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@hello2018 good luck[emoji304] on your April 11th surgery, we will all be anxious to hear how everything went. And be sure to ask the length,because,everyone seems to be interested here[emoji2] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

We fattish girls get that a lot, glad you got on top of it! Now heal and get better. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Only difference Mattymatt is You are now a member of PA,plump anonymous, and you are in good standing. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

So so happy for you. My own journey shifts back into gear on the 25th and I hope to join you next month. I would love to be your surgery buddy twin.[emoji2] I've been seeking mine since August 2015, long story I hope to conclude soon. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Meep meep,and watch out for that durned Wiley Coyote of bad diet, he wants to drag you down and back into his cave!. Keep running faster than him![emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

And we will unite in wishing you a good surgery, a smooth healing and a happy life in the future[emoji14][emoji626] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

You are going to rock this both far and wide, I have utmost faith in YOU[emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Most of the hospitals[emoji541] in Ohio seem to do the day-before [emoji338]method. Are they really so busy they don't know ahead[emoji354], is it a head[emoji62] game they play or doesn't it Matter as much to THEM as it does to ME? I suspect it's the last. Gosh every time I hear one of my buddies are getting theirs I get a little "jelly"[emoji58] it's not me. Sniff sniff, it's gonna come[emoji8] I can't give up yet![emoji8] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Well the German Kaiser died,lets all hope the California one didn't or at least the Bariatric Department before you get your surgery. Congratulations on completing all the steps. Now you sit and waiit and wait. I'm thinking you'll soon be giving us more good news.[emoji2][emoji2][emoji2] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Tealael--' you could have had a whole stable of boy friends, had you really wanted that! You didn't just crawl out of an ugly cage after all! And who wants to become a stripper ? their professional lifetime isn't that long. Girlfriend, you got better things to do with your time[emoji13] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah baby, to quote Austin Powers, you have something concrete to work towards. Start doing all the right things so you'll be in fighti,g trim when you face that day! Wish I were you! Oh my day Will and shall come and I'll dance,in the sunlight right by your side[emoji13][emoji106][emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

And be the best most awesome sleever,and YOU that you can be! Hold your head up high and proud for you've done nothing wrong.[emoji85][emoji86][emoji87] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah I sure understand, wasabi mayo,yum yum! Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Betcha you aren't as old as me. I am as old as dirt, 72, I've got being a cougar on my bucket list, if I can lose enough weight and get enough energy. Oh well I can sit on the sidelines drooling, at my age they'll just think I can't control my saliva.I may have lost many things but not my mind, weight or my sense of humor[emoji13][emoji13][emoji13] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

[mention=299399]sleeveduk[/mention], how are you doing today? I am only semi-reformed but let me add my paltry pennies to the mix. You say you stay up all night, been there, done that, you might say I got forceably retired from a job I loved, miss doing it, miss the people I came in contact each day with, what I don't miss was the inner-company bickering and my supervisors. Do you have cable or any exercise DVDs? Do some exercise at home, nobody to criticise or make you feel self conscious like in a gym. Now gyms are still a good place but not yet for you. Get out and walk in the fresh air, yeah winter can come and go in April still, but get outside anyway. I'm saying this for you and me both, and if you're unemployed, no think of it as underemployed, you don't feel real good about youself underneath. Maybe not full depression but more a sense of meh. You need to buck up , buckaroo. Nice to be offered a chocolate ice cream cone, feels sorry and he wants to make you feel better, but you really don't need food to do it. I'm currently 323 down from a all-time high of 355 and with a 72 year old metabolism the pounds aren't melting away for me. They don't make my model anymore so I can't get replacement parts today to make me run better! But slowly and steadily I Will do it and maybe the victory will be so much sweeter for the effort I have put forth. As another suggestion, don't eat right when you first get up, do something else for a while. Yeah I keep harping on walking but it is the easiest thing you can do.Stop eating white bread, you really need whole grains if you're going to eat bread at all. I don't anymore because I realized it sets like a hockey puck,in my stomach, have an Apple orange or banana instead. We seem to snack on bananas at my house. Although I don't keep a perfect pantry there aren't any chips pretzels crackers and Cookies there. No I do have 1 box of Cheeseits sitting there but they are getting dusty. Like the old song" Don't get around much anymore" I should get up and go walk myself, my tulips are trying to get ready to bloom, my neighbor across the street whose outdoor housekeeping skills are worse than mine actually threw a piece of trash away yesterday or moved it to the backyard where I can't see it.So sweeties life is still worth living, if you have to make your own kind of music, just do it. And your song will be sweeter because only you know the right tune![emoji14][emoji626][emoji13] And use the surgery tool for your benefit, I don't believe it's too late to make a comeback. Consult with a nutritionist/dietician and get back on a better more proportioned diet, you'll feel better.[emoji106] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Are you fat or are you just tall? Are you sick or losing weight? Gosh your hair is red! You Are a woman , aren't you? Gosh it is You, I thought you were dead!, There's something strange about you, isn't there? Answers 1 Both ,thank you very much. Are you smart-Aleck or do you just don't care? 2. No sicker than usual for our age, I am however losing weight. 3 No same color it's been since I was 12, more or less. You've known me for 50+ years, don't tell me you've forgotten. 4. My late husband and doctor said I am, who am I to argue with such intelligent men? 5 No I'm still alive, were you worried you' d missed my obituary and funeral? 6. Nope no stranger then usual, how about you for asking? And the day isn't over yet![emoji85][emoji87][emoji86] And alas I am still pre surgery, think how my Job's Comforters will circle around when it's finally done![emoji37][emoji37] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh I envy you[emoji68] if you succeeded at a smooth sleek menopause. Mine was much like my weight loss journey has been , a bumpy thumpsy up and down journey. Could not understand how I could have hot flashes, night sweats, and still,gush like a Texas oil well each and every month! So glad my lady parts finally went into permanent slumber on their own.[emoji70][emoji106] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Me too as well as the spicy-er edges of Chinese cooking. Ding Dongs and their family passing by meh. But I love in theory restaurant foods still. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

And Fluffy talks about spicy refried bean mash with low-fat cheese. Of course she's a Texan and was weaned from Mothers Milk to that diet![emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Goody, I want you to have a smooth and sleek sleeve, not one that is lumpy and bumpy like a gourd![emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hope the endoscopic tube or boogie isn't blocked by pickle remnents! ! Promise me you've, been on Clear Liquids all day![emoji13] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

That is the truth, or they can be like my oldest RD ( short for Rotten Daughter) she cares so little when I tried to talk to her about it, she redirected the conversation to herself and her troubles. I believe if I had told her I was going to squat down and expose my lady parts to a buzz saw I would have gained the same reaction. She flat out don't care! And since she,was my first- born it hurts deep inside[emoji37] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

And in the words of your fellow Nebraskan,Larry the Cable Guy-----GET ER DONE! Best of everything now and forever[emoji14] Your Buckeye Buddy! Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I'll,be waiting to hear![emoji14] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Maybe because she's afraid she wouldn't be able to stop,eating and down the slippery slope she would slide. And it would be twice as hard to get back to where she's at now.[emoji10] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app