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You look sexy AND adorable at the same time. How is this possible?! Congrats! Bask in your well-deserved sexy-adorable-awesomeness ♥️

OOTD is a white bikini. A little reluctant to post a pic of me in it, so I give you my view while wearing it instead (it's almost as spectacular, natch 🤣)

man, your legs are looooong! 😍

This was my first real cooked food after surgery. I still have fond memories of it...

Methinks this is an excellent idea. Clarity is always a good thing.

5'2", ♀️ 9½ m PO, maintaining 117.7 lbs (this morning...an example of one of those days where my weight fluctuated by a margin of 3+ lbs; granted I didn't sleep last night as I was totally last minute packing for our trip so that probably explains things) Today, Tues Aug 13th: Today was a travel day for vacay so my eating was sporadic at best, and my tracking non-existant. This is probably the first day since my pre-op diet that MFP has zero entries for an entire day. Will add it all in tomorrow. Anyhoo, from memory: Menu: (6am-ish) At the airport: 2 black coffees (9am-2pm) On the plane: ½ a bag of chicharron + 1 plastic cup of Clamato juice (3pm-ish) On the shuttle to hotel: ¼ a bag of almonds + handful of salt and vinegar chips (4pm-7pm) At hotel, getting acclimated, and chillaxing: remaining ½ bag of chicharron + a bite of a hamburger patty w/ mustard + ½ a tuna steak fillet + 2 fried chicken drumsticks + 1 cup black coffee + 3 mojitos (8pm-10pm) Buffet Dinner: salad + 1.5 avocados + 3 oz blue cheese + ¾ of a stewed chicken leg + 1 bite of bad tasting fish + 1 bite of bad tasting pork chop + 1 bite of bad tasting garlic beef + 2 mojitos (10pm-12am) Just hanging around: 3 mojitos + 2 americanos + 4 chocolate chip cookies + another ¼ bag of those almonds Totals: ?? cals, ?? Protein, ?? NET carbs, ?? fat Exercise: Absolutely none...unless you count the short sprint I did to the washroom to spit up the foamies I got from eating those effing chocolate chip cookies.

Whoa...went offline in transit and this thread got real busy! @FluffyChix I really hope you'll reconsider posting your menus, as I for one think any information is good information (plus the level of detail you always include in your posts speaks to my soul, lol...I have a feeling you too are a kindred spreadsheet addict, no?...but I digress...) We are all adults on here and those who choose to read whats been thoughtfully shared on these boards have the common sense to take what information helps them and put aside the stuff that doesn't. I assume (as we all should, in my opinion) that the members on here are not babies that need to be coddled, but genuine people who are looking for support/help/camaraderie/information/TRUTH. I always thought the intention of this particular thread was to share menus from as varied amount of people as possible, to show the diversity, right? From one extreme to the other and everything in between. The success of it, I think, would rely on the participation of many. Yes, there are outliers on here, but they aren't the only ones. There are people out there who are like you, like kitty, like me, etc and from my own experience, it is very comforting to know they are there. The other day, I read a post in another thread from a poster who basically nailed down what I was feeling at a time I started feeling the doubt creep in again. It was amazingly comforting to read. No joke. Like tears to my eyes comforting. Some would say she is an outlier. I'm glad she posted. So post your menus (and everything else that comes from that obviously jam packed brain of yours)! I really do think there are peeps out there who can relate, and for those that can't, it is still a fascinating read. Kinda like watching reality TV (which btw, I am closet addict of...) ♥️ with that said, I'll write up what I ate today shortly...

Yeah, I'll admit, KBBQ day was a miscalculation. I honestly thought I'd eat more (I seem to often over-estimate my ability to mow down). I don't mind the fat (i.e., oil) in regular dressings, but I think there's too much added sugar in them for my liking (which is why I make my own ) And yeah those shirataki noodles do have an odd aroma, don't they? (Kid says they smell like a scratch n sniff fish sticker...whatever that means) They satisfy my noodle wants, though, and still keeps me low-carb, so it's an aroma I can live with 😎 Btw, looking at the pic of your hush puppies reminded me that what I order/eat at restaurants has drastically changed, I will order lower carb, lower sugar items (which naturally end up being lower cal)...not just because I'm watching these macros, but because I actually prefer it now (I LOOOOOOOVE me some salad). But I'm not against drinking my dinner sometimes, so there is always that, lol. Oh, and bags of chicharron.

Daaaaammmmmmmnnnnnnn girl. You are GORGEOUS.

Right back at cha lady. Hmmmm...I do still count my calories meticulously, but a higher calorie day doesn't get a response/reaction from me as a higher carb day would (except that one time I realized I had like an 800+ calorie snack and shocked myself. have since repeated this though, so I guess I just needed to get used to the idea..)...so no, I don't think I have a phobia of calories, lol. In all, I consider myself still in transition, still working on getting to that level of a "forever" diet....and am feeling pretty good with my efforts so far

It is of course, your prerogative to post or not to post ♥️. Though I personally would love to know what you are eating to get to 2300 cals a day! I've seen some of your before and after meal photos and it blows my mind how you can get that many cals in given your restriction...it seems similar or even more than mine and I'd love some tips... ...and no still don't hate you, and I would think others wouldn't either, I mean we are on a WLS board after all ♥️

OOTD for one last meeting with client before vacay... The top and pants are both a little too big for my liking (but I haven't fully replaced my work wardrobe yet and need to keep some of my older stuff in the rotation)

You look supermodel tall and trim 😍

They are definitely not tight anymore.

Hope you got the job 🤞🏼

Looking goooooood! Btw, belt is like for person twice your size....

5'2", ♀️ 9½ m PO, maintaining 113.8 lbs (this morning) Yesterday, Sun Aug 11th: Ate all my meals out yesterday, so all measurements are estimates. Totally over-stuffed myself at brunch (had to endure some chest pain for about an hour); grazed on junk all afternoon, and basically drank my dinner. Was a fun day though, despite my oh-so-not-nutritious-food-intake, and the minor hangover-ish feelings I have this morning. Menu: 8:00 am: chicken broth -- 8 cals 12:30 pm: ¼ cup spinach + ⅛ tbsp balsamic vinaigrette + ⅔ meatball + ⅛ grilled yellow pepper + 1 slice bacon + 2 oz grilled chicken (dark meat) + 4 oz grilled sirloin + ⅛ slice grilled pineapple -- 353 cals 2:00-5:00 pm: 1 oatmeal chocolate chip cookie + 100g chicharron + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar -- 685 cals 5:00-11:00 pm: 1 vodka caesar + 1½ glasses red wine + 2 gin & sodas -- 349 cals Totals: 1395 cals, 108g Protein, 47g NET carbs, 55g fat Exercise: 6km of alternating 1km run then 1 km walk (1 hr) Strength Training: Arms (15 mins) Strength Training: Butt & Core (15 mins) Multiple running cannonballs into the pool (all afternoon long...lol)

O.M.G i loooove your swimsuit!! Where did u get it? (And you look awesome!)

Ok, i’ll keep it in (i do it already anyway)...was just thinking it was too much info and didn’t want to scare people off with my “anal-ity” lol.

Heading out to the BFF's Mr's bday brunch, its an AYCE (Brazilian) steakhouse so we are all preparing to get into meat comas then hang out by their pool for the rest of the afternoon:

5'2", ♀️ 9½ m PO, maintaining 114.4 lbs today Yesterday, Sat Aug 10th: Wasn't feeling too great when I got up, spent the entire morning and the first part of the afternoon veg-ing the couch on my laptop and watching tv. Decided to drag myself off the couch to go for a run/walk after the sad attempt at eating my first meal, and felt sooooooo much better afterwards. Endorphins are my friend! Going to leave out most of the amounts of specific food items going forward...makes it easier to read: Menu: 2:30 pm: ** ate ¼ of this ** salad w/ vinaigrette + prosciutto + 2 eggs fried in butter + walnuts -- 425 cals 4:00 pm: black coffee -- 4 cals 4:30 pm: 4% cottage cheese + blueberries + pumpkin seeds + 75g avocado -- 302 cals 6:30 pm: ** ate the rest of the 2:30pm meal ** 8:00 pm: ½ cup garlic roasted peanuts + 3oz chicharron -- 440 cals 8:30 pm: protein shake + decaf coffee crystals + Benefibre -- 120 cals Totals: 1291 cals, 106g Protein, 21g NET carbs, 84g fat Exercise: 6km of alternating 1km run then 1 km walk (1 hr)

Oooh, so excited for you! Can't wait to see more results pics ...and you look pretty fresh for someone who just spent 5 days in a hospital ♥️ I'm scheduled for an arm lift in December (will be 14 months post op by then).

Awesome swim top choice: your skinny waist and boobs are all ka-pow!

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Yay! Even if you just post PROTEIN SHAKES x 3, that would be something, lol Also, eating in the first month is def new and challenging...just do the best you can for now (and check in with your team ♥️) I barely ate anything my first month as well.