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Do you get a chance to get outside for some air and sunshine? (preferably in a nature-y place vs. a sidewalk or busy place) It may help diffuse the blahs.... P.S. sending you good vibes and get well thoughts...

Had brunch with the fam this morning too! Here's my plate: Steak Bene w/ sides of salad, fruit & potatoes. Mr & the Kid ate whatever potatoes are missing from the plate as well as that prime piece of bacon when I wasn't looking! ....and after I took this pic, they ate what was left of the steak, egg and potatoes.

Yesterday, Saturday, Dec. 14 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Lazy day yesterday. Sat around on the couch with laptop with the TV on, alternating between basketball and cooking shows. ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 1:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 1/2 an avocado + 2 buffalo chicken wings w/ blue cheese & hot sauce + 1 tsp grated parm cheese + 1 tbsp tzatziki 3:00pm - 2/3 cup cottage cheese + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 2 tbsp dried cranberries + 2 oz chicharron 6:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 8 brussel sprouts w/ bacon & garlic + 1/8 cup tuna salad ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1042 cals - 72g Protein - 34g NET carbs - 63g fat

I don't think they called it a lift in anyway, on the procedure listing is was just plain old "breast reduction". It was covered by provincial insurance so I didn't really have a choice. Though looking back I probably should have asked for a different technique. They used the lollipop incision which results in a higher nipple placement yes, but has a bulbous look at the lower part of the boob. Now that I lost a lot of weight, that bulbous look is gone (they just look deflated) but my nipples are still nice and high. So they don't look like regular droopy boobs, but still not the greatest. Next week I am getting my arm lift and what is listed on the procedure listing as a "breast reduction revision", basically its to remove the excess skin on my side boob, but will also address the under nipple boob sag in the process.

Yesterday, Friday, Dec. 13 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.3 lbs ---------------------------------------- Didn't eat much during the day yesterday...was picking at a Ginormous Salad all afternoon, but by dinnertime what was left was too soggy to be appetizing, so I tossed it (SACRILEGE!!). Went out with Mr, BFF and Mr.BFF last night to a dive bar that was having a Kareoke night, and got myself good and toasted for a swing at the mic. Then they had probs with the sound system so I was NOT able to belt out my rendition of Titanium. Bummed! So we played drunk tipsy pool instead. Good Times. Well, at least it was until I had the bright idea of ordering a round of B-52 shots and a slice of warm apple pie with ice cream because I saw a waitress walk by with a tray of it for the group beside us. It was not pretty 45 mins later. To add insult to injury, I didn't go for a run for a pick-me-up this morning as its raining . If I can get my lazy ass to the gym later, I'll get a run in on the treadmill. P.S. I just asked Mr. what he thought about buying a treadmill, and he's all "NO, come on let's go to the gym" 🙄 ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 12:00pm to 6:00pm - about 1/2 in total of my Ginormous Salad which originally consisted of: salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1 avocado + 3 oz pan fried chicken 9:00pm to 2:00am - 4 buffalo chicken wings w/ 2 tbsp blue cheese dip & 1 tbsp hot sauce 4 carrot spears 1/2 skewer pork souvlaki w/ 2 tbsp tzatziki 2 onion rings 2 gin and sodas w/ extra lime 2 tequila shots 1/2 slice warm apple pie w/ 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream 1 B-52 shot ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1987 cals - 83g Protein - 89g NET carbs - 91g fat

I had a breast reduction almost 15 years ago. I lost sensation immediately on my nipples and was pretty bummed. About 2-3 years later I too started feeling those little twitches of pain, tingling, but mostly ITCHING. This went on, I think, for about a year or so. Then the itching stopped and I could feel them again, just like before the reduction. Soooo its possible you can get the full feeling back years down the road.

Just checking, but according to your side profile you were sleeved 10 days ago? Has your team cleared you for solid foods? P.S. At 10 days post op I was just carrying around protein powder and a shaker bottle in my purse...

@Deedee12 : You have absolutely NOTHING to be shy about. Embrace your fabulousness, lady...you look great ❤️ More Pics! More Pics! More Pics!

@sillykitty glad u are on the mend ❤️

W.O.W.

@FluffyChix got me all salad-jonesing, so I went and fixed myself a Ginormous Salad too! This sucker is a whopping 383 calories (majority of which is from the avocado, yum) and I was literally giddy to sit down and eat it. To my great disappointment, I barely made a dent. This is what it looks like almost 2 hours later....just not feeling it today! On the bright side, Mr. and I are going out with friends tonite so that means more room for tequila, right? 383 calories - 22g protein - 10g NET carbs - 25g fat

yes. yes we do.

I was going to post this in the OOTD thread, but it's a comparison photo so it's probably more appropriate here... Anyhoo, I finally bought myself a new winter coat as I just cant get away with my coats from last year. Plus my older coats are just not warm enough now that I am freezing all the time. So for the first time since university, I bought myself an honest-to-goodness winter parka with one of the highest cold-weather ratings I could find. It's funny because I used to always get thiner coats/jackets for winter because I was naturally so hot all the time anyway and I hated to wear puffy coats because it made me look even bigger than I was. Here is this years new parka (size XS) vs one of the jackets I wore this time last year (size XXL - which I didn't even button up most of the time because it was snug, even with just a t-shirt on underneath ) ...wish I had a pic of me wearing the old coat last year, but I avoided cameras...

My guess is some sort of egg bake...amirite??

Maybe I just need to dive in and try something hoping i like it. Tip? Start small, if you go too big, too fast, you may get discouraged and stop. I honestly started with walking around my kitchen island! After a week or so I ventured outside and walked around the block. It was only 600m around the block, but it took me roughly 20 mins to complete. But it was a start. I had also took a tap dancing class in month 2, but stopped going after the first class cuz I got crazy sore the next day (who knew tap dancing was so strenuous? lol). Looking back it was too advanced for my level at the time. Good news is I went back a couple months ago and I try to go to a drop in class once a week or so with my sister-in-law. Its crazy what a ton of extra weight can do I know right? The cruel irony is that the bigger one is, the harder it is to start/maintain, but its the opposite for the smaller person. Starting (and the next subsequent attempts) is the hardest part. But you've gotten this far, why not go even further...You can do it ❤️ I would love just 1% of that confidence you have! Nothing feels better than confidence. Period.

LOL, don't get me wrong, I still drink the Vodka, just minus all the mixers! Edited to add: But I am over a year out and been in maintenance for over 6 months....just wanted to add this to those still in weight-loss mode....

@Sophie7713 you and Mr. (and puppy) are A.DORE.A.BLE. I wanna go make an Xmas card now! Also, thumbs up with Mr.'s office decorations...love it @shanza the jeans are another score from the Kid's discards pile. Honestly, I am getting more mileage from her closet than the mall these days... @KaysMommy: You are looking positively skinny. The cut of that skirt makes you look so tall and slender. Also, yeah, being able to double my wardrobe by sneaking into the Kid's closet is a definite NSV!

Good point. A couple more days of low carb and the cravings will go away (that is my experience too). 4 lbs in less than a week!!!! YESS!!!!! I love it when people far out like you can make the decision and reign it in, cuz its totally doable. ❤️

Yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 12 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- 3.5 hour lunch date with BFF yesterday. We went to a Chinese restaurant and then to a tea and dessert place. We shared a shaved ice dessert that was topped with sweet stuff and condensed milk (see the pic below...it's not the one we actually ate, because I forgot to take a pic, but its from the restaurants website). Anyhoo as you can see it is sugar overload. I had about maybe a 1.5 cups of it total and surprise, surprise, I got me some runs later on. Though it was actually kinda welcome cuz I hadn't pooped in about 3 days. So (TMI ALERT).... ...after I got to pass that "plug" (omg, I thought I was giving birth again) it was all watery nastiness after that. Sorry for the graphics. Then of course, I was hungry afterwards! On another note, I went for a run this AM with Mr. and he got me to do some sprinting intervals, and I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow. ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 11:00am to 3:00pm - 3 oz crispy skin chicken dark meat + 1/2 cup braised eggplant & ground pork + 1 king oyster mushroom and 1 broccoli floret + 1 tbsp Sriracha + 1 tbsp hot chili oil + 1.5 cups mixed fruit tea + 1.5 cups shaved ice dessert (see below) 7:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 1 slice bacon + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1/2 tbsp grated parm cheese + 3 oz meatloaf w/ Keto ketchup glaze + 2 oz grilled chicken + 1.5 oz chicharron 10:00pm - 1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1/2 oz pumpkin seeds + 2 oz blueberries + 2 tbsp dried cranberries ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1608 cals - 117g Protein - 79g NET carbs - 102g fat ---------------------------------------- Yesterdays Dessert (for reference), though ours didn't have the orange chunks nor the ice cream, but it did also have peanuts and crunchy oats. I ate less than 1/4 of it. It was HUGE. Plus we were chatting away so it melted and lost its appeal, lol.

Are you getting your water in? btw...I am totally addicted to the cayenne in my coffee now (as I type here I've got a 20oz-er that I am nursing, LOL)...I also find that the cayenne seems to hold hunger/cravings/whatever at bay...but it may just be a coincidence, will monitor for the next couple days and see if there really is a connection... oh, and @FluffyChix: I did some experimenting with the ingredients you mentioned yesterday (sorry if my nerd is showing...) NOTES: I didn't have any lemon, but I did have lime. RESULTS: Made one with coffee w/ stevia, lime, earl grey, green tea & ACV + cayennne...did not like it. I think because of the lime. I couldn't taste any Green Tea nor ACV. Ditched the lime, upped the ACV...can taste the ACV now, but did not like it. Still could not taste the green tea Ditched the ACV & the green tea...YUMMMMMMM. Mr. said "add some Tumeric, it's good for you". Didn't change the taste but keeping in there cuz its good for me, LOL. CONCLUSION: My new fave drink is now: 20 oz Coffee + 1/8 tsp stevia + Earl grey teabag + 1/8 tsp Cayenne + optional 3/4 tsp Tumeric When I get some lemon I'll do a couple more experiments. Also thinking on days I need some extra cals and fats, I can put in some coconut milk.

It’s the guy with them GUNS!!! Looking good!!! Love a guy who pays attention to his feet. Those shoes are awesome.

Pretty, pretty Lady! Great job!!!!

So funny, I was just saying this on another thread: I totally miss extra, extra spicy Vodka Caesars with extra celery salt on the rim.

They belong to the Kid (shhhh don't tell her, lol). Although I DID buy it so I technically own them, right? Plus they don't fit her anymore as her feet have since grown... Anyways, I picked them up for her a couple years ago at Payless Shoes (not sure if they have this store in the U.S.?)