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I am somewhat shocked to report that I walked 3 miles today, bringing my total to 20.6 miles. That doesn't even sound possible to me. I had hoped to hit 40 miles this month and while I still hope to hit 40, I also realize it's the 8th of October and I've hit 20.6 miles already. How is that even possible?! Loving this. The challenge and my fitbit both urged me to walk back and forth to the client's office, and then back and forth to dinner. Which by the way was TWO delicious lobster tails! I can not believe I was able to eat them both with no problems. I hit 101 gms of protein while a)on the road and b)without shakes. happy day!

I think we all try to walk that thin line between being supportive but not enabling. It's not crystal clear, especially in a format like this internet forum where we don't really know everyone's histories, right? it's confusing. But I'm sure you would never do it deliberately

I definitely agree with you on the fact that if it does happen, brush yourself off and move forward. I really appreciate when people provide that feedback. That seems supportive without telling the person it was no big deal. We don't know what's a big deal for a person. All we know is that we ALL have some form of bad relationship with food, and if someone says it's a problem, we should trust that they know it's a problem. I also like that you distinguish between you, who can have a bite of cheesecake, but at the same time, you realize that not every one can. And that's the heart of what I am saying. Our journeys are different. What's no big deal to you may be a big deal to me so if I say it's a big deal, then maybe just trust me that it is a big deal for me. I may be rambling now

I think we may all believe that SOME people can be addicted to food, but maybe we don't believe WE are addicted to food And really the addiction to food comes in various forms too. It's not all one flavor, pardon the pun. So it's easy to think we don't have it because "she says she binges. I never binged! I am not like her". Too easy to justify. I do believe some of that the "it's okay to cheat" posts are rationalizing their own behavior. I just worry because there are newbies on here, who are struggling to do what's right. People like me, who want to be thoughtful about how we approach this and want to maximize our success. It worries me when someone says I feel horrible about what I did..and we say, oh that's okay! We don't know that it's okay for that person. We just know it would be okay for US.

omg that looks so good! And we just got a little ice cream maker thingy so I will un-virginate that thing with this recipe! Thanks for sharing.

be sure to eat some warm and others straight from the fridge. They taste quite different.

My husband and I are both sleeved. When we go out together, we order a few appetizers and share them and take leftovers home. But when I travel alone for work, it's insides of. I order the "Insides of" a lot. The insides of a fish taco, no shell; the insides of a crab cake sandwich, no bread. Confuses the heck out of the waiters but it works for me. Yesterday it was a crab cake sandwich but no bread or fries. Today the client had boxed sandwich lunches. I gave away my cookie and are the insides of a roast beef sandwich which was basically meat and cheese. Snacking on chicken satay at the hotel now, and expect to order crab cake or shrimp cocktail at dinner with the client tonight. When alone and traveling I'm pretty much restricted to appetizers and sides and can't even consider Entrees.

I very much appreciate your posting the new pics as well. It really helps to know what's in store. I can not get over the muscles in your back and arms! Very impressive. Very keen to see the new you after surgery! You're almost there right? 1-2 weeks? or sooner?

That may be a good way to do it. I baked it in a pie pan but it takes an hour. Doing mini or regular muffin pans might help it bake faster. Just take them out when the knife comes out clean.

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Oh I hope a bunch of people post here! I'm at the stage where my stomach is deflating slowly but leaving behind unsightly folds and I'm not loving my body right now. Temporary I know, transitional, I get it, but sure would love to read about how it is later on. Your skirt post made me happy and gave me hope!

Yup! On my blog! One for Berbere which is to Ethiopian food as garam masala is to Indian. And then doro wat which uses said Berbere. I will post some dal ones and a cabbage one when I get back home and have time to make them. Super yummy. Traditionally served over a very fidgety bread made with teff flour that requires you to start with a sourdough starter, but in our case, zucchini noodles may have to suffice.

I'M now 9 weeks post op. I've gone from not being able to eat 500 calories to wanting more than 700 calories. I'm not eating junk. I'm doing at least 70 gms of Protein, less than 50 of carbs and they are all complex carbs. No Pasta, bread, sugar. I'm drinking at least 48 oz of Water plus shakes and coffees. I'm taking an antacid everyday. I eat about 2-3 oz of protein 5 times a day. Still no room for veggies,fruit etc in substantial quantities. But I'm hungry, esp at night. Real hunger, not head hunger. Recently I added a very small amount of walking/jogging/biking. I might burn 150-175 cals with it which is not much but I've gotten hungrier. I've lost 33 lbs in 11 weeks with a 12-day stall at w3 and am currently in a 10+ day stall. I want to be able to add 100 calories on the days I feel hungry and not worry. But I am concerned that will slow my weight loss down even more. Technically I know that's still a deficit, given that I'm 5'6 and weight 196 lbs but I'm not sure. I also don't want to be at a very low calorie diet forever and ruin my metabolism any more than it's already jacked up. I know the logical thing to do is to add it and see what happens but since I'm stalled right now, I'm not sure how I'd know? Would love some advice from others esp about what you did as you were at my weight but even generally how your calories migrated as you were further out from surgery. Thanks guys.

For snacks, I eat some cottage cheese, baby bel cheeses, deli meat slices, roasted edamame. Those things go down easiest and can be eaten on the fly without much prep. Good way for me to augment my real meals. Also if the meat is moist I can eat it easier. Ground beef goes down almost too easy for me! I can easily eat 3-4 oz of that whereas 2 oz of chicken, crab, or fish or shrimp goes thunk immediately.

We've been doing the kids meal for years with a truly small popcorn, not like the ones they call small but are bigger than my head, a small diet coke and a little gummy candy. Can't wait to do that as a treat. But I think I might also sneak in some roasted edamame. They are my new go-to crunchy snack. My poor husband would promise me anything if I'd just go out for a movie with him instead of watching it at home. I'm a homebody outside of work