No game

Cathy I always lied through my teeth
Lol sometimes there would be my picture there looking like the stay puff marshmallow man and the weight would say 150

Beautiful!!! That is definitely a worthy NSV!

I've got pie and kids stockings laying around!!
Ok but my husband was just looking at old pictures and my resolve just kicked in after seeing this one...
Remember my kayaking trip last year? The one that I couldn't get out afterwards??

Lol coops,
the face on that deer looks like me when I stepped on the scale today!!!
I'm going to chalk it off to salty pork dumplings yesterday
I'm thinking if all of you today. I know this has been a rough holiday season for some of us..
But we did it! It's Christmas night and whatever will be will be. And in a few days we will start a new year and that new year will be full of wonderful possibilities!
And no... I haven't been drinking

Globe hang in there girl things can only go up from our lowest points. And I like the island of misfits
Wow girls the cooking and baking! I'm feeling guilty as I've not done much of either. Kim, can we come to your house!
I did buy a ham for Christmas and some veggies and new potatos.. But I might pick up some kind of dessert, I hadn't really thought of that because it's just us four here. And the kids will have their stockings with candy.
Sue KFC! Aw man that place would get me about once a year pre sleeve! It always smelled so good but then you'd buy some eat and get sick from the grease and be good for another year.
We might take the kids to the Hobbit today or go to the beach for a walk sunny California!
Oh I'm going to fast today I now it's weird to do it on Christmas Eve, but I don't think it'll be hard because we have no temptations laying around.
But we shall see.
I love each and every one of you..
And I don't think I would be as happy or successful at this crazy ride without you

I think that we just have some apples and oranges here...
Excuse the spiritual stuff in the picture it was the best comparison I could find at the moment

Why “Everything in Moderation” is Killing People
Published on October 12, 2013
Written by: Kris Gunnars.
I can’t stand it when the “Everything in Moderation” mantra is pushed as the right solution for everyone.
There are biological reasons why some individuals can’t consume certain things in moderation, no matter how hard they try.
That’s because many people are literally addicted to the junk foods they are consuming.
Just like with other addictions, the only thing that works is abstinence.
For addicts, moderation fails… every time.
Many People Don’t Even Know That food Addiction Exists
In the past few decades, literally hundreds of studies have explored how certain foods can lead to addiction (1).
However, food addiction has yet to make it into the mainstream and many health professionals don’t even know that it exists… yet.
I’ve seen many dietitians and other health professionals literally discouraging people from completely removing the addictive foods from their life.
They say that such “extreme” methods are doomed to fail and will lead to feelings of deprivation.
Even though these people mean well, they fail to understand how hopeless this approach is going to be when applied to food addicts.
Chances are that people who are true food addicts will never succeed if they try to eat “in moderation.”
They will continue to eat large amounts of junk food and suffer all the horrible consequences for the rest of their (much shorter) lives.
There Are Biological Reasons Why Some People Just Can’t Consume Junk Food in Moderation
Food addiction has a biological basis (2).
Humans are hardwired to seek out behaviors that release a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the reward system of the brain.
This is interpreted by the brain as “pleasure.”
Many activities release dopamine… including eating behavior, sexual behavior and all kinds of things that make us feel “good.”
This dopamine-driven reward is NOT a bad thing when it happens under natural circumstances.
The problems appear when do things that release more dopamine than we were ever exposed to when our brains were evolving.
Whereas real foods cause a relatively mild dopamine release, highly engineered junk foods that are loaded with sugar can have a very powerful effect (3).
Interestingly, this is exactly what happens when people take drugs of abuse like cocaine… large amounts of dopamine are released in the reward system of the brain.
For people with a certain predisposition, this can lead to full-blown addiction (4).
When this happens, the “reward seeking behavior” takes over… logic and reason fail and the individual starts succumbing to cravings, despite knowing that it is causing physical harm.
This is the reason smokers can’t just decide to “smoke less” and alcoholics can’t just decide to “drink less.” The logical part of their brain doesn’t have control anymore.
People who binge eat and can’t control themselves around junk food have the exact same problem.
Of course, this is all a drastic oversimplification. Addiction and the brain are incredibly complex subjects and there are many brain centers and neurotransmitters involved.
My Personal Experiences With Addiction
I can support this with some personal experiences…
I am a recovering alcoholic and a drug addict… sober since January 4th, 2007.
I’ve been to 6 rehabs, a mental institution, jail more often than I can count and several trips to the emergency room due to overdose.
I was also a smoker for many years, but managed to give that up after multiple attempts.
The reason I’m telling you this, is to demonstrate that I know how addiction works.
I’ve been there… succeeded, and failed, many times.
A few years ago, I realized that I had been developing an addiction to junk foods.
Full-blown addiction, nothing more, nothing less.
I had completely lost control over my consumption… I used to binge all the time and often ate thousands of calories in a sitting.
I struggled with this for years. I tried literally everything… cheat meals didn’t work, cheat days didn’t work, pills didn’t work, supplements didn’t work and various different diets failed.
“Moderation” sure as hell didn’t work either.
Eventually, I realized that I was experiencing the exact same symptoms as when I was addicted to drugs.
The cravings, the thought processes, the failure to set rules, the complete lack of self control… being addicted to junk food was the same as being addicted to amphetamine.
Exactly the same.
Just like with drugs, the only way I have ever been able to stop eating junk foods is by completely removing them from my life.
Moderation failed, every time.
As soon as I managed to give up the addictive foods completely, I lost weight… with pretty much no effort.
I have since spoken to many of my friends who are also recovering drug addicts. They didn’t struggle with binge eating like I did, but they have confirmed that craving ice cream feels the exact same as craving a drug.
Even though there are no reliable statistics available, I am personally convinced that food addiction is much more common than most people think.
If you have problems with binge eating or have repeatedly failed to set rules about junk foods, then perhaps this is something you should look into.
It might end up saving your life.
The Other Side of The Story – Restrictive Dieting and Eating Disorders
There is a strange dilemma here… there are also studies showing that restrictive dieting can cause binge eating and lead to eating disorders (5, 6).
For this reason, being flexible with your diet may be a good idea for a lot of people.
Some people can and maybe even should include some junk foods in their life, without feeling guilty, in order to reduce the likelihood of developing an “unhealthy relationship” with food.
This approach can work for some people, NOT others.
I personally think that people who have already succumbed to food addiction will not succeed unless they manage to avoid junk foods completely.
For these people, the “everything in moderation” message, which literally discourages them from doing the only thing that works for addiction, is seriously harmful.
This is just one of many examples where there are very few “truths” in nutrition that can be applied across the board.
While including junk food in moderation can work for a lot of people, it is a complete disaster for others.
What is The Solution?
When it comes to addiction, abstinence is only the beginning. Sticking to it in the long run (preferably for life) is the real challenge.
People who truly have food addiction may need much more than just a firm decision to stop eating the addictive foods.
Fortunately, there are psychologists, treatment programs, self-help groups and 12-step programs (free) that can help with this.
One thing is certain… a person with true addiction will never, ever be able to consume their “drug of choice” in moderation.
Telling a food addict to eat junk food “in moderation” is just as ridiculous as telling a smoker to smoke in moderation, or an alcoholic to drink in moderation.
It simply does not work, period.

Laners,
We got you, I know how hard it is not to stuff this hurt and sadness down with food. But I'm so proud that you are here talking about it.
We now need the courage to sit with our sadness to hold it out in front of us look at it, recognize it, go through it..
Sitting with our sadness and hurt takes the courage to believe that we can bear the pain and the faith that we will come out the other side.
With courage, allow yourself to cycle through the hurt with full permission to experience it.

I have a really good friend here. Long story short she and I really like each other but had different philosophies on the sleeve journey. Mine is a little strict hers was not..
She is past the three year mark and looking to get re-sleeved.
Moral of this story?
Please don't rely on the sleeve to stop you.
Failure or success is still very much in your hands.

I'm a food addict.. So my surgeon doesn't encourage me to eat just a cookie or two.
But perhaps you don't have these issues?
I've been reading here a lot lately that many people don't have the issues with food (disordered eating) like I do.
Some just have 50 pounds they need to lose and this is the newest cutest way to lose very trendy.
They still eat the same way
"just tiny amounts, lol"
Not all of us are like that. This is a radical surgery that was the last stop before death for me.
I have had a cookie, shit last night I had a piece of see's candy..but eating one makes me want two or more..
So I ate it with caution not bravado.
As I said I'm a year out and not quite at goal yet. So these things are not really conducive to my weight loss.

"Probably gonna tick some people off.......lol"
Lol..not a provocative confrontational title at all!! . (was that passive aggressive?)
Anyway.. Not pissed but I can eat a whole bag of chips. When I was as new as you I wouldn't dare. Because I was following my surgeons orders.
But now that I'm over a year out and long past the honeymoon stage? It's on me to pass up that bag of Oreos. Yes that whole bag that I could eat.
This surgery is not a cure. It's not a magic bullet.

I have a really good friend here. Long story short she and I really like each other but had different philosophies on the sleeve journey. Mine is a little strict hers was not..
She is past the three year mark and looking to get re-sleeved.
Moral of this story?
Please don't rely on the sleeve to stop you.
Failure or success is still very much in your hands.

"Probably gonna tick some people off.......lol"
Lol..not a provocative confrontational title at all!! . (was that passive aggressive?)
Anyway.. Not pissed but I can eat a whole bag of chips. When I was as new as you I wouldn't dare. Because I was following my surgeons orders.
But now that I'm over a year out and long past the honeymoon stage? It's on me to pass up that bag of Oreos. Yes that whole bag that I could eat.
This surgery is not a cure. It's not a magic bullet.

I think that we just have some apples and oranges here...
Excuse the spiritual stuff in the picture it was the best comparison I could find at the moment

Why “Everything in Moderation” is Killing People
Published on October 12, 2013
Written by: Kris Gunnars.
I can’t stand it when the “Everything in Moderation” mantra is pushed as the right solution for everyone.
There are biological reasons why some individuals can’t consume certain things in moderation, no matter how hard they try.
That’s because many people are literally addicted to the junk foods they are consuming.
Just like with other addictions, the only thing that works is abstinence.
For addicts, moderation fails… every time.
Many People Don’t Even Know That food Addiction Exists
In the past few decades, literally hundreds of studies have explored how certain foods can lead to addiction (1).
However, food addiction has yet to make it into the mainstream and many health professionals don’t even know that it exists… yet.
I’ve seen many dietitians and other health professionals literally discouraging people from completely removing the addictive foods from their life.
They say that such “extreme” methods are doomed to fail and will lead to feelings of deprivation.
Even though these people mean well, they fail to understand how hopeless this approach is going to be when applied to food addicts.
Chances are that people who are true food addicts will never succeed if they try to eat “in moderation.”
They will continue to eat large amounts of junk food and suffer all the horrible consequences for the rest of their (much shorter) lives.
There Are Biological Reasons Why Some People Just Can’t Consume Junk Food in Moderation
Food addiction has a biological basis (2).
Humans are hardwired to seek out behaviors that release a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the reward system of the brain.
This is interpreted by the brain as “pleasure.”
Many activities release dopamine… including eating behavior, sexual behavior and all kinds of things that make us feel “good.”
This dopamine-driven reward is NOT a bad thing when it happens under natural circumstances.
The problems appear when do things that release more dopamine than we were ever exposed to when our brains were evolving.
Whereas real foods cause a relatively mild dopamine release, highly engineered junk foods that are loaded with sugar can have a very powerful effect (3).
Interestingly, this is exactly what happens when people take drugs of abuse like cocaine… large amounts of dopamine are released in the reward system of the brain.
For people with a certain predisposition, this can lead to full-blown addiction (4).
When this happens, the “reward seeking behavior” takes over… logic and reason fail and the individual starts succumbing to cravings, despite knowing that it is causing physical harm.
This is the reason smokers can’t just decide to “smoke less” and alcoholics can’t just decide to “drink less.” The logical part of their brain doesn’t have control anymore.
People who binge eat and can’t control themselves around junk food have the exact same problem.
Of course, this is all a drastic oversimplification. Addiction and the brain are incredibly complex subjects and there are many brain centers and neurotransmitters involved.
My Personal Experiences With Addiction
I can support this with some personal experiences…
I am a recovering alcoholic and a drug addict… sober since January 4th, 2007.
I’ve been to 6 rehabs, a mental institution, jail more often than I can count and several trips to the emergency room due to overdose.
I was also a smoker for many years, but managed to give that up after multiple attempts.
The reason I’m telling you this, is to demonstrate that I know how addiction works.
I’ve been there… succeeded, and failed, many times.
A few years ago, I realized that I had been developing an addiction to junk foods.
Full-blown addiction, nothing more, nothing less.
I had completely lost control over my consumption… I used to binge all the time and often ate thousands of calories in a sitting.
I struggled with this for years. I tried literally everything… cheat meals didn’t work, cheat days didn’t work, pills didn’t work, supplements didn’t work and various different diets failed.
“Moderation” sure as hell didn’t work either.
Eventually, I realized that I was experiencing the exact same symptoms as when I was addicted to drugs.
The cravings, the thought processes, the failure to set rules, the complete lack of self control… being addicted to junk food was the same as being addicted to amphetamine.
Exactly the same.
Just like with drugs, the only way I have ever been able to stop eating junk foods is by completely removing them from my life.
Moderation failed, every time.
As soon as I managed to give up the addictive foods completely, I lost weight… with pretty much no effort.
I have since spoken to many of my friends who are also recovering drug addicts. They didn’t struggle with binge eating like I did, but they have confirmed that craving ice cream feels the exact same as craving a drug.
Even though there are no reliable statistics available, I am personally convinced that food addiction is much more common than most people think.
If you have problems with binge eating or have repeatedly failed to set rules about junk foods, then perhaps this is something you should look into.
It might end up saving your life.
The Other Side of The Story – Restrictive Dieting and Eating Disorders
There is a strange dilemma here… there are also studies showing that restrictive dieting can cause binge eating and lead to eating disorders (5, 6).
For this reason, being flexible with your diet may be a good idea for a lot of people.
Some people can and maybe even should include some junk foods in their life, without feeling guilty, in order to reduce the likelihood of developing an “unhealthy relationship” with food.
This approach can work for some people, NOT others.
I personally think that people who have already succumbed to food addiction will not succeed unless they manage to avoid junk foods completely.
For these people, the “everything in moderation” message, which literally discourages them from doing the only thing that works for addiction, is seriously harmful.
This is just one of many examples where there are very few “truths” in nutrition that can be applied across the board.
While including junk food in moderation can work for a lot of people, it is a complete disaster for others.
What is The Solution?
When it comes to addiction, abstinence is only the beginning. Sticking to it in the long run (preferably for life) is the real challenge.
People who truly have food addiction may need much more than just a firm decision to stop eating the addictive foods.
Fortunately, there are psychologists, treatment programs, self-help groups and 12-step programs (free) that can help with this.
One thing is certain… a person with true addiction will never, ever be able to consume their “drug of choice” in moderation.
Telling a food addict to eat junk food “in moderation” is just as ridiculous as telling a smoker to smoke in moderation, or an alcoholic to drink in moderation.
It simply does not work, period.

Over a year out and I can guzzle liquid like a sailer.

Lol, yep you can interchange it with band too!
Disclaimer;
Not everyone finds it funny though.. Especially when directed towards them

1. If you think it is a magic bullet.
Bariatric surgery is not a magic bullet. It will help you lose weight but the responsibility is on you to keep going and maintain that loss. Regaining all of the lost weight is very possible and not even that uncommon.
People who do not commit to a healthy lifestyle after the surgery are highly vulnerable to regain. Unlike diets, regain with surgery is delayed. On a diet people usually gain weight back within a few weeks or months. With surgery, people won’t begin to regain the weight until 18 months to 2 years. People who feel like surgery is a magic bullet will not be prepared for the commitment and will end up on the road to failure.
2. If you think it will be easy.
Bariatric surgery involves an extensive process of nutrition counseling, temporary liquid diets, and pre- and post-surgery meetings and preparations. Most clinics will ask that you lose some weight before the surgery, start on a special diet, and exercise. If you find a clinic that does not ask you to go through multiple steps like this you should find a new clinic. A good clinic will prepare you for success by giving you the right nutrition, behavioral, and exercise support before and after surgery. If you view these steps as a hassle, then you are not in the right mindset for surgery and will be at high risk of weight regain in the long run.
3. If it is in the back of your mind that if it doesn’t work you will just try it again.
Even though people like Carnie Wilson had a second surgery, keep in mind that most people do not. Some surgeons will not want to do a second surgery for you. In fact, they may lose hope in you. Surgeons want to set you up for success. They might not want to take the risk of an additional surgery unless they are very sure you did not squander the results of the first surgery with a blatantly unhealthy lifestyle. Surgery is an intensive and invasive process, only plan to do it once.
4. You Haven’t Truly Made Committed Attempts to Lose Weight.
One of the criteria to be eligible for surgery is that you have had numerous failed weight loss attempts. Nearly everyone on the planet meets this criterion, right?! Well, no. If you can’t honestly say that you put your heart and soul into previous weight loss attempts, then you aren’t really meeting this criterion. If your reason for not losing weight in previous attempts was because you were too busy or stressed out to make lifestyle changes, these problems will not go away with surgery. You will need to make the very same lifestyle changes. The difference will be that regaining the weight you lost from surgery will be 10 times more demoralizing than it is from a usual diet attempt. Once again, if you aren’t committed to making lifestyle changes, surgery will not make a long lasting difference.

Good news pagie! Yes, one day at a time. Truth be known sometimes I have to take it one minute at a time when I'm battling carb cravings....I loved the holidays this year and just got back from yet another party. But I'm glad it's winding down and I can get back to basics.
I never want to go back to what I was before.
So if I (we) have to take it one day at time so be it

It's all cracking until one starts crying and the other one starts spewing
Sleeve or no sleeve laura-ven can hold her tequila
Ok imma going to have to imagine your pretty eyes to go with the rest of the fabulousness I'm seeing...

Don't kill me I can't draw!

Laura, well said. It's not a one size fits all.
I was the same way with cigarettes when I smoked. I quit and after 9 months had 1 and was right back where I had been before I quit. It took me many times to quit. I knew it was like alcohol to an alcoholic one and hooked. I am happy to report that it has now been 28 years since I have had a cigarette.

I have a really good friend here. Long story short she and I really like each other but had different philosophies on the sleeve journey. Mine is a little strict hers was not..
She is past the three year mark and looking to get re-sleeved.
Moral of this story?
Please don't rely on the sleeve to stop you.
Failure or success is still very much in your hands.

I think that we just have some apples and oranges here...
Excuse the spiritual stuff in the picture it was the best comparison I could find at the moment

Why “Everything in Moderation” is Killing People
Published on October 12, 2013
Written by: Kris Gunnars.
I can’t stand it when the “Everything in Moderation” mantra is pushed as the right solution for everyone.
There are biological reasons why some individuals can’t consume certain things in moderation, no matter how hard they try.
That’s because many people are literally addicted to the junk foods they are consuming.
Just like with other addictions, the only thing that works is abstinence.
For addicts, moderation fails… every time.
Many People Don’t Even Know That food Addiction Exists
In the past few decades, literally hundreds of studies have explored how certain foods can lead to addiction (1).
However, food addiction has yet to make it into the mainstream and many health professionals don’t even know that it exists… yet.
I’ve seen many dietitians and other health professionals literally discouraging people from completely removing the addictive foods from their life.
They say that such “extreme” methods are doomed to fail and will lead to feelings of deprivation.
Even though these people mean well, they fail to understand how hopeless this approach is going to be when applied to food addicts.
Chances are that people who are true food addicts will never succeed if they try to eat “in moderation.”
They will continue to eat large amounts of junk food and suffer all the horrible consequences for the rest of their (much shorter) lives.
There Are Biological Reasons Why Some People Just Can’t Consume Junk Food in Moderation
Food addiction has a biological basis (2).
Humans are hardwired to seek out behaviors that release a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the reward system of the brain.
This is interpreted by the brain as “pleasure.”
Many activities release dopamine… including eating behavior, sexual behavior and all kinds of things that make us feel “good.”
This dopamine-driven reward is NOT a bad thing when it happens under natural circumstances.
The problems appear when do things that release more dopamine than we were ever exposed to when our brains were evolving.
Whereas real foods cause a relatively mild dopamine release, highly engineered junk foods that are loaded with sugar can have a very powerful effect (3).
Interestingly, this is exactly what happens when people take drugs of abuse like cocaine… large amounts of dopamine are released in the reward system of the brain.
For people with a certain predisposition, this can lead to full-blown addiction (4).
When this happens, the “reward seeking behavior” takes over… logic and reason fail and the individual starts succumbing to cravings, despite knowing that it is causing physical harm.
This is the reason smokers can’t just decide to “smoke less” and alcoholics can’t just decide to “drink less.” The logical part of their brain doesn’t have control anymore.
People who binge eat and can’t control themselves around junk food have the exact same problem.
Of course, this is all a drastic oversimplification. Addiction and the brain are incredibly complex subjects and there are many brain centers and neurotransmitters involved.
My Personal Experiences With Addiction
I can support this with some personal experiences…
I am a recovering alcoholic and a drug addict… sober since January 4th, 2007.
I’ve been to 6 rehabs, a mental institution, jail more often than I can count and several trips to the emergency room due to overdose.
I was also a smoker for many years, but managed to give that up after multiple attempts.
The reason I’m telling you this, is to demonstrate that I know how addiction works.
I’ve been there… succeeded, and failed, many times.
A few years ago, I realized that I had been developing an addiction to junk foods.
Full-blown addiction, nothing more, nothing less.
I had completely lost control over my consumption… I used to binge all the time and often ate thousands of calories in a sitting.
I struggled with this for years. I tried literally everything… cheat meals didn’t work, cheat days didn’t work, pills didn’t work, supplements didn’t work and various different diets failed.
“Moderation” sure as hell didn’t work either.
Eventually, I realized that I was experiencing the exact same symptoms as when I was addicted to drugs.
The cravings, the thought processes, the failure to set rules, the complete lack of self control… being addicted to junk food was the same as being addicted to amphetamine.
Exactly the same.
Just like with drugs, the only way I have ever been able to stop eating junk foods is by completely removing them from my life.
Moderation failed, every time.
As soon as I managed to give up the addictive foods completely, I lost weight… with pretty much no effort.
I have since spoken to many of my friends who are also recovering drug addicts. They didn’t struggle with binge eating like I did, but they have confirmed that craving ice cream feels the exact same as craving a drug.
Even though there are no reliable statistics available, I am personally convinced that food addiction is much more common than most people think.
If you have problems with binge eating or have repeatedly failed to set rules about junk foods, then perhaps this is something you should look into.
It might end up saving your life.
The Other Side of The Story – Restrictive Dieting and Eating Disorders
There is a strange dilemma here… there are also studies showing that restrictive dieting can cause binge eating and lead to eating disorders (5, 6).
For this reason, being flexible with your diet may be a good idea for a lot of people.
Some people can and maybe even should include some junk foods in their life, without feeling guilty, in order to reduce the likelihood of developing an “unhealthy relationship” with food.
This approach can work for some people, NOT others.
I personally think that people who have already succumbed to food addiction will not succeed unless they manage to avoid junk foods completely.
For these people, the “everything in moderation” message, which literally discourages them from doing the only thing that works for addiction, is seriously harmful.
This is just one of many examples where there are very few “truths” in nutrition that can be applied across the board.
While including junk food in moderation can work for a lot of people, it is a complete disaster for others.
What is The Solution?
When it comes to addiction, abstinence is only the beginning. Sticking to it in the long run (preferably for life) is the real challenge.
People who truly have food addiction may need much more than just a firm decision to stop eating the addictive foods.
Fortunately, there are psychologists, treatment programs, self-help groups and 12-step programs (free) that can help with this.
One thing is certain… a person with true addiction will never, ever be able to consume their “drug of choice” in moderation.
Telling a food addict to eat junk food “in moderation” is just as ridiculous as telling a smoker to smoke in moderation, or an alcoholic to drink in moderation.
It simply does not work, period.

If you ask me I think he needs more "super vet" hosts... I'll poke him to make sure he got your response. Ok major headache today.. I'm sure all the crappy eating and drinking this last week had something to do with it.. Detoxing is a b***h. I have a family party to go to today.. It was just thrown at me, it's at my crazy aunties house. I haven't seen these people in years so it should be fun. But I know there will be no good choices for me there so I'll pray for strength. And bring some yogurt.. EDIT!!!!!!!
I have been dreading weighing for three days now.. Because I have given in to holiday crap the last week
But I have weighed today, drumroll please.......
The same weight!!! 147!!!!
Hail to the 5:2!
It's funny I've been schlumping around in sweats feeling BIG BIG for several days knowing I've gained. Just got out if the shower and threw on my tightest skinny pants to feel good.

I've been feeling better today, just knowing all the holiday stuff is done. My daughter even helped me take down the tree, and I just put it up last Sunday. I just wanted it down and done with!
I ate terrible today, but didn't do too bad the rest of the week. I only did one fast day this week and will be back on track next week with my regular days. Still at my low weight, so all is well with that.
Laura, isn't it funny how you can "feel" so big and then step on the scale and "feel" skinny all of the sudden?
I went shopping Thursday and finally bought myself a pair of size 6 skinny jeans! The other ones were just too big and were starting to look ridiculous. Now I need to find a couple of other pairs. I hate, hate, hate jean shopping. It's so hard for me to find ones that fit nice. My hips/butt are much bigger than my tiny waist. The waist in almost all of my pants are too big where everything else fits fine.
Brown, I loved reading about the feast your hubby does! Fun for him and the guys. Now, does he do all of the cleaning up after the cooking or is that your job?
Georgia, a few days ago I remember reading about your son coming up on his 2 year sobriety anniversary. I think that is so wonderful for all of you. I pray that he will continue on the right path! What heartaches you must have went through with him. I have a friend I met a few years ago and we instantly became like sisters. She had drug problems in her past and I helped her get off of the drugs. Recently, she has started again, and my heart literally hurts. I don't know how to deal with all of it because I have never had someone close to me with these problems. It is a big reason I had a hard time this Christmas season. Her and her hubby were supposed to be with us again this year.
Hope everyone had a nice Saturday. I am thankful my family is all under one roof for a couple more days!
I started a thread in the veterans group. I thought is was only for those a year out or more, meaning that nobody under a year should create or comment there??? Maybe I'm wrong. I hope it doesn't start an uproar.

once again my bp family has help me over a mental hurdle. thanks for the suggestions. today was a much better day for me. one day @ a time it is...

My point in posting that was not to demonstrate that WLS doesn't work. The article itself, without the book, does a good job of showing that a person can have expectations that will not be fulfilled by having surgery.