LipstickLady

Winner, winner, deep fried dinner!

Yes, but if someone was simply reading and decided to blend some strawberries, blackberries, what have you, and followed your stated straw rule, they could endanger their sleeve. Statements do need to be clarified at times.

Nothing better than 5 Guys Burgers and fries!!! :-)I went to Five Guys once. Bit into a fry that had a hair wrapped around it -- a hair' that clearly went through the fryer wrapped and permanently attached to that fry. Couldn't even bite the burger after that. Nope.

Wendy's is gross. Red Robin makes a decent burger and you get bottomless steak fries!

DQ is always filthy. Let's get a double slice at the Cheesecake Factory. After all, it does have cheese' in it (protein') and it is creamy so that's soft, right? Throw in some ice cream' as dairy and we're set!

Nope. Seeds fit through a straw. If it can go through a strainer, not a straw.

Clearly your surgeon screwed up your surgery.

I'm not real good at looking away if you haven't noticed. Why? Because there are SO MANY LURKERS in this forum who are reading, reading, reading and if no one speaks up, they are absorbing bad advice and patronizing warm fuzzy validations. Am I wasting my time? Absolutely. Am I ever going to win any popularity contests for having strong opinions and a big mouth? Probably not. (And I really don't care. I have real life friends who live outside my computer.) Did I get my fair share of finger shakes', eye rolls and kicks in the pants as I went through this process? YUP. Did I learn from those "meanies"? Without a doubt (and DANG I miss them!!) Was I always happy about it? NO FREAKING WAY. But I listened and ultimately, I earned back my health and a MUCH smaller number on the scale. Giving myself permission to eat what I wanted against the advice of WWs and Jenny Craig and Atkins and South Beach and my doctor got me to 264 pounds. Clearly I **didn't** know my body best and caving to the head hunger and cravings did some permanent damage to my body that can never be undone. So if even one person can be reached and jolted back into their new reality of WLS, FABULOUS. That's why I waste my time.

When your surgeon moved you to real foods, he/she absolutely meant all the gooey, cheesy, fatty, greasy, creamy, rich, carb laden crap you could handle. Have at it!

Not everyone experiences the same sensations the same way. I absolutely understand your discomfort -- I hate feeling full more than anything when I used to crave it. No one could have ever described this feeling to me accurately though, and if they had tried, I probably wouldn't have believed them or really understood it. As much as I hate that feeling, though? I'm happy for it. It keeps me honest, it keeps my portions in check, it slows down my eating and it keeps me at goal.

I'm going to ahead and quote my original answer to this inquiry. You know, the second post in this thread -- my Initial answer the OP. If it's hard to read, I'll sum it up: if it's allowed on your plan, have at it. I could not care less if I'm "popular" here nor is there an "in crowd". Most vets have left because our input is consistently attacked. Sorry I'm not going to call everyone "friend", "send up prayers", or give bad behaviors the warm fuzzy thumbs up of approval. And no, I won't help you justify eating what landed you here in the first place. I think your health (your being general/collective) is worth more than that. It's a shame that a few people choose to villianize some of us for that and and even bigger shame they choose to not to value their health as much as they should. If that makes me a bad person, slap your label on me, hit the ignore button and move on. I won't be bullied or chastised into condoning poor dietary choices.

@@Nikosmama06 Ok. Tacos are an excellent idea at three weeks out. Better?

I made riced cauliflower last night. It was SO good at the market when the lady was sampling it. Tasted just like rice-a-roni. Not so much when I made it. I am not a fan of many cooked veggies.

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch I'm glad I'm not the only one who would prefer to spell like an idiot rather than have blue colored words (normally incorrectly formatted with caps/no caps) sprinkled throughout my posts. I despise sneaky advertising and to make it appear as if I am pushing that advertising? Makes my neck hair' stand at attention.

To the OP. How in the world did I miss this thread? I agree with the masses. YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL without a doubt. GOOD FOR YOU. I've got about ten I'd like to lose as well. Twenty to give myself some cushion. I need to do that now an I need to do it with you. No time to start like today!

EWWWW!! I don't want to sleep under YOUR covers tonight. You were not invited. I actually brought home most all of them so will be eating them for a few days... Don't lie. I am always invited.

Mashed potatoes and gravy. 1 tablespoon of heaven. After that, refried Beans and cheese.

I had 112 pounds worth of back up. Believe me, I could have survived longer than most small towns in Georgia with all the extra weight I was carrying.

Dang. Thought for sure you were going to say "The b***h is Back". Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App As requested by my mom the first 3 songs played after her funeral were Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, The b***h is back and Grandma got run over by a reindeer. This may give some insight as to my background. I don't have an excuse. I just love the song and the message. Wonder how many people have listened to it....

EWWWW!! I don't want to sleep under YOUR covers tonight.

Dang. Thought for sure you were going to say "The b***h is Back". Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App I never left.

@@HopefulInVirginia Don't give assh0les your power. Seriously.