DeLarla

HUGS DAWG. TWICE. Dawg, you may as well give it up because in case you haven't noticed, some of us don't take no for an answer.

OMG Jen, PLEASE start a thread of things that got stuck in our orifices! Please, please, please! Speaking of psyche meds, I really need a place to discuss what happened to my mother's ear! And Paula, please copy your response to the weird man thread! Better yet, start a whole new, "My Husband Hates LBT" and I'll be right there!

I never really felt "normal" as far as normal-eating-people do. The band forces you to eat really slow, so I was constantly left behind at the table to finish meals all alone. When I went out to eat, I'd barely get a couple bites before everyone else was paying the bill and leaving. Everything had to be eaten as leftovers if my husband didn't get to them first, which he always did. Maybe if you eat with only bandsters who all eat at the same pace!! But you'll eventually be able to eat just about any choice you want. I was always jealous of the bandsters who had spouses or partners willing to split a meal in half. That would be perfect.

Kathy, I was just sitting at my computer crying, grieving for this f-d up stupid moth@$%fu$$ing compulsive overeating disease. Then I saw that you "caught on" and started busting up through snot and tears. THANK YOU!

*Sniff. No, I still feel like a lumberjack. Last night I did a Slumber Party for 20 itty bitty 21 yr olds. They were all tripping over my feet. I can wear their cha cha heels for earrings.

Silly Jen, don't try to get me, just go with it.

what is eroz9ion does pb stand for peanutbutter

I keep a whole grocery store at work. I've got canned goods, honey, teas, raw walnuts, vitamins, soups, pickles, olive oil, vinegar, mustard. Everyone knows the left crisper drawer in the fridge belongs to me. It's filled with fresh veggies (cleaned at home) and cartons of yogurt, cottage cheese, string cheese, baggies of leftover protein. I've always got at least a week's worth of lunch and breakfast items. I often feed my skinny attorney when he's too busy to stop and eat. I swear, it's the ONLY way I've remained sucessful. The one day I didn't have food was the day I slipped and ended up eating Taco Time.

OMG, you went through all that for nothing? I'm on your side. Appeal and kick their skinny butts!

"and pork roast night is the only time it is acceptable to serve sweet potatos." OMG, that's what I'm talking about!!!! Are they brothers? Squash, sweet potatos - same thing in my book. I'm with you, food is food no matter how you mix it up.

Now that I think back, I might have had a touch of the "first bite syndrome." I'd often PB right out of the gate, but a few minutes later I was fine. I, however, have to confess to eating too fast or while doing something else. I'd be standing fixing a plate and pop a bite in my mouth. When my band was tight, eating was a solo activity. No talking, no moving - or else.

Kryssa, are you like that all day, or just in the mornings? I could never eat in the morning, so I stuck with protein shakes till around 1:00. Can you eat soups? That must really suck

Or prepare squash with no pork? That's just insane! Insane I say!!!

"What you have is an art form. What I got is...I dunno...words." I thought that was damn funny and I'm cracking up here! But Kathy, I don't have an art, I have a mental disorder. And so do I.

I needed somewhere to talk about my cookie and candy. I will NOT be angry with myself. We get a huge annual tray of homemade frosted Cookies and truffles every Valentine's Day. I had already finished my steamed veggies and 4 ounces cottage cheese, so I allowed myself one cookie and one truffle. I'm stuffed (I swear, I still have a pouch/band.) I want to be "okay" with having one treat. I WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE HUGE TRAY HEAPING WITH PLENTY OF COOKIES TO BINGE ON. I enjoyed one, and that's that.

I don't even have a band but shudder at the memories of bad PBs. Zoe, you should carry barf bags in your lunch pail! OMG, I'm gonna make a million because I just thought of a new invention... PB Pouches. Little disposable purse size PB bags with twisties. Chaching, I'm rich!

Gretchen rocks my boots, but back to my weird guy: He says you can only eat certain foods with certain foods. I tell him, "We're grown ups and we can eat any combo we want." He disagrees and refuses to eat things unless they're accompanied by other things. He's got a list of these rules, for example, he'll only eat grapefruit with Peanut Butter toast. Grape jelly was invented for Egg McMuffin's and Sunday pot roast dinner only. Squash goes with pork roast or don't make the roast, and stuffing is only a side dish if it's served with mashed potatoes and gravy. And according to him, "Everyone knows this."

Wait, does someone talk more than me? Who? Where? Call 911!

I need these immediately! Jolynn, I accidentally went to the wrong site but found these! How cute!!

Jolynn, I didn't find the panties at the site, but they have the cutests (and I mean cutest) selection of arm chaps: Black, red, white, studded, fringed, all sizes. But I just looked closer, and your site is hawgstuff.biz (I think I went to hogstuff.com.) Better go surf to see if .biz and .com are different companies.

Jenna, all that stuff you wrote sounds like a pretty good motivator to count calories! That's way too complicated for these old bones! I'll just get my lips sewn shut.

You have trees! Get out and take more pics, please

Kryssa, I'm all about Ozzy but NOT in my living room! We had just bought and $8000 living room set consisting of 13 matching pieces (rugs, too.) And he puts up framed posters? How does Nana say it? "I think not."

This is so important! I freeze single serving sizes of any and all leftovers. I weigh it before I freeze it so I know it's exactly 4 ounces, this way I always have something to grab on my way out the door. I always buy fresh produce for the entire week for my work fridge. I sneak in the kitchen 10 min before lunch and pop a bowl in the micro (put a plate on top) with a dribble of water so my veggies are steamed perfect. Yesterday it was a hunk of kielbasa. I have single servings of pork roast, chicken & turkey. I also buy prepackaged 4oz single servings of smoked salmon.

Hmmm, interesting. Thanks everyone. Though I'm not a typical conversion person since I don't even have a band. Jenna, two surgeries? No thanks.