LipstickLady

Nothing wrong. . You offered personal training?

Wow! Private message sent!

Why email? Why not help here?

Not sure that's very business-like. But hell, I'll try anything.

I'll go along with that. And the most I could get was SPARKLE??? You are about to get foot SQUARED.

Pounds no more "fall off" than a baby "pops out". That's my two cents.

To answer your title, why do they need to? Why does it matter if they do or don't? It's not going to change your mind or your efforts nor is their understanding going to change your results. Why do you care? Your energy is much better spent elsewhere, I promise.

I did it! 100 pounds down in 2013!!!! I am at 100.2 lost as of this morning and I am thrilled. Best decision of 2013, hands down.

Seven and a half months out and water is still EH....

Gorgeous!

I had a wretched cold the day of surgery. I was fine and you will be, too.

I am going to back away from this comment and maintain my dignity for the first time EVER.

If you are engaging in this behavior, please get help.

Boy's!! My husband say's the same things lol Mine, too!! I have started asking him to get me a larger size than the last "gift" and he's stopped using that line as often.

I have a slight stricture so I feel ya'! Even at 7 months out, eating can be unpleasant for me. Have you tried using baby utensils or cocktail forks? I find that these force me to take teeny bites which makes things better. I also have to SLOW the freak down or I am miserable and it all comes back up. I was forcing myself to take a nibble, walk a lap around the house (open floor plan so I could still be with my family, ha!) and then come back for another bite. I also have days where I can eat 3-4 ounces at a time and days where an ounce or two is more than I can handle. You will figure it out. Talk to the NP about a stricture just in case. They can stretch it, I just chose not to because I needed to reminder to do the above.

AMAZING!! Congratulations to you!!! WONDERLAND is a lovely place to be. I lost 100.2 pounds over 2013. I gained the ability to work out for hours and not be in (the bad kind of) pain the next day. I can shop in any store I please and can buy clothes that make me look my age instead of my great granny's age. I can go to my kids' schools and am no longer the really superly morbidly obese fat mom. I loved life before but I now have so much more life I can live, not just in time, but in actual ability to go out there and do whatever the hell I want and I am THRILLED. THRILLED.

This will be the first year in the longest freaking time that I do not make weight loss my biggest and most pressing resolution. Hell's bells. I chose to no longer make New Year's Resolutions just because I knew the weight loss one would be my biggest and best failure. NO.MORE. Now I want to get healthier and fit. I know the weight will come off. The health and fitness will come if I work towards it and I am. Happy New Year to you and yours! Make this year the best you've had. I know you can and will.

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/search/controller?N=4294967030&Ntk=SiteSearch&Ntt=oh+yeah&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&cm_sp=keywordSearch-_-Product%20Aisle-_-Protein%20Bars%20and%20Snacks&crawl=no

They aren't the best on carbs and sugar, I am sure, but they have real food components. I turned my father to them and he is diabetic. His levels have not gone up at all due to the bars so he's happy. I know everyone is different, but you can buy them individually so try them!

Oh Yeah bars are the best!!! Taste just like candy bars and are totally yummy and filling. I am not a fan of Quest bars because they are so bar/cake like. Oh Yeah are much more chunky, textured and real feeling to me because they have whole peanuts, raisins, etc. LOVE THEM.

I found foods like guacamole, hummus, cream cheese, refried Beans, warmed applesauce, and creamed Soups a lifesaver. They felt like "real foods" because they are and so delicious. Just because you usually eat it on a chip or a cracker doesn't mean you HAVE to!

Thanks, everyone! Mr. Lipstick was not nearly as excited as me this morning. Perhaps it was my running leap back into bed followed by my punch punch punch punch while bellowing, "WAKE UP!! 100!! WAKE UP!!! 100!!!!". He's not a morning person. And he doesn't like to be punched.

Fiddle, are you not reading my every word? I posted this last month! This was about 8 pounds ago.

Ok, but you really didn't answer my question.

Why do you feel the need to be so condescending and downright rude? I love my sleeve. It's the best thing I've ever one for myself. That said, someone else's decision to choose another option certainly doesn't affect me in any way. I certainly see no reason to be so derisive about something that has no bearing on you.