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In my pathetic, personal protest to the new stay-out-home order going into effect tonite in my area, I have vowed to only wear pajamas for the next 4 weeks...even to the grocery store, dammit. This effing new development has effectively cancelled a long-awaited and fraught-secured cottage getaway that was planned for the end of this month. Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg. Covid sucks the big one. It could suck my big one, if I had one. Maybe Mr. can loan his. Actually on second thought, it can find its own. Arrrrrrrggggggggggg.

This is funny and gross at the same time. hahahhaha.....eeeewwwwww....

I get munchy a couple days before my period...and then go through a couple days of the opposite of that DURING my period cuz I feel ugh/bloated and don't want to eat...so I suppose it evens out... But I've been like this even before I had WLS?

Ok, i take it back. I incorrectly assumed you were living a way of life that was satisfying and “working”. Aside from continuing to ask for guidance from your team (who I realize is not being very helpful for you!). Can you align yourself with an alternate Bariatric team? Also, I’d like to suggest some therapy if you are willing and able...

I'm so happy...i think the nice weather is here to stay and I can look forward to eating ALL my meals out on the deck! (well at least until I start complaining about the heat and the bugs 🙄) Romaine, carrots, feta, pan-fried chicken, pan-fried brussel sprouts, 2 slices bacon & vinaigrette: 374 calories (plus an espresso martini beforehand +147 calories) Brussel sprouts seems to be the only vegetable that I eat regularly that fills me up like dense protein does...which is unfortunate as I love brussel sprouts. Looking forward to eating the rest later:

hmmmm....if it ain't broke, why fix it? From what you've posted sounds like you are already doing/have done just fine for your own personal experience. That feeling you get when you can't eat anymore is what will prevent your "stomach from stretching" (though I have some thoughts on the misconceptions of this in another vein...but I digress). Sounds like you are listening to your "signal" and are stopping before you get too full. Which is a behaviour that many struggle to learn and implement. You are doing great.

the paint would drive me CA-razy. But more importantly...loving those platform flip flops!

Subtle and NOT orange (at least not on my screen).

Oooohhhh this looks gooooooood

First time seeing our parents in person since xmas. Weather was nice enough to ditch the coats and just need a light jacket (yay!) to do our visiting on their driveways. Really wanted to wear an evening gown but was talked out of it. Kid: "I see you are going for denim on denim. Interesting." LOLOLOLzzzzzz

I'm pretty sure silicone trays can go in the oven (up to a certain temp), just not the lid of course. ...and both can likely go in the microwave?

OOTD: Fell-asleep-on-the-couch-ON-MY-FACE Edition. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My eyelid is especially creepy-looking.

Me Too! And same as you, I hadn't been in the office in about 8-9 months (was at a client site) and when I went to a team lunch after losing 120 lbs, my boss didn't even bat an eyelash. The others at the table tried to follow his lead, but their eyes were visibly bugged out. My boss was cool as a cucumber, and just said, when I walked up to the table, "So good to see you! It's been a while." ❤️ ...and for the the first time in many, many months, I had a nice meal without anyone talking about me, my weight, what was I eating, etc. etc . It was just lunch. And it was nice.

+10000000

@sillykitty I know you didn't post your actual backside, but got some hits of some bootylicious-ness in those hips lady 😍 @Arabesque love the little foot raise, lol...also is your hair naturally "bendy"? I spend way too much time trying to get that little hair bend look at the tips, and when I do, it lasts like 2 hours. Sigh. @GreenTealael I don't remember seeing this jacket before, I like! @BayougirlMrsS your boobs ARE getting bigger! are you sure your surgeon didn't just move your stomach to your chest???? @kristieshannon oh my. what can I say. Rawr. I can think of lots of scenarios where you can wear that and light the room on fire, aside from the obvious dinners, nights out, etc...I say it's also appropriate for watching TV, mowing the lawn, walking the dog, going to the dentist.....

True, if the OP can get over the bothersome thoughts and be at peace, then that would be ideal....but if this is going to fester, all she would be doing is postponing a potentially even bigger argument later. Depends on if/when you want to deal. Edited to add: sorry OP, don't mean to discuss you as a third person ❤️

My suggestion would be to have a chat with your husband. It doesn't have to be an argument. Just a conversation. ❤️

So...??? How was the enchilada???

Ok, are you sitting down??? So for the first time in over 2.5 years, I actually ate (wheat-based) pasta! And I didn't implode! LOL. I know this doesn't look so very appetizing, but I'm pretty proud of my efforts, so I'm posting it anyway, so there! Mushroom Ravioli with Parmesan Cream sauce! I served myself 3, and ate 1. The fam fought a little bit about who would eat my other two (spoiler alert: Mr. won): approximating 100 calories for 1 (with 1 tbsp of the sauce) Honestly, I don't know how the Nonnas do this regularly. From gathering all the ingredients to serving them on a platter, the time elapsed was SIX EFFING HOURS for 40 effing raviolis (but I was having fun throughout, so its all good). And it took them less than 15 minutes to eat it all. I sort wished they took longer to eat it, geez. I'm pooped.

With time, you will figure out what works and what doesn't work for you. I can say that don't be scared, but this lesson is best learned with time and experience. ❤️ P.S. I'm 2.5+ years out and I'm still learning stuff!

Yummmer! I will imagine eating it and be satisfied. P.S. I too like to use up every last scrap of leftovers/food. It makes me sad when I throw out perfectly good food into the compost bin. It's difficult to do though living with these people who have an aversion to the concept of leftovers! But i like the challenge of re-purposing "old" stuff into something new (also, I don't tell them that's it leftovers, Mwah-hahahhaha)

Mine where crispy/crunchy all the way through. The kid did say though that they were a little on the "airy" side, but I attribute that to me over-beating the mixture prior to baking (i made the rookie mistake of leaving the kitchen and got distracted). Humidity may also play a factor? Further to icing sugar vs. granulated sugar, like @lizonaplane alluded to, the texture/volume of the two kinds differ so 1 cup of icing sugar is not the same as 1 cup of granulated (1 cup granulated == 1.75 cup of icing, so yeah, its way sweeter if you do a direct substitute). I may have to give myself a project and compare the diffs between icing vs granulated Swerve.... P.S. Unrelated, but another thing I do is to use weight for measurement when baking (well, except for liquids, where I use volume). I always have this URL in tab in my browser to look up conversions: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/learn/ingredient-weight-chart.