gmanbat

One needs to come to Florida, drive on I-4 in Orlando or I-275/75 in Tampa at 5:00 P.M.. The most important people; my wife, daughter and granddaughters, are already here. There are enough people in the world.

What an interesting post! "Stop, bring a chicken?" Sounds like something a hippy would do to protest the superficiality of the junior prom. Edit: Oh, stop being a chicken. I finally figured out what you meant. No chicken protests are in the making. Good, they just get you expelled anyway.

Yup, this gum has been chewed enough.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/squelching-myths-about-weight-loss-surgery.html I like this web page. A lot of good thoughts on it.

Congratulations and welcome!!!! The amount lost in a months varies tremendously as you will see when you spend time on this forum. The reaction to weight lost varies too, some see any loss as a big victory, some are troubled because their loss does not compare to others on here. One thing is sure, your body does not log on to forums as a reference, it has it's own schedule. 20 pounds in a month after surgery is great! Get ready to give away or sell your clothes. I advise you to buy cheap clothes, I shop at the second hand stores. I went through three complete closet strippings. I am just now contemplating a Macy's suit. Welcome again, Vitae!!! :)

That's what my nephews call me, probably because my brother squealed on me about my profound weirdness and the times he had to rescue me in the 60's. I changed my title to "Your Hippy Uncle". Why fight it? Wonder wear I can score some bell bottoms?

Wow, I am not the only wise guy around here!

Darn, edited my post too late. Sorry, PDXMan. I wrote the definitive book on far from perfect. You can see that by the sarcasm in my deleted post. I am confused about far more than I actually know. If I had any class I would keep my mouth shut and my typing fingers to myself. But alas, no class.

Edit: Smart aleck answer deleted. Peace, love, and soul to everyone!!! I love you guys!!!! :wub: :wub: :wub: We cool, PDX? Relationships are more important than winning arguments. My wife taught me that, she also taught me that I could never win.

How about calling someone a bully? And I love you, too....in a....Viking sort of way.

Beautiful! This reminds me of Heaven. Thanks for that!

We had a recent thread about lying about the surgery. I don't like lying but I do like being a wise guy. Here are some not-to-be-believed answers for the question: How did you lose the weight?..... I went swimming in a river in Borneo and contracted a rare fat-eating bacteria. I only eat foods that begin with Z, I am getting sick of Zucchini ! I am on the Werewolf diet. Where did you say you live? It is psychological bulimia. After I eat, I think of a catastrophe that leaves you and me as the only survivors in the world. The food comes up pretty quickly. I eat from a plate made with a picture of my mother-in-law's face on it. The more I eat, the more I see. It's Water loss. I urinated yesterday and couldn't stop. I am oppositional defiant. I have my wife command me not to over eat. I am still overweight. I am wearing a partial cloaking device. I have gone through an inter-dimensional switch. Fortunately, the alternate reality me was thinner.

Good point, Flmama. One tactic I learned in my hippy days was to go ultra-regressive. Answer like a 3 year old. "How did you lose the weight?" "I got less fat" "Yes, but how did you get less fat?" "It went away" "Yes, but what did you do to make it go away?" "I wanted it to." "You wanted it too? But how did you lose the weight?" "I got less fat" Eventually they will get exasperated and shut up.

Delta Girl, you're my kinda folks. I am happy to discover that my new home in Florida is near many second hand stores including Goodwill and Sally Anns, (Salvation Army). I have never felt even a twinge of shame going into such places. They were my refuge when I could not buy clothes big enough in regular stores and they helped me during my various stages of shrinking. Now that I am pretty well at a stable place, I still go there. I have bought some really good clothing, many with new tags still attached.

My idea of "bullying" is not what OP did. She presented her viewpoint. She pointed out the problems with lying. Bullying is forcing. She is not forcing. I would call the flack she is getting from folks bullying. Invariably, people who accuse others of "judging" are condeming themselves even as they do it. Folks that preach tolerance often have none to give to those who disagree with them. Why don't you all just leave her alone? Pile on me, I don't sweat you. It's just a freakin' forum.

Well said. I have a hard time reading your posts because my eyes get distracted by your picture. You are not allowed that much sweetness in one picture, read the TOS!

Knowing stuff about the Gman is a privilege not a right. Many of you guys know more about me than many people around me. I am picky about who I tell but I must admit that I tell people out of orneriness sometimes. I like to see them squirm trying to figure out what the heck I'm talking about. I care about whether Kim Kardashian looks better in bangs more than whether people approve of my operation.

The Food Network was my one of my favorite channels before the sleeve. I quit watching when I realized it was cruel, like pulling wings off of a fly,....and I was the fly.

I have pretty much stalled at the goal weight I decided on before I started. Now I am wondering if my brain programed my body because of that choice. I didn't think my brain was that strong and my wife agrees. .......hey!

You know you are hungry when..... ....your good looking best friend starts looking too good!

I think Protein pills would only be for folks who absolutely cannot stand the tase of Protein powder. I haven't priced them recently but whey powder is cheaper I believe. And even at a year out I would rather chew up a tab than swallow one and have it lay on my stomach. The only pills I swallow are gel capsules, the rest I chew up no matter how bad they taste. Have you tried protein powder?

Why were you denied if I might ask? I was denied because I was a hippy in the 60's for 2 years, clean ever since. My angry surgeon sent off a fax immediately and got me approved quickly. Insurance companies worship the word no.

The idea of stalkers used to bother me until I realized that I am scarier than anyone who could be peering into my window. :ph34r: Welcome!!!!! Hoping and praying that all goes well with you!