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BF’s birthday so I made a cake! I can only eat a few forkfuls because it’s very sweet
 

Finally got around to unmolding the creme caramel I made yesterday but then someone took a slice before I got a chance to take a pic of the thing (p.s. we call it “Leche Flan”).
I had like 1/2 tbsp like bite cuz i felt like any more and I’d dump. It was pretty delicious if you like creamy, silky, sweet, decadent, rich stuff. Its not something one would have alot of at once though, lol:

As is often the case, I get all giddy at the thought of prepping a salad, make it, log the components in MFP, only to decide afterwards that, meh, I don't feel like eating it.
Said salad: 366 calories.
So I put it in the fridge to save for later, and while I'm in there (and since I don't have a salad "after" pic at this time), decided to take a pic of its contents for all my Fridge Porn Homies who may be needing a fix. Enjoy!

What a lovely pxt @ANewJourneyAwaits. You’re gorgeous. Congrats on your weight loss so far too.
Went to a launch of some new labels at my favourite shoe store last night. Crab meat finger sandwiches (not for me though) & Pol Roger champagne. It was a really good night. 😁 Wore my new low rise Vegan leather pants & gold sandals from one of the new labels. Got a special preview earlier in the week before anyone else did & they let me buy them. Yes! Just had to fib a little & say I bought them just before the launch event started.

One more. This dress used to be too tight after I gained so much weight back and I stopped wearing it. Also my arms used to look like hulk arms.

Tried it on to go walking around a small but lovely city (socially distanced and with masks of course, just took it off for the photo) and it fit like a dream. Size 16. Also my arms aren’t looking like hulk arms anymore. This is the first pic in a long time that Im actually okay with.

I lost 6lbs this week, so I’m 59lbs down. Almost to 60 gone forever.

Okay, now going to sleep. Love this thread and seeing everyone’s outfits. Such inspiration and well dressed people.

Sigh. I know, right. Planes are not in my near future either. Though I am ok to get on one AFTER we get the vaccine AND a couple months have passed once getting it, AND if the vaccine is proven to be effective against any of the new (or future) variants. So yeah, a while still. Sigh.
I am, however, already planning out all the vacations I want to go on immediately after all the above conditions are met.
A girl can dream.

That pink colour is so lovely on you @kristieshannon & @Dtrain84 looking smoooooth. Congrats @ANewJourneyAwaits on your weight loss. And such a bright & cheerful colour to Celebrate. I love red.
A face to face would be fabulous but I’m not intending to board a plane for some time yet even with the vaccine - flying incubators - shudder - especially with the number of hours I’d be trapped on board. Maybe one day we’ll be able enjoy travelling safely again & we won’t have to quarantine whereever we go. Damn virus. It’s sucked the joy out of so much. Waaah!

I've been a gym rat since the gyms opened back up last September. I added muscle mass and had to go up in shirt size. I still love putting clothing combinations together all the way down to the shoes.

My City Chic dress. I bought it 3 sizes too small and now it fits. Can’t wait to be able to actually wear it out!

Two in one day! My husband and I flew down to Phoenix to visit a friend in her new retirement home. Dinner out tonight at an amazing steak house, and I’m loving the opportunity to show off the new bod ❤️

How you doin'?... 😁

Lol! My mother (who rarely swears) likes to buy me sassy bar rags and cocktail napkins. I would post a pic of them all, but I don’t want to offend anyone with all of the swear words. 😂
This is in my dining room and the brick is the back of the fireplace. Our dining room is surprisingly big in a moderately sized house.
ps. I agree with you about BFF’s galore here. We should have a cocktail party where everyone serves their “specialty.” I make a very good, but dangerous margarita. 😂😂😂

OOTD bar edition. 😬

I will not participate in the fridge porn edition as my refrigerator is always messy. It definitely does not compare to @ms.sss’s pristine version 😂

I just some how knew.... and yes, always take others down with you... I will admit to have at least one a night. My wonderful husband has it ready when i walk through the door after work. Well he is traveling this week so i had to make my own..... the horror.... hehe I'm a slave to the martini glass, and margarita glass, and the wine glass... well hell, any glass that has a cocktail in it.

That’s the trick. Always blame others for doing all the drinking in the house. 😂😂😂
My pxt didn’t include my gin stash either. I keep the gin in my everyday fridge ... for easy access 😆. Mind you I’m lucky if I have a drink once a month now & only when socialising. If we were together, I’m sure there’d be plenty of ‘socialising’.

I knew it! I. KNEW. IT. You and i will get along marvellously IRL. 😂😇😎
When you go through your stash, you can add them to our empties collection: LOLOLOL You can see a few empties of bottles of that wine I posted earlier...
(This is the accumulation since about mid-January...and no, I did not do this all by myself)

I know what you mean about celebrity products @ms.sss. Have you seen how much the Rock pushes his tequila & energy drink on Instagram? I’d unfollow him but his posts with his daughter are gosh darn cute. Mind you friends & I bought Bill Murray’s vodka. We have a bit of a soft spot for Bill but the main reason was the skull head it came in. I mean I haven’t drunk vodka in decades.
How about some alcohol fridge porn. The fruit & vege drawers are full of champagne cause what else would you keep in them. Lol! Bill’s skull is behind the Hendrix’s gin. Actually. I might need to restock. There’s a few empty spots.

Guess what I’ve been doing today? Yep, Mother of the Bride dress shopping again. My friend loves the dress we found except for the round neck which I can understand. No luck at all today & we’ve exhausted all the well known & lesser known labels. She’s becoming depressed about it. Everything is either waisted (which she can’t do cause of her body shape), round necked, wrong colours, too short.... Sigh.

I am by no means a wine connoisseur. I have no idea what they mean when they say full/medium-bodied with hints of oak, lavender, pine, chocolate, berry or whatever. I mean, what the heck is a floral note??? I only know sweet/not sweet or metallic/not metallic (if that's even a thing), LOL.
With that said, I prefer NOT sweet and NOT metallic. I also prefer red hands down over white or rose, AND I like my red wine COLD (yes, I realize this is sacrilege for most, but whatevs, I like what I like dammit). I don't mind trying out new wines, so will give those a try if I can find them (thanks for tip!)...though the boys in the house don't mind when I don't like a particular wine cuz it just means more for them, LOL.
Here is the one that is a household favourite that we buy by the caseload. And it doesn't hurt that its super inexpensive compared to similarly rated reds.
And since I was taking a pic inside my fridge, I'm including some fridge-contents porn for those who like to peek into other people's fridges, LOL.

Me, too! Grocery shopping that is after two + weeks away... Made two varieties of tender poached chicken salads for the road. Left was traditional with celery, scallions, pecans and parsley. Right with slivered almonds, curry and golden raisins. Both mixed with a dab of Hellmans. The mini YETI kept everything really cold for travel. Happy Spring everyone! Made arrangement for our airbnb stay...

Recipe please, with info on which sweetener you used. I need these in my life! 😍😍😍

sugar-free meringue Cookies -- egg whites, cream of tartar, zero-calorie sweetener, and flavoring (this batch is vanilla marshmallow). Ready to bake:

Out of the oven:

The number of cookies depends on how big you make them; I got 64 out of this batch and split it into 4 servings of 16 cookies. 19 calories for this whole plate:

Slim pickins' in my fridge & pantry this afternoon, so steamed some frozen edamame I found it the back of the freezer.
120 calories...ate it all
(I need to go grocery shopping!)

I spent the last two weeks cooking for friends but nothing really bariatric friendly. I'll usually take like two bites of whatever I make and always make sure I have some kind of app or side dish that I can eat that way no one notices that I'm not eating what I made them. All pics are the fiancés plate or a friends plate. Featured dishes:
Tallarin Verde (Creamy basil & spinach Pasta dish) Kimchi fried rice w/ pork Tallarin saltado tipo chifa (Peruvian/Chinese veggie lo mein) Arroz chaufa de mariscos (Peruvian seafood fried rice) Green enchiladas General tso tofu Veggie and pork stir fry The veggie and pork stir fry is an example of what I make for myself while everyone is eating the "regular" dish I made. I usually just alter it in some way or craze on something else I prepared. I still find joy in cooking and watching everyone else eat :)

Tonight’s salad, with grilled chicken. Was going to make tofu, but ended up with chicken breast🤷‍♀️

Ate about 2/3 and put the rest in a bowl for tomorrow. 😋


ps. Hubby ended up finishing salad, so I will start over tomorrow 😊

Met up with BFF for a nice long hike this morning, and on the drive home, spotted a Popeye's, and thought, why the eff not. I'm in the mood for some fried chicken! (Especially since I am not a consistently good producer of fried chicken...YET).
Ate a thigh piece with some Frank's Red Hot Sauce and a coffee martini before hand (not shown): 421 calories for all of it. Ate/drank it all.