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There is sort of. Google "weight loss avatar". It will show you several different programs.

Oh cool, thanks!

It's fun to take pictures of yourself during the journey also. You would be surprised what a difference you can see in a month. Its fun to look back over the last 16 months

Your boss is awesome, and YOU are awesome, for being strong and rescuing the little one!

Squeak has a new home

I wish I could post his picture here - he's so cute! Today he finally learned to latch onto his bottle so I could stop feeding him with a dropper. It's the most adorable thing EVER.

I watched the video before and felt much better once I saw it. I Watched the sleeve video. I was very nervous to the point of getting my will in order. Everything will be fine. there is such a low risk compared to other surgeries. You will be on the road to recovery real soon. Hang in there

Thank you! I think it's the part where they shove the instruments through that bothers me, lol.

Cute I hadn't thought about my feet getting bony......they did shrink some mainly because I'm not retaining a much water as I was pre-surgery.

Me, too. Bony feet, have not seen mine in 25 years, who knew?

That's what I did too. Never a disappointment!

Yes! I think I'm going to pop the batteries out of my home scale and just ride this particular high out as far as I can, lol

Congrats!

LOL I fed my dog the rest of my chicken today I was thinking the same thing, but at least it's protein animals eat low carb too.

I'm 3 months out & still have trouble with the amount I initially put on my plate. My eyes are still bigger than my stomach. Never finish it.

Exactly! I always put the right amount there, and think, "there's no way that's enough!" As for my furball, I justify it by telling myself at least I'm not bringing her cheeseburgers every day anymore, lol.

try changing it up with fish

Tilipia, the mildest easiest fish to cook!

I do need to do more with fish - I'm not great at cooking it, but I like it when other people make it .

Haven't heard of the patch. I'd be uncomfortable about it, too. I place two of my chews next to the pill box with all the rest and have never forget to take the morning and evening doses. Maybe that would help you remember? (That mine are like tiny tootsie rolls just may have something to do with remembering.)

Right! I like mine (I got orange ones, they taste like starburst, lol) it's just the timing when I get wrapped up in something at work. Sometimes I don't even hear the alarms I've set.

I believe the drying process in the heat actually cooks it so to speak.

I just read my package of Oberto All Natural Teriyaki Beef Jerky, it says "minimaly processed" . They can't sell raw meat in a package like that, it has to be edible right out of the package, so its not "raw meat ." It really good, high in protein, a good portable snack. I also like Oberto Turkey Jerky, taste very mild, you might start with that one !

(((((((BIG HUG)))))))

so sorry to hear your news but both MissMAc and OKC had some great options to consider down the road....

Thanks, everyone. I'm doing the m&m wallow today, and vowing to pull myself out of the dumps and start figuring out what I want to actually DO about it tomorrow. We already started talking possible donor eggs, but I'm going to a fertility center in the area to find out more about maybe how much time I have left to decide while that's still a viable option.

Good luck young lady, this isn't easy and requires the same dedication you brought into this surgery. The advancements in this area of medicine are staggering. The last time I did a legislative project on this was 10 years ago, my GF showed me how much advancement has been made since then.

burst her stomach?!?! doubtful, highly doubtful...

Right! I can't imagine anything worse than hurling that far out.

ikr? amazing job!

lol

The coffee and the pineapple extract both sound delicious - thanks! Have either of you seen the new Fairlife milk? It's got more protein in it than regular milk (13 g for 1 cup vs 8 g). I've been drinking more of that, too. Most of my protein comes from food now, but some days it's just harder to meet that goal than others!

I haven't seen the Fairlife milk yet. Will have to look for it. Does it taste like skim milk?

If you haven't already learned this (I had to ask), you can make up your Unjury shake and drink it the next day. I've found this very helpful from a morning time-saving standpoint. Also, I think the shakes taste better when allowed to "bloom" for a while. So many brands of powder say you should drink it immediately.

It does - I can't tell the difference at all. It's supposed to be the way it's processed that causes it to have less sugar and more protein, but I don't have any clue what's involved

Agreed, anything with lots of components is a pain. In the end it will be worth it!

Yes, but you can make it into a meal on MFP and just enter the meal the next time. I typically eat the same thing from most salad bars I go to.

Congratulations. Have you set your next mini goal?

Mini

Goals..great idea. Congrats so far...keep it up

Thanks! My next mini goal is 3 pounds away (265). That's the weight on my driver's license, lol

Fantastic!

Thanks!

I think that I am more scared of the anesthesia than an IV!!

ask for a painkiller shot before the IV!

I'd be cool with the anesthesia if they could gas me, lol. And I had no idea the shot before the IV was even an option!

yes, i am and love it! I also like mine because it tracks sleep and has caller id!!

I didn't realize that I got up in the night to pee until I got fit bit. I also tracked how many steps it took to walk to the alarm clock, hit snooze, and go back to bed.

That's funny! I'm glad these things didn't exist when I worked nights. I was up in my sleep all the time - even woke up outside, in the rain, in my jammies, cleaning out the car one day.