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Ugh. Had left over spaghetti sauce for dinner tonight and am back in the tums bottle. It's official, me and spaghetti sauce are no longer friends!! This amazes me because I can eat super spicy foods no problem. Lynda

Lobster or prawns or crab. Yum! I vote for lobster. For dessert, later, ice cream if you are not lactose intolerant. Or if you want to stick to program, one of my faves: Greek yogurt with Splenda, topped with spenda sweetened blueberries. I heat the blueberries in the microwave till the juice runs out. OMG! Lynda

Yes, do let us know. I'm thinking of you. Lynda

Fiddle: Waiting to hear the results! I posted mine. Everything was good except too much Vitamin B. I take a full regimen of vitamins: 2 multis a day, a D, bunch of calcium, B12 sublingual once a week and a little less B complex (three times a week now instead of daily). Lynda

Lookin' good Nurse Barbie! Sleeves just take a little time to realize they want to be our friends. Lynda

Sorry, no idea. I recommend calling your Dr. today because the weekend is coming up. Lynda

Well. I'm not a Janaury Sleever, but I do remember when I realized I was able to eat more and eat more calorie dense foods and I realized I was going to have to watch it on the Snacks. As far as Water, I often track it on a white board on my fridge door. The trick for me is to work on it all day. I can't not pay attention and then catch up later. So I start on it when I get up. Also, I drink more if it's flavored. My current fav is Lipton Diet Green Tea. I can suck down a lot of that over the afternoon. I count all fluids, including soy milk and decaf coffee. I only have one cup of regular coffee a day. Lynda

I'm with you! I'm working on an eating plan that leaves me in my new, smaller goal weight range. My previous range was too big and I was hitting the top and dieting back down. I'm closing in on that eating plan now. Lynda

I don't follow the 5:2 plan because I've been staying at goal without it. I'm gonna hope it was mostly the spaghetti sauce. I don't eat spaghetti sauce or Pasta often so maybe that was it. Lynda

Yeah, they do have cash pay because I had some skin tags removed through them and it was not covered under insurance. I paid full fee. Lynda

That is interesting. I did see a study that said yoyo dieting does not affect metabolism. Lynda

At 16 months into maintenance. it still worries me. In the back of my mind, I think, if I can stay 5 years at goal, I will feel like I can make it the rest of my life. Why 5 years? Many people experience regain between years 3 and 6. At 5 years at goal, I will be almost 6 years out. And even cancer patients are considered good if they go 5 years with a relapse. I'm not like you. I miss sweets and other foods still. I feel like crap if I eat much of them, but I miss them anyway. And I do not want to forbid them, just limit them to a reasonable amount that allows me an occasional treat while at goal. Lynda

Hi all, If you are in the SF South Bay Area today, I'd love to meet up tonight at the WLS Support Group in Saratoga. I will arrive at 6:30 so we have time to chat before the meeting. Here's the details: Dr. Debra Safer, Psychiatrist/Professor/Researcher at Stanford University and Clinics will share some critical information with us on "Strategies for dealing with emotion eating and weight regain." Wednesday, August 7, 2013, Saratoga Community Center. We meet from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Guests are welcome! Joan Pisani Community Center (We meet in the Adult Day Care Room) 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 We request a $5 fee to pay for the room. Dana Schroeder PHN, RN, CBN Bariatric Program Coordinator-Bariatric Support Group Facilitator Danajschroeder@gmail.com Cell: (408) 307-2890

Congrats and welcome to the Goalies Bench! Lynda

I prefer Chobani Fat Free Plan or Fage 0. I sweeten with splenda and sometimes add a little fruit, such as blueberries or strawberries. In the winter, I also sometimes mix with canned, unsweeetened pumpkin, a little vanilla,and some pumpkin pie spice. Lynda

The description of the Vets Forum and the qualifications for posting are in the comments at the top of the Forum when viewed from the full website. I don't think this info shows in the app versions many people use to access the site. (our sigs and blogs are also not accessible from the mobile site). Here's the text: This forum is dedicated to veteran Sleevers who are six or more months post-op, to discuss issues specific to those who are further along in their journey. You must have 100 posts in order to post here. Lynda

Wow NY Lou! Glad you are finally on the post op losers bench. Looking forward to reading your goal post! Lynds

And you don't feel worse, which I almost always do if I eat much crap food. So even though you may feel Ike crap, you haven't made yourself feel worse, and that counts for a lot. Someone here (forgive me but I've already forgotten who) said self soothing doesn't have to be self sabatoge. So true! Lynda

I don't think it was there when we were younger. At least not poking out as much. I was always thin when I was young and I had lots of bones poking out but not my sternum. After this long at goal, I don't feel my bones as much as I did. I do still tap my hip bones once in awhile to make sure I can still feel them. Lynda

Sorry! Sometimes the only good thing to be said for a day is that it is over. Lynda

Try the unjury or the GNC gold Standard Whey. They are primarily whey isolate, which is better absorbed and less likely to cause issues because there is very little lactose. Lynda

Congrats and happy Sleeveversary! You look fabulous! Goal is a very personal number for each of us. Lynda

I drink the more acidic things I enjoyed thinned with Water, usually about 50%. That's how I drink diet minute maid lemon aide now. And try Lipton diet green tea with citrus. It was one of the first flavored drinks I tolerated well. Lynda

Maintenance mode. Weight 134.3 this morning. Last night I ate an additional snack of 1 oz. mixed pretzels and cheese its and 2 small squares of dark chocolate. B: 2 oz. 98% FF ham and 3 fresh prunes, then about an hour later 3/4 C. Fage 0 with 1/2 cup Kashi Crunch Cereal L: Italian stir fry (2.5 oz. lean ground beef, handful of spinach, 1/4 c. red peppers, 1/4 c. green beans, 2 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 c. whole grain pasta, 1 tsp. olive oil, basil), one See's orange hard candy S: 2 oz. low fat salami and 1 oz. Special K crackers D: Left-over Turkey Pot Pie (1/8 of a pie crust, 2 oz. turkey, 1/3 c. corn, carrots, peas, and onions, 1/6 can cream of chicken soup, 2 T. milk S: ? Not sure yet. Trying to go easy on calories because I'm making cupcakes Tuesday and eating lunch in SF on Thursday.

No. No one could pooch their lips out that far without help. Lynda