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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
Ruggie's two-year SURGiversary! -
Howdy folks -
Just realized that today is my two-year anniversary of having Dr. C's hands deep in my guts! Ok, just his tiny, thin surgical tools, but still. I'm two year...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Ruggie's victory tattoo -
I spent two decades of my life trying to control my weight and failing. Like many of you, I did rollercoaster dieting - gain / lose / gain / lose. Before WLS, if I never regai...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
OT: What to ask in a tattoo parlor -
I know a bunch of you guys have gotten tattoos -
I always promised myself if I ever lost weight and kept it off, I'd get a tattoo. Well, I just realized I've been weight-s...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
What support really is and what being supporive is -
So, hello, welcome to this little corner of the internet. It's a small corner, to be sure, free of cute kittens and pornography, which is pretty rare these days. This little i...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
What vets rant about. -
Hi.
I don't know if I'm a vet, but that's ok, I don't really care. I can tell you that I've been weight-stable for a smidgen over a year now after going past my goal ...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
What to rant about? -
I like to rant as much as the next guy. But honestly, hasn't it all been done? What's left to rant about in the WLS world?
I think it's time to retire.
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 5 months ago
OT - Javier Colin Firth Robert Downey Jr -
*sigh*
Some days I could really use Javier Colin Firth Robert Downey Jr.
Damn that unicorn.
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
Read the Fat Trap -
I'm preaching to choir, since most of us here have had WLS or are wanting it. But it's important to remember how a calorie isn't quite a calorie (in biochemical terms, not phys...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
This isn't forever, and you're wrong. -
So I was thinking about philosophies and viewpoints that can help keep your goal focused.
Thing the One:
One thing to point out is not to lose sight of the big picture...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
OT: Follow-up marriage question -
I want to thank all of you who have treated my cluelessness with kindness and given me lots of really helpful advice - and love - in the 'how can I get married' thread I opened ...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 6 months ago
Off-Topic: Help me get married -
Ok, so my partner and I are getting married:
Just to be clear - we're the two guys (the woman is my surgeon's nutritionist!)
So we want to get married with a ceremo...
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ruggie posted a comment 11 years, 7 months ago
Double-plus favorite!
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
For people near San Francisco -
Hey... spending a few days in San Fran with my sexy muscled fiance.
What's fun/interesting to do/visit in SF?
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Wrote this one year ago today - did it help anyone -
Howdy guys -
I wrote this post exactly a year ago, about how you have to be militant in mind in order to get to some of the WLS goals we have. I'm curious if it's helped an...
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ruggie posted a comment 11 years, 7 months ago
Holy crap, amazing!!!
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
The holidays suck for staying on plan. -
Stay vigilant.
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Ask Ruggie -
If you wanna ask me something, shoot.
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Ab tightening surgery - do your abs feel weird??? -
If you've had your abs tightened or stitched back together after having them stretched out from fat, does it feel weird when you use your abs?
I had a full LBL 6 months ...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
OT: Gay men will marry your girlfriends -
You've all probably seen this by now, but still gives me a chuckle:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6846855/gay-men-will-marry-your-girlfriends
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
The brief reappearance of Ruggie -
Hi guys - I'm Ruggie, and it turns out, I'm not a professional weight loss patient. Before I expound, here's some Fun Facts(tm):
Male
5'10"
Highest weight: ...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 12 years, 1 month ago
LBL and swelling - Just curious how long some of you took to reduce your swelling.
When I drove to SF to have my LBL, I was wearing a pair of jeans that were literally so loose they were falling o...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 12 years, 1 month ago
Three weeks out from LBL and heading back to work - Well on Monday I'll be three weeks out from my LBL, and I've done well - drains were removed around 10 days and sutures removed around two weeks.
Any advice on how to cope with ...
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ruggie posted a discussion topic 12 years, 1 month ago
Plastic surgery update - Ok, I've been "gently reminded" that it's time for me to post another update on my plastic surgery (LBL + chest lipo). For those who don't know, LBL is the combo of a panniculecto...