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These look restaurant-gooooood

Tonite’s dinner: chicken wings and fries. 326 calories. Ate all 3 wings and like 3 fries (the kid gobbled them up before i got to them 😡)

Love this...(and the colour)! Lookin' good!

That gigantic yellow flower is AWESOME...only second to you in that dress though. I agree with Sophie, i love that colour. 😍

No, i wasn't "slender", i was regluar-to-overweight when I wore my original wedding dress from almost 20 yrs ago. See first link below....It's so funny because i went through ALL my wedding pictures just now and there is NOT ONE full body shot where I am NOT wearing that wrap or have a bouquet in front of me....I guess I must have already been conscious about my size at this weight...i'm guessing I was like 140-150 or something here, slightly overweight, but not obese...yet! The second link below is a a pic of me wearing said wedding dress I posted 3 years ago, about 4 months into maintenance.

Its been a while since I’ve posted any OOTD’s on here…part laziness, part no new real shopping done in months. So…looking to wake up this thread and bring it back to its former glory when it was a trending topic for months (remember that??) As it is, it remains one of my faves threads on here (this and the Food Before and After thread!) Sooooo… here we go: for those who know me, I LOVe to try on wedding dresses (been trying to convince Mr. to marry me again for forever, but that’s another story, lol). On a recent mini-vacay a couple weeks ago, i did just that at nowhere other than Klienfelds, NY of Say Yes to the Dress fame! And no, Randy was not there, hahahha. I tried on maybe 10-ish dresses, but this one was my fave. Price tag: $6500 USD if you’re wondering (and no, i didn’t buy it, nor do i plan to, it was just for funsies!!). Now your turn!!! I wanna see some clothes please!

GENERALLY SPEAKING (this is by no means a hard and fast rule though): it is usually in your head if: - you want something specific - the feeling of wanting to eat comes on quickly and intensely. - you still feel it even after eating something - it goes away or gets less intense when distracted. It is usually real hunger if: - you want anything (not something specific) - the feeling comes on slowly and grows more intense as time goes on - it lessens when you eat something

Mandatory Disclaimer: this is what i did, and the results/side effects are particular to me. YMMV. With that said: Im 3.5 years out. If I wanted to, i could forgo weighing and measuring food to avoid physical discomfort…i have long since learned what my stomach likes/dislikes and how much it can hold at a time. BUT i still measure/weigh because i’m a serial food tracker/logger cuz that’s just how i roll. Its not for everyone, but its just part of everyday life for ME. Beer and Coffee: I don’t drink beer (never did), but i do drink hard liquor. I had less than 10 partial drinks during my 7 month weight loss phase, but am now a regular drinker…some may say too much, but whatevs. Coffee, i served at the hospital, and i went back to my at least daily thermos of coffee at around 1 month post op. Also, i started drinking my fave sparkling water again around the same time. I probably drink about 5-6 litres of it a week. Fave food eating: I can honestly say there is nothing that I don’t eat IF i want to eat it. Alcohol? Check. Desserts? Check. Chips? Check. Fried foods? Check. Mind u there are alot of things that WERE my faves and ate alot of pre-op that just don’t register much anymore. I’m looking at you, rice and pasta. I barely eat (nor want) rice anymore…basically only if its sushi. Same goes for pasta and bread…i mostly only eat it if Mr. makes it, and we are talking like once every couple of 1-2 months. The volume of what i consume of my “faves” though is like a fraction of what I consumed pre-op, but thats just fine with me…its all about taste anyway, not about stuffing myself. —————— All this works for ME, and may or may not be your experience as well…you won’t know until you know. P.S. I’ve been maintaining below goal weight this entire time, so i must be doing something right! 😇

Lunch today! (sorry, im bored today and have not much to do but post pics of what im eating) Sugar-feee chia pudding (made with coconut milk) topped with some almonds: 192 calories. Ate it all.

Mine didn’t come roaring back either, it was more like “whats that feeling? Oh, its hunger!” Lol I can’t remember exactly when i first felt it, but probably well into the second year? Also its not the ravenous, starving kid of hunger feeling like pre-op, its more more, “oh, im hungry…in should eat”. Mind you i do get snacky, not actually hungry per se, but just wanna eat something…though i have this under control for the most part. (As mentioned earlier i do still have days when I just don’t wanna eat at all though) Im 3.5 years out.

Dinner last night, it looked much better in person! Miso glazed cod (à al Mr.) and lightly battered fried onions (à la Moi). Black cod is my fave fish btw, meaty texture like lobster, yum 🤤 176 cals, ate it all.

In hear ya, i’ve been posting basically the same salad for 3 years lol

I barely ate the first month. Like you it was a chore for me and and the same time i was sort of disgusted by it. My first two weeks, i was lucky if i hit 400 a WEEK…not a day, a WEEK. The second 2 weeks i was got to about 300-400 cals a day. It slowly increased as time went on. I’m 3.5 years out now and i can get in at least 1800 cals with no issue, eat a wide variety of things, and actually feel real hunger. Though truth be told there are still days here and there when the old food-aversion situation comes around and i just dont feel like eating...so I don’t. The days when im a hungry hippo balances it all out so it’s all good. You are still early on, and what is going on with you now will not last forever. Hang in there, you’ll get into a groove eventually. Good Luck! ❤️

To the OP: If its attention you seek, there is nothing wrong with it if your husband is on board. It’s not cheating if hubs is down. BUT…if you have to hide it or do it against his buy-in, then it is cheating, no? Tell him what you need, if you can’t come to a consensus of how your relationship will work, go to therapy (u or both of u). If still no consensus, its likely time to make a decision. On another note, on divorces and breakups: sometimes people fight/break up because people are people and they change. One changes and the other doesn’t, or they both do, and the inevitable new dynamic between them is just too much for some couples to handle or adjust to. With WLS, there is a huge change introduced into the mix (in the patients outlook, behaviour, the environment, the lifestyle choices, activities, etc), that of course will have an impact to those close to them (who may react in a myriad of ways)… and all in such a short amount of time. Its alot for some. Good Luck! ❤️

I think they told me to wait a month, but we barely made the 2 week mark.

Not really much to do to solve the issue in the short term, other than what you are already doing! You can move a little more to get blood flowing, which helps with the cold. I too wore ridiculous amounts of layers of clothing compared to those around me. Mr. would be shirtless and wearing shorts and i’d be in woollen socks, sweatpants, long-sleeve top, hoodie (with the hood on!) AND a blankie. My personal hell was the grocery freezer aisle in the summer. Long term though, it will likely get a little better after you are done with rapid weight loss phase. Also, you can start making it even better now by doing some weight training (if thats your bag) as having muscles can increase your core temperature. Good Luck! ❤️

Hi! Short answer is you ARE doing things right if you are comfy after eating AND are losing weight (however “slow” or “fast” you may think it is). Congrats! Long answer is there is ALOT of variation on what folks can and do consume that first month. As well as rate of weight loss, some lose/gain/stay the same based on a host of factors (air/fluid retention from surgery, genetics, medical conditions, etc). With that said, i was one of those who had a case of semi-serious food aversion that first months so i barely ate. So it prolly wont help u to compare what i ate (or didn’t eat) with your intake. For what its worth, in my opinion, a 10 lbs loss in a month is awesome. Good Luck! ❤️

Lunch: martini (not shown) and a salad: 482 cals, ate 1/3, then another 1/3 about an hour later. Snack: the rest of my salad plus cucumber toast and some truffle cheese: 179 cals Had other snacks throughout the day: chicharron, 1/2 of a banana muffin, pepperoni stick, walnuts, cheese. Dinner was marinated skirt steak and some avocado salad. Ended the day at 1888 calories.

Breakfast! Like actual, REAL breakfast at an ACTUAL breakfast-y TIME with breakfast-y FOOD! I have always admired those smoothie/yogurt bowls people come up with on Instagram (an example of one at the very bottom of this post…NOT MINE, just one i aspire to, lol). Here was my attempt at it this morning. Obviously i need more varied ingredients, and better plating skills…🤷🏻‍♀️ Still good though, ate it all for 312 cals. MINE: NOT MINE:

Oh no you didn’t! Some unbelievably ingenious person came up with this million dollar idea and i am not worthy: DARK. CHOCOLATE. COVERED. POTATO. ‘CHIPS. 😳 170 calories for this serving, ate it all in reverence. P.S. i also have yet another salad calling my name in the fridge, which i’ll get to when I get to 😇

well this just looks delicious.

The salad i made yesterday that i added some avocado to: 410 calories (remember people, if u want to up calories “healthily “, chow down on some avocados…calories made up almost 1/2 of this thing!) Ate about 1/3 at first attempt…rest in the fridge for later.

This is what i did. Insurance (provincial insurance, as im in canada) paid for the panniculectumy and i paid for the difference to upgrade to an abdominoplaty (tummy tuck), which was basically the inclusion of muscle tightening and some lipo on the flanks, and, in my case, a bit of a mons lift i sweet-talked my surgeon into lol) If I remember correctly, i had to pay $2K for the “upgrade”. But as mentioned im in Canada and this amount is in Canadian dollars so not sure how this would translate to your locale. But as a verifiable PRO-plastics person, if you have the time and means to do it, DO IT! Its a game changer! PS…if u are curious, go to the albums section in my profile you can see a progress pic collage that shows my before and after plastics (and the whole WLS process really). The bottom row is post-plastics.

Just made a salad, but now don’t feel like eating it, so am gonna have a peice of my NEW favourite Lindt Lindor Truffle flavour instead: PISTACHIO! (It used to be Hazelnut 😉) 78 calories of deliciousness. P.S. will attempt to eat the salad later unless someone gets to it first !

@blackcatsandbaddecisions hugs to u and ur fam ❤️