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Wait… you guys are using the drawers for vegetables?! I use one for meats and one for cheese and keep the fruits and vegetables in the middle where they’ll get seen to be eaten.

First meal of the day at 6pm because I was/am too busy moving around my living room. First picture is the nutrition info with the grams is adjustable by weight but seeing as I didn’t weigh it I just left the original weight listed. The second is about half of what the original size was.

This salad was eaten for 2 meals and good thing too because it was huge. And yes, I eat my burgers medium rare. I’m not even sorry about it!

I think it depends on what it is. There are some things that I’ll prep and keep for a week (lettuces for salad) and others that I pray don’t make leftovers (I’m looking at you fried foods!) For what it’s worth, the USDA says cooked pork is good for 3-4 days in the fridge. 🤷‍♀️

Meals yesterday and today- I didn’t end up eating the salmi or half the strawberries, gave them to a kid. Ate one mini eclair and half a bag of queso twists (425 calories!). My favorite was probably the falafel bowl where I made the cottage cheese taste like tzatziki. Also, my chopsticks are in my hand NOT stabbed into the food.

Woah that is huge! For Americans who aren’t familiar with metric- 800g is roughly 1.75lbs.

Sopapillas. It’s traditionally fried tortillas that are either tossed in cinnamon sugar or honey. These ones happen to be covered a sauce of cinnamon, sugar, and honey.

Ordered Mexican food yesterday. All told it will be about 5 meals of which I split one with my 8yr old. He ate the majority of the tres leches cake, about 1/2 a lengua taco, half the cucumbers, a couple bites of the corn, and drank about 1/3 of the horchata. The other 2 tacos were a chorizo ground beef one and a birria taco. There’s still the foil wrapped tortillas (that I won’t eat), half the soup, and a bag of chips with salsa left for that 5th meal.

You guys can have these random food pictures. Only ended up eating half the sandwich meal. Ate all of the other meals. The vegan pepperoni was pretty good.

I tried natto, didn’t care for it. Maybe it was the brand or flavor I tried but jeez I wasn’t a fan.

I eat peaches, watermelon, potatoes, avocados, celery, carrots, and apples pretty frequently. Tomatoes are on the list but they act more as a histamine for the other fruits and vegetables to cause reaction.

Hey, hi, person with a banana and kiwi allergy thanks to latex fruit syndrome! 🙃 Annnd what you’re both describing is exactly how my fruit allergies started out. The only thing in my life that had changed was pregnancies and their c-sections. My banana one has progressed to my coworkers trying to kill me with fruit. (That’s mostly a joke… but sometimes they don’t wash their hands. See below) Also, here’s link to a list that contains foods that may also cause issues. https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/allergies/latex-allergy/latex-allergy-foods/

Right state wrong zoo- Cincinnati.

Definitely real cream. It was delicious but too rich to eat more than a few bites.

Today I dragged my children to Celtic Fest where there wasn’t much Celtic food but loads of cool stuff to see and music to hear. Most of these are after pictures. I think I only took 4-5 bites of that cream puff and ate 1/3 of a cookie. Then had the ramen, and most of the inside of the steak and ale pie as they were sold out of pasties. 😩

Question 1- I struggled. There was a time right at the beginning of the pandemic (1st surgery was Dec 2019) where all I could drink besides hot tea was grape powderade zero (hated artificial grape pre-op) and everywhere was out. I distinctly remember crying in my car, like full on grief crying. I had buyers remorse for several weeks after that wondering if I’d ever be normal again. Be prepared with emotional/ therapeutic support if you’re already battling disordered eating. Question 2- A dry cough is indeed a symptom of gerd. For me, it’s now hiccups. If you’ve ever heard those honking plastic chickens just know that’s what I sound like. I did end up having a revision to RNY and hiatal hernia repair. They don’t remove your stomach, it’s still in there, they just bypass most of it and attach it in a y shape to another part of the intestines while keeping a small portion attached. The only reason I have hiccups again is because I have another hiatal hernia that needs repaired. Would I do it all over again knowing the journey I’ve been on? Absolutely. Would I also be more prepared mentally? Also, absolutely.

Zoo day (yesterday) and zoo food. Our zoo has several encounters and walkthrough areas- including kangaroos. It’s honestly one of my favorite places and I’d go every week if I lived a smidge closer.

I love roasted chickpeas! So good!

I switched from baritastic to the “Eat this much” app/website. I like it better because sometimes decisions fatigue is real and it can plan my meals based on my allergies and daily macros (and load my groceries into instacart or Amazon) or I can add in my own food options. Also, I get more detailed information with regard to nutrition. (Pictures are nutrition info from yesterday) It did take some getting used to and they do have a premium version but I can’t remember what the difference is between that and the free one. 🤷‍♀️

Breakfast and dinner from yesterday. Breakfast- one egg, white bread toast, 1/2 avocado (only ate 1/4 avocado total), water sautéed tomatoes (tbsp of water in pan as the tomatoes start to color and release moisture), and blackberries. Dinner- green beans, mushrooms, onions and tofu in a peanut sauce.

One last bowl of hospital cafeteria food- tomato soup mixed with corn and bell peppers. Sister was moved to rehab for therapy! Also, thought someone might like these food prep ideas.

I mean we are close and she used to watch my kids when I worked nights. But the first thing she really wanted when they removed the vent was food. And called her nurse a smartass. 😂 So… at least her sense of humor is intact. Physical therapy has been great with her the past few days. She’s able to sit up more without pain and is trying to move her legs more but that’s still a struggle. Bonus food I’ve had this weekend that wasn’t hospital food! Chicken fried cauliflower rice and a couple salads.

Sorry I’ve been missing but my baby sister had mini strokes on top of sepsis a couple weeks ago and since I speak “medicalese” (per my mother) I took hospital duties which meant a lot of unseasoned soups, green beans and too many coffees and snacks. But now that she’s awake and learning to feed herself again I can step back a bit. (It’s been stressful!) Anyway, todays micro pizza slices (sauce cup for reference- didn’t use) because the restaurant didn’t deliver my salad. 😞

Dinner last night. I just couldn’t be bothered with anything else. 260 calories for the chips and about 45 for the salsa.

Roasted veggie salad and chicken leg for dinner last night.