sillykitty

I didn't recognize you with your adorable new avatar! I'm curious, did you drink much before WLS? Have a high tolerance? I was wondering because I had a super high tolerance prior to WLS, and from what I've drank so far, I might still have it.

Once again @GreenTealael & @FluffyChix showing me up on the food prep! No wonder I don't post pics, who wants to see Medifast soup!?!

Thanks ... I know it isn't bad in the big picture ... but 8:30 pm carb delivery is never a good idea Menu reading always gets to me! Sometimes I have to do it for planning work dinners. But I always do it for vacations. My first trip to Rome I think I ate in every terrible tourist trap that existed. I vowed to always do my research after that, lol!

Mine look like an old man's b@lls And I haven't had a thigh gap since puberty hit, no matter my weight ....

I was doing sooo well yesterday. No hunger, pushed my first "meal" to 3pm, still no hunger, good on protein, fluids, supplements, low cals. And then I started looking up restaurants in Rome for my upcoming vacation, and all that "no hunger" bs was out the window, and Postmates was showing up at my door It's interesting because I felt like such a failure last night when I caved. But I was still in a 5 hr window, my cals, were still low for most people, I only ate till full then threw out the rest. So basically it didn't wreck my day, but the guilt! If this had been a planned meal out, where I just made an unwise choice, I'd barely feel bad at all. Today is a new day. Thankfully the late-ish carbs didn't wake up my hunger monster. We'll see how today goes, but IF is the plan (carbonara is not).

I love how IF gets easier the more you do it. That's the opposite of every other "diet" I've been on.

Man, if you think those macros suck, you must really bite your tongue when you see mine! That looks like a damn successful day to me!

Me too

*updating MFP right now*

Oh man ... you guys are a lot for a west coast girl to wake up to!

Ok, good ... I totally understand all of that.

Oh wow @GreenTealael, I felt that I "knew" you, but this adds a whole other dimension. You had said before you were doing this due to a medical condition. I figured it was one of the typical weight related issues. I admire your courage, because the thought of losing my vision would be absolutely terrifying, even though I'm just looking at spreadsheets and PowerPoints, and I have to admit I failed to "get" the Mona Lisa . Super brave of you and super proud of you for taking the sometimes scary step of WLS in order to regain control of your life and your vision!

Couple of small things I do ... I eat really simple meals that are sized for 1 serving, lunch meat roll ups, quesadilla, etc. Sometimes it's just some jerky or some cheese. If I do cook for myself, I make sure it is something I will enjoy multiple meals of and will reheat well. If I have people over, I try to send all the food home with them. I split meals at restaurants if it is close family or friends, and they take the leftovers. Mostly though, I just accept food waste. It's sunk money, it's already been spent. So there is no "value" in overeating. It is more worthwhile to me to lose the weight, then to clean my plate, or eat all the leftovers, etc.

Lol ... that is actually the carb column, not protein. But that Yellow Curry is way inaccurate.. It was about 1/2 oz of chicken, 1 potato piece 1" x 1/2", carrot piece, similar size, and about 2 tablespoons of sauce. No way that is 24 g of carbs.

@CrankyMagpie Just my two cents, but don't let what you think other people are thinking alter your behavior. It'd be really unfortunate if you missed out on Indian and Sushi because of that. I eat out a lot, and no way I'd letter anyone's opinion, perceived or real interfere with that. Also, why 6 months? I am 7 months post op and have a really small stomach capacity. Like two pieces of specialty sushi roll, capacity.

Diet coke literally out my nose ....LOL

And then when the manager comes over to make sure nothing was wrong with the meal

Oh, yeah, dim lighting is my friend, for sure!

Show me those studies? And if artificial sweeteners are a health nightmare, then why is every bariatric diet program full of them?

Tons of bottled water sold, but only a super small amount is carbonated. Only in fine dining, or a very European style restaurant do you have the choice of still or carbonated water. What is becoming huge, is lightly flavored sparkling water, like La Croix. https://www.lacroixwater.com/flavors/

Yesterday was a very good IF day for me. I spent the day nearly completely hunger free. Yay!! I had dinner plans, even looking at the menu early in the day to pick what I was going to eat didn't make me hungry, which is unusual. So just before heading out I made a high protein protein shake, so I could get close to that goal. Then I had yellow curry with chicken, some rice, and some of my date's fried fish dish with papaya salad. No pics, because I can't let my date know my level of crazy yet. I think all those values for the curry are crazy high, too many cals, carbs, and protein, IMO!

Thanks .... I do appreciate that. You know, I wish I could only blame my job though. But I make poor choices when I'm at home, or out on personal time as well. Like Postmates has free delivery all day today .... sigh ....

Oh man, good luck to you then Did you see the McChicken I posted up last week?