LindafromFlorida

Lmaoooo mines was chicken bcuz it was all I would eat all the way up until I was in high school. I had 2 stop eating it bcuz the hormones in it was giving me migraines!
#chicken

Thank you Linda! I'm glad you got out of that relationship! I am mostly healed, but there will always be scars. But they are part of who I am today, and I like me, so that works

I was married to an abuser 4 hard years of my life. I understand this. He ridiculed me, sneered at the way I looked, Sometimes a few words like this bring it back. Emotional and verbal abuse is worse than physical, I was told. I am laughing now, but it took a long time of healing. I hope you have healed and are laughing now thesuse2000. God Bless.

Well heck I loved FAT sex! Skinny sex is better! Hahahahaha, you always shake it up Lipstick! LOL

Maybe some of these names will not be so funny, BUT I hope that everyone can now laugh and say KMTLB (kiss my tiny little butt).

A male co-worker was kidding around with some sophmores today and said"You don't want to mess with this!" as he flexed his biceps. I jumped up from my desk, flapped my bat wings, and said "And you don't want to mess with this, either!". The kids cracked up!

My mother called me Chunky Monkey. Seriously. I wore a size 0/2 through my sophomore year of college.

Pillsbury Doughgirl

Any parent with a loved one in the military today must be awesomely proud! My dad and his brother were at Ft. Benning during WWII. It will definitely make you sweat to be in Georgia. I promise. God Bless you, your son, and your family.

Ft Benning. I fully intend to sweat off 10 lbs!
I'm from the Flint Michigan area but I went to Barix Clinic in ypsalanti. Great surgeon (Dr. Taylor). They were all so great and made a fat person feel accepted. I didn't get that when I tried McClaren nor Hurley.

Me too and I still have 23 days before I even have surgery! These post are so encouraging and motivating!

1. being able to stop when you're full and still sit with food in front of you while your dinner partners are still eating ... without the food calling your name the whole time
2. finding some extra skin sagging.... on your feet!
3. knowing that you are doing something proactively good about your health.

Love these posts! Makes me feel good for everyone!

Perhaps the words bitch and bully which offend the heck out of me, should be banned. I don't bully anyone, I have never been a bitch in my life, I am accused of slamming people, what is wrong with women on the attack here? This gets ridiculous. Irritable sometimes, yes, that is me. Old age does that sometimes. But I am genuine, real, kind, and honest.

My girlfriend told me that if my pants fall off in public... she will laugh and laugh. There have been a few times it was a legit concern.
I generally wear clothes that fit well, but still have that old habit of buying things with a bit of extra "growing" room that sometimes rears it's head.
Someone called me a "tiny thing" which is a foreign idea. That isn't so much funny except if you know that my nickname (given to me by my oldest brother) was "House" in reference to my size and shape. Lovely, huh?

I'm going on a long road trip next week for my son's Army graduation (michigan to Georgia). I'm going to be in lots of pain from 24 hrs on the road. I have MS and it doesn't appreciate road trips, lol. I am taking Aleve JUST for the trip. I can't imagine 2 or 3 doses will cause any trouble...???

Well, I just couldn't stop... 3 more...
4. new nickname among my close girlfriends (this is a compliment!) - skinnyB*tch which cracks me up everytime
5. I get to ride in the small spot/seat/scrunch location instead of being the huge person that everyone else had to accomodate for
6. I can climb in and out of the bed of my huge Dodge Ram 3500 truck bed, one foot on that big tire and then swing my leg over. No more needing a freaking step stool to get in and out!
Sometimes... it's the small things...

Seriously, I feed my soul, the same way I have all my life, by doing for others. I am never happy unless I am doing something for so many people. I am so blessed and I have so much love to give. I have a good husband who does rein me in from time to time.

We HIGHLY recommend using another surgeon, until we're able to reach Dr. Illan and discuss the Omar issue with him directly. Since Omar is in charge of all his communication, all attempts to reach Dr. Illan have failed. I will update this topic if anything changes.

I had the same pain I also had hernia repair. My surgeon and Internists both told me it happens. the nerve ending have been cut an it takes a while to heal. My internists gave me a script for liquid lidocaine..it numbs all the way down, he said be very very careful bc you dont want to let the spoon tip too far in front ..by the time I got it I was able to live with the spasms they had finally eased up. every once in a while if I drink to much to fast it will bother me a lil but I have learned to drink slow. I hope you get some relief soon.. maybe try warm teas ...but yes everyone is differant. some ppl have the spasms an some dont. I was one that my surgeon said was reacting this way. Have you called your surgeon to let him know? get feeling better

Only 6 weeks out and have been on a 3 week stall. It may have broken yesterday. (That or I haven't had enough fluids!)
Here goes:
1. Walking through the store instead of immediately going for a scooter.
2. Having students say, "Did you do something different with your hair? You look good!".
3. Fewer meds and less pain and discomfort!!!

I am no longer gasping for breath and using asthma inhalers.........I get the coughing part especially! YAY!!!!! I am still on some meds and size 4 jeans will never cover my butt, but, its wonderful anyway, right? LOL!

I walked the mall slowly 5 days after sleeving. However, 8 days after sleeving I could not have traveled very far, stooped and bent over doing makeup on people. I lifted a laundry basket about 10 days after surgery (forgot the no lifting rule) and had pain for over 24 hours. Better safe than sorry, let yourself heal. Blessings your way.

linda, quite humbled. thank you for this little gift this morning. trying to pay it forward.

I am no longer gasping for breath and using asthma inhalers.........I get the coughing part especially! YAY!!!!! I am still on some meds and size 4 jeans will never cover my butt, but, its wonderful anyway, right? LOL!