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It's only annoying to you because it creates a conflict in what you KNOW to be true, and what you PREFER to want to defend as your position which is counter to it. So you are doing bias confirmation and the obvious response is a defensive position. But it's true. If it were a twinkie and you were jonesing for a twinkie. I don't care if your house was on fire, or you were gonna be 15 minutes late for x, y, or z. You would stop and enjoy the fu*k outta that twinkie...just sayin'.

Woooohooo! New dawn, new day Kitty!! You're gonna feel even better today!!! (Unless it's day3...then it might be a crummy day = usually equals the worst day). Have a good one!!

My heat tolerance went way down after surgery too. I'm a wimp now. And I used to cook with habanero, thai chilies, jalapenos, serranos, wasabi, horseradish, Frank's etc.

Yes! I was channelling you!!! Do you wear a 7 1/2?

Muah!!! Sending kisses Dr. Bombay!! You're the greatest!

Thanks! What's your area of expertise?

They fit my feet. They're 7 1/2s. I couldn't take a smaller size there.

Um, yes...I normally take around 20-25...and yes, it's my super power. Today I kinda over poured but didn't think twice cuz you know...all the late trains etc this week...

Wow. I'd comment but my mind asploded. That looks amazing!

Yay! That's awesome! Did you take the poll, please? It's one and the same private club. We will have weekly online support meetings face to face via Zoom and will have a private group only accessible by BAC (Bariatric Accountability Club) members on FB. We will also do FB Live meetings/interviews with leaders in the bariatric world-docs, psychs, RDs, fitness people. Etc. And we will also have a book club. I think that will meet every couple of weeks? Also live face to face via Zoom. We'll provide a basic sample meal plan that people are welcome to use, modify, make their own and we will also provide access to our MFP food diary so you can go visit it and see other examples of daily eating. There will also be free recipes and some video recipes. There will also be a cooking lesson at least every couple of weeks. And of course you can go hang out in the group and get lots of peer support as well. I'm putting everything together now and hope to have it ready by Jan.1. I'm still trying to figure out the monthly subscription rate--trying to keep it as low as possible and still cover present and future costs. It is NOT intended to take away from BP. It's intended as an ADDITION to our Bariatric Pal home. For those needing more in depth support. We're also going to try to figure out how to set up appointments 1 on 1 with either an accountability partner, or with psychologists and also RDs. But that is Stage 2 down the road.

Crap! How do you find boots with small calves?

I think teardrop look way more natural. Especially when your nerps are pointing in the correct position! And trust me, the pain from scars is significant. I still have terrible neuropathy from my recons. And a lot of it is concentrated in my pits and along the base where the scars are worse. So you dodged a bullet!! That's fantastic about the lipo and lack of fat. Love that he loved your weight!!! And 4.5lbs! Holy crap. That's a wad of skin!! Hello Clarice. You're too skinny and have too tight a tummy for me to eat you now. (in a non-pervy way). More like with a nice chianti and a fava bean! I think they do that on purpose to keep freak-outs to a minimum! Imagine those having face procedures!!!! When do you leave?

Here's the link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spirit-Guide-Weight-Surgery-ebook/dp/B01EJZKAB0/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1AQ6Y9YIRU73T&keywords=connie+stapleton+books&qid=1576084415&s=digital-text&sprefix=connie+stapleton%2Caps%2C218&sr=1-3 Here's the link to the workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Workbook-Connie-Stapleton-Ph-D/dp/0578139464/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1AQ6Y9YIRU73T&keywords=connie+stapleton+books&qid=1576084415&s=digital-text&sprefix=connie+stapleton%2Caps%2C218&sr=1-3-catcorr

Yay! Congrats on such a great report! And congrats on losing half of the vacay bloat!! Way to be at 100% loss of EBF! Yeeehawww! And in 10 months. That's amazing!! Aren't you beyond excited and pleased with yourself? What did she tell you about how she thinks you are doing? Yeah, I'd realized the whole extra protein conversion. It's close 50% of extra gets converted to carbs. I think I have figured out the culprit though. I think it's the SF Torani syrups I've been adding to my coffee since right before Thanksgiving. And they have to go. I didn't have any yesterday and wasn't hungry all day until dinner. And today I added them and I was so hungry by 11am, I caved and had turkey breast, cottage cheese and raspberries/blueberries. #crap So much for IF today but I can still pull off an ADF today if I have a super skinny din of foil fish tonight or an egg white puff and salad. I know I need to go back to limiting my protein too. I've been too loosy goosy with it and have been over-eating it. I know I am out of ketosis and can tell I'm having insulin/bg spikes and lows again.

Adorable! Makes you look very tiny!! Love the lights!

Anyone need a size 14 Anne Klein Christmas Dress?

I'm thinking 32g of Miralax may have been overly ambitious this morning... Let's just say I think I found the secret to the mysterious involving slow downs on the #2 tracks up North. And I'm pretty certain Loch Ness might have also been sighted this morning. And I'm 2.6lbs down but who's counting. Right?

Here's the gorgeous Anne Klein dress she gave me, but I think I know the answer. It's at least 2 sizes too big on me. Right? The boots don't go with the dress, but it shows them better next to my white legs! LOL Are they too big too?

Um, was he talking about "cardio" with you? Like that kind of hook-up? But OMG! What mid-section?!! The guy totes does not know women!!

Welcome home and welcome back!!!! Woooohooooo! The start of your life begins now!!!! ((hugs))

Love the gown!!! Love getting mad and motivated!!!! You go girl. You are gorgeous and will look smokin hot in it!!!!

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaat???? Seriously?

Yesterday, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 Maintenance: 57y / F / 5'4" / 22mo PO RNY / 132.2lbs Yesterday was an IF day for me and I actually did an OMAD thing at 20 hours. Then had a date to celebrate real live boots fitting over my calves with Mr. F. So we did our usual cheap Italian restaurant date night. And I did wine with it. I too have a 2 glass limit or it isn't pretty and very def. NOT classy. I can have more later, but it has to be over a 4-6 hour time frame well after the wine is gone. B-4 Protein Lattes (4oz PP over 4 hour period) L-nada D-1/4 Italian sausage & marinara appetizer 1 small dinner salad with cucumber and carrots and mixed greens + 1tbsp blue cheese dressing 1.5 oz grilled shrimp + 2oz grilled chicken + 3oz roasted broccoli with garlic 2 glass cabernet BS-2% cottage cheese + Greek yogurt plain + frozen blueberries + liquid stevia Daily Totals: 882 cals; 63g protein; 33g carbs; 7g fiber; 26g net carbs

OK, serious NSV alert. I've never in my life owned a pair of full calf boots. Why? Cuz from age 6 when white boots became popular (thank you Partridge Family), they didn't have any that would fit over my big fat calves. My sissy cleaned out her closet this weekend and gave me some stuff that's either too small for her or that she doesn't wear. Beautiful super high end stuff. The kind I couldn't afford. And her boots were in the batch! And they fit! They fit! Normal size calf boots zipped with room to spare!!! *swoon* Here I am dressed for Tuesday date night (on account of mah new boots).