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Back to the original subject, lol. I hope it will be more than a nice try.

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. 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).

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.

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.

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:

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:

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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".