Food Before and After Photos

[FluffyChix 17,410]

lentils, black Beans, kidney beans, white beans

edamame, tofu, miso

chia seeds, hemp hearts, almonds/walnuts/pecans, pumpkin/sesame/sunflower seeds, nutbutters of all kinds

yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, whey Protein supps/protein bars, protein Mug Cake

leafy greens, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, bean sprouts, okra, eggplant, tomatoes

edamame spaghetti, Shirataki noodles with tofu

Hate when that happens!

Edited September 26, 2019 by FluffyChix

[FluffyChix 17,410]

Oh...forgot about quinoa, eggs, and fish!

Good ones!

I'm presently on a fish and shrimp kick!

[Cheeseburgh 3,075]

2 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, whey Protein supps/protein bars

Are you trying to make me hurl? Lol read my post.

I do eat eggs, shrimp and white fish. I don’t stay full as long with those “softer” Proteins. But I could break up my dinner in 2 parts. I’ve never had chunks of tofu, the texture scares me.

Edited September 26, 2019 by Cheeseburgh

[FluffyChix 17,410]

Just now, Cheeseburgh said:

Are you trying to make me hurl? Lol read my post.

Ooops. Clearly skimming is not my forte. Leave what you hate and pick the rest.

[FluffyChix 17,410]

You're welcome...

[Cheeseburgh 3,075]

3 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

You're welcome...

Thank you both @FluffyChix and @GreenTealael for your ideas.

Has anyone had the prepared Quinoa salad from costco?

[FluffyChix 17,410]

Ok, so now I'm approaching the chaffel bandwagon. I love them made with egg whites rather than whole egg. No eggy aftertaste to contend with. I also used Daisy 2% cottage cheese as part of the cheese and added a spoon of Protein Powder to up the Protein even more and add to the crispness.

Even though I overcooked these (should have been closer to 4 mins rather than 5), the turkey club sandwich was the closest I've come to an honest to God sandwich since a year before surgery!

AND, go run and immediately buy these Twin Peaks Protein Puffs from Alex in the Bariatric Pal Store. Cuz I kid you not...the ingredients aren't crazy bad AND they taste and feel so much like miniature "cheesy poofs" aka UTZ cheeseballs that I feel like I should confess being bad. But the whole meal was less than 300cals and less than 8g net carbs, and had 37g of protein. Lemme repeat that in case you missed it...37g of protein. I feel like I'm yelling. Am I yelling?

I ate the whole damn thing. It wasn't really a trigger meal. But I absently continued to eat cuz it tasted so great and was so exciting to eat as a sandwich with cheesy poofs.

Can I just say, I heart the crap outta maintenance?

Here's the MFP info. The order of the macros is: cals; protein; fat; carb (whole); fiber; sugar

And here are the Twin Peaks Protein Puffs I ordered from Bariatric Pal Store. I'm so STOKED about these. TOTES worth the $25. Seriously. A serving size is 1 cup and there are 10 servings. But I only served 6g of protein puffs with my meal and it was PLENTY! These are not very sliderish cuz of the protein content. So I felt replete from them. So I should get about 50 servings per container. Bargain! (I love these enough, that I'm racing to leave a review and I rarely review things!) I can't wait to order the other flavors!

Edited September 26, 2019 by FluffyChix

[Sheribear68 3,200]

So this was a rather large dinner as I was trying to recuperate from a fast from Wednesday.
Shrimp, Water chestnuts, Shirataki noodles, and onions in a cream sauce and side dish of Asian sesame salad.
What the picture doesn’t show is that I added 2 scoops beef Bone Broth powder to the shrimp mixture to amp up the Protein.
Ate all but a couple of bites of the salad

[GreenTealael 24,885]

Panera turkey chili before and after

[froufrou 678]

On 9/26/2019 at 8:52 AM, Cheeseburgh said:

I am SO sick of chicken, actually I’m sick of eating so much meat. I’ve hit a culinary wall.

I went through a 3+ month phase of wanting everything to be spicy, now even medium spicy is overwhelming to me. I’m such a picky eater, (texture & taste) it’s hard for me to think of alternative recipes and sources of Protein.

I won’t eat cheese, (except melted mozzarella mixed with something ) yogurt, mayo, avocado or sour cream to name a few. Cheeseburgh is a combo of being from Wisconsin (aka cheesehead) while I was living in Pittsburgh.

Anyone have ideas? Maybe lentils would be good.

Try cooking with Quorn - you can make spaghetti bolognese or shepherd's pie (just substitute what you want for the carb aspect... veggie noodles for Pasta and cauliflower mash for potato). Curry is good - doesn't have to be spicy. Korma's are lovely - try it with reduced fat coconut milk and skip the rice. There are lots of meat substitutes that are good out there... Gardein, boca, quorn, etc. All are pretty good for Protein.

[Sheribear68 3,200]

That Panera turkey chili looks good.
Dayum.

[Sheribear68 3,200]

Dang. I just made some AMAZING caprese salad and hubs smoked some ribs.

[GreenTealael 24,885]

33 minutes ago, Sheribear68 said:

Dang. I just made some AMAZING caprese salad and hubs smoked some ribs.

I 😍 caprese

[Starflower 152]

Shrimp stir fry 😋

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

Just saw this on FB