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digging through the freezer for something to eat and found some chicken pot pies i made a while back and froze for future use. 2 mins in the microwave to defrost, then 10 mins in the toaster oven to crisp up the crust. still as good as the first time, lol. ate 1/2 for approx 322 calories.

That’s the one thing that blew me away when I lived in AU for a bit: the prices of grocery items were crazy! I remember going to a store and being floored at the $14 AU ($9 USD) price tag for 6 oz of blueberries !! ….when they cost $2.50 CAD ($1.80 USD) back home. Granted, that was 10+ years ago, but still. I thought we would go broke…or starve!! AU prices are actually the reason why I quit smoking back then. Cigarettes where almost 4 times the price of what I paid in Toronto….hmmm maybe I should go back so I can quit again! Lol P.S. The cost of a dozen eggs up here is about $5-6 CAD , ($3-4 USD) when not on sale right now…up about $1-2 CAD since pre-pandemic.

Tomato, Basil, Pesto, & Fresh Mozzarella Sandwiches! 460 for the entire sandwich, I ate 1/2 of one. So yum.

lol i JUST posted my own egg and tortilla concoction!!!

a few "meals" the past few days. - egg and cheese quesadilla with some buffalo wing chips - chicken fingers made out of leftover fried chicken drumsticks (removed meat from bone, battered and deep fried) with some ketchup - store bought sour dough baguette slices more leftover chicken (skin removed) tossed in mayo and seasonings and topped with raw asparagus. **calorie count in this pic depicts what i actually ATE vs the initial portion. - prosciutto slices and extra old cheddar cheese.

@GreenTealael, @Arabesque omg those loom good. i've put them on my list of things to try and make (my list is loooooooong!) @Starwarsandcupcakes: Eggs. Yuuuuum!

i used straws...just like @Arabesque, i found it easier to take sips in the early months. i still use straws whenever they are provided, though when im given one of those paper straws, i chuck em (or give them back). i hate those things...they turn to mush in in like 5 mins.

lol, i have them stored in freezer, fridge & counter all at same time, and move them about as needed. we go through butter like water (esp when im in a baking spree). i buy them in bulk at costco!

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speaking of butter... BP Pals: Question of the Day: Butter: Fridge or Counter/Pantry??

my past couple fridges have had multiple drawers/enclosed compartments in them, so we basically have a drawer for everything lol. But yes, in my last two-drawer fridge, it was for produce...cuz they had humidity controls @Arabesque: i used to keep my refrigerated meds in my butter compartment too! It shared the space with Mr.'s cologne. now its just his cologne in there, lol

i generally eat my avocados commando as i usually eat them with other more heavily seasoned food items. but if/when i do add stuff to it, yes, its usually salt, pepper, cayenne and a slash of lemon juice. 😉 however this heat wave we are having up here has ripened my remaining stash of avo much sooner than expected, so i made some avocado "ice cream" with them before they got over-ripe. avocados, full-fat coconut milk, sweetner and vanilla extract. haven't had any yet but am pretty excited to try 'em out!

❤️ Love it all!

I’ve got kids (teenagers and adults now, but still)…my relationship with them became EXPONENTIALLY better after I lost the weight: I am happier, less cranky, can participate in all their interests, less tired, more patient. Plus I’ll likely live longer now to spend more time with them. but I do get the fear of surgery. When I woke up in the recovery room after surgery, the first thought in my head was: “YEEEESSSS! I’m alive!!!!” It took me 3 tries to finally get sleeved…I backed out of two scheduled surgery dates cuz I was apprehensive. Third time was the charm. Looking back, I wish I just went through with it the first time. you are ready when you’re ready. Only you will know when. Good Luck! ❤️

As you found out, the programs endorsed by different surgeons vary greatly. The programs are guidelines, they will not work for everyone. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all M.O. Def speak to your nutritionist, though in the end, whatever he/she advises you to do may still not work for YOU. Best course of action is trial and error on your part (keeping in mind any advice your NUT gives you). Now is the time to get to know your body and it's responses to different stimuli. Then go from there. Further, what works for you today may not work for you tomorrow. Its an ongoing learning process. Good Luck! ❤️ Oh, and yeah, i hit "overload" many times during weight loss phase. Honestly, i still do sometimes, and i'm 4.5+ years out.

good suggestion. I can't modify my original post to request this info, so i'll look up each person's profile and input what it says the type of surgery they had. Not everyone fills this in, so we'll do with what info we have. Also, for those with revisions, only their latest surgery will be noted as it will start to get hairy if i have to cross-reference exactly WHEN they had thier revision...

i've had fillers: cheeks: 3-4 times (love it!) naso-labial: 2 times (second time i looked too puffy so didn't want to do that again) chin, under-eye: once each, didn't like the look. last time i did fillers (cheeks) was last october, and it's still very pleasing to me. i also do botox regularly, every 3-4 months, on my forehead & between my eyebrows. ...and i have botox on my masseter (jaw) muscles every 9-12 months. ...oh, and i tried botox on my neck once, but didn't see any significant improvement so didn't do it again. ----- Also tried 3 rounds of micro-needling on my neck, but again, deemed it not worth it so stopped. ---- If i wasn't such a historically BAD scar-er, i'd get a facelift today, but alas, I am. 😞

i was given the full go ahead for anything and everything (except alcohol) at 1 month post op. i didn't have any salads nor veggies at 1m post despite the all-clear cuz of food aversion issues...but that's another story. i think, if i remember correctly, i probably had my first go at raw veggies around 3 months (?) post-op and had zero issues.

Thanks! And no, i'll include whatever info i can get, so yeah add more info as you get it and i'll update as we go along. Ideally, i'd like to get a sample size of at least 100 subjects, so it may take a while. But so far we've already got 20 in three days, so keep em coming people! Thanks everyone (for participating AND giving me something to do with my time! 😂)

i had swelling up until maybe 6-7 (maybe 8??) months post plastics. i don't think anybody noticed but me though i don't remember if Chivers told me how long to wear the binder! (seems like ages ago). But i did wear it (or a faja) basically 24/7 for well over 6 months, only because i really liked wearing it, lol! i still wore it pretty regularly almost every day for several hours a day for another 6-12 months after that. it was weird, i felt like i was "spilling out" if i didn't have anything tight over my surgery sites 🤷🏻‍♀️ ...not that i actually was, it just felt that way and i didn't like the sensation. hence the long-term wearing. sometimes i still strap it on in the morning if i wake up with an achy back from sleeping wrong. PRO tip: before i got my faja, i wore TWO binders cuz wearing only one was difficult to pull tight enough evenly over both my waist and my hips....so i cinched one over my hips/lower abdomen, which resulted in a not-as-snug fit at my waist, and then a second one over the first to target just the waist. bonus is that wearing 2 stops them from riding up. also doubles as a weight belt when working out. also makes your waist look tiny when wearing it! 😂 How are u doing, BTW? are u pleased with ur results so far????

yes, age at time of surgery! and yes, want to know how much weight lost (if any) in the 6 months prior to surgery Thanks!

about a month or so ago a made a humungous batch of (tomato-based) meat sauce from a giant lump of ground beef i got on sale from Costco. I made spaghetti that day and froze multiple ziplocs of the sauce for another day. i also assembled a couple lasagnas and froze immediately. fast forward 2-ish months and i baked one of those lasagnas for 2 hours from frozen, and voilà! Dinner for the fam. I think i left it a little too long without the aluminum foil to brown the top layer of cheese, hence the over-done top corner...oopsies! anyway, served myself about a 1.5 cup volume portion and ate half. i make awesome lasagna, btw 😂 first pic: lasagna right out of oven, second pic, my dinner: 465 cals for the bowl (are 1/2-ish, as said above. lasagna is vert filling!)

thanks! do you know what your weight was at 1 Month post-op?

on a food posting spree! Pastel de Nata (Portuguese egg custard tart). I didn't particularly like the pastry of this particular one so i just ate the middle/insides! couldn't find an MFP entry for "crustless egg tart", lol so i just used plain old "egg custard" to add to my food log. 98 calories???