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Hey posters, just a note as i read responses. I believe the OP mentioned she lived in Oman. That is a place very different from the US and the cultural norms, family expectations, everything are very different. When she speaks of family wanting her to marry first, etc...those things may be because that is how it is done…

Boundary lines are hard to cross when you live in a place where you can't speak out. However, you have the most important tool and that is the internet. You can join groups of others trying to cross boundary lines, or woman struggling with the same issues as you are. I would say look for some message boards, do some google…

My son was about your weight and is your height. He plays basketball at the gym everyday and has done wonders for the weight part - and he enjoys it enough that it keeps him going. If you like cameraderie, hit up the bball court or take classes - at least for the weight loss part - just burning those calories!

oh yeah! A thread made just for me! Made my day incredibly better - ohhhh Robert, you naughty naughty boy......LOL

agree with the roasting, turned me from a veg hater to a lover. Also, love mushrooms, or combo of mushrooms, onions and peppers....even roasted. Roast some thick fennel slices and some yellow squash chunks (roast on separate trays so you can pull one if it's done quicker) until tender and browning (drizzle with oil…

Hmm, i vote ugly, i can work with it...no telling how bad a bad smell would be LOL Would you rather be a millionaire with no friends or family or a pauper with a wide circle of loved ones.

Oh! thank you for this thread, it gives me perspective so i don't feel like i'm failing - i can see that everyone is so different! How long ago did you have surgery? 10 months How much have you lost since surgery? 85 lbs (I lost almost 40 lbs before surgery but not on pre-op, just with MFP) Current Weight? 265 Starting…

Yep. And i've had weight loss surgery. If there is anything that will teach you that it's about your head, not just hunger/stomach...it's being a WLS patient and still having a tough time not grazing on all the yumminess all the time. Now i have to deal with the mental (which i thought i had dealt with - this is a…

i think it could go both ways, but i tend to agree that on the principle of respect, this is too big a deal to do without his "consent" whether he is grumpy about it or not....i mean, would you want him to do something you were absolutely against? I personally think that successful relationships involve the following…

Hi there, I have been on MFP for a few years, and also ended up having weight loss surgery (twice in 12 years) so am my own afficianado for both sides of the fence LOL. My highest weight was about 400lbs and i absolutely know that i could easily end up larger than that. I also know what it was like at 400...how impossible…

oh me too! I had surgery in October of 2012 and really have been slow going (technically only 70 of my pounds lost are post sleeve, i'm feeling behind but accept that maybe i'll be slower and i can see where i misstep, so....). Anyway, i would love more friends that whether sleeved are not, are dedicated to the lifestyle…

Feel free to add me! I raised two boys, now 21 and 22...so just became an empty nester - well sorta, cause they are still learning...but yes, would be happy to be friends!

You all look young and wonderful just like me LOL, 45 this year. Still trying to grasp that.

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I can relate in many ways and while i won't get into the story here, you can certainly PM me if you'd like to chat. I left home early (before a legal age) and have never gone back to live. Most of my adult life, i visited as little as i could and contacted my parents as little as i could get away with. My Mom was a very…

There's a gazillion reasons not to trust your scale. I get discouraged because i can go months without losing, partly because i get sloppy and partly because sometimes i stall....and i'll feel like i'm not losing anything and it's not worth it, but yet i'm down over 100 lbs at this point....1 lb is 1 lb...and it's on the…

In the cardio category, curves is listed - i use it - comes to like 304 calories for 30 minutes. i'm sure that's totally generic, but....

I'm a weight loss surgery participant now, but i've done much dieting before that and can definately tell the slowdown as i have gotten older (I'm 45) primarily over the last 3 or so years. What i find helps a lot, even now, is to keep my hydration up, protien up and really pay attention to the little additions that bring…

I hear ya, i was actually shocked myself. Not that a store can't sell what they want, etc. but that he would word it the way he did. Besides, i think it's a bit hilarious that they think they define cool/uncool and that being cool or not has anything to do with someone's size. It's an interesting discussion topic for sure…

Wow wow wow! Great job!

Truly amazing - job well done. Sorry the military didn't work out but honestly your options are unlimited now....shoot for the moon!

I loved this recipe for Stir Fried Pork, Eggplant, and Onion with Garlic and Black Pepper. I trimmed it down/changed it up where i could (aka don't need all that oil, i usually cut down the salt/sugars, etc.to my personal taste or health guidelines, i don't love black pepper, sometimes sub chicken for pork, etc.). I'm…

I totally agree and struggle myself. Eating because i "should" based on time of day or grazing out of boredom or stress, etc...i can definately defeat the sleeve. I'm doing better, i don't want failure to be an option. But also feel a bit of a "guineau pig" with not much in person support or plan after surgery. Somehow i…

Amazing I saw this today. Just this weekend i feel like i had a little epiphany. I'm almost 6 months out and have struggled, only have lost about 65 lbs. I'm not unhappy about it, but know it could and should be more. I have struggled with my eating, realizing that i have such a hard time resisting social eating,…

I don't think it's shaming at all - people aren't posting to say that their fatter self was worthless, they are posting to show the difference. The real thing i find odd (and possibly shameful) is that people that have lost all their weight, don't keep their overweight pics....they only keep the ones of their "thinner"…

Then you are to be applauded! Well done!

ah, i love ya...i like to say the fat puffs out my wrinkles - i'm 45 :-)....i'd say you are young....maybe 26?

Alex, i think you have the back of a 25 year old LOL

LoserToLondon, i'm not sure which person you are, but maybe 22!