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ShapeShifter: What liquid multi do you use? I need to find one that is tolerable. Thanks!

Uh oh..... Update? What happened?

You look great!!! Your family is beautiful too! And you are having plastic surgery in November? Where did you get these done? (i'm in SA too.). Thanks for sharing! Judy

Me too!! I've always been a HUGE Water drinker- still pretty much am, thank goodness. I didnt do saunas and stuff, but I'm thinking I'm going to start. A pimple popped up on my chest this afternoon!! Arg!! And I can't believe how much the one on my jawline hurts. I will look at kids with pimples in even MORE sympathy now!!

....and I have no clue what to use. Yes, I will make an appointment with my dermatologist, but in the meantime what do I use? I have no clue and I have one on my jaw that hurts. In my youth I used Witch Hazel and Clearasil. Does Clearasil even still exist? Gotta love the hormones being released in my fat, but this is crazy. Pimples and wrinkles!

Edie; it's a lot to take in. Just take each day at a time. I can totally relate to the tape Allergy. I have it too. In the hospital I had a red wrist band and the nurses posted it all over the place. I STILL had to remind people to use the cloth tape!! Hang in there....it's kinda hard to really mess things up. :-)

Don't hate me: my tummy has rarely made a peep. Hmmmmm.....is that good or bad? Lol.

Don't give it to the dogs!!!! Says the dog trainer in me.... But seriously, if your dogs are healthy and not overweight, it's fine. I'm just used to working with behavoir issues and a lot of times I can pinpoint craziness to food issues. I've seen pics of Butterthebeans dogs and they are GORGOEUS. I have a 28 year old son and he's been enjoying the foods I can't eat. He and his roommates are eating pretty well some days! My hubby bought me Lobster Bisque that just turned my tummy looking at, so I called up my son. :-) Pink: EXCELLENT idea about Freebirds! I didn't think of freezing it. The tortilla defrosts ok? Great ideas, everyone. Thanks!

LOL!! Who else has a visual of naked people scurring around the house with a scale hugged to their chest...plopping down the scale carefully around the house and getting on the scale filled with optimism.....anyone? Anybody? Or just me? :-) Hey, it's FUN to live in my head.

Dana- i was really scared too. I have Five, (5!) autoimuune diseases. Very serious ones. I had to go off all my meds to have this surgery. But if I don't get this weight off, I am looking at redoing my two knee replacements, plus having ankle fusions within 10 years. And i'm only 50 yrs old! I decided the good outweighed the bad. I'm now 4 weeks out (tomorrow!) and I was SURE i was going to be in pain because i can't have any of my treatments for 6 weeks. (the medicine supresses my immune system and then my sleeve wouldnt heal.). I'm am happily shocked that my body is doing so great!! I'm more fatigued than most and can't start exercising for at least another month, so my progress is slower. So what? I know that in a year from now I am going to be so healthy! It IS a struggle at first. For everyone. Don't kid yourself about that. Some people its a few days, for others it is longer. But for people like you and me who really need to exercise to delay their diseases from taking over, because for now there are no cures unfortunetly, I personally think that this is the best thing we can do for oursleves. It's just so hard to exercise with lugging extra poundage around! But, all that being said, you have to believe that this surgery is the right thing for you. So, keep questioning your doctors until you are 80-90% sure. Because there will most likely always be a small doubt....and that's normal. Or so my surgeon told me. :-) He said he worries more about the cocky people who have no fears. But that's a whole other topic! So...did Atena approve you?

Thanks! And thanks for the pic! Always help. I sent it to my hubby & he'll pick some up for me. So weird....not what i expected, thats for sure! Lol.

NewGrandmother, how are your legs this morning? Were you able to sleep ok?

Good morning! I don't think you are quite awake yet, lol. No one was rude here. :-) If it came across as rude, it certainly wasn't meant to be. Just making sure no one screamed 'she's getting MEDICAL advice!' And NewGrandmother was confirming that she what was asking for what other other peoples experience, not medical advice. If you search 'medical advice' in other theads inevitably you'll see someone tsking and saying 'see your doctor! We shouldn't give out medical advice.'. Personally, I sure like to think that's assumed. There IS rudness on this board, but this wasn't one of those cases. :-)

So,....when ya gotta go pee, do you say ennie meenie mighty moe, where shall I go?? Lol. Sorry, couldnt resist!! When will you be able to wander beyond your confined quarters?

You look great! Love the thumbs up! Confidence is such a big part of this new life.

Whew!! I was hoping it was a typo!!! Lol. I was going to send the exercise police after you! Lol.

That's awesome! Sure sounds like you've got life by the horns. Go for it and enjoy!

I am a bit confused. Am I supposed to be eating 3 meals a day AND drinking 1-2 protein shakes a day? Or am I supposed to try to eat all my protein and if i don't get 60 grams then I should have a drink? I'm almost 4 weeks postop and having no issues eating & drinking.

Andycharris : you should aslo do a friendship setup. Not just singles. I think there are a lot o people i'd like to get to know just as friends.

Aviiva we should start a thread that says 'only nice people allowed. Kindness only!'. I wont post now where some of those people post. I'm here for friendships.

I'm almost on week 4. Today my husband and I cleaned the house & changed our bedding and did laundry. I'm exhausted. I just climbed in bed after a shower and havent budged. He brough me a protien drink for dinner. How romantic. Anyway.....i am stull exhausted!! I work with dogs so i'm taking another month off. :-)

Lol! Shhhh....don't jinx it!! :-)