What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Thank you everyone! I just had an appointment with my psychologist and it was a good thing I had one today. It is what it is. It'll always be with me but I need to allow myself to feel these things then maybe it won't be so vivid.

I appreciate y'all.

So sorry. I bet some of your beautiful art would cheer him up as he recovers!

Good Morning,

Today is my last shift before vacation.. I hope it's good because yesterday was busy as all else. We had 4 STEMI's (active heart attacks) before 11am (we start at 7) .. it made for a super hectic day as none of our booked patients got started till after these emergencies. Bf and I are headed to my parents cottage today after work - we will drive 8 hours and spend the night in a hotel.. I have my dietitian follow up tomorrow morning and then we will drive the other 4 hours to the cottage .. excited for a few unplugged days. We head 8 hours towards home Saturday, 4 hours Sunday and then I start my new job at 6:45am Monday... who plans these things ?????

QOTD: Koolaid not lemonade for us.. oh boy

b: fairlife latte

s: 175g yogurt, 7g PB, 80g strawberries

L: 2.5g chicken breast, 1/2 pepper with 2 slices laughing cow

rest of the day is TBD as well be on the road.. but we seem to have a lot of jerky.

I hope you have a great vacation!

Enjoy your time off!!!

Hi you guys,

JB, how cute that you were the resident artist at your lemonade stand! I love that.

I intended to post on June 17, which was my 4-year surgiversary, but the month got away with me. I?m still in awe of my transformation. Someone yesterday described me as being ?petite?, a descriptor which always cracks me up, since petite generally applies to those women who are 5?3? and shorter, while I am 5?8.5?. It remains amazing to me that my entire post-weight loss wardrobe of truly tiny sizes still fits year after year! Before my RnY, I could never predict what size I would be from season to season, let alone year after year. It?s great! But I do work at it and always weigh myself first thing, no matter what, which is probably the single most effective strategy I?ve found for someone like me to stay in reality about my weight. I still need plastics like crazy and am trying to make that happen financially - whew! That stuff is expensive!

I am happy with my body and look upon myself with compassion, but consider much of what I want in terms of plastics to be reconstructive rather than a vanity project. I do have a question for you folks - my clavicle and shoulders are so incredibly pronounced (in other words, too scrawny) post-weight loss. I would really like to have a softer and more feminine look to that area of my body, but have no real idea of how to achieve that. I am in the high 120?s to 133 or so. Anyone have any ideas? I would consider gaining a little, but there is no guarantee that a modest gain would end up in that part of my body. I don?t have much fat to harvest for a fat transfer. Just wondering if any of you have any advice! I don?t want to look particularly muscle-bound, just softer.

I moved into Seattle proper a couple of months ago and I really do enjoy this neighborhood. I walk around 5 days out of the week, almost 5 miles each walk. If I also walk with my guy earlier or later, I usually will clock in at 7 miles. I really enjoy it and it?s such a pleasure to have met some fantastic, friendly Seattleites. The past few days have been hideously HOT and oppressive. Monday hit 100 - awful for people who are acclimated to the PNW, but today is forecast to be 12 degrees cooler, yay! I locked myself out of the house yesterday and had to climb onto the roof and in through the living room window - quite a feat wearing a pencil skirt.

First: iced coffee w cashew milk and caramel SF syrup, delish!

B: salmon

L: some pork tenderloin, yogurt

D: not sure yet.

Here is a pic of me when I visited family on the Gulf Coast a couple of months ago, and a photo of me with my little girl Kai.

Enjoy your Tuesday, my friends!

great to "see" you again!!

I had that bony, scrawny look when I got into the 130s about two years after surgery. There were a lot of tops I couldn't wear because of those protrouding chest/neck/shoulder bones - I was really self-conscious about it. I definitely look more feminine now (and you can still kinda see the bones - but nothing like before), but that's because I put on 20 lbs! Not that I'm suggesting that, though. I don't know if they can do that kind of a fat transfer since that's kind of a broad area, but you never know. It might be worth a consult to find out.

I've read that plastic surgery is pretty pricey in the Seattle area. Someone on another forum who lives in that area ended up going to Miami for hers, because it was quite a *****eaper. Location does seem to make a difference, even though it's not cheap anywhere. I paid Chicago prices for all my body contouring. I was pleasantly surprised at how reasonable the cost of my recent facelift was here in Madison (Wisconsin) in comparison.

I would travel for plastics, even will consider out of country. The only surgeons I've had consults with are all in LA/Beverly Hills, and their prices are consistent with that area.

I am a little afraid to gain weight after keeping such tight control for these years - it's a mental switch for sure. Plus I have no idea where that additional fat would choose to land. Other than my shoulders etc I am pretty happy with my weight and size. Also, if I gained 20 pounds I know I'd need an entirely new wardrobe! But I want to look soft and feminine, not overly bony. I'll investigate possible solutions.

Thanks for always being so welcoming! It's always a pleasure to see you, too.

Happy belated Surgiversary! You look great, and very happy which is most important.

I'm wondering if some upper body weight training might make you feel more content with the appearance in the neck/shoulder areas. A bit of extra muscle over the bones may accomplish that naturally. Just something to consider.

Best of luck!!

I have thought of that, I don't want to look too muscled, just softer. But I'll chat with a friend's trainer about it - she has turned him into pure muscle so she knows what she's doing and may have some ideas. Thanks!