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OMG!! I can just see the two of yall wearin those adorbs jams! Now spill it sistah! Where'd you get them? I see them in our future for Valentine's Day! You are doing so dang good woman (ahem, and so PERKY too--in a non-pervy observational sorta way)! Gosh that salad is playin' my song. (And @ms.sss!) I could fall into it face first! So far today I'm channeling Ms.SSS and have had salad at B & L! #snort No bees or chickens down here - sadly. But I threaten that I want to move to BFE in the Hill Country and get free land taxes from an agricultural exemption for allowing rescued honeybees on our the property! "The Boys" aka sock monkeys moved to the living room during Christmas. Remind me when you've got a long time and nothin to do to tell you how they came to live at Che Fluffy. It's pretty danged funny. At least to us and they have all sorts of adventures on any given day kinda like Elf on the Shelf. You never know where one of them will show up! Heal well sweet friend. Hugs and love to Hubs! Tell 'em he's a keeper for being such a trooper and takin' care of our Miss Sophie!

I feel the exact same way!!

*drool* (slurp)

Agree! I tend to keep fat lower for 2 reason (this is my personal issue): 1. Higher fat meals make me nauseous and might contribute to RH from delayed stomach emptying now that I have RNY. 2. I found that I lose better as an old lady, post meno taking a hormone drug that shuts things down, so keeping cals low and protein adequate with lots of fiber seems to be my magic bullet to wlsucess. But I will say, there is no doubt in my mind I would have fewer hunger events if I upped my fat a bit.

Are any of these new foods? At a guess, it's gonna take 4-7days for your blood sugars to behave again. Until then, you WILL be hungry. If it were me, I'd cut WAY back on the carbs and push protein. It will help bring your hunger back into satiety mode. If I ate 1c of strawberries with 1/4 of oatmeal...I'd be hungry. Likewise if I ate lavish roll + chickpea puffs? Hungry. Plus if I ate popcorn and the healthy habits (sugar) popsicle = pure hunger. You've got a lot of sugar and carbage running around in there. And it would keep me muchie and looking for food. But these are triggers for me and YMMV. ((hugs))

If you are drinking full sugar versions of these, here is most likely your culprit. Ditch the sugary drinks. Drink as little artificially sweetened drinks as you can. And get your water in. Eat your protein first. You should be on softs now? So do soft dense lean protein first. And after have a bite or two of well cooked low glycemic veg and only a tiny bit of fat. Limit cheese and only do plain Greek nonfat yogurt or 2% cottage cheese and you can mix it with fruit flavored protein powders for sweetness.

Feel better soon!!!

Well, crap. Right? I'm trying to see if there are reviews of this study by Fung and those brainiacs.

OMG! IKR? It's so surreal!!!! I adore it!! Don't you @KarenLR75?! It's like...um the best of both worlds like RL Support Group without the fight in traffic!!!

IKR!? But it's SO much fun! @Healthy_life2 and I now have morning coffee together sometimes...sans make-up or bras! Wha Whah????!!! Now that's bonding! And OMG I have adored meeting each and every one of my B Pals!!! This is NOT meant to replace BP OR your professionals. It's just another leg in your support network! Winner winner chicken breast dinnah! And it's too dang fun!

Dang girl! I don't know if I'm more impressed with your surgical "liberation" or if I'm more impressed that you have your hair and makeup looking fabulous as always and you have your impish grin sparkling despite being in pain. Way to walk on it hon! You are just doing beautifully!

You can do this!! Go back to the very beginning of your Forever Diet (FD) and follow all the rules you were meticulous about following before. Losing 20lbs is DEF do-able hon!!! Do it now!!! Welcome back!!! Now get focused!!

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Look at all that room! ((hugs)) I love the whole look! I approve this message.

We have 2 meetings each week: Sunday night at 7:30pm CST and Thursday night at 7pm CST. It covers the topic from different angles. This week's topic is Diffusing Anxiety. Practical tips for reducing anxiety and stress in your daily life and how it affects weight loss efforts. PM me for deets hon.

Yes. But in all honesty, you can choose to share your video feed or not. And it is password protected and private. And we do have a confidentiality rule in the group...what happens in group stays in group.

For on the go: I would do the 4oz ball canning jars with the wide mouths. Here's the link for the canning jars from Amazon (affiliate) I like them cuz you can freeze, chill and nuke in em. BPA free.

@Sophie7713 You are simply amazing ladybug!!! You look marvelous and gorgeous/perky as evs. Love your hubs. Love your pup. Love you! So so so happy you are going through this like a champ and that you will go through 60 with a perky new bod to match your million dollar smile!!!

What are you eating. Share a day or two of menus with quantities please?

A binge does not define you as a "terrible person." ((hugs)) Instead, use it as a teachable/learning moment. Instead of beating yourself up and feeling x,y,z, consider it an experiment. See what you can change up to create a new behavior or end an unhealthy one! Look at it objectively (the event): 1. What can you learn from the event? 2. What were you feeling at the time? 3. What were you thinking at the time? 4. What was "running in the background" (i.e. thoughts, tv, radio, mood, atmosphere, did it remind you of a previous time good or bad)? 5. What are actionable baby steps you can do to prevent this recurrence? (i.e. get crap out of your house or put it where you can't easily see it or get to it or have to live with it, set an action plan that might include: exercise/walking, calling a friend, coming to the forum and chatting, focusing on a hobby or crafting project, playing cards, drink water, deep breathe (4 square breathing), meditate, yoga, pray, watch a comedy, hug someone you love, stand in front of the mirror and physically tell yourself why you are proud of your accomplishments.) 6. Pose in front of the mirror in your favorite super hero pose. Do it daily. 7. Journal the event and all the details. Start tracking event free days. Put a star or a sticker for every event free day.

Hi @Cheeseburgh and @Sheribear68!!! The meeting is at 7:30pm tonight ladies! PM me for the deets!

Oh mah gosh, I heart ❤️ this!!! Congrats and TY ty for posting!!!!!

@AngieBear Love the hair, the outfit, the girl. And OMG, your skin and complexion is amazeballs. You have literally aged backwards!! @Sheribear68 no pudge or stubby anywhere on your body. You look slim and sylph like! Beautiful figure and I wish I could let you borrow my eyes, doll! @Sophie7713 Girl you could make a hospital gown look sophisticated! Somewhere I missed that you had surgery! Congrats girl!!! You look as gorgeous as evs and make the RL robe, slippers and darling jams look cute as can be!!! So happy for you!

Ok, just spitballin' here cuz "cough" "ahem" you and I BOTH know I'm no Einstein on dress sense and sizing! But why not for grins and giggles, try this outfit without the butt panties. Maybe with a flatter back profile, you will have more material on the front so it doesn't look like it's pulling. Which would slim the front perhaps? Optical delusions and all...Thoughts? Dunno, but I think we NEED another pic and another go!

I heart these rings: https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/portionmate-meal-portion-control-rings-and-nutrition-tool I also love my scale, measuring cups/spoons, baby spoons, and cocktail forks. I also love 4oz custard ramekins, 4oz ball jars, 8oz ball jars, silicone egg cookers, and long walks in the rain with my special someone.