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@@Famof72015 If I may politely ask, I am curious as to what your measurements are compared to how they were! (and anyone else).

Your support system is amazing... I often worry about what will happen with me once my mother and father pass. I'm 25, and I love them so very much, often to the point where I find myself crying thinking about them. I don't have love outside the circle of my beautiful parents, and I can't imagine where I'd be every…

Whoa, you did light weight/high rep and you got abs and muscle definition? I don't get this! (But you look wonderful)

Wow, I love all these. I never forced myself to eat any foods. I think it's because I like all veggies/foods, that I never felt I needed to force anything down. Except oranges/mandarins. And never ate 'em, other than my caring mother always insisting I "try this one orange cause this one is different than all the others…

Well, you went from having a 3 inch difference between your waist and hips to having an 8 inch difference- this does make me feel a little more relief... Are you happy with your waist size relative to your hip size?

Yeah, but that's what is very attractive: big hips, small waist. I would love it if my hips were bigger. I do not have curvy hips - giving me a very unattractive look.

Sure - I'd love to know how much they removed - what is your bra size before/after, and how much pain you were in after the surgery. Also, what sort of 'caution' did the doctors give you?

I'm really sorry you're feeling so unattractive. I think that a lot of people are coming in from positions where they more or less feel happy with themselves, and their looks and it might be easier to say that all it requires is a rise in self-esteem. But it's not always so simple, sometimes we don't look for validation to…

Hips and thighs for women? Definitely hips, but as well abdomen, and lower back for women.

What sort of medical issues could this be indicating? I am not sure how it could be perception when the width is numerically measurable in pictures with my 'new' wider face pictures.

I think the only veggie I don't log are leafy greens. Sometimes I do, but not all the time. I certainly never weigh it.

@@ninerbuff Yeah...that's the battle and the addiction. One can't just "stop". If you don't have an an addiction to it, then good for you. But don't dismiss people's problems just because you don't have that problem. You horrible advice of "just eat less and stop" is exactly what the OP is struggling to cope with.…

I personally love the taste. But it's harmful for the teeth, so I can't drink it often =( It taste better than alcohol, no doubt about that.

She wouldn't be 'debunking' her. She would just be making herself part of the 3%.

I don't doubt it will be one of the best decisions I ever made. I'm not debating whether to do it or not, rather I"m just seeking information about the wait times people had to wait. =)

But maybe your body starts to develop problems like "hypercholesterolemia" for your future offspring? I don't know how those things work, but maybe people who have cholesterol problems have ancestry with a very high cholesterol diet.

I personally think the system is not broken, we just have a lot of citizens. In my opinion, the fact that the coverage is free and there is a long wait time is already generous. In reality, our taxes could just not cover health care at all. But they do. And I'm grateful for that, rather than feeling entitled for more. :)…

@@fascha I've already been approved, I'm just asking to learn from experience. =)

I don't know whether to feel bad for you, or to feel jealous.

That's definitely not her in the profile picture. You can't get that body eating high sugar and salt.

She probably just feels useful this way, she likely wants to provide something (anything) for you, and this is the only way she can express her love. But you're right in that it makes things very complicated. Some people (white people?) are okay with just saying, "No, I need to focus on my goals. No thanks" and are happy…

How is it that you're able to talk to your mother like that, even if just in your head? I've never understood the 'trash and love' talk. :p

Yes, absolutely. She cooks very fattening food and judges if I don't eat, but at the same time wants my over-weight sister to lose weight, but she is no help whatsoever. Constantly cooks fried cheese tortilla, eggs with beans and heavy cream, and bifsteak, feta and rice all the time. It doesn't end. It's frustrating. It…

It takes me about 15lbs to go down a size, and the old clothes still technically fit, they just are looser.

Lose weight here, lose weight there, lose weight anywhere. :smile:

For those who do experience the "whooshes", does your body feel/look 'lumpy and squishy' AFTER the apparent 'whoosh'?

I must be so dense as to what is considered a 'good looking bod', as I thought she looked as hot as heck, and muscles would look great, but she got a advice to cut more, which was the complete thought I had in mind.

Weird - usually I sneeze into the 'under layer' of my shirts/jackets/sweaters. Essentially sneezing into my chest/collarbone and using the clothing layers to cover my sneeze/cough. That's what I've always done, never the hand, but also - I really don't care about germs at all...

Lift more =(