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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. 😎

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+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.

Loving that buckle adornment on the sandal! Also your new black shirt is a keeper...it reminds me if the faux leather one u posted previously that I covet (i saw one similar in my clearance-shopping-free-for-all-adventures but the sleeves were too long. Boo.)

Just googled it. Those suckers are BIG alright!!!

First, given your current stressy situation, probably some calm and relaxation? Like you alluded to, the stress is likely the culprit, so getting a handle on that will likely put everything back into equilibrium. Other than that, maybe more nuts, cheese and avocados? ❤️

Congrats on the exciting new changes! OMG, wouldn't it be the coolest if you moved to T.O. and we met?!? You could teach me how to refinish my sideboard and I can...um...i'm not sure, but I'll think of something! 😂

+1 More anecdotal evidence: I looked positively skeletal (esp my face and neck) when I finished weight loss phase. Months later, I looked much more filled in (despite the fact that I even weighed 10+ lbs less later on). I suspect it was the introduction of some carbs back into my diet....

Of course we won't mind! Anyone can play! This thread is like porn for us WLS folks, lol. Is that like 1/2 a sausage?

I'd go to Olive Garden anytime just for the salad, LOL. (I'm the one at the table that will hoard all the peppers from the bowl...and leave the olives...and wait like a full minute to say "when" when the server is grating Parmesan on it...)

Re: Tasting menus: I have the opposite view on this, lol. I love that I can have one bite (or two) of a 6, 7, 8+ course tasting menu instead of having to commit to just one dish with several bites. Plus if I don't like (or don't want) one of the courses, there is always the next one to try! I used to leave these types of restaurants overly full because I would eat everything on every plate they put in front of me. OR, i would leave still hungry because the plates were soooooo small. Post-wls, I am completely happy to just to have a sample bite of every course (unless its rice/bread/pasta) and give the rest to Mr. or whomever, who are generally eager to eat what I haven't, lol. Now I'm off to Google Attica and Vue De Monde to drool over their menus.... Edited to Add: BOO. neither of these places have their menus online these days. Eff you Covid.

Hi! And welcome to the forums! 1. I enjoy high-end and experimental foodand serious dining as a pastime. It is one of my only social outlets which will majorly change post-op. It doesn’t have to. WLS has not changed my social habits. I still go out to restaurants/bars/parties (well i did until pandemic struck..); my eating habits however did change: I eat much, much, less. And I tend to only eat/sample stuff that is “worth it”, or “worth a try”. Instead of eating an entire appetizer/meal/dessert, I’d just have a fraction of it (though i have been known to order multiple things off the menu and just end up taking it home...sometimes the ordering is more fun than the eating). Sooo...i can still be a foodie, but more a sampling foodie vs a gluttonous one. Tasting menus are my absolute fave (and my dining partners love it too cuz they get to eat what I don’t, lol) m 2. I have never been overweight until 7 years ago and am now 70lbs overweight. Is this a foolish way to go? Could I just bit the bullet and do this myself or am I too far gone? This you need to decide for yourself. But really, its never too late until you are dead, right? I was relatively normal sized until about 30, when I started gaining weight steadily and ended up being 120 lbs overweight over the next 15 years. Had my surgery 2 years ago and have been normal sized for a while now. Wasn’t too late for me...and I’m pushing 50, yikes! If you have the means to do so, what have u got to lose?  3. I am addicted to sugar. Does this surgery really help that? No, I don’t think the surgery will help with that if its a true addiction. You may need to address that separately/in conjunction. But like one of the posters above alluded to, if you just really, really like it, your tastes *may* change...but there is no guarantee for that (I still love me some dessert..but only after I lost the weight) Good Luck!