Food Before and After Photos

[Tomo 1,135]

had my three girl friends over fir Christmas drinks & catch up. I always over cater & now my fridge is overflowing with leftovers. Sigh! Also have leftover bottles of champagne too which I don’t mind about. Made a baked Brie (baked with quince paste, vino cotto & served with toasted walnuts & fresh thyme). So delicious. Bought mushroom & fete, & spinach & feta quiche slices & some salads from Botanica who specialise in gluten free & vegetarian foods & vegan salads. (Did you discover them when you lived here [mention=352077]ms.sss[/mention]?). The coffee pavlova with coffe cream & coffee drizzle was made by one of my girlfriends & another made the fruit salad. (Forgot to take some of the pxts before we started eating so they’re partially devoured.)

That is impressive. I hope you all had a great time. The food a line would've been enough for me to have a great time lol.

[ms.sss 14,637]

26 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

<...> Botanica who specialise in gluten free & vegetarian foods & vegan salads. (Did you discover them when you lived here @ms.sss?).

Botanica? i am gluten-FULL, so no, lol.

btw: omg that brie. looks amazing.

seriously though, i would totally welcome an over-catered catch up invite to ur place, of u are giving them out...and maybe have the pavlova-making friend there too 🙏🏼 (that pavlova is giving me dumping ptsd..but in a very good way 😂)

[LaTiaV 111]

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

3 mins for boneless thighs/legs (5 for breasts) on a trivet on high pressure in an instant pot followed by 12 mins natural release. perfect succulent chicken every single time.

(lessen the release time if you want to cook further in a sauce or if u want to broil it for a crispier outside)

outside of instant pot i rarely get the cook just right!

thanks i will try this..

[GreenTealael 24,852]

Kids bday dinner at a vegetarian/vegan Thai restaurant. Vegan lettuce wraps with ginger sauce (2 meals worth) and it was surprisingly good.

[ms.sss 14,637]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Kids bday dinner at a vegetarian/vegan Thai restaurant. Vegan lettuce wraps with ginger sauce (2 meals worth) and it was surprisingly good.

Happy Birthday to the Kid 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎁

[ms.sss 14,637]

slice of sesame loaf and some lebneh (kinda like a thicker greek yogurt seasoned with za'atar and olive oil) we got at the farmers market yesterday.

Ate 1/2 the bread and all the lebneh (soo good): 184 calories for what i ate.

The pics below also show a couple tbsps of lemon curd (that i had no intention of eating) that the Kid asked me to put on the plate so she could have it with my the bread that i would inevitably have leftovers of (she knows me so well).

[Rebekahlynn9 24]

I wonder if these portions depend on what type of surgery you've had? I had the gastric sleeve and am 6 months out. I can eat 3 Oz of Protein in a sitting but not much else.

[sillykitty 10,704]

2 minutes ago, Rebekahlynn9 said:

I wonder if these portions depend on what type of surgery you've had? I had the gastric sleeve and am 6 months out. I can eat 3 Oz of Protein in a sitting but not much else.

I'm nearly 5 years post sleeve and my capacity is about 4 oz of anything solid

[ms.sss 14,637]

15 minutes ago, Rebekahlynn9 said:

I wonder if these portions depend on what type of surgery you've had? I had the gastric sleeve and am 6 months out. I can eat 3 Oz of Protein in a sitting but not much else.

i think it depends more on the person than the surgery. i had sleeve a little over 4 yrs ago and these days i can get in about 1 cup of food in volume at one sitting (volume matters more to my stomach than weight does)...more if its salad, less if its dense meat or fluffy bread.

mind you, just because i can eat 1 cup at a sitting, doesn't mean i do. i prefer to stop eating well before i get full cuz i hate the feeling of being stuffed. further, i graze/have several mini-meals so while i may not eat alot at once, i do end up eating enough for my needs by the time the day is over.

At six months post i was probably 1/2 - 1 cup capacity per sitting. which looks about the amount of what you ate in in your scrambled eggs(?) picture.

P.S. is that a cutie patootie black kitty sitting on your remote??

[sillykitty 10,704]

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

i think it depends more on the person than the surgery. i had sleeve a little over 4 yrs ago and these days i can get in about 1 cup of food in volume at one sitting (volume matters more to my stomach than weight does)...more if its salad, less if its dense meat or fluffy bread.

It is definitely weight/density thing for me. I can eat a large volume of salad. It's what I'll order if I don't want comments about how much I (don't) eat. 

But anything dense, it's a pretty exact 4 oz limit. How do I know? Because a frozen burrito is my perfect feeling of full 😂

[Rebekahlynn9 24]

Hahah, thanks for the kitty comment. He is my buddy, he was waiting to see if I would share my Breakfast lol.

I can relate to the eating out situation..... I can't stand being asked if the food was alright etc. 😒 then having to explain that I have a small tummy. Lol.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 1,893]

Made stocking Cookies with the kids last night. They told me I had an unfair advantage. 😂🤷‍♀️

Then my oldest thought it would be great to share Covid for a second Christmas season in a row. So Protein Shakes and Soup it is!

[sillykitty 10,704]

13 minutes ago, Rebekahlynn9 said:

Hahah, thanks for the kitty comment. He is my buddy, he was waiting to see if I would share my Breakfast lol.

I can relate to the eating out situation..... I can't stand being asked if the food was alright etc. 😒 then having to explain that I have a small tummy. Lol.

Good news is, once you're at a normal weight you'll get a lot less questions. And if I do get asked, my answer "I have a small appetite" doesn't get the side eye that it did when I was heavy.

[ms.sss 14,637]

28 minutes ago, Rebekahlynn9 said:

Hahah, thanks for the kitty comment. He is my buddy, he was waiting to see if I would share my Breakfast lol.

omg now i spy an equally cute boxer in the background! too much cuteness.

i know im going off on a tangent here from this thread, but here's one of my cuties...could be a long lost brother of yours!!

Edited December 11, 2022 by ms.sss

[ms.sss 14,637]

4 minutes ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Made stocking Cookies with the kids last night. They told me I had an unfair advantage. 😂🤷‍♀️

Then my oldest thought it would be great to share Covid for a second Christmas season in a row. So Protein Shakes and Soup it is!

adorable!

but...what do you mean by "it would be great to share Covid"???? lol