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I didn't even notice the NOTICE.

Hahaha..... I am guilty of this. My own personal excuse is that I actually believe I can eat what I had prepared for myself, at the time of making it. I often feel like I am much hungrier than I actually am (which is part of why I eat slowly, so that I don't accidentally cross the too-full line before I its too late). P.S. though there are definitely times I can polish off one of my ginormous salads. P.P.S I have also long ago gotten used to eating cold or room-temp food.

I agree. Trying to stop weight loss is one thing, but purposefully trying to gain weight so soon after weight loss phase is another, as a part of the natural course of things will (most likely) be a little bit of rebound gain. Why pre-load your weight card now?

Yep, and more frequent eating...fasting (intermittent or not) is more conducive to weight loss than maintenance or weight gain. But again, only if one wants to and/OR is ready to stop weight loss and for reals get into maintenance.

I *think* your maintenance weight will be the weight that you are at when you stop eating weight loss calories. Theoretically (though there are some that can), one cannot sustain a forever diet of 800 cals or less. Once you get to some caloric level that you can stick to for the long term/forever AND your weight remains stable (this is with any regular exercise factored in), then you are in maintenance.

I remember! (that you have family in my neck of the woods ) LOL i don't doubt that your son has all the gear. I sorta sorta kinda actually wanted to buy the "Championship Fan Ring" for posterity, but at $5000, Mr. said I'd have to choose between that and actual tickets to games for this season. I'm still figuring out how to get my way and have both...

Yeah, I think this is basically it. Relationships that are already strong can weather storms/issues/problems/major changes better than ones that aren't.

Just me, but I think maybe people need food. ❤️

If you end up with excess skin (above poster is correct, there are some lucky few who elasticize back to normal-looking..,mostly the younger ones, the ones who have not lost and gained multiple times, the ones who have not been overweight for very long, the ones with great genetics, etc...) the only way to get rid of it is plastic surgery. And you wont know if you will have excess skin until you lose the weight. With that said, my excess skin looks better* than it did a few months before, not so much better that I am willing to forgo plastics, but enough that I am comfortable walking around naked. *in particular, my neck and face look so much better now. my upper arms, side-boob are pretty drape-y, and have improved only slightly. However, the one place that seems to have not improved at all and in fact probably has gotten worse is my butt. *sigh*.

Day 25: What are you most grateful for in your city? The current reigning NBA champs: The Toronto Raptors. (Yes, we are still flying high on this months old win. Going to continue to ride it until they rip the trophy from our cold dead hands.) GO RAPS GO!

Sounds like a regular Friday night with the girlfriends, LOL! Love it.

YESSSSS! I'm happy that you have started to find your groove...when the anxiety/stress/worry starts to abate there is nothing left but to ENJOY how awesome everything is ❤️

First, you are actually more experienced than me (I was sleeved 3 months AFTER you ) With that said, I think, like alot of us, you may be focusing too much on the number on the scale? When you were 130 lbs before, were you bigger/smaller/the same size as you are now? I know that years ago, I when I weighed the amount I way now, I was actually bigger then than I am now. It may be because of the muscle vs. fat ratio...? Are you fitter now than then? Chasing a number that worked for you before may not be as applicable now.

Today Sunday, Nov. 24 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs I think I'm coming down with something again. I was feeling run down all morning and after eating I went to go lie down on the couch and close my eyes for a bit. Woke up 6 hours later. Still feel pretty tired, and am likely going to bed really soon. 8:00am - earl grey tea w/ stevia 11:30am - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + Parmesan + 3 oz grilled chicken 7:30 pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + goat cheese + 3 oz grilled chicken + 2 oz turkey breast + 1 buffalo chicken wing + 1/3 cup raspberry-lime sorbet Totals: 791 cals - 75g Protein - 43g NET carbs - 32g fat

Now how did you get this picture to look like a studio shot? Do you have some cool lightbox or something??? P.S. #yum

Saturday, Nov. 23 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs K, logging in another semi-indulge "meal" for yesterday. Went to go see Frozen 2 with BFF and our Kids, so naturally we stopped by Bulk Barn to put together some custom snack packs to munch on in the theatre. No diarrhea this time, but I did get really tired and weak...but that may also be because the movie was BORING AS eFF. 10:00am - earl grey tea w/ stevia + coffee w/ stevia + chicken broth 12:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + carrots + crispy onions + 4.5 oz grilled chicken 3:00 pm - 3oz brie + 1 oz white cheddar + 1 oz almonds + 2 oz turkey breast deli meat slices + 1 Love Good Fats Keto Coconut Macadamia Nut bar 7:00pm - 3 peices Takoyai w/ sweet sauce & bonito shavings (aka Japanese Octopus balls) + some parts of the Kid's ramen (1 tbsp corn + 1 slice pork belly + 1/2 an egg + 1 tbsp black fungus + 1/2 cup pork bone broth) 9:30pm to 11:30am - Movie Snacks: 2 oz candied ginger + 7 dark chocolate covered almonds + 4 dark chocolate covered coffee beans + 3 oz cashew nuts + 3 fl oz pumpkin seeds Totals: 2270 cals - 101g Protein - 123g NET carbs - 144g fat

Ok I gotta ask...? I Googled this and came up nada...

Wow! Your arms are looking so much smaller already! Are they even swollen at all?

So here's one: this morning I turned around in the shower and found Mr. had opened the shower door and was just standing there watching me. I didn't even flinch. I just said "Hey", and proceeded to put conditioner in my hair. Before I lost all this weight, I would have tried to frantically cover myself and then yell for him to get out. Actually, I probably would have locked the door so he wouldn't have been able to get in the bathroom at all. It's so nice to be completely comfortable in one's own body.

Love her.

I opened this page on my laptop, with the brightness turned up all the way and zoomed right in on your left butt cheek.... Can't see any evidence of fakery!

Friday, Nov. 22 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.5 lbs Definitely an INDULGE day yesterday. and subsequently a DUMP day. My brother gave me a chocolate covered marzipan bar because he knows i lOVE them. we both figured I would make it last for several days, but nope, I ended up eating the entire thing throughout the day. YIKES. Then we went to a friend's restaurant opening. I already had dinner, so I passed on the meal, but there were snacks and desserts laid out, so...yeah. For the first time ever, I had to RUN to a toilet in PUBLIC due to imminent diarrhea...and it didn't help that I was pretty drunk. Obviously it was all the sugar I was ingesting, but I'm pretty sure it was the chocolate martini that was the nail in the coffin. Once I got all that (literal) crap out of me, and drank like a litre of water, I was all good again. *as an aside, wanted to note that I rarely get hung over post-wls..so that's a win. 10:00am - earl grey tea w/ stevia + coffee w/ stevia 12:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + Egg "Taco" (Fried Egg w/ cheese stuffed with: 2 oz sirloin steak + 1oz shredded pork + fried onions + sour cream w/ green onion) 3:00 pm - 1.5 oz almonds + 1 oz pumpkin seeds + 1 oz cheddar + 1/4 chocolate covered marzipan bar 7:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 1.5 oz cucumber + 1 oz pumpkin seeds + 2.3 oz sirloin steak + 1 oz shredded pork + 1/4 chocolate covered marzipan bar 9:00pm to 2:00am - 3 oz mixed nuts + 1/2 cream puff + 3 chocolate covered strawberries + 1/2 chocolate covered marzipan bar (from my purse) + 2 glasses red wine + 3 shots tequila + 1 cup sake + 1 chocolate banana martini Totals: 2306 cals - 91g Protein - 177g NET carbs - 132g fat

Day 23: What use of your phone are you most grateful for? SIRI

Seconded.

Everything OK?!?