Frustr8

We all learn by trial and error unless someone tells you in advance. I am thankful for the info and support I get on here. Although my course through May not be the same as someone else, there is still much info to be gl3an4d. And fe3l so good when Ms X or Mr Z had this, tells me,i won't die either!

And for some people a little natural fruit sugar is okay, many others it sends them down the "slippery slope" towards total non- -compliance. O am 7.5 months out , have not dumped yet, that's a point in my favot, but I am far behind you guys when it comes to diet advancement. Snuck 5 cheezit crackers from Tomkittens bowl, chewed them to a mush, so far so good but they didn't tast3 as thrilling as I was planning for. He can heve the rest of the box÷ 8n the Bad Old Days I would have arm wrestled him for,them÷ And now what some else said "NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THINNER FEELS!!

Please do, you are too good and sweet and getting successful at this Weight Loss. game we all are in. I will not willingly sacrifice you to the Cancer God,, he already marked you, he will not have any more of you. I will hit him with a bolt of Righteous Indignation is He Tries!

May you not have ulceration, but if you do, rest assured it is fivable and it's early yet for you! Things are still gonna get better.

Steam broccoli, I confess I used to put a slice of cheese over it and let it melt in , but it's good with a teeny bit butter. Just cook it until your fork goes through and it's still bright green. Don't do l8ke my late Mama-in- law, this she cooked until it was a disgusting yellow pulp and threw baking soda in most everything else vegetable- wise, no wonder she ended up with high blood pressure. I think most every veggie is good steamed. One of my othe4 fave, brocolli, cauliflower and baby pearl onions. Also equally good if you substitue thin sliced carrots. for the cauliflower. Makes my mouth water thonl8ng of ut!

I had this in May 2015, also do not drink and had lost my gall bladder 31 years before. Was in the hospital 4 days, and they never could a causative agent for it all On my charts as idiopathic acute pancreatitis. But I was so sick a puppy while it lasted,never had pain like that before, and I delivered 3 nine-pound babies without meds, but whew the intensity of pain! Nearly 4 years ago and it's still an active memory.???

Congratulations. on beating Melanoma, that is one Scary- Larry dude to mess with. Go ahead and get your hats, but interject a little funky spirit into each one, if necessary make it your signature item. Challenging but I believe you are the person to do it And you'll do us proud.

Because of the muttering and strange noises it produces? I was always partial to Spike the ring leader, him and the female one with the slightly crooked lipstick. One of my kids pointed out the resemblance between me and her, told her God or Karma is going to wreak revenge, since that. one already looked like me , Father Time won't do them any favors, they'll grow up into my image and I will snicke behind my hand at them!

Today the wall, t9morrow the? world!!!

Well I decided to be atypical today. Many people have ham or lamb but I decided to make bean soup with Turkey Ham in my 6 quart crockpot. Untill I reread it , it said Crackpot, maybe that's close to the truth. Just Tomkitten and me, doubt we'll hear from R.D., if I call her she'll pretend to be super- busy and claim she has no time to talk. If that's the game she wants to play, Okay, she was 50 years old in January, too late to reform her thinking. When I tripped and fell in the parking lot at JFS, T9mkitten couldn't ride along in the squad, so her called her so I wouldn't be alone at the hospital.Been several months since I had seen here, she walked in and OMG I scarcely recognized her. She had on a raggedy old sweatsuit her dad would have used for car cleaning rags, her hair, she must take after Late Lamented,Well I well. mostly gray now in l8ght brown hair. Rather muddy- looking. But I'm a class act, I can pretend to be happy to see her in front of people if necessary. But isn't it sad for a m9other not to be able to recognize

And I have a warning that others might not consider. Don't take a demulcent- containing enity with your NSAID, if you are permitted to take them. This includes a lot of your over-the-counter cough medicines. It is still my belief this is why Advil was able to get through my natural gastric protective layer and to the BEST of its ABILITY try chewing a hole through my stomach wall. zH3nce Hector, my 1sr little gastric ulcer.

And your Sodium levels don't skyrocket?

Yeah you learn after. that while you can control some things you're fatalistic about others. Sur it doesn't sparkle, glitter is over-rated in the first place, but you can And will still with a smooth steady flow. You are still functioning, , your pilot light is still lit, and you realize it was all due to plan, God's, not yours necessarily. But Baby it is still a pretty good life so smile? at it all!

Well I have had both in my backpack, figured out of sight, out of mind!???

Our bari-pal @ Ummyasmine could give you two advice about that.Hope she is still active!

Suspect my hospitalization in late November was for that reason, they told protein- anemia complicated by malnourishment My body was in that mode perhaps to save ME A PICC line and 3 months of TPN ensued, sure stopped my fast weight loss, but I accepted that, I truly did want to live! As soon as the PICC line was removed, I dropped 30 pounds and am I happy to report I now weigh 228. If that still,seemed excessive, remember I weighed 365 when I raised my little hand to join bariatric Palm So I am happy to report this! Still a big girl,may simply be my Karma but I am smaller, not in so much pain and feel I have a strong hope for my future. At 73 you just no longer know how many days your allotment is, but stiil The Rest of My Life will be The Best of My Life, this I do promise. Now I can get up and say "Lord what have planned for me today?;" ther is no scale on the bathroom to reproach mr, and I find something of beauty in each day. I do believe Frustr8 is gonna make it after alll!

I would worry that Biotin might make my chin hairs and faint mustache to worsen. Sure it would be nice to have think head hair but at,this cost?

And if you need it, you'll have an Iron INFUSION like I did in March. Really nothing scary-larry about it. We had life-changing my iron to ferrous fumerate,also called Ferrocite, nice medicine but my body just wasn't utilizing it properly. Hence the INFUSION. A lot better than when they gave you Z-track injections, those critters hurt major big time! But my philosopy-just one more way I vary from the norm, it's MY JOURNEY , win or lose, and I am a winner ?

You don't want to live in Woulda- Shoulda- Coulda Land , it is a Sad Sad Sad place to hang your Hat! And I am so happy I moved to KangarooLand where we all have Pouches, just wish it had been long long ago so I would have had more years to enjoy time. Oh well if I died tomorrow my pallbearer won't get hernias lifting me, saddest one I ever heard was one person they put on a sort of trolley to take to the grave, the casket was Too Heavy to lift. Praise God it's not ME they are talking about!

And to you also, there is beauty in every day, and as I grow smaller I see it more and more! Pretty soon I hope to be Half the woman I once was, and that will be more than twice as wonderful as I ever suspected it would be! I guess I might be channeling Disney a little but,it truly is "A Brand New World" and I am overjoyed to still be here to enjoy it!??

Your Younger Years are not behind you, imagine if I showed up at 73, after they finished rolling on the floor they would remind me Lourdes is in France and far far from Central Ohio. Besides as stretched out as my skin probably is, I would need seat belt retractors on my arms and inner thighs. Everybody mentions Bat Wings, what about Harem Pants thighs, that's skin not voluminous chiffon and sequins below .my hips. While everybody else fears a strong wind will take them airborne, well my former Thunder Thighs will be clapping a fond farewell as they sail over!

)Well after the painful encounter with ham salad on toast last weekend I have been avoiding the bread family sincerely. Someone told ME your pouch can handle toast, hers might, mine sure didn't!???

You know ,i avoid many of the sugar-free versions of thing is I abused before, fearful I might still slide back into some Sinful Ways. ?

So good to hear Kon, now starts the rest of Your Life and may it be GOOD!

My binge-worthy, DrPimplePopperDrPimplePopper, followed maybe Texas Flip and Move. Tomkitten likes 600pound Losers and Dr Now, I think he can be Too Mean, glad my surgeon has the right approach for me. And since we finally got Netflix he really enjoys it, me if I watch I usually head for the comedians, life can. be bitter, sometimes I need to just escape, then I get back to Positive and Sunny!???