LipstickLady

Well that got ugly fast. Signed, Not single and SO happy to be not looking.

Yup, and I'm only on page 1!

@@Alex Brecher Look at all the feedback!! I told you I'm not crazy!! Well, about this anyways.

Tag 'em daily until they come back!

And who, pray tell, would that be? Hmmm. *Rubs chin* Hey, I was an early adopter after @VSGAnne weighted in Not you.

I want the rainbow line!!!! BAD.

I ain't leaving!! Who would pick on you endlessly??

I like reading them, I just hate accidentally replying to them.

That is seriously the only gluttony I miss. meat on a stick. Endless meat on a stick. But as expensive as that was (and delicious!!), thin is still better. But daaaang....loved me some meat on a stick.

Think salad. Ham salad, chicken salad, (chopped) shrimp salad, seafood salad, tuna salad. Whiz it in the food processor a little blurp or two and with a plop of extra mayo if you desire. Leave out the carbs!

My NP suggested similar. She said if you can't scoop it with a spoon, it's not soft. I eat good quality hot dogs all the time now, but didn't start until 8 or so months out. No bun, though!! It's the perfect portion size for meas a complete meal, they are tasty and can be cooked in 30 seconds in the microwave. Perfection.

I get sweaty, uncomfortable and totally feel claustrophobic on the inside or like my bra is super extra tight, but all over. Then I vomit. Everything out.

They will figure it out really quick when they actually CAN NOT reply. As in, there is NO OPTION. I think this should be the case for the male only and female only rooms, too.

I love it. LOVE it. I skip the rice and the na'an, but the chicken and sauce.... NOM NOM NOM.

Thank you for all the feedback! Looks like we al(most) agree!

@@proudgrammy

My surgery is pretty much a secret but BOY do I get questions about my small portions and low carb choices. If they have already posed these questions before, I just smile at them like they are an idiot for asking and continue the conversation as if the question was never asked. If they have never asked the question, I simply answer with a standard, I try to eat 6 small high Protein meals a day. SMILE. End of discussion.

The results are in and decisions have been made. In accordance with OVERWHELMINGLY popular opinion ... NO NEW VET FORUM WILL BE CREATED!!!!!!!! But. That congenial, enthusiastic, inspiring, not too hard on the eyes, boy toy ... the one and only @@Alex Brecher has agreed that we DO need to enforce the posting requirements. So.... This current vet forum will be changed to read only for those who are not 18 months post op. At that point, they can join in any and all conversations! I will let you know when the changes are in place. Thanks to ALL who answered.

I'm pretty sure we have that already....

I agree that there are too many forums. The idea is to restrict who can post here.

Yesterday I posted a "brag list" of misc. things about me and clearly I offended a few people so for that, I would like to apologize. If you actually read the list, you will see that there is very little that is spectacular on there and I am certain that everyone on this forum could come up with something similar if not FAR BETTER than I can. The point of my list was that I want to be known as far more than a WLS patient or former fatty. It was not at all intended to be an entry into a pissing match. I am quite positive that some of my attributes listed like "drives like a do^che bag", "likes reality TV", and "runs screaming from spiders" won't get me far in life. I was trying to inject a bit of humor, but clearly I missed the mark. So as not to fan the flames in a thread gone horribly bad, I will post this right here. My "brag" list. Please keep in mind that I have been blessed to be a work from home mom for 18 years giving me lots of extra time to torture my kids by being HYPER involved in their schools. I am adding notes in red for clarity. This was a HUGE reason I kept my surgery to myself. I am a mom to two great teenagers. I have been happily married for 21 years. He deserves a medal, don't you think? I have a fabulous goldendoodle. She sheds horribly, don't believe the people who say they don't. I am a 2nd degree black belt and a certified martial arts instructor. I volunteer at a womens' shelter. A friend needed their services, this is a little pay back. I play the guitar. My mom insisted on music lessons and we couldn't afford a piano. I own a successful business. I work with autistic children and kids with Down's syndrome. They will let anyone volunteer. I love Old School Rap and can perform Rapper's Delight in it's entirety. SOBER. Sorority trick. And it annoys my kids. I love talking to strangers. I am the VP of my HOA. No one else would do it. I am PTA president, Choral Booster's VP and head theater mom at my kids' schools. Helicopter mom. I love dogs, hate cats, save turtles and run screaming from spiders. I won't flush them either. They might come back up. I was a beach lifeguard, a sorority girl and an only child. (Explains a lot, huh?) Poking fun at myself. I Zumba, deep Water fin and ski double blacks. Deep water finning is an awesome class. Try it! My aunt lived in Vermont so we all skied free. I drive like a ****** bag even though my vehicle is a minivan because I am always in a hurry. (At least I own it.) Poking fun at myself. I'm a horrible driver. I hold the door for people and I can recite pi to the 56th digit. I had an autistic student who recited pi all day every day. Everyone in my class could do it. I used to teach emotionally disturbed kids until the parents drove me nuts. And IEPs. They were the worst. I was a theater major before I was a psychology major, before I got my degree in communications/psychology and my master's in education. Read that indecisive college kid who racked up a LOT of college debt. Still paying those bills. I am a brown Mexican but don't speak Spanish. Poking fun. I am a great cook but a horrible baker. Poking fun. I love to read and I love reality TV. It's embarrassing to admit the reality TV thing, but I can poke fun at myself... I drive with the radio off because I enjoy the silence. I talk too much. I could go on forever but I am boring myself. POKING FUN at myself. I have a lot more interesting things to talk about over WLS. Why on earth would I make that the definition of me? People can't help but ask about it, I have no desire to be the inspiration of that discussion. It was bad enough that people had to "confess" every extra calorie or missed workout to me while I was losing out of a bizarre "guilt". I'd rather be any of the above over the former fatty/WLS lady. Again, my above post was not intended to offend or fan any flames. All I can do is humbly apologize and of course, ask YOU to post your BRAG list. I'd love to hear about YOU.

Great people on this site. Seriously.

And who, pray tell, would that be? Hmmm. *Rubs chin* Nope.

@@Alex Brecher There is only one naysayer so far in four pages. What does that tell you?