KindaFamiliar

I LOVE THE BOOB TALK!!!! That is all...

@@yerawizardamy That's the spirit!! Go nuts!!! And as creepy as this sounds... I'll be watching... @@ssflbelle I'm far too attractive to take pics... If I post them, women swoon and send me private messages and stuff... Then men get all huffy and start victimising me in the Men's Room (not to be confused with the mensroom!!)... So I just tend to lay low and keep to myself... It's a tough cross to bear but I do what I can... You should take pics tho!!! Edit - Please understand that the entire statement to ssflbelle is a work of fiction. I'm not too attractive for pics... Women do not swoon and leave Private Messages... Men do not get huffy and victimise me in the Men's Room.. I've added this disclaimer because I know there are a few here who lack the ability to distinguish between somebody talking themselves up and somebody having a little joke to lighten their day. As you were...

I started at approx 550 pounds... I'm now nearly ten months out and have lost over 200 pounds... I'm absolutely ecstatic with that but still have another hundred or so to go... It's a process... And it's hard... But don't forget - all the numbers you get from your doc or surgeon are an average. To get an average, all of the numbers - big, small, in-between - are added together and then divided... So if 150 pound is the average, for every person that loses 75lb there's one who loses 225... For every person who loses 100lb there's someone who loses 200... It's a numbers game.. Aim for average.. Achieve average... Then kick average's arse.. Go on - have a crack!! I dare you to beat the 'average'!!

I'm almost 10 months out and cannot adequately digest protein from 'normal' foods... I usually have four protein shakes a day...

Welcome...

Nope... I'm going at it just like I was as a 16 yr old high school kid... ALONE!!!

How are all the Canberra sleevers going? Any updates?

Knife fight scars from your former life as a buccaneer on the high seas... That's what I'd go with...

Excess skin is months and pounds away... If it is a genuine "fear" then I suggest you get over it... Excess skin is a real possibility.. It's not a definite of course... There are a lot of factors to consider.. But it's a distinct possibility..

Hello...

Strippers... Everyone likes strippers... Ok ok... I'll see myself out...

Gold!!!

BariatricPal.com A great place to talk s**t.. Or bloating... Or gas... Strictures... Cramps.. Vomiting.. Etc, etc...

BariatricPal.. Where losers go to win...

Front - I had 90% of my stomach removed and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.. Back - But at least it's 27 times smaller than my old one!

Visit BariatricPal.com If you've got the guts..

Wow... You really are having a shitty day/week... I've nothing more to add than the ladies before me... I'm simply acknowledging that yes, the peaks and troughs, especially in the early days, can be much more intense than they normally would be.. From what I see, you're all over this like a ... Well, you're all over it... Good luck with kicking your current form slump... To use a popular Australian term - She'll be 'right mate..

Challenge accepted!!!

Hahaha... Careful what you wish for my friend...

I'm no doctor, but I think the hiccups might be from taking in too much air when we eat... We impulsively take smaller bites but still open our mouths just as wide as before... I get them aaaallllllllll the time... And I think it's when I rush and gulp... Be warned tho... I really don't know anything... Only what happens to me...

I've lost the desire to eat... And to cook... I'm an ex-chef tho, so that may have some bearing on my lack of desire to cook... And once again, I find myself agreeing with @@BLERDgirl You'll find other things to do with the kids... Who knows, you may end up changing their lives for the better as you're changing yours...

As a recovering Jehovah's Witness, I'm pretty much of the 'Bah Humbug' side of town. However, after being a department store Santa for a few years running, I've made a bit of a tradition of wearing my Santa suit (adapted for the Australian summer) to work on the last day before Christmas. If I remember, I'll grab a pic or two and post them...