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Kudos to the people who come here keeping it real"knowing that the sanctimonious People who lurk here will jump at any chance to condem. I get disgusted too but only because I see MYSELF when I watch the gross spectical people can turn mealtime into. Really guys stand down ! This is the only place some people have to work out those feelings and surely heaping condemnation on them does not help them ! Here's an old adage for the op"but for the grace of God there go I " come on where is the LOVE? Remember Matt 7:2 for with what judgement you judge, you will be judged;and with the measure you use ,it will be measured back to you. Wow this place gets hostile fast!

The BEST DAM MEDICAL ADVICE EVER DISPENSED!!!!!! Give that lady a high five And get Out of my way people's I got bacon to fry.

Yes yes yes

Congrats that's awesome! Don't sweat the next food phase if you are like most food will become less and less important as far as taste ,variety and enjoyability. It's just fuel, if it tastes good whoopie ! Bonus!

Oh yeah evrybody has jokes, dw telling her sister "for lunch he had a sandwich , he had 2triscuits with a chewable Vitamin in the middle" or "he and Eli (my 2 year old) had a hot dog eating contest guess who won? " it gets old fast and I bite my tongue, the other day I was accused of having an eating disorder ,really? I had my stomach removed to cure the disorder doc. And the latest, "Protein drinks aren't food" reply; I know they are not they are medicine I take for my eating disorder! Dam blu that's 150 lbs ! Work that sleeve. He who laughs last...... I feel better now too!

Read this and much more in pdxman's book"zen and the art of weight loss". I agree, it's not a number it's about our health. I don't own a scale. Since surgery, I have bought; 2 pairs of running shoes, A core ball(Pilates), A gym membership , several new track suits(the old 3x were not practical anymore) and have claimed a corner of the basement as my exercise area. These changes speak to weight loss success more than what the scale says. I believe we buy into a type of lie when we let medical professionals set goals for us ie." goal weight", that just binds us to watching the scale to measure our "success" and for me the scale has never really been my friend. As usual you are dead on, bless you pdx!

Sorry had to ask ,making sure you weren't one of those people puttin a bigmac in the blender and Calling it liquids , haha . My experience with food was similar only to find out it was the chewable multi vitamin at the root of most of my discomfort, I kinda remember some people eating MUD =protein powder , your choice of nut butter and enough milk to make it like cake batter, obviously less volume& dense protein, I never tried it ,I didn't make My way here until I was a couple months out. Hope that helps. Good luck

Breath it in and enjoy you did the work ,you deserve it !

What are you eating at 7days? If I may ask ?

Zofran is a seratonin blocker and may be contributing to your poor mood ,constipation and even get this, nausea. Perhaps your doc can give you something different to try. I was reading something today that said Appx 50% of scrips written in USA were ineffective at treating what they were written for. Guess that's why they call it medical practice!

Hey don't squash on iggychick valium can definatly make it hard to type! where is the love?

Truth is none of them will ever be a sonic bananna cream pie shake. Find some you Can tolerate to have on hand after surgery but not too much of any kind. Most people's tastes and temperature preference change quite a lot .

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Congrats on making a choice to be in control of your health. Everyone loses differently don't be discouraged. I would get the my fitness pal app and start logging all food water and exercise,it may seem tedious at first but it is so with it. Once you know where your nutrition comes from you can work with your nut to make adjustments to keep or start loosing , it's also a great habit for post surgery.

I read a study that concluded that smokin' the devils lettuce after wls would make you a skinny retard playing video games in your mamas basement not a fat one. Just kidding , but having loads of experience [back in college]why torment yourself with the munchies during the losing phase,maybe that could be a non food reward for meeting goals.I know potheads aren't supposed to have goals just sayin ,if you had goals and that sort of thing was legal where you live.

Is that Sylvia fresco?

Wait I'm confused Splenda is bad and it's Donald rumsfield's fault?

Check out couch to 5k an app for smart phones. Makes running "doable" for all fitness levels. But the thing for me is consistency I don't allow myself to miss I workout. Good luck.

You gotta do what is right for you in your situation. I would guess if she asked, everyone else knows and she is the only butthole that lacked the sense or sensitivity to shout it from the rooftops. Might be a good teaching moment for proper use of inbox/private chat . As far as dads go that was kinda crappy ,sorry! My 3 brothers and sister would all qualify for wls and I have heard plenty of "hate" my standard response has become " YES 85% of my stomach has been removed they did however leave enough of my guts to get me to the gym 6 days a week and I am running about 30 miles a week my gym opens at 5:30,wanna meet me? Didn't think so !! now STFU.

Tough mudder !!!