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I think Junior sized clothes are more for shape than size. Juniors are for body shapes that are not as curvy (i.e., hip to waist ratio is smaller) EDIT to add: chest to waist ratio is smaller as well.

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 117.4 lbs this morning Feel like I'm eating when I'm not hungry these days. Its been like, it's there, I'm not trying to lose weight, why not, lemme eat it. I don't want to make this eating-when-not-hungry a normal thing, so am going to consciously cut back on all the non-hungry snacking for the next few days and see if that makes any difference... Also spoiler alert...didn't do the 10K this morning Menu for Yesterday, Sun Sep 08: Totals --- 2066 cals --- 135g protein --- 71g NET carbs --- 131g fat 11:30am (293 cals) salad greens + carrots + vinaigrette onions fried in butter & olive oil 1.9 oz ribeye steak 16g almonds 2:30pm (456 cals) peanut butter and chocolate protein bar ½ cup cottage cheese 24g almonds 6:30pm (804 cals) 1 pork spring roll 2 oz beef shank in peanut sauce 10g almond bark ¼ mini moon cake 9:30pm (513 cals) 50g almonds 40g almond bark 1 cup chicken broth Yesterday's Exercise: 1hr Hot Yoga

A maintenance update and some observations (I'm 10 months post op, been maintaining for 3 months now) MFP tells me I'm averaging about 1600-2200 cals a day for the past 4 weeks (2238, 1652, 1949, 2231), and my weight has basically bounced around between 114-117 during this time. So it looks like I've found my sweet spot if I want to stay at this weight. MFP also tells me I"m averaging about 90-140g of net carbs a day for the past 4 weeks (140, 90, 80, 100). Given my weight stability, I may not be a carb sensitive as I thought. I do however notice more bloating in my lower abdomen and face since I've upped the carbs. This is both a good thing and bad thing, I figure. The bloating in my tummy gives the illusion of abs and firmness, lol. But the bloating in my face is actually a welcome thing: personally, I think I look healthier, and my skin looks firmer on my cheeks and under my eyes. I starting to slack off on portioning my food. I have noticed that I am getting overfull (that leads to foamies and barfing) more often than before because I am not being vigilant about pre-portioning my food. I am also noticing that I am eating faster than before, which again leads to foamies and barfing. I need to be more careful. Finally, I'm totally noticing the changes of my almost daily strength training has done to my arms. I am getting pretty toned! Yay! What about the other maintainers out there? How you guys doing?

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 116.9 lbs this morning Back from another impromptu road trip, with some unrestrained eating...surprised to have maintained my weight more or less, I was totally prepared for a gain due to the food choices I've been making the past few days. Here are the calorie counts since Thursday, and detailed menu from yesterday. Yesterday was a had people over for lunch and and after dinner which we basically spent at the table chatting and eating, so I was literally eating non-stop from noon until 2am. Also got to 8k yesterday! I really wanted to get to 10, but had to take the Kid to a Dr. appointment, so ran out of time...didn't run this morning as I went to Yoga, so I'll try for the 10K again tomorrow. Thu Sep 05: 3053 cals - 83g protein - 150g NET carbs - 137g fat Fri Sep 65: 2378 cals - 110g protein - 52g NET carbs - 71g fat Menu for Yesterday, Sat Sep 07: Totals --- 3255 cals --- 154g protein --- 119g NET carbs --- 211g fat 3:00pm (881 cals) ** ate all this over 3+ hours ** salad greens + cucumber + almonds + onions + vinaigrette 25g lobster 3.5 oz ribeye steak 40g almond bark 20g almonds ½ cup tofu pudding + 2 tsp maple syrup 6:00pm (576 cals) salad greens + carrots + almonds + onions + vinaigrette 2.5 oz ribeye steak ½ cup cottage cheese + pumpkin seeds + black peppper 2:00am (1798 cals) ** 😲😲😲 ** ** ate all this over 5+ hours ** ¼ slice carrot cake 4 sweedish meatballs w/ gravy ½ moon cake 20g pumpkin seeds 15g almonds ¼ protein ice cream ½ cup cottage cheese 1 pepperette 50g cheddar cheese 10 wheat thins 30g beef jerky Yesterday's Exercise: 8km run 15 min strength training (arms)

same. I love me some chicharron.

Not at all, you look like happiness, lol.

I read good reviews for these Quest chips. But I haven't been able to bring myself to spend $4 CAD on a teeny tiny bag yet...

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 116.4 lbs this morning So pulled an all-nighter with BFF at my place as I was her ride to the airport this morning for a crazy early flight. She brought a bag of these unbelievably yummy and addictive chocolate-covered-almond-and-seed-snack-concoctions that we ATE ALL NIGHT. Needless to say I/we ate waaaaaaay more than the suggested serving size over several hours. Surprisingly, I did not dump, but man, the total intake of these delicious things was the calorie equivalent an entire low-end day. Not a proud moment. I think the problem was that I emptied the entire contents of the bag into a giant bowl and left it in front of us. Should have portioned out a serving or two and left the bag in the kitchen #lessonLearned On the bright side, am looking forward to a good sleep tonite as I've been going through a bit of insomnia for the past week or so and the all-nighter from last night should help, I think... Menu for Yesterday, Wed Sep 04: Totals --- 2701 cals --- 146g protein --- 140g NET carbs --- 187g fat 9:00am (8 cals) peppermint tea chicken broth 12:30pm (470 cals) salad greens + cucumber + Parmesan + pumpkin seeds + vinaigrette 82g avocado 130g pan fried chicken in butter 3:30pm (679 cals) 1½ cup whole milk ½ medium avocado 49g chicharron 50g beef jerky 6:30pm (93 cals) salad greens + vinaigrette 70g pan fried chicken in butter Period from 8:00pm to 5:00am next day..(1450 cals) ** 😲😲😲 YIKES ** 260g InnoFoods Dark Chocolate Almond nuggets 2 peak freans cream cookies Yesterday's Exercise: 5km run in the morning 15 min strength training (arms) 15 min strength training (butt and core) 1km run after dinner with Mr...I had to run much faster than normal to keep up with him and I gave up after 1k...he is way too fast for me! 1km walk of shame back to the house in sweaty, exhausted defeat...

Your dinner doesn't seem that off...300 cals with 31g of protein is good Were you full afterwards?

@Sophie7713 : First, you are a woman after my own heart with your obvious planning abilities ! and love love love your colour scheme. Did you draw the dress picture yourself ?!?!? Second, congrats on your 25th anniversary next year (which, btw, you look waaaaay too young to be having ) Third, yep, a couple months ago, I got Mr. to agree to some sort of vow renewal but no details or anything yet...lol. we had a destination wedding with close family and friends back then, and would love to go back to the same place and do it again. honestly though, I just want to wear an awesome dress and have an awesome party 😎 ...and finally, I looooove your dog. He/she looks just like my own own dog a while back *sniffless* Cock-a-poo?

I did a “trash the dress” for fun and my son took these amazing pictures for me OOTD circa early 2000's... K, found my wedding dress in the basement last week, and took these pics but forgot to post them! I weigh about 35-40 lbs less now than I did on my wedding day so its a little big on me now, hahaha. I'm cinching it from behind on the pics on the right to get an idea of what its supposed to look like....

I'm 10 months post-op and have been in maintenance now since 7 months post op (you can see my weight loss details/progress in my signature, or for even more detail, in the "About Me" section of my profile.). Being in maintenance, I'm about 1500-2000 calories most days now, but there will be days here and there when I get in 400-1000 cals (these are the days when I just got busy or was having a don't-feel-like-eating-day). I eat protein forward and try to watch my net carb intake for the most part. I am not afraid of fats. I run about 4-6km on average almost every morning, 15 mins of arm strength training almost every day, and 15 mins of core/butt strength training sporadically (I hate core/butt training!). Since summer started I may go to the gym maybe once every two weeks or so to do hot yoga or zumba, but will likely up the frequency again to 2x a week when the weather gets cooler. With that said though, when I was in weight-loss mode, I averaged maybe 500-600 cals a day, protein-forward and mostly stayed under 20 net carbs daily. I was pretty strict on this plan the entire time. I also did not not run as much then as I do now.

Cut and paste gone wrong?

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 116.8 lbs today (so another weird example of how I eat 2000+ cals a day for an entire weekend then go down a pound, but then have a 400-cal day - see below - and the next day am up that pound *shrugs*) The Kid is back at school so had the whole day to myself. Meant to veg around the house all day and binge watch "Jane the Virgin" on Netflix, but ended up running around doing errands and didn't eat much...oopsies. Menu for Yesterday, Mon Sep 02: Totals --- 402 cals --- 45g protein --- 22g NET carbs --- 56g fat 10:00am (8 cals) peppermint tea chicken broth 1:00pm (180 cals) 130g sweet potato curry + 60g shiratake noodles (yesterday's leftovers) 71g pan fried chicken in butter 7½ g Parmesan cheese 6:30pm (131 cals) salad greens + cucumber + vinaigrette 88g pan fried chicken in butter 12oz americano 9:30pm (83 cals) Spicy ramen flavour packet + water 64g pan fried chicken in butter Yesterday's Exercise: 6km run 15 min strength training (arms)

It's not from the Pooppourri line, but I have a bottle of this in every washroom we have in the house. It doesn't go in the toilet though, its a room spray.... https://www.saje.com/ca/product/airoma-loo-4034.html Love. It.

That's encouraging to hear that your upper limit is still so low even as far out as you are ! I've noticed a lessening of my own restriction lately. But more in the sense that I get "un-full" faster, if that makes any sense. I've been finding that I can eat much sooner after my last meal than before. On a related note, I've also noticed that I can go to bed/lie down sooner after eating without getting any reflux...so that's a good thing 👍🏼

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 115.8 lbs It's been a couple days since I've posted any menus as I was on a last minute shopping road trip over the weekend (this was the first shopping road trip I've been on since losing all the weight and I may have gone a little overboard..LOL). Anyhoo, here are my (estimated) macro counts for the past few days, plus a regular detailed menu for yesterday... Fri Aug 30: 2451 cals - 173g protein - 121g NET carbs - 170g fat Sat Aug 30: 2270 cals - 158g protein - 145g NET carbs - 110g fat Sun Sep 01: 2093 cals - 168g protein - 124g NET carbs - 118g fat Menu for Yesterday, Mon Sep 02: Totals: 1512 cals - 79g protein - 51g NET carbs - 84g fat 1:15pm (468 cals) salad greens + cucumber + parmesan + vinaigrette 80g avocado 1 can smoked oysters ½ tbsp tangy seafood sauce 3:30pm (245 cals) 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds ¼ cup black pepper cashews 7:00pm (455 cals) salad greens + parmesan + vinaigrette 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds 60g sweet potato curry 30g shiratake noodles 100g beef jerky 9:30pm (344 cals) 1 scoop dutch chocolate protein powder + 2 tsp instant decaf coffee 1 cup Fairlife whole milk ½ cup full fat milk Yesterday's Exercise: 5km run 15 min strength training (arms)

when was your surgery date?

pre-op, night time was my danger time cuz that was when I would do the most snacking (usually while watching tv). i wouldn't say my nighttime cravings are completely gone (as they have been coming back a little as time goes on), but I generally have an handle on it by trying the following: fill your tummy with something else: drink a big glass of water/unsweetned tea or coffee. distractions: change of scenery/activity: move to another room, keep your hands busy, pick up a book to read, have a chat with someone, quick run/walk around the block or on the treadmill, take a shower remind yourself how far you've got: go to your closet and try on some of your big clothes that don't fit you anymore. if you still want to eat after trying the above, try reaching for something a little healthier. maybe a protein candy/chocolate bar (lots of protein, less sugar)?

@notmyname, so glad you are feeling better (or at least trying to ❤️). also, you look great!

Hi @goalz ! Always like to hear from long term maintainers (bonus: we are about same height and weight!) What surgery did you have? Question about your restriction 4 years out: are you able to consume pre-surgery volumes/amounts if you wanted to?

@2Bsmaller18, sounds like you are finding your groove , that's awesome. How do you feel about it all now? For the hair loss, I took biotin every day until I finished the bottle and still had to endure the hair loss. I still find hairs laying around but not nearly as much as before. Also, I am seeing some teeny tiny baby fuzzy hairs sprouting form the hairline above my forehead...so I'm hopeful. From what I've read, the hair will eventually come back once our bodies stabilize. It may take a while, but it will come back (at least that is what I'm banking on 🤞🏼)

5'2", ♀️10m PO, maintaining 116.2 lbs Went to a little dinner party last night, and was able to slightly lay off the desserts a little...and no dumping! Menu for Yesterday, Thu Aug 29: Totals: 1334 cals - 79g protein - 30g NET carbs - 68g fat 10:30am (1 cals) ½ black coffees + ½ Stevia 12:30pm (202 cals) salad greens + vinaigrette 75g pan fried chicken 4:00pm (370 cals) 1¼ dark chocolate square 50g black pepper cashews 10:0pm (761 cals) ¼ chicken leg with some kind of hot sauce 1 hor dourve: cherry tomato + bocconcini + cheddar + cocktail wiener chunk 10 or so salt and vinegar chips ½ a Portuguese custard tart ½ mini cream puff 1 glass of red wine Yesterday's Exercise: 1 hour hot yoga 30 min run on treadmill 15 min strength training (arms)

Welcome to the thread, @samusaurusrex and @shanza ! The more menus the better...I feel like I'm hogging this thread