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Nice dress...are you going out somewhere special or do you look this fabulous all the time?

This is what I put on to go to the grocery store earlier today. It's actually a swimsuit coverup...but its the only tank-like summer dress I own that fits me at the moment (...and the "arm up" pose is to camouflage my batwing 😉... I should walk around with my arms up all day 😂 )

First meal of the day: "Egg taco" shell a la @FluffyChix, grilled chicken, spinach, carrots, cucumber, shredded cheddar cheese & Peri Peri Sauce (the entire thing is 167 calories, 20g protein, 1.8 net carbs, 8g fat) Ok, so this was delicious. A little too delicious that I took about 4 bites that were too big and too close together (i.e., one after the other with no break in between), and now I am too full. So the leftovers are going into the fridge for now and I'll take another crack at it (slowly!) in a few hours....looking forward to it...#yum.

@GreenTealael : don't see any swelling or puffiness from this picture, except maybe from your envy-inducing rack. (seriously, wth, how did you manage to keep the boobs?!?!?)

@KT1981 (fellow October sleever!), congrats on reaching your 9 months and your weight loss! Think about it, you basically lost the equivalent of an entire 5'9" supermodel, LOL. Based on your weight loss rate and reported eating habits changes, I have no doubt that you can reach your ultimate goal of 135 in 9 more months. No doubt at all. Just keep doing what you are doing ♥️. In 9 more months it will be April 2020, and I expect to be completely healed from my plastics (scheduled at the end of this year), and be in the throughs of training for my first ever triathlon (crazy, right!?!?!) that I want to swim/bike/run with Mr & the Kid next summer. Oh, and be totally shopping for more clothes.

SAME!!!

We are almost surgery stat twins. Same height, starting weight (I was at 235 lbs) and same surgery date! EDIT: oops, I see now that you were sleeved in 2017 (I was 2018)...but the same still applies... If it eases your concern at all, I'm not sure that dropping your current calories to lose will automatically mean you will have to live permanently at a lower maintenance calorie level later on. I was basically at 500-600 calories for the first 6-7 months post op (I was even below 300 the first 1-2 months). I'm almost 9 months post-op now and in maintenance, and MFP tells me I've been averaging about 1500* a day and my moving weight average is actually still going down (albeit at fractions of pounds), so I actually still need to up that amount. *NOTE: this 1500 is an average, I don't actually eat this much every day. I seem to tend to split my days between low cal days and high cal days. So I'll have days where I eat what I call "normally", (800-1000 and low carbs), and then there would be days where I would eat much higher calorie/higher carb foods (like when I go out to eat or go to parties/get-togethers/etc, or if I have a relatively higher snack day, lol)

Wow! Looks like you are one of the lucky ones whose skin is snapping back nicely! Good job! *hugs to your mom ♥️

Well...we took this pic with me attempting to hold up the plate to my chest. Based on this, I'd say: very small egg breasts. Though the teeny egg boobs are still way more perky than my own. 😂

gonna make me one of these tomorrow!

Had brunch with friends this morning and guess what was on menu? Boobs! 😂 Ate all the greens and one of the boobs (a.k.a Smoked Salmon Benedict sans the english muffin topped with caper nipples)

whoa. this pic of your side profile is GORGEOUS ♥️

B-side: I used to get told I look like Leah Remini (from King of Queens...never watched it though), when we each were both younger (which is really weird because I'm asian, lol).

It's the hot girl Matthew Modine was after in VisionQuest! You (and Linda) are purrrrty

@sillykitty great thread! ♥️

Guest B-side question (stole this from another thread) : Which celebrity/famous person do you think (or others think) you look like?

Day 17: Easy and Hard arm challenges done. Current Read: I am sad to say I am not reading anything right now. Sad because I love reading. But sometimes it is necessary to stay away from the books because I tend to never put them down once I start reading..to the point where I won't sleep and just read all night and day to finish it. Ya, I have issues, lol. However, I am going on a girls' vacay in a few weeks and am looking for a few good novels/ebooks to take with me so I can binge read on the beach 😎 ...Any suggestions welcome...

You’ll know when you are ready. I had an initial (also arbitrary) goal of 120. When I reached 127, I decided that was enough. My body, however, seemed to want to stick to that initial goal...these days I bounce around between 118-120 (though this AM I dipped to 117-ish, but I’m chalking that up to a very satisfying poop, lol) ❤️

Looks like Alica Vikander...? Love her. And I'd love to own wear that trench too

For me, I guess I am still doing alot of the aspects of the weight loss phase (tracking macros, portion control, healthier/mindful eating, water/protein goals, meal prep/cooking, exercise/activity quotas), but just not for the goal of losing weight anymore. So all that still is a large part of my everyday life. I would think it is a good thing to continue with the habits formed during weight loss phase, just loosen the reigns a little. Though I know this is easy to say. I had a bit of a minor crisis when I first got into maintenance mode. I think it was based mostly on fear of regain/failure. It's so cliche, but true: time makes everything better. It's been almost 2 months now since I decided to stop losing weight, and during that time, I've learned to trust myself more and relax. I'm still pretty vigilant though, but the stress/anxiety first associated with it is almost non-existent (almost).

Loving it. I am not all sweaty and flustered in the heat like I have been for many a summer; I have cute summer-appropriate clothes and shoes to wear, and look forward to stepping out wearing them; gone to an unusual amount of bbqs, lunches/brunches/dinners out/get-togethers and have managed to navigate the food aspect of it all well enough in maintenance mode; spending more time with Mr & the Kid doing active stuff I used to always sit out before (running! swimming! rock climbing! riding! hiking!); In short, I've been in a relatively sustained GOOD MOOD. Yay, me. LOL.

Everything go ok? How are you feeling?

OMG. The. Best.

Days 11-16 (serious catch-up time...) Arm Challenges: So it took me a few hours tonite (that's including rest breaks in between), but I completed Days 11-16 of the the easy "Sleek Arm" challenge AND 7 sets (!!) of the harder "Toned Arms" challenge. I anticipate that my arms are gonna be seriously hurting tomorrow (they kinda hurt already now ). This is my consequence for missing 7 days of this. ARG! Photo (video) Challenge, Days 11-13: A video of a "campfire" that the Kid and her cousins gathered around to make s'mores over the weekend in my brother's backyard. One of the cousin's middle name is "Grace", and there were probably flowers somewhere in that yard...hahaha Photo Challenge Days 14-15: Hung out poolside at the BFF's house earlier today for a "Lovely LIfe", and "Summer" pic. Photo Challenge Days 16: The swimsuit I wore at said pool. I've worn it twice now since getting it, and I have to say I feel frickin' AWESOME when I wear it. As an aside, I can't say enough how pleased I am with losing the weight...health and life longevity an obvious benefit, the confidence and good-feels just cannot be ignored ♥️ 480.mov

GET WELL SOON!!! ♥️