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

Rainy Day and Big Ass Greek Salad. I will eat the rest as a snack later.

Sigh.....salads used to be my favourite and now I can't do them. Truly breaks my heart.

8 hours ago, MusicalKate13 said:

Sigh.....salads used to be my favourite and now I can't do them. Truly breaks my heart.

Awwww!!! ((hugs)) So sorry!! What happens when you try? What kinds have you tried?

I'm coming in late to this thread but I see some great stuff - thanks! Also, I just now saw that there is a recipes section in the Baritastic app that's probably worth looking at.

https://www.baritastic.com/

Siblings, parents, bf, and I went to eat at my uncles restaurant for lunch today. We are almost done with the moving/cleaning but we’re all soooo exhausted ?

Ate black clam ceviche and a piece of anticucho (grilled cow heart) No after pic because it was all gone. My family members ate the rest of my food.

I felt bad because my uncle noticed I wasn’t eating much and kept asking if everything was ok. My parents tried to change topics but he still seemed suspicious. The last thing he said to me was in Spanish and if I had to translate it was something along the lines of “this is the third time in a row you visit and you don’t finish your food, who do I have to fire?” He was joking of course but I hate how its so noticeable.

Siblings, parents, bf, and I went to eat at my uncles restaurant for lunch today. We are almost done with the moving/cleaning but we’re all soooo exhausted [emoji30]
Ate black clam ceviche and a piece of anticucho (grilled cow heart) No after pic because it was all gone. My family members ate the rest of my food.
I felt bad because my uncle noticed I wasn’t eating much and kept asking if everything was ok. My parents tried to change topics but he still seemed suspicious. The last thing he said to me was in Spanish and if I had to translate it was something along the lines of “this is the third time in a row you visit and you don’t finish your food, who do I have to fire?” He was joking of course but I hate how its so noticeable.

Looks so good!!

Got a basket of presents from Mr. today: flowers, a new salad bowl and pile of low-carb foods. He knows me so well, LOL. I knew there was a reason why I married him....

Here are the BEFORE pics (I figure it will take me months to get through all of it, so no AFTER pics at this point...):

So far I've tried all the chocolates (all except the caramel pecan are delicious and taste the same as "regular" chocolates...I find the caramel pecan chocolates to be way too sweet and the caramel to be on the hard side); the flax cookies (a little too dry, will likely make a pie crust out of them); and the bagel chips (wish they were a little thinner, but great with paté).

Edited January 5, 20206 yr by ms.sss

25 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Got a basket of presents from Mr. today: flowers, a new salad bowl and pile of low-carb foods. He knows me so well, LOL. I knew there was a reason why I married him....

Here are the BEFORE pics (I figure it will take me months to get through all of it, so no AFTER pics at this point...):

So far I've tried all the chocolates (all except the caramel pecan are delicious and taste the same as "regular" chocolates...I find the caramel pecan chocolates to be way too sweet and the caramel to be on the hard side); the flax Cookies (a little too dry, will likely make a pie crust out of them); and the bagel chips (wish they were a little thinner, but great with paté).

Wow... he's a keeper lol but you know that already!

OMG sugar free Reeces!!!! ?

1 hour ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

I felt bad because my uncle noticed I wasn’t eating much and kept asking if everything was ok. My parents tried to change topics but he still seemed suspicious. The last thing he said to me was in Spanish and if I had to translate it was something along the lines of “this is the third time in a row you visit and you don’t finish your food, who do I have to fire?” He was joking of course but I hate how its so noticeable.

Surely he's noticed the weight loss? Maybe you could talk to him privately and explain that due to your extensive loss you no longer can eat very much, that your stomach has shrunk so much (true!) but that the food is still beautiful.

19 hours ago, DaisyChainOz said:

Surely he's noticed the weight loss? Maybe you could talk to him privately and explain that due to your extensive loss you no longer can eat very much, that your stomach has shrunk so much (true!) but that the food is still beautiful.

Good idea! I’m going to try saying something like that because I’ve been feeling bad. He did notice the weight loss but he was more thinking the reason for me not eating as much is because Im sick.

Rare treat

4 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Rare treat

Mini-doughnuts!!!

My downfall!

Back to meal prep for the bf for the first time in forever

All non bariatric portions

Sundried Tomato & Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breast with Grape Tomato Sauce over Protein Pasta with Broccoli & Italian Green Beans

(Can't see the protein pasta, but I thought of you @rs, it does look like worms ?)

Salsa Verde Braised Pork with Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice & Mexican Squash

Cobb Salad