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I, too, eat full fat everything. The only thing I really watch is sugar and carbs. Full fat tastes better, keeps me full longer and is much more satisfying. Bring on the fat and bring on the flavor!!Okay.........here I cum with the fatness.........I prefer my full fat to be protein- laden.....oh wait... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App JEEZUS!!! Don't encourage him!! Hushup, Sexy. Trying to get my groove on.

Okay.......know that I'd hit that bigtime.......and we'll call those eggs from the previous pic...foreplay.

Horreychit.........a cup of cheese a day would lock my system up tighter'n Fort freakin Knox. I'd never be able to have a BM. Damn......just damn. I love the hell outa some cheese. I almost can't control myself with some proper swiss dipped in hot sauce (yes....I'm freaky that way).......but I have to slow my roll......cheese and nuts are on my "limited amounts" list. In fact.....when I think about it.....damn near everything is on my "limited amounts" list......except for Water, coffee, air and exercise.

I, too, eat full fat everything. The only thing I really watch is sugar and carbs. Full fat tastes better, keeps me full longer and is much more satisfying. Bring on the fat and bring on the flavor!! Okay.........here I cum with the fatness......... I prefer my full fat to be protein- laden.....oh wait... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App That's why I eat so many oysters........ That....or those bishes are just too damn flavorful.

I, too, eat full fat everything. The only thing I really watch is sugar and carbs. Full fat tastes better, keeps me full longer and is much more satisfying. Bring on the fat and bring on the flavor!! Okay.........here I cum with the fatness......... You seriously ARE a middle schooler. I have regressed to my finest hours..................

shakes. I thrived on shakes.

At 6 weeks ????? Horny, anxious, ready for change, counting the hours until my daily weigh-in....that's how I felt. Come to think of it...........10+ months later............I pretty much feel the same, lol.

Said it. Smack it. Love on it. Some embrace other things...........I embrace BOOTY.

I, too, eat full fat everything. The only thing I really watch is sugar and carbs. Full fat tastes better, keeps me full longer and is much more satisfying. Bring on the fat and bring on the flavor!! Okay.........here I cum with the fatness.........

Congrats on the new way of life and on getting healthy. They weren't real friends......time to upgrade.

Damnrite I would. I mean.....I wood. All my pirated booty fer a ring side seat.

Thank you. I'm a grateful devil....that's what I am. The sleeve has been a miracle in my life and helped in many ways. I get really enthused seeing newbies post here knowing that they have so much fun in store for them. I was that newbie just a few months ago.

Damn you. I want some. Do you deliver? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Delivery ? I could be persuaded to. Damn you. I want some. Do you deliver? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App @@Dub looks awesome. You know what you doing! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! Old guys like me tend to pick up a few skills along the way......if we are lucky.

Thank you. I simply am relieved. All I've had to do was follow a very easy to understand plan that was clearly laid out by my surgeon. If there is anything that I'm proud of it is that I'm proud that I was finally about to put aside my reservations with WLS and step through that door. Getting out of my own way is what I'm most proud of.

Not at goal......but working in the right direction and feeling great about the decision to have the sleeve surgery. The day before October 2015 VSG & hernia repair. Wearing and old stretched out 6xl t-shirt. 10 months out of VSG & hernia repair. Trying on a brand new 2xl t-shirt.....over the shirt I was already wearing.

6'4" Starting weight July 2015 = 478 lbs Weight on surgery day October 2015 = 423 lbs Current weight in September 2016 = 290 lbs Weight related injuries and co-morbitities were dragging me down. I was miserable. Hurting all the time and having to consult with circulatory surgeons, spine surgeon, knee surgeon and my pcp was very concerned with me. I was 47 years old and making it much into my 50's was looking more and more like a challenge that I'd lose. One memory of those days occurred in June 2015. It sums up how things were for me post op....more accurately, it sums up where I was and where I was heading. It was not going well. It was early in the morning and I was doing my best to get ready for a doctor's appointment. It was with a spine surgeon. I was in intense pain the likes of which I'd never experienced before or since (including post op pain from knee and hernia surgeries.....this back issue had me in the dirt). Made it through a shower and mostly dressed. Simply could not get my socks and shoes on. Asked my wife for help doing this last thing before she drove me to the appointment. She did so....but told me I needed to "man-up". Those words cut through the pain. They cut through the haze of the double dose of pain meds and muscle relaxers I'd taken in preparation for making the 30 min drive to that appointment. They pissed me off......not at her so much as at myself. I was mad for letting myself fall into such a rut. The back injury could have occurred if I'd been lighter.....but not so likely. Turns out I was unable to get into her car....it was too low to the ground and I couldn't do it. I finally managed to get behind the wheel of my little pickup and drove myself to that appointment.....yelling out in pain at every railroad track or pothole. It was a morning full of suck. My little 4WD truck is a stick shift....no way she could've driven. I made it there and back....using crutches and cussing a lot. Spine surgeon's advice that morning was to load me up with a battery of meds.....and get me to weight loss surgery. I didn't protest and a few months later I had my sleeve surgery. In many ways, I owe the spine doc tremendous gratitude. He did nothing other than review my x-rays and MRI and write some scripts......but his advice was spot on. Grateful I took it. I went into a whole heap of detail with the above description of a single morning of my life........but it was how things were then. I missed 6 weeks of work for that back problem......and then 3 more weeks recovering from my sleeve & hernia surgery. This from a guy who's never hardly missed any work in 21 years with my employer.....only for surgery recoveries. Tough times. I'll be much more brief in describing life since my sleeve surgery. Let's just say that I seldom miss the opportunity to "man-up" now and I put my back into it. I am almost 11 months out from surgery and a long way from where I want to be.....but I am enjoying the process and have learned a great deal about what makes me tick and what I want in life. More importantly....at 47 years old, I can now see having plenty of life left to live and enjoy. This was pre-op me......taken the day before my October 2015 VSG & umbilical hernia repair....you can see the hernia looking like it's going to explode, lol. No wonder my back was messed up. I was 55 lbs lighter in this pic than I was at the beginning of my bariatric appointments in July 2015. So....this was the "new" slim and trim me, lol. Old stretched out 6xl tee-shirt in the pic, too. Most recent pic I have....taken on September 1, 2016.....10.5 months out from sleeve surgery. Here's a goofy couple pics........but the last full length pics I could find. I was trying on a brand new 2xl t-shirt.....over the top of the shift I was already wearing. It fit. No more daily prescription meds for high blood pressure, cholesterol, pain and etc. There is no single aspect of life that's not been improved....some by a little.....some by a tremendous amount. Approaching my 48th birthday but feeling more like I did at 28 and grateful for it. carpe diem

I grill boneless chicken breast every week and enjoy it as a basic staple in my post op living. I vary the flavor by using different rubs. I agree that it can be dry if overcooked......and unsafe if undercooked. The key is to remove it from the grill at the correct internal temp. I've found that 160 degrees is this temp...as far as I'm concerned. If cooked properly.....it's one of the most sleeve-friendly foods I've encountered.

Might I ask how you "killed your cardio" and why that has impacted your loss? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App It would seem that my posts are riddled with typos. I intended for that to say, "Had some issues these past two months that have killed my cardio." I've not done any formal cardio work and it shows. I know that the conventional wisdom is that exercise doesn't really factor into weight loss......but it does for me in many ways. Things are improving and moving forward at the moment, though.

The more I move.......the more I lose. Had some issues these past two months that I've killed my cardio. Looking forward to resuming.

First of all, I love your posts! Also, I thought you were married?? Anyways, I worked in grocery stores for 12 years - fat, skinny, slightly overweight, pregnant ... And I have flirted and been flirted with all along the way! (Boy it has gotten me in a lot of trouble!). Flirting has always come natural to me - just talk, be witty, smile, maybe a tilt of the head, a step in closer, a light brush on the arm. Truth is, flirting isn't about whether you are fat or skinny - it's about confidence. People are attracted to confident people. Be proud of who we all are - which happens to be that WE ARE ALL AMAXING!! Embrace your new confidence with the pounds you shed, and start flirting!!! Witty and a good smile is how I catch a guy's eye ... And if they are not receptive ... Their loss! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Yes, married. But am alive and well. Not the iniator.....just a dude buying groceries......

In my 5th month......I went on a two week binge where I lived off charbroiled or steamed oysters every meal. I was good for 1/2 dozen sized orders. I can't freaking wait to get my grill loaded down with some oysters.......soon......soon. Nothing better.

Nope. I've yet to experience hunger like I did when I was pre-op. That being said.....this is so long as I eat meats and vegetables. If I add in anything like chips, candy, sweets.....then there will be predictable cycle of cravings that starts within 30 mins and it leads to wanting to graze and snack. Keeping it to just the 3 meals of meats and vegetables and I have zero hunger. A couple of cups of coffee spaced out during the day really helps, too.