GreenTealael

Like weight loss before and after photos but of your new diet ! I'm especially interested in before and after meal photos (take a pic at the point you feel restriction) but it can be of recipe substitutions, your refrigerator/pantry/shopping cart/etc VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

I’ve been eating my whole life 🤣

Don’t do it.

I never had a food addiction, never had any food related issues and WLS worked (for me) by managing whatever metabolic dysfunction I had. My heaviest was 250 lbs and I am now ~ 150lbs for the past 7+ years. Not battling a food addiction probably set me up to have an easier journey. I didn’t really over eat prior to WLS, but I definitely don’t over eat now. You can try to hunt down the reasons for your obesity (but often it is too complex even for doctors to really appreciate) but TBH managing it is much more rewarding to focus on. I hope you find what you’re looking for, Good luck!

Ground turkey, cottage cheese, avocado and coleslaw. My kid is starting to cook more often (thanks to ticktoc?) and this is a protein bowl she put together and persuaded me to try. I am glad she’s trying new things (like cottage cheese which I refused to eat until 7 yrs ago😝) and coleslaw was my addition.

What kind of shake is it? Can I guess? Banana avocado?

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Another salad! This time with crispy chicken nuggets (Aldi).

Congratulations!

Today is my 7 year surgiversary 🎉 I can’t believe it’s been that long but my lifestyle does have a lived in feel to it. My weight is stable-ish with a current BMI of ~25. I have no problem finding safe things to eat while out but this year I cooked the major of my meals. That means I accidentally began meal prepping because of cooking foods only I seem to want to eat twice in a row. I’m ok with this as I actually like eating the same things, ad nauseum 🤣. I drink hot tea every morning and most nights. I have fully returned to carbonated water, kombucha and pre/probiotic drinks. Some highlights of this year includes sending my last child off to college, my first colonoscopy, started reading spicy books (thanks ACOTAR) and a few bucket list trips (The Space Coast to visit Kennedy Space center, Grand Canyon and the New Mexico hot air balloon festival). I’m still very satisfied with the outcome of WLS and all of the new advancements in obesity medicine.

Congratulations! Just the reduction in A1c is amazing on its own but I hope you continue to experience compounding benefits in all aspects of life and health. Please post updates on your journey too.

Teriyaki salmon and salad. for some reason these frozen filets were slightly water logged when thawed so this was the best way to cook them. Still delicious 🤤. If I had to guess calories I would placed this meal at about 400 cals. I wonder if my calorie count guessing has gotten any better or worse over the years?

Congrats!

Trust me you don’t want to date someone inflexible about core beliefs that they hold (coming from someone who is inflexible about core beliefs that I hold 🤣)

My daughter wanted to make fruit pizza. I managed to convince her to make single serving versions instead because no one would eat it otherwise. These are way too sweet for us but we tried a few anyway. Original recipe (https://www.melskitchencafe.com/best-fruit-pizza/) Here’s the final product:

Chicken bites, couscous and kale salad

I wore a lot of skater style skirts and dresses to camouflage my midsection and hip dips but after plastics everything was bodycon to show the ogee curve 😝 I also had enormous breast before WLS (G-H cups) and they were still large enough before plastics (deflated DDD). I told that the mastoplexy and augmentation would need to be staged (6 months apart) to preserve my nipples (they had a long journey upward). I was so pleased with having small (B cup) breast for the first time in decades that I never had implants placed. Maybe one day but I am enjoying my current size. These days I still like to display a smaller bust to hip ratio or play up my 0.75 waist to hip ratio of when I choose clothes to suit my body type. I bet this was more than you wanted to know about me lol.

Bruised kale salad with avocado, beets and chicken. I started making this salad about a decade ago and it’s still apart of the family lore, lol. Everyone asks do I remember that salad I used to make. It’s basically an any and everything salad that happens to have a kale base. My children still call and ask how to make it 🤣 To get kale the right texture to eat raw, I pour boiling water over fresh chopped kale then hand crush while pouring in ice water to stop the blanching. Seasoning is usually Asian or Mediterranean flavors.

Couscous, pickled beets and crispy chicken nuggets

I agree!

I think the first year I did the majority of experimenting with new clothes then again after plastics. I have pretty much settled into my style (bodycon/boho/athleisure) and everything that survived the final culling still fits. But I am a bit sad that I very rarely have an opportunity to wear the fancy clothes that I swore I needed.

Happy belated birthday!!! I love your hair!😍