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I also struggle with accepting compliments and attention, idk why, whether it's work, artistic, physical or academic. I choose to grin and say thank you because I know they are given with the best intentions and not to make me uncomfortable.

Can I use egg roll sheets also, I happen to have those on hand, or is there some difference nutritionally?

I made one that was basically blended peanuts and a tiny bit of oil of your choice add both slowly bit by bit then a little Water to thin out and cut calories  but caution it's high calorie so you'll use a lot of caloric intake for nothing basically

You are absolutely allowed to feel all the emotions you want, but at some point you have to refocus and get back to the work of self care rapid and slow weight loss both have perks and drawbacks but your journey is your own and your body will do what is right for you

I agree however not everyone is willing to face these mental hurdles that still need immediate physical interventions. So doctors do tell best they can and work on the hardware in hopes that the software upgrade follows suit.

Medical tourism, Mexico is very reasonable

So I may be moody for 18 months... Great

Kale, nuts, chocolate (cacao) and most surprisingly cottage cheese

I bought a medium dress because it was on sale for $6 , at that time I was still in a 2x but I figured I would fit it eventually. I now comfortably fit it.

Hi you may just need to hit a version of a pre surgery diet HARD from now for ultimate success. Good luck!

Constant sips of warm liquids especially broths teas decaf coffee sugar free hot chocolate should help for a bit when water just does not cut it

Baby drink some hot tea and watch the trash TV where some elses life is in pieces lol, you'll be in a completely different place six months from now

Focus only on you!

Fit and flare, empire waist, Maxi, have fun!

It's normal on a lot of plans to give up popcorn, some don't but you'd be amazed what you can live without

Wow wow wow It's your party Cry if you want to I'll attend

FML now I have to consider cheat days lol joking , I have just been staying in calorie limits and macro goals and still I stall, I don't know if there is a science to it. I think people and weightloss just varies Congrats on being able to be flexible and still smash your goals 

Absolutely, body dysmorphia is crazy, sometimes I have no clue who I'm looking at prior or post surgery. It's jolting and disorienting. The thing is no one really teaches you how to prepare for that part of the journey. There is no way to train for it or anticipate it until you a experience it.

I STILL love the same style of clothing and I'm not having a great time finding it in smaller sizes (long modest maxi dresses, not skin tight fit and flair styles) it's like the assumption is the thinner you are the more skin you want to show... I kind of would like a brand that would make the EXACT same items from size 0-26

IDC I ❤️ Kale with everything

Amazing

The difficulty was lack of hunger and capacity at that stage. I have no real problems now. If you can find a protein powder you can use, pure plain and unflavored like Cabot whey protein you can add it to everything. I believe that one is mostly used for cooking so you can add it to soups etc. Eventually you will be asked to try to get all if your protein requirements from food. I only have trouble with this because I still cant handle meat because I really am better off a vegetarian or some flexible version of it. So I add premade shakes to coffee to easily meet my needs.

I don't have food allergies but I have a kosher diet which is super restricted so I became a vegetarian/vegan. Then just back to kosher after surgery. So I started with several unflavored proteins but couldn't tolerate it, I found I could only tolerate one brand so far and it's not vegetarian lol, premier protein, so I leave that as all the artificial ingredients I have in my diet, otherwise everything else is scratch made, well except for cheese. I can't make that... Yet lol

Welcome!

Congrats and safe journey!