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We order from Celebrate: https://www.celebratevitamins.com/shop.html We have always recieved our order the next day, no shipping charges. We order: 1-Celebrate Multivitamin Chewable (Mandarin Orange) - 90 Day supply (3 bottles) $36.95 2 a day 9-Calcet Creamy Bites (chocolate Fudge) boxes- 30 Count each-- $116.91 3 a day We pay no shipping because the order is over $100. My wife is Roux N Y and her labs were perfect last week after nearly 6 months out. Mine are too.

I always go to Goodwill to see what they have. I lucked out on some really good quality pants there. Sometimes things there still have the store tags on them. When I fail to find what I need I go the regular stores. I like high quality clothing but I like not paying much for it too.

I had to buy a sport coat, shirt, and new tie today. I already got a great deal on awesome pants at Goodwill and went to match them at Elder-Beermans. I wanted to put off expensive clothes buying until my goal was reached but circumstances dictated otherwise. I purposely bought the pants a bit small and decided to do the same at Elder-Beermans. I found a great coat, shirt and tie there. Not too tight but just tight enough to give me some more time with them before they outgrow me. I must say I am looking good. It has been a long time since I had trouble resisting vanity. Glad to have a reason to battle again.

I was carrying in a 34 pound box of cat litter, which doing used to make me huff and puff for 10 minutes afterward. My wife said, " You have lost more than 2 of those!" If I get to goal will I be able to jump around like I'm on the moon?

Really good responses, sleevers. I went back to emotional eating yesterday when my emotionally immature ex-son-in-law was verbally abusing my sweet 10 year old granddaughter. The clash between my protective instincts which would like too....you know, and rational common sense is like continents colliding. I am an emotional man, more so as I age. After a 1 pound drop earlier in the day I gained 2 back today. I recognize what I did. I am back to my senses. I think the trick is to stop it early before it becomes a trend.

Sissies! Triple expresso straight! Some Spenda if you just can't take it!

I weigh myself every day against the advice of docs and nurses. I don't sweat the jumps in weight as long as they are not huge. I am curious about my losing curve and it seems pretty stable going (from original weight),down a pound, up 1-2 pounds, down 1-2 pounds, going under original weight, up 1-2 pounds, down 1-2 pounds, going under again. Kind of like the path of a really tired bumble bee, up a little, down a little more, up a little, down a little more. He'll hit the ground eventually. Ya gotta look at the big picture. I average about 1/2 pound loss a day, a lot more the first 3 weeks but still on course.

**Gman scratches his head** That seems like a nice weight loss to me. But then again, I don't have degree in medicine and insensitivity. I think he must have gone to the same pre-med school as my Urologist, Dr. Doom.

Sorry is this is redundant but I just got an e-mail from my surgeons nurse, a forward from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. It's a call to action to advocate for the sleeve to the bureaucrats who decide this. Here is their letter to the CMS: http://s3.amazonaws....ISION-FINAL.pdf Here is a guide to advocacy for the surgery: http://www.obesityac...nsideration.pdf Here is the Obesity Action website on the coverage decision: http://www.obesityac.../advocacy-alert We can make a difference for people who need this. EDIT: Apparently the CMS website was only accepting comments up to Apr. 28. Sorry I got this to you late. I just learned about it this morning.

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I have used baking soda. The generic acid reducers are cheaper and sometimes help me, like Equate Acid Reducer, WalMart. I have used 1 Alka-Selzer tablet and drank it slowly which helped. Tums help sometimes. I am more likely to get heartburn now when my stomach is empty. Just eating something stops it.

I make mouth-watering, buttery, cheesy mashed potatoes! Do you do ex-in laws?

I was not offended by the rant. Most rants I've heard, including this one, are based on the truth. I am amused by them and women in general. They rip on men with impunity but pursue them with a passion. One of those mysteries I doubtless will never understand. In fact, it is a mystery to me why any woman would want a smelly, hairy clod. But they do. Good thing for me.

Good one!

I had a feeling someone was stalking me! :ph34r: Welcome!!! This is an understanding bunch here. They are used to the good, the bad, and the ugly who are getting pretty. Make yourself at home. Raid the fridge (but eat small portions.)

My problem is concentrating while I eat. If I don't pay attention I take big bites like I used to when I consumed buffets. When I notice I have too much in my mouth I have to chew a lot and try to swallow small, not easy. I'm going against 63 years of programming. My dear mother was always concerned about me not eating enough due to times when I was skinny and sickly. As mothers do, she couldn't get that skinny kid out of her mind. She had a hard time adjusting to me being me being overweight, she still asked me if I was eating enough.

I like it! I used to call my pot gut a "table tumor" anyway.

I don't think anything is definitely off of my menu. Some things I will pay for and rightfully think myself stupid for eating. In my case, high sugar junk. Not worth the cost. Most real food can be eaten when you are completely healed up, just not very much. Why is volume of supreme importance? Chew food slowly, it stays in your mouth longer and you get a good dose of the taste.

What is natural? If we were dogs we'd be naked....natural. If we were grizzly bears we would rip open deer bellies and eat them raw....natural. We are humans, humans have big brains although some don't use them a lot. Our appearance has a great deal to do with how we think as does most everything else in our life. We have subjected ourselves to having part of our stomachs dragged out through a slit by our belly button. Not a natural thing. Our brains ordered it. Our body's objections were overruled and now they profit from our brain's dominion. I have encountered many instances of being grateful that women opted to use that unnatural substance: makeup.

They need to come up with a variety pack, size x down to size y, made especially for WLS losers.

Write him a list and put, "Please do these things" on it. Be sure to specify how often each needs to be done. There, you asked him.

If you feel that you should give the money away, by all means do it. You have to live with your own conscience. Looking for backing for giving it away is useless. Looking for justification for not giving it away is also useless. Is this a test of your own morality or a survey of ours? Getting the operations is not evil, giving the money away is not evil. Which one is better? Only you and God know. No one here is in a position to know your deepest feelings and motivations and make moral judgements on them.

http://www.webmd.com/balance/caffeine-myths-and-facts The pros and cons of coffee from WebMD. I hear medical people spouting myths sometimes. Old "science" is the culprit.

I go through the same trepidations about concentrating on body concerns at the expense of spiritual priorities. My conclusion is that body, soul, and spirit are all connected and that improvement in any one of them will help the rest. I personally feel the pleasure of God with me because I did this "temple maintenance". My spiritual life has improved as well as my mental and emotional elements. It certainly makes it easier for others to relate to me, which in turn makes it easier for me to be a good witness of His kindness. Yes, my body looks better. I believe the only time that improving appearance becomes a detriment is when it takes priority over loving others. You can make yourself a god or improve yourself as a thanks to God for life. You are grateful for what He has given you, you take care of it. What if a billionaire gave you a beautiful house? If he would return in 2 years and find it run down and neglected he would think that you are not grateful. If instead he found it beautified he would think that he made the right choice. You have the money. Enjoy your life!

I got some spray tan on a whim. I remembered way back when using Quick Tan....instant orange. I globbed it on one night before my high school rock band, The Spyders,(1966), had a gig. I was quite embarrassed but tried to play it like it was part of the act, ...the citrus look. That was before the Oompa Loompas copied me. Anyway, I bought some at Sally's beauty supply on one of the many times my daughter and granddaughters dragged me there. Tanwise is the name, $10. I scrubbed my face; surface preparation, then had my wife spray it on. Having never worked in a body shop she ran it pretty bad so we had to sacrifice a washcloth to even it out and wipe up the floor. I must say it turned out better than anticipated. It got darker as the day progressed, the simulated time-at-Daytona Beach effect went from 2 days to 2 weeks. The color is a believable brown. It blends in my many freckles and age spots. Unfortunately, if you have really dry spots they suck more in and will be a bit darker. It did make my scarred up belly look better, minimizing the surgery evidence. I think my saggy skin looks better, healthier, although I know it is just a mind game. I am of German/British descent and have red-head type skin. Sun is something I love but have to guard against always with bajillion power sunblock. This is not a big deal, it's just fun.