OK Jamie, just reading your post made me "hungry"! I'd love a copy of all of your revamped holiday recipes if you don't mind sharing. We share Thanksgiving dinner with another family and it is my year to "host" the dinner. I usually do a big spread, very similar to what you served, so any wls-friendly recipes will find a good home with me! Thanks! Vickie J. 277/163.5/152 PS - If you have any sugar free or low sugar cookie recipes please share those as well. I host an annual cookie exchange and I want to surprise everyone with a low or sf cookie that is delicious.

Well I am sorry to hear that, but it sounds like you two are doing what is best for the both of you and that is all that matters right? So you get to start life fresh with a new job, new house, the whole nine yards. After all of the hard work that you have done you deserve it girl! May God bless you on your journey sweetie! Jamie

Hi pat, only took actigall for a month. Decided on my own that I had too many pills to take. That wasnt very smart of me. Unsure of what this sludge is and what they can do for me. Makes eating very uncomfortable. Huggss stacy

Ok I will have to admit I am very bad, I can not get through a meal with out having something to drink. I do not drink allot, but I do have a few sips, and I know I eat less then I need to because of it, but I just feel like I am chocking if I can not drink. For my sweet tooth, sugar free mini chocolate bars. One usually curbs the need, unlike pre surgery when I could eat a bag of the real stuff. Carbs, I need fruit, I eat one piece a day to curb my carb craving and to lend a healthy boost to my diet. However if it bread I want, I will have a few bites of bread, after you have chewed that to liquid, you pretty much do not need more. I also get a craving for fatty foods on occasion, like in the mornings sometimes I want hash browns really bad. So I give myself 1-2 bites of it and through the rest away. I get the need for coffee too. I tend to just have coffee for breakfast on many days. I felt bad about this for so long, then I talked to the nurse at my doctors office and she said it was ok, because I get a latte and it has allot of protein. So I drink sugar free non-fat vanilla lattes. Jenn

My former double and triple chins are now one ugly turkey neck. My former fat tummy is now an apron of skin. My formerly fat arms are now giant batwings . My inner thighs are ripples of skin. My boobs are down to my navel, now. I am 47 years old, and ready for PS. I plan to get a thread lift in June. Then the arms and tummy. The legs are not in the picture 'cause I can't afford anymore PS. A boob lift MIGHT happen when I'm 50. Lou Ann