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✨🍽️ 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕝—What I Ate in a day! 🍽️✨

✨🍴Here’s the lineup for yesterday’s eats – I tried keeping it simple, tasty, and bariatric-friendly, also with minimum preparation time due to busy schedule at work: 🍴✨

🌟𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥: Starting the day strong with Café Latte ☕️—because coffee and protein? Yes, please.
🌟𝕃𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙: Veggie vibes 🥕🥦 with fat-free .valley ranch for that perfect dip moment.
🌟𝔻𝕚𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕣: Grilled chicken salad 🥗 with a little fancy touch of pomegranate seeds and Cilantro Avocado dressing (because life’s better with a drizzle).
🌟𝕊𝕟𝕒𝕔𝕜: Chicken breast bites 🍗—aka protein you don’t have to think twice about. It’s one of my favorite finds.

✨💧💦𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣 was the real 𝕄𝕍ℙ today—it kept me hydrated, full, and focused. Anytime I felt hungry, I just chugged some water and moved on 😂. (And I almost made my hydration goal)💦💧✨

✨🍽️𝔻𝕠𝕨𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖: Lunch was supposed to be just a snack, but work got so crazy it turned into my actual lunch. Whoops. 😅 Gotta love a busy day, right? Who else has been there 🙋🏻‍♀️

✨🍽️ 𝕌𝕡𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖: Nothing fancy, just quick, easy and kept me feeling good and on track. 🙌

✨🦋What’s one thing you ate this week that you loved? I am looking for ideas to stay full and on track—Share with me below! 👇✨

✨🍃𝔾𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕥𝕙 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙—It’s been a while since I gave an update, so here it goes—I am ready to officially accept where I am at in my journey. Life happened, and yep, the scale has crept up a bit. I am currently 24.8 pounds above my lowest post-surgery weight, and I would be lying if I said that didn’t frustrate me. But the first step to getting back on track? Facing the truth and embracing it.🍃✨

✨🍃I read a quote that hit home: “𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕒 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕡𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪.” And I am here, not running anywhere.🍃✨

✨🍃I had not done a face-to-face comparison pictures in a while because, honestly, part of me felt like I was back to my pre-surgery days. But looking at the pics side-by-side has been encouraging—I might have gained some weight, but I’ve kept my confidence and my determination to get back on track. Here’s to the journey, the truth, and all the growth ahead! 🍃✨

✨🦋 Reflecting on my journey, I realize how important it is to give yourself time. It’s easy to get caught up in the desire for quick results, but true transformation takes patience and perseverance. Now three years post-op, I’m still working towards my goal weight, and that’s perfectly okay. Progress is not always visible on the scale but felt in our hearts and minds. 🦋✨

✨🦋 My journey has taught me to celebrate every small victory and non-scale victory (NSV). The confidence, energy, and joy I’ve gained are invaluable. Remember, it’s not just about the destination but the journey itself. Keep going, believe in yourself, and embrace every moment. 🦋✨

✨🍽️ ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕫𝕖?—Here are my top 10 tips to simplify your meal prep and keep you on track with your weight loss goals! 🍽️✨

1️⃣ ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕄𝕖𝕟𝕦—Choose simple, versatile recipes you enjoy. This minimizes decision fatigue and ensures you look forward to your meals.

2️⃣ 𝔾𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕃𝕚𝕤𝕥—Make a detailed shopping list to avoid unnecessary trips to the store. Group items by category to save time and ✨don’t shop when hungry 😂✨

3️⃣ 𝔹𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙 ℂ𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘—Cook in bulk. Prepare large quantities of staples like grains, proteins, and veggies to mix and match throughout the week.

4️⃣ ℙ𝕣𝕖-ℂ𝕙𝕠𝕡 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕘𝕚𝕖𝕤—Spend time chopping vegetables in advance. Store them in airtight containers to keep them fresh and ready to use.

5️⃣ 𝕌𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤—Invest in high-quality, stackable containers. This helps keep your fridge organized and your meals fresh.

6️⃣ 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕫𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕃𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕣—Freeze portions of meals that you won’t eat right away. This is perfect for those days when you don’t feel like cooking.

7️⃣ 𝕊𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕪 𝕊𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤—Use a few go-to seasonings that work for multiple dishes. This keeps the flavors exciting without complicating the prep process. I only use basic—salt, pepper, red chili powder and Italian seasoning on most.

8️⃣ 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕤𝕜—While something is baking, you can be chopping, mixing, or cooking something else. Efficient use of your time is key. One pan recipes are great.

9️⃣ 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕝 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘—Label your containers with the meal name and date. This helps you keep track of what needs to be eaten first.

🔟 ℂ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕤 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝔾𝕠—Tidy up while you cook to avoid a huge mess at the end. It makes the process less overwhelming and more enjoyable.

✨🍽️Happy prepping! 🥗—If you would like detailed recipes comments below ⬇️ “Recipe” and I will DM you the details.🍽️✨

✨🦋 𝕀𝕥𝕤 𝕒 ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪/𝕊𝕒𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥—I am currently fostering 3 beautiful cats. Each one has a unique story of survival but one thing each of them have in come is how much I have gotten attached to them in last few weeks. I have cared for them, saw them gain strength and be their unique selves. Now one of my foster is ready for adoption 🦋✨

✨🦋 This is Drake—he is sweet 9 month old boy, always looking for cuddles and ready to play. He loves greeting everyone at the door, waiting for me to hold him upside down like a baby. No matter what he is doing he always stops everything when I am near. He is great with everyone, including our two dogs. If you are looking for a cuddle buddy drake is perfect for you 🦋✨

✨🦋 I am happy, excited and sad at the same time. It’s my fist time fostering and my very first foster up for adoption. I want to keep Drake all for myself since he is such a sweet boy. But I keep reminding myself that if I fail to do this right than I won’t be able to help more fosters in the future🦋✨

✨🦋 If you would like to meet this sweetheart, he will be at the adoption event at in Naperville organized by tomorrow Nov 5th, 2023. Drake’s profile is also up on ARF’s website. Please share so he gets more visibility in finding his forever home 🏡🦋✨

✨🧿 𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕖𝕩𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕖🏋️‍♀️— most of my life I have always equated exercise with either dieting or means of losing weight. What I have realized is to lose weight you have to be disciplined with your food and strive to have a balanced diet🧿✨

✨🧿 I now exercise to get stronger by building muscles and my endurance. It has helped my body to be more flexible, so that I can enjoy a lot of the daily routine activities pain free, this realization has been part of my weight loss journey and some days requires constant conscious reminders 🧿✨

✨🧿 In stead of relying on exercise as source of losing weight, my main focus now has been on all the benefits of exercising:

💪it boosts my mood
💪it strengthens my heart & bones
💪it helps me stay focus
💪it decreases my stress level
💪it helps me maintain my mobility
💪it helps me able to enjoy all the wonderful adventures during my travels pain-free
💪it improves my coordination
💪it detoxifies my body
💪it helps me maintain my blood pressure
💪and most importantly it helps me manage chronic pain & fatigue

✨🧿 The last one is the most important for me, I always avoided exercise thinking I am so tired and it will only make me feel horrible. I have realized that days I exercise I have more energy and my day is more productive than on days I skip. No wonder there are so many people addicted to their gym routine. Most days I am not happy to head out to the gym but almost every time I do I am glad that I did 🧿✨

✨🧿 To help me keep my gym routine I have joined orange theory, if I skip any class I have to pay extra penalty💰 which helps me stay on track 😂. How do you manage your exercise 🏋️‍♀️ schedule?? 🧿✨

✨🌸🎀🩷✨”ℍ𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣”— me and my girls have been excitedly waiting to watch the Barbie movie. We watched it on Thursday the first day it came out, to be honest other than thinking that it will be cute movie with a splash of PINK overload I had no expectations. Surprisingly the movie didn’t disappoint—has good message and touched some of the deep social issues. Amazing must watch✨🌸🎀🩷✨

✨🌸🎀🩷✨I definitely have played with Barbies and have some great memories from my childhood. My daughters played with Barbies but not as much as I did I think— but the unrealistic expectations of beauty young girls face these days from constant filtered images from influencers and social media has put our kids mental health at risk. Barbie I feel is least of our worries —so go enjoy the movie and some of my favorite Barbie quotes✨🌸🎀🩷✨

✨🌸🎀🩷✨”Come on Barbie let’s go watch the movie— don’t forget to wear pink”✨🌸🎀🩷✨

✨🦋ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕠 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪—I am struggling to say the least. Last few months have been very difficult at work, my team is under staff and I have been doing multiple people’s work. Late nights and long days at work with hardly any break or time to think about anything other than the deadlines for year end close 🥹🦋✨

✨🦋This is how I got to the point of needing a surgery and I can see the history repeating again, slowly my weight has been creeping up— sitting down in front of the computer for 10 or 12 hours with bare minimum activity has not been good. I have noticed some mindlessness eating just because the old habits have kicked in🦋✨

✨🦋It’s time to tackle old habits with a new mindset— I am hoping to replace old habits with positive new ones that help me enforce boundaries, limits and focus on my goal. For starters I need to join a gym or some program that keeps me moving, I need to learn to make time for myself and my health again🦋✨

✨🦋I am struggling— but I have not given up— not yet, not now, not today or anytime soon. I am a work in progress and I will continue to put my health first 🦋✨

✨🦋I have started meal prepping to help me in the food department. Now I need some recommendations to get my body moving again—happy Monday let’s crush this week 🦋✨

✨🦋I absolutely love this—if I could go back in time and can give myself one advice it would be this. 𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖—nothing can be achieved in a day. Start the journey with no expectations, but only desire to never give up and keep working towards your goals. No matter how hard or unattainable it may seem—just keep pushing forward. I am almost two years post op and I have not really made my goal weight yet—key word is “YET”🦋✨

✨🦋Although I have not yet made my goal weight—I have achieved so much more than physically visible. The gift of a healthy body never gets old and the NSVs along the way make it all worthwhile🦋✨

✨🥳🎉 ℙ𝕒𝕘𝕖 1 𝕠𝕗 365–ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣. ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕘𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕤. 𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕕𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕖—𝕀 𝕒𝕞 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦 2023–The new year is about moving forward not forgetting the challenges, mistakes and lessons learned. The best time to start for new beginnings is now 🎉🥳✨

✨🥳🎉It’s time of year when we all make new goals and resolutions for new year. This year I have decided to make my resolutions attainable and measurable so I am able to stay accountable throughout the year. I have created “60 resolutions/goals for 2023” for myself. My fitness goals are included in them but I also wanted to include goals and resolutions that will help enrich my emotional health and spirit🎉🥳✨

✨🥳🎉I hope these inspire you to create your own— wishing you and your family a Happy New Year🎉🥳✨

🌟🌟What are your top three resolution for 2023??🌟🌟




#2023

✨𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕎𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙-𝕚𝕟: I lost 3.8 lbs in 4 day 👀😳. So I have been talking about using meditation to help assist with continued weight loss. I finally started Phentermine HCL 30mg on December 1st last week. So far my results have been incredible. I am thinking that I maybe losing water weight here—but as long as the scale is moving I am not complaining🤷🏻‍♀️ I have taken Phentermine long time ago as part of my many many failed attempts to lose weight before I had the Bariatric surgery. It worked well for me I was able to lose 20 lbs but once I stopped I regained everything back. That was my only reservation with starting any medication right now was, I don’t want to go back to my old ways. But I am almost two years post op, based on conversations with my doctor this should help me manage the hunger part so I am able to lose another 40 lbs that I need to be at a healthy BMI for my body type✨

✨𝕄𝕪 𝔾𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕖:

🌟to continue taking Phentermine for a month

💦Hydrate-my new 64 oz bottle is helping me stay in target so far 🤞

👟Join a new gym to stay active through colder months

🥦Daily meal plan—set a daily meal basket in refrigerator instead or weekly meal prep

💻Work life balance—work from home sometimes make it hard to set boundaries. My work has been taking a lot of my time. This is the area I need to continue to improve.

📿Pray more—take time out to meditate and connect at spiritual level. I noticed that when I am regular with my daily five prayers it helps me stay more organized and give me mental clarity that helps me stay focus and relaxed

✨Its another Monday—another new week to set goals and crush them. Let’s go this 💪💪✨

✨🦋Having a is a great way for you to lose weight, but it is just a tool. Based on my personal experience I dived in head first with some research but not enough preparation to get me through the process. After my surgery I woke up feeling hungry—incredibly hungry but I couldn’t physically eat much. Soon I realized that it was my , I learned and modified my relationship with food as I had no other choice. I didn’t even realized that I had to some level until after my .I have prepared this list to help anyone going through so you can prepare yourself better for your and be more successful post op🦋✨

💫Have a realistic expectation— is just a tool, you still need to put in your hard work to get results.

💫Talk to your support system—know your tribe and keep them close. There are so many pre-op and post-op appointments, you will need to surround yourself with people who support you unconditionally.

💫Talk to a therapist—if you don’t resolve the reason behind your or the will always be a uphill struggle. If you get the through your insurance most programs have you meet with the therapists as part of the pre-approval process. Unfortunately for me I didn’t even realize I had issues with my relationship with food until after When you do get to that appointment be 100% honest, I took that meeting and evaluation as another step in my pre approval process and not take it as an opportunity to fix my relationship with food. You do better than me!

💫Understand your food addiction— know your triggers and deal with them head on so you can have a successful post op experience.

✨🦋Having a through your recovery journey is incredibly important. There is support out there for you—from support groups to counselors to family and friends and incredible & on instagram. Together, you can reach your . As always my DM’s are always open for you to reach out if you need support 🦋✨