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I go all the time and buy a tea or bottled drink and nom on some goodies that I sneak in lol I had a love/hate relationship with popcorn before, it always got stuck in my teeth or tonsils and bugged the crap out of me for hours! So I am better off without it anyhow

I am only a little over 2 months out and I have lost about a cup size but also a band size. I am ok with them being smaller as long as it is all proportional in the end I do plan on getting a lift though, they were already pretty saggy from all the weight they had in them so now they are deflated balloons.

I just ordered a pair too! We will see how well they work.

I, too, can eat quite a bit of watermelon. I bought a cup of it with lemon and chili powder and tapatio the other day and I was able to eat it all, took about 45 mins, but I did it. I guess that would be considered grazing.....

I still don't take the whole 30 minutes for one meal. I can't, really. At work we are given a 15 minute break to eat out of our 4-6 hour shift, so I have to fit it into that time period. I still get full and seem to be doing just fine.

Haha I was just on this site yesterday after oogling Jessica Biel's body in Blade Trinity. Turns out she has like 6% body fat... so I guess that is out. :tongue2:

If it is too big, they won't do the surgery. Some people on here have had it cancelled. They are cut open and as soon as they see it is too big to safely move out of the way, they pull out, stitch them up and that is it. They have to do the diet all over again. But it is better that way instead of risking it with a large liver, they could accidentally puncture it and that wouldn't be good. Honestly, I have seen tons of people on here that have cheated once or twice on their diet and have been fine. But I would not advise anyone to ever do so.

So today I took my Experimental Psych final and was kind of nervous about climbing into the seats. Our lecture halls have smallish seats and no space to crawl over people if you come in late. A year ago, in the same hall, I actually had to stay and wait for everyone to finish in my row so I could crawl out without literally squishing someone. Not to mention that I couldn't put the desk down all the way - my thighs were too big -- and it dug into my tummy and I was squeezed on both sides from teh arm rests. WELL! Today, I fit nicely in the seats, WITH EXTRA SPACE! My desk went down all the way and I was able to slither my way out of the row when I finished my exam without any embarrassment. I have never felt so happy to fit into a damn seat. I was beaming through my whole exam .

Have you tried hot/cold/room temp variations? Some people say temp can help. Also, try adding some crystal light/lemon/flavoring to it. I have heard that plain Water is what hurts people.

I still don't get all my Water in everyday. It is tough! Same with Protein. I average 60 grams a day and probably around 50 oz for water. I need to buckle down with the water though! I got sick a few weeks ago, maybe a month, and ended up in the hospital because of dehydration. I am sure if I had been keeping up with it before it wouldn't have been so bad.

I am almost 3 months and eat between 600 and 800 a day depending on if I stay up to study. My days are usually from 5 am to 12 am or 7 am to 2 am. So I have a lot more time than others to fuel myself. Most people stay around 500 - 600 from what I have seen.

I finally fully fit into an 18, it took about 42 pounds down to not have a muffin top in them. I am hoping I don't have to wait another 40 for a 16! A friend mentioned after 18/16 sizes go down faster and she whizzed through them about 1 every 1-2 months until she stopped at a 6. Ahhh to be a 6 lol

I am not from the Bay, but am close-ish lol I am from Mendocino County, about 3-4 hours north of SF. I know someone that went to the Kaiser in Santa Clara. I am sure there are tons of people on here from that area, but wanted to offer support anyhow.

I started walking right away, not long or strenuous walks, but a good ten minutes a day for the first 2 weeks I bumped it up to 30 minutes until I was 6 weeks out. That is when I was cleared to do more by my doc. I started doing exercise videos. At UCSB we have a free gym, but it is filled with serious gym junkies and I don't feel comfy enough to go yet. So I do Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred and some Leslie Sanson videos. I use my HRM to keep track of how much I burn. With Jillian Michaels I burn around 320 calories in 25 minutes. I also do a few arm exercises and lunges and squats. Hope that helps!

My finance "forgot" too. I have told many friends and family, but his family despises me. I am not "Latina" enough for him. Anywho, he told them after I had asked him not to and his reasoning was if I could tell coworkers I should be able to tell family. That led to a huge fight about how they aren't MY family. Hang in there.

I will have to try one of those out! Thanks!

Dooter, I just stick to green tea in tea form. It really does help me power through my workouts. I have a cup of iced green tea like 30 mins before. Sometimes I also do something very very bad (no lecturing!) and drink half a 5 hour energy. Especially if I have been working a double. I drink too much caffeine, but always have so I have radically cut down my intake. I used to do 8 hour overnight drives home on 6 sugar free redbulls.

I have craved pickles, pickle juice, lemons and salt and tons of sour things since day 1 out of surgery. I thought it was sodium related, but I am getting in more than enough and still crave it. So I have no idea what is going on with that, But I usually have at least 1 small dill pickle or lemon wedge with salt each day.

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up doing what I said I didn't want to and worked out for about 20 mins, it did help a lot.

Straws vary from doctor to doctor. The main argument is that they allow more air to be swallowed. I don't seem to have that problem though. As for drinking, I can drink/chug quite a bit and always have. During the first month though I didn't. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. liquids can still fluff up the stomach and potentially cause a leak.

I hadn't realized how snug my 20s were until I lost weight, they fit for about 35 pounds, I just went down to all 18s. I think once we get into 16, 14 etc they will move faster! You are doing great

So it is the week before finals for me and I am super stressed. I just found out that my aid for summer is being slashed and I am about $1800 short for the summer. Between this and finals I stress ate two Cookies and now feel like crap. I knew I wasn't really hungry and still did it! I feel gross and bloated now. I never have a bad reaction really, I just feel icky. I know Hamilton doesn't like sugar and I have no idea why I just shoved those in my mouth. I feel ashamed a bit. How do you guys manage with stress? And don't you dare say, "Working out" I don't have time to! I feel bad even posting this when I should be studying Thucydides for my Greek Military Strategy class. I mean quick things to help take the edge off of the impending doom feeling.

Well I guess the good thing is that in addition to rejuvenation, that just tightens the inner vagina, their is a labia lift. They can make the outer labia smaller and "prettier". I am not sure I would ever undergo such a surgery though.

I posted this in the other as well: Actually, the inside WILL change. At least according to my gyno. I went in for my first pap, I am only 20, and we talked about my surgery. She mentioned that larger women have more narrow vaginal canals because all the fat pushing in on it. She asked me about 100 times if I was sure I wasn't a virgin (really awkward). She said once I lose most of my weight it will widen a bit but not much. She said it probably wouldn't be noticeable to a partner but I may notice less discomfort, which I do have sometimes.

Actually, the inside WILL change. At least according to my gyno. I went in for my first pap, I am only 20, and we talked about my surgery. She mentioned that larger women have more narrow vaginal canals because all the fat pushing in on it. She asked me about 100 times if I was sure I wasn't a virgin (really awkward). She said once I lose most of my weight it will widen a bit but not much. She said it probably wouldn't be noticeable to a partner but I may notice less discomfort, which I do have sometimes.