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Never heard of it. What exactly did you order?

Another ugly looking but very tasty dish: Klöße on a mushroom stew. Leftovers for tomorrow.

Me, too. I guess that makes us inferior enough, lol.

There are the individual food intolerances to take into consideration, but most likely yes.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. She is and you are - and so are all the others on this board. If OP only wants to be cheered on, an internet board is the wrong place to be. There will be critical voices and one has to deal with them, too.

I don't really have a recipe. I just shredded green cabbage and carrots, fried it with a bit of oil in the pan until it was lightly browned and done and put some sate sauce out of the glass on it. Poured the whole thing over leftover hard boiled eggs and beans pasta. My "cooking" is very simple. I'm neither a very talented cook nor interested in spending my time with cooking, so the stuff I cook takes very little active time. It might need an hour in the oven sometimes but I don't count that.

Nobody talked about that OP isn't "allowed" to lose more weight. People are allowed to lose all weight they want. However, it should also be allowed to put things into perspective. And "being scared that this is it" when one is 0.6 BMI points overweight, coming down from morbid obesity - maybe it doesn't hurt to provide some different POVs, especially when taking into consideration what catwoman7 and Pckeys said. Do 0.6 BMI points really warrant "being scared"? In which way? Health concerns? Come on... If one can go lower without much hassle, why not. However, I'd be very cautious to start the dieting-merry-go-round again because of some vanity weight. ETA: I know that loose skin can be a huge mind f*ck when it comes to body image and "feeling fat" so if that is the case OP has my 100% sympathy. However, things still should be seen in a realistic way: this has nothing to do with e. g. my cardiovascular health.

IMO the "pure sugar things" are easy to substitute: get the diet version. Works also for hard candy and gum. Think about your poor teeth. I wouldn't want that sugary stuff in my mouth, doesn't have anything to do with calories. The only sugary beverage I have once in a while is a strong espresso with real sugar, but that thing is downed in a minute and not sipped over a longer time span.

The sriracha mayo is bomb. I wanted to try that for ages and a few days ago I got the smallest squeeze bottle possible (these kinds of condiments tend to go bad in my fridge because they have limited shelf life once opened and I don't want to eat this like every other day, lol).

Yes, they have that smooth and a bit squishy texture as well. I just nuked them in the microwave because I was too lazy for getting out the pan. I don't know how expensive the were. I bought them weeks ago when I stocked up on frozen edamame, mixed wok vegetables and seaweed salad so I can't remember.

Mix of rice with furikake, nuked tofu-fish cakes, edamame and wakame salad. Some sriracha mayo.

Testing your way though different protein powders or drinks is definitely not a bad idea. Many online shops offer sample packs, e. g. one brand might offer a variety of their flavors in a pack of 6 or 8 samples. Don't restrict yourself to whey protein though. Try a few plant based proteins as well, just in case.

Your BMI is 25.5 - why are you scared that "this is it"? You're at a normal weight already.

@ms.sss: thanks for telling me how to edit these pictures, btw.

I just love this picture!

All of this low-carb/keto/whatever stuff might be marketed as "healthy" and/or "good for weight loss" but all of these snacks and treats still contain calories (and usually a truckload of various chemicals), a lot of the time not even significantly less calories than the original stuff while having to pay triple the price. I personally think these kinds of foods (the ones trying to mimic something else while claiming to be healthier) are usually a rip-off. Of course there are exceptions and depending on the reason it can make sense to buy the mimicking thing, e. g. buying soy or almond milk or lactose free milk when one is lactose intolerant even though the substitutes are more expensive.

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Sandwich with black bean patties, sate sauce, onion and cucumber on whole wheat roll:

Sandwich with fake salmon, green pesto, onion and cucumber on whole wheat roll:

WLS or not - the body is still in a (large) calorie deficit, hence this drive to eat. It's normal, especially in the liquid phase. After that it varies a lot what people are experiencing when it comes to hunger, cravings and that weird drive to eat. Another turning point in experiencing this drive to eat is when you get closer to a normal weight/body fat percentage. The leaner you get, the more your body most likely will rebel against a calorie deficit. It's also normal to "miss food". You don't even need a problematic attitude towards food to miss it. Put any normal weight person on a post-WLS diet and it makes them think about "FOOD" all the time. It's the brain's normal reaction to a severe calorie deficit.

That's what the ignore function is for. Unfortunately one can see quite a few posts anyway because other users keep quoting them.

Thank you.

How did you insert the smaller, clickable picture?

Rest of the black bean spaghetti with the last two eggs, red onion, green pesto.

Maybe with time you will. Though what people consider healthy or not depends on the diet one is following. It takes patience and you seem to put yourself under a lot of pressure. Accept where you are now (at the beginning, having cravings and only old favorites, experiencing the double whammy of food deprivation and being fat) and be curious about where you will be going.