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So a couple weeks before xmas I ordered a pair of these faux leather leggings after I saw the awesome pic @BayougirlMrsS posted of herself wearing a pair. They were delivered just after I got my PS done so I hadn't had a chance to try them on... until today! I've still got my compression garments on so you can see the outline of my stomach binder through the material, but all in all I love 'em! Totally looking forward to actually wearing them outside of the house as soon as my swelling goes down (right now from the side I look about 3 months pregnant). I put on a pair of boots just for this picture, but duh, I failed to put a shirt on to cover my upper body compression garments. Though the end result made me look and feel like a super-hero or something, LOL...just need a mask and a cool comic book name...

LOL, another crossing to the dark side! That was quiet, alright. Congrats!!

Got a basket of presents from Mr. today: flowers, a new salad bowl and pile of low-carb foods. He knows me so well, LOL. I knew there was a reason why I married him.... Here are the BEFORE pics (I figure it will take me months to get through all of it, so no AFTER pics at this point...): So far I've tried all the chocolates (all except the caramel pecan are delicious and taste the same as "regular" chocolates...I find the caramel pecan chocolates to be way too sweet and the caramel to be on the hard side); the flax cookies (a little too dry, will likely make a pie crust out of them); and the bagel chips (wish they were a little thinner, but great with paté).

Not to overwhelm you with even more recipes, but I get alot of recipe inspiration from these places as well: Keto Stuff: https://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/ Baking & Desserts: https://sugarfreelondoner.com/recipes/

Oops, forgot to add the cheesecake macros to the original total. Updated total below (now the calorie counts sounds more realistic, lol) Totals: 2023 cals - 116g Protein - 128g NET carbs - 85g fat

I'm 1 year, 3 months out. With the exception of the hamburger patty with no bun, I haven't attempted any of the other foods listed, so I have no idea...(and honestly I don't really care to find out, lol) But I could definitely eat an entire plain 4oz hamburger patty with some salad greens comfortably in about 45 minutes.

Gallbladder surgery? Appendix removal? Colon stricture? Or maybe just: "Its personal and medically necessary".

Love your style @Arabesque, I'd totally wear everything you posted here! Also, I've been watching the news about the fires...I sincerely hope it gets under control soon. Seeing the smoke infiltrating the CBD scary. Are they giving the city dwellers any instructions or warnings at this point?

This morning I woke up to some SERIOUS itching along my tummy incision line. OMG it was unbearable, I popped two Benedryl and by the time I finished my morning coffee it was gone. So I got to thinking that the itching is maybe the nerves are reconnecting? Early on PO, my arms itched like crazy. Now I realize that they are not itchy anymore AND they don't feel numb anymore either. So I went poking around on my abdomen, and yeah, there are some parts where I can actually feel again. So maybe itching is a good thing then? @rs @mousecat88 @sillykitty @catwoman7 @okayestmom Do you guys notice this as well? P.S. My boobs on the other hand, have not itched nor felt numb at all. P.P.S. I wore regular pants yesterday! I looked about 3 months pregnant, but whatevs.

Yesterday, Friday, Jan. 3 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 111.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Lunch was at a new fancy Japanese restaurant that recently opened near our place, and then later we went out to dinner with Mr. & friends. I was really happy to be able to go out and about, after being stuck at home for the past 2.5 weeks (well, except for our annual 3-day xmas-party bender, but those parties were with famlly at various homes...so they don't count, LOL) Got nice and drunk at dinner and ate my fill of both regular and sugar-free desserts. My current low-ish weight sort of made me feel I had carte-blanche to eat whatever, but at the end of the day I didn't even rack up as much cals as I thought I would...may or may not not be a good thing.... ---------------------------------------- 11:00am - coffee-cayenne coffee w/ stevia + green tea 2:00pm - 1 cup seafood soup (broth w/ lobster, scallop, mushrooms, crab, clam) + 1/2 cup truffle edamame + 1/4 fillet tempura cod + 2 tbsp Takowasabi w/ 2 peices of seaweed snack wraps (Takowasabi: chopped raw octopus w/ wasabi sauce) 4:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz grilled chicken + 1 Keto Flax ChocLin cookie 7:30pm to 12:00am 1 cranberry martini w/ 2 maraschino cherries 1/2 cup salad greens w/ olive oil 1 bite of baguette bread dipped in oil and balsamic (I logged it as 1 fl oz of bread, LOL) 4 oz steak 2 truffle french fries 1 coffee w/ baileys 1 slice lemon cheesecake 1 lemoncello 1/2 sour apple martini 1/2 lemonade & tequila 1 tequila shot 1 Lindt Lindor Hazelnut Truffle 1:00am - 4 oz steak (I ate the leftovers I planned to take home!) 3:00am: 1/2 cup cottage cheese + blueberries + pumpkin seeds + cashews + almonds 1 sugar free Reese's cup 1 sugar free Russel Stover chocolate mint patty 1 sugar free Russel Stover chocolate coconut snack 1 sugar free Russel Stover caramel pecan snack ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1680 cals - 112g Protein - 99g NET carbs - 63g fat

@rs : Posters in the Food Before and After Thread often post their recipes, but you'll usually have to ask them for it when you see a picture that you like...

@AJ Tylo I think you already look great in the picture. You would probably still look great 15 lbs lighter. But really, all that matters is what YOU think. Let the words of those people who tell you that you are too skinny or tell you that should lose more weight roll off your back. If you are happy where you are (and can sustain in) then stay. It sounds to me that you don't really have to try either way so maybe just do your thing as you see fit and you can always adjust if/when you need to. You look great dude. Seriously. P.S. something also to keep in mind is that 15 lbs of muscle looks totally different from 15 lbs of fat....

Lookin' good! so pretty 😍

Omigosh, you look AMAZING! Your arms and pecs are enviable. I want!!!

so I don't lose any more muscle? At least until I can get my calories back up again. Does that make sense, or am getting the concept of that wrong? Edited to add: I am thinking that I am not eating enough to sustain my current activity level... Edited to add #2: Also, maybe I should add that I'm not looking to lose any more weight...

OML she is too perfect. Though you know, the Star Wars franchise IS under the Disney umbrella, so technically Rey is a Disney Princess, lol. Your niece and this other little girl could hang out and project their utter awesome-ness: https://redtri.com/little-girl-meeting-rey-chewbacca-star-wars/

Omg, she's gonna have her mind blown. Such a nice uncle... Um, you know every little girl's dream is to get made up like a Disney Princess...just saying, Uncle Jake, lol: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/shops/disney-springs/bibbidi-bobbidi-boutique-marketplace/

Yeah! Disney! Will be following this thread and living vicariously through you ❤️ Pics! Pics! Pics! LOL

Um, I think YOU are the inspiration. The fact that you could accomplish this Before and After 8 YEARS down the road is amazing. You rock, lady.

Nice Dress! (my closet is full of dark colours too )

Yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 2 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 109 lbs ---------------------------------------- Finally got on the scale properly for first time PO. Down 6 lbs since morning of surgery. And I think it is mostly muscle loss, so not really good news. Though I did have a massive poop last night so there is that. Anyway. On the bright side, we got a belated Xmas gift platter of nuts that we enjoyed while watching "Get Smart" starring Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway last night. That movie is funny 😂 ---------------------------------------- 12:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + carrots + 1 oz cheddar + 6 grape tomatoes + 3 oz grilled chicken 5:00pm - 4.5 oz steak + 2 oz grilled chicken + 1 seed cracker w/ peppercorn paté + 5 dark chocolate covered coffee beans + 1 Keto choco-coconut fat bomb. 7:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 6 grape tomatoes + 1 oz almonds + 4 oz grilled chicken + 1 tbsp peppercorn paté 11:30pm - 3/4 cup chocolate peanut butter protein ice cream + 1/2 cup cashews + 1/2 cup almonds + 1 seed cracker w/ peppercorn paté ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1955 cals - 129g Protein - 64g NET carbs - 118g fat

Actually, I think I would categorize you in the column of the lucky few who's skin snapped back pretty well. After a 202 lbs loss, your skin is in amazing shape. Congrats, you look great!

...so I finally got around to weigh myself "properly" this morning (i.e, first thing in the morning, after my pee and standing on scale buck naked): 109 lbs. I knew I would lose a bit of weight as I have not been eating close to my normal maintenance calories. MFP tells me I've been averaging about 1100-1200 cals for the past 2 weeks and a bit, so yeah, I guess weight loss was inevitable. But 6 lbs? Geez. This bums me out because according to my scale, my body fat percentage also went up to 19.3% (normally I hover around 13-15%). So this means I lost muscle. Now, Mr. says to take this morning's fat reading with a grain of salt, as it is just a single day measurement and I really need to have several days data in a row for a more reliable reading. But still. I worked hard for that stinkin' muscle. So I'm gonna go back to daily weighing to see if this was just an anomoly. Also, I'm now also thinking I should cut back on the recently increased exercise I've been doing?? Arg.