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Lunch from earlier: Salad. Doesn't it look even MORE delicious cuz its OUTSIDE?!?! So sunny today I had to take it out back to eat. Didn't last long out there (too cold), but still. Ate it all: 238 calories. Dinner: mushrooms, asparagus, a slice of bacon and scallops. Mr. was the chef tonite. It was DELICIOUS. Ate it all again: 282 calories (this includes an espresso martini, not shown)

If you are comfortable with it, I would suggest speaking with the surgeon again. Get the REAL down low about the reasons why it has to be done in 2 surgeries (if at all). The surgeon's decision overrides them all.

Is there a reason they want to do 2 surgeries? can they do both surgeries at once? That would greatly reduce the price....

@Recidivist: Um, are you aging backwards? I remember a post of a pic you posted a while back of you standing in a plaza or sorts (wearing pretty cool socks, if I recall correctly) and you look much younger in this pic than what I remember from that old one. I always thought losing weight made people look older, but I am seeing more and more evidence that this is just not the case all the time. Nice! Also: congrats on your efforts, you look pretty amazing (and happy ❤️)

Was on them for about 5-6 years prior to WLS. I was taken off them within a week after surgery. Even after being taken off them, I was consistently around (80-90/(55-65) for about a year...I have a blood pressure machine at home so I used to check every day. I thought this was low, but my doc never showed any concern 🤷🏽‍♀️ These days I'm usually around (100-110)/(70-80). P.S. as an aside, I was off my cholesterol meds by 1 month post-op too.

Because I love engagements/weddings, AND I love photoshop, AND I have waaaay too much time on my hands it's pretty sad, I just spent the past hour doing this. LOL. My original intention was to photoshop a whole bunch of bridesmaids in the background with a bunch of BP avatars as heads, but I'm kinda tired now, Lolololzzzzzz.... Congrats again!

OOTD: Hair Edition, UPDATE. Bwha-hahahahhahahaha. I fell asleep with my anime buns on last night, and check out this coif when I took them out this AM. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lucky. How far north, exactly? Like Toronto-north??

HOLD. UP. A. SECOND. Think u’d slip that in without nobody noticing??! When did BF become Fiancé ???????? CONGRATULATIONS!!! ❤️

Same. But mine was solely protein drinks, no jello nor popsicles for me.

Im 2+ years out. Still haven’t had any to date. I switched to (rice-less) sashimi, which I had for the first time post-op around 2-3 months...yummmmmm!

OOTD: Hair Edition! A milestone of sorts today...2 years after cutting off my hair into a pixie, my hair is finally long enough to all be put in a bun! Well, two buns...its not quite long enough to put in just one, lol. Buns were my hairstyle of choice when I had long hair, and the bun "donuts" where my fave bun accessory. I realize I look like an anime character, but whatevs, my hair is in a bun(s)!

First, looks like you are almost at goal...congratulations!! Second, the last 20-30 lbs I personally found to be the most annoying in the clothes department because a 5 lbs loss at a lower weight makes a much bigger difference in clothes sizes. I felt pretty sloppy during this stage because I didn't want to invest in more clothes that fit that would really only be usable for a few weeks. With that said though, I am a big proponent of dressing up a little to boost self-confidence...and this usually means properly fitting clothes. And I mean FITTED. I find baggy clothes actually makes one look bigger. The other benefit of fitted clothes is that it holds everything nice and firm. High waisted leggings/jeans, Tops with fitted arms (at least to the elbow), wrap skirts/dresses that you can cinch at the waist, v-necklines. For swimsuits, before plastics, I was IN LOVE with my high waisted bikini bottoms (i still did wear regular ones, but the high waisted ones were more flattering on me). If bikini's aren't your thing, one-peice suits are also really good cuz they hold all the stuff in. If you are comfortable with it, high-cut leg bottoms also give the illusion of longer legs and slimmer hips. Underwire cups pushes the boobs up and together and result it some serious cleavage. And don't forget the magic of high heels. Makes you taller, your calves look more shapely, and pushes out your butt. Lastly, you are probably your own worst critic (we all are). You may not think it, but you probably already look effing fab in others' eyes. ❤️

I got tired of seeing CARPETS of hair all over my bathroom floor (as well as the trail of hairs I left everywhere else) so I cut off my boob-length hair to a bob, and then soon after, into a pixie. It helped alot (when styled) to hide my scalp which was clearly visible. If you are looking for a dye job, my suggestion would be to get it done in a colour as light as possible (or you can stand) so that the contrast of hair colour to scalp is not as obvious. With that said, it DOES grow back for basically everyone...so take heart it's only temporary. I'm 2+ years out and its all back (plus more, i think...).

Yay! See you on the other side ❤️

Drink and Mr. aside, I am SALIVATING over your double wall ovens. lol.

Yassssss! Looking good! Congrats on the weight loss! ❤️

yeah, you totally should! One of my favourite pastimes after I reached goal was to show people (who asked) the pics of me bigger. For some reason, I really liked to show these bigger pics of me...which is funny because I used to hate them and would go to great lengths to avoid having anyone see them.

HOTTTTTT 🔥🔥🔥🔥

1000000% AGREED. I actually HATE it when someone offers to help (or if Mr. asks one the Kids to help me). I don't want to discourage helpful behaviour, but at the same time, inside i'm all: You're doing it wrong/too slow/etc...)....When someone is "helping" me, it becomes WORK. ....But don't tell them that!!

I was hoping you would post a piC of this when you mention it last. I think it looks good, you can tell Its the kind of chowder that zooms in and hits the spot, lol. i’d eat it out of a mug outside in the cold....yummmmmm

Some food from today.... 1st pic, first meal of day, a salad, of course. My regular salad stuff with beets, some of yesterday's shakshura, and some curried chicken salad: 322 calories. Me and the Kid ate out of the container at the same time, and am guessing I probably ate a little less than a quarter of it (she eats faster than me!) 2nd pic, today's baking item: Earl Grey Macarons w/ earl grey infused buttercream filling & Ginger Macarons w/ glacé-ginger cream filling. I ate almost half of one of the Earl Grey ones: 130 calories. (the sad looking clumps at the bottom left of this image were shell fails) 3rd pic, dinner: Tamarind Soup with chicken: 219 calories. (drank all the broth first then worked on the solids)

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