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So cliche, but TIME. Give yourself some time to get used to your new status and find a new normal routine and you will eventually find your head in a better place. Trial and error will get you there!

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 115.6 lbs Yesterday, Sun Aug 25: I swear, I felt like I was eating NON-STOP yesterday. Btw, another Spoiler Alert: I didn't even attempt the planned 10K run this morning, I woke up super-unnaturally tired and achy and meh despite the calorie and carb increase yesterday (Yeah the carbs were still on the low-ish side for a regular balanced diet, but not for me) This got me to thinking to another possible reason as to why I've been feeling so unenergetic/tired/un-10K-runnable: Keto Flu! I went from being super carbaholic for over a week and then back to 30-40g daily carbs. Sooooo, modifying my experiment: will keep carbs at a level I know I like (while still upping cals in form of fats) and see if this lethargy passes in a few more days and the 10K comes back to me... Yesterday's Menu: Totals: 1910 cals - 112g protein - 70g NET carbs - 111g fat 9:30am (2 cals) 1 black coffee w/ ½ packet of Stevia 11:40am (560 cals) salad greens + 37g cucumber + low-cal vinaigrette 87g pan fried chicken 2 slices bacon 50g cashews 1:35pm (157 cals) salad greens + balsamic vinaigrette 1½ tsp roasted pine nuts 3 calamari rings 2:45pm (368 cals) 2 chicken wings w/ apple butter BBQ sauce 2 carrot sticks w/ ranch dip ½ pecan butter tart black coffee 6:30pm (284 cals) ½ tsp wasabi + 1½ tsp soy sauce 32g seaweed salad sashimi: 1*salmon + 1*scallop + 1*blue fin + 2*hamachi + 3*sweet shrimp + 4*masago 7:30pm (360 cals) 50g cucumber + 2½ tbsp cream cheese + 1 slice bacon ½ stalk celery + 2 tbsp almond butter 8:00pm (180 cals) 2 shots of Rose Gin Yesterday's Exercise: 15m strength training (arms) 15m strength training (core & butt)

So jazzed for you . Run, @DeeberLee, Run!!

@Sheribear68, you seem to have really got into a groove with your eating/meal planning/exercise! That's AWESOME.

Looks like your wedding was a fun time There must be a good story to the paint.....?? (Now I'm off to dig up my wedding dress and take a pick of me in it...LOL)

OMG. The transformation!

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 114.3 lbs Yesterday, Sat Aug 24: Menu: Totals: 922 cals - 98g protein - 19g NET carbs - 49g fat 10:45am (3 cals) 1 black coffees w/ ½ packet of Stevia ½ black coffees w/ ½ packet of Stevia 1:00pm (451 cals) ** ate about ⅔ of this ** salad greens + 23g carrots + 17g cucumber + low-cal vinaigrette 29g walnuts 118g pan fried chicken 3:30pm ** ate the rest of my 1:30pm meal ** 8:00pm (468 cals) salad greens + 19g carrots + low-cal vinaigrette 87g pan fried chicken + 1 slice bacon 125g full fat cottage cheese 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds 1 slice bacon Exercise: 4k run + 6k walk 15m strength training (arms)

@2Bsmaller18: I'm 10m post op, so a little further out than you, but I am a verrrrrrry slow eater. These days I normally take about an hour to eat a full on meal (which is way faster than the 90 mins it used to take me). Hard to say volume-wise as I eat ALOT of salad greens and I normally use weight vs volume to track. But to get an idea, here's what I fixed for myself to eat for my first meal today (I ate about 2/3 of it in just a little over an hour and will eat the rest in a couple more hours): 29g spinach leaves + 24g romaine lettuce + 23g carrots + 17g cucumber + low-cal vinaigrette 29g walnuts 118g pan fried chicken P.S. I probably eat slowly more out of habit than necessity now though, but I will still get foamies/barfies/pain if I eat too much too fast.

Actually the time when I was 120-127 I was all in panic mode about losing too much weight, so it wasn't a very celebratory time I am in a sooooooo much better place now and the number on the scale is not as all-consuming in my mind as it was before. Even though I'm lower now, I cool with it cuz I think I look awesome and more importantly I FEEL awesome (yeah, I know, I'm so full of myself its disgusting 😎...but I'll take it)

I crossed out my original goal of 120 and replaced with 127 in mine....

Wow, the diff between your profile pic and this pic is awesome. Your weight loss is totally showing. P.S. Love the shoes

Agreed. The black jeans are especially totally working for you. Make your legs look like they go on for days...

I googled it, and came up nada...whats is RBD ??? Are you and Mr. sharing the same brain this AM? That's exactly what he told me when I told him about my unsuccessful run attempt this morning. Plus he said today should have been a rest day (since I made an attempt yesterday)...so gonna upping the carbs/calories Sunday/tomorrow and down a protein drink (and possibly a coffee) pre-run on Monday morning. Ooooh, I love experiments...😎

5'2", ♀️10m PO today!, maintaining 114.0 lbs (aaaahhhhhh...I finally parted ways with the week old poop I've been carting around in my colon! yay MOM! 😁) Yesterday, Fri Aug 23: So my cookie addiction has turned into a coffee addiction! Bought a bag of beans during vacay and just can't stop from reaching for it and fixing multiple cups for myself in the mornings (which btw, I am currently drinking my SECOND cup as we speak this AM...) Yesterday's Menu: Totals: 1603 cals - 117g protein - 35 NET carbs - 100g fat 8:30 to 12:30pm (6 cals) 3 black coffees w/ ½ packet of Stevia each 1:10pm (335 cals) salad greens w/ low-cal vinaigrette 87g pan fried chicken 27g chicharron 2 tbsp white vinegar 3:20pm (306 cals) 125g cottage cheese 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds 20g blueberries 1 tbsp almond butter 5:30pm (123 cals) salad greens w/ low-cal vinaigrette 62g pan fried chicken 6:30pm (347 cals) 50g crispy pork belly 4 fl oz red wine 9:00pm (486 cals) salad greens w/ low-cal vinaigrette + 20g carrots + 20g cucumber ½ fl oz pumpkin seeds 35g whole cashews 25g crispy pork belly 27g beef jerky Yesterday's Exercise: 3k run + 3k walk (so yeah, my 10k run ability seems to be a strictly group thing. Or maybe a vacation thing? Mr said he'd come with me to try again this Sunday, but I couldn't wait and tried again this morning. Spoiler Alert: I got tired at 4k and walked the rest.) 15m strength training (arms) 15m strength training (core/butt)

Ok, so about 15-20 lbs ago, my mon pubis stuck out like how @mousecat88 described above...when I wore fitted pants or dresses, it looked like I was packing something down there. Especially from the side view. Now, however its alot less "sticky-outy", to the point that it doesn't even bug me anymore (my butt is a different story altogether, though). But yeah, if you don't have any more weight to lose, most likely the only way to address is it with a tummy tuck and possible lipo on the mons pubis area....

@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. 😎