Congratulations on your fantastic loss!!!  A big woot-woot here for getting back to the gym and staying active...the surgery doesn't do the work by itself, huh?  I'm glad to be at the gym myself...it's nice to be able to use my body for something other than a sofa-based paper-weight.  *grin*

Best of luck!  Keep up the good work!

I remember you saying that your surgery was June 27th, 'cause the day you come home should be my birthday!

You must be getting excited by now...how are you doing with your pre-surgery weight loss?  I can tell you, from what I've heard from others, that the more you lose before, the more likely you are to have an less challenging recovery!  (And who doesn't want that, right?)

You wait, you're gonna have a fantastic summer!!!

It wont be long now.  Have a wonderful Easter or a wonderful day!!!

 My wife and I have both had the same experiences when we dine out.  Often being questioned if the food is okay, etc.  We've gotten used to it.  Mostly, the servers themselves (especially at the always-fantastic Red Robin in Augusta), *****ally seem to want you to be happy, and genuinely concerned if they think you don't like your meal.  Today, when we went, the manager came by, and she obviously remembered our earlier conversation (the last time we went), because she didn't even ask if it was okay, she just asked if we'd like some to-go containers.  That was very nice.  We packaged the leftovers in containers when we got home, and I had 3 meals for me, from my leftovers, and another two for my wife from her leftovers.  Amazing!

Another great thing about Red Robin?  They have alternate sides that include salad, cole slaw, vegetables, etc, even melon!  And they have whole-grain breads as an option to their buns, and they will even do it wrapped in lettuce instead of bread, if you like.  It's all on the menu, at no extra cost, and they're happy to do it.  

Then, to top that off, look at their nutrtional informtaion on their website...you can customize every meal by adding/removing the parts you order or don't order.  It shows up "built" they way they serve it by default, and then you can customize it, and it will add/remove the items you tell it, and re-build the nutrtional information.  How cool is that???

Red Robin gets a thumbs-up from me for assisting those with dietary needs.  :-)

She is scheduled for surgery with Dr. Toder sometime in June I think....she posted it it in one of the conversations in another thread!