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You are smoking HOT in your suit. And like @GreenTealael said, FIRM! (Which, in my opinion, for a WLS patient, is the ultimate compliment) WOWZA. 😍

I blame @NYJenn...she started the Errands fashion show here 😘... Sadly, no...the search continues.

looks like you only ate the guacamole!

I got distracted, but I finally got to writing something...WARNING: it's pretty long..

Sooooo...I was reminded that its been a little over two months now since I started the maintenance phase and figured I'd post an update and share some lessons I've learned so far. First a quick background refresher: I had initially set a goal weight of 120 lbs (I'm 5'2"). When I got to 127 two months ago, I decided I didn't need to go any further, partly because I felt I was getting too small, and partly because of the comments of others saying I was too small. I went from 600 cals to 1000 cals, which my body seemed to reject, so I went back down to 800, then 900, then 1000 by the end of month one. The increases in calories were more due to choosing higher calorie foods (nuts, seeds, nut butters, avocados, cheese, butter, cream, sauces, fattier proteins). Increasing volume did not help as much as I get/got full pretty easily. Then I lost 9+ lbs that first month anyway. This scared me a tiny bit (ok, maybe more than a tiny bit). Now an update: I am now a week past 2 months in maintenance, and up until last week MFP tells me I was averaging 1500 cals a day over 7 days. I was pretty pleased last week as I managed to keep the weight loss to only 2.8 lbs for the entire month. However. This past week MFP tells me I have been averaging 1000 again, and I dropped 2 extra lbs. This morning I weighed in at 114.6 lbs, with a BMI of 21. I'm not really surprised given my calorie intake and the fact that my exercise routine has increased...not so much in duration, but in intensity (i.e., instead of walking, I'm now running). I drink at least 2.5 litres of water a day, aim for 60g protein, take all my vitamins, do 1 hour of some sort of dedicated exercise every day, and, thanks to @GreenTealael's July challenge, continue to do the arm exercises daily that actually made a visible difference to my arms! Mentally, I am in a much better place. I can feel that I am not as anxious anymore about "runaway" weight loss, nor do I feel that strong fear of regain. I personally attribute this to: (1) Accepting that I actually have some control over my weight/body: If I eat too little, I lose weight, If I don't I wont. The fear/anxiety I had surrounding losing too much or gaining it all back was based on a line of thinking that I had no control over it all. But I do! I trust that if I put in the honest effort, I will succeed in navigating through this and beyond. (2) Having a "cushion" between my current weight and my max acceptable weight. Knowing that I am about 13-ish lbs below my personal max allows me to eat a little more freely, and basically relax, you know? So I think the extra weight loss past goal was actually a good thing. (3) Now this may sound pretty stupid and vain to some, but honestly, wearing clothes that look good on me and making myself presentable every morning does wonders to one's confidence. And confidence makes everything so much easier...and ACHIEVABLE. I mean I feel like a million bucks most days...and all because I'm wearing super cute shoes. So shout-out to @sillykitty who started that OOTD thread that seems to be cultivating EVERYONE's confidence. Soooooo...with all that said, a few other things I have learned this past month: a) I am a daily weigher. Unlike the weight loss phase, when my weight fluctuated form 0-1 lbs day to day, now my weight will fluctuate between 0-3 lbs day to day. I've learned to get used to this for the sake of my sanity. I also think that daily weighing (for those that can handle it of course), is the best way to stay on track. b) Instead of trying to hit my caloric goal consistently every day, I try instead to get my weekly average around said caloric goal. So in essence, I have regular days when I eat "normally" and then will have a day or two in the week when I get to indulge. Right now my goal is 1500, but I know I need to go higher as I still lose weight at this level, taking my exercise habits into consideration (working on it). c) Getting all my calories in is WORK. I felt, and still feel, like I am eating non-stop between noon and 7pm. It does not help that I eat so effing slow. I know this will not last forever, and that eventually my stomach will allow more volume, but still. Sometimes I just want to eat a giant slice of cake or something to just get it over with, but then I remember the dumping. Boo. d) I am still slightly carb-phobic. While there have been days when I'd reach up to 100g of net carbs, I'm usually around 30g most days. I'm okay with this. e) I really do enjoy logging my food! It speaks to the anal side of me, lol. It helped to keep me on track during weight loss phase, and maybe even more so in maintenance phase. During weight loss, you basically have to just get under a certain level, it didn't matter how under, so long as it was under. In maintenance, more aim/precision is required...not too under, and not too over...MFP helps me tremendously in that. OK, I feel like I've just written a small novel. Sorry this was so long!

The black and white one is S.E.X.Y....but the mini highlights your money-makers in all their glory...can't go wrong with either ♥️

I was in the same position as you a couple months ago (and I'm 5'2" too!). ...was going to post a more in depth reply here, but @Healthy_life2 just reminded me with her post above that I am overdue in posting in The Maintenance Thread she quoted. Will work on that now and link it up from here to avoid double posting...

as in London, Ontario? Are you out of the GTA? (I had a choice of Humber or Toronto Western...chose Humber: better parking options)

Busted. The Kid walked in on me taking this picture of myself this morning. Teased that I take more selfies than a 13-yr old. She may be right... OOTD: a continuation of the see-through shirt theme...but this time it's sorta appropriate because thats a bikini top I'm wearing underneath and I'm hanging poolside with the BFF.

Too lazy to get a bowl (and wash it after), so just dumped the fixin's in the yogurt container and ate out of it First meal of the day: 3/4 cup icelandic yogurt + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1 fl oz red skin peanuts + 20 blueberries The entire thing is 322 calories. Ate about 2/3 of it, will likely eat the rest in a couple hours...

1. Japanese: Every type of sashimi! (sans the rice and with tonnes of wasabi of course) 2. Steak: Steak!

Maybe flash the crush with those spectacular legs of yours....

You can choose the type of protein, either marinated or un-marinated. They also supply sauces on the side, which you can add before cooking or after. Like i said, WIN-WIN-WIN, lol

Haha, it was part hungry heifer (because of my empty insides from the dumping the day before) and part a concentrated effort to get calories in. MFP says I only averaged 1000/day calories last week, which is a relatively big drop from my 1500 average the couple weeks before (though I still didn't get in as much as I wanted yesterday...will try again today).

Korean BBQ is in my top 3 of eating-out-cusines: all protein, all the time! lol. Plus, I can take over the BBQ-ing duties since I don't eat much, plus it makes the fact that I don't eat much less obvious, plus I can actually eat warm/hot food for the entire meal! Win-win-win. 😎 Kimchi: YUM.

Hi! I see you are from Ontario...so I printed out the fact sheet from the OBN website, handed it to my Dr., and said “I want this”. ...and he said Yes. So long as you have a BMI of at least 40 (or 35 with at least 2 co-morbidites), you’re all good ❤️

Yesterday's Menu - August 1st: 5'2" ♀️ 9m post-op, maintaining Note: times listed are when I FINISHED eating... 11:30 am: chicken broth -- 8 cals 1:00 pm: salad + .75 oz duck breast + 2.5 oz grilled chicken + .5 cup mango salad -- 226 cals 2:20 pm: 1/2 cup greek yogurt + 1oz blueberries + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1 tbsp almond butter + .5 scoop chocolate protein powder -- 320 cals 5:30 pm: 2.8oz cucumber + 1 tsp wasabi dipping sauce -- 22 cals 6:00 pm: 2 cups black coffee -- 10 cals 9:30 pm: salad + 3oz grilled asparagus + 3 oz grilled salmon -- 231 cals 10:00 pm: 1 pumpkin crisp -- 90 cals 10:30 pm: 1 cup black coffee -- 5 cals Totals: 913 cals, 81g Protein, 41g NET carbs, 65g fat DInner was a marathon. My dinner-companions already finished their meals & desserts and were on their second cups of coffee while I was still working on my salmon. Fortunately they are all used to my snail-paced eating so it was all good.

Bha-hahahahahhaha 😂

Ya, I feel you. Dumping episodes ruins days. 😕

I didn't start eating nut butters until after I was done losing weight because of all the calories. I do eat it regularly now though, for the very reason I avoided it before.

^^^ THIS.

If you don't mind me asking, how long ago did you get it done and what did you get done? (I'm booked for an arm lift in December and my ears prick up whenever I hear/read about someone with plastics experiences....)

Yes. Get the same one in a SMALLER size and show off your shape...

This top is super flattering on you shows off your waist...also, your side profile is nicely showing off your flat tum ♥️