Orchids&Dragons

Ice cream is a slider. You won't feel restriction. That's why it's so easy to over-indulge

That was my BEFORE in the army jacket. Wow! You look amazing! Congrats!

I am not great with protein, so of course, my doctor upped my minimum to 75g/day. UGH! I chronically get close to evening and still need 10-20 g more protein. So I ordered the protein shots from the BP store and tried my first one today - apple. Delish! It's tangy, not toooo sweet, kind of like a cross between an apple Jolly Rancher and pineapple sherbet. It's less than 3 oz., so even in the evening it's not hard to sneak in. I'm delighted. I'd like to get away from supplements, but for the time being, I take a lot of them. This is much better than having to drink a 16 oz. Protein water right before bed.

I haven't been on the scale yet since my birthday. I'll know tomorrow how badly I get spanked! And my little episode of cheating has all my cravings kicking into high gear. Having to beat them down with a stick!

Hope the price wasn't too high

Happy Birthday!

I was in junior high when we moved to Texas. One of my classmates asked what country Connecticut was in!

What if someone posts a "confused" icon? Or a sad one?

@Sweedfire86 Sig's a beaut! Love his naughty sign @Jingle123423 I love labs! So sweet!

Gorgeous green eyes!

Our little one looks like she'd be a shedder, but it's more like hair than fur, so she doesn't actually shed much. Yeah! I used to have an Irish setter, on the other hand. Instead of dust bunnies, I called the little drifting "clouds" of hair "dust puppies".

What cuties! The shedding at your house must be outrageous!

And that's what makes this a happy ending. Most of us have the "oh, well, I've already blown it" moment . . . and then proceed to lose our ever-lovin'-minds. Glad you were able to just chalk this up to food funerals and move on!

Well, your little Nervous Nellie is gorgeous!

Wow! Lookin' good!

Wow, it must be hard to feed your kids differently than you eat. How old are they?

You rebel, you!

Yet one more of those advantages that men have - as they lose fat, their "parts" appear larger, as women lose fat their boobs and booty shrivel!

Great idea, Matt! I had TWO glasses of wine last night when hubby & I went out for our birthdays/anniversary. I had a designated driver and I don't feel guilty in the least. Part of me wishes I had gotten sick though, so that I wouldn't be tempted to do it again Additionally, I had the wine with my meal!

They don't show a pic of the back in the store, but here's the product description: https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/bariatricpal-15g-protein-shots-apple

Thanks for all the birthday/anniversary wishes everyone! My leftovers from last night's meal made 4 lunches for me this week. Woot!

OK, got my birthday present a day early, but woo-hoo! A ticket to One-derland! Best present I've gotten in years!

I see what you mean about your waist/hip proportion! Classic hourglass, you lucky girl!

I went thru 2 weeks liquid, 2 weeks puree, 2 weeks soft, then solid. So, no, not all doctors are advancing that quickly.

Except that I've pretty much tried them all and regained in every case. So I'm banking on restriction. I doubt that I eat very differently from you, Creek. I eat oatmeal, quinoa, beans, meats, veggies, dairy.