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I'm sorry this stung. I recently showed a side-by-side "Before & After" picture of myself to a good friend of mine. We were both the fat ones in our circle of friends up until I got my surgery and lost the weight. I know she is happy for me for my weight loss, but I also know that seeing me makes her feel bad for being left behind, of sorts. So when I proudly showed my B&A pic to our group of friends over dinner one night, she started to cry. I felt horrible. Our never-fat friends very low-key chastised her in a joking way for making my story about her and taking away from my "moment". A couple of them told me later (separately) that my friend shouldn't have done that and that I should not feel bad about or feel the need to hide my successes. But I get it (a little too late, but at least it was got eventually). Seeing that picture was a reminder that she is the "Before" picture, something that we strive to NOT be. That must of made her feel pretty sh*tty. Now, I won't minimize myself to make others feel better, but going forward, I hope to be more mindful and speak/behave with a little more sensitivity. She is still my pal after all. ❤️

Day 18: What trait do you have that you are most grateful for? My one-track mindedness (although this could also be my downfall). I know that once I decide on a course of action, I have the ability to get in the zone and tunnel-vision my way through. ...now if only I could gain the trait to make definitive decisions on demand...

...probably because there are more and more obese people to buy

Has Mr. F lost alot of weight doing ADF previously? (It's pretty awesome he does this with you...my Mr. eats a crapton and would never survive (although he is super fit so I guess he needs said crapton).) Does he do TRE with you as well? I see your protein at 80-igh grams (which I thought is a relatively normal-ish level for wls peeps?)...what is your "normal level"?

You == SKINNY. 😎

Client site today, not looking forward to braving the roads to get there though...the roads are SLICK. As an aside, I haven't really lost any significant weight lately but I am finding that some of my clothes are looking big-ish on me, no?. Picture below case in point. Even my beloved boots are looking droopy.... Solution: more SHOPPING.

Last night’s Restaurant Menu Item/choice : “Keto Cobb Salad” : Romaine heart + cherry tomatoes + bacon + cheese crumble + cucumber + egg + 1/2 an avocado + grilled chicken + “Keto Green Goddess” dressing (which I am in love with now, btw) ...also shared a charcuterie board with my dinner companions, but forgot to take a pic of it...

Yesterday, Sun, Nov. 17 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ...went out for dinner (and a later coffee, drinks & dessert) with some friends of ours tonight/last night. I now have a new salad dressing I love and its a creamy one! I ordered a “Keto Cobb Salad” and it came with “Keto Green Goddess” dressing. It was #yum. With the exception of blue cheese, I normally don't like creamy salad dressings. But this one was great...I think because it was more sour-creamy and lighter tasting than what I think creamy dressings are like. I googled the recipe and will totally make a batch soon #doubleYum 9:00am - earl grey tea w/ stevia 1:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 2.5 oz apple + .75 oz red onion + 1/2 an avocado + 3 oz grilled chicken 7:00-9:00pm - 2/3 of a Keto Cobb Salad (romaine + 3 cherry tomatoes + 1 slice bacon + 1 tbsp blue cheese crumble + cucumber + 1 egg + 1/2 an avocado + 3 oz grilled chicken + 2 tbsp Keto Green Goddess Dressing) + Charcuterie Stuff (3 oz brie + 3 slices salami + 1 slice prosciutto + 3 tbsp fig jam + 1 tbsp honey mustard + 3 gherkins + 1/2 glass red wine 10:00pm to 1:00am - 1.5 glasses red wine + 1 skinny mojito + 2 tequila + 1/4 slice apple crumble pie + 2 americanos w/ stevia Totals: 2137 cals - 66g Protein - 99g NET carbs - 104g fat

*hangs head* I don't have one of these either.

P.S. @FluffyChix...is that a MUG WARMER ?!?!!?!?

If I didn't already have a ginormous salad on my lap right now that I'm working on (we are watching TV!) I would totally make that, dash waffle maker or not! Seriously, that looks effing delicious.

I'm not sure if I'm honeymooning still or not...my rapid weight loss is over, but I mean I am eating relatively "normally" now (read: more cals). If I eat beyond my calorie burn level I will gain weight, if I don't, I will lose... 🤷🏼‍♀️

So worth it though. Right? Am I right? LOL. I dunno, I have mixed feelings.....🤔

Yesterday, Sat, Nov. 16 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ...Had Korean BBQ for dinner with the fam, #yum. ALL MEAT and VEG, all time! The one downside of going to Korean BBQ is that we leave the place smelling like meat, LOL. Also, despite the recent acknowledgement by @Meryline that ice cream is the DEVIL, I proceeded to have some anyway. I kept it to 1/4 cup, but the tiredness and the runs came for a visit anyway. 10:30pm - earl grey tea w/ stevia + coffee w/ stevia 1:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1 snack can Lemon Pepper tuna + 1 tbsp mayo + 1.7 oz apple + .5oz red onion 4:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1.4 oz apple + 1 oz manchego cheese 6:30pm to 9:30pm - Korean BBQ: 3 oz kimchee + 1 oz pickled cucumber + .3 oz bean sprouts + 1 tbsp radish kimchee + 1/4 cup grilled veggies + 4oz grilled chicken + 2 oz grilled pork + 2oz kalbi + 2 oz Bulgolgi + 1/3 oz pork belly + 1 grilled shrimp + probably about 2 tbsp of sugar in the various marinades 12:30pm - 1 KIND bar + 3 Toffifee candies + 1/4 cup Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream Totals: 1960 cals - 139g Protein - 83g NET carbs - 113g fat

Surgery Deets: 1 year Post-op SLEEVE, currently in Maintenance Weight and BMI: 114.4 lbs (BMI 20.9) >> as of this morning, November 17: 114.7 lbs, BMI 21 Personal goal(s) for the month: Stay smoke free. >> Its been 17 days since I called QUIT and I am proud to say I have stuck to it! Yay ME! Be mindful about being irritable to Mr & the Kid. >> So its been established that my irritation was directly related to the early days of quitting smoking. I have mellowed out again and am back to my relatively chill self. Mr & the Kid have confirmed this, LOL Run. EVERY. DAY. >> I missed one run day (Friday) due to having the most epic sleep-in. #noRegrets. I also cut one run short, but I did run, so it counts, so there!

Day 17: What about your job are you most grateful for? While I would not be adverse to not working at all (read: early retirement!), as far as jobs go, mine is not so very bad. I'm grateful that the flexibility of my work allows me to work from home, choose contracts and plan personal travel around it. I'm also grateful that Mr. has the same deal. It's a pretty sweet setup.

I tried it for pain about 2 days post op and the resulting coughing fit deterred me from further use (ouch!!!). i have partaken a handful of times since then and I find no difference in physical effects. Though surprisingly, I do not get the munchies anymore like I did pre-op (I was totally prepared to get them the first time after my unsuccessful pain-management attempt, so I had a giant bowl of salad prepared...ended up not needing it)

Am 5’2” -ish (just a bit under). My absolute max is 125. Im currently maintaining around 115-ish, but when I notice that I’m inching upwards over consecutive days, I tend to buckle down abit (despite my max being 10 lbs away). Head games, I guess.

I am still Dash waffle-maker-less...will get around to picking one up soon

Made this for the Kid’s breakfast this morning...it was so pretty I had to take a picture of it AND take a bite as well. Broke my no-regular-bread-unless-on-vacay-rule...it was definitely #yum, but I probably would have been just as happy eating the avocado part sans the bread... Avocado Toast: 1 slice 12-grain bread + 3/4 an avocado + lime juice + onion salt + pepper + smoked paprika. *No nutritional info this time...I only ate 1 bite of this so am probably just gonna log 1/8 serving of some generic avocado toast entry in MFP.

Yeah, I think alot of people think it takes up too much time and effort to log, and this becomes the leading reason why they don’t. Like you, it probably takes me less than 5 minutes total per day to put everything into MFP. ...But then again, I actually love logging, so there’s that, lol.

Ice cream is my nemesis as well. I know that I will dump if I eat more than 1/4 cup, but I tell myself its ok every single time. Spoiler Alert: its not. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Today, Fri, Nov. 15 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.6 lbs ...slept in until almost noon today! that doesn't happen very often (read: hardly ever). having another meh food day, may be because I missed my run this AM. 12:30pm - earl grey tea w/ stevia 3:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + Tuna Salad (1 snack can Lemon Pepper tuna, 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1.5 oz apple, 1/4 jalepeno pepper + .5oz red onion) + 1 oz Porchetta 6:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1 oz apple, 1/4 jalepeno pepper + 1/3 fl oz sunflower seeds + 1 oz Porchetta + 1 tbsp sour cream w/ green onion 8:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1 oz green beans w/ sliced almonds + 2 tbsp fried onion topping + 1 tbsp garlic chili oil + 1.5 oz Porchetta + 1.5 oz pan fried scallops in bacon fat Totals: 827 cals - 58g Protein - 31g NET carbs - 48g fat

I was never a person with a sweet tooth (I preferred salty things more), but now I find that I more easily gravitate towards the sweet stuff. However, this only seemed to happen when I introduced sweetness into my diet. During weight loss phase I was still pretty ambivalent towards dessert, but since going into maintenance and allowing myself some, I actually think I want it more. 🤷🏼‍♀️