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...you *may* be drinking/eating too fast. Try going slower?

You know I'm a fan already... CONGRATULATIONS ❤️

I'll play! There's a doggy behind kiddo, and there's a kiddo behind you, LOL.

Seriously, keeping up with this thread is like part-time job! (love it). @Sophie7713 : HBD mother Smith! I was in love with the "art deco" cuffed shirt, but I think I'm gonna have to break up with it because that asymmetrical side tie one is THE ONE for me. ? *shoves @BayougirlMrsS to the side* @GreenTealael : can you model the socks WITH the dress??? @KaysMommy : even in "normal work clothes" you still look FAB. P.S. Daughter is a cutie ? @kristieshannon : Pretty dress, looks great on you! Your waist looks flat and trim!! Hope you got to convince hubby to take you out. Or you could wear it out with some pals! Or you could wear it around the house and just feel gorgeous all day long @JakeH : Sock game!!! P.S. You will NOT be single for very long looking like that.. @november11 : Um, that POV shot is...interesting. LOLOLOLzzz. Though it does give an excellent view of those boots that I am making a plan on stealing from you at this very moment.. @sillykitty :

Yesterday Monday, Feb 24 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.33 yrs PO Sleeve / 113.5 lbs ---------------------------------------- My mom brought over a fave dessert of the Kid's yesterday afternoon (which happens to also be one of my pre-op faves). Tried to resist, but I succumbed by dinnertime. Sooooo worth it. There is still about 1/3 of it left in the fridge and I can hear it calling my name...it's likely to end up im my stomach by 3pm...5pm tops. Also had a killer headache yesterday. I didn't have a single cup of coffee. Coincidence? ---------------------------------------- 10:00pm - 1/4 cup cashew milk w/ hot water 1:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 3 oz avocado + 1/2 cup canned corn + 3 oz roast pork 4:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 3 oz avocado + 2oz cashews + 1 slice bacon + 2.4 oz grilled chicken 8:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 3 oz pan fried salmon + 1/2 tbsp olive oil 9:00pm - 3oz lemon curd tart + 1 fl oz honey roasted peanuts --------------------------------------- Totals: 1808 cals - 104g Protein - 89g NET carbs - 112g fat --------------------------------------- The fave dessert in question: Lemon Curd Tart w/ a shortbread crust..thats 1 fl oz of honey roasted peanuts beside it...

Bwah-hahahahahah ? As I recall, this is not the first time someone on the pot has photobombed one of your pics...lollolololzzz

Well, as Mr. is oft to say: A $25 pair of shoes that you wear a couple times is a bigger waste of money than an $800 pair of loafers that you wear for years and years.

I just do about 15 mins of arm exercises in front of the TV every day or so: little arm circles (back & forward) large arm circles (back & forward) clasped hand pumps (put your hands together like you are praying and make your elbows touch, raise arms together up and down triep dips (knees bent OR straight out) push ups upward dog presses (like pushups, except your pelvis and legs stay glued to the floor) shoulder lifts I started doing them 4 months post op almost every day and I can totally see the difference in my muscle tone (I'm 1 yr 4 mnths out now). Mind you I still had a curtain of skin hanging off of them (no amount of exercise will get rid of excess skin). You can see how they looked before my arm lift in the Albums section of my profie.

nothing wrong with taking it back (or keeping it if you really love it ) ...either way, we wanna see you model them! I really like the skirt, i was just trying on a pair of pants in faux leather in the same colour!

I think 2-3 months AFTER I stopped weight loss phase was when I relaxed quite a bit. I mean, I still log everything and and avoid certain things to an extent (I'm looking at you bread), but I don't have the stress/anxiety/worry associated with it anymore. I eat indulgent foods sometimes (I'm looking at you dessert), and I don't feel so very bad about it. It's just my new normal, I guess.

Ok, I guess if I stopped eating after 20 minutes, I would totally be eating ALOT less. Though if I did, I would probably get back into weight loss mode. Am used to taking forever to eat - don't even care if my food is cold anymore. ...and I'm with you about the desserts, LOL

Yesterday Sunday, Feb 23 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.33 yrs PO Sleeve / 113.1 lbs ---------------------------------------- K, me and salad greens are back together again! And, as if in cue, my appetite returned and I had a nice poop!...coincidence? ---------------------------------------- 10:30am - black coffee w/ stevia 1:00pm - 1/4 cup cashew milk w/ hot water 2:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 2.5 oz avocado + 1 oz cheddar cheese + 1/2 cup canned corn + 3 oz grilled chicken + 2 tbsp tuna salad (tuna, celery, green onion, mayo) 5:00pm - 1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1 oz blueberries + 1 oz raspberries + 1 oz almonds 7:00pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 2.5 oz avocado + 1 oz cheddar cheese + 2 tbsp tuna salad + 1.5 oz roast pork belly 10:00pm - 2 oz chicharron --------------------------------------- Totals: 1423 cals - 100g Protein - 39g NET carbs - 98g fat

Welcome back Hope you kicked some softball a$$ at Myrtle Beach P.S. From these pic, you could probably fit into an even smaller size...?

*drool* ?

...a 1/4 when you are hungry? I could prolly eat that entire thing on a regular, "no-meh-to-food" day. It might take me an hour or so, but I could probably do it. Lots of room in my tum for salad...its that chicken that would take some work... P.S. It looks soooooo delicious

2 month post op Arm Lift Progress Pic added:

N.I.C.E. ...And the path mirrored in your glasses. I'm dying.

Yay, welcome to the thread! I see you are in the midst of our favourite pasttime: SHOPPING ..can't wait to see more ❤️

Is that raised platform for trying on clothes in the middle of your closet??? (love the crisp white shirt...I want a shirt with those cuffs!)

Bring 'em on!

Right? Slimies are an odd bird. When I barf up slimies, there is no heaving nor any shortness of breath like regular barfing. I just "burp" and all this slime comes out with like no effort. We're talking Ghostbusters-level slime. #yuck. I love cottage cheese! Sometimes when I get an ice cream craving, and I don't feel like dealing with the sugar in the ice cream, I'll have a bowl of cottage cheese with frozen berries instead. Does the trick! Try it with black pepper! Or cayenne! Or any fruit! With seeds/nuts! I've even had it with anchovies, LOL. #dontJudgeMe I hear ya on the carbs. I had been low carb-ing for about a week, and I can feel that I am more tired/slower than usual (Though this may be also due to the low cals as well). I had hoped that the low carbing would help reduce my lower abdomen swelling, but NOPE, swell hell persists. Also, I can already see my cheeks and eye sockets hallowing out again (but again, this is prolly also due to the low cal intake). Do you notice if the increased carb intake has filled out your face again?

Yesterday Saturday, Feb 22 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.33 yrs PO Sleeve / 113.4 lbs ---------------------------------------- Don't know whats going on...had another day of slimies I don't know if I am getting the slimies because I'm not eating much, or I'm not eating much because I have the slimies. I did just come back from Costco shopping this AM, so there is now a drawer full of salad greens & other good stuff so maybe if I get back to my regular diet and start eating "normally" again, the scale will stop going down. The Kids says to just eat some cookies. Mr. says cut back on the coffee. I like the Kid's suggestion better. ? ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - black coffee w/ stevia 12:30pm - 2.5 oz pan fried brussel sprouts in bacon fat + 1/2 package shiratake noodles + 2.5 oz grilled chicken + 1 tsp garlic chili oil * ate a few bites of this * 5:00pm - * 1/2 the leftovers of 12:30pm meal * + 2 oz chicken adobo 8:00pm - * the rest of the leftovers of 12:30pm meal * + 1/2 cup canned corn niblets + 3 oz grilled chicken + 1 tsp garlic chili oil 10:00pm - 1/2 cup cashew milk --------------------------------------- Totals: 560 cals - 47g Protein - 24g NET carbs - 26g fat

Are those butt-lift jeans or are your buns defying gravity on their own??? NICE.

I basically had salad + some kind of protein almost every single meal (90% of the time the protein was grilled chicken breast). Sometimes I would add some cooked veggies, but I prefer crunchy (raw) veggies. I may be in the minority, but no, I never got bored of it (I guess I just love salad). Most of my meals even now are still salads with some sort of protein on them (by choice! lol). Though now, I may add other "toppings" that I didn't when I was in weight loss phase (cheese, berries, sauces, oils, carrots, nuts, bacon, eggs, or a bit of whatever leftovers there are in the fridge from the fam's meals, etc...) It's weird, but I really like to cook/prepare food, smell food, look at food, watch others eat food, order food (lol), but when it comes down to actually eating it, I'm like, meh. Unless its dessert, lol. Even now, I was soooo excited to get home and make this noodle bowl. Excited while I was grilling the chicken and excited pan frying the sprouts...then I sat down to dig in, had literally 3 pieces of chicken and one bite of noodles and 1 crispy brussel sprout leaf, and then I'm like, meh. It ain't no salad (I really need to go grocery shopping!) (will take another crack at the noodle bowl it later, but my brussel sprouts will be soggy later...boo)

@nymatnldy, missed responding to this...since Fluffy mentioned you may be talking to me, I'll throw in my two cents (sorry if you weren't talking to me!) Are you able to keep the weight off. Well, I am only 1yr, 4mnths post op, so I think its a little early to tell if I "have kept the weight off". But I think I may be able to, given the huge changes in my eating and exercise habits. I also currently have no deprivation feelings based on my current diet and I actually LOVE to run and be active, so this can only help me be successful, right? I will say that based on what I read on here, I may be a bit of an outlier in that I can take in a relatively high amount of calories for my frame (I'm sure there are others out there like me, they just don't post as much as I do, or not at all). I'm 5'2", 114 lbs (as of this morning), and I can maintain a weight of 113-118 lbs on about 1800-2000 cals*. I think though that my exercise and strength training throughout weight loss phase really helped to amp up my metabolism. That and just dumb luck. *I have barely exercised in the past 2 months due to PS recovery, and it looks like I maintain around 1500-1800? Hard to tell as I don't have enough data, and my cal intake has been all over the place. I had to keep my calories low or I gained. How many calories are you taking daily, on average? And are you looking to lose weight, or maintain?