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49 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Is that take out, or did you make it?

I made it. It's a leftover from a shoot this morning. :) It has ridiculous numbers. :) 115cals; 8g protein; 6g fat; 9g carbs; 2g fiber; 7g net carbs; 2g natural OCC sugars. :D I'm Lovely full!

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I channeled my inner @ms.sss

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4 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

I made it. It's a leftover from a shoot this morning. :) It has ridiculous numbers. :) 115cals; 8g protein; 6g fat; 9g carbs; 2g fiber; 7g net carbs; 2g natural OCC sugars. :D I'm Lovely full!

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I channeled my inner @ms.sss

Yum!!!!

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Sashimi for lunch with a side salad 🥗 Finished the salad and the bf helped me finish the sashimi. I was only able to eat 4 pieces.

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43 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

K, so when @GreenTealael mentioned her eating window to be 20-30 mins, I wanted to see what I could get in in 20 minutes.

So here is today's first meal (and it's progress...)

Salad greens w/ vinaigrette + carrots + pickled beets + 3 oz roast pork + 1 tbsp crunchy garlic chili oil + the insides of the Kid's half eaten curry chicken wrap (1.5 oz grilled chicken, mayo, celery, spices, cheddar cheese)

271 cals - 31g Protein - 15g NET carbs - 13g fat

Ate it all (eventually), except for the big chunk of cheese that I found unappetizing...

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Wow! That's an amazing difference! So in 20 minutes, were you full? Do you chew a ton? Tell me your ways! (I honestly could have finished your bowl in 20 minutes...just sayin')

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1 minute ago, FluffyChix said:

Wow! That's an amazing difference! So in 20 minutes, were you full? Do you chew a ton? Tell me your ways! (I honestly could have finished your bowl in 20 minutes...just sayin')

Inquiring minds want to know. I'm also done by 20 minutes if not sooner.

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2 minutes ago, shanza said:

Inquiring minds want to know. I'm also done by 20 minutes if not sooner.

OMG! I think I found my people!!

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1 hour ago, MsMocie said:

Of all the things I thought I never would eat, like raisins, prunes, chicken or strange types of salads (like KALE🤢), I bought some spinach today. And to my suprise, I acutally eat it. Used the leaf to wrap around some cheese among other things. Also made a salad.

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a19695920/simple-spinach-salad-recipe/

I ❤ Kale

fight me

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1 hour ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Sashimi for lunch with a side salad 🥗 Finished the salad and the bf helped me finish the sashimi. I was only able to eat 4 pieces.

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That looks beautiful!!! What a healthy lunch!

But, am I the only one who kinda feels sad in commiseration with Mr. Wasabi there? He look soooo sad!

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50 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

I channeled my inner @ms.sss

Ha! If only my salads looked 1/2 as good as yours!

42 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Wow! That's an amazing difference! So in 20 minutes, were you full? Do you chew a ton? Tell me your ways! (I honestly could have finished your bowl in 20 minutes...just sayin')

LOL, Ok, so at the 20 min mark, I was taking a break, and I guess I was full, in the sense that I knew that if I took another bite at that time I would likely have hurled. BUT I wait for that full feeling to go away and if/when it does, AND if I want more, I'll eat more. I probably could have stopped and put the food away right there and been fine to eat again in a couple hours, but I wanted more, so I kept eating.

I don't know if I "chew a ton", I stopped counting chews a looooooong time ago. I think I naturally just don't wolf down stuff because I've been conditioned (i.e., the aforementioned hurling).

Finally, I have to be honest, I probably should not have eaten all that I did because I can feel a slightly tighter than comfortable feeling in my chest. I think I had the "look-ma-I-cleared-my-plate" attitude when I was anticipating taking an After picture. I probably should have stopped at 3/4 done...

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42 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Ha! If only my salads looked 1/2 as good as yours!

LOL, Ok, so at the 20 min mark, I was taking a break, and I guess I was full, in the sense that I knew that if I took another bite at that time I would likely have hurled. BUT I wait for that full feeling to go away and if/when it does, AND if I want more, I'll eat more. I probably could have stopped and put the food away right there and been fine to eat again in a couple hours, but I wanted more, so I kept eating.

I don't know if I "chew a ton", I stopped counting chews a looooooong time ago. I think I naturally just don't wolf down stuff because I've been conditioned (i.e., the aforementioned hurling).

Finally, I have to be honest, I probably should not have eaten all that I did because I can feel a slightly tighter than comfortable feeling in my chest. I think I had the "look-ma-I-cleared-my-plate" attitude when I was anticipating taking an After picture. I probably should have stopped at 3/4 done...

Ok, ty for sharing! So how long does it usually take for the full feeling to go away? I honestly think it's time for me to work on bite timing again. I can see myself slipping back into bad habits of eating too large a bite, chewing too little, eating too quickly. And it may be time to start sitting at the table again rather than at my desk. :D

I'm still serving myself the same portion sizes I'm used to, so I don't have the option of eating more. And this is the same amount I've been having since 1 year out. But some days I do notice I have more resistance. Like that salad wrap was the same size as would be in my salad bowl. The wrap makes 2 meals btw...but for some reason, I'm VERY full from it and have some chest pressure. But no nausea, thankfully!

Does it matter if you eat your meat first or veggies/salad first? How much volume do you think it was? Hard to tell if that's a Jethro size bowl or a small side salad bowl. :D

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Ok, ty for sharing! So how long does it usually take for the full feeling to go away? I honestly think it's time for me to work on bite timing again. I can see myself slipping back into bad habits of eating too large a bite, chewing too little, eating too quickly. And it may be time to start sitting at the table again rather than at my desk. [emoji3]
I'm still serving myself the same portion sizes I'm used to, so I don't have the option of eating more. And this is the same amount I've been having since 1 year out. But some days I do notice I have more resistance. Like that salad wrap was the same size as would be in my salad bowl. The wrap makes 2 meals btw...but for some reason, I'm VERY full from it and have some chest pressure. But no nausea, thankfully!
Does it matter if you eat your meat first or veggies/salad first? How much volume do you think it was? Hard to tell if that's a Jethro size bowl or a small side salad bowl. [emoji3]

I still eat big bites and chew not like I should. Just portion my meals for the most part and I’m usually quite stuffed after about 5 bites. Ha!


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12 hours ago, shanza said:

I’m usually quite stuffed after about 5 bites. Ha!

Ok, so you still have big restriction and only eat small amounts? I also thought you were saying you could eat and finish that bowl of salad? :)

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