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Ok, so I see you are at 4 months out? When I was at 4 months out I was just not into sweet stuff so can't help you on ideas there, BUT i was all about salty stuff (probably because I had pretty low blood pressure at the time, and likely not drinking enough water). My go-to salty snack at 4 months PO was beef jerky (even had a ziploc of some I carried around in my purse all the time). Also deli turkey with cheese (but not in my purse, lol). My food diary also shows that anchovies and canned smoked oysters were a regular occurrence (but I realize these may not be everyone's bag, lol) Once in maintenance my fave salty-crunchy snack was chicharron (i.e., pork rinds/cracklins), but I wouldn't recommend this during weight loss phase as its really high in calories (but also high in protein!). Good Luck!

Congrats on your recent surgery! You look like you have already been doing some strength training for a while? Your legs are impressive, lady. You are gonna look (even more) S.P.E.C.T.A.C.U.L.A.R. 😍 Good Luck!

Are you still trying to lose weight? Or are you looking to maintain?

so....technically you should be good to go for pizza as soon as you are cleared for regular foods. I haven't had a regular bread-based pizza since surgery...and that was 2+ years ago. And only because I like to save my carbs for dessert eating, lol. *IF* you are trying to limit your carbs and still want pizza, I gotta tell you, I made a chicken crust pizza a couple times and I and I actually like it better than the bread based ones. You could give it a try if you want, its really easy to make...just google. ...*BUT* if carbs is not an issue for you, then yeah, once you are cleared (which should be around the 1 month mark for most), AND if you can tolerate bread products (some do , some don't), then there is nothing stopping you. Good Luck!

Everyone will have a different experience, but here was mine: 3 mnths - started falling out (LOTS OF IT. By month 4-ish you could see my scalp) 6-7 months - noticeably slowed down (i.e., less hair trails everywhere I went) 11-12 months - visible chicken hairs (i.e., new growth) sticking up all over my head 2+ years (i.e., now) - all my hair is basically the same length (i.e., no more chicken hairs, ends of hair are basically at my shoulders now), and i like to think it actually looks thicker than it did pre-surgery...but this may be just be wishful thinking...lol I think its pretty much inevitable to go through a hair loss phase during massive weight loss (see the link regarding Telogen Effluvium above).

BFF just asked me for the recipe a couple days ago after I dropped off a slice so I made this up for her...which you can benefit from now too...lol: Cream_Cheese_Filled_Banana_Bread.pdf P.S. You could probably sub the regular sugar with baking-appropriate sweetener and skip the walnuts to lower the calorie count. I've made this a few times already and once I doubled the amount of the cream cheese filling...I thought it made it too sweet, but the fam loved it... P.P.S. Whats the protein on that rice dish?

I'm 2+ years out. Been in maintenance for 1.5+ years. 5'2", 115 lbs, almost-50 yr old female. These days I run 5K 1-2 times a week, and walk/hike for the other days of the week for 1-2 hours; very minimal strength training (maybe once a week - if that - for about 20-30 mins) How many oz/ meal? It depends on what I am eating. Salad greens a lot more than “normal”; Pork & fluffy bread a lot LESS than “normal”. My “normal” I would say is about 1 cup of food volume at a time. How many calories to for you personally to maintain? Given my current activity level, its about 1800 (When I was exercising more, I was able to pack in 2000+) How many calories for you personally to lose? Again, for my current activity level, probably around 1400-1500. If I don’t exercise, then less than that…I’d guess 1200? I dunno for sure…

It’s a GOOD thing. 👍🏼

Hard to believe, but they are actually marketed for women. They go up to size 6XL....

Finally got around to making those biscuits I said I would days ago! Geez. I ended up joining Team Egg. I planned on making a batch with no egg to compare but these turned out way too good to bother. Also made some sausage gravy to go with it. The biscuits and gravy was served for dinner along with the leftover Popeye's Chicken that my father-in-law brought over for lunch this afternoon. First collage is the stuff cooking and the finished spread. My plate (saucer, actually) has 1/2 of the smallest biscuit, about 1/4 cup sausage gravy and a Popeye's Chicken drumstick: 339 calories. + 1 glass of red wine before hand (+130 calories) Doesn't look like I ate much but it was SUPER filling...will try to eat the rest later or tomorrow.

It's a little bit of willpower, but its mostly fear of dumping!

This morning's bake: Cream Cheese-Filled Banana Walnut Bread First pic just out of the oven, then cut into for serving, then my portion from a few hours ago: 40g (about 1/4 cup in volume): 120 calories Ate it all. Pretty yum, as evidenced by the fact that the entire loaf was gone by the time I came back from grocery shopping. LOL.

Same. WLS, no. PS, yes.

@Arabesque Hahahaha… so awesome that you kept that all these years. Even awesome-er that it still fits (may even be a little big? Lol). @ChubRub $12 for that entire haul??? I think I need to go shopping with you. My fave is the sleeveless ruffle top 😍. And that bikini top is va-va-voom! @JMJames92 Nice. You remind me of Prince Harry...anyone else see a resemblance? lol

Oh you lucky Americans and your variety of access to cool foods. You can order these wraps via Instacart: https://www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=77565&zipcode_guess=01002 Or Walmart online or Amazon.....

Mine grew back. Started falling out around 3 months. You could see my scalp, YIKES. Slowed down to normal shedding rate around 6-7 months. After the hair loss, came the regrowth, and I had to go through months of all these little chicken hairs sticking up all over my head cuz they were too short to lay flat LOL. Am now at 2+ years out and its all back to normal, and the new growth is as just long as the surrounding hair....been this way for a while. P.S. My hair is almost shoulder length today. I had cut it super short when the shedding started to try to minimize the thinning look.

I can eat basically anything (in much smaller amounts at a time than before): sugar, fatty stuff, fried stuff, oily stuff, spicy stuff (including "authentic" Asian foods) and yep, alcohol. I do have "issues" though with lots of sugar at once (I'll dump unless I take it slow), pork (I get full fast on it), fluffy bread products (again, I get full fast on it). And broth-y soups (I can't drink the liquid and solid chunks at the same time - I'll get super full - so I'll have the liquid first, then the chunks). I don't eat rice nor pasta though (by choice). Am 5'2", 2+ years out, and can maintain at around 1800 cals a day. I have heaps of fun. LOL.

These are the ones I got. Fits like a glove: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MJJ3K9G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Here is me wearing it (size xs), but I'm also wearing my stomach binder in this pic so it looks more high waisted than it really is. The bottom leg hem ends goes past my ankle bone:

@GreenTealael, I just did some biscuit recipe googling and there seems to be a divide between those who make biscuits with egg, and those who don't. Which camp are you?

I made a batch of Instant Pot Beef Chili for the fam tonite, but since I don't like beans, I just ate a bowl of the toppings instead. I also picked out a few chicken chunks from a 3 day old salad still in the fridge to protein it up a bit, lol Cheddar, Jalapenos, Sour Cream, Hot Sauce, Leftover Chicken Chunks: 145 Calories. Ate it all.

...so basically you had boiled veggies and tofu. lol Those biscuits looks amazeballs. I'm totally making those tomorrow morning.

Started out with Decaf in my protein shakes. By 1 month was having regular coffee regularly (along with the decaf in my protein shakes still...)

Grande Blonde Americano Misto with a 1/2 shot of sugar-free vanilla! Everywhere else, its just black coffee, sometimes with 1/4 - 1/2 a sweetener, depending on how big the coffee is...

Hubba hubba!

@ChubRub : second all your decisions except maybe for the jeans? they look pretty flattering on you to me. Makes your legs look longer, and your boobs bigger, lol. I wanna see your new fab bod sporting some body-con dresses!!1 ❤️