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Hey! This is actually an excellent point, something I never even thought about until i read your post. I just realized that my social circle remains pretty much the same post-op as it was pre-op (though I did make a couple, new, honest-to-goodness friends on this forum ❤️). Aside from the BP pals, everyone I interact with regularly knew me as obese (and most of them also knew me as a skinny person before the obesity). It definitely would have been refreshing and welcome to have a friend who didn’t talk to me about my weight loss all the time during weight loss phase, and just shoot the sh*t about regular stuff. I’m 2 years post op now, and its not so bad anymore because everyone is pretty much used to me already, but it would have been nice back then. Great advice 👍🏼

My go-to snack was beef jerky. I aways had a ziploc of the stuff in my purse everywhere i went (often i would make my own so i knew exactly what was in it...) oh, and i also carried around a tiny tupperware of protein powder...

2 years post op here, and I still burp a ridiculous amount (and often times ridiculously loudly). I don't burp as much as the first few months post-op, and now it is for the most part limited to about 30 or so minutes after I've eaten or drank something. Things that are *supposed* to help: eat slowly take small bites avoid drinking from straws refrain from talking while you eat don't chew gum stop smoking avoid carbonated beverages avoid/limit foods that cause gas/bloating (this list is LONG.) aside from the 1st three above, I do/partake in the rest of this do-not-do list (and my diet pretty much consists of stuff that is found on the gas-causing-food list), so I really only have myself to blame. Sigh. On the bright side, my burping never was/is accompanied by pain nor discomfort (unless I eat too much or too fast), it really just annoying at this point. If your burping is causing you alot of discomfort or affecting your quality of life a little too much, you may consider implementing the list above (and speak to your doc). Good Luck!

you got a deal, lol...from their website:

A Sharper Image food scale?!?! Someone be fancy. LOL. (....as I go to the Sharper Image website and see what things I want to buy but totally don't need...) Edited to add: What the? Sharper Image retail stores closed in 2008?!?! I totally missed the clearance sales!

@WishMeSmaller, I get it. The need for "girl time": Check. The need for endorphins: Check. The need to wear some cute clothes and feel awesome: Check. If any of these are lacking in my life, there is a noticeable difference in my day-to-day demeanour and over all mood. And my poor fam often pays for it (sorry, fam!). You are right, in that sometimes it helps to just get it off one's chest. Feel free to wallow, you are entitled to it, we can't be happy-happy-go-go all the time...that is just not realistic, nor sustainable. Sleep some, try to move about as best you can when you are awake (i know that it will be limited due to your injury), but mostly, try to be kind to yourself and know that this is just one of many lows points that we all have to go through in life. I read something many moons ago about treating yourself the exact same way you would treat a loved on when they are feeling blue...words to live by. In the meantime, maybe, for girl time (if you can't hang out with your girlfriends), you can lean on the copious amounts of estrogen on here.. , I personally have found this forum to be a significant source of comfort and entertainment, like minded individuals, and all. As for the lack of fitted clothes and the accompanying feeling of awesomeness when you rock an outfit, I found that leggings and tank tops never fail to make me feel "all that". Or just doing my hair and makeup, even on days I have no intention of leaving the house (eff you covid). Whatever you choose to do, know that you are not alone in this constant over-your-head feeling of crapiness and the mad desire to eliminate it. ❤️ Holy Crap. My girlfriends and I have a 5+ year old WhatsApp group called GNO...and here I thought all this time I made up the term, LOLOOLzzzz. Soooooooooo funny to see those letters outside of our group!!!

Will let u know as soon as i get my hands on another pineapple...

I like the plaid pattern...i always like my plaid thin striped and equally spaced, haha. Though...i think you could go a size (or two?) smaller...theres a bit of bunching at the waist

Whats on the apples?

First pic, dinner as meant to be served: Grilled Lemongrass pork with cucumbers, pickled veg, white rice & Nuoc Cham sauce & some homemade chicharron made from the skin/rind removed from the pork shoulder. Skipped the rice (surprise, surprise). 141 calories. Just a few bites of leftovers which i fully intend on finishing later after a bit more digestion, lol. 2oz chicharron: 334 calories (had this before main meal which explains my low consumption of the rest) Also, a coffee martini (not shown) while I was grilling : 141 calories 616 calories total

27g cheddar + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 10g dried cranberries = 191 calories Ate it all...totally hit the spot. 😎

LOLOLLzzzzz

+10000000000000 on all of the above WEAR. AN. EFFING. MASK.

+1 on trying to find something else to "comfort" you other than food. +100000000000000000 on the slippery slope of "having just one cigarette". I had been smoke free for 8 years until one day on vacation last September, I thought I would "just have one". Then I thought well i can "just smoke while on this vacation". Fast forward 1 year and despite "quitting" 3 times for about a month at a time, I am back to smoking like I never stopped all those years ago. Le Sigh. Sooooo...be careful when putting your toes back into old habits that got you to where you don't want to be. ....but obviously, YOU know yourself the best, and can endeavour to recognize your limits, and try not to toe the line if you don't need to. Personally, it's not worth it. Good Luck!

DEAL! Lol

Is it weird that it looks like a calzone to me? I see food everywhere...😂

Dinner at Casa Ssss: potato rösti & smoked salmon, with sour cream and capers. Passed on the rösti and just had the salmon and toppings: 154 calories. Ate it all! (Still have my leftover meatball shiratake meal in the fridge..it’ll have to wait till tomorrow)

Im in Ontario, Canada and in my province (not sure about other provinces..), if you have documented evidence of skin issues (rashes) on the abdomen, immobility or back issues due to midsection bulk, or weight loss of over 100 lbs, then provincial insurance will cover the cost of a panniculectumy. I qualified under the 100 lb loss. Pannilectumies are the only procedures covered (I had to pay for the muscle tightening and flank lipo portion for a legit tummy tuck). My surgeon did all the application and approval work. Its kinda a funny story about the tummy tuck though, it was literally a last minute decision (like 1-hour-before-surgery-kind-of-last-minute).

Ooooooh i’d like to see that (i wish i had a pic of my removed bits...)

Late lunch: 4 Beef & Pork meatballs w/ mushroom gravy over shiratake noodles: 225 calories for whole thing. UNBELIEVABLY filling. Ate about 1/2...will take another crack at it in a couple hours.

Pineapple: Some cut up for snack, some for the freezer for later, and the core and rinds to simmer with ginger root for some pineapple tea (yum!) Used 1/3 cup of the pineapple bits with coconut milk, stevia and ice in the blender for a smoothie. Had I not shared it with the kid, I would have added some rum into it. The entire glass: 76 calories.

😳 Translation: you could lift one of us in each arm plus some. Methinks this sight would be a nice photoshop mini-project... @GreenTealael ??? 😂😂😂😂😂

Omg i have to say this was probably THE most tender home-cooked turkey I have EVER had. This will def be the cooking method of choice for future turkey breasts (too bad Instant pots aren't big enough for entire turkeys!)...and it cooked in a fraction of regular time!

If you are talking “should”-ability, depends on your plan...these differ widely among doctors. If you are talking “could”-ability, well that just depends on individual tolerance. Saying that, I tolerate deep fried stuff just fine, and come eating times, will eat it if it looks delicious and worth it (or If its deliciousness is verified by the Kid beforehand, lol) .Though I only started eating deep fried stuff after weight loss phase..:as I basically just ate salad and grilled chicken during that time.

“Oh the places we’ll go...” (when pandemic ends: florida, philly, etc...) 😉 That beach pic makes me sad for my soon-to-be-snowy future.