OOTD

[KaysMommy 1,089]

On 11/20/2019 at 06:57, ms.sss said:

@KaysMommy your gala dress looks great on you...I don't see anything remotely close to resembling fat on you at all (if anything I think you could go tighter on that dress to highlight your teeny waist and the va-voom of curve it creates with your hips!) A killer pair of heels and you will have people doing that slow-follow-stare as you walk by. ❤️

How are you going to wear your hair? Down with luscious waves perhaps???

Thank you. I always wear my hair down long and straight. I was thinking either a low side bun with a few curled tendrils or down with waves. Last year I was 40 pounds heavier and felt miserable at the gala. This year I can’t wait to show off all my hard work.

[Sophie7713 3,238]

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

1 hour ago, KaysMommy said:

Good morning lovely ladies. I haven’t been posting much because I just have been feeling fat and self-conscious. It started when I got my winter gala dress in the mail. My hubby said it looked good on me, just don’t gain any weight. That hit something in me. So I started IF on Sunday. I was down to 135 this morning, and tried on my dress again. It is way out of my comfort zone. I need honest opinions please. Can I pull this off? Then a picture of my OOTD. It’s supposed to rain all day, and snow tomorrow. Winter is here.

OKAY! Like take my breath away... This little black dress is GORGEOUS on you! You have such beautiful legs, arms and silhouette, kays Mom! It flatters you in a way the pretty florals don't quite capture - Do send us the outfit complete on your special gala night. Hubby and daughter must be over in the moon with joy and pride for their ROCKIN wife and mom.

[ms.sss 14,645]

48 minutes ago, KaysMommy said:

or down with waves

My inconsequential vote: Down With Waves!

Pretty please post a picture on the big night so we can ooh and ahh over you!

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 11/20/2019 at 07:57, ms.sss said:

@KaysMommy your gala dress looks great on you...I don't see anything remotely close to resembling fat on you at all (if anything I think you could go tighter on that dress to highlight your teeny waist and the va-voom of curve it creates with your hips!) A killer pair of heels and you will have people doing that slow-follow-stare as you walk by. ❤️

How are you going to wear your hair? Down with luscious waves perhaps???

Agree with everyone on the dress!
It looks FABULOUS on you!
I completely sympathize on the heels situation. I can’t wear heels either and it suuuuuuuuucks

[sillykitty 10,704]

@KaysMommy

Echoing what everyone else has said ... you look absolutely fantastic! I agree with @ms.sss that if the dress was more fitted, it would REALLY set off your hourglass figure! Do they have an XS?

Sorry, but your husband,s comment was inconsiderate and rude. All respect to @FluffyChix, but at a 21 BMI you don't need to IF for weight loss, and you really don't need to eat 500 cals. What you need is to tell your husband he needs to learn to appreciate his hot wife!

IF you want to feel a little more confident, maybe some faux Spanx and booty boosting panties? But totally not needed!

I also love the idea of waves. Just put your hair up in a tight french braid the night before and have glorious waves for the gala!

Edit: Because I missed your comment about not being able to wear heels

Edited November 20, 2019 by sillykitty

[sillykitty 10,704]

On 11/18/2019 at 5:44 AM, ms.sss said:

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As an aside, I haven't really lost any significant weight lately but I am finding that some of my clothes are looking big-ish on me, no?. Picture below case in point. Even my beloved boots are looking droopy....

Solution: more SHOPPING.

Same experience, and same solution 🤣

[GreenTealael 24,855]

2 hours ago, KaysMommy said:

Good morning lovely ladies. I haven’t been posting much because I just have been feeling fat and self-conscious. It started when I got my winter gala dress in the mail. My hubby said it looked good on me, just don’t gain any weight. That hit something in me. So I started IF on Sunday. I was down to 135 this morning, and tried on my dress again. It is way out of my comfort zone. I need honest opinions please. Can I pull this off? Then a picture of my OOTD. It’s supposed to rain all day, and snow tomorrow. Winter is here.

Although well meaning and loving, Significant Others can knock the wind right out of your Magnificent Sails and they are quite magnificent darling so... try not to let them. Or anyone.

(I think women in particular tend to allow this more than men. IDK why but Dropping this here for inspiration 😬)

[GreenTealael 24,855]

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Wanna eat 500 cals with me today?

Ok but how many tonight 😬

[sillykitty 10,704]

On 11/17/2019 at 8:21 AM, FluffyChix said:

Friday date night.

I am really hating how poochy my tummy flap is these days. Nothin to be done about it cept learn to love and accept myself or wear a different style. I was 130lbs here.

Faux Spanx

[FluffyChix 17,409]

15 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

All respect to @FluffyChix, but at a 21 BMI you don't need to IF for weight loss, and you really don't need to eat 500 cals.

I was addressing her comments about "feeling fat". And I have days like that. It doesn't mean it's disordered thoughts or behaviors. It means I'm retaining Fluid and so I do go back to IF with my low low days filled with lots of low cal food. The bloat leaves, I get some added bonus of autophagy, pain levels decrease, asthma symptoms improve. I'm back down in the range I'm comfy in and then it's life as usual. That what motivated my advice to her...so she would feel more confident in her body and her dress. I agree she doesn't need to lose weight---she looks smokin hot right now. But how we feel inside our body is often quite different.

And her hubs comment was totally BS.

(And no offense meant or taken. )

[2Bsmaller18 435]

2 hours ago, KaysMommy said:

Good morning lovely ladies. I haven’t been posting much because I just have been feeling fat and self-conscious. It started when I got my winter gala dress in the mail. My hubby said it looked good on me, just don’t gain any weight. That hit something in me. So I started IF on Sunday. I was down to 135 this morning, and tried on my dress again. It is way out of my comfort zone. I need honest opinions please. Can I pull this off? Then a picture of my OOTD. It’s supposed to rain all day, and snow tomorrow. Winter is here.

You look great. That dress looks like it was made just for you!

[sillykitty 10,704]

On 11/19/2019 at 7:27 AM, Healthy_life2 said:

You make it look easy to pull together an elegant look. Stunning.

Thank you! ❤️

I think that is one of the things I hated most before WLS. No matter how much my outfits cost, or how much care I took getting ready, I never felt either elegant nor pulled together.

Edited November 20, 2019 by sillykitty

[sillykitty 10,704]

17 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

I changed the belt and added a necklace and bracelets. I wish I had a lower neckline tshirt or a turtleneck. I think it's better? I don't, need to spend quality time with Amazon. But I think adding the accessories helped detract from the stark difference in the neckline. Right?

Late to the party ... but agree the necklace totally makes the higher neckline of the tshirt a non issue. You look fab

And animal prints better stay in style for the next decade so I can get my money's out of my recent wardrobe "investments" 🤣

[FluffyChix 17,409]

1 minute ago, sillykitty said:

And animal prints better stay in style for the next decade so I can get my money's out of my recent wardrobe "investments"

Yay!!! You got the boots? I want to see pics of them every day you wear them!!!!!

Don't you have a short black skirt and black or gold tight turtleneck? I think I remember this outfit on you but it might of been while you were still in WLM?

Edited November 20, 2019 by FluffyChix

[KaysMommy 1,089]

On 11/20/2019 at 07:02, FluffyChix said:

Yikes on the foot hon! ((hugs))

Ok, I have a solution to your psyllium oj mix:

Get some Lipton brand decaff Apple Spice Tea bags. Make a big pitcher using decaff tea bags and 2 of those bags. Then put it in the fridge. Then dissolve psyllium in a big glass of that tea. Sweeten with liquid vanilla stevia. No carbs. No cals other than the psyllium Fiber. I use whole psyllium husks too.

I actually love drinking it.

Oh my gosh not many know what psyllium is. My surgeon put me on it in August, and he said mix with Water or yogurt. Neither worked for me. I found Trop50 was the best way I could figure to mix it. I am going to try this tea mixture, I love the idea and not all the added calories and extra crabs from the OJ. Thank you.