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Yassssss! Looking good! Congrats on the weight loss! ❤️

yeah, you totally should! One of my favourite pastimes after I reached goal was to show people (who asked) the pics of me bigger. For some reason, I really liked to show these bigger pics of me...which is funny because I used to hate them and would go to great lengths to avoid having anyone see them.

HOTTTTTT 🔥🔥🔥🔥

1000000% AGREED. I actually HATE it when someone offers to help (or if Mr. asks one the Kids to help me). I don't want to discourage helpful behaviour, but at the same time, inside i'm all: You're doing it wrong/too slow/etc...)....When someone is "helping" me, it becomes WORK. ....But don't tell them that!!

I was hoping you would post a piC of this when you mention it last. I think it looks good, you can tell Its the kind of chowder that zooms in and hits the spot, lol. i’d eat it out of a mug outside in the cold....yummmmmm

Some food from today.... 1st pic, first meal of day, a salad, of course. My regular salad stuff with beets, some of yesterday's shakshura, and some curried chicken salad: 322 calories. Me and the Kid ate out of the container at the same time, and am guessing I probably ate a little less than a quarter of it (she eats faster than me!) 2nd pic, today's baking item: Earl Grey Macarons w/ earl grey infused buttercream filling & Ginger Macarons w/ glacé-ginger cream filling. I ate almost half of one of the Earl Grey ones: 130 calories. (the sad looking clumps at the bottom left of this image were shell fails) 3rd pic, dinner: Tamarind Soup with chicken: 219 calories. (drank all the broth first then worked on the solids)

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So thought I'd start this thread for those who are currently in maintenance (or are trying to be ), there are not as many active maintenance-ers on here, but I'm hoping for the ones that are, they can chime in and impart their wisdom for those are trying to achieve that coveted balance of weight stability. ...or we can just chat about whatever. LOL.

CHALLENGE. ACCEPTED. P.S. Though after watching this I have more of an urge to make shawarma (note to self: how to I get my hands on one of those contraptions....) P.P.S. the language of food is universal lolololzzzzz.

Ooooooommmggg. I just googled it and it IS super easy to make! Thanks!!!! P.S. we'll have a reserved "regulars" table just for you.

Filipino steamed buns are sweeter and a little denser...and Chinese ones are fluffier (and whiter).

I love how you post pictures of your "same old boring food" that look like plates served at a fine restaurant ❤️ I will take your same old boring food ANY. DAY. Lololzzzzz.... And yes: You. Me. And the cafe of dreams one day. If not this life, then the next. P.S. would you believe I cannot find queso fresco in my MANY months of having it on my grocery item list. I need to find me a specialty store or something....

My husband's libido towards me did not/has not changed throughout our entire relationship. And it was/is a very healthy libido. From when we first met when I was 125 lbs, through to when I gained weight to be 235 lbs, and through to now after I lost all the weight, his attitude towards did not change. He did not see me as a "big tub of goo".

ah-ha. I think this was probably (yet another) issue. I only had 1 green pepper and the recipe called for 3 red ones, lol. Wouldn't think it would make a diff! (and i used basil instead of parsley/cilantro for garnish cuz it was all i had). so maybe i didn't make shakshura after all....😂

Ok. PSA for all Food Porn lovers, and Vacation porn lovers, and Stanley Tucci lovers (but NOT Stanley Tucci Porn lovers though, lol) Do yourselves a solid and watch the CNN series Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. Who doesn't love Italy, Italian Food, and did I mention STANLEY TUCCI. I love this guy. And food.

@Kukubari: Ugh. I hear you. On the first day of puree stage I blended up a bit of beef, took one look at it (plus a sniff), gagged, and went straight back to full liquids, for another 2 weeks lol. I did eat cottage cheese, yogurt, scrambled eggs made with lots of milk so they are really runny, with a tsp of paté on top...which may take care of your meat want?

Around 8-9 months....was probably the first time I actually felt what I thought was actual hunger (i.e., not cravings). Food aversion/not wanting to eat is still a thing for me sometimes (it comes and goes) and i'm 2+ years out. ....and like @GreenTealael said, the hunger I feel post-op is very different from what I remember pre-op. Before it was like a ravenous, urgent type of thing, now its way more subdued and can wait.

Cumin, sweet/smoked paprika, cayenne & chili flakes. All of which I have used in many dishes before! I theorize it may not have been thick enough, or was too tomato-y (i went off-recipe and added sundried tomatoes) or my bread sucked. In any case, I'll try my hand at it again someday. ...mabye in Tel Aviv! ( @OAGBPal lol) @GreenTealael have you made it before? Any tips?????

Saw this made on an episode of Masterchef and just needed to make it. I had a couple tablespoons and *I* liked it, but fam was not that enthusiastic about it. Asked if it should go into rotation and they were all, nah 🙄. I tried. I think it LOOKS good though...will be making a ragu out of it for tomorrow. Geez. Shakshura:

Ok, i got one sorta in the same vein: i wont miss ME bumping into corners or walls because i underestimate how big I actually was. 😂

Skipped dinner yesterday (cuz i had a pretty late lunch) so got hungry earlier than normal today. A variation on the salad I always have, but this time with leftover garlic shrimp and roasted beets. I bought a 2 for 1 package of the beets, so its going to be make an appearance on my salads for the next week or so. Romaine, carrots, cucumber, feta, roasted beets and shrimp. + an espresso martini beforehand (not shown. YES, I had a drink before noon. Don't judge me.): 464 calories total. Ate/Drank it all.

That's one thick original slice of bread. Your 1/2 slice looks like a regular slice to me!

Yummmmmm.... (now i wanna make chicken & bacon chowder...)

Both those dresses look fab on you (and u look so happy ❤️)

A very late lunch (got distracted by baking): Take-out Montreal Smoked Meat, sauerkraut, and fries (+some mustard) The fries were not very good so only had one and put the rest on Mr.'s plate. The sauerkraut wasn't very good either, but I ate all of it anyway: 144 calories.