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Sleeved Oct 24 2018 121 lbs lost.

Here was what I did: 1 day clear fluids 1 week full fluids 2 weeks pureed ...did 2 more weeks of full fluids instead 1 week minced food 3 weeks soft food Cleared for everything, as tolerated

LOL yeah it is...i just didn't realize it was you behind the post...thought it was someone else who is doing a bit of maintenance "maintenance" so to speak... ...But anyway, just so you know, I now am defrosting some chicken to make into chicken fingers for dinner tonite, thanks to my visit to the Raising Caines website, lol! Though I haven't decided yet if I'm going to use almond flour or chicharron for the breading. While I prefer the crunch of the chicharron breading, I also really like eating it as is out of the bag and don't want to "waste" it!

DAMN RIGHT, IT'S NOT! (i heart you.)

Ah, I just realized the original post was from you @Cheeseburgh! I thought it was posted by @chayarg..lol. You've been in maintenance for a while now AND are not actively trying to lose weight, right? So yeah, I'd think it's totally doable, right? (Also it's awesome you are still MFP-ing ❤️)

Has anyone here had the fast food restaurant, “Raising Caines”? Never heard of it but just looked up thier website. Looks yum...but then agian, anything deep fried looks yum to me! I think I’m about to plan my entire day around 2 chicken fingers and Cole slaw.  LOL, I have been known to plan for indulgences myself (dessert, liquor, I'm looking at you). 2 chicken fingers and a coleslaw is 380 cals, so it's doable...from their website: .....Also, I LOVE Gilmore Girls (so does Mr. but he doesn't like to advertise it...shhhhh)

It does sound oddly liberating, though doesn't it? 🤔

I skipped puree stage and just continued with full liquids during this time as well (2 extra weeks worth). Not so much because of intolerance, but because the "ewwww" factor. I had purreed some beef, and I was like, um, NO THANKS.

It's not REAL weight gain. It's impossible to gain 4.5 lbs in real fat in one day...you'd have to take in an extra 15,000+ calories to gain 4.5 lbs. Likely just water or poop retention. Try not to let this annoying scale fluctuation bring you down and turn to food...keep doing awesomely, K? ❤️

Yesterday Monday, Jan 27 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 114.0 lbs ( << yesterday's weight...too lazy to go upstairs to weigh myself right now, plus I might wake up Mr.) ---------------------------------------- It's 4:45am EST and I haven't slept yet. I stayed up to watch the Australian Open's Federer-Sandgren match and couldn't go to bed afterwards. Guess I'm staying up. It's gonna be a looooooong day. Maybe I can convince the fam to go for breakfast/brunch when they get up...mmmm coffee.... ---------------------------------------- 7:00am - 1 skinny tea latte 11:30pm - ⅕ egg tart + ⅛ pistachio cannoli + ¼ pistachio chocolate biscotti + 1 americano 2:00pm - 1.5 oz meatball + 1 tbsp tomato sauce + ½ tsp Parmesan 5:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + red onions + 1.5 meatball + 1 tbsp tomato sauce + ½ tsp Parmesan 6:00pm - ¾ pistachio chocolate biscotti 7:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + red onions + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1 oz blue cheese + 4 oz steak + ¼ cup roasted sweet potato + ¼ cup grilled onions in butter + ¼ pistachio cannoli ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1024 cals - 90g Protein - 59g NET carbs - 71g fat

Hiya, I'm 5'2" and started at 235. Reached goal of 127 lbs at 7 months. I'm 114 as of this morning (1 year, 3 months post op) You can see my losses per month in the first year in my signature (or in the "About Me" section in my profile)...

Looking mighty handsome, @Snapcase-... 🔥 BUT...you must tell me more about that wonderfully adorable doggy on your shoulder!!!!! I love him/her!!!

Man, this looks good!!!!

As requested...(LOL): Went a little nuts at the bakery yesterday and bought a ridiculous amount of treats for no other reason other than seeing your treats and salivating over them, @MarvelGirl25!! Going to stop by BFF's place (AND Mom's place AND in-laws's place) tonite to offload some of this cuz there is no way we would be able to eat all of this deliciousness without passing out in sugar comas. I didn't actually eat ANY of this yesterday for various reasons, but I did have 1/4 of a biscotti, 1 bite of the Kid's cannoli and 1 bite of Mr's egg tart this morning...it's a good thing we're getting rid of most of this later today! #tooYummyToHaveAround This is a pic of what is still left from my bakery shopping spree (and currently sitting on my kitchen counter, calling out my name, lol):

Today's first meal of the day: a MEATBALL about the size of my fist. Since I didn't order anything else, I figured it would be easy-peasy to polish this baby off. Got through maybe a little over a 1/3 of it and was STUFFED. What the heck did they put in this thing??

Can I please be invited over for dinner at your place? 🙏🏼

In my own narrow experience I find that bingeing begets bingeing. Or, eating a bunch of sugar/carbs after restricting for a long-ish amount of time results in me craving it more after that first re-introduction into my diet. For me, I don't have very much difficulty differentiating between hunger and cravings, though I have read enough on here to know that there are lots who do. Have you tried drinking water when the hunger pains come around? Does that make any difference? On the other hand, you may really just be legit hungry. I took a quick look back at a few days of your most recent menu postings. You generally take in very little fat* (most of the time). Personally, I find that fat in my diet tends to keep me satiated longer, as does dense protein. Besides the 2oz of beef you had yesterday (and maybe the lavish roll? not sure how that sits in a tummy), everything else was pretty slider-ish...this *may* be contributing to any real hunger feelings... *Note: Fat and its consumption is a bit controversial on here, some restrict it alot, others not so much. I tend to not really be concerned about fat. I tend to be more concerned about looking at carbs & protein and just let the fat fall where it may...(within total caloric limits of course)

Nice Shot! Do you have a professional photographer following you around or something...? Edited to add: NM, i can see your phone reflected in your glasses. 😀 You and your phone take awesome pics, lol.

Thanks, lol, maybe I just need getting used to them...

oooohhhh...I'm going to use that one. It sounds waaaay cooler than mummy-chic 😂

Yesterday Sunday, Jan 26 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 114.0 lbs ---------------------------------------- Think I'm coming down with something...I had a long nap in the middle of the afternoon yesterday and slept for like 10 hours straight last night. And I'm still feeling tired. Don't even feel like going for a walk this morning. ---------------------------------------- 10:00am - 1 skinny tea latte 1:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + red onions + 1 fl oz blue cheese + 1/2 oz fig goat cheese + 3 oz montreal smoked meat + 1/4 cup garlic peanuts +1/3 ATKINS chocolate coconut bar 7:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + red onions + 1 oz green bell peppers + jalapenos + 1.5 oz green grapes + 2.5 oz montreal smoked meat + 1 oz beef jerky + 1/2 oz almonds 9:00pm - 1 skinny tea latte + 1 oz goat cheese + 1 oz blue cheese + 1 oz cheddar cheese + 1/2 oz salami + 4 seed crackers + 1/4 cup garlic peanuts + 1 ATKINS coconut chocolate bar ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1794 cals - 99g Protein - 68g NET carbs - 120g fat

@Sophie7713, wow, that's some serious body contouring expertise being displayed. So happy you are happy! ❤️

LOL...I was thinking the same thing!

LOL, I did get shorter (by about 1/2 inch) but I doubt it was noticeable by anyone other than my doc's measuring pole... Visually though, I think I look taller (not shorter) because I am less wide...

Ok. @MissPennyP: First, instructions from teams vary greatly from one person to another. I would always tend to say to listen to your team, but to also supplement this with asking them questions, and doing your research (not just on public forums, but also from the gazillion studies and article published out there on the good ol' internet). I will admit that your prescribed diet does sound very different from the majority of what I have read here and elsewhere. HOWEVER, there was one fella on here on here who was also prescribed a similar diet to yours this early on and self-reported some significant success (I can't remember his handle name, and he recently announced that he was no longer participating on this board...which I suspect was partly due to the flack he was getting about his diet, but I digress...). If you are sticking to under 700 cals are day, you will lose weight. Not as fast as those who did 300-400 in the early months (myself included), but you will lose. You are barley a month out of surgery, stick to your a low cal (preferably low carb as well) and keep going. Continue to stay honest with yourself with what you are eating and what you are doing and you will see the weight come off. Get some exercise and move, that will help too. Speak to your team and let them know your concerns. Do your research. Make informed decisions. You will get out of this surgery what you put into it. Good Luck!!