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Are you feeling hungry sooner then you would like, or finding yourself thinking about food a lot between meals? If not, and you're not struggling too much, I'd stay were you are for a while.

LOL-congrats!!

Well, at least the music would be good! One question though, would I be sharing hell with all the Clinton bashers?!

No regrets at all. The best thing is that I have hope again that I can be a normal size. I can eat a small meal, and be totally satisfied. food no longer rules my life. The worst is that at times I do miss the comfort of eating a huge meal, without having to think about if I eat this or that, will it get stuck.

Good point lizrbit, I have hit the point where I weigh less then what I wanted to lose!

Thanks. We have a couple of options. One is leaving him where he is, unless they close it down, but I'm not comfortable with that one, I don't trust the care. It's hard, like we discussed on another thread here.

Actually, his approval rating hovers around 30-35% at this point. Bush got 51% of the popular vote, so while it was indeed a majority, there werew many who didn't vote for him. So, critizing the president makes one un-patriotic?

No problem, and thank you so much! Yeah, I have been reading and thinking more the last few days. Oh, and that pesky real-life thing is butting in on forum time. The nursing facility we have my FIL in had some problems in it's state inspection, and right now is on probation. So we are looking at other places for him. :clap2: :clap2:

As of today, I'm just a little bit more then halfway through Twoterville. I weighed 249.8. This is significant to me for a few reasons. It's the lowest weight I've been in years, maybe since college. I'd gotten to 250 before, but not below. And it means I have less then 100 pounds to goal. :biggrin1:

That would explain what happened to the unicorns...:rolleyes

Ron has total control over whether or not he chooses to post anything. If he doesn't want to get "dragged into" a discussion, he doesn't have to.

OK, I have to call BS. I have seen no sign whatsoever of TOM "crying like a baby" at your questions.

You know, you don't have to answer questions. I don't really remember anyone questioning your beliefs until you had offered them up. Making them fair game, IMHO, for discussion.

I can't speak for TOM, but I think one can believe in Jesus as a savior and also not take the Bible literally.

I think it's a great idea to research the different surgeries and make sure you pick the one best for you, but I wouldn't use info in an unsolicited sales call as part of that. Which is what it sounds like you got. I drink a glass of wine once in a while, pretty much what I did before. I can't drink beer anymore, I tried one and it made me really uncomfortable. I eat spicy food a lot, it hasn't caused me any problems at all.

Oh Yeah! I was convinced that I needed to have a "last meal" at all my favorite places. Including two buffets, Red Robin and an Pasta place. I ate myself sick more then once. What I've learned since is that I can still eat at most of my favorite places. I just eat less and yeah there are a few things I can't eat, and while I miss them, overall it's so worth it. In fact, I've sat on some of those places, watching the food going by and was amazed that people eat that much. Even though I know I used to. It's not nearly as appealing a thought as it was before surgery.

This is one of the things I've struggled most with. I still don't have a perfect answer, but I'm starting to believe that God goes by many names, and there are many paths to Him. Yes, I realize that's not the usual Biblical stance.

I've never understood why homosexuality is such an issue for so many, when the Bible doesn't make a distinction that one sin is worse then another. I do have a theory, but it's just that, my theory.

Hi Hotpink. It's hard to have much of an opinion based just on posts on a board, but it really seems to me that you two have problems that go beyond the immeadiate WLS issue. You may end up putting thought into not whether you should worry about him or not, but if he is really the right guy for you. Doesn't mean he's bad or anything, but you might not be a good fit for each other. Just a though.

Two thoughts about that. One, if there are enough people to vote in some laws based on the Bible, why aren't there enough to vote in all of them? And more important, why do I not hear anywhere near the converstation about some of them as I do about gay marriage?

What I was told was that a mushy food is something you could eat if you didn't have teeth. For me, I didn't think crab fit that, it takes some chewing for me.

So, you are saying, if I'm understanding, that while good works aren't going to save or not save anyone, anyone who is saved will do them. That it's an outward sign of having been saved, a "side-effect" of sorts?

Hi Amanda - since I started this thread, I'll make the executive decision that you can post on it!:heh: Good luck to you and your mom!

DH doesn't "do support groups". On-line or in real life. And he gets a little tired of my telling him what I've read, but oh well. I think he listens and learns more then he lets on.

There is actually a spell check, if you look in the upper right corner, next to where you type in a message, above the smilies, there is an icon that has "ABC" and a checkmark. I haven't used it in a while, but I seem to remember it working.