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95% of the time i was good while working towards restriction. i'm not a cake/cookie/sweet lover - but i can never pass up chips & queso - my vice. perfectly normal, what always kept me check was stepping on the scale...if it went up or went up & down for a bit - i got serious again.

i give ya'll who had to do a pre-op diet major credit - i'm pretty grouchy hungry:glare: post-op not so bad, as i wasn't hungry till wk 3 & happy on pain meds...LOL ok - posting a bit of a rant. tupperware, DH can NEVER close tupperware tubs - rather he just lays/rests it on top. if i go to the fridge one more f'in time and drop food all over the floor because his lazy A$$ can push the lid down i'm going to pinch him... ahhhh feel better, off to mop floor for 2nd time today.

same here. i do have to go slow with chicken & sushi rolls. the sticky rice likes to take it's sweet time, and chicken needs to be very moist & w/some type of sauce.

GG - my neighbor just had surgery on monday & i made this for her family Wed. when i saw it, i printed out knowing it was easy & looked good. she just emailed me that the whole family loved it and there were barely leftovers (i made a double batch too). thanks for the recp. i need to make it for me now.:tongue2:

have you tried to peel the skin? DH has to do that w/apples - me i'm ok with them.

that's great you asked & it can be placed anywhere. i've read some have it in their shoulder and there is also a low profile port - don't know much about that one. mine was placed to the left of my belly button. as i lost weight it crept up... it is now right under where my sports bra / bra rests. i was worried it was floating about, by my dr assured me it's intact but you can totally notice it. i call her trudy (protruding port) - i'll take it over the excess weight..LOL

don't pay attention or compare yourself to others. that's the best bit of advice i got & it's really true. there are so many variables: what was their BMI / did they have a liquid pre-op / what is their calorie intake / do they exercise..... i only lost 25lbs in my first 4+ months - it was extremely frustrating watching others tickers go by..... so i just ignored & focused on just what i had control over - me. good luck!

mother in law is cooking - and i plan on having a little bit of everything. last yr was difficult just a few wks post op & i didn't get to enjoy all the good food. she makes this ritz cracker pie that is heavenly.....can't wait!:tongue2:

see a happy ending....:tongue2: glad it all worked out,

very close i call it a tie!! i don't know this chuck guy however? pjtp - TGIF!

yesterday - b- mini cliff bar (peanut cruch) & half pink grapefruit w/splenda s- 2oz LF cottage cheese & 6 wheat thins l- 3.5oz grilled salmon d- 1c tai chicken & basil s- handful mixed nuts

it pains me to agree w/plain - but by far; best quote ever here!!!:thumbdown:

i love it - how very charming the words of babes...

i view manipulation ***close ears for those offended - jerking one off***, not the natural course of a massage where parts are grazed and arousal takes part. i say that - because there are a LOT of "happy ending places in dallas - where one does not go for the enjoyment of "massage" nor get one.:thumbdown:.... see above post re- husband friends, it's a joke around their wives that they're clueless about... ohhhhh taking this thread elsewhere i see...LOL

donna you made me crack up!!! DH calls it a happy ending - are you talking via manipulation or just something that happened while relaxed & aroused at the same time. i would view as cheating if junk was touched.

me too - but had also gotten away from doing that like ceradad & just need to continue. btw ceradad - too much in common; :thumbup:

yep thats what i use (chocolate) - i just get bored with them and would rather eat my meals .... but it's no longer enough.

just popping in the boys room to see mikes response.:thumbup: had a crappy workout with the trainer this am and i know it was all nutrition..:thumbup: - sometimes, i really can't stand the protein drinks.

that is an extremely honest response. my husband is the only who has ever broken thru the walls i have, rather had...so i get it. i had taken care of myself for a LONG time before he came into the picture, and to "share" / be vulnerable / trusting / honest / communicative - all at the same time was a bit overwheming. we decided early on that if i can't express it; i can't expect him to read my mind - so therefore the issue doesn't exist. it wasn't fair for him to not get what was bothering me just reading my body language. so now - it's his own damn fault because i comment on everything :thumbup:. i will say this; my husband has 2 friends who's wives are agains ANY porn / strip club you name it. guess what they want to do when they have a night out??? you got it, and then i have the 2 wives complain to me that since i allow my husband, he corrupts their husbands. speaks more to their insecurity really. set realistic expectations with each other on the subject & set parameters - he can't guess where your coming from unless you tell him.

ah, so your also tatted' up...:thumbup:

LOVE freestyle....multi-quotes hurts my eyes sometimes - like a seizure coming on when they're are so many (Plain):thumbup:..LOL

yesterday - day off today - 2.25mile bike warm up 50min trainer session - lame; legs & back were sore from tsdays wkout - was hungry & sorta complained my way thru it...:thumbup:

i used them in Dallas. i found them to be very thorough with preop & paper work, plus the after care has been very supportive. good luck with your surgery!!!

there is a resemblance!!! very cute!