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Food Before and After Photos
GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My dessert nightmare 🥲 -
1.5 month check up and....................
GreenTealael replied to Tamika James's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Nice progress, Congratulations in advance!!! -
Tummy Tuck items needed?
GreenTealael replied to funky_monkey800's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Knowing how fit you are, I imagined you as Gene Wilder at the beginning of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in his cane fake out scene. -
Tummy Tuck items needed?
GreenTealael replied to funky_monkey800's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
I also recommend at least 2 sets of good shape wear (not too tight). It helped with the swelling and comfort. I had lymphatic massages immediate after and they worked. Only go to someone who knows what they are doing or it’s just a very expensive regular massage. I was able to do them myself after a while and I recruited my BF (with our rolling pin) to do the areas I couldn’t reach. -
Food Before and After Photos
GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Very pretty. I despise tarts, so I’m blaming it also. A Croissant would never hurt you like this. -
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Joining the sandwich train! Turkey and cheese -
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
On lettuce only, no bun/bread? -
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
This looks amazing! -
Congratulations!
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Really really good chicken tender and fries in DC. Usually tenders have too much breading fir my tastes but these were super lightly battered. -
Have you reached out to your team? What did they think? Are you still allowed to supplement with protein shakes? At 7 weeks post op I wasn’t hungry at all. But some people regain their hunger signals sooner/later. Also some people experience what they think is hunger and it’s either thirst or reflux. I can tell you that I’m 6+ yrs out and I’m hungrier if I don’t get enough protein but focus on carbs. It’s almost like I have to start my days properly (fluids then protein) or I’m hungry all day long. This does not happen If I front load my meals with a protein. I hope you find a solution!
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Food Before and After Photos
GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Slider (turkey) I really wanted a bigger/wider patty but shrank while cooking. Ok everyone when it comes to your burgers are you team wide-flat or team small-tall? Does it even matter? -
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I don’t do this but my toddler meal contribution is I still eat from the absolute smallest plates possible. Worse yet is I’ve put away my regular sized plated so my family has to do the same! -
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GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I didn’t eat this dish so as far as I could tell it was only crunchy along the outer edge but there were no complaints about it being soggy. -
Food Before and After Photos
GreenTealael replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I have been cooking but forgetting to post. Lamb (shoulder?) with mashed potatoes and carrots Salmon with mashed potatoes and carrots Matzah Lasagna (homemade sauce and ricotta) Avocado “toast” matzah -
Thanks! It was more work than I wanted because I’ve become a lazy tailor 🤣
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Miami surgeon recs for tummy tuck please
GreenTealael replied to Sigh's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Usually if the surgeon has a social media presence you’ll be able to find out if they have a specific style (or not). It’s not always advertised as a style by the surgeon themselves but sometimes becomes apparent when looking at repeated results. Researching surgeons that work with your current body type and have a lot of results that match your wishlist (along with safety and price) can be a starting point. Then join social media groups that discuss these surgeons. If you have no specific look your trying to achieve, then you can focus on surgeons with a lot of fantastic results, high safety rating and in your specific budget range. Before I committed to anyone, I asked about credentials, previous employment and social media pages. Then I started looking through their work. Personally, I did not want pay celebrity prices for routine procedures but bargain basement priced surgery was not the goal either. And I think safety outweighs style always. -
I have been consumed with all things High school these days. My teen’s prom was this weekend and of course she couldn’t make up her mind on a dress. By the time she decided everything was either sold out, not in her size or would take too long to ship. She asked me to make the dress. Here’s the reference and the final product.
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What you should know about WLS they don't tell you
GreenTealael replied to BlondePatriotInCDA's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
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What you should know about WLS they don't tell you
GreenTealael replied to BlondePatriotInCDA's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I used to be top heavy but now I’m bottom heavy! This is in part due to plastics but some is definitely just the way my body decided to redistribute fat because it started before plastics. -
I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels like this shifts the blame back to the patient’s lack of commitment to exercise!
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In the past battles against obesity, patients often heard the advice to simply increase exercise. Now researchers are actually quantifying the amount of exercise needed to prevent (and possibly reverse) the disease according to genetic risk factors. Thoughts? Comments? https://news.vumc.org/2024/03/27/higher-genetic-obesity-risk-exercise-harder/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2816822
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What you should know about WLS they don't tell you
GreenTealael replied to BlondePatriotInCDA's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
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What you should know about WLS they don't tell you
GreenTealael replied to BlondePatriotInCDA's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I should have said immediately after losing a lot of excess weight vs when your weight settles. I think immediately post WLS my skin was thinner (in certain areas) but over time it feels thicker again.