Valorie, Wish I could loan you my scale for a while so I wouldn't be so obsessed!!! Good to hear from you! Are you getting settled in? Are they still keeping you too busy at work to be able to post all day? Don't they know better?! CeCe

Corinna, I have just one question! Was it a Mount Rainier cherry pit? I finally found some today and it's a miracle I haven't swallowed one yet!!! Well, as someone who has swallowed whole BIG pills since before I got out of the hospital, I'm hoping you won't have any trouble. Of course, those pills dissolve! Still, pay attention but I'm hoping you won't have any problem! Hey, how did you manage to do that? It's funny but Monday something reminded me of when I was five years old and swallowed a watermelon seed. Another kid told me a watermelon was going to grow in my tummy and I was so scared that I ran into the house and burst straight into the bathroom where my mother was taking a bath. God, that scared me about as much as the fear of a watermelon seed! I saw her pubic hair probably for the first time!!!!! So, isn't it strange that about 50 years later I had my almos****ermelon sized tummy cut off?????? Maybe that seed did grow into a watermelon!!!!!!!! Good luck, Corinna! CeCe

Wanda, 1. Count your blessings! It is great that you can eat without having to count every calory/carb. Evidently you are active enough and eat within your bodies BMR. With our surgeries we may seem to eat out of control but you are probably still eating relatively small portions. If you are like many of us, you probably still stay away from sugar and fat so that you don't feel bad. Like I said count your blessings and don't stress over why. If you see a gain, then think about it. 2. Every doctor seems to think the answer to any eating issue is depression. I suggest you get off the Welbutrin as soon as possible. Don't go cold turkey though. It can cause mixed signals in your brain and make you feel really bad. 3. You probably have an absorption issue with protein. Maybe your body doesn't absorb it well. That would explain the deficiency and the issue in #1. No absorption = no calories to make you gain. 4. My veins are large now too. At least some of them. I was always a hard stick. Not anymore. I always contributed it to the amount of fluis/water I now drink. I thought I drank alot pre-op but now I KNOW I drink a lot! If you are good about getting your quota- then maybe this is the answer you seek. Wow, you sure are a curious little thing! Good for you. I miss being on the board everyday. I hope to have a home computer soon. Hugs, Valorie

That's awesome!! I just love the extra looks I get now. But at the same time it makes me mad to know they would have looked right through me before even though I'm the same person. Oh well...I guess we get to enjoy it now and all the perks like free oil changes Corinna Q

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