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

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

First, a PSA:

I do NOT recommend this dressing. ? It does not taste like blue cheese AT ALL #pass #realStuffWaaaaayBetter

I have been looking for a good line of dressing. Any recommendations?

Tonights dinner Pepper steak and quinoa

Tonight's dinner: homemade ramen!

First time eating Chipotle since my surgery. Bowl with pinto beans, fajita veggies, extra chicken, 1/2 pico, 1/2 corn salsa, extra sour cream, extra extra cheese. 1,050 calories total. I ate about 200 calories of it and I’m stuffed. Pre surgery that was lunch...now it is 3 days of food for me!

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by CO_Adventurer

18 hours ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

with homemade avocado dressing

@MarvelGirl25...can you share the recipe? pretty please?

17 hours ago, Lynda486 said:

I have been looking for a good line of dressing. Any recommendations?

Other than the vinaigrette I make, I have yet to find a good line myself!

But I have this one in my fridge right now (I tossed the yucky Walden Farms blue cheese one). Its not bad, Mr & the Kid like it, just not vinegary enough for me personally (30 cals per tablespoon).

Kraft has a whole line of "Calorie-Wise" dressings, but I haven't tried any of the other ones yet...

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by ms.sss

13 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

@MarvelGirl25...can you share the recipe? pretty please?

Of course! Blend the following:

• 1 avocado
• 1/4 of a small yellow onion
• the juice of one lime
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/3 or 1/4 cup of cilantro
• salt & pepper
• water
• a drizzle of olive oil or avocado oil. (optional)

FYI,

You can play around with the water and oil measurements. I eyeball it and usually do more water than oil but my step mom does more oil than water when she makes it for herself.

Also, if you notice yours looks different than mine its because i ran out of cilantro and made it without.

@Lynda486 @ms.sss

I love this one! 25 cals per tbsp. Doesnt taste like a diet dressing at all.

I will look for this today!

On 1/10/2020 at 11:15 AM, GreenTealael said:

Ok my BF actually did take pics of me and post surgery Flan ?

Please disregard how i look this was 1 day post op

Most humble brag ever ?

On 1/9/2020 at 7:09 AM, MarvelGirl25 said:

Thanks! And I'm jealous! Even though I can eat it at home or from fam, I still wish there were more around me. I love trying other versions. Where I live there's only 3 spots (not counting my uncles) and two out of the 3 are not authentic. Also, its hard to find the ingredients. When we don't feel like cooking we drive 4+ hours to Patterson, NJ to eat because there are TONS of Peruvian places. There are bakeries, Breakfast spots, chicken spots (this requires explaining lol), Chifa spots (Peruvian Chinese), Nikkei spots (Peruvian Japanese), etc.

so maybe Ill treat myself to a glass of wine or a mixed drink. So far I haven't heard of anyone experiencing horrible side effects so that gives me some relief too. Thanks!

What?? ... I am so disappointed, I had my plastic surgery at Hackensack! No idea Paterson NJ was a Peruvian food mecca! Now I'm back on the opposite coast

Funny, I never really thought about the different types of Peruvian I've been to both locally and when traveling. There are chicken places (I totally know what you're talking about ). There are seafood places. There are homestyle places. More and more I'm seeing Peruvian Japanese places, that seems to be trending (the term Nikkei is new though). I'm intrigued by Chifa style, that I've never seen, or bakeries, or breakfast spots. I think my Peruvian standards got set too high by the first Peruvian I had on the regular (although my mom ate there recently and was said it wasn't as good as it used to be). I'm generally let down more often then not. Also, no place seems to have my favorite dish, Ajiaco de Pollo

As far as mixed drinks go, I'd say, go slow. I'm a rare? sleever that sometimes lightly dumps. If I do my trigger is very sweet liquids

22 hours ago, ms.sss said:

First, a PSA:

I do NOT recommend this dressing. ? It does not taste like blue cheese AT ALL #pass #realStuffWaaaaayBetter

Ok, so the beauty of WF products are that they "extend" real stuff for zero calories...except I love their Italian Vinaigrette, Asian, and Sesame Ginger on their own. But I mix that in with Ken's Steakhouse Lite Blue Cheese for a super ultra light version. Try it. I triple dog dare you!!! Add a little garlic and a splash of ACV also.

On 1/11/2020 at 4:46 PM, froufrou said:

Thank you for letting me know! I am going to give them a miss haha. I cannot stand the smell of fish and I hate slimy things. Definite pass!

I'm with you on this!

I do find edamame/soybean protein pastas to an acceptable substitute

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by sillykitty

Lazy meal prep for the bf this week. I'm trying to take it easy and baby my tender tummy muscles.

Build Your Own BBQ or Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Cumin Beef Stew Over Rice with Garlic Butter Carrots