Hey Gang - I've been gone tooo long!
Hey all -
I've been off the boards (heck, off the whole dang web-site) for waaay too long. But, as they say in the moovies - "I'm baaaack".
Anyway, I'm just over three years post-op and am finding it a struggle to maintain my weight - I seem to want to go up, up, up. So I keep a vigilan****ch on what I eat - but honestly, some days I'm more vigilant than others.
Had a run-in with a real meanie over the weekend. A large group was having a late dinner at Sonny's Bar-b-que and I ordered a cup of brunswick stew and an order of onion rings. I know, I know. The onion rings were a horrible choice, but, dang it, it's MY choice. Anyway, the meanie (across the table from me) orders onion rings and chicken wings.
My hubby and I ate most of my rings (I had about 5 or 6 - HONEST) and I ate most of my stew - the cup was probably less than 8 ounces. The meanie-across-the-table proceeds to tell the ENTIRE table how she can't believe how much I ate, that SHE can only eat 4 or 5 bites, etc., etc.
Background on Miss Meanie: She had "stomach cancer" years ago and her associated surgery is basically a rny gastric bypass. I put the "stomach cancer" in quotes, because according to two different sources in her family (who gave me this info without me asking) she just had gbs due to her weight - the cancer story is just a cover.
How did I respond to her, you ask? I just smiled and said I was hungry. I could have stated that I didn't just eat a bag of potato chips (like she had), or I could have said that according to the mirror, my a$$ isn't as wide as hers, but I didn't. I guess I took the high road.
Anyway, so much for the 'sisterhood'.
It's sooo good to be back.
Lisa
aka Miss Priss
Hi Lisa! Nice to see you took the high road ... although there might have been some satisfaction in "outing" her bad choices (which I'm sure was tough), and maybe she can only eat 4 or 5 bites ... in front of people?
Maybe she's living a lie anyway (if she, in fact, is hanging on the to "cancer story", which is totally her perogative) ... but why should anyone have to hide or defend their food choices to anyone but themselves? (If you're asking for opinions and help, that's a totally different story though.) She actually sounds a little bitter (maybe jealous?) from the little bit I've read on your post.
Welcome back!
Karyn
Hey, Thanks for the compliment.
That's an old picture of me, I need to get some new ones up.
Anyway, I absolutely love the Adkins Advantage Chocolate Mocha Crunch bars. I think they have kept me alive the past coupla years. Also, I allow myself to indulge in the Power Crunch Bars (Cookies n Creme - yummy). I only let myself have one a day - I also try (stress on the word try) to get a scoop of Unjury protein with a glass of Carb Countdown milk. Don't always get this in.
See ya, Florida neighbor.
Lisa
aka Miss Priss
So good to see you Lisa! 
I've only eaten with other bypasses just a couple of rare times. I usually can outeat most of them...but that's a good thing to me 
I didn't do this to starve! Anyway, the ONE time someone commented that WOW I could eat a lot - they could only eat about 1/2 what I could...I looked at her so sadly (MOCK) and said "Gee I am SOOOOO Sorry! Keep working at it!" 
She still doesn't get the joke! I am NOT going to starve.
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