LipstickLady

Awwwwee... Thank you!!

Ha! I doubt you'll change minds but I love you!

That's good to know. Sleeve vs C section. Thank you! On hobbies... Irish crochet? Sent from my SM-A500FU using the BariatricPal App . Wow bitter much Huh? Who was "bitter"?

I agree!!

RIGHT??? It's a great thing.

Count your blessings!! That's great!

Climbing all those steps minus 112 pounds was an eye opener for me for sure!! YAY YOU!!!!

You're digging up some old topics today, aren't you?

I don't mind the prayers, I just mind the passive aggressive mentions of them. For some reason, I doubt they are sincere. If they are, why not just do it instead of telling everyone about it?

Bless up! -- From the Bible Belt, here.

YOU WILL!!!! You just totally made my day.

My stomach made seriously loud noises constantly for almost 18 months. It sounded like growling sometimes, other times it sounded like a choo choo coming down the tracks and others like a swarm of bees coming up my throat. It was embarrassing. Are you weak? Dizzy? Nauseated? Head achy? It took me a long time to figure out what real actual hunger felt like. Not saying your's isn't, but it was a lightbulb moment for me.

My snack in the theaters is the one on the right......... Is that vodka I smell in that bottle?

I've got to agree with this. It took me a long time to wrap my ahead around the idea that I did not NEED to snack at all the usual events -- movies, baseball games, theatre intermissions... As a fatty, the idea seemed ludicrous, but now, I can easily go 2-3 hours without eating. Now that said... when I was in my first 6-12 months post op, I had a real problem getting in enough protein so I felt like I had to eat constantly. I smuggled in cheese sticks, beef Jerky, almonds, individual hummus cups, babybels... (some of these obviously not soft). If you don't need to snack, get out of the habit, if you do, cheese is always a great answer.

This very same forum we are in right now! Can you bookmark it on your mobile? I've got one of those 6+ so I don't use the app, I view the full site. http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1205-wls-veterans-forum/

Who me? Hmmm.... No, you can't be talking to me, or really MOST of the vets who answered here. Click on the profiles of almost any of us and then click on activity. You will see that most of us RARELY post in the Vet's Forum and are often answering the questions of "newbies" because we ENJOY helping others. Remember, we don't have to be here. We volunteer our time to pay back all the great advice, support, and butt kicking we got when we were new. We are simply looking for a place where we can **ALSO** get a little peer to peer advice and support -- advice and support that comes from real life experience, NOT from what someone read about someone else's experiences they heard about on Facebook. If that offends you, you don't have to participate. But of course, you are welcome to.

It's not reflux, it's called sliming. I slimed horrible for a year and still do from time to time. Slow down when you eat, take smaller bites and eat smaller portions. Journal what makes you slime and avoid it for a few months before trying again. I used baby spoons and waited a full minute between bites. This helped tremendously!

Yes that's not a problem for after just couldn't get enough prior :/ now I'm freaking out hel cancel surgery because I didn't do the 2 week liquid diet. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App Sure! Your body, your choice. Personally, I would not but you know your body best. Good luck to you!

I am SO glad to see you!!!!

No comment about your sanity but we will implement this in the near future. At the moment we only have the ability to limit by length of time someone is a member or how many posts they've accumulated. We are working on limiting based on surgery date. So for now, can we set it at being a member for at least 18 months? Read only?

@@Alex Brecher It wasn't me!!!!! I didn't do it!!!!

@@Alex Brecher It wasn't me!!!!! I didn't do it!!!! @@Alex Brecher It wasn't me!!!!! I didn't do it!!!!