Pam924

Weigh naked first thing in the morning in your own home. Throw the scale in front of a window and excite your neighborhood!

The snow/ice shavers are available at Walmart, Amazon and Target. There are all sorts if different ones .... we have a cheap hand crank shaver. The Syrup is at www.snowballsupply.com.
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My husband has a hand crank snow cone maker that has been a blessing. Every night he makes me a huge bowl of snow ..... and I cover it with sugar free/fat free/no calorie snow cone Syrup from Ralph's online store. Ralph has tons of sugar free flavors like blue raspberry, Hurricane, fuzzy navel, sour watermelon and so many more. A wonderfully sweet, filling day-ender that helps with my Fluid consumption. And the ice shaver can be found for about $14. Makes my day and wanted to share!!
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My husband has a hand crank snow cone maker that has been a blessing. Every night he makes me a huge bowl of snow ..... and I cover it with sugar free/fat free/no calorie snow cone Syrup from Ralph's online store. Ralph has tons of sugar free flavors like blue raspberry, Hurricane, fuzzy navel, sour watermelon and so many more. A wonderfully sweet, filling day-ender that helps with my Fluid consumption. And the ice shaver can be found for about $14. Makes my day and wanted to share!!
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My husband has a hand crank snow cone maker that has been a blessing. Every night he makes me a huge bowl of snow ..... and I cover it with sugar free/fat free/no calorie snow cone Syrup from Ralph's online store. Ralph has tons of sugar free flavors like blue raspberry, Hurricane, fuzzy navel, sour watermelon and so many more. A wonderfully sweet, filling day-ender that helps with my Fluid consumption. And the ice shaver can be found for about $14. Makes my day and wanted to share!!
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The snow/ice shavers are available at Walmart, Amazon and Target. There are all sorts if different ones .... we have a cheap hand crank shaver. The Syrup is at www.snowballsupply.com.
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Have you tried this? It's got 15 grams of Protein. I love them and they helped me through the full liquids phase. May be worth a try.

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I was able to comfortably fit into a medium shirt that I was last able to fit into in 1992. The shirt says Joe Short Timer Stuttgart Germany. I bought it when I was getting ready to ETS from the US Army in Stuttgart Germany.
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My husband has a hand crank snow cone maker that has been a blessing. Every night he makes me a huge bowl of snow ..... and I cover it with sugar free/fat free/no calorie snow cone Syrup from Ralph's online store. Ralph has tons of sugar free flavors like blue raspberry, Hurricane, fuzzy navel, sour watermelon and so many more. A wonderfully sweet, filling day-ender that helps with my Fluid consumption. And the ice shaver can be found for about $14. Makes my day and wanted to share!!
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My husband has a hand crank snow cone maker that has been a blessing. Every night he makes me a huge bowl of snow ..... and I cover it with sugar free/fat free/no calorie snow cone Syrup from Ralph's online store. Ralph has tons of sugar free flavors like blue raspberry, Hurricane, fuzzy navel, sour watermelon and so many more. A wonderfully sweet, filling day-ender that helps with my Fluid consumption. And the ice shaver can be found for about $14. Makes my day and wanted to share!!
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Go to a shelter for domestic abuse. There is always a way out
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I add unflavored Protein powder into Jello, broth, pudding, bariatric hot chocolate. There are actually days I have gone over significantly! It doesn't disturb the flavor too much, through when using a blender to mix it in, it can get quite frothy which is sometimes good -- other times, not so much.

I love you.
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It's your best chance to lose the weight and keep it off. It's not a cop out ... it's a tool and a tough one, but I did it in order to stop the lose/gain syndrome which always left me further behind. You need to make the decision that is best for you.... but I see very few who are disappointed with their choice. Good luck.
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It's your best chance to lose the weight and keep it off. It's not a cop out ... it's a tool and a tough one, but I did it in order to stop the lose/gain syndrome which always left me further behind. You need to make the decision that is best for you.... but I see very few who are disappointed with their choice. Good luck.
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@@Raymia Many years ago, I got into an online argument with a very good friend of mine in real life about art. It was on a woodworking forum where we were both professionals. He was emphatic about all art needing to be appreciated, while I countered that just because it was art didn't make it good art. I wrote, "If I put on a pink tutu and danced across the stage, it would be art, but it would NOT be good art!"
Well, a whole bunch of mutual friends and acquaintances started egging me on. They wanted to see me in the tutu. So one night, when I had too much to drink and not enough to do, I went looking for a tutu picture. I corralled Mrs. LittleBill into helping me (against her will) and we photoshopped my head onto the body of some poor little girl in an online catalog for ballet supplies. It created quite a stir on our forum, and earned me a reputation for doing outrageous things. This picture is close to 15 years old.

I love you.
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This is a time line the bathing suit is the month I found out about the sleeve
The corner pictures in white pants is when I was in college over 30 years ago
The black dress is me now down over 70 lbs .... and counting
Their has been some hiccups with my Anemia and Graves disease and my hernia as returned, I'm not going to quit my Dm is normal only one pill now, only one pill for the Htn and, one pill for the Dm neuropathy. ..one day no pills goal is to be at 150-160
The doctor's don't think I can do it. ... well I've surpassed my BMI ... NOW WHAT!!!! LOL
HW 290
PRE SUR 269
DAY OF SUR 261....
HIGHEST SIZE 24/26
Surgery day 18/20 2x/3x
Today 12/14 L/Xl
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Super great inspiration and such positive vibes ..... your success is a blessing to us all out there still working it. Thanks!
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I am losing weight sort of like @@OutsideMatchInside - from the top down. I just posted two days ago about my helmet I wear for work fitting looser, especially around my cheeks. I just hope the loss continues, and rapidly. I would hate to end up looking like a pear.
http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/384197-i-guess-i-really-did-have-a-fat-head-nsv/

Peer to peer lol yes that's what she said not eye to eye....see I'm so upset I can't get anything straight. Have you heard of that working?
BTW I just had to tell you. I see your replies and comments. I really value and respect your honestly, straight forward ness and kindness. I aspire to be as strong as I've seen you have been. Thank you for your prayers!
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I hit 220. Down 50 pounds since 9/19 surgery today.
I am going to the gym 3-5 times a week.
I have ankles, you can see ankle bones and foot tendons. I dropped 1/2 shoe size.
Down to size 13/14 pants.

Oregonians don't do well in Texas despite ve of fire arms and beer.
I've haven't lost much weight but I am always cold except when I am having a hot flash. My husband says it's like living with two different women.
And I want to add that I just got a new tablet and if I hadn't proof read this you all would be reading "i haven't lost many children but". I can't figure how to turn the auto correct and swear word "adjuster" off yet....

So yep -- compared to many on here, I have next to no experience ... but just wanted to share observations from 2 weeks past surgery for others in my shoes -- or others that will be there soon.
1. I sure picked the easy way out of this! The answer to that is no. This process has completely changed my life, my thinking, my approach, each and every day and each an every hour. But in order to get control over this weight problem that is puling down so much else it needs to happen. I don't think I was aware of the level of change -- but it's significant -- and it's important.
2. Thank God I am not hungry anymore! I wish. I am. Not in the same gnawing going to eat a live animal hungry -- but it's still a part of me. But this tool call WLS is helping get control and manage through it. Besides -- at this point the thought of busting a stitch scares me, and I am sure consumption of a wild animal would cause problems.
3. Momma always said: You leave with the one who brung you. My surgeon and the entire team is pretty strict -- 4 weeks of liquid diet in advance (and I mean shakes only), two weeks moving to full liquids the second week after surgery. I see a lot of different instructions on the site -- and it is interesting -- but I am staying with what my team knows and wants. I figure their experience with this protocol is what works for them, so I'm sticking with it. After all, I selected them. There are different ways to do things in my profession -- and they still have good results -- it can be that was in the medical profession as well.
4. Weight is not dropping off me with every step I take. i just went for my two week post-op today and was down only three pounds since my weight on surgery day. Yes on the fluids. Yes on the Protein. But this is just the way it is. I know I will get there. Plus, I have lost 44 pounds since my journey began in late July, which isn't nuthin' ... today my BP was 107 over 71 ... blood sugar has been hovering around 92 -- there are lots of measures of success and indicators I am doing the work needed.
5. I value the information and feedback and openness and sometimes the raw emotions people express on this site. I use it for comfort, for context, for smiles and even sometimes to say "Are you flipping nuts to do that ...." ... internally anyway. Oh the righteousness of such incredible experience (did I mention two weeks out of surgery?).
I look forward to continuing the gather all I can from all of you -- most of whom are so much more expert than I ... and appreciate a forum to express my observations.

So yep -- compared to many on here, I have next to no experience ... but just wanted to share observations from 2 weeks past surgery for others in my shoes -- or others that will be there soon.
1. I sure picked the easy way out of this! The answer to that is no. This process has completely changed my life, my thinking, my approach, each and every day and each an every hour. But in order to get control over this weight problem that is puling down so much else it needs to happen. I don't think I was aware of the level of change -- but it's significant -- and it's important.
2. Thank God I am not hungry anymore! I wish. I am. Not in the same gnawing going to eat a live animal hungry -- but it's still a part of me. But this tool call WLS is helping get control and manage through it. Besides -- at this point the thought of busting a stitch scares me, and I am sure consumption of a wild animal would cause problems.
3. Momma always said: You leave with the one who brung you. My surgeon and the entire team is pretty strict -- 4 weeks of liquid diet in advance (and I mean shakes only), two weeks moving to full liquids the second week after surgery. I see a lot of different instructions on the site -- and it is interesting -- but I am staying with what my team knows and wants. I figure their experience with this protocol is what works for them, so I'm sticking with it. After all, I selected them. There are different ways to do things in my profession -- and they still have good results -- it can be that was in the medical profession as well.
4. Weight is not dropping off me with every step I take. i just went for my two week post-op today and was down only three pounds since my weight on surgery day. Yes on the fluids. Yes on the Protein. But this is just the way it is. I know I will get there. Plus, I have lost 44 pounds since my journey began in late July, which isn't nuthin' ... today my BP was 107 over 71 ... blood sugar has been hovering around 92 -- there are lots of measures of success and indicators I am doing the work needed.
5. I value the information and feedback and openness and sometimes the raw emotions people express on this site. I use it for comfort, for context, for smiles and even sometimes to say "Are you flipping nuts to do that ...." ... internally anyway. Oh the righteousness of such incredible experience (did I mention two weeks out of surgery?).
I look forward to continuing the gather all I can from all of you -- most of whom are so much more expert than I ... and appreciate a forum to express my observations.