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@BayougirlMrsS : I heart you.

I am very lucky in this regard, and I know it (sometimes I forget, but most of time I am very grateful). I normally do exercise* quite a bit (min 5km run daily + 15 mins strength training daily + dance classes/zumba/hot yoga/rock climbing), so this helps alot with increasing the amount of calories I can consume to maintain. **...but because of my plastics recovery, I have been MIA on the exercise front for almost 7 weeks. I can feel the physical and emotional effects of the lack of exercise and I'm struggling with it at the moment. My 14-day moving average weight graph is inching upward and it is annoying me. So i really need to reduce my calories to make up for the lack of activity, but I'm in a sucky mood. Edited to add (After reading a bunch of posts and realizing it's up to me to make myself feel better, dammit): EFF IT!!! I'M GOING OUT FOR A WALK AND NOT COMING BACK FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WANT TO AND AM REALLY MAD ABOUT HAVING TO DO IT. ...AND EVEN MADDER THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

I JUST CRIED. 😢

WHAT. THE.??? This belongs in Food & Wine magazine. (And if not for the potatoes, then in my tummy, lol)

Today I am feeling blue-y BLAH (even more blue-y BLAH than I have already been feeling this past week) I think the honeymoon phase of WLS and the high of my perceived success in this whole weight loss thing is losing its lustre . I am tired of looking at my body in the mirror hoping for my PS swelling to go away. My wasitline has increased by 3 effing inches in the past 3 days. I am annoyed that my weight has been creeping up which I know is a direct result of my ZERO-excerise regime. I am still eating the same calories, but not offsetting it with any exercise. The lack of exercise is partly due to my sore boobs and armpit, but really, is mostly due to pure laziness. I am below the upper limit of my happy place, but I have been averaging higher than normal within that range the past couple weeks. And the surprising thing is, I don't really care this time. And I notice that my previous food-vigilance has slacked. I am more often than not to give myself a pass on higher carby and sugary stuff. And again, I don't seem to care. I already know what will make me feel better but I have ZERO interest nor motivation to do it. Instead I am in the Pity Party thread griping about my own self-inflicted woes with much hand-wringing and pulling of hair (ok, so I'm not actually doing these things, put Pity Parties are all about drama, right??) I am in a legitimate funk. And shopping isn't even helping. Le Sigh.

So I haven't worn my abdominal binder in 3 days cuz all 3 of my binders were in the wash and I have been on a super lazy streak and hadn't folded and put away the clean laundry in the basket in those 3 days. I noticed this morning that the swelling on my lower abdomen had reduced significantly. HOWEVER. My waistline has INCREASED signifiantly!!! It is back up to +3" from pre-op. WTF? I guess the swelling moved from my lower abdomen upwards and across??? I'm not sure what I hate more, 3 month preggo look, or thick waistline. Le Sigh. Arg...so I put the binder back on anyway since I got my lazy a$$ of the couch and finally put the laundry away. I am really so over this recovery phase.

Hey! I like your hair in a headband ❤️

Yesterday Sunday, Feb 2 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 117.6 lbs ---------------------------------------- Yep, I knew it. I got over 117 again. Too much sugar and salt and all-day eating, I guess. Plus week-long lack of sleep. Plus pure laziness on the exercise front. Plus my stinkin' period is due to make an appearance soon. #someoneIsCranky At least I got to go to brunch with BFF and our KIds and enjoy a couple Mimosas (which I haven't had in over a year). I want to make an effort to get back on track and exercising again...I just feel so UNHEALTHY and BLAH these past several days... ---------------------------------------- 8:00am - 1 skinny tea latte 12:00pm - 2 mimosas + 2 black coffees + 1/4 of a Spicy Eggs Benny (there were two, and I had 1/4 of one...the Kid ate the rest: chorizo patty + sweet potato "toast" + avocado + poached egg + sriracha hollandaise) + 1/4 cup spring mix salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette 2:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds 4:00pm - 4 tbsp garlic & herb cream cheese + 1 bite of a Keto bagel 7:30pm - 4 shrimp wonton soup sans noodles + 1/2 cup stewed beef brisket + 1/2 cup Chinese broccoli + 1/2 cup nacho toppings (ground beef + red onion + jalapenos + avocado + cheddar cheese + sour cream + salsa) 9:30pm - 1/4 cup almonds + 2 gin & sodas ---------------------------------------- Totals: 2271 cals - 102g Protein 139g NET carbs - 113g fat

LOL, I made some nachos yesterday too! Although I guess lots of people probably had nachos yesterday too.. (I only ate/picked at some of the toppings though...)

I do this all the time too. Every time we go out to eat, I'm all "Oooooh that sounds/looks good, I want this and that and some of this". Never fails. So there's always extra for my meal companions, and/or leftovers for multiple meals. #oopsies

Another PSA: Dream Bagel KETO Everything Bagels (1 NET carb per bagel) are a solid thumbs down. Came back from a bakery where I bought 6 Montreal style bagels straight off the conveyor belt along with a tub of gourmet garlic & herb cream cheese for the fam. They smelled so good while they were eating it, that I finally busted out the Keto bagels in the freezer that Mr. bought for me a while back. I was all excited cuz these Keto bagels smelled really good too out of the toaster oven...slathered some of cream cheese, took one bite and... Keto Bagel Fail. These were not enjoyable at all. The density & texture was all wrong and other than the "everything" flavouring sprinkled on top it was very bland. I ended up scraping the cream cheese off and just eating that, which btw was DELICIOUS (though for $8.50 for about 1 cup, it better be!!!) Edited to add: so not to waste the Keto bagels, I'm going to toast em up, make breadcrumbs out of them and use them for breading or burger filler...Le Sigh. This is what happens when I stray from salads....lol

Yesterday Saturday, Feb 1 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 116.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Was a total lump on a log yesterday. I was so completely exhausted, I was literally falling into 20 minute naps. Spent most of the day either sleeping on the couch or on my laptop on the couch listening to the TV. Was doing ok food wise until about 2am when we raided the kitchen. Wasn't even hungry. Just bored and impatient for tennis to come on. Paid for it with a serious case of stomach cramps, pooping and death feelings. I knew it was going to happen WHILE I was eating my ice cream, but honestly, I didn't even care... ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - 1 skinny tea latte 1:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + celery + 1.5 oz roasted brussel sprouts + 2 tbsp tuna salad (tuna, mayo, celery, spices) 2:30pm - 1 ATKINS coconut chocolate bar + 1 skinny tea latte 4:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + celery + 2 oz avocado + 4 tbsp tuna salad + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds 7:30pm - shiratake noodles + 1/3 cup pasta sauce + anchovies + capers + 1/2 tsp grated parm cheese 10:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 2.5 oz roasted brussel sprouts + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds 12:30am - 1 skinny tea latte 2:00am to 4:00 am - 2 mini almond biscottis 3 mini chocolate crinkle cookie 1 mini marzipan cookie 1 After Eight chocolate mint 1 cup ginger ice cream + 2 oz candied ginger 2 skinny tea lattes ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1942 cals - 60g Protein 164g NET carbs - 97g fat

The surgery itself doesn't cause the high divorce rate. It's the stress and change that comes with it that puts relationships to the test (as with any stressful or drastic change in our lives...surgery or not). Strong relationships stay strong. The weak ones get whittled out. You sound like you have it in you for the makings of one half of strong relationship. Your ability to recognize and acknowledge behaviours and thought processes in yourself and others around you is a STRENGTH, and exactly the type of foundation great relationships can build upon. What you wrote above was very sweet and poignant. Maybe show it to your wife. ❤️

Yesterday Friday, Jan 31 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 115.8 lbs ---------------------------------------- For the first time in a looooooong time, I chose to eat before noon at home. I've had the occasional special occasion brunch around 11am, but only because I was out with others. I have not eaten before noon AT HOME in months. I continue to blame all this abnormal behaviour on the Australian Open, as I was up again watching a match and I couldn't sleep afterwards (again) and I felt HUNGRY at 7am! ...though I guess, since I didn't sleep yet, technically this was not a before noon-meal...??? I dunno. Also, I was having a very HUNGRY day w/ serious sugar cravings all day, and I just gave in to them as I was way too tired to keep talking myself out of it. Plus I think my body was asking for sugar cuz I'm just so run down from both being sick and the serious lack of sleep. One more match left... ---------------------------------------- 7:00am - salad w/ vinaigrette + 1 oz roasted chicken breast + 2 oz crisp orange beef + 1 oz garlic peanuts + 3 oz dried mangoes + 1 Milk Chocolate Praline 11:30am - 1 skinny tea latte + salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 2 oz roasted chicken breast + 1.5 oz crisp orange beef + 1 cup roasted brussell sprouts w/ bacon 2:00pm - 1/4 cup ginger ice cream + 1/2 oz cheddar cheese + 1 slice salami + 5 green grapes + 1 After Eight chocolate mint + 2 gin & sodas 3:30pm - 1/4 of a Pilsbury Grands! Cinnamon Roll + 1 green tea 7:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 3 oz pan fried Basa fillet + 1/2 oz anchovies + 2 tbsp seafood sauce + 1 Good North Cookies & Cream Dessert Bar + 1 Dark Chocolate Praline << ate about 1/3 of the salad >> 2:00am - << was up waiting to watch the 3am Women's AO Final and got hungry so ate the rest of my 7:30pm salad >> ---------------------------------------- Totals: 2612 cals - 93g Protein -242g NET carbs - 110g fat

Yeah, it is annoying seeing the number go up and down, especially when we are trying to lose! I am a daily weigher (I can't NOT know for a week, so this is what works for me, LOL). Anyway, maybe looking at your daily moving average may be easier on the nerves than your actual daily weight? Moving averages smooth out that line so it's not so spiky and annoying...

As the posters said above, every team advocates different things. With that said, I was originally told to ensure that 50% of my daily intake to come from (healthy) carbs. However, I didn't want to do that and kept my carb intake to 20g or less for the first several months. I told my team I was doing this, and they weren't overly concerned. Edited to add: and yeah, me too, I also made sure to get my protein in...

My water preferences seems to constantly change over time. At first I could only drink HOT plain water. Then I could only drink plain water with ICE. Then: carbonated with ice carbonated with stevia flavoured drops plain water with stevia flavoured drops and now, 15 months post-op, I prefer it plain and HOT again, lol. Moral of story: if you don't like it/tolerate it in a certain way, find another way of drinking it ❤️

^^ Exactly! P.S. Congrats on closing in on goal!!

We are of similar starting weight and age (though you are 2 inches taller and you had your surgery 2 months before me...but close enough! )... Are you looking to lose weight, or inches? I ask because this far out (given my diet and activity level), what the scale tells me every morning is starting to lose its significance (sort of). I weigh more right now than I did in high school, but I am much smaller in overall size now than then. I attribute this to a higher percentage of lean muscle mass...yes, I was slim when I was younger, but I was not nearly as fit. Given your own exercise regime, and higher muscle mass (which we all know is much more dense than fat), you may be better off comparing cm vs kilos, maybe?

Oh, I get sick from ice cream too...I still have it though. Its the price I am willing to pay sometimes! So long as I keep it in small amounts, I can handle a little bit of stomach gurgling and loose poop. But there are times I go a liiiiiittle too far.... P.S. I'm the same way when I inch closer to my upper limit. I start to say "HEY!" and buckle down a bit (like just last week!).

Nothing raises my blood pressure like agitated kids. YIkes. Wishing you good luck today!!

Me Too! It's my number one ice cream (and gelato) flavour. I'm on an ice cream binge right now...just now I had some ginger ice cream, and there is a 100 cal Good North protein ice cream bar in the freezer I'm saving for after dinner tonite, LOL.

@Apple1, welcome to the thread! Way to stay under 1000 cals to work you way back down to your happy place Wow you basically had just 1 meal and bunch of drinks yesterday! Is this your typical weight-loss menu? P.S. I don't subtract any exercise calories from my daily calorie counting (i figure any exercise is just bonus, lol). However when I do start doing some strength training in earnest (I only do about 15 mins a day right now) I probably might have to...?

Yesterday Thursday, Jan 30 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 114.2 lbs ---------------------------------------- Don't judge me: My first meal of the day yesterday was ICE CREAM. Followed by a date with the toilet. ...and I really need to start PVR-ing these tennis matches. I can't NOT sleep anymore!!! ---------------------------------------- 2:00pm - 1 black coffee w/ stevia + 1 scoop pistachio almond ice cream in a cup 5:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 4 oz roasted chicken breast + 1 tsp horseradish mustard 7:00pm - 2.5 oz dried mango + 2.5 oz crispy orange beef 10:30pm - 1 Venti Starbucks Blonde Soy Americano Misto w/ a shot of sugar-free vanilla 1:30am - salad w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz roasted chicken breast +2 o crispy orange beef + 1 skinny tea latte ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1259 cals - 81g Protein - 87g NET carbs - 55g fat

Yaasssss! Love it!