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@danieocean, it was bugging me for a bit, but now I know who you remind me of: a skinnier, hotter, Lady STARK (a.k.a. Sophie Turner). QUEEN OF THE NORTH ! (sorry, is my dork showing? LOL)

lol, yeah its carbonated immediately after surgery I could only stand very warm to hot water. this lasted about 3-4 months. then my preference switched to ice cold still water for another couple months. nowadays I like ice cold sparkling/carbonated water....and sometimes I'll put a couple drops of Stevia-sweetened "water enhancer" for flavour...which I'll chug, of course. But oh, the burping afterwards!

oooh i like this one on you, more fitted and funkier 😎 you know, just for kicks maybe try on a really fitted (read: TIGHT) dress/outfit...and you will see how amazing you look.

The good news is: My boobs have shrunk so much that I can go bra-less quite comfortably. The bad news is: My boobs have shrunk so much that I can go bra-less quite comfortably.

Cheers to Thigh Gaps!

I normally take the following, in order of desperation: Benefibre or Chia Pudding daily, no matter what Clearlax/Miralax daily after 2-3 days of a poop no-show MOM after a week Senkot-S and suppositories when MOM produces nothing after 2 days I've been away for a week so I had no access to any of the above, but given that today is day 7, its MOM tonite so crossing my fingers...

Boo. Looks like I can't get Good Culture up here

Quickly googled this but came up with "Keep it Simple Stupid", lol. Assuming this is some acronym in the IF world? Please educate me!

5'2", ♀️10m PO tomorrow!, maintaining 116.5 lbs (another example of odd weight fluctuation..scale showed a 2lb drop even though I still haven't pooped since last Friday. Yes, that is 7 days worth of poop I'm carrying around in my colon. Gross.) Yesterday, Thu Aug 22: I was gifted a jar of PB2 yesterday and I was all excited to eat it..I added it to my chia pudding it was meh, I prefer my almond butter. I'll try it with a protein shake next time. Totals: 1009 cals - 97g - protein - 27g NET carbs - 50g fat 8:30 to 10:30am (12 cals) 3 black coffees w/ ½ packet of Stevia 1:00pm (380 cals) salad w/ low-cal vinaigrette + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds 106g cottage cheese 28g prosciutto 60g dark meat chicken 3:15pm - (109 cals) 19g chicharron 5:30pm (139 cals) salad w/ low-cal vinaigrette 86g grilled chicken 6:30pm (369 cals) 106g protein chia pudding 20g blueberries + 10g walnuts 1 tbsp PB2 Exercise: 1 hour hot yoga 20 min run on treadmill

Ah basil...good idea! And yes, it was yum...since I switched over to the full fat version, I eat that cottage cheese with everything. 😎

Lol...speaking of odd combos...here is what I’m eating as we speak: cottage cheese, pumpkin seeds & PROSCIUTTO slices...haha

How long have you been IF-ing? Do you find it effective?

5'2", ♀️aaaaaalmost 10m PO, maintaining 118.4 lbs Yesterday, Wednesday Aug 21: Ah....me, the food scale and the measuring cup are together again! ❤️ Though now that I don't have free reign access to tequila and cookies, my calorie count has dropped significantly... 2:30pm: salad w/ 1tbsp balsamic vinaigrette + 3 tbsp roasted red pepper hummus + 100g broccoli + 60 ml carrots + ¼ tsp butter + 50g grilled onions + 1/2 cup scalloped potatoes (681 cals) 6:00pm: 2 scoops Isopure Dutch Chocolate Protein Powder + 2 tsp instant decaf coffee + 17g Clearlax (aka Miralax) + 100ml 2% milk (172 cals) 7:00pm: 100g iceberg lettuce w/ homemade vinaigrette + 25g carrots + 1 egg + 1/2 tsp butter + 88g grilled chicken + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds (360 cals) 8:00pm: 88g avocado + 1 slice bacon + 1tbsp cream cheese (237 cals) Totals: 1451 cals, 97g, protein, 55g carbs, 78g fat Exercise: 7km outdoor run. 15 min strength training (Arms) 15 min strength training (Core)

Ok, a "Before" OOTD:

Well if someone came after the one on the left, I'd be the one brandishing a stick! (That's the Kid)

Agreed!

Alrighty. So am back from vacay. This was my first real "indulgent" vacation since going into maintenance. I've been on a couple road trips since deciding to stop weight loss, but those were weekend trips and not all-inclusive ones, nor was I surrounded with endless food and drink. So how did it go? Well, the lead up to the trip had a little fear-of-the-unknown going on. I worried that I would have nothing healthy-ish to eat and I'd strave, or, that I would eat everything I see like I did pre-wls. Turns out there was nothing to worry about. Was there a lack of healthy-ish choices? No. There were always choices everywhere I went that fit into my normal eating (salad, grilled chicken or some protein), whether it was on the resort or off it. So I didn't have to pack all those packages of beef jerky, chicharron and protein powder, lol. The kids ended up eating my jerky and chicharron and I gave the protein powders to a bartender. Did I eat everything I saw? Yes and No. I did sample many things that I normally would not eat (I'm talking to you sugary desserts, fruits and some bread-like products), but only bites, not full portions. My restriction took care of that. Also thanks to my restriction, I learned after the first day that I need to pick and choose what I want to sample, because I literally have no room to try everything (I had to hurl twice the first day due to eating too fast and too much). So I only tried the stuff I really wanted to, and if after sampling it, it was only OK tasting, I'd put it aside. Only really yummy stuff got a second or third bite. It's sobering to realize that a lot of stuff really only looks good, and just tastes meh. However. I drank alot of alcohol. I did limit myself to maybe 5-6 mixed drinks of the super sugary kind (I'm talking to you pina coladas and margaritas) for the entire trip, but I was basically a bottomless pit for skinny mojitos and tequila shots. Also, I formed an addiction to these mini chocolate chip cookies that they served in the coffee bar. They were like a version of a not-so-sweet, not-so-buttery shortbread-type cookie with chocolate chips in them. They were about the size of poker chip and I swear I must have eaten at lest 10 of them a day. Along with 4-5 Americanos a day.... I did log everything I ate (to be best of my ability...I had to eyeball everything), and according to the stats, I averaged about 3000 calories a day over the last 8 days. And roughly half those average daily calories came from my cookie and alcohol consumption, yikes. In all, despite the record-breaking calorie intake, I managed to weigh in exactly a mere 1 lb more than before I left. Which means I've at least found my upper calorie level, of sorts* *Though I did run way more than usual though, as well as generally burn more cals what with all the walking/water sports/dancing/heat-enduring, so need to take that into account... So what was the lesson learned? Well, that I'm not going to suddenly explode with massive weight gain if I indulge. But I WILL slowly gain weight back if the indulgence continues beyond a short period of time. 1lb a week over a year is 52 lbs. And that is not acceptable to me. So back to figuring out my sweet spot...

5'2", ♀️3 days shy of being 10m PO, maintaining 118.7 lbs (I missed my scale when on vacay, and i'm pleasantly surprised that it told me I am a mere 1lb more than I weighed when I left...considering the sheer volume of chocolate chip cookies and alcohol I consumed, this is a total win. Plus I haven't pooped since Friday, lol) Yesterday, Tuesday Aug 20th: This was a travel day so my food intake left much to be desired. Unexpected delays and ensuing hunger caused to me make food choices I would have balked at before. But I long ago gave myself permission to go off plan with no guilt during this trip so its all good (all measurements are estimates). Will return to anal MFP tracking-mode tomorrow ❤️ 7:30am: 1 Americano, 1/2 a mango, 1/3 of a 2-egg omelet with 1 tbsp each of bacon and cheese 12:00pm: about 5-10 salt and vinegar chips 3:00pm: 1/2 bag of almonds 5:00pm: 1/2 a turkey and bacon wrap with mayo + 2 oz cheese + 4 crackers 7:00pm: other 1/2 of turkey and bacon wrap from 5pm meal 11:00pm: 3 bites of the Kid's Hawaiian panzaratto + salad with pumpkin seeds + 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream + 1 strawberry pocky stick (think a really thin breadstick-like cracker dipped in strawberry flavoured chocolate) Totals: ?? cals, ?? Protein, ?? NET carbs, ?? fat Exercise: NONE. It was basically just sitting and walking in airports today.

welcome to the thread @TeeRob!

Sometimes people will comment on stuff, but the only opinions that matter are yours and your doc's (and you can even disagree with your doc if you are so inclined, ha!). I think its great that you are working out, and more importantly LIKING it, lol. Now this is pretty impressive. I have daydreams of being able to do all this stuff regularly eventually....

Figured I'd start another NSV thread as the other one was started in 2017 and had 69 pages! We all need a place to toot our proverbial horns and get our backs patted for it Toot away!

What is your workout routine like?

5'2", ♀️ 9½ m PO, maintaining ?? lbs (no access to scale for the past week so weight will be a surprise tomorrow... ) Yesterday, Sunday Aug 18th: Missed quite a few days but here we go...(all measurements are estimates) 8:30am: Americano 9:30am: 1 cup iceberg lettuce + 1 slice papaya + 1/3 of a 2 egg omelet with 1 tbsp each cheese, ham, onion, jalapeño + Tabasco buffallo sauce (1 tbsp) 12:30pm: 1/2 cup salad + .5 oz roast pork 3:30: .5 oz roast chicken + 4 mini so good chocolate chip cookies + 1/2 pina colada 8:00pm: 1/4 cup fish ceviche + 1 wedge avocado + 1 tbsp beets + 1 bite chocolate custard cake 9:30pm-1:30am: 6 tequilas + 2 mojitos Totals: ?? cals, ?? Protein, ?? NET carbs, ?? fat Exercise: continuous 10K run, baby!! (Approx 1.5 hours)

From dinner the other night: Two OOTDs for the price of one...