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Oh, I do feel hungry. But its a little different now. I don't have that ravenous-empty-stomach-starving-feeling anymore. Like you say, I just have a desire or want to eat (but its much easier to ignore or just turn it off now). There isn't that feeling of need or compulsion like pre-op, you know what I mean? So there are still days when I have no preference whether I eat or not, or have an actual "food-aversion" day when I DO NOT want to eat anything at all. These are coming fewer and further between though. But I'm only a year out...I am going to assume that this current state of being will change.

Heading out to.......SHOVEL SNOW. Fun Fact: It's laundry day and everything I've got on - boots included - I got from the Kid's closet (except the underwear, socks and watch). Shhhh...don't tell her.

Holy CRAP. You look GREAT. You must be feeling awesome! Congrats!!!! P.S. Digging your shoes 😎

@FluffyChix : I don't really have a good idea what my "before-full" capacity is like. So naturally all this talk about capacity has me wondering LOL. How do you determine the volume of airy things like salad? Do you pack it in the measuring cup?

sweeeeeeet! P.S. love that you personalized the link just for me ❤️ 😘 LOLz

Yeah, same. I hate rejection (real or perceived). The only way to develop a gratefulness for it is in hindsight.

Gooooo Tracy, Goooooooo! ❤️

OMG, @Sheribear68, you remind me of :

This is how I understand it as well. Which is why I think the whole don't-drink-while-eating is suggested, so that food is not washed down prematurely? Although, I don't drink and eat either, but its because if I do I will get way too full too fast and then barf...

Today, Wed, Nov. 13 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.3 lbs ...So I actually forgot to eat today. I had my first meal around noon and then went grocery shopping, dropped the groceries back home, then went to get a haircut, then to a couple medical appointments, then stopped by the mall to go shopping (so I could get off the road and wait for the traffic to die down). Got home around 9:30pm and realized I hadn't eaten! Wasn't hungry, but also didn't want to NOT eat, so I picked on some leftovers from Mr & the Kid's dinner. It was meh. 8:00am - earl grey teas w/ stevia 12:30pm - salad greens + vinaigrette + 1/2 an avocado + .5 oz gala apple + 3.5 oz grilled chicken 5:00pm - 1 Starbucks Grande Blonde Americano Misto 11:00pm - 2oz baked chicken & mushrooms in cream sauce Totals: 504 cals - 36g Protein - 15g NET carbs - 30g fat

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Ugh. Now I have to go buy those. This thread is milking my bank accounts dry.

@sillykitty : So I had a pre-op appointment with my surgeon this afternoon and had asked him about butt lifts/lower body lifts (these last lost lbs had done some serious damage to my butt so I was getting some info). He had told me that he doesn't do circumferential LBLs for various reasons, his M.O. is to do the "front" and the "back" at different surgeries. Is your LBL going to have the circumferential incision?

NIce! Have a blast!

Sacrilege! *clutches pearls* P.S. ❤️ 😋

Is this an example of one of your multi-purchase in varying colours? You have this sweater in yellow, no? P.S. Your boots are GORG. Can we see a side view????

#yum

How long does it take you to eat? It still takes me quite a while to eat, takes me about 45 mins to an hour to eat one of my regular-sized salads (not the ginormous ones I make when I'm excited, lol). I can eat a lot more that I used to, that's for sure, it just still takes me a while to do it. I can sit and eat my small meal in 10 minutes. I try to slow down but I guess since it's not a huge amount it's ok <....> Do you think I am pushing it? Going to cause an issue? I do think that eating slowly is a good habit to have long term. Mindfulness and all that...

I think my teen self was much better looking. And firmer. With bigger boobs...

Yeah, I guess it is a lot compared to what I used to do pre-op (read: NOTHING, lol). But I strive to be like @Healthy_life2 and @AZhiker and others who have done endurance races. I've got a Tri in my sights for next year...maybe then I'll consider myself an athlete 😉.

Ok, I'm not a super athlete by any means, but I also weigh more now than I did in high school (115-ish now, 105-ish back then), BUT I am definitely smaller in overall size now vs. then.

Do you notice the extra lbs? I mean, the scale may show a higher number, but do your clothes fit the same more or less?

I'm with @Orchids&Dragons, my hair was better back then. Nice and silky and shiny and thick. It's alright now I guess (especially now that its growing back in), but I miss the days when my hair would break barrettes/clips cuz it was so thick.

Day 13: What season of the year are you most grateful for? I love the colours, the clothes and the SMELL (like campfires and firemen 😉) True story: When I was a teenager, I had a part time job as a front desk receptionist at a retirement home. for some reason there were fire alarms going off there at least one a week. It was hands down my favourite part of the job: watching these huge guys walk in with their uniforms on (bonus points if the uniforms had dirt on them) and smelling like charred wood. So maybe my penchant for Fall may just be an extension of my fireman fetish...😆