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8 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

(I had what I thought was a pretty convincing cover story, and I had one person ask me straight out recently, and there are several other I'm certain figured it out on their own)

What was your answer?

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7 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

How did you make the peking chicken? ? I so want to try!

Right?!? What was the recipe (as i happen to have some duck in the freezer!)

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4 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

What was your answer?

It was a unique situation as this person is in a position of authority over me. I "read the room" and decided to come clean. I could have stuck to my story, but career wise, that wouldn't have been the right decision.

It's tricky because although I have the absolute right to privacy, I was lying to people. This person felt that, "we were better than that." And there was also the valid point that people were very concerned about my health.

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Meals from the weekend

Chicken Tamales with Roasted Carrot and Cucumber Salad

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Beef Stroganoff

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Various Thai Dishes

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2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

How did you make the peking chicken? ? I so want to try!

2 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Right?!? What was the recipe (as i happen to have some duck in the freezer!)

Here you go ladies, I ended up combining a bunch of recipes I read online into one. I’ve also attached a video of what it should look like in between basting. It still wasn’t quite done at that point.

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Regular lasagna for the fam (left) and a zucchini noodle lasagna for me (right). Also some Keto Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites (used almond meal for the breading, but I did use some honey for the sauce...)

Didn’t actually have have any of anything on the table cuz I stuffed myself with all the tasting while I was cooking, lol. Im estimating I probably took in about 300-350 calories doing this 😂

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5 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Do you think they have already figured it out?

(I had what I thought was a pretty convincing cover story, and I had one person ask me straight out recently, and there are several other I'm certain figured it out on their own)

I like to believe they don't care enough to sleuth it out but who knows! My cover story has always been dietary changes which still rings true

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10 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

I can understand why you didn’t tell your teens. I did tell my 2 “kids” but they were 19 & 28 which is very different. Body issues at that age make a lasting impression. I told a total of 5 people, my husband, my 2 sons, 1 friend and my sister. I didn’t tell my stepsons or my brother, I don’t see them as often and I’m pretty private.

I made a new easy “pie” last night that was super good. I don’t have any issues with breads or sugar, however I do watch how much I have. I baked wonton wrappers in a muffin tin 350 for about 8-10 minutes without filling. I stacked 2 in each tin for this dessert. I cut up apples and cooked them in Water and lemon juice with about 1 tsp of sugar per apple and added cinnamon. I also sprinkled a little cinnamon and sugar on the wontons before I baked them. Just fill the wontons afterward with whatever you like. sugar free pudding would be good too. My son scarfed a few down and I had one.

Total of 75 calories, it probably was less but I always add calories when I’m eyeballing a recipe. Nice change of pace for when I get a sweet tooth.

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As soon as I start cooking again 😂 I'm making this

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On 7/27/2018 at 1:06 PM, insta_adventurer said:

Soft Proteins, yes.

I used my own recipe.

2 eggs
15oz part skim ricotta
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1tsp ground garlic
1tsp black pepper
Dash of basil
1tsp Italian seasoning
1tsp salt

Mix all these well.

Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons into each spot on a mini muffin baking pan that you’ve sprayed with Pam.

Sprinkle a touch of reduced fat mozzarella on top of each.

Bake 20 minutes at 375.

I’m thinking of making a bariatric cooking/recipe blog. I love cooking and being inventive and really want to stay within my approved foods. So it may be neat!

Tried it my sleeve didn’t agree!!!! But it was yummy

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Sunday brunch out. Needed a break from cooking this week. Tried new excellent restaurant in town porch side. We ordered a sampling feast for plenty of leftovers. Shrimp + slivered cauliflower, date, kale, roasted almond salad with lemon vinaigrette. Classic Cuban sandwich with pineapple aioli. chicken and red velvet waffles with spicy maple Syrup + lemon yogurt. The best meal out in a very long time. I ate two shrimp and ¼ of the salad. Enjoyed the salad, shrimp and some chicken again for Monday's dinner. Hub's been eating the rest. ;]

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Chicken Crust Pizza. I cut this in about 16 pieces, made little pizza bites. The kids like them, I had two pieces.

Crust is made of shredded chicken breast, low fat mozzarella and one egg. (I used egg beater about 1/4 of a cup).

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2 hours ago, futurefinemama said:

Chicken Crust Pizza. I cut this in about 16 pieces, made little pizza bites. The kids like them, I had two pieces.

Crust is made of shredded chicken breast, low fat mozzarella and one egg. (I used egg beater about 1/4 of a cup).

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Oh no you didn’t!

This has been on my to-do list for what seems like forever now. Seeing this I have to make it soon already!

#yum

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Leftover Pasta with fake chicken schnitzel cut into strips, mixed with vegetables and sweet & sour sauce.

Didn't get to eat my lunch today because stress which was leftovers from yesterday's meal. Hopefully it will last until tomorrow.

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lunch today with two Sunday leftover shrimps. Ate ¼ of salad - Hub's ate the rest. He finishes a lot of my meals at the peril of his waistline. Haha. Actually, we've been making his portions smaller to factor in finishing my plate! LOL.

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