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[Lilia_90 436]

13 hours ago, ms.sss said:

update: it made no difference (which i have come to expect over the years...the new norm is that i generally Do Not gain weight on vacay! yay!)

It is weird but I always come back from vacay having lost weight or pretty much stayed the same. I think it's because I don't weight train (lose a little muscle mass) and the insane amount of walking one usually does on vacations.

[AmberFL 733]

17 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

I wish more people had it. It’s a great tool for me. However, if you have a Whole Foods there’s a QR code in your Amazon app that lets you save more in their store on certain items.
Trader Joe’s is also a great option as well as local international stores for certain things.
Im guessing by the user name you live in FL. If you have a publix check out their weekly ads and shop based on that and digital coupons.

I know Kroger sends me coupons for stuff I buy often as does Meijer (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana based) which is mostly free or cheap produce or meat now so I’m sure other stores do the same.

oh no I live in CA, the most expensive state UGH! I do Whole Foods sometimes and Trader Joes. I go to the neighborhood Walmart and costco. Ill have to start couponing for sure

[ms.sss 15,561]

cantaloupe smoothie for lunch! (too lazy to make anything or even order out)

about 2 cupped cubed cantaloupe, 1 tbsp whole milk powder (i had no actual milk so it had to do), and a cup of ice blitzed in the blender.

yum!

[Mspretty86 262]

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

cantaloupe smoothie for lunch! (too lazy to make anything or even order out)

about 2 cupped cubed cantaloupe, 1 tbsp whole milk powder (i had no actual milk so it had to do), and a cup of ice blitzed in the blender.

yum!

Wow girlie this looks good! I wanted some ideas to do something with cantaloupes that was different! Almost 6 months out and some days I do not feel like eating and I don't. I no longer force food down some days I can fast all day for multiple days at a time, some days it's just Protein Shakes. This I will try soon! Without the food noise I can now listen to my body!

[ms.sss 15,561]

3 hours ago, Mspretty86 said:

some days I do not feel like eating and I don't. I no longer force food down

this is actually a good point that i want to add on to.

during weight loss phase, so long as your LABS are good and you FEEL good, i have the opinion that there is really no need to force yourself to eat if you just aren't feeling it. but ONLY of your labs are good!

DISCLAIMER: i am NOT a medical professional and am only expressing what worked for me. feel free to take or discard anything i say!

FOR BACKGROUND PURPOSES: i lost 110 lbs in 7 months to reach goal weight. i am now 6 years post op and have maintained BELOW goal weight this entire time. AND my labs have been "satisfactory" at every check up (the last one being Oct 2023...i have one coming up in a couple weeks and im going to assume it will also be uneventful cuz i feel great)

Edited October 3 by ms.sss

[ms.sss 15,561]

ok. so i love bacon. and i mean, i LOVE bacon. i buy it by the case from costco Business Store and add it to basically everything, and i save the rendered bacon fat and use it for frying stuff (don't judge me!!! lol)

anyway, the big ongoing debate at my house is "how cooked should bacon be"?

i like my bacon crispy (almost burnt! ha!), while Mr. like it less cooked and more chewy.

i often have to take out his bacon from the oven so i can continue cooking mine, geez.

see my preferred bacon doneness below.

so what are YOU? Team CRISPY? or Team CHEWY???

[ms.sss 15,561]

the aforementioned bacon as a garnish to butternut squash soup!

soooooooooooo yuuuuuuummmmmm!

(me and Mr. shared this, not exactly sure how much i ate of it - probably 1/3 - but i did eat all the bacon, ha 😂 !)

[summerseeker 2,124]

On 10/1/2024 at 4:13 PM, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

7- there’s me, 1 under 1, and then kids from 9-19. So 12 egg cheese English muffins is only 2 breakfasts.

And there’s nothing wrong with expensive groceries. If I could afford real crab and dry aged steaks I’d definitely be eating those. Instead I just work with what I’ve got. What makes me jealous is the price at some stores in the UK. 😭 The one time I did I mock shop (virtual cart that I didn’t check out) at I think it was Asda? it was like $75US and it was so much stuff.

Our fruit and veg is cheap over here especially if we shop in season and at a good market. They have jumped up in price since Covid and Brexit so it does pay to shop around. Since retirement and weight loss I have made it my mission to find the best bargains. I get plenty of fresh air and exercise this way. Its a win win. BTW, I love your posts

[summerseeker 2,124]

17 hours ago, ms.sss said:

so what are YOU? Team CRISPY? or Team CHEWY???

The crispier the better for me, yum

[Chatterboxdea 114]

49 minutes ago, summerseeker said:

The crispier the better for me, yum

@ms.sss crispy!!!

[Spinoza 1,367]

Soft juicy bacon FTW!!!🤩

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,046]

22 hours ago, ms.sss said:

so what are YOU? Team CRISPY? or Team CHEWY???

If I’m cooking it I’m team crispy. If I’m not cooking it, I’m team bacon!

[Lilia_90 436]

So I get very very very hungry right before my period and the first few days of my cycle. It is so intense that I feel that there is a hole in my stomach where the food disappears 10 minutes after I’ve eaten. It is so weird and I have never experienced this pre WLS. I have clocked 1750 calories for 4 days straight and a whopping 120 grams of Protein because I can’t seem to get full. Then I just lose interest in eating for the rest of my cycle, anyone else experience this?

Things I’ve eaten the past few days:

Galore of burgers. Double smashed cheeseburgers, a classic burger, and a spicy crispy chicken burger.

Maple buffalo shrimps

Up close and personal on the spicy chicken burger.

So hubby was quite taken aback at how much I ordered (knowing he’ll have to eat most of it, teaser: he did) I got excited to try everything (teaser: I didn’t). I hade around 3/4 of one half of the smash cheeseburger, and a bite of the spicy chicken burger which was soooo good but then I felt so sick and regretted eating that. Hubby ate most of the shrimps, his whole burger and my half. The rest was put in the fridge. There was also a large portion of fries which I didn’t taste.

Edited October 6 by Lilia_90

[Lilia_90 436]

Things I’ve eaten:

 

This beautiful egg sandwich with bacon, cheese and spicy mayo between perfectly toasted buttery brioche bread. I picked it up early in the morning but decided I didn’t want to eat it when I got home. Later at night fixed myself half of it with ketchup:

A couple of bites in I decided I didn’t feel like eating the bread so picked out the bread and ate the insides of the entire sandwich. Here’s an after of the unfortunate bread (it was so good but too rich and filling):

The next day I made 2 ribbon eggs with shallots, feta and pepper flakes. Ate it all with one Protein toast (who dis? The secret is taking one whole hour to eat it and eating soooo slowly) also it was after a strenuous hour of exercise ha!

Edited October 6 by Lilia_90

[Mspretty86 262]

11 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

Things I’ve eaten:

This beautiful egg sandwich with bacon, cheese and spicy mayo between perfectly toasted buttery brioche bread. I picked it up early in the morning but decided I didn’t want to eat it when I got home. Later at night fixed myself half of it with ketchup:

A couple of bites in I decided I didn’t feel like eating the bread so picked out the bread and ate the insides of the entire sandwich. Here’s an after of the unfortunate bread (it was so good but too rich and filling):

The next day I made 2 ribbon eggs with shallots, feta and pepper flakes. Ate it all with one Protein toast (who dis? The secret is taking one whole hour to eat it and eating soooo slowly) also it was after a strenuous hour of exercise ha!

I thought I was the only one who turned into a ravenous hungry bear during that time of the month! I allow myself to eat more and I do not feel bad about it. I eat more Protein and nut butters by the spoonful. I also workout a lot so I don't care. If a lady wants to eat then i shall eat. 😂