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Yay! Congrats on all your work! Shopping is awesome, right?? Running is even better ❤️

LOL I'm the opposite, I am anxiously waiting for my bigger thighs to GO AWAY.

ALL. PAIN. GONE. (well at least the weight-related ones, lol) Back pain, foot pain, hip pain, knee pain. ALL. GONE. P.S. I lost 120 lbs.

Look at those PERKY ladies!!! Excellent work, Ms. Surgeon. Wow. Do you LOVE them @Sophie7713 ?????

I heart poached eggs 😋

Case in point. This dress is an XS. It's a little big on me up top (the straps are def too long and need to be shortened; a little too much extra fabric bunching in the sternum area), AND the dress will probably end up being a little big in the lower tummy area too whenever the swelling goes down (you can see the fabric stretching over my early-stage-preggo-looking belly). However. Despite me having absolutely no place to go to wear this to in the near future, it was like $23 (Canadian) dollars so I figure, why not? 😉

Wow!! Whats the occasion, pretty lady?? You are all GLAMMED UP! Love this dress w/ the belt!

I think its because generally, the weight loss sort of triggers a confidence thing in you and you begin to realize your worth, which in turn makes you more likely to reject those who don't.

Depending on how tall you are and much you weigh right now, 1200-1500 cals may be your maintenance calories (and could be why you are not losing weight)....

Are you in weight loss mode or maintenance? I only started having fat bombs when I got into maintenance, and for the purpose of reaching a higher calorie intake without the carbs. With that said, there are a couple of sites that I like that have some good fat bomb recipes/info: https://www.thedietchefs.com/?s=fat+bombs https://www.ruled.me/comprehensive-guide-fat-bombs/ P.S. Costco sells a coconut-dark chocolate fat bomb snack that is a staple in my pantry. P.P.S. Chicharron will also fit the bill (plus its high in protein as well..and CRUNCHY!)

I think the unwanted weight gain later down the post-wls road is due to loosening of habits and generally eating more volume or more higher-cal foods without any offsetting exercise. If you catch the weight gain before it gets to big, you CAN work your way down to a comfortable level. Losing 5 lbs is much easier than losing 20. I think the key is to stay on top of it. P.S. But I'm only 1 yr, 3 months out, so I may still be wearing my rose-tinted glasses...

While I've always held toxic family members at arms length (and still continue to do so), I have let a couple friendships go by the wayside since surgery. Not so much that I "dropped" them, but more like I stopped putting in so much effort to keep the relationship going. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Did you surgeon tell you how long not to touch? Cuz my surgeon instructed me to start massaging any at my 3 week post op appointment....?

LOLOLOLzzzz the butt enhancer on this one is a crazy.

Yesterday Thursday, Jan 23 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 114.4 lbs ---------------------------------------- K, gonna do one more day of this low-cal business and then I'm gonna go back to a higher intake starting tomorrow so as to maintain at 115lbs. Plus we are going to my little niece's bday party tomorrow and I am totally planning on having some CAKE! ---------------------------------------- 8:00pm - 1 black coffee w/ stevia + 1 skinny tea latte 2:00pm - 1 peppermint tea + salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1 oz green apple + 4oz avocado + 2 tbsp sour cream + 1 tbsp salsa + 1/3 cup taco meat filling + 4oz kimchee ** ate half of this ** 4:00pm - ** leftovers of my 2pm meal ** 7:00pm - 1 skinny tea latte + salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1 oz green grapes + 1/2 tbsp sour cream + 1 tbsp salsa + 1/3 cup taco meat filling + 1/2 oz achovy fillets + 3 tbsp blue cheese + 1/4 cup shelled edamame ---------------------------------------- Totals: 683 cals - 35g Protein - 28g NET carbs - 42g fat

If you really want to get past and/or troubleshoot this stall, it may be in your best interest to track your food 100% of the time (for at least a little while to really KNOW for sure what you are taking in) and take your measurements. It may sound like a lot of effort, but anything worth doing is. Good Luck!

I know right? I have supplemented my wardrobe with some girls' sized clothing I got as hand-me-downs from my Kid. P.S. I just noticed we are basically the same size (weight and height)! Though it looks like you are more legs than torso, and I am more torso than legs, lol

LOL good for you for stopping (am assuming you were full)...I would've just finished that last bite off regardless!

First you look pretty HOT tummy or not. My initial response is to go with how you feel, and if you are comfortable. If you are going to be self-conscious, then choose something else. We need you to feel awesome for your Very Important Meetings. With that said, if it were me, I'd go with a a looser dress that drapes over the second curve vs hugs? P.S. Also don't think there is need to hide the boobs, it's not like you are showing alot of cleavage or anything, and they look awesome (I dont see any asymmetry in height ether...)

SHEIN.com UPDATE: OK, so I got my first SHEIN order delivered this afternoon! And no, I didn't get the entire 113 item long wishlist, LOL, I shortlisted it to a mere 8 items (this time, hahaha). One item was for the Kid so really, I only got 7. Anyhoo, for the relatively cheap prices of the products, they are much more well made than I thought they would be. Shipping to Canada took 8 days from order submission and was FREE. Sizing is pretty good, the items I got in XS fit well enough, wished they offered XXS, but I can live with the XS fit. I got a bikini in size S since they didn't have it is XS, and I sort of knew it might be too big, and yeah, it was. I also got a halter that was "ONE-SIZE", and that was too big too. Otherwise and pretty pleased with my purchases and can't wait to wear them all out somewhere!

...is this an ongoing problem for you? Do you take anything for it?

@northcountyr1...you look like a totally different person. Congrats on the weight loss and still looking great 4 years later!!!

...and so is Gwyneth Paltrow and Gwen Stefani!