sillykitty

This may be an unpopular answer, but why focus on keto or IF? Your problem doesn’t seem to be losing weight. You lost 70 lbs after WLS, and I miss sure in many other diets I never your life. Why not find a sustainable diet you can live with long term?

Lol, yes! When I’m eating out locally leftover-ability is part of my decision process. Burrito bowl over a taco, for instance. I also avoid cooked seafood, salads or sandwiches. i eat out more often when I can’t take leftovers, so I have plenty of opportunity to eat leftover unfriendly food.

These are colleagues. So short of quitting my job, I’m stuck with them

Drinking. I was a huge social drinker. I’ve drank since WLS. I’ve enjoyed a nice glass of wine or port. But the appeal of sitting in the hotel bar and having drink after drink is gone. The only hard thing about it is being the only sober one, and people commenting about it. I’ve been told I’m not the same sillykitty any more. I’ve been told that it’s no fun to be around me because I’ll remember all the drunken antics etc.. I miss fitting in only not the drinking

How about this?

LMAO ... it's a salad fork

Leftover Tagliatelle Short Rib Ragu

Can you swallow pills? I switched to pills at about 2 weeks post op

This is really variable. I work from home and technically took no time off. My job isn't physically harder than surfing the internet. I could drive as long as I wasn't on pain meds. Pain was minimal. I was tired, but not debilitatingly so. I started work travel on day 15 post op. I have traveled nearly every week since. Jobs are different too. I would have done myself a disservice by taking time off. The work would have piled up, and gotten more urgent and complicated if I had just let it sit for weeks. It would have created crisis's that would be harder to resolve later, than just dealing with it at the time. So by working at 75% for the first week or two was a whole lot easier overall than dealing with huge issues my absence caused when I would have returned.

Ditto!

Are you and your tiny tummy one of those 2 people? If so, I would say yes, that should work. The problem with the basket style air fryers is as the capacity gets bigger, the basket just gets deeper. For most things, they lay on thw bottom of the basket, so deeper doesn't really accomplish anything. If that makes sense?

I haven't had plastics yet, but I when I made the decision to have WLS, I knew that I would need/want plastics as well. As @newmebithebypass said "I'm not going thru this whole process and not look good naked". I am also single. Although I am dating now with my deflated boobs and wrinkly tummy, it is not ideal, obviously. This I don't get at all. Why does your family even get to have an opinion on this? You're an adult, this is your decision, period.

I got the same thing ... but I think it was just a site hiccup. It said I would stop receiving emails, but I haven't.

Normal! I have low blood pressure when my weight is in the overweight range or lower. It was in the normal range when I was obese. So for me, going forward it will be an everyday thing. If I get up too quickly I get dizzy. I just stop for 5 seconds or so and it passes.

Exactly this! I track everything in My Fitness Pal. Most days are low carb, but not necessarily by design. Just make healthy decisions, putting lean protein first. No reason to panic!

I’m guessing because gassy foods can cause discomfort or perhaps stain on the staple line. I don’t think gas alone would cause a leak but I think it’s safe to assume, better be safe than sorry during the initial healing process. But gas is caused by your body being unable to digest raffinose, and your gut bacteria fermenting it. That happens in your large intestine. The average small intestine is 20 ft long, so even after RNY that is such a significant distance, it couldn't affect a staple line. Just my opinion, but it seems like NUTS don't always have strong reasoning for some of the instructions they give.

I'm sorry, but this makes no sense to me. I'm not sure why gassiness would make a food off limits?

I'm a big believer in balance, and not having any "forbidden" foods. I've had bread many times in the last 6 months post op. I've made sandwich with whole wheat bread. I've had pita bread at middle eastern restaurants. I've eaten from the bread basket. I've eaten a sandwich from a sandwich shop. I've eaten pizza. I've eaten flat bread. I've had a burger on a bun. I've had brushcetta. But it has all been in small quantities. I have a lot of restriction, so even if I fill up from a sandwich it is less than 2 oz total. It may not work for everyone, but it has worked for me. I've lost weight at a pace I'm happy with. I have an iron stomach, so nothing bothers it.

Silicone gel, tape, patches has been proven to be effective for scar reduction. It is what plastic surgeons universally recommend.

I agree with @GreenTealael Minimize negative people in your life. Even if they are family. Why have people around you who want you unhappy?

For me, once I got into the habit of it, it's not a big hassle to do so. I think MFP is amazing, especailly considering it's free. I'm not neurotic about it, I don't weight or measure things like spinach. I do weight most things though, cheese, jerky, salad dressing, meat, beans, etc. I don't cook a lot. It's pretty pointless when I can only eat 2 oz. But when I do I use MFP recipe builder. It works really well, IMO. For a big recipe I just guesstimate on the number of servings. I eat out a lot, and mostly at non chains. I also generally use the highest calorie option for a dish. I don't stress out too much over it, I figure logging, even if it is 100% accurate gives me a better record than not logging. MFP is fantastic about having ethnic dishes in their data base.

I could have done it. I had a very easy recovery. But I agree, you won't be at your best.

Oh, and 125 seems like a fantasy to me as well .... I'm now thinking maybe 130??

I feel like I'm entering into unknown territory. Up until this point it has been straight forward, follow the plan (mostly!), and lose weight, simple! But now I'm just over 20 lbs to goal. Weight continues to come off relatively rapidly, and fairly steady (stalls, but no plateaus). How do I find the right balance? This is pure vanity. I want my thighs to look much better than they do right now. But I really love my butt, it's like the only thing I love about my naked body right now, so it's important to me I keep it. Also, this is probably a ridiculous worry, because of all the issues people have on this board, this is super rare. But how do I stop losing weight when I decide I'm at goal? I have a TON of restriction. This combined with little hunger, keeps my calories really low. Even on days I go off the rails, I have never reached 1000 calories. Maybe my body will find it's new set point, and I won't have to worry about it? I never thought this would be a concern. I figured like most people I'd have to fight to even make it this far.

On Depo I had no period at all, no spotting, anything, after the 1st 3 months. I LOVED it! Did it cause weight gain? I'm not sure because I went through a lot of lifestyles changes during those years, and didn't practice a healthy lifestyle. So hard to know if it contributed. One thing that scared me off Depo, was the many studies showing it caused a loss of Bone Mineral Density. I finally figured it wasn't worth the risk the me long term health, sadly https://nwhn.org/depo-provera-and-bone-mineral-density/ I currently have the Mirena IUD, which I got right before my WLS, 6 months ago. I chose it because usually women have no periods on it. I have lots of friends who love it and have had that experience. I had a few normal periods after getting it, and now have annoying, unpredictable spotting. I'm hoping that will go away soon.