gmanbat

Welcome, Sabrina! There is a lot of information on this forum and many helpful and compassionate folks. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Being a bit scared is a sign that you have no illusions. That gives you an advantage right off the bat. Truth sets free, even in weight loss. You are in for a journey of discovery.

3.8 pounds a week, perfect! Better yet is your size loss, marvelous! You only have 57 pounds to your goal! You will make it and go beyond, my prediction!

Very, very good! Congratulations!!!

Looks to me like the "paper expert" syndrome. Degrees, titles, certificates on the wall, out of touch with real world experience. The main thing obtained is blind arrogance, very common these days in every field. Universities turn out trainloads of incompetence, we are all inundated with misinformation. Your diet and exercise plan looks superb to me. You can trust my opinion, I graduated from welding school.

I'm a year an a half out and rice still gets me. Popcorn is out but I'm prone to diverticulitis so I avoid it anyway. Nuts, seeds, berries present no difficulty as long as I chew them well and eat slowly. To be safe the 6-8 week wait is a good idea.

Yay! My best to you, you got this!

Welcome to the neighborhood, Mr. Rogers! I was 340, now 210 . I went from being pushed around Universal Resort in a wheelchair, not even trying to fit into the ride seats, to running around like an idiot, riding everything with my granddaughter, only slowed down by motion sickness

Tummy acceptance without discomfort kickback involves a number of variables. Volume, velocity of eating, spicy-ness, time of day, recent water drinking, etc. all can factor into digestive hassle. There are some foods that have been known to aggravate, rice is one for me, and too much coffee.

Zephyrhills.....good Water, trailer parks, cheap Breakfast joints, seniors, lottery winner, ....my kinda place.

Down here in my part of Florida it has rained every afternoon for months it seems. What does that have to do with eating chicken nuggets? I can't think of any connection either. I need some sleep, sorry. You will be fine. I am glad you are concerned, that is a good sign.

I went through a phase of revulsion with the eaters around me. It was like I woke up and my family and friends had turned into disgusting, gorging pigs. I reasoned my way to peace, it was I who had changed. Food had come down from it's throne for me, others still venerated it and I had to co-exist. I can eat with anyone without gagging now no matter how much they put away. I am as happy as a clam with my few mouthfuls and out.

I bought my wife some tiny clothes today, she's lost 110 pounds. Pants were 4's, shirts were extra smalls. Before nothing looked good on her as far as she was concerned, now everything looks good. She's easy on the eyes, hard on the billfold. That big smile melts me down. I gotta say it's fun, though.

Think of all the times that question would have been asked if men had babies.

You'll get it all off, Dianna. In my case the belly is the last to go although the loose skin makes up some of it. Soon such questions will be in your past. Some people's minds are like those dolls the neighbor girls had when I was a kid. They put the bottle to their mouth and the Water immediately came out their crotch. A thought in a moron's head comes right out the mouth unhindered by logic or sensitivity.

Blame it on Florida. Ft. Lauderdale to be exact. Sensitivity and ethics class started right after spring break. Big benders affect retention. Either that or he's a jerk.

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uhhhh..... I'm a married spud, I'm a married spud, I'm a ... Good for you!

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Wonderful! You represented everything great and amazingly so did the news station. You will help many folks.

Research: what to eat, when, how, and how much. Stock up on good stuff, shed the bad stuff. Research exercise, find what works for you, plan out your lifelong commitment to being mean and lean. Think a lot: what is food....really? Is it life..is it love...is it meaning? Or is it energy that tastes good going in? It will still be that, chew slower, concentrate more. Quality time with food has nothing to do with quantity. Your taste buds are in your mouth, not in the stretchy part of your belly that will soon be gone. I enjoy food now more than before. Knowing that food is no longer making me prematurely dead seems to enhance its appeal. Anticipate life without obesity. If you have used it emotionally find other coping mechanisms. If you have hated yourself because of it, prepare to forgive and love yourself. Find non-eating pursuits to distract yourself, especially in the pre-op diet time. Prepare to empty your closet several times, buy cheap clothes until goal. Thrift stores are Gman approved.

True that! Also, Water from eyes does not sincerity assure. I can produce it with nothing more than a mental rerun of Old Yeller.

90 is not too old to grow up. Tell her how she sounds, how she comes off to you, question if she really loves you, show her that she is her own worst enemy, tune her up. At any age, a brat is a brat. Spank her butt.....respectfully.

I feel for you guys. I have been in many high anxiety situations, fortunately the surgery was not one of them. Debriefing myself after many a high-anxiety situation has taught me a few things. Most of what I was worried about never happened. The majority was imagination. The mind runs an infinite number of simulations in preparation but seldom gets it exactly right. Many times the greater problem was the stress of anticipating the problem. I would have better served myself by enjoying some pleasant diversion. You might as well enjoy the ride once you're on it. I tell myself that when I get on terrifying roller coasters with my granddaughter. When I get to the cloud-scraping top of the first hill I enjoy the view before my plunge into horror. When the coaster pulls into the end I congratulate myself on my level of courage before my granddaughter says those words that put the gnawing rat back into my stomach, "Can we ride again?

Very perceptive. There is a difference in the way we perceive ourselves and they way we actually are. My mother could not believe that old woman in the mirror was her. Now that I am 64, I know what she meant. I did not begin thinking of myself as fat until the physical limitations and discomforts set in. Now I think of myself as thin but not perfect which is OK with me. There is a body-mind-emotion connection. When changes occur in any of them the others must change accordingly. Change takes time and work, it is not automatic. If you want the best for yourself you will lead the body into health and ability. Irrational and illusionary images must be defeated with self-truthing as in the case of your friend. You are facing reality and that is good. Remember, you are looking at a temporary picture. You are making change happen. When the time comes that the obesity is gone you will be able to adjust your self picture and enjoy the new you because you faced the old you head on.

Consensus here seems to be that extended walking works the methane out. How and why I do not know, but I do know that it is better to fart and bare the shame than not to fart and bare the pain.