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Welcome DeeDee, We will support you every step of the way. If it is love you need, you got it! If it is a kick in the ass, you got it! Whatever you need we are here for you. Feel free to PM me anytime if you need or just post questions, concerns, whatever we will reply and be there for you! Welcome & best of luck to you!

It's good to have a treat every now and then. Don't beat yourself up over it. This is for life...... and life has cupcakes. Like Guy said, at least it wasn't a dozen.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery. As for your questions, here is my two cents.... 1. Spicy foods maybe. .. you might find your tastes change. Try and see. 2. Soccer practice probably be able to go but you will have zero energy and my be hurting. 3. Drive yourself forget it, no hospital will release you without someone to release to. Do you have other family or a friend that could drive you? Just my thoughts. Good luck.

You are in good hands. Dr Esquivel is great and I can't say enough about Paul and True Results. Love them. I strongly recommend coming to the support group. Paul runs them, we meet at 6:30 on the 4th Thursday of the month. Good luck with your upcoming surgery.

I am a completely different person. I don't stop, lol. I can't tell you how many times my husband has said you couldn't of done that before. It is amazing how much energy I have now.

Love this! Terryn congrats on the nsv. Better get yourself a floatee. Lol

You are not an idiot! We all get stuck at some point. It's a hard lesson that we all go thru, lol. Take care.

4ozs of plain or vanilla greek yogurt with a tablespoon of creamy peanut butter mixed in. Tastes like the middle of a Reese peanut butter cup.

My doctor says.... Bites no bigger than a dime or your pinky nail. Chew until mush about 30 seconds depending on the food. Minute between bites. As for drinking sometimes my band makes me sip my Water and other times I can gulp. Depends on the day and how my band is feeling. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Glad you are doing well with chewing as this is one of the hardest rules to stay on course with.... we get in a hurry or forget and boom our band tells us so. ... Keep up the good work.

I eat salads a lot in the summer. Never had any problems with them. Just like all foods small bits and chew to mush.

Funny I just cut out a coupon for these last night. Gonna get them this weekend and try them.

It is unlikely that one stuck episode would cause the band to slip. You are swollen and irritated from it so stay on liquids till you hear from your doctor. Small sips. And relax, you will be fine. Your stress will make the band feel tighter. Relax! Sorry you experienced this.

What an ass. Why give him another chance? If it was me I woukd immediately change doctors. We are their customers and I expect good service. Just my opinion. Congrats on the weight loss. Slow and steady wins the race.

Non scale victory

Congrats on the NSVs. You are right, having clothes that fit make you feel so good.

Oh you did it right, alright! You look amazing (except you cut off that beautiful smile).

Great attitude! Keep the big picture in mind. Before you know it you will be well on your way. Good luck to you, you can do this.

Congrats, Dawn. That is soooo friggin awesome!

Gill took good care of her dad.

My nephew Benjamin got married this weekend in California and I was able to fly out there. This was the first time I have flown with Yellow Rose (my band). Jonathon (another nephew) and I flew out Friday morning arriving in California around lunchtime. As we are exiting the plane Jonathon requested In & Out Burgers for lunch (the greasiest burgers in town!). We retrieved our rental car and headed south to my brother’s house (via In & Out). We collected burgers for all the kids. I had no urge for a burger as Yellow Rose was letting me know she did not like flying…. Once we arrived, burgers delivered, my sister-in-law asked if I wanted anything for lunch (seeing that I didn’t have a burger). Yes, I was hungry but I knew that I couldn’t manage much more than mushy foods. I hesitated in answering and she quickly said “I have some greek yogurt or laughing cow cheese….” Ok how did she know????? She had called my mom (who knows everything about my band) and asked if there was anything she could get for me. So after choking back tears and a big hug I settled for some greek yogurt. The weekend was a blast! I saw family that I have not seen in 5 years and they were all very complimentary over how I looked. I heard “You look amazing” over & over and I loved every minute of it. I had some treats, like Trader Joes Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans but I also made good food choices (Ahi Tuna for lunch). I am proud of myself as I managed a weekend away from home (comfort zone) full of family (can be stressful) and had a great time. Oh and the best part was my hips DID NOT touch the sides of the seat on the planes. How cool is that?!!!!