LipstickLady

Unfortunately, veggies taste more like ass than Pasta. Sigh.

Wait WHAT!?!?! You had five drinks and drove an hour later? :faint: Yeah i live like 10 minutes from where we were and was perfectly fine. I danced and pee'd it off. And we ate food afterwards so i was fine. :thud:

I love your girls FOR you! Can you loan them out?

I had a stricture that prevented me from getting more than 500 calories a day for about 6 months. I drank Premiere Protein (bluuuurrrrrrrp!) just to get in my protein twice per day. I stayed on purees and mushies for almost three months. I still have days where it's hard to eat "real" food and I am over two years out. If it doesn't have sauce/gravy/mayo/dressing on it, it's not going down. I have to eat small bites, chew thoroughly and eat slowly. I have a very tight restriction still (fortunately!) but I make good choices. Choose high calorie, high protein, high fat stuff like good cheeses (cream cheese on a spoon!!), almond butters, crab salad, diced shrimp and avocado, etc. If you can fit it on a baby spoon, eat it. That's what I do on my "non-feeding" days.

Wait WHAT!?!?! You had five drinks and drove an hour later? :faint:

I was in the hospital for two weeks, on three different IV antibiotics, and recovered just fine! I had a skull infection, too, so I was a hot mess. Glad he's improved!!! He's going to beat this!

I was a CDiff kinda girl after my brain surgery. It was nasty and I was in the hospital for that longer than the surgery itself. UGH!!!! Keeping you all in my thoughts.

I am a "scale junkie", usually hopping on and off 3-4 times a day. I can do it because the number reflected does not bother me in the slightest. It simply keeps me on track. You are not in a stall unless your weight doesn't move up or down for three entire weeks. In the meantime, take your measurements, use your clothing as a gauge, find a pair of tight pants and see if they start to loosen... That's the TRUTH behind your body changes. Who is going to see the number on the scale in real life? Really, the important thing is how you FEEL in your jeans.

So you haven't had drinks or you have had a few sips of your boyfriend's? I'm confused. I had a drink about 6 months out, at our vacation home. I would suggest your first experience be at home because you do not know how what is going to affect you. Wine and sweeter drinks give me heartburn to the point that I think I might die. Some alcohol hits me so hard, I just want to sleep right away. I know what I can sip and what I can't, but I am more than two years out. Sip a drink slowly and enjoy time with your loved ones! That's where the memories happen.

It is my Bariatric dream to have Alex respond to one of my posts. It's been a year now and no success. I'm kinda jealous. Oh wait, he's "liked" a few of my posts. But I want words..... Unsubscribing. I think my current GF wouldn't appreciate seeing 12 emails titled "My naked kitty! Pics inside!" when I boot up my computer in the AM I'm technically responding to your post. Sweet dreams You dreamy guy, you!

Alex and I have something in common...other than WLS. You're both secret girls?!?!?

I practically live in my car. I work for myself and when my kids leave at 6:30 in the morning, I'm out of the house, too. I'm often not home until 7 or 8 at night, so my days are long. I carry Snacks but as summer approaches, it's harder to do so I'm always trying to find options that are tasty and inexpensive. I also don't like having leftovers because my cooler will only keep things so long in 90 degree heat. I have found that restaurants will work with you if you are polite and simply ask for what you want. Noodles has a small side salad (garden or caesar) and will allow you to do an add on meat. They don't advertise it but it's the perfect size for $4. Qdoba had a kids' bowl and will double the Beans and leave out the rice. Add meat, cheese, sour cream and lettuce and it's perfect. $5 Which Wich "skinnies" your sandwich by pulling out all the soft part of the bread, or you can have your sandwich in a lettuce wrap. Either way, I can only eat half, but for $7, it can't be beat. Panda Express sells their Entrees in a teeny box for $3.50. It does not come with rice, which is fine for me. A bigger portion is the kids' meal for $5. I get the veggies and an entree, not the lo mein or rice. Jason's Deli will allow y the get a kids' salad for $4.50. It's one trip to the salad bar and a drink (to go for me) and it's very fresh. I order kids' meals all the time. I don't ask if I can, I don't apologize or explain, I just order it. It works.

Meh. If they ever said no, I'd simply walk out. If I was with a group, I'd order a drink and enjoy it. I no longer NEED to eat just because everyone else is. I like that.

I knew this was your test post but regardless who could resist peeking at your naked kitty!! FEMALE ONLY!!

I'd like y'all to note that @@Alex Brecher LIKED my NAKED KITTY!!!! He is NOT supposed to be looking at my KITTY!

No one in my house is whining about mud flaps, that's for sure!

Y'all better be GIRLS!!!

Wanna rub it??

2 years out here! I can eat 4-5 bites now. I am SO thankful that that restriction, too.

Are you a girl?

Huh. My ego has nothing to do with how much I disagree with that article. HA!

I let @ I belive this is now fixed. OH! Let's go test it!!

HUH!??!! :thud: