lesserman uploaded a photo 11 years, 8 months ago

lesserman uploaded a photo 11 years, 8 months ago

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
Some rockin' good news (my apologies to Sailor Rip - ...on a couple of fronts... First, relieved to be full on just three raspberries...tells me that my stoma is in excellent condition...though, it seems a shame to toss this vanil...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 8 months ago
N...S...V!! - So, lately I've been noticing that my trousers (and my shirts, for that matter) are becoming more and more roomy...to the point where I am having to severely cinch them with a mili...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Very, very, troubled.... - On Saturday, I was able to consume most of a bratwurst with no adverse consequences...I also was able to consume 3-4 oz. of beer (granted, I nursed it over approx. 1 and 1/2 hours)...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
My apologies in advance...bowel movement... - Within days of my 3-month post-surgery mark and my bowels are now pretty regular (I can count on having one between 9 am - 12 pm on al almost daily basis... After they occur, I ...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
New things that once were old...maybe an NSV, mayb - Yesterday at the Parrothead family reunion on the island of Margaritaville (in Tinley Park, IL), I ate a single bratwurst (no bun, no condiments) and it went down most easily (a...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
An NSV and perhaps encouragement to others.... - Several weeks back, as some may recall, I took a pair of trousers back to a local store of a national chain retailer of  tailored men's clothing. And as you may recall, there was a...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
More "Adventures in Self-Restraint"... - ...or, "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"...whoops...er...that's for something else... So, I spent my afternoon at a training seminar for the new Adobe CS6...wow...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
The anti-WLS media strikes again... - Am I the only one to read this article and conclude that the study is unadulterated BS and that if one is prone to a chemical dependency on alcohol, that tendency is present long b...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Maybe a quality mirror wouldn't be such a bad idea - So, today, my wife and I had our evaluation at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio nearest us (River North part of downtown Chicago...north of the Loop and the river) and during a mini ...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Learning the hard way...(continued)... - ...continued from whenever I last posted about learning the hard way... Today's lesson has nothing whatsoever to do with eating too fast, the wrong thing(s), the right things th...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Truly an NSV... - Without getting into the TMI details, suffice it to say that while the end result was not achieved, in our first attempt in years (via the missionary position), my wife was able to...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Resolved to accept that time is required.... - ...to experience and see all the changes that I want to see... Further, that all of those desired changes may not happen...many will...maybe even most...but perhaps not to the d...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
I'd love to celebrate these NSVs...but I just can' - ...and now, you'll see just how difficult I can be...today was full of NSVs but I can't allow myself to celebrate them because I am that self-defeating, shallow and petty... NSV...

lesserman uploaded a photo 11 years, 9 months ago

lesserman uploaded a photo 11 years, 9 months ago

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Need some advice and probably some encouragement.. - I'm just over two months post-op and would like to start building muscle to more efficiently burn calories and in turn, excess fat... I plan to enroll in TKD once I'm within ran...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Not so much an NSV, but a revelation... - ...while the wife is having dental work done for a couple hours, I went to get a glass of iced coffee at a little cafe that I used to frequent when we lived in the neighbourhood (m...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
...and, that's why waiting 30 minutes between eati - ...I really ought to decide which I'm going to do, first...can't have it both ways at once. Crazy morning meant that when we got home, it was well past the time I should have ea...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Following up with Charlie C.'s earlier post in re: - ...and I have identified one: So, today there was a department luncheon for three (3) of our co-workers at this restaurant in Lincolnshire called Phillly G's...(really nice plac...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
A brand new NSV for me... - ...and it is one that will likely be repeated (hopefully) several times over the next year or so...such being the case, I will only post only on this instance. A couple weeks ag...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
The next time someone complains to me about obese -  ...I've decided I will counter with this: "If only your body was proportionately as small as your mind, it probably wouldn't bother you one bit..."

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 10 months ago
Weirdness...the arbitrary nature of my pouch... - (Cue the theme music from the original TV show, "The Twilight Zone") One week ago tomorrow, I am in a hurry leaving my office as I have a 5:30 appt and haven't really eaten much...

lesserman posted a discussion topic 11 years, 10 months ago
Sugar-free Klondike Bars ROCK!!! - ...so, today while I ran to the store to get my wife some B&J Chubby Hubby (I now hate that name for a variety of ice cream) and Chocoalte Therapy as it is that time of the month t...
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