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My Lunch: A Pictorial Attempt To Show You Life Will Be Normal

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endless80    697

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And by "well rounded" I mean knowledgeable and willing to experiment with new flavors. lol

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gamergirl    4,609

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And by "well rounded" I mean knowledgeable and willing to experiment with new flavors. lol

Lol!! Oh I don't know, there are parts of me that are still very round :P

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Fluffnomore    1,235

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Great thread. But I'll refrain from posting a photo of my bariatric pudding and/or my Cracker Barrel scrambled eggs from earlier. If I had one of those.

In a few weeks, though…watch out.

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gamergirl    4,609

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Great thread. But I'll refrain from posting a photo of my bariatric pudding and/or my Cracker Barrel scrambled eggs from earlier. If I had one of those. In a few weeks, though…watch out.

Actually I'm curious. What exactly is a bariatric pudding?

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Noor1969    150

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I LOVE palak paneer! I make a "healthy" version with tofu instead of paneer--lower in fat.

My husband is from Pakistan so we cook South Asian food a lot. I've been worried about being able to eat Indian/Pakistani food after being sleeved. I suppose if I stay away from the rice and the naan bread I should be OK.

Thanks for posting! B)

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gamergirl    4,609

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I LOVE palak paneer! I make a "healthy" version with tofu instead of paneer--lower in fat. My husband is from Pakistan so we cook South Asian food a lot. I've been worried about being able to eat Indian/Pakistani food after being sleeved. I suppose if I stay away from the rice and the naan bread I should be OK. Thanks for posting! B)

Noor that was Pakistani beef curry :) I basically took a Nihari recipe and made it with ground beef instead. We don't eat rice and naan. Instead, I sometimes make zucchini "noodles" and put the curry on that. I have cut down on the dal quite a bit though and sometimes I miss my dal-chawal :(

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endless80    697

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And by "well rounded" I mean knowledgeable and willing to experiment with new flavors. lol

Lol!! Oh I don't know, there are parts of me that are still very round :P

You look fantastic though. You're doing such a great job.

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gamergirl    4,609

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Lol!! Oh I don't know, there are parts of me that are still very round :P</blockquote> You look fantastic though. You're doing such a great job.

And when do we see pics of the man that lost 70 lbs in like, five minutes??

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endless80    697

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Lol!! Oh I don't know, there are parts of me that are still very round :P</blockquote> You look fantastic though. You're doing such a great job.

And when do we see pics of the man that lost 70 lbs in like, five minutes??

Pics soon, within the week. I went from a size 50 pants to a size 42. Isn't that INSANE?!

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gamergirl    4,609

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And when do we see pics of the man that lost 70 lbs in like, five minutes??</blockquote> Pics soon, within the week. I went from a size 50 pants to a size 42. Isn't that INSANE?!

YES! Even by sleeve standards that's insane. What does your partner think about all of it? Is he being nice?

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endless80    697

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And when do we see pics of the man that lost 70 lbs in like, five minutes??</blockquote> Pics soon, within the week. I went from a size 50 pants to a size 42. Isn't that INSANE?!

YES! Even by sleeve standards that's insane. What does your partner think about all of it? Is he being nice?

Well about a week and a half ago I passed him in weight. He said he's a little jealous but has been so supportive of me. So I am really supportive of him. He lets me handle the food and has been eating much less. We share food a lot, especially when we go out.

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And when do we see pics of the man that lost 70 lbs in like, five minutes??</blockquote> Pics soon, within the week. I went from a size 50 pants to a size 42. Isn't that INSANE?!

YES! Even by sleeve standards that's insane. What does your partner think about all of it? Is he being nice?

Girl I spoke too soon! I fit nicely into a size 40 tonight. YAY!!

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ReDbEaN    654

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Girl I spoke too soon! I fit nicely into a size 40 tonight. YAY!!

That is SO EXCITING!!! Congrats to you!

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Beach Lover    1,084

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If you consider eating Indian food normal that is :)

So if you're worrying you won't be able to eat or enjoy your food or be normal? Here's what I made for lunch today. Brown rice for the kids, ground beef curry, cucumber/tomato/Greek yogurt salad, palak paneer (spinach. with a homemade cheese). Apart from the rice, all good for us sleevers to eat.

I sometimes see people thinking they won't enjoy food, or that they can only have baked chicken and steamed vegetables. SO not true. I make Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, Greek etc all the time.

What is true however, is that my two kids (23 and 13) and my husband and I all ate--and we finished about a fourth of the food you see here :)

Feel free to post pics of what you're enjoying today that is sleeve friendly.

These look really really yummy!!

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gamergirl    4,609

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That is SO EXCITING!!! Congrats to you!

Redbean where's the picture of your food?

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