Have you never watched A & E's "Airline"? Just tell him to open a can of whoop a**, get loud and obnoxious and they will ground him for ya..It works on TV but if he has my luck, they will press charges on him. Absolutely UNBELIEVEABLE! Hurry home soon, Mike

Beth, So glad everything went well with your fil's surgery. I know you were under a great deal of stress. Wish I could have posted earlier. Remember to take care of you, too. Gisela

Oh, yeah! I'm definitely making my hubby fat. What I don't finish on my plate I make him eat it. But then again, I guess he could always refuse. So I guess it's both our faults. I got upset with him not to long ago. Realized he was really getting a major 'beer' belly and he doesn't drink beer. I had read that when a man carries his weight here it is a precursor to diabetes and heart disease. So I told him that I didn't have this surgery to get healthy only to have him get unhealthy. So we are both working on him losing weight. Don't quit cooking. Your cooking is probably a lot healthier than take-out. G

Well, Sandy, you might be right on the mark.....with all that is going on in my life these days, some good ol' therapy is PROBABLY in order .....but i'm in denial And you know in some weird way, I am not looking forward to menopause. I 'LIKE' my womanness and can't imagine being without my monthly friend. Even though i have no intentions of reproducing, I LOVE my ovaries ...... tell me now, I know I need to come check in to Bryce Love you girl, Kim

Its the body image thing, in my mind I still see the 302 pound woman Ive always been. My loss is noticeable and Ive gone down several sizes so I KNOW I dont look the same but in my mind, I STILL see myself as the same. It takes time to adjust to the new body image, sometimes years. I know this is why you have to undergo so much psych testing to start with. Sometimes people have a hard time seeing themselves as a thinner person, I know I was told to contact the psych when I had body image adjustment problems. I think I can treat myself, I havent stayed at Bryce for 17 years NOT to use that knowledge in some way Seriously tho if it looks like it might be a problem adjusting to the new you, do give whoever did your psych testing a call. A little therapy never hurt anyone except those who do not seek it, when they need it. You do not strike me as a person who needs therapy, so dont get me wrong on this one Its just useful information anyone can use that might have these issues. I do have anxiety attacks although less frequent since my surgery but if the self body image thing starts to give me problems and raises my anxiety then ubetcha Im calling mine in a heartbeat. Its probably PMS. I think that will always makes us fat days regardless of what size we wear or how much we weigh. Its a hormone thing, we are born with, you are just going to have FAT DAYS during this time, no matter what. I think THAT is a given until you hit menopause and I can not wait for that myself. I would have hoped to have been there, and done that by this age tho. It gets on my nerves, the older I get and it doesn't happen... NOW, who is the one Love Ya and I can only wish one of these days I can get in a size 8 but that isnt realistic, I will be happy in a 14 or 16 myself, anything else will be icing on the cake! Sandy