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lol it DOES run on the expensive side, but i would rather pay money for the opportunity to taste a multitude of things vs. committing to a single HUGE portion i have no chance of finishing. quality vs quantity is my ongoing motto.

well my poop must be made of bricks then lol one of my fave past times a couple years ago was doing before and after weigh ins for poop times (and pees, showers, eating a large meal, menstual cycles, workouts, etc, but i digress lol) ...and in the case of pooping, i almost always weigh less after. mind u i only poop every 3 days or so (a post-wls phenomenon for me), so i get pretty backed up. there have been a couple/few times i went on vacay (or had surgery) and didn't poop for like 10+ days and when i finally did i would drop up to 2.5 lbs. *shudder*

i would take the "stop losing weight " comments from others with a grain of salt. when you lose weight quickly it may be jarring to others looking on from the outside. i theorize that their idea of your bigger self is relatively fresh in their minds so a skinner newer you seems drastically different. i also theorize that if you were to drop the weight slower over time u'd likely get less comments. the same people who told me to stop losing weight when i was 160-ish lbs at 3-ish months (when i was still technically obese for effs sakes) are the same people who fawned over me when i got to 115 several months later.

as some of you may already know, i love me a tasting menu! date night last night was a 9-course small plate dinner of (mostly) deliciousness 😋 had 1-2 bites of everything, with the exception of the bread (mr. ate it all) and the tuna & scallops (ate my entire portion), also one look at the dessert i knew it would not agree with me, but i did have a lick of the caramel it was sitting in (waaay to sweet! i was right!) Mr. ate all my leftovers (plus a street hotdog afterwards cuz he was still hungry 🤣🤣🤣). also had 2 vodka sodas and 1/2 a glass of red wine. food and drinks consumed over about a 2.5 hour period. i didn't bother logging this meal cuz i just wasn't in the mood to put in that much effort. sorry not sorry lol. from left to right: - "cheese and crackers" - some sort of crab salad - blue fin tuna sashimi (served on a single vertebrae of an actual tuna which i thought was super cool presentation) - foie gras profiterole - striped bass crudo - grilled scallop - tanjo farm duck - bread - molten chocolate cake (i should have put my hand beside each dish for size perspective but i forgot. but they are pretty small...like the size of an hors d'ouerve passed around at a cocktail party)

*raises hand* Same. Same. Same. a few months into weight loss, everything about food began to fascinate me. I started to love cooking, baking, researching recipes, watching cooking shows, reading restaurant reviews, smelling it, taking pictures of it, watching others eat it, everything except actually eating it myself. one of my fave things to do is read a menu in its entirety at restaurants. I’m 4 years post and I am still like this, with the exception that I can eat way more now than I could back then (for those keeping score, I remain below goal weight, so I didn’t end up imploding. So far, at least lol) I used to worry about this behaviour of mine, but have long ago learned to just go with it. I figured I was not suffering any angst about it, nor was it negatively impacting any aspect of daily life. So…yeah. BUT…If a behaviour (any behaviour!) is limiting you in any way, or preventing you from being a functional member of society, or causing you mental anguish or physical harm, then maybe that is a sign you may want to get it addressed. Good Luck!❤️ P.S. Full disclosure: I also smoke, so I probably have bigger fish to fry than my affinity for Top Chef et al.

honestly, i just ate more. i was sub 800 calories when i reached goal (127 lbs at 7 months post op) i was also exercising like a fiend...but i was doing the same level if exercise during the last couple months of weight loss phase, so not sure how much of an effect this was on my appearance, all other things being equal. im 4 years post now and average about 1900-2000 cals a day, exercise levels now just a fraction of it once was, and weighed 119.4 this morning. and i look x times healthier than i did at 127 over three years ago. so go figure. 🤷🏻‍♀️ edited to add: full disclosure... i had plastics to address lose body skin at 14 months post op, so that def helped! i also am currently addicted to botox...but this addiction formed well after i had already joined the land of the living, looks wise. 😂 i mean, im 50 yrs old. my less than firm face is more likely due to to age than wls.

omg your freezer shelves are bending from the pressure!

i LOVE savoury crepes!!!!!!!

ooooh this one is right up my alley!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

my personal anecdote: i weigh less today than when i decided to stop losing weight. this decision to stop weight loss was because i thought i was getting too skinny at that time.. however....i look waaaaaaaay healthier (and hotter! lol) now than i did back then. back then i had thin hair, hallowed cheeks and eyes, and generally all around frail looking. A few months after hitting my lowest weight, i started the to perk up in the looks department. i think rapid weight loss really does a number to one's appearance...but i also think its only temporary (in my case at least, and quite a few others that i know of). further, even though i looked pretty gaunt back then, i still think/thought i was all that and a bag of chips.

food pics are NEVER boring

i was a bit over your inquiry weight of 205 on surgery day, but sorta close enough, so here's my experience: Am 5'2", 223 on surgery day (was 235 two weeks prior due to 2wk-pre-op diet). Recovery was uneventful, no issues nor unexpected side effects (i knew i would be sore and tired for a few days, and i was. took Tylenol for a few days for the pain, and luckily, no gas...i attribute this to walking since day one.) Got to goal (127 lbs) 7 months later (again uneventfully) and am 118.8 lbs this morning, at 4 years post op.

i always order "normal" sized meals. i'll order an app, enteee AND dessert. never come close to finishing it all myself, but that doesn't stop me!

k. i did ultra low carb (<25 NET g per day), aimed to get 60g protein per day and just let the fat fall where it may that kept me under a certain calorie level. I have no idea what diet that would called. maybe calorie-restricted-modified-Atkins-2?? ...but im going to say this (and i know there will be opposing positions to it!): beyond the initial drop in weight when going low-carb, in MY experience, macro makeup has little influence on long-term weight loss than calorie deficit does. try different tactics, and find out what works for YOU. not everyone will respond the same way to a particular "diet". Good Luck! ❤️

i have a funny story (and also my favourite story to tell) as well about not being recognized: Me and Mr. went to a wedding about 8 months post op. One of my fave uncles of his was there and we went to go say hi (we hadn't seen him since xmas about 6 months prior). Normally when we see each other we talk each other up and joke about this and that like old beer buddies. This time he was oddly cold to me, not looking me in the eye and def not his jovial self. Weird. After the ceremony he came running up to me and put me in a big bear hug and lifted me off the ground, apologizing profusely. Apparently he angrily asked his wife who the h*ll this woman was with Mr. and why the eff did he bring her to a family wedding. He assumed me and Mr. broke up and skinny me was the new stupid girlfriend, and proclaimed he was NOT interested in interacting with him and said new girlfriend at this wedding 😂😂😂😂 ...at least i know whose side he'd be on if Mr. and i were ever to divorce!

i admit, had to look it up: par·a·gon /ˈperəˌɡän/ noun a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality. "it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous" i've got a new Word of the Day! now to try to figure out how to slip it into casual conversation later... 😂

first, an exclamation: wow! so flat! even with the swelling!! you're gonna have fab end results!! second, an answer to your question: i think i had swelling for about 8-9 months? but the majority of it lessened by about month 4-5. just a little bit of annoying swelling continued for another few months after that...noticeable only to me (and to Mr., who i forced daily to look at me from the side and to place a hand on my stomach and give me his opinion on the swelling, ha! ) and lastly: where did you get that black elasticized hip contraption??? not only brilliant and useful (i wish i had that when i was wearing drains!), but also kinda flattering for some reason?! lol 😂

food for thought: when u were obese and (i assume) eating larger amounts of food, do u remember how it felt to have people watch or stare at you and look on in amazement as u ate? can u remember how it felt when you got unsolicited advice about your appearance and mealtime habits? if it didn't happen or you don't remember, can u imagine? were you sad, angry, annoyed, embarrassed? ...now with that in mind, approach (or don't approach) your sister and enjoy yourself at family gatherings ❤️

ha! got my mitts onto the halloween candy in the foyer waiting to doled out tonight! chips, chocolate and some nuts (nuts from the pantry, not the halloween bucket lol) 418 calories, ate it all. (can i say how much easier it is to eat chips and candy vs my lunch 🙄)

first meal of day: biscuit, eggs, some of my homemade "moon cheese" (there was a thread about it yesterday and of course i had to make some!) now, i don't know why i continue to make 2 eggs whenever i feel for egg's because 90% of the time i just end up eating one of them, but there you go. 426 calories, and all the cheese and 1/2 of the rest.

I was officially 4 years post op last week, and i was gonna go do a 4-yr anniversary post with pics, but alas i got lazy. So for now here is my OOTD at 4 years, 6 days post op, wearing my laze-about-at-home clothes (when its too hot to wear a shirt, lol). Surgery Oct 2018 - 235 lbs Goal May 2019 - 127 lbs Today Oct 2022 - 119.2 lbs

meals on the weekends are often junky cuz its mr.'s turn to cook and he usually ends up ordering take out if we don't go out! so today it was pizza and wings! 436 calories. Ate the 3 wings & hot sauce, and 1/2 the pizza slice. Ugh. i feel stuffed (it was the pizza crust...they ordered it extra thick)

i've tried a couple flavours of moon cheese and it just didn't do it for me...i found them kinda heavy, if that makes sense. greasy without being greasy? i make my own version which i much prefer...grate some cheese (i use a cheddar and parm mix), sprinkle in a hot pan and melt. sometime i leave them flat like discs, and other time i clump em up into balls. let em cool, and then...YUM. yes, it requires effort, but it's delicious! and you know exactly what's in 'em! 💪🏼

the fruits of my boredom baking this morning: BISCUITS! I ate the one in my hand: 216 calories YUUmnmmm...warm biscuits....