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Im almost 2 years out and I still burp as often (and sometimes as loudly) as a teenage boy. I burp a liiiiitle bit less than before, but still quite alot (compared to pre-surgery). More after I eat/drink, but still even on an empty stomach. P.S. I had the sleeve, though.

I suffer from serious FOMO with all this Aldi talk!! When pandemic is over I’m going to have to make the drive to Buffalo and see what all the fuss is about!!!

Omg. Can i get an invite to your next cookout?!?!?!

Leftovers from dinner last night: mixed greens and 2oz seared ahi tuna. I added 2oz of carrots and drizzled some my own low-cal vinaigrette on it (i didnt like the dressing they served with it in the side yesterday, so just tossed it). Plan on eating it all: 131 calories. Aside: is it just me or do you all ask for everything (sauces/gravies/dressings) on the side too??

Might you show off some pics of your fabulousness???

Went out for patio dinner and it started to downpour so we had to cut the night short 😢 (On the bright side, got home just in time to watch OG sink a buzzer beating 3 pointer to win the game!!! Go Raps Go!)

Looks like you have very trim legs...you can go even tighter with the pants! Maybe even a nice mini skirt/dress????

I actually count and EIGHT pack, lol

Was jonesing for some bacon since I didn’t get to have any at yesterday’s brunch. So my dinner tonight was, yup, BACON! Ate 6 pieces. Logged it as 120 calories (figured each piece was half a bacon slice...)

Went to a brunch buffet earlier (i was out-voted, i really don’t like buffets 😢). The selection was way too carb-y for me so I stuck to fruit carbs. Ate everything on the plate, and about 1/3 of the fruit bowl. Drank the entire Mimosa (plus a vodka caesar later), and a couple sips each of the other juices. I would’ve eaten my weight in bacon but it looked too oily for me Meh - the mimosa was good at least (though you can’t really eff those up).

@WishMeSmaller: happy belated birthday 🎂!!

Thanks for the tip! If I get my hands on some SF jello I’ll try it out. P.S. All my grapes are frozen at the moment...they were on sale a couple weeks ago and I bought a ton 🤣

Morning snack: cherry tomatoes from our “garden” (not really a garden, really just various potted plants on our deck, lol). I ate ten: 30 calories

My home version of a mini charcuterie board, lol. Artisan prosciutto, aged white cheddar and frozen red grapes: 209 calories. Ate it all (surprisingly quickly!)

Sorry you are having a rough time getting started. Though remember, you always have options. Even if you are not approved by insurance, there is always self-pay...and you won’t have to jump though any hoops to get it.

Depending on the state of your thighs, a tummy tuck/lower body lift *could* address it. I was seriously considering getting my thighs done at some later date prior to my my tummy tuck. Turns out all the yanking smoothed out my thighs so that I no longer feel the need for a thigh lift. ...my butt however is still too saggy for my liking. Been doing butt firming exercises to address it, and while I do notice some improvement (especially clothed) I know nothing will take away my double-chin-like ass cheeks except surgery. ...soooo, maybe a lower body lift will do for the ass what the tummy tuck does for the thighs? ...i dunno, just another thing to think about when planning the order of surgeries...

I measured by volume exclusively the first month. After that it was primarily by weight, with sometimes volume (i.e., liquids, semi-liquids, sauces, etc...)

Mussels in white wine sauce and braised fennel. I ate 10 + about 1/4 cup of fennel: 112 calories (since I didn’t have any bread, I didn’t have anything to soak up sauce 😕 )

I had multiple procedures done in one shot...though not sure if its considered “the works”: had a tummy tuck, breast lift and arm lift this past December. Recovery was a little on the rough side, but if I had to do it all over again, I’d do it the same way. A couple months of recovery was enough for me...i wouldn’t want to have to go through that multiple times. But that’s just me...there are others who also had multiple surgeries as well on here and probably didn’t complain half as much as i did. Surgeons often have a time limit on how long they want their patients to be under. Mine didn’t want to go over 6 hours.

I felt like eating, but I know I’m not actually hungry. Sooooo this is my sad attempt at a healthy-ish snack to satisfy my crunch craving: 1 carrot + 2 tbsp of a homemade sour cream concoction that i’ve come to love (sour cream, lime zest, feta & cilantro) : 45 calories...ate it all

...or just to alleviate crushing boredom...

Omg i need to try this 😳

Everyone loses as different rates...stick to plan and we all pretty much end up at the same place in the end (barring any complications) P.S. I lost 11 lbs in my liquid pre-op diet (which was for 2 weeks). I ended up losing more than 1/2 my total body weight.