Like weight loss before and after photos but of your new diet !

I'm especially interested in before and after meal photos (take a pic at the point you feel restriction) but it can be of recipe substitutions, your refrigerator/pantry/shopping cart/etc

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

On 08/13/2019 at 11:25, Cheeseburgh said:

Is there a thread for people who still like to cook and be creative? I enjoy creating or tweaking recipes so I can still eat things I love.

I would love that as well. I cook pretty much every night. When I was on WW I made some amazingly healthy & delicious meals. I used skinnytaste, Emily bites and a few others.

Dinner tonight: Overnight marinated Galena Spice Company dry Jerk spice mix with Kirkland boneless skinless chicken breast. With 1/4 cup brown rice mixed with scallions & pico 70 cal. and 2 grilled pineapple rings 60 cal. 2 days in a row for grilled pineapple.

The chicken calories on the label are very low. 100 calories for 4 oz! (About 2/3 of a breast) I still weigh everything. They must pump them full of water. I am beyond stuffed tonight, some days are just like that.

It turned out awesome and the calories ended up being crazy low, (225) although it really seemed like more.

Edited August 14, 20197 yr by Cheeseburgh

1 hour ago, Chiptress said:

10 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

Is there a thread for people who still like to cook and be creative? I enjoy creating or tweaking recipes so I can still eat things I love.

I would love that as well. I cook pretty much every night. When I was on WW I made some amazingly healthy & delicious meals. I used skinnytaste, Emily bites and a few others.

Feel free to share with us too!

57 minutes ago, Cheeseburgh said:

dinner tonight: Overnight marinated Galena Spice Company dry Jerk spice mix with Kirkland boneless skinless chicken breast. With 1/4 cup brown rice mixed with scallions & pico 70 cal. and 2 grilled pineapple rings 60 cal. 2 days in a row for grilled pineapple.

The chicken calories on the label are very low. 100 calories for 4 oz! (About 2/3 of a breast) I still weigh everything. They must pump them full of Water. I am beyond stuffed tonight, some days are just like that.

It turned out awesome and the calories ended up being crazy low, (225) although it really seemed like more.

WOAH. how are you grilling the pineapple? Stove top, traditional grill, George Foreman grill

29 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

WOAH. how are you grilling the pineapple? Stove top, traditional grill, George Foreman grill

Weber propane grill. My husband is a very serious grill and bbq person. We have a hilariously huge smoker on our patio. This picture doesn’t do justice to how big it is!

edited to add: I will throw pineapple in cast iron or a non stick pan too. You don’t have to have a grill.

Edited August 14, 20197 yr by Cheeseburgh

16 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Suddenly I wish I was up to dense Proteins already.

Wait, you made this deliciousness and didn't eat some for yourself?

46 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Wait, you made this deliciousness and didn't eat some for yourself?

I didnt make it , Orchids did. But i wished i did ?

11 hours ago, Chiptress said:

20 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

Is there a thread for people who still like to cook and be creative? I enjoy creating or tweaking recipes so I can still eat things I love.

I would love that as well. I cook pretty much every night. When I was on WW I made some amazingly healthy & delicious meals. I used skinnytaste, Emily bites and a few others.

I use skinnytaste now. Love those recipes and very bari-friendly!

10 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

dinner tonight: Overnight marinated Galena Spice Company dry Jerk spice mix with Kirkland boneless skinless chicken breast. With 1/4 cup brown rice mixed with scallions & pico 70 cal. and 2 grilled pineapple rings 60 cal. 2 days in a row for grilled pineapple.

The chicken calories on the label are very low. 100 calories for 4 oz! (About 2/3 of a breast) I still weigh everything. They must pump them full of Water. I am beyond stuffed tonight, some days are just like that.

It turned out awesome and the calories ended up being crazy low, (225) although it really seemed like more.

YUMMMMMOOOO! I still can't eat more than 2-3 oz of chicken, though!

11 hours ago, Chiptress said:

20 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

Is there a thread for people who still like to cook and be creative? I enjoy creating or tweaking recipes so I can still eat things I love.

I would love that as well. I cook pretty much every night. When I was on WW I made some amazingly healthy & delicious meals. I used skinnytaste, Emily bites and a few others.

There is a recipe section in the Food & Nutrition Forum. I have posted a few there but it's never been very active. We could change that, though!

I haven’t even had surgery yet... scheduled 8/19/19 but.... I have been on WW for years. So glad to hear many of you once further along in your journey use/modify skinny taste. One of my family’s all time fav from her site is :

https://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-taco-spaghetti-squash-boats/

I serve this to everyone whether or not they’re on a food plan & everyone loves it.

On 08/13/2019 at 21:20, Cheeseburgh said:

dinner tonight: Overnight marinated Galena Spice Company dry Jerk spice mix with Kirkland boneless skinless chicken breast. With 1/4 cup brown rice mixed with scallions & pico 70 cal. and 2 grilled pineapple rings 60 cal. 2 days in a row for grilled pineapple.

The chicken calories on the label are very low. 100 calories for 4 oz! (About 2/3 of a breast) I still weigh everything. They must pump them full of Water. I am beyond stuffed tonight, some days are just like that.

It turned out awesome and the calories ended up being crazy low, (225) although it really seemed like more.

Oh my!!!! That looks like the perfect meal to me. Clean, healthy & delicious!!! I so look forward to making these types of delicious meals when I’m at that stage

On 08/07/2019 at 14:05, ms.sss said:

5'2" ♀️ 9m post-op, maintaining...

K, I know I eat alot of salad. I was all excited to eat this salad as I was making it that I sort of made it ginormous, and ate it out of the mixing bowl because it wouldn't fit in a regular salad bowl. The Kid asked me why I go nutso for salad of all things, and I told her because it's delicious and just feels CLEAN. Anyone know what I mean?

Anyhoo, as anticipated I didn't finish it....will eat the rest later.

293 cals -- 28.3g Protein -- 9.8g NET carbs -- 14.2g fat

 

I love salad too!!! And I love tuna in my salad. I usually just open a can & mix it in with everything else. Believe it or not.... I love just fresh lemon juice & pepper as my dressing. Favorite lettuce... arugula . Also love butter lettuce to make lettuce wrap sammies

1 hour ago, Chiptress said:

I haven’t even had surgery yet... scheduled 8/19/19 but.... I have been on WW for years. So glad to hear many of you once further along in your journey use/modify skinny taste. One of my family’s all time fav from her site is :

https://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-taco-spaghetti-squash-boats/

I serve this to everyone whether or not they’re on a food plan & everyone loves it.

Surgery soon! Excited?

1 hour ago, Chiptress said:

I haven’t even had surgery yet... scheduled 8/19/19 but.... I have been on WW for years. So glad to hear many of you once further along in your journey use/modify skinny taste. One of my family’s all time fav from her site is :

https://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-taco-spaghetti-squash-boats/

I serve this to everyone whether or not they’re on a food plan & everyone loves it.

Just so long as "everyone" is around! I don't do any of the stuffed veggies because I just don't have enough tummy to do them justice. That is a big "mind-bender" from WW. On WW, they emphasize volume without too many calories in order to fill you up. After WLS, you're minimizing volume as well as calories, so a lot of the recipes have to be reduced - not just smaller portions, but the ratio of "fillers" vs. "non-fillers" has to change at least for quite a while until your pouch size relaxes. Even then, you shouldn't get back to the volume of food you could eat before. For instance, the recipe you linked - you would probably just eat a bit of the stuffing, no squash for maybe several months before you could add back in a little of the squash. That said, there are still lots of WW and skinnytaste recipes that I thoroughly enjoy.

Edited August 14, 20197 yr by Orchids&Dragons