No game

I will accept your hug if you accept that you are looking good and your sister can't take a good photograph to save her life!

RJ I'm sorry about your brother and sister, it sounds like you were young when this happened. A small child should not have be witness to these types of things. T Don't be sorry you asked. I loved my brother very much, I don't mind talking about him at all. It doesn't make it worse for me to talk about him . I know that sounds weird...But it's true.

It's been a few days...

Lol! I wanna be squeezed till I pop !! Or at least poop out some staples

He took his life. I filled my hole with food. He filled his hole with drugs and alcohol. But just as we know now we could never stuff enough food to fill the hole he could never fill his hole.. He couldn't take it anymore.. He talked to her on the phone it wasn't good she wasn't nice.. The last thing she told him was "you are just like me! Don't think you are any different" (she feels great guilt now, she did really love him) he was found three days later.. Yes he was my only sibling. A year and a half older.. Sorry to dump. I'm an open book without much of a filter. It's been a long day.. And I feel some what bad. She is harmless now really.. An old lady just living out her years with her own demons.

She never stops about it these days.. This is new trust me she's a heathen! But I think the guilt of my brothers death changed something in her because she's been hiding yes hiding behind it since. I told her to please stop telling me to find god. She wouldn't stop!! OMG (haha OMG) she kept coming after me. Then she says she is waiting to die every day.. Yes that will get me! I will die Laura!! Everyday any day I will die!!!! She doesn't understand why I am "soulless" Why won't I believe in god how can I not believe In an "higher power" I told her "I do, me" I said "everything starts with me and it ends with me, I am god" "as a matter of fact you can start calling me god or master, whichever you prefer" Well she finally left after that, crazy and just a bit scared this time

I made it through., I'm not sure how well she faired.. It was going "normally" that is taking her to the doctors back and forth to have them tell her she's not dying. She doesn't like to hear that and wants more tests! Or she will get off all meds so they can see she's going to die so then they can operate! (Yes this is all true) o_o I thought I'd get her out of the house this morning all nice and tidy.. Nope she pushed.. And she got the wrath of Laura.. She left telling me I needed to find god.. Apparently she found him and he fixed her all up!

It's your bday?? Your son love you! Smile girlie You are a success! You know my mother just left.. And with her leaving my house I am reminded that I am anything but a failure.. I made it through a lot.. I'm still here and I'm doing it! It may not be pretty everyday but WE are doing this thing!

♪ mee mee mee mee mee♪ **Laura clears throat** ♪ ♫ ♩happy surgerversary too you ♪ ♫ Happy surgerversary too you♪ ♫ ♩ Happy surgerversary dear Kathy ♪ ♫ ♩ Happy surgerversary too youuuu ♪ ♫ ♩

CRAZY AZZ MOTHER IN THE HOUSE!! Well actually she just left the house (my house) Revs post here had incredible timing, because tis the season of crazy showing up at your doorstep bearing presents with a side of where's the platter of cookies so I can hid in the closest and stuff! Food family and holidays. Interesting time for us sleevers..

Well at least he can take a good shot!! I tell you my husband waits till my stomach is sticking out and my neck disappears then SNAP! Picture taken..

BUNNY!! What a difference a year makes!! Or in your case many wonderful differences! And your yoga pose? Perfect form, beautiful

Beautifully put.

To a certain extent the sleeve is still about willpower and taking personal responsibility. I think this is why fights erupt here sometimes... You may eat that pizza and be ok, you may not.. Like I said that's all of our choices to make. But those of us further out know that a "cookie" is not just a cookie, it represents so much more. the deeper issue I think is the behavior. We did a serious thing to ourselves having this radical surgery.. But it is not a miracle or a cure. Many people find ways to "eat around" the sleeve. We got here because of our disordered eating so it's not a surprise that we would try to figure out ways to eat still, even right after surgery. This is something we need to face and work on changing in the early days. Because it will get increasingly harder to do it the further out you get.

You are not the first to do it.. Nor will you be the last.. It usually ends up in a fight around here because people have very strong opinions.. You are a grown woman you will do what you want to do.. But a question, who or what are you cheating?

Lol! Anything for a bm is a good thing! And, yep I was eating sriracha the minute I was cleared to eat eggs.

Well shit Georgia! As I'm reading your post the first thing I think is "Imma going to lower my protein, cause Georgia is a losing machine" I don't "count" mine everyday anymore because I eat the same things pretty regularly so I kinda have the protein part down..

It's really an individual thing once you are released. I personally always had a sleeve of steel and nothing bothers me.. Spicy food is no problem and the acidity in vinegar is fine too. When you are released a good rule of thumb is try things in a very small amount and sit with it. If you handle it with no problems, you should be fine going on

I would definitely put a call into the doctor. It could be a gerd issue (acid reflux) also could be some scar tissue build up (a stricture) which is usually an easy fix too.

OMFG is right!!! Almost 200 pounds?? That truly is a great achievement!

Oh!! And I saw your picture on my gobble gobble turkey day thread from thanksgiving girlie!! That one was a GREAT picture.. Your sister didn't take that one, did she??? I rest my case....

I told you not to say that! Just look at the difference! I bet you look good in your photo too we are our own worse critics really...

Hi kinda.On my fast days I eat real food. Low calorie high protein.. A shake and a bar would not hold me over! I mainly eat chicken on a bed of lettuce and veggies and Greek yogurt.. I try to hit 60 grams of protein.. My days are Tuesday and Thursday. No big reason why but I stick to those days.. And exercise? The first couple of fast days I didn't exercise just because I thought I felt weak. But I have no problem now..

See!! Your sister sucks!! My stuffing pic is also me flipping her off so not good

You have lost 53 pounds! And you need to keep feeling good about it! You are thinner and healthier and looking good Stupid photos. Whoever took it probably sucks at photography Girl you should see a photo my daughter took of me stuffing stuffing into my mouth