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1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

(see how i changed the subject there?? 😂)

Back to the original subject, lol.

I hope it will be more than a nice try.

11 minutes ago, kbsleeved said:

It's also entirely possible to be fully aware of and familiar with the meaning of a common word or phrase like "surgery is a tool" or "pouch" and still feel a level of frustration, annoyance, or other negative association with it because of its frequent use within a sub-group to the point of cliche, meaninglessness, or because of how it's frequently employed as a conversation stopper or thought-terminating cliche.

IMO this hits the nail on the head.

Many of the terms people mentioned in this thread are most likely giving them the cringe or ick not because someone said "journey" or "stall" but because of their overuse, often - as you already said - up to the point of meaninglessness.

Conversation stopper and/or thought-terminating are also nailing it.

Some more traditional fast breaker compared to Soup. Rye bread, partly toasted. Also tried the food for Future tuna salad. Not bad. It looks and tastes like "the real stuff". Didn't hit the spot though. I put most of it away in the fridge.

That's one bread with slices of the Camembert I bought yesterday. I tried a new brand and it tastes fine. Bummer that they don't have any blue cheeze right now. I'm craving some gorgonzola like sauce.

Dear Sunshine Princess, the only person who's being really judgmental on this thread so far seems to be you.

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Grow up. Any of you who posted things about terminology, like the number of you who cannot understand what a tool is, really need to go back to grade school for comprehension.

This is at least bordering the line to insult if not crossing it and I'd recommend taking it down a notch or two (though you will most likely not doing this, practically no one posting in that style ever has).

12 hours ago, SpartanMaker said:

I certainly understand why you'd say that, however I do worry that you and others are beating yourselves up over this concept of "willpower", when self control/willpower isn't actually what separates those that are successful at weight loss and those that aren't successful.

I don't believe in the concept of "willpower" as well. White knuckling something doesn't work long term, doesn't matter if we're talking weight loss/maintenance or something else.

At some point it needs a certain vigilance about portions or food choices - however, I practically don't know a person my age and above who doesn't need that vigilance and it shows. I know quite a few people (usually guys) who started gaining weight in their mid thirties, early forties at the latest so this is not a WLS specific problem. It's a people problem. That much seems to be willpower-related. However, a lot of stuff in our lives is willpower related to a certain point (like getting up early to go to work despite you being tired because you didn't get enough sleep).

Reframing definitely does help. People might not even be aware of the fact that they're reframing but they're doing it anyway.

However, I guess what should be mentioned as well is the fact that patients seem to have very different caloric needs in regards to maintaining their weight and that seems to be at least partly by shear luck and not (only) by copious amounts of exercise.

On 1/18/2023 at 3:00 PM, SpartanMaker said:

Success or failure post-surgery probably has more to do with your ability to follow your team's recommendations than it does with you being restricted by a smaller stomach.

My qualms with this is that the recommendations are different from country to country, even from team to team.

And please don't tell me that everything is "highly personalized". Because at least in the beginning it's usually not. It's a one size needs to fit them all approach, unless you ask for more form the beginning on.

14 hours ago, amylittlelbs said:

Whilst I agree ... The majority of us get the surgery because we're not able to have the die-hard willpower to not overeat. We're sold by surgeons our stomach will stop us from over eating so it's fair to say that's what we would expect

This seems to be part of the package, that's right. I don't know if things are beginning to change or not.

The mousse was I-want-my-money-back-🤢. Bummer.

Taking advantage of the cold weather (I'm always wary of ordering in summer). Online grocery haul from Kokku:

12 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

I see you are a rice cake with savory stuff eater. Just like my husband. He loves eating these things with ham and cheese. Also the corn variation.

rice cake + savory stuff = me 🤢

Maultaschen with Tomato sauce, zucchini and mushrooms definitely has become a staple.

I added some of this to it:

16 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

He got his french toast (see the bottom pic), and ate it all plus my leftovers. I am honestly amazed at how much the guy can eat and remain normal sized 😳

I'm always surprised how little some of you people seem to eat. Like one of my meals is more than others are eating in a day??

😕

"Schnitzel"-Sandwich

The mock chicken gives this more of a chicken flavor than I would've thought. Best tasting Soup I made in a whole while.

2 hours ago, summerseeker said:

I had a long 8 months to wait for this surgery and thought I was very prepared.

Having WLS is like learning to swim.

You can read everything there is about swimming technique and breathing technique, watch videos about how your limbs are supposed to move, how to keep your body afloat on the Water etc. etc. etc....

... but all of this is worth zilch as soon as you hit the cold water for the first time.

Sunday b/f. Ok, it was noon when I ate it...

On 2/1/2023 at 10:08 PM, Taniya said:

I have tried pea Protein with “natural” taste but tastes like raw flour added to the food!

There are "natural" protein powders, i. e. no flavor was added.

However, adding a protein powder will always alter the texture of your foods. Also every protein powder has a certain taste and/or aftertaste.

Try to get your hands on different samples and choose from there. Protein powders made of more than one components are also available with a different texture and taste. Also try different brands.

It was a bit dry unfortunately.

Looks a bit colorless but has a pleasant flavor.

Left it a bit too long in the microwave. 2.5 min instead of 3 min on high would have sufficed.

19 hours ago, kla7403 said:

What do you do when people your not close with ask how you lost weight?

The easiest way is to tell the truth. People have their curiosity satisfied and continue to mind their own business, especially the men.

Made a Breakfast sandwich. Some plant based shake with that, one of these expensive fruit-cups and coffee of course.

8 minutes ago, ClareLynn said:

Am I looking at this all wrong or are these surgeries just that brutal to recover from?

IMO they are.

However, everyone's different. I had lower bodylift and was in no way "recovered" after 4 weeks. I went back to work, yes, but I wouldn't have called that "recovered". Should have stayed home for another week.

14 minutes ago, BigSue said:

When they demand to know my secret to weight loss, I say I made a lot of lifestyle changes, and that's not what they want to hear.

Of course people don't want to hear some stories about "lifestyle changes" that are missing the most important information. Why would they?

That said I wonder how many people actually believe these fairy tales about "lifestyle changes".