with tracking every morsel that comes across my lips and keeping my caloric intake at 900 or less. But I can't help myself I can't say it enough I love my Itty Bitty Belly!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Just wanted to share! Toodles!

You look soooooooo pretty!!! Keep up the good work! :D

Congrats!!!! I'm excited for you!!! I know what you mean because without Itty Bitty Belly I would never in a million grillion years be at the weight I am now!!! :D I normally weigh on Sunday mornings before I go to church [i figured that Sunday was the best day of all to weigh right?] but today I got impatient, mainly because the 4th had just passed and I ate a piece of cake and BBQ . . . but to my surprise I still lost 2 lbs!!! :omg_smile: So trust me I know exactly how you feel! Keep up the good work and keep dropping those pounds!!! Honey you are going to be out of the teens before you can blink an eye!!! Take care!

YAY for you!!! I can't wait until I can claim Onderland!!! Just 10 more lbs for me!! I'm already warming up for my happy dance!! Congrats again!

You look stunning!!! Congrats on your upcoming wedding!! Enjoy and take lots of pics to share with the board!! :D

Hi! Actually before I had my surgery I made stewed chicken w/veggies!!! Really it's just glorified chicken soup but stewed chicken makes it sound like it's something really special!!! I strained the chicken and veggies out and separated the chicken stock. Froze both of them and thaw them out as needed. I blended up the chicken/veggies with the left over stock and made me some baby food/pureed food. Put that in a coffee cup, sat the coffee cup on a candle warmer and ate it very slowly. Trust me you can't eat a whole lot anyway but the candle warmer will keep it warm for you until you either get full or tired of messing with it. Hope this helps! Good luck on your weight loss journey!!

Congrats on your date!!! Here's an early welcome to the loser's bench!!! :D

I posted this in the Post Op section but I wanted to put it here too!! The best thing I ever bought was a candle warmer [or you can use a coffee cup warmer]. I got mine from Michael's for $3.99. I even invested in some really cute little plates [$1.49] and a tea cup with the strainer and lid [$4.99]. When I microwave my breakfast/lunch/dinner I turn on my mini hot plate and then put my coffee cup or little plate on it and it stays nice and toasty until I finish eating, which everyone knows takes quite a while when you're first sleeved!! I'm at work right now with my chicken and mixed veggies on a pretty little pink plate and everything is still bubbling hot!!! Just thought I'd share!!! Toodles!!!

YAY for you!!!! I can't wait until I can say I've lost 100!! You did it in 4 months WOW!!! Did you work out alot?? Congrats again!! :D

Congrats to the both of you!!! Welcome to the looser's bench ... trust me it will get easier! :)

Hi!! Sorry I'm not a teacher but I do have an idea . . . why don't you pack a protein shake . . . you know one that is already mixed! I love the premium protein shakes you can get them from Walmart or Sam's. If you don't want to drink your lunch you can also try your favorite lunch meat with cheese wrapped in it, you know like a little meat taco this way you can walk around eating it when you have lunch duty and will get in your protein and you will be full until you get another break and then you can get you some yogurt of whatever else you want. When I'm on the go and don't have time to eat a leisurely meal I go for the shake or the lunch meat and it has not failed me yet. Hope this helps!!!

Congrats!!! :D

I totally understand. It is such a good feeling to buy things that look "cute" instead of what "fits" you!!! Good luck on your weight loss journey!!