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@Sophie7713, looking good, lady!

THOSE. SHOES.

I lost some height too! I started off at 159cm and now I'm 157cm (yeah, the dif is like 0.8 inches, but thats alot for us shorties!!)

much better thanks, can't wait to get home and eat my "breakfast" as I'm actually feeling hungry (probably cuz of the unfortunate stomach emptying last night)

Well, my stay on the throne lasted about 40 minutes, so it wasn't what I'd call "immediate", lol. But once what seemed like my insides were COMPLETELY empty, I def felt better.

What a diff fitted clothes make ♥️. You look soooo svelte in this outfit. (And I love the eyelet top)

OOTD for Running errands today...(grocery shopping, getting the car serviced, dropping off bags of clothes at thrift store, returning an ill-fitting skirt, and on the hunt for a pair of beige-slingback-high-wedge-espadrille-vacation-shoes 🛍️)

VSG: October 24, 2018, in maintenance. July 1st Weight: 118.5 lbs July 31st Weight 115.1 lbs July Goals Results: Keep weight stable-ish and maintain a BMI of no less than 22 I dropped down to a BMI of 21.2, but I think I'm ok with this. This is still in the healthy range for my height, so am not going to sweat it that much. Plus I'm counting on the weight to bounce back up a few pounds eventually. Complete every single one of the arm challenges. I can say I did all the challenges this month...I missed a couple days here and there, but I made up the missed sets on the following days. Firm up my butt, lol. Not sure how to measure success on this one, but will do a bunch of squats, leg lifts and bridges anyway. Every. Day. ❌ I CAN NOT say I did this every day, lol. First I totally forgot I even said I would do it, and then I just said eff it. Take pretty pictures. I tried, thats what counts, right?!?! July Arms Before and After: At first I thought I didn't see a difference the arm exercises made, but now that I put the pics side by side, I do see a tiny bit of difference, after all... (and of course my excess arm skin is still in all its abundant glory...)

Yesterday's Menu - July 31st 5'2" ♀️ 9m post-op 115.1 lbs (maintaining) It's after midnight, so I figure I can write this up now. Spoiler alert: the day ended with a big downer... 10:10 am: 2 cups black coffee (10 cals) 2:30 pm: *only ate 2/3 of this* salad + 2 oz grilled chicken + .75 oz duck breast + 1 oz feta cheese + 1oz carrots (227 cals) 4:40 pm: *ate the remaining 1/3 of my 2:30 meal* 6:30 pm: 1/4 cup low cal ice cream + 1/4 cup brownie w/ frosting (330 cals) 7:30 pm: *drinks and apps at a bar* 1oz beef jerky + buffalo cauliflower + blue cheese dip + 1/2 a vodka caesar (550 cals) Totals: 1117 cals, 53g Protein, 66g NET carbs, 79g fat 10:45 pm: suspicious tummy rumbling begins... TMI ALERT!! So the ride home from the bar was pretty stressful as 2 minutes after I got in the car, I suddenly needed to get to a washroom BADLY..something apparently didn't agree with me and I had some explosive poop as a result. Luckily I made it home before the explosion happened in my pants. I suspect the dumping was due to the blue cheese dip, but it could very well had been the cauliflower, it was especially greasy and I ate quite a bit of it. Or...it could have been the brownie I ate beforehand. The onset of this, however, was much later than my previous dumping experiences as those started within 10-20 minutes of eating the offending food...so yeah, i feel pretty crappy right now

yep, it hurts to cough. wait until you sneeze. (so long as the pain goes away eventually, you are ok)

O.M.G.

Ok, now you can't drop this fact and leave it at that!!! If you give us a hint, can we take guesses??

Day 31 Arm challenges: Woot woot! ALL. DONE. Cool Summer Song: Now we're gonna go waaaaaay back:

10 minutes! Wow, that's pretty impressive...and you don't get any chest pain?

Yesterday's Menu - July 30th (I had a relatively grazy day too yesterday...but ended up with a low calorie day despite my calorie push at the end because I got distracted and started eating way too late in the day) 5'2" ♀️ 9m post-op 115.1 lbs (maintaining) Gonna do something a little different, I'll put in the times I eat instead of meal number...sometimes I don't consider times I eat as meals... 9:45 am: cup of chicken broth + cup tea (10 cals) 2:00 pm: salad w/ 2oz grilled chicken + 1 oz duck breast + 1oz cheese + (170 cals) 3:45 pm: 1oz chicharrron + vinegar/sesame dipping sauce (86 cals) 5:30 pm: salad w/ 2oz grilled chicken + 1/2 oz cheese + 2oz peaches + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds (229 cals) 7:30 pm: 1 tbsp chocolate ice cream + 1/2 of a 2-bite brownie + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 33g beef jerky (211 cals) Totals: 704 cals, 83g Protein, 23g NET carbs, 44g fat

My OOTD from yesterday (forgot to post it)...was on my way to meet up with some pals for coffee.

Duuuude. 1st, that dress is very flattering on you (and its not stripes nor polka dots, either!). 2nd, your arms! Someone has got some results from the July challenge!! I wan't those!

Pretty!

Well that was an interesting calculator, thanks for the link. Here's me, based on 5'2" and this morning's weight of 115.1 lbs... (Its been said directly and indirectly to me that my weight is too low. This used to give me pause but these days I am ok with my weight and how I look. There are times I think I am getting too small, but I know - or am counting on - the fact that I will bounce back up a few pounds eventually. My weight loss has slowed down quite a bit since that first worrisome month in maintenance. I figure the weight loss will come to an ultimate stop soon as I get better and better at eating "regular" food.) BMI = 21 Health aspects = you are "normalweight". SBMI = 32/70 Weight stability = Your weight level is best if it remains stable. Weight management? = This is no issue for you, luckily. Nutrition = Your current low-carb diet Your weight is below average: Do you really need this diet?

I'm a dressing person too The more vinegretty, the better. Here is my go-to vinegrette recipe that I make in batches of and keep in fridge. It is based on the recipe from this link (https://www.thespruceeats.com/low-calorie-asian-salad-dressing-2238967) , but with my own substitutions to make it lower-cal: Serving: 1 tablespoon (7 cals, 1 NET carb) 1/2 cup vegetable broth 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons bragg's liquid soy seasoning 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon stevia 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon ginger (ground) 1 lime (juice) (sometimes I'll add come chopped up jalapeño for some kick, or up the vinegar content a bit)

If it's any consolation, it seems to get better as time goes by. Either everyone gets used to it (and stops making comments) or you do (and the comments are only a minor, minor annoyance or even better, don't even bother you at all). The number of comments I get to my face (and behind my back through comments made to Mr. or the Kid) have greatly reduced. I still get the odd one here or there, but for the most part, the shock of my weight loss has basically worn off.

It was more a necessitiy than choice ☹️

@Sheribear68 if it feels tight, it doesn’t look it at all. Looks great on you.

You are doing approx 4-4.5 hours of dedicated exercise a week. I don't think that is an amount to be worried about overdoing. That is what everyone should be doing minimally, really. There are folks on here that do way more than that. Maybe those that are on your back don't get off the couch much themselves, and just see what you are doing as too much comparatively. It's all relative. So long as your head is in the "right" place, and your exercise routine(s) aren't negatively interfering with other aspects of your life, then go for it, lady.

Wow, considering you were feeling hungry all day, props to being able to keep cals at 635.... 🏆