gmanbat

You look great! Thanks for the update!

I don't mind your rant. Heck, I rant a lot in this here trailer court that my double-wide sits on. I don't mind answering the same questions a multitude of times. It is a challenge for me to answer in a different way, use some humor, and be nice at the same time. Maybe that's why I am #3 in reputation points out of over 65,000 members. Or it could be because of my stunning face...or the payoff...not sure..

Gman runs in and puts up a sign. PM sent instead. I'm outa here!

I think your type is set to white.

Love your pic and love where it was taken! Congratulations and PTL!

I have lost beyond my one year mark and even my year and a half mark. Don't give up! You look good! <----- understatement

Your pictures put a smile on my face. You are a total stranger but I feel proud of you. Congratulations!!!!

I have been able to avoid throwing up if I eat slow and not too much. A notable exception was when I was pretty new into solid foods and went to a Chinese restaurant. I ordered Szechuan chicken and ended up in the bathroom bringing it back up. I blamed it on the spiciness but months later discovered that rice is really hard to take for me, still is.

January, 2012

Ya, I had that pain and my lower belly incision had a bit of bulge on it. I wondered if some doofus intern miscounted gauzes. It went away.

Don't chuck him out just yet. If he is a gourmet chef he could come in handy when solid foods are back on the menu. I used to laugh at those pitiful portions on the food network chef competition shows. They look about right now.

SK8RMOM, You can get it all back, in fact you are well down the road to it. Your mind is set right. Remember the struggle you had when you were first sleeved, before and after. You went through the unpleasantness and maybe even the pain. You had the courage then, you still have it. In fact, you are wiser now and I say LESS likely to fail. Now you have a built in veteran to see the traps coming for you. You will not sweat the stalls. You know what to do, what not to do. I would guess your sleeve was not destroyed. It just needs some retraining. The previous posters have given good steering. Fight for yourself, your life, and your family. Load up your mental and emotional ammunition and win the war. Reading your post touched me, you are a worthy person. My prayers for you.

Wife and I both had WLS. In both the grocery purchase department and restaurant department life has taken a definite upturn. We can buy better groceries and much less of them. In the restaurant we can split almost anything and even have some for take home. We do not at all feel deprived. Equipped with a freezer, a microwave, proper storage bags and tupperware we are the masters of eating well on the cheap. That's fun for us.

Are you counting other fluids into your Water quota? They count. I also count the humidity in the air, I live in Florida. kidding

I am also looking at starting up tennis again. It was great exercise in the days before my fat escalation. Memory reminds me of ankle and knee problems during those days, no doubt due to my inordinate competitiveness. I suggest you take it easy, I know I will.

Prednisone puffed me up while I was getting cancer treatment. It was intended to alleviate the side effects of chemo. That coupled with Lupron anti-testosterone hormone treatment packed on the pounds. Anxiety, depression, yup. I feel your pain.

The only logical explanation to me is is this: fat is less, muscle is more. The fat takes up more space for it's weight. I lost inches many times while the scale remained the same. If not for the excess skin I would be in sizes I wore when I was a teenager.

I am afraid you are putting yourself into a box. You are trapped by your impossible standards. You want someone who wants you despite your attractive or unattractive body. The problem is this: you cannot get rid of your body without dying and you want someone without human nature. Humans have eyes that serve them by helping them judge their surroundings. From the time we are born we use our eyes to avoid danger and find things that please us. Men have sex drives. That drive is a part of who they are. When they look at a woman they are looking through the eyes of a sexual person. The more noble among us put that drive down the list of things that are important and allow love, affection, loyalty, kindness, and responsibility to take precedence. You could find a man without a sex drive. Would you want such a man? Not if you have a sex drive. Or you could do what many women do, find a man that is a good enough actor who can convince you that their affection for you is purely spiritual and emotional. Such men are often laden with hidden motives. When I desparage people for being superficial I train my critical gaze upon myself and review the many times that my eyes were mistaken about my judgement of people or rather my brain interpreted the information wrong. Ask yourself: Do I look at men and not see their bodies? Do I size them up in a way I wouldn't want to be sized up? I am not saying to quit looking for a guy that isn't a jerk. What I am saying is to allow yourself to be desired but not at the price of allowing your inner self to be overlooked. Find a guy who thinks with the head that sits on his shoulders, not the "other head." You want someone who can love you but allow that they do not have to be eunichs. Edit: again I put a lot of time into a reply but failed to see where it was posted, in the ladies section. If you want this deleted do so or tell me to. Sorry.

Wife and I bought a run down doublewide trailer in a nice trailer court here in Florida. She and our relatives have transformed it into a beautiful place. She has been working me like a guard on a chain gang. Floor fixing, painting, plumbing, cleaning, and we haven't even started on the outside yet. We get so busy doing things we lose track of just enjoying each other. We are taking time to have coffee in the morning and just talk, no newspaper, no computer. More hugging, too.

My kinda people.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/548667-what-are-the-benefits-of-drinking-dill-pickle-juice/ It's good for cramps, too. http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/vinegar-and-acid-reflux.html I think the vinegar in it fights reflux.

I do that, too! I had to change it to the middle finger. I had an expensive watch which was given to me from my nephew and I couldn't wear it because it was too tight. Now it spins around on my wrist, I can put 3 fingers between the band and my wrist.

I do my research and buy online. I've experienced the same thing. I could buy at the gyms and health clubs..but the prices! I've found GNC kinda scammy .

Yes, the newly surfaced hip bones. I so loved their appearing. I hated my pot gut pushing my pants down. Now I can go belt less.

Ya, I forgot about the veins. I think of the many times nurses had a hard time getting them. Looks pretty easy now.