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Lunch date Southwestern style salad , fries (no pic) and Bavarian beer cheese pretzels (forgive us @summerset) I barely ate any because everything was too salty ?

I think the one that’s considered the meatiest is the impossible burger. Have you tried that one yet? I always cook the beyond burgers in fat (mostly olive oil) and spices. However, I have never eaten one ?

Before and after of Shipwrecked ice cream (chocolate, caramel and Oreos) it’s a kid size portion but I have no clue about the calories. This is the amount I can handle without fear of ill effects.

We have these in my house ALL the time and honestly they smell like meat when cooking.

Looks good! Can we have the cornbread recipe please?

Well now I have to

Get well soon, from the bursitis and fries.

Thanks! I feel like my hat is leaning a little more towards Chaplin than I’d like ?

That’s a pity. Maybe try a few free apps first then decide. Good luck and you got this ❤️

Hat time! This was dropping my middle child off at college (yay!) Also what I think I look like vs what I actually look like ?

Have you tried the free version of MyFitnessPal? That might be enough to start with. Baritastic is another free app that is user friendly and has a good front end design.

Congratulations!

Back to basics, just kidding. Salmon pâté - This is still a staple in my lazy food arsenal because there is 15g of protein in the pâté. I could have done without the crackers but I wanted them and now I’m overly full ?.

100% agree

Me too!

Drinks edition since I’ve been fighting off a cold. I finally found a sugar free pre made chai latte (but not as good as the reduced sugar version) and my current favorite electrolyte drink

I like the word Portly ?

Late but joining! Definitely the words pouch and forever give me the “ick” even though I’m guilty of using them.

Early post op I was “food policed” by one of the few people I disclosed surgery to even though I never ate off plan. It’s annoying but maybe family and friends just think it becomes their new role during this time. However, the additional scrutiny never felt hurtful because of the way things were said. Everything was phrased as a question and never done in a tone that was hurtful (I don’t thank him enough for this to be honest). If your feelings were hurt, you may be picking up on (what feels like) judgement or condescension. I second having a conversation about this early on before it gets worse and there is resentment. And congratulations on a safe and successful surgery ❤️

I had it done 3+ yrs ago and no more GERD. Recovery was also easier since I knew what to expect.

Thank goodness I’m not alone. I seriously thought it was just me having a challenging week ?

Salad time because I’m back to not cooking. Is anyone else absolutely exhausted or is it just me?

I had a classic anastomotic stenosis and it was resolved with one dilation during the diagnostic endoscopy. I could eat just fine but very, very quickly (within minutes) everything came back up, no retching necessary and absolutely nothing but clear liquids stayed down. Of course everyone is different and symptoms of strictures vary.

You might just be experiencing the normal healing process but definitely get it checked out if you think something is really off. I had a stricture right after revision to RNY and the symptoms was not nausea and gurgling but a hard lump in the throat followed by projectile vomiting without notice. The only thing that stayed down were clear liquids. An endoscopy will diagnose a stricture and if they do a dilation you should feel some relief pretty quickly. Get well soon!

At 5yrs out, I still mostly choose meals with lower calories when eating at restaurants even if I want the higher calorie meal more. Having calories displayed on menus is a game changer for me. Also I rarely have drinks with calories and when I do they are usually 60 calories or under and once per day.