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Here is a weird thing i noticed this week. you Ladies out there may not be able to identify with this' date=' but here we go anyway :-)

in the past 30 years i have shaved my face every third day and never had any problems. i chalked it up to my irish heritage and fair skin etc.

i was apparently wrong! the hair must have not been long enough to get through all of the fat layers...lol. i now have to shave every day and decided to grow a full beard ( trimmed neatly) for the winter.

im kinda of psyched about this shaving thing...just sayin

Have a great day.

RJ[/quote']

Fortunately I don't relate, but what a cool observation! Congrats on the new beard!

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Here is a weird thing i noticed this week. you Ladies out there may not be able to identify with this' date=' but here we go anyway :-)

in the past 30 years i have shaved my face every third day and never had any problems. i chalked it up to my irish heritage and fair skin etc.

i was apparently wrong! the hair must have not been long enough to get through all of the fat layers...lol. i now have to shave every day and decided to grow a full beard ( trimmed neatly) for the winter.

im kinda of psyched about this shaving thing...just sayin

Have a great day.

RJ[/quote']

Fortunately I don't relate, but what a cool observation! Congrats on the new beard!

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Here is a weird thing i noticed this week. you Ladies out there may not be able to identify with this' date=' but here we go anyway :-) in the past 30 years i have shaved my face every third day and never had any problems. i chalked it up to my irish heritage and fair skin etc. i was apparently wrong! the hair must have not been long enough to get through all of the fat layers...lol. i now have to shave every day and decided to grow a full beard ( trimmed neatly) for the winter. im kinda of psyched about this shaving thing...just sayin Have a great day. RJ[/quote']

Are you taking Biotin? I feel like the hair on my legs is growing quicker. I attributed it to the biotin.

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Are we allowed to drink out of straws?... I know we couldn't at first' date=' but is like to use one to suck down Protein Drinks. It'll go faster!![/quote']

I use on occasionally but am very care to not swallow the air. More of a pain than a help imho.

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 211.6/GW 150 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

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I use on occasionally but am very care to not swallow the air. More of a pain than a help imho.

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 211.6/GW 150 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

I thought it was about sucking in.air and.drinking to.quickky? I do use a straw occasionally when I'm drinking ice tea but I take small sips.

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Are you taking Biotin? I feel like the hair on my legs is growing quicker. I attributed it to the biotin.

Mel i am taking biotin....good suggestion, ill ask my surgeon Friday morning.

RJ

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I thought it was about sucking in.air and.drinking to.quickky? I do use a straw occasionally when I'm drinking ice tea but I take small sips.

Exactly. I try to not swallow the extra air...which slows down my drinking...which really irritates me. Lol!

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 211.6/GW 150 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

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Mel i am taking biotin....good suggestion' date=' ill ask my surgeon Friday morning. RJ[/quote']

I really think that produces more hair.< /p>

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Are we allowed to drink out of straws?... I know we couldn't at first' date=' but is like to use one to suck down Protein drinks. It'll go faster!![/quote']

I have been using a straw from nearly the very beginning. Have never had a problem.

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I thought it was about sucking in.air and.drinking to.quickky? I do use a straw occasionally when I'm drinking ice tea but I take small sips.

I do the same thing except mine is ice coffee, dont say a word to my surgeon :-) my nut says im ok as long as i dont drink it any near my Iron tablet, have had no problems with straws. i use it to get the liquid to my mouth but will not drink the Fluid while i have the straw in my mouth....yea im a freak go ahead and think it :-)

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Anyone else feel their weight lose has slowed down. I've lost about 4 lbs in the past 3 weeks but that's not a lot for me. Usually it's 4lbs a week.

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Anyone else feel their weight lose has slowed down. I've lost about 4 lbs in the past 3 weeks but that's not a lot for me. Usually it's 4lbs a week.

I have been stalling and going slow since I began. I will lose about 4 or 5 pounds per week and then stop for two or three weeks before starting to lose again. I think your body just has to play catch up. I also think its interesting that on the weeks that I am not losing people will say how I look like I am losing so much. Maybe it's the inches rearranging or something. I have been at 55 pounds lost for about 3 weeks now.

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I do the same thing except mine is ice coffee' date='dont say a word to my surgeon :-) my nut says im ok as long as i dont drink it any near my Iron tablet, have had no problems with straws. i use it to get the liquid to my mouth but will not drink the Fluid while i have the straw in my mouth....yea im a freak go ahead and think it :-)[/quote']

You are not a freak! We all have ways of making this journey work for us! I have been drinking one cup of coffee for a few weeks now. I pour my chocolate Protein Shake in it each morning. This way I get my Protein started early.

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Anyone else feel their weight lose has slowed down. I've lost about 4 lbs in the past 3 weeks but that's not a lot for me. Usually it's 4lbs a week.
yes, although I have 40 more to lose, I stall for weeks at a time and then I'll lose 2lbs, but in the mist of it, i do notice I lose inched.

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