Sai

hehe @suzzz sure seems to be a common thread among us

My MOM is gone now, and I wishshe could be here to tell me: Sister, I don't know how you get around, when I weighed 275#'s or so. And then my Granddad saying: Shirley, (which is not my name) all you got to do is push yourself away from the table!! Now that one I don't miss at all) Woe is us

@shedo82773 I'm sorry . My dad past away a couple of years ago, and I'd do anything to have him here with me too. I admit that a few of my relatives & all their past comments o.O, I don't miss at all either hehe.

Thanks @Sai Real Life can be tough. Dealing with the legal mess and my still sick Dad. Have to straighten out and fix the legal nightmare his ex-wife created. I don't like shuffling papers and reading contracts, etc, but it has to be done. I finally have bit more energy for the battles.

Good luck with your mission. You now have few new friends who will help you!

Actually you stand out to me as one of the people who make the most well-thought-out comments, over and over. Truly

@OzRoo so sorry that you have a full plate (no pun intended. You hang in there, and if you need anything, let me know. *hugs*

@Shell Renewed Aww Shell. I guess I'll always suffer from some type of distortion, whether it's body, mind or emotional. Thank you so much <3

Take me, I'm yours. <3

Merry Christmas! Yes, a great reminder!

hehe Doitashimashite! (you're welcome), Konbanwa to you too gamer girl <3

So "kawaii" , LOL, Konbanwa xxx

Yes, I have monsters to slay and people to save ..... LOL

hehe have fun, but I already know you are!

Can u tel me what Pork Clouds are Please?

Hi @shedo82773 They are pork rinds that are prepared with olive oil, no artificial ingredients or preservatives...etc. I saw them at the health store one day, and I found them on Amazon too. I got the Malabar black pepper flavor. Really tasty especially if you like pork rinds & are on a low carb diet.

Or you could have not come into the thread at all just to fling poop at people who are upset that a pig like that could actually be the leader of the free world? Stay with your own ilk. Because I will never open my mind to agreeing that racism, misogyny, or xenophobia are good qualities. Sorry.

#NOTMYPRESIDENT

You don't come onto a thread and the first thing you say is "I'm so glad I live in the south where people can think for them selves and not fall pray to all the liberal media". How do you expect to be treated with that judgmental statement? You've been defending the indefensible, that's why people are giving you a hard time. SMH... I wasn't going to say anything because like I said before if Trump is your candidate, it's waste of time to debate with you but maybe after this thread, hopefully you'll get it through your head that once you attack, you're open season.

Locking this update.

@Shell Renewed Yuuup! After I read the study I went and bought edamame and some more black beans hehehe.

Yeh. But I like my meat. Lol

@LisaMergs I do too hehe... But just 3% of plant protein we could do that (I bet you probably do ).

I had mild edema before surgery too, I would get swelling in my feet, ankles and calves quite a bit (especially after sitting for long periods of time). It has totally vanished, now. I think part of it was because I was chronically dehydrated due to all the Coke I was drinking, and probably other issues related to weight. But after dropping a bunch of weight, it has disappeared. So it may resolve itself over time. But yeah, salt just makes you swell up unless you also have enough potassium in your diet to help regulate the sodium intake, and potassium isn't something you can really supplement, it has to come primarily from food. Bananas and Broccoli!

Thanks ^^

I love pickles too! I bought pickle popsicles but haven't tried them yet.

@blizair09 hehe I love cabbage too. @WLSResources/ClothingExch lol I mean cauliflower! doh >.<

@Stevehud that's what I'm going to do, that's what I've been doing but whole cauliflower was on sale so I bought it.

I didn't know that it's available already riced. That I would buy.

@WLSResources/ClothingExch it is definitely convenient. I get mine at Kroger grocery. Not sure if you have a Kroger by you... But after today, I will never try to do it again with the tools I have in my kitchen lol. (i.e. Nutribullet)

@Sai - you are the smartie today, not always @LipstickLady!! LOL

i see from your profile you did have a revision - i wish more OP

would fill out ticker/profile - it's helpful - @Alex Brecher, did you

hear the 3 of us above?? your answer is................ smirk, smirk

kathy

There's another wrinkle or layer to the stats section. Some people actually lose oodles of weight before having any surgery. Often they're people who started at 400+.

@proudgrammy hehe this time I was just looking at one of my posts today, and thought, that really looks odd. ty ^^

@WLSResources/ClothingExch So very true, like during pre-op diets. Some of those people are so amazing to lose so much weight on their own. I struggled big time

I will make me a decaf in honour of it

Hey, now that I'm snooping around your page, I'm seeing this coffee topic for the first time. I drink coffee proudly. Years ago I got into the habit of using fat-free evap milk. I sweeten/flavor with SF choc syrup or vanilla extract, cinnamon & splenda. Now and then it's smething like SF gingerbread syrup. When I'm at a Starbucks for their coffee made by boiling rusted iron, I use 2% milk, splenda and the unsweetened mocha they keep on the station. I resent having to do all that cooking myself at Starbucks, given their prices and paper cup. I probably drink 4 or 5 mugs on an average day. I know, more info that you were wanting.

hehehe @WLSResources/ClothingExch I could talk coffee all day. lol I have never tried all those things. I just use my Keurig but that gets expensive too. I think it's great you drink that much a day. It's a superfood . @Shell Renewed I just saw this, boo notifications hehe. Any way to celebrate is good to me!

@Fredbear ROFL

One of my cats is a frequent puker and always tries to puke on the carpet. Whenever we hear the tell-tale HURK HURK HURK sound we run to move him to the tile floor and hold him there until he's done. Works great, except the one time he was just halfway sitting on the tile, and when I picked him up to face him towards the tile, he let go mid-turn and became a whirling cat vomit fountain.

hehehe @Fredbear I relate. Nothing in the world gets me to move faster than hearing that "hurk hurk hurk" sound. I actually search for an apartment/condo that had hardwood floors. It helps but then there is the bed, the bathroom rug, the living room rug... cry.

Hey I just saw this. I'm feeling a lot less nauseated today, still get stomach pains here and there but I'm getting better with each day. Thanks for checking on me!

You're welcome, good to hear it's improving ^^

@Browneyedgirl41 Yes this do... and lol I never would have guessed that mom forums get nasty. haha omgosh.

The first forums I did were Disney related. New people always ask the same questions (when to go, where to stay, how to save money, should I take my kids out of school....) Veterans, of course, have answered those questions a million times so often newbies are ignored. I feel sorry for them so I try to answer. But then, when veterans answer, they don't always agree. Fights break out because of different opinions. Then of course there are Disney fans who don't want anything to change EVER and others who complain about every change, every price hike, etc. If you stick up for anything you are told to take off your "rose colored glasses". So dumb. Then we started homeschooling and homeschool mom forums, OH MY WORD. Talk about drama! Some of it has to do with religion and politics but lots of it comes from the "the way I do things is best that's why MY kids are awesome" category. Ugh. I left all of those groups years ago. I find that the larger the group sometimes the worse it is. I also think part of the problem is we can't see facial expressions, things often come across differently than what they were meant to mean. I avoid political forums but do read articles online and comments can be nuts.

@laceemouse Wow Disney forums too? lol I can see that though, my brother has had a Disney pass for yeeears. He's is one of those conservative classic Disney lovers, and like you said, he would be happy with the same Fantasia show forever if they played it lol. Great point about the new people always asking the same questions and after awhile their threads go unanswered. Now, I can see totally see how the mom forums can get nasty lol... The homeschooling debate can get crazy. I never had a kid so I've never visited one.