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Check the Maryland suburbs, ivseem to recall someone in Prince George's County mentioning one a while back, hope she might still be active. Maybe St Vincent Dr Paul or another church- based thrift store could be grateful for them. All else fails Volunteers of America, Salvation Army or Goodwill although I wish they could go to a Bariatric sister in need.

Wow that would be a problem, my mama would make you wear bell bottoms until it balances out. Gosh I hated bell bottoms, the sloppiness and sloppiness drove me bonkers. I once had a Middy top to go with them , if anyone from the Navy had seen me, they would have drowned me but Mama thought I looked "precious and cute" IDK WHY?

And you will whirl? and twirl with the best of them! We will want pictures so we can celebrate with you!

The liquid part of the dish contents that it was cooked in. My Grampy would put it on his corn bread,to soften it up , one of his oddities but he lived into his 90s and that's pretty good. So maybe he knew something after all. And I inherited from him something I think is cool. He and I both can smell rain, I can tell you usually even how far away it is by the strength of the odor. Rather like the ozone smell from lightening but it's not quite the same. We had about 6 inches of snow overnight in my area of Ohio, my nose has finished its twitch now as it became clearer and cold outside. Yeah I smell that too but not the same intensity. If you don't have it , it is difficult to explain. And I am almost a GRIT, girl raised in the South , due to the influence. of Kentuckuans, Virginians and one token West Virginian that married into my Mama's family. To this day, neither my late husband or any of my kids liked greens, will confess I don't like turnip ones, shoot I don't even like turnips themselves, especially since one evil church sister brought creamed turnips to the potluck dinner right among the scalloped potatoes that I do love. What a nasty shock that was, wanted to rescind the nice table Grace I had said! One of my BFF was a Preachers Kid, Told me after 3 praying over leftovers they are considered Sanctified and you don't have to pray over them anymore. Hey she might just have a point! Scalloped potaoes I would maybe stretch out that long but most leftovers after 2 warmings pffft, into the garbage when nobody's looking!?

Well it is your body, so it should be your choice. Is your surgeon leaning toward Bypass for any other reason besides your size? Sometimes if you already have reflux or another co-morbidity that might aggrevated in the case of VSG, they push for Bypass. And remember you are authorizing them to remove 3/4 of your original stomach and throw it away. No operation is perfect in this world, always win and loses, alas.

Closer to Toledo or Fort Wayne? At any rate Hi There from one of those Evil Buckeyes although personally I think I'm kinda cute for my age (73). But best wishes now and in the future.

You really need to, weighing so often will tie you in "nots" and they biggest is I'M NOT LOSING! You lose in fits and spurts, not smooth like glass. Just the way it is, no use raging against it.

And next year for the 31st, just think what a Foxy Lady you will be!

And just think what a Foxy Lady you will be for the 31st, some people may not recognize you once your Fat Shell cracks and then disappears! Keep that in mind on the rough or stalling days. You are literally remaking You and that is a wonderful thing!

And new people where are you located? Give us a shout-out wherever You Are!

Thank you mousecat, I never played the video until today, it is very good. For some reason I only had the audio but I still liked the presentation very much.

You can't start a new chapter of your life by rereading the past ones, step forward in faith and just go ahead and do it! We will be here cheering you on!

Has anyone had one of those mini-lifts the Skin Place advertises on TV, they show you. supposedly 60 year old women that look 40 on a very good day. The doctor they highlight is Dr Fernando Colon, he does look handsome but does he make others look pretty too?

Think of them as pauses instead, your body is regrouping before it loses more weight, they don't last forever but it sure feels like they do. And often while it's seems like your weight is going nowhere you may still lose inches, and that is also a Good Thing.

And there will be nay-sayers, doubters, people trying their best to bring you down and there yYou will be, proving all of them wrong. Because now in life's journey you are a Winner and they don't matter anymore.

Good Girl, to your own self be true, at the end of the day, You and only,you are the one to please.

Why thank you very much. Maybe I just don't accept that I can be a failure, and I can make a stand for those of my generation. Nobody should be counted out for being younger or older, when we come to the realization "I cannot live like this" it should be honored for the strong step it is!

If they have a dedicated wing you might be fine, every time I go to my community hospital I end up doing a tutorial, they don't know what to make of a bypass patient, makes me feel like a purple-spotted giraffe everybody flocks to the zoo to see. So I go there for minor type things like IVs , that they can't mess up too badly.?LOL

Fairlife milk is very good so I would see no reason these shakes would not be also.

I was told your body can only digest and assimilate 30 grams at a time, that's why protein shakes have that amount, so see people with degrees don't always agree. I have written so many poems, even my statements tend to rhyme, don't they???

And mine also, trusting she will be. strong enough for this challenge!??

And keep chanting " This too shall pass", yeah it sounds silly but sometimes it helps!

Well Good for you, and we will look forward to hearing updates as you go along toward recovery.

Did you notice, even unsweetened applesauce tastes sweet now? And I also like sugar free pudding even though Tomkitten are my entire bowl of pistachio before I could get to it. But I forgave him, I've another box anyway, he said " But I was Hungry!" Duhh, didn't figure he would eat it if he wasn't.

Well the cat? is looking out for your best interests (as well as her own) we would not want you foundering on Too Much ? after all. And you do have a diet partner there!