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Day 15: What about your body are you most grateful for? the fact that it is 120lbs smaller than it was last year. the fact that it can move, run, dance, jump (do cardio 😉), etc. with ease and for extended periods of time. the fact that it no longer requires any medicine/drugs to run at peak efficiency. the fact that it looks awesome in clothes (yes, I'm so full of myself its disgusting, was thinking this would wear off eventually as I got used to the bod, but doesn't seem to have an end in sight...YET)

@Meryline: welcome to the thread! I'm actually glad to see your high cal intakes...not many post higher cal menus here (I think I'm probably the only one right now) ❤️. P.S. Im also looking to up my running game (like you I only started running this year).

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Yesterday, Thu, Nov. 14 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.6 lbs ...seriously felt like I was eating all day long...then had a major dessert and snack binge in the evening while watching movies with the fam. The problem was that all the snacks were laid out on the ottomans in front of me and I just kept mindlessly picking at the spread for like 3 hours. Key word being: MINDLESSLY. 9:30am - coffee w/ stevia 12:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1/2 an avocado + 6 oz grilled chicken 3:00pm - .5 oz chicharron + 1.5 oz beef jerky + 1 Keto choco-coconut Fat Bomb + 3/4 of a KIND nut bar 6:00pm - Avocado Toast (1/4 avocado + salt + pepper + garlic powder + 1/2 slice Keto bread) + 1.5 oz mangoes + 1 KIND nut bar 8:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 1.2 oz gala apple + 1 snack can of lemon pepper tuna + 1 tbsp mayo + 1/2 cup tofu pudding 9:00pm to 12:30pm - 5 peanut candies + 3oz apple + 1 oz cheese + 2.5 oz beef jerky + 1.5 oz dried mangoes Totals: 2566 cals - 165g Protein - 179g NET carbs - 116g fat

GreenT, I've seen your food before and after pictures, you barely eat much as a matured VSG-er...you must have eaten next to nothing during your weight loss phase!

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????

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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...