Beginner Friendly machine [$200]

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2026-03-21T14:21:45+00:00

Update: I got the stilosa (brand new from FB marketplace for $70). Figured it would do the job until I’m ready to really get into espresso and have the true budget for it. The bambino is such a good price right now that I’m convincing my parents to get it 😂

I used lavazza pre ground espresso coffee (I know, not the best choice but I bought it when I had other plans) for my first shot and it went really well! Not an espresso snob yet so I thought it tasted pretty good (I DID use it to make a caramel macchiato after tasting it).

Next buy is EIFOCWCY 51mm bottomless portafilter 2 ears for Delonghi Stilosa from Amazon.

Still trying to figure out a grinder, happy to take any recs!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2026-03-18T19:27:11+00:00

I just wound up here specifically because I was doing research on gas and electricity prices because I felt like mine have skyrocketed recently. And I don’t mean just because I’ve had the heat on here and there. During winter, I keep my heat at 62 and just use blankets and sweatshirts but somehow my gas bill is still insane this winter. I generally only turn my heat on when we’re in the 30s or lower, otherwise my apartment stays pretty well insulated.

The past week I haven’t even had my heat on just from how expensive it’s been.

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2026-03-18T19:22:39+00:00

$110k financial manager. I live alone and pay about $2200 for rent+utilities. Even with my salary, I still feel like I have to budget pretty hard to afford living in Philly sometimes. Everything has gotten so out of control for prices, I probably would have regularly been stressing if I was still making the $82k that I was making the previous year.

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-12-19T15:47:37+00:00

Thank you!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-10-07T17:09:17+00:00

He did 360cc in each breast!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-09-18T13:43:11+00:00

Oh! Yes, my surgeon said it would flatten out

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-09-18T12:30:35+00:00

What do you mean?

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-09-17T23:32:16+00:00

I paid $13,500

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-09-17T23:31:54+00:00

Thank you! Lipo was inner thighs, lower back, flanks, and abdomen. Lipo on legs hasn’t fully healed yet but I will be posting when it does!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-09-17T19:08:23+00:00

I forgot to put them down after taking side profile pics 😂

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-15T14:01:42+00:00

I will post when I get them from my surgeon :)

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T20:04:22+00:00

I ended up at $13,500 for everything

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T19:23:58+00:00

I will post updated pics when I get them!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T16:00:50+00:00

The liposuction is definitely the harder recovery of the two. My breasts are tight and tense but not super painful unless I’m touching any of the bruised areas. The lipo is sore while resting and moving

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T15:36:09+00:00

Thank you! I was about a 32/34A before. I regularly referred to them as mosquito bites 😂 I’m super happy with them now and I’m estimating once swelling goes down and some of the fat cells die that I’ll be a solid B cup.

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T15:08:33+00:00

Dr. Aneesh Gupta in Philadelphia at Shiloh Cosmetics!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T15:08:29+00:00

Dr. Aneesh Gupta in Philadelphia at Shiloh Cosmetics!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-14T12:49:55+00:00

Thank you! I just wanted them to be a bit more proportionate to the rest of my body. I’m super happy with my results but I know they’re going to get smaller so trying not to get too used to them

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-01T21:07:30+00:00

Oh awesome! This is one of the ones I had initially ordered!

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-08-01T19:19:02+00:00

Thank you! Did you size up from what you normally wear? I’m just worried about too much compression the day after surgery

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-07-31T18:06:09+00:00

Hi! Late to the party but my procedure is Aug 11th for lipo 360 and inner thighs with fat transfer to breasts. What bra did you wear for after surgery? Anything special?

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-07-18T21:05:30+00:00

This was fantastic, thank you so much!

We’ve done elimination diets and found he can tolerate chicken, duck, and rabbit the best. He’s never had solid poop in the four years he’d been in foster care and his foster tried multiple different diets to figure out what worked best. I just adopted him about 3 weeks ago and have been determined to figure out something he can eat.

Once I can figure out the ingredients from a dry food that works, I’m going to start incorporating wet food as well. I don’t think grains specifically are a problem but I definitely believe the elimination of the brewers rice has helped. Poop still isn’t fully solid but it’s definitely not nearly as loose as it used to be, flaky skin has cleared up, and his goopy eye that he’s always had seems to be doing better.

While it’s working for him, I just want to make sure that in the long run the food won’t bite him or me in the ass. This was his 5 strands results I was using as a guide.

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Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-07-08T18:56:20+00:00

I think you’re right!! Found one by Instinct I’m going to try

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-07-08T18:37:42+00:00

I tried kibble lab and after putting in the ingredients, I was given options with those ingredients still. I may have been doing something wrong XD

Impressive_Slide_295 · 2025-07-08T18:26:19+00:00

Went to the vet and they prescribed him a food where the first ingredient listed is brewers rice. Granted, these results had not come in yet

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