Smye

"man" boobs must be embarrassing to many.- glad you are able to feel confident, (getting close to GOAL)- glad things are going well - continue to enjoy life every day - - Great NSV - congrats - kathy

I love to swim! I am so glad you felt good about it.

Hugs, friend.

I have missed you, glad to see you again. KEEP in touch please.

@jane13, absolutely

my birthday!

wonderful! It's always such a relief when the scale moves.

keep it up!

how are you?

Thanks so much all!

And Jane13, I'm making it. Just back from a 3-night solo B&B stay which was, to be frank, delightful

I am so sorry to hear this, Smye, but I think you are wonderful for setting healthy boundaries for both of you! That truly is the most loving thing to do. I hope she sees this, too, and you guys do remain close during this time. I wish you the best!

Your "story" reminds me of the time I was recovering from spinal surgery and got hooked on soap operas. I keep waiting for you to "wake up from your coma and have amnesia"....

That's wonderful, Smye! You deserve it!

that's great - how about starting a new thread about your adventure - waiting with bated breath - hope weight is doing well-you deserve the best- kathy

Hey SMYE! glad to see you are back. Hope all is well with home and WLS.

Congrats! However...your blog's date seems to be set in the future... are you a time traveler?

If only. I intentionally forward-date all posts to protect Mrs. Smye's privacy should any of those she's not yet told stumble across the blog. That way major life events mentioned in the blog don't line up with real-time, thus throwing them off her trail wink emoticon

Meeting people online requires patience, courage and no small amount of skepticism. After almost two and a half years of online dating, I met my life partner. But first I had to go through some challenging and often painful experiences. You deserve the best. So be careful. Verify before you trust. You've gone through so much already. She's out there!

Thank you Emma4884! And I will

you deserve all the success in the world bud.

Many thanks Steve, now if I can just convince her of that

I love Kimchi! No such thing as too much!!

@Pinkgirl1234 - yes! But if your first batch isn't as hot as you want, I don't recommend doubling the red pepper powder for the next batch... though it is incredible!

@Chrystee... you say that now... but you didn't eat half a pint in a sitting

Thankfully I made half a gallon so there's plenty to bring with lunch today.

@jane13, thank you and - although I've never been there - I agree!

After many years of searching I finally found one who makes my heart sing every time I see her. But what is interesting in hind sight is I would not have known why if I didn't have the bad experiences. Take your time and really get to know her and enjoy the experience of getting to know another human being first, romance can follow if all works well.

@OKCPirate, thank you!

You can also email me anything particularly good and, if it passes muster with my chef neighbor I'll gladly add it to the blog as a 'guest post'

@jane13, thank you for asking, I will PM you

thanx for the link - 180 lbs down!!! keep up the good work (i know you will) congrats - you are aces dude - Kathy

holy hell.....that is frickin amazing

WOO HOO!!!!

Rock ON

Very nice! Congrats!