sillykitty

Different surgeons follow different protocols. Some go straight to soft foods. It’s unusual but not unheard of. As long as their surgeon’s program is being followed then they should be fine

Pure comfort food Cheesy grits, Mac & cheese, chicken tenders w hot honey Ate too much and am suffering for it right now

Rainy day customer appointment

Ok, it's decided, you need to split your winters between @Sophie7713 and me. It's not a vacation, it's therapy!

Oh, I forgot to tag you @Cheeseburgh ... but you should have bought those houndstooth ON pants

Too funny, when my bf and I were talking about my plastics I asked him what his dream T&A was He pulled up this pic of Christina Hendricks And this gif of Jessica Biel

Airplane ✈️ food I felt super virtuous after this meal

Travel day then a work dinner

I'm sure others will chime in with more suggestions. But nuts are a good start, as are nut butters. Adding healthy oils to your food, like cook some eggs in olive or avocado oil, and add some cheese. Whole grains are a good option too, especially since you're working out. You can ease into it and learn to trust yourself.

This is the mental switch from weight loss mode to maintenance. When you are early out and have a lot of restriction, filling foods and upping your calories are incompatible. You need to eat some slider foods. And concur with @catwoman7, you will likely be able to maintain at 2K+. I'm an early 40's woman, who's not active and I maintain around 2K or so.

Glad you are doing so well @Sophie7713!

There is a benefit to aspiring to a pin up vs a fitness model aesthetic. I can buy my curves, muscles not so much ?

Oh no! I have't done a purge, yet, but the jumpsuit will survive! I actually need to take your advice and head to the tailor and have the neckline augmented w the fabric from the belt. Post boob job, it's no longer work appropriate ?

I'm with @AngieBear on team curves! Betty Brosmer is whom I aspire to

Concur, food funerals are common. I had no pre op diet and I got all kinds of cravings out of my system in the 3 weeks between approval and my surgery date. It didn't negatively affect my post WLS success.

I consulted with the surgeons bolded, plus Dr Agha in Newport Beach, Dr Stoker in Marina Del Rey & Dr Hurwitz in Pittsburgh. I only considered surgeons who specialize in Massive Weight Loss patients

Wow #1 - My bf tells me if I exercise there are these things called muscles that may show through my flat tummy. I think it might be an urban legend tbh ... Wow #2 - I think a happy accident? The nurse asked me what my goals were (look younger, fill my nasolabial folds), poked and prodded my face a little, then stated injecting. We didn't discuss my asymmetry because really never think about it unless I see a close up pic of myself (don't really see it looking in the mirror, idk why?).

I have nearly the same dress https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JB6DSFZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1 It's a great dress, but it's pretty unforgiving in the tummy area. The ruching looks nice, but hides nothing If you're ok with that, then I think the darker the dress, the more camouflaging it will be.

Agree, Scopalamine patch is magic

Zero calorie fillers like Shirataki noodles IMO aren't compatible with both fasting and maintaining. How about Edamame pasta instead?

I had zero health issues from my weight, so my motivation was 90% vanity. I certainly don't think I am a horrible person.

Last night, meeting a friend for dinner

Eight weeks post op, checking in! First off, I am feeling really really good, like almost normal. A lot of the time I could even forget I had ps. Last week was my first not work from home week. It was a long week where I was "on" from breakfast to closing down the bar. I was concerned about my stamina. But I was 100% fine. My swelling seems to be decreasing. I wore compression gear for work last week, and it seems they keep the swelling down even after I take them off. I have been experimenting this week with wearing them. Since I'm less swollen, either the compression gear is helping, or I'm at the place in my recovery that there is less swelling. My breast aug is coming along nicely! My left breast is like 80-90% there. It is looking nearly normal and natural. My right is coming along more slowly, but making progress, coming down little by little. In not so positive news ... the healing issue w my crack continues. I've had some conversatios w my surgeon about it, plus a lot of Googling. The issue is a healing tissue called slough has covered part of the wound, and it now impeding it from closing. The tissue needs to be debrided, but it's just an issue of how. My surgeon has directed me to soak in a bathtub/hot tub and use open weave gauze, to soften the slough and then pull it off when it sticks to the gauze. That's a pretty conservative approach, plus there is also the issue of getting the gauze in a tight area in order to stay and stick. I'm really interested in a more aggressive approach. I want to talk to my surgeon about coming in to see him, and if he will do some form of debridement in his office. There is the issue of if he will agree to, and finding the time to get there. The other option is going to wound management locally. But there don't appear to be any wound care centers "in network" close by. I'm also afraid of playing insurance roulette in case it's not covered because it stems from cosmetic surgery. To be continued ... Positive side benefit of my prescribed hydro therapy, I'm using the time in the hot tub to massage my scar tissue and my non compliant right breast when the tissues are warm and soft. Because of getting in the hot tub regularly I'm not using scar tape yet. Still using Bio Oil, if nothing else it's soothing when my skin gets itchy. In other vanity news ... Eyelash Extensions - Have a love/hate with these. I LOVE the way they look. Like ???! But they are already coming out, especially on one eye. I'm not sure if I'm too rough on them, or they weren't applied correctly, or if this is normal. I also have naturally really oily eyelids (weird, huh?), so maybe that plays a part. So if I want to keep them up keep is going to be a b*tch. I already get my nails one every two weeks. Do I want to add the time and expense of eyelashes too? Filler - OMG, this has been a huge success. Results are drastic but subtle at the same time. I just look a little younger, but not "done". It was a bit of a roller coaster, first I was swollen and really bruised, then just swollen so I looked unnatural, then everything settled down and it looks perfect. I'll have to see how long it lasts. I got Radiesse, that is supposed to be the longest lasting. Botox - I like it, but isn't a huge difference. I went a little light with 20 units. Next time I'll go with 40 and do my 11's as well. It is cheap enough I'll experiment a little. PCA Chemical Peel - This was the biggest surprise for me. I didn't think much of it becuse it was a really cheap Groupon. I mean what can $37 get me? Well it really worked! I burned going on, and then I started o peel, I peeled for days! But at the end my skin is brighter and looks refreshed. Again, subtle, but positive. With all of the above it makes me feel a lot more confident to go about my day, anything but work, wearing little to no make up. Couple of pics ... First my tummy, I am soo happy! And then this is the filler, before and after

@Dtrain84 What a great tattoo! @AngieBear I love you in neutrals! @BayougirlMrsS Looking good! I'm not brave enough for brightly colored pants. I keep buying them and returning them

This is me as well. There is a reason I don't post everyday. Cause most days, like today, I'm wearing some variation of sweats/leggings, t shirt & fuzzy socks. Today I went the extra mile and covered it all up w a fuzzy robe!