Food Before and After Photos

[summerset 5,261]

Second meal for today (late shift, so having dinner at the hospital): sticky rice with furikake spice, trout and mackerel in black Beans. Not pictured: sliced cucumbers.

[summerset 5,261]

[summerset 5,261]

I covered part of the filled dates with 70% couverture.

The dates:

[Numbheart 108]

food for today - Cauliflower Tacos with Yum Yum sauce

Edited October 12, 2020 by Numbheart

[ms.sss 14,691]

1 hour ago, Numbheart said:

food for today - Cauliflower Tacos with Yum Yum sauce

Ok, I need to know what Yum Yum sauce is!

This looks delicious...and i think we have another professional food photographer in our midst!

[GreenTealael 24,866]

9 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Right? Lol

The one with the thickest, greenest soy-wasabi sauce is the winner.

The one with no tears and a dead eyed look while eating wins 🤣

[GreenTealael 24,866]

4 hours ago, summerset said:

Not a good picture. Walnuts, Brazil nuts, medjool dates, partly filled with coconut.

I ❤️ Mejool dates. I'm stuck with Deglet Noor ones for now 🥺

[GreenTealael 24,866]

On 10/1/2020 at 7:57 PM, GreenTealael said:

Score!

Update:

From 10/1 until today 10/12, I have only eatten half of a single loaf of the bread. I thought I would have had more by now, but I really didn't want to eat it as often. I think it is because it's no longer off limits to me.

I think the behavioral idea of partial reinforcement or psychological idea of unpredictable rewards maybe behind my waning desire

(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201211/the-lure-the-unpredictable-lover) ; (https://www.jneurosci.org/content/21/8/2793)

I just wanted to mention it because I used to really LOVE bread (honestly I preferred it over anything other food) and in the beginning of my WLS journey I swore off bread, rice & Pasta believing there was no room for them in my life anymore. It was what I commonly saw when hearing about the diets of other WLS patients, permanently giving up foods.

Granted I don't like rice and pasta so I'll likely never willingly choose to eat those and certain textures of bread no longer work for me because of conversion to RNY -

BUT I am happy that there is some flexibility still possible in a Bariatric diet, especially when I find really solid substitutes.

I also understand that some foods are triggers for binge eating and our people prone to that maybe should not try to be flexible without proper guidance from their teams.

Well that was a ton of heavy introspection for a Monday 😆

Edited October 12, 2020 by GreenTealael

[WishMeSmaller 1,270]

18 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Update:

From 10/1 until today 10/12, I have only eatten half of a single loaf of the bread. I thought I would have had more by now, but I really didn't want to eat it as often. I think it is because it's no longer off limits to me.

I think the behavioral idea of partial reinforcement or psychological idea of unpredictable rewards maybe behind my waning desire

(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201211/the-lure-the-unpredictable-lover) ; (https://www.jneurosci.org/content/21/8/2793)

I just wanted to mention it because I used to really LOVE bread (honestly I preferred it over anything other food) and in the beginning of my WLS journey I swore off bread, rice & Pasta believing there was no room for them in my life anymore. It was what I commonly saw when hearing about the diets of other WLS patients, permanently giving up foods.

Granted I don't like rice and Pasta so I'll likely never willingly choose to eat those and certain textures of bread no longer work for me because of conversion to RNY -

BUT I am happy that there is some flexibility still possible in a Bariatric diet, especially when I find really solid substitutes.

I also understand that some foods are triggers for binge eating and our people prone to that maybe should not try to be flexible without proper guidance from their teams.

Well that was a ton of heavy introspection for a Monday 😆

Feeling this to some extent. I have had a loaf of Ezekiel bread in the fridge for several weeks. I think I ate one slice of it. It was nice knowing I “could” have it occasionally, but it just has not been a priority. I think it just takes up too much space in my pouch to be worth it on a regular basis. It was tossed last night to make room for leftovers for lunches this week. 😊

[Nermada 149]

3 hours ago, Numbheart said:

food for today - Cauliflower Tacos with Yum Yum sauce

Mmk, these look amazing! If I use @Pandemonium's 1 carb tortillas, this would be right in my powerhouse! I loooove cauliflower! I receiced the tortillas, but have not tried them yet. #feelinginspired 😊

[Nermada 149]

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Update:

From 10/1 until today 10/12, I have only eatten half of a single loaf of the bread. I thought I would have had more by now, but I really didn't want to eat it as often. I think it is because it's no longer off limits to me.

I think the behavioral idea of partial reinforcement or psychological idea of unpredictable rewards maybe behind my waning desire

(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201211/the-lure-the-unpredictable-lover) ; (https://www.jneurosci.org/content/21/8/2793)

I just wanted to mention it because I used to really LOVE bread (honestly I preferred it over anything other food) and in the beginning of my WLS journey I swore off bread, rice & Pasta believing there was no room for them in my life anymore. It was what I commonly saw when hearing about the diets of other WLS patients, permanently giving up foods.

Granted I don't like rice and Pasta so I'll likely never willingly choose to eat those and certain textures of bread no longer work for me because of conversion to RNY -

BUT I am happy that there is some flexibility still possible in a Bariatric diet, especially when I find really solid substitutes.

I also understand that some foods are triggers for binge eating and our people prone to that maybe should not try to be flexible without proper guidance from their teams.

Well that was a ton of heavy introspection for a Monday 😆

I'd like to think that you just have not found the right filling for that bread, Dr. Tea!😉🤣

Kidding aside, I agree with you. I did not fully swear off refined carbs and grains at the beginning of my journey, but knew I would most likely have to avoid them to speed up the process of losing weight, especially since I'm a revision.(tend to lose a lot slower than virgin procedures)

The truth is, the fact that I allow myself the freedom of eating them occasionally, has made me realize that I don't really need/crave them anymore. Instead, I look for an alternative and even then, once in a while will do just fine. It feels foreign and weird to me, but I like it!🤫

How far out are you, Tea? And when did you reach your goal?

Edited October 12, 2020 by Nermada

[GreenTealael 24,866]

1 hour ago, Nermada said:

I'd like to think that you just have not found the right filling for that bread, Dr. Tea!😉🤣

Kidding aside, I agree with you. I did not fully swear off refined carbs and grains at the beginning of my journey, but knew I would most likely have to avoid them to speed up the process of losing weight, especially since I'm a revision.(tend to lose a lot slower than virgin procedures)

The truth is, the fact that I allow myself the freedom of eating them occasionally, has made me realize that I don't really need/crave them anymore. Instead, I look for an alternative and even then, once in a while will do just fine. It feels foreign and weird to me, but I like it!🤫

How far out are you, Tea? And when did you reach your goal?

Almost 3 yrs post VSG, 1+ yr post RNY conversion, goal reached ~ June 2018

[Nermada 149]

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Almost 3 yrs post VSG, 1+ yr post RNY conversion, goal reached ~ June 2018

Inspiring❣

[GreenTealael 24,866]

45 minutes ago, Nermada said:

Inspiring❣

First off thank you ❤️

I don't believe my journey is particularly inspirational and I promise that's not false modesty.

I think my journey is just highly visible. I put a lot of content on here so that people can get a mediocre perspective to stay accountable to myself. I think a lot of journeys are similar to mine but I tend to post more. Plus i'm sort of middling in all aspects of WLS:

I'm not very active with exercise but not totally sedentary either

I'm careful with food but not hyper vigilant or super lax

My weight loss has been moderate in terms of the curve or spectrum (bmi has been a 28 for a while) with small gains and losses on repeat

I've experienced some complications that have not been super serious or trivial

I'm not sure what stage you are in the process but I bet you'll blow me out of the Water and I'll be on the sideline (with a salad and a donut) cheering you on ❤️

[summerset 5,261]

7 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I ❤️ Mejool dates. I'm stuck with Deglet Noor ones for now 🥺

I like them, too. However, they're not big and soft enough for a coconut filling. A medjool is big and creamy enough to wrap them around the coconut.