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

10 hours ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Linguine

Oh....duh.

I thought they were some sort of low-carb alternative for some reason, lol

I have a question!?

When you ladies make soup or dish with liquids - Do you eat the solid ingredients along with the broth simultaneously? I was instructed from day one after WLS no liquids ½ hour before or ½ hour after a meal. So, when I eat oatmeal - I save the flavored milk to drink later during my drinking water phase etc. Or Navy bean soup tonight - I eat the beans + veggies only but leave the broth. And, often that is the best part! I've trained myself to eat soups differently now. Also, with red curry Thai dish... similar to summerset's recipe - the coconut curry broth is left behind! ;[

Any thoughts on this?

Edited June 11, 20206 yr by Sophie7713
left out words

I never thought much about it tbh. When eating soup I always ate liquids first, then solids, even as a child. My curries are usually rather "dry". I don't like them with lots of liquids. Same with muesli or porridges.

Edited June 11, 20206 yr by summerset

6 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

I have a question!?

When you ladies make Soup or dish with liquids - Do you eat the solid ingredients along with the broth simultaneously? I was instructed from day one after WLS no liquids ½ hour before or ½ hour after a meal. So, when I eat oatmeal - I save the flavored milk to drink later during my drinking Water phase etc. Or Navy bean soup tonight - I eat the Beans + veggies only but leave the broth. And, often that is the best part! I've trained myself to eat Soups differently now. Also, with red curry Thai dish... similar to summerset's recipe - the coconut curry broth is left behind! ;[

Any thoughts on this?

Sophie7713 your bean soup looks delicious, nutritious and sustaining?just like dear mom used to make. I’ve added it to my “list to make”, thank you! I, too, have wondered about how to eat/take liquid soup with “chewables” in it.?

8 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

I have a question!?

When you ladies make Soup or dish with liquids - Do you eat the solid ingredients along with the broth simultaneously? I was instructed from day one after WLS no liquids ½ hour before or ½ hour after a meal. So, when I eat oatmeal - I save the flavored milk to drink later during my drinking Water phase etc. Or Navy bean soup tonight - I eat the Beans + veggies only but leave the broth. And, often that is the best part! I've trained myself to eat Soups differently now. Also, with red curry Thai dish... similar to summerset's recipe - the coconut curry broth is left behind! ;[

Any thoughts on this?

I wondered the same thing when I was fresh out of WLS so I never really ate liquidy soups.

Now that I'm a little ways out I'm more relaxed about having liquids and solids together. I still don't eat and drink at the same time unless I begin coughing/choking.

But I will sometimes drink until I begin eating or not wait the full 30mins after eating to drink again (and sometimes I wait hrs between each)

8 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

I have a question!?

When you ladies make Soup or dish with liquids - Do you eat the solid ingredients along with the broth simultaneously?

I have the soup broth first, then the solids. If I have the liquids along with solids I’ll get full really quick, or barf.

Interestingly, I never have/had an issue with liquids before “eating”...I can drink right up to the first bite of food no problem. But I def have to wait 30-45 mins afterwards (unless its pork, in which case I have to wait a little longer depending on how much pork I have).

Weird.

Yellow curry with veg chicken, edamame and spinach with the rest of the coconut milk plus rice.

Went out for Indian food with a few friends yesterday. Ordered saag paneer and instead of basmati rice I asked for kale salad but they messed up and gave me rice anyway. And yes I ended up eating a little bit of rice ? I swear I really try to avoid these things lol

What's so wrong with rice? Hopefully you could enjoy your meal!

3 hours ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

And yes I ended up eating a little bit of rice ? I swear I really try to avoid these things lol

Looks good, also looks like you hardly had any rice at all, lol.

P.S. Im with you though, i still shy away from rice (surprisingly haven't had any since surgery - 1.5+ years! ...and i used to have it almost every day. I even went from a sushi and maki lover to a sashimi lover lol)

P.P.S. I love all the food pics u post ❤️❤️❤️

turkey + cheese + salad

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

turkey + cheese + salad

Have you begun to eat more meat, GT? Was thinking you preferred vegetarian. The turkey looks so good - is it Cajun styled? What brand? I can never get a turkey product that has any flavor? Love the glass plate. I really miss going to thrift shops, Goodwill and/or estate sales where you can find really neat and unique vintage specialty plates.

Tonight's dinner was clam sauce over spaghetti squash (boy, do I miss the vermicelli though) and summer salad with apples, radishes, red onion + pistachios in the mix. And, of course CHERRIES! ;]

I got Mr. to make his world famous hand-made pasta and I made a bacon, roasted corn, garlic butter cream sauce with seared bay scallops to go with it.

I don't know why I served myself this sized portion (about 3/4 cup in volume) when I really had no intention of eating it beyond a taste. I did eat most of the toppings though.

Fam ate everything...there were no leftovers! (even my picked-at saucer was cleaned off, lol)

Edited June 12, 20206 yr by ms.sss

5 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

I got Mr. to make his world famous hand-made Pasta and I made a bacon-roasted_corn-garlic-butter cream sauce with seared bay scallops to go with it.

I don't know why I served myself this sized portion (about 3/4 cup in volume) when I really had no intention of eating it beyond a taste. I did eat most of the toppings though.

Fam ate everything...there were no leftovers! (even my picked-at saucer was cleaned off, lol)

OH MY ms.sss you're killing me! mr.sss's pasta looks heavenly! Not sure I could have stopped at just one noodle! Amazing team effort - dinner divine. Funny, we were both thinking pasta today. Just shared your post with hubby and he said, bag the spaghetti squash! We're coming up with our clam sauce! And, a taste of the seared scallop dish! Wow. Haha.