Globetrotter

Change his name to ButtertheHef!! lololol!

Had a square of Rittersport dark w/hazelnuts v_v, but I'm still coming in at only 615 cals and low carbs so, I'm calling it a win!

I was just going to post about bodyshapers; I have a lower belly flab issue, VERY lower belly, and I have yet to find the shaper that gets rid of the panni. I'm not expecting for fabric to give me a board flat stomach but at least it should be able to keep my gut skin from the worst case of front-butt! Even with a shaper I have to keep my pants loose and my shirt hems long to keep people from staring. So my question is, does anyone know of some serious nuclear strength shapewear for the lower gut/panni? I've even looked on post-partum online stores.

HAHAalolol, this thread is hilarious, love the random! Jane you sound like you have a serious case of cabin fever! How much longer are you there for? Do you have a Stateside doctor that will do your follow up care? It was just crisp enough this morning to wear a pashmina that I bought here, a beautiful shade of rose with green paisleys. I have only had 1 bm since Friday, this doesn't feel great and is also keeping me from enjoying the scale :/ If I were in the States right now, living my dream of owning a cafe/book shop/philosophy salon/community living room, I would be serving a hot quinoa porridge for breakfast, gluten free doughnuts, pumpkin spice lattes, london fogs, Mexican hot chocolate. I would open the doors for the day with some Billy Holiday playing and a fire going in the fireplace. I would wear a fisherman's sweater and bamboo fabric leggings with sturdy boots, my hair held back under a kercheif. How's that for random?

regarding Eggface's treats, I have made her pumpkin protein mini muffins with the vanilla glazed pepitas sprinkled on top and filled with sweetened ricotta. I made them for Thanksgiving last year and they were a smash hit with everyone, all non-ops. The fact that she (Eggface) takes the time to figure out how we can join in and not feel left out with treats, and that she spends the time to make sure that they are visually delicious, is just great. She has protein doughnuts, muffins, truffles, ice cream, cakes, and they are beautiful! The trick is in her ingredients, her substitutions, and the serving size, the mini muffins and doughnuts could fit on a silver dollar. The one and only drawback to (all) of her recipes, that just isn't for me, is the fact that she uses a LOT of fake or processed or pre-packaged foods. Since I am now dealing with auto-immune stuff I have become investigative about these things and am concerned about the chemicals used in SF foods, among other things. So, I go here for a much healthier version of Starbuck's famous Pumpkin Spice Latte ... http://www.foodiefiasco.com/?s=pumpkin And sometimes when life gets sucky out here, at night I close my eyes and picture myself back home, in a coffee shop, with my sneaky healthy treats and ^latte. I picture my outfit, hair, everything. Fast day today and for some reason I am feeling it, could that be because of ovulation? A gallon of hot green tea (blechh), a glass of green drink, a protein shake, a multi-colored salad with sardines.

This is totally random but when I get back to the States I look forward to recreating Eggface's beautiful little high protein low carb treats and iced protein coffee, I'm going to take them to Starbucks and make everyone curious and want them

I just checked it out and it is expensive!! Also, I don't use MyFitnessPal, I use FatSecret.

What is a fitbit?

For those of us who can't handle oatmeal for various reasons but still want the fiber, I have recently discovered flaxseed. I've been adding it to my protein shakes for awhile now but recently discovered putting a small amount of water in a serving, letting it soak until the seed plumps up, then adding a touch of scalding hot water to make it warm and a tiny splash of brown sugar cinnamon syrup (sf). It's got the warmth and smell of oatmeal, is filling and so nutritious!

Whatever happened to the woman named Ruby, who had a show about losing weight? She wasn't WLS though.

I'm painting a LOT, churning out at least one every two days, it keeps me from food tunnel vision and nibbling.

OD, switch to OKCupid, PoF has a lesser quality of men, in my experience. A fast day today, again with the greens, the vitamins, the tea, blechhh. The weather is turning now, I'm able to enjoy hot tea and wearing a pashmina in the mornings and I can actually sleep under my blanket all night now.

Victory bar? Never heard of them, maybe I can get someone to send me some (I'm in Afghanistan). That OhYeah bar was so effing delicious, it even put a Snickers to shame and I could have eaten 3 of them. I have several boxes of Quest bars but they are too high carb for me, I try to stay away from anything that has double digit carbs so I only eat them when I am out on mission.

Jane I am so freaking excited to see pics!! Please please share every quotidian detail of the healing process! I'm especially interested to hear about scar care.

Let's see some pics of the fruits of all this labor!!

At first I felt like the clever girl, eating an OhYeah! protein bar in caramel peanut something or other. Only to discover that each bar has like, 30g carbs!!!! I should have known, it was just too delicious it put my Quest bars to shame.

Does he do the fat injections into the breast instead of implants? I would want everything you did, plus arms and thighs.

Ooh!! If it (Vitamix) lasts 10 years under warranty, and you use it just about daily, you are paying about a dollar a day to own it, if I have the price correct. Considering how it can be utilized in your life, that's a well spent dollar!

Coops, been meaning to ask, it's been a few months now and I'm curious about your healing progress, post- plastics. Swelling, skin elasticity, scars, changes in body composition, I'm curious about it all!

You are supposed to be getting 38g fiber a day, as a man, it's not just about BMs, it's about maintaining a healthy gut and preventing autoimmine, neurological and GI disorders. Sorry, I've recently become something of a crusader for this issue

What about all the leftover fiberous pulp? If you are juicing all that stuff has to go somewhere ...

Nobody has mentioned clean up, how big a hassle is clean up with the vitamix vs the ninja vs the magic bullet etc.?

Fiddle, that sounds extreme, impressed as I am with your total dedication. Where do you get your fiber? http://kristensraw.com/blog/2013/07/24/food-journal-omnivore-and-gluten-free/

Holy crap Georgia, you've lost over 30 lbs with 5:2? I hadn't realized you had been so successful, right on!!!! Fast day today, flax seed, green drink, green tea, liquid protein, giant salad, homemade vinaigrette. No appetite lately, even the thought of food makes me queasy, not to mention the smell ... all I want to do is drink warm tea and lay curled up in bed. All of my foods in the last few days - boullion, pumpkin seeds, jerky- have all been super salty, and I've been super thirsty, prior to the eating of the salty foods. Are these signs of dehydration? Was I craving salt because I was dehydrated? Salt and fat, I had some mayo in my tuna last night and I nearly swooned.

Thanks all for the great non-flaming responses, hopefully things will even out.