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I'm usually not a big fan of frozen, processed food, but when the family is ordering take out or pizza, or if you're in a pinch for lunch, it's nice to have a quick easy option.
I recently found Healthy Choice Simply Steamers without rice or Pasta, and they had way less carbs and reasonable amounts of sodium compared to other packaged foods.
These also taste really good. High Protein, low carb, packed with protein and veggies. And I can only eat half (sometimes less) per sitting so they are good for two meals!

OMG yes I love lamb of God, megadeth old school Metallica, prophets of rage (ratm), system of a down, slipknot, rammstein, slayer, rob zombie, five finger death punch etc too - they only come to the big summer festivals though as they have such a big fan base.

you're so right. It's the people and the atmosphere that makes it special. I love going into the mosh pits. You can be ragging someone one minute and the min they hit the deck your lovingly hauling them back up so they don't get trampled lol x

@sleeved2win the line up is:
day TBC, unknown stage(C) Anti Clone day TBC, unknown stage(C) Balls Deep day TBC, unknown stage(C) Bloodyard day TBC, unknown stage(C) Cypher16 day TBC, unknown stage(C) Donkerkarnuffel day TBC, unknown stage(C) Eradikator day TBC, unknown stage(C) Evile day TBC, unknown stage(C) Feed The Rhino day TBC, unknown stage(C) Fury day TBC, unknown stage(C) Gehtika day TBC, unknown stage(C) Hanging Doll day TBC, unknown stage(C) Hecate Enthroned day TBC, unknown stage(C) Hell day TBC, unknown stage(C) Internal Conflict day TBC, unknown stage(C) Jonestown day TBC, unknown stage(C) Lawnmower Deth day TBC, unknown stage(C) Obzidian day TBC, unknown stage(C) Raging Speedhorn day TBC, unknown stage(C) RSJ day TBC, unknown stage(C) Savage Messiah day TBC, unknown stage(C) Senser day TBC, unknown stage(C) Skindred day TBC, unknown stage(C) Sodom day TBC, unknown stage(C) Stoneghost day TBC, unknown stage(C) Vicious Nature day TBC, unknown stage(C) Winterfylleth day TBC, unknown stage(C) XVII They're less well known than the bands that go to the bigger festivals I go to in the summer but this is a nice winter warm up ;D xx I think Skindred are great so that will be a highlight for me. Summer I have Download booked so far. Hoping for Hammerfest and Bloodstock if possible.

IM SICK OF YOGURT lol

Winter here has been sucky, too. Spring can't come soon enough:)

If that's the case I would just keep on eating the way you have been. Your body might need a little more carbs and calories to get through. We are all different.

I'm still figuring out what works for me. I'm at 1000 cals, 50 +/- carbs, 75-85 Protein, and haven't lost a thing in over two weeks (almost three!). I've tried less calories, more calories, less carbs, more carbs, less exercise, more exercise... what the actual blank is going on?! lol I finally stopped weighing myself.

Go for a walk. Call a friend. Listen to music. Do some yoga (YouTube has some vids for beginners). Go be by yourself somewhere to clear your head. Clean something. Keep your hands busy.

Your stomach is smaller now. Even if you're not eating junk food, you can't turn to food and eat away the problems. Besides, it never really helped you anyway, right? Remember those feelings of guilt and failure after a binge? It just creates more stress in the end.

This journey is HARD. Pre-op diet and post-op diet especially are difficult, plus if (God forbid) you experience a complication, you are going to need support. My psych eval included ensuring I have plenty of support at home to help me with my recovery from surgery and help me stay on track. As much as it would be awesome to say "Piss off!" and just do what you want anyway (LOL) you have to live with this guy and let's be honest, that ain't gonna work.
Your hubby is very wrong that this is the "easy" way out. As someone who's done WW, and lost and regained the weight a few times, I can tell you this is just as difficult. It's a hard decision, it takes will power and dedication, just like any other lifestyle change you make. He needs to be educated. Suggestions:
Would he respond better if you wrote him a letter explaining why you feel the way you do? Sometimes if people see it in writing, it resonates better.
Do you have a support group through your surgeon's office that you can take him to? Would he go to a meeting?
Don't take this the wrong way, but a mediator or therapist could help, too. There is NO shame in it-- sometimes having someone in the room to push the conversation in the right direction (meaning, understanding each other on a deeper level) would be helpful. Just throwing ideas out there.
I would also provide him information on how safe the surgery is. I'd be willing to bet he's afraid to see you go under the knife! Completely reasonable to be afraid, but the surgery is very safe, generally. Especially if you're young (you look it) and have few health issues. If he wants to keep you around for a long time-- prevention of health issues is best!! That's why I did it.

You guys are awesome thanks for your replies I can’t wait to eat solid again I’m so tired of this soft food there’s only so much variety and I’ve been craving for a salad [emoji58]

My suggestion would be to get another job. Sometimes you just need to be ruthless about things like this!!

Etsy has cute versions of Fitbit holders. Necklaces, anklets, even little clip ons to make the original plastic Bracelet it comes with into something fancy. I have a bunch and gave them as gifts one Christmas and everyone loved them!

Fluffy you are CrAzY and I love it lmao

So much salt!!!! I wouldn't do it.

The only crack going on here is my butt crack when I’m swimming laps because my swimsuit don’t fit anymore. No deaths so far but I’ll let you know of the first casualty when crack kills!

Even if the scale is slow in just 4 weeks I can breathe & move so much easier & my clothes are loose. When the numbers on the scale are at a snails pace something is happening somewhere else. Inches are coming off & breathing is improved. Troublesome tasks become easier & easier each day. I can move around & get less winded so yeah numbers on the scale shouldn’t be the key focus at this point! Things are happening in other areas!

I've giving up weighing myself too@seahawksfan because the scales not moving, but I feel great... until I see the number hasn't changed.

Forget it! I'm just gonna concentrate on feeling great.

Yep, it's also therapy. Haven't you heard?

I’m losing.......my mind because I can’t eat an entire prime rib or rack of lamb or a dozen slabs of BBQ ribs of 50 hot wings or an entire deep dish pizza! But then I look around at my family & realize that I’m here on earth hopefully for a prolonged amount of time so a half a cup of food every 3 hours will be just fine! Oops guess I went off topic so my dietitian recommend that I don’t weigh myself for at least 3 months. He said the body does Stranger Things (notice the innuendo) during the first few months & it’s different for each individual. Don’t be concerned with numbers until after this time.

For 20 years, I dieted, and lied to myself.
Went back and forth between two extremes. You might be familiar with them.
One was called....Screw it, you're fat, so what? I drank a two liter of Pepsi daily, loved bread, french fries, chicken tenders, and chocolate turtle ice cream pie. I also love food that was good for me. And food that had sprinkles. And grease. And sugar. And anything hot out of an oven. And....well, you get the picture. My husband laughed at me for putting excess bacon on my veggie burgers.
The other me was....The Fitness Nazi. I was the autistic savant of calorie counting. Like Rain man, I could look at a deconstructed plate of stuff and guess calories with the accuracy of a food scientist. I was all about counting my grapes, going from one fad diet to the next. This time, I'm going to find the answer to fast weight loss. Must be thin. Not healthy. Not strong. Thin. And I'd like to be thin as fast as possible, please. Need to go to the gym. I hate the gym. Go anyway, you're fat, you must repent and be punished by the gym to be excused of your sin of fattness. Must never again eat anything white, or carb, or that casts a shadow. I'm a perfectionist, dammit. I can DO THIS!
Speaking of Fatness. Remember The Hunger Games? I went to a costume party last year as the fat version of Katniss Everdeen: Fatness NeverLean. My flaming dress had porkchops on it.
For 20 years...I went back and forth between two lies. I'm not either of these people.
I'm not in denial about how bad obesity is for your health. I care. But I'm not a Fitness Nazi either. I don't care about being thin.
For me...I needed to make peace with food, not fight a war against it. And man, sometimes if feels like that's all we do. Just endlessly battle. I'm tried, man. Just really tired of the war.
What helped me the most...is escaping an extremist mindset.
I'm tired of extremes.
I don't want to binge on crap anymore. Screw that self destructive nonsense.
I also don't want to starve anymore or eat "healthy" things I HATE. Screw that self destructive nonsense, too.
I don't want to eat stuff I don't like..."because it's good for me." I want to eat stuff that I DO like that's good for me. Sometimes those things are hard to find! But they're out there. They're worth finding and taking the extra effort to make.
I'm tired of lying to myself. 20 years of dieting lies...up, down, up down. What's the point? I don't want to be either of those two people, I just kept running from both of them.
I had to find balance. I had to love my life, love my diet, love my self enough to stop the self abuse of both extremes. I HATE the fat binger. I HATE the thin fitness nazi.
Finding the plan that works for the individual is tough. And it's gonna be different for everyone. It's not one size fits all. (nothing one size fits all works for me...lol)
If I were doing low carb and crazy low calories, I'd probably shoot myself or others. I feel horrible on that plan...and I know from experience that I'll crash and burn on it eventually. It works great for some folks....but I'm not one of them.
These days I'm working on being really really honest with myself. I'm picking things for my diet on a new criteria...Do I genuinely like eating this? Is it good nutrition? Can it fit in a balanced day of healthy eating?
When I exercise, I don't think about how many calories it burns anymore, or how long I have to do it, or what gets me the most burn in the least time. I think....Do I enjoy doing this? Do I look forward to it, or dread it? Can I do this with a friend for support and have a good time?
I want to love my new life.
I want a Forever diet that I love.
I want a Forever exercise plan that I love.
I want balance.
I'm done with immediacy and urgency and extremes.
I'm losing weight slow and steady. If I lose 3-5 pounds a month, I am so happy with that. I didn't put all this weight on in a few months, I'm not gonna lose it in a few months.
They say you'll lose weight for 18 months or so after surgery. I've got 16 months to go. If I lose 2-3 pounds a month, I'll make my goal. I'm in no hurry, because I'm working on my forever diet that I can love and live with.......not my "until I'm skinny" punishment diet.
Sometimes I really think the key to this whole mess is finding a way to be honest with yourself...resolve the two extremes and find the middle ground.
Just some thoughts. Take what ya like, and leave the rest:)

I chose to choose my words more carefully, be more sensitive to those around me, and more self-aware of how my words impact others.

I've already tripped up once but it's a good habit to get into, and I think Jesus would approve

Etsy has cute versions of Fitbit holders. Necklaces, anklets, even little clip ons to make the original plastic Bracelet it comes with into something fancy. I have a bunch and gave them as gifts one Christmas and everyone loved them!

I know I'm a day late on this, but I haven't come up with what I am giving up for Lent this year.
We had a sermon a few years ago about how Lent is not a diet plan, it's not meant to be a second chance at re-starting a New Year's resolution. That sort of kicked me right in the guilt-button, because I had given up sugar before and the whole focus ended up being how great I felt and how much weight I had lost. Not the point of Lent. So all you Anglicans/Catholics, tell me what you chose and why!

I’m down 150lbs , been grinding and still not done!

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Lets try this again, 10-16 surgery before pic and a pic a few day ago.

I found out today that my insurance will pay for my lower body lift! I had to call and make sure that what i got was right, but they double checked and yes, it's true! I'm scheduled for May 7th. I'm nervous and excited.