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My meals which I may or may not eat all of and the mini cupcakes I frosted that tipped over on the way into work. 😩

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7 hours ago, ms.sss said:

@Arabesque, while the calamari looks good, that drink is MOUTHWATERING. Did it taste as refreshing as it looks???

Actually while drinking it I thought I know someone who would also enjoy this 😂😂😂. And yes, it was refreshingly delicious on a warm Spring day in Brisbane (before the storm hit!) .

OMG @Starwarsandcupcakes. Your Cookies would tempt a saint.

PS - If you want a giggle have a look at Grace Dent, the noted British restaurant critic, on Instagram being almost orgasmic eating roast potatoes dipped in mayo & white bread toast with Nutella & banana.

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25 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I rarely post pics of my salads anymore but here’s one: chicken Tomato cucumber

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i don't mind one bit of salad posts. Yum.

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On 10/23/2021 at 19:05, GreenTealael said:



I rarely post pics of my salads anymore but here’s one: chicken Tomato cucumber







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Yummmmm I ❤️salads!! We don’t mind seeing those at all!! Loookssss yummmyy!!

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On 10/21/2021 at 21:43, Starwarsandcupcakes said:



My meals which I may or may not eat all of and the mini cupcakes I frosted that tipped over on the way into work. 😩



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How can you make all these delicious sweet treats and resist?!!

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1 hour ago, Kris77 said:

How can you make all these delicious sweet treats and resist?!!

For me there’s a weird thing that happens with working around so much sugar and fat- I end up not wanting to eat it. The smell gets to me and I end up wanting dark leafy greens and vegetables after so much baking.

However, today has been a different story. With broken sleep and the loss of a patient at the beginning of my shift yesterday and not being able to communicate with the family due to language barriers…. I definitely indulged today but feel like crap because of it.

I don’t like feeling sick to my stomach and like all of my energy has disappeared. So for that reason I don’t indulge often. I’d rather eat a salad or drink a smoothie full of fresh tasting goodness that is going to nourish my body and soul.

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dinner last night. I ate ¼ - hubby had the rest. Love seeing salads, Green Tealael!!!! I eat one salad a day. Scoop of chicken salad in the center. Fresh, daily Fiber, greens, Protein and fruit essential to maintaining my sleeve. Avoid most processed sugar, salt and chemical additives that

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Question dose anyone know of an app that if you put all the ingredients you are cooking with if it will make macros for them. I kinda like creat weird concoction and have know way to figure out what the macros are. Any input would help thank you.

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On 10/4/2021 at 4:04 PM, ms.sss said:

Tonite's dinner: Mango salad w/ cashews, mint and ginger Syrup AND a teacup filled with Massaman chicken Curry: ate all 430 calories worth of it.

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How long did it take your stomach to be able to handle this? I just made one scrambled egg and even eating half of it feels like a task :( - struggling to get my Protein in unless I do shakes (which I am so tired of)

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6 hours ago, IWantTheDream said:

Question dose anyone know of an app that if you put all the ingredients you are cooking with if it will make macros for them. I kinda like creat weird concoction and have know way to figure out what the macros are. Any input would help thank you.

There are lots of them; search "nutrition apps."

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2 weeks post surgery and I was dreading going to my cousin's birthday dinner tonight but this made the soft food diet so bearable! Refried Beans, queso, chicken; simple and delicious if not much to look at. Forgot a before photo. I'd never have ordered this before surgery because it wouldn't have filled me. Stopped myself before I got that terrible knot in my sternum and took home the many meals left on my plate lol.

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On 10/24/2021 at 10:05, Sophie7713 said:



dinner last night. I ate ¼ - hubby had the rest. Love seeing salads, Green Tealael!!!! I eat one salad a day. Scoop of chicken salad in the center. Fresh, daily Fiber, greens, Protein and fruit essential to maintaining my sleeve. Avoid most processed sugar, salt and chemical additives that



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Looks REALLY good!! Yummm

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On 10/23/2021 at 19:05, GreenTealael said:



I rarely post pics of my salads anymore but here’s one: chicken Tomato cucumber







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Salads are my fav meal!!

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7 hours ago, slimbunny said:

How long did it take your stomach to be able to handle this? I just made one scrambled egg and even eating half of it feels like a task :( - struggling to get my Protein in unless I do shakes (which I am so tired of)

Truth be told I don't think I had any mangoes nor curries during weight loss phase lol...but I'm pretty sure if I did, I would have had no issue if I had wanted to eat it. I had no food intolerances other than excess sugar.

Now if we are talking VOLUME though, I don't think I would have been been able to eat this much food in one sitting (both teacups would equal 1 cup in volume) until about 9 months to a year. I should add that a "sitting" for me in that first year would have been like 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on what it was. I took FOREVER to eat.

I'm 3 years out now and my "sittings" are about 45 mins-ish and I can eat about 1 - 1.5 cups in volume comfortably,

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