Never in my life have I minded the cold weather....until now!  I used to joke about having a lot of built-in insulation to keep me warm.  Turns out it wasn't a joke.  I'm freezing!  How about you all? 
I'm cold all the time.  It doesn't help that its 13 degrees outside with a 2 degree windchill, but its 70 degrees in my house!  I know I know.  I shouldn't complain.  My 114 lb daughter tells me to "get a blanket" when I complain.  Seems that's what I've been telling her to do since she was a skinny little kid.  oops.  Seems I didn't understand her problem til now.  On a happy note, I'm down to 229.7.  Finally the weight my driver's license says I am. 
Joanna

I quit waiting before I ate.  I'll drink right up to the point where I take my first bite of food.  After that first bite, I push my drink away and don't drin****il at least 30 minutes has passed.  If I eat soup, I drink the liquid first before eating the solids.

I was told that not drinking before was to ensure you had enough room in your pouch to eat food.  Now if my stomach is empty and I put liquid in it, that liquid drains out pretty quickly, so I don't have to worry about it mixing with my food and pushing it out faster or stretching my stoma.