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My meal sizes are all over the place TBH

Last of the batch cooked Turkey burgers Naked Turkey Burger with a schmear of goat cheese

Naked Turkey Burger

I spritz a little EVOO directly on the dumplings but they don’t really need it at all. The protein count was a lackluster 3 grams 🤣 which is why I added minced Turkey to the meal.

Air fried Vegetable Gyoza & Ground Turkey. I’m prepping two different meals but decided to eat these together.

They look amazing!

It could be a few things like lowered blood pressure or dehydration/electrolyte imbalance. Your best bet is to contact your doctor and let them know as soon as possible.

This looks so good!

Congratulations!

I can’t believe I missed the opportunity to make octopus shaped hotdogs for my kids when they were young!

Don’t over pack for the hospital and congratulations in advance!

Are those olives or blueberries?

Congratulations!!!

A lighter version of a regular menu item. I think the high calorie count is from the dressings (which I didn’t eat & the regular version was 3x the calories).

Salad! Salmon with a pre made mix called sweet kale: kale, cabbage, brussel sprouts etc. It comes with seed mix toppings of pepitas, sunflower seeds and dried cranberries. I think the included dressing is a creamy poppy seed blend (which I never eat) I used sesame oil and soy sauce to dress it. I almost made the mistake of adding croutons knowing that this is already a lot of chewing.I’m so glad I did not. 😆 Also a protein water I’ve been working on for the past 2 days. They have improved a lot in the last 5 years

I always have to buy 2 types of soy sauce for my family. I can only tolerate the low sodium version. I’ll definitely post when I make this dish!

I’m definitely trying this!

Avocado toast! 😋

Did your surgeon permanently remove those listed foods from your diet or for a short period? Week by week things will get better and you will eventually return to a normal routine but I understand completely. It is very hard giving up foods you like even for short periods of time. Hang in there! Glad you are doing well and recovering after the complications ❤️

How was it? (And how are you doing?)

I’m so glad you have answers! Get well soon and hopefully everything is benign ❤️

I personally think it’s absolutely fantastic that science and medicine are creating new ways to help treat obesity! Sometimes you need more than one tool. I would suggest a lot of research and asking a lot of questions. All of the medications come with potential risks so I would suggest you research those as well. Also, most of the research shows that the medications will need to be take for life (maintenance dose) BUT there is not enough research done on the WLS population because most of the trials exclude people who’ve had WLS. Good luck and let us know what you find out ❤️

I think the victories continue but in different areas. You may now have the mental space to focus on other things besides weight loss and that itself can be liberating. I’ve seen some amazing posts where people are climbing literal mountains, changing careers, running marathons, having children, traveling, beginning or finishing school, becoming novice mechanics (me), starting to date, ending suboptimal marriages, buying homes, etc. The new victories are countless. Congratulations and Good luck ❤️

Leftover southwest salad, boiled egg and sweet potato medallions (that fell apart). I did not finish this especially the egg which was an afterthought for protein sake. Funny if these were frozen waffles, I would have attempted to eat 2 even though they are more calories. 😐

You’re absolutely right, especially when it comes to traditional foods. It’s like that in a lot of the places in the Caribbean TBH. It was substantially easier to go sugar free in Europe. When I was in Puerto Rico, I resigned myself to exclusively drink water when out and eat whole protein (no substitutes) and vegetables/legumes.