How long after surgery did anyone wait to have a milk shake?

My daughter paints our dogs toe nails a different color every week, its hard because he is a boy dog

Catracks: You have missed a lot! LOL

Or not much. Sheeeesh!

I can understand the everything in moderation folks, but if you mention that you have crossed certain foods off the list forever, you get a bunch of posts about how miserable I'm going to be for withholding food or that it's going to make me binge. I don't do junk food anymore. So what? I sure did suffer today eating chicken breast, broccoli salad, string cheese and celery with almond butter. God knows I should be obsessing over the Cheetos and chocolate cake I didn't have.

Oh crud. I'm just in a really bad mood. Yesterday at this time I was paddling my kayak in the sunshine. Today I'm stuck in a friggen cubicle. This bites.

Sad about the cubicle, but jealous about the kayaking! Yayyyyyyyyy!

Sad about the cubicle, but jealous about the kayaking! Yayyyyyyyyy!

I went to Silverwood Lake. You probably know it - off the 15 and 138. The lake is a bit trashy in parts because the idiots don't pick up their own filth, but it's still outside and still pretty in it's desert-like way. I haven't been in a kayak for YEARS. It was a blast! Just got mine off Craigslist.

We are always going up to Big Bear Lake and staying in our cabin. It's so beautiful! I have learned to hate the contractors up there though! Ughhhhhhhh! I will have to look into Silverwood.

We are always going up to Big Bear Lake and staying in our cabin. It's so beautiful! I have learned to hate the contractors up there though! Ughhhhhhhh! I will have to look into Silverwood.

It's nothing compared to Big Bear in size or beauty. I have seen what you are dealing with by way of contractors. OPh well. Jobs.

Holcomb Valley is one of my favorite places BTW. I like to drop down the desert side into Lucerne Valley to ride motorcycles.

Or not much. Sheeeesh!

I can understand the everything in moderation folks' date=' but if you mention that you have crossed certain foods off the list forever, you get a bunch of posts about how miserable I'm going to be for withholding food or that it's going to make me binge. I don't do junk food anymore. So what? I sure did suffer today eating chicken breast, broccoli salad, string cheese and celery with almond butter. God knows I should be obsessing over the Cheetos and chocolate cake I didn't have.

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I think it is great if you can take foods off your list forever and really do it I don't think anyone should have anything negative about it. I just dont think people should be criticized for not being able to do the same. l know if I could just say no to cakes,pies,ice cream etc. FOREVER I would not need this surgery at all. I can't do that if I told myself I was never going to have ice cream again I would obsess about it and end up binging at some point. That being said I am not someone who is going to be asking or probably even thinking about those things the week after surgery. I will follow my doctors plan through all the stages and when I get to full foods I will make smart choices 100% of the time but for me that may mean having 1 or 2 bites of a Birthday cake or a little wine on special occasions.I think everyone knows what got them to where they are for me it was extreme dieting and then rebound binging. I am not going to put myself in a position to do that again.I am one of those people who think words like never and forever literally and seriously and I know I can't honestly use them when I am talking about certain foods.

I think it us fine to have a few bites of whatever you like. Some it is sweets and others hamburgers or whatever but keep experimenting to recreate that something into a healthy version. I like mostly healthy stuff but my weakness was portions. That can make anything unhealthy. I just had a hamburger about the size of a half dollar. I am full and happy. I do not feel deprived at all, now I wish I was able to have some radishes but too soon to try those yet. I have also found that greek yogurt is good in so many things and it tastes indulgent. Mix a little grated cheese ( I use parmesan) and some dried ranch dressing with some chicken if you are at that stage ( I have used baby food meats) and some pepper. I enjoy it. This is really good in the mushy food stage.