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

13 hours ago, PollyEster said:

Yesterday was Canada Day. There were no public celebrations because of the pandemic, but we spent most of the day with friends who are part of our small social bubble. I brought a picnic-style lunch for everyone: vegan banh mi with oil-free cannellini bean miso mayo in coconut wraps, green salad with oil-free blueberry vinaigrette, and various flavours of smoothies. We ate grilled peaches with orange blossom Water, pistachios, and tofu ricotta for dessert.

Most of my friends are foodies, and a few are chefs. A vegan chef made dinner, so it was fairly spectacular: kale Caesar salad with roasted chickpea croutons, smashed roasted potatoes with garlic avocado aioli (I skipped this), and black bean, mushroom and walnut burgers with caramelized onions and roasted Tomato chutney (sugarless) on raw dehydrated onion and mixed seed (pepitas, sunflower seeds, flax seed, psyllium husk) zero carb Buns. Dinner was lovely, but I enjoyed not having to make it even more. We ended the day with homemade raw vegan coconut ice cream bars (sans caramel; I only had one bite). Whew!

Even though I still can't -- and don't want to -- eat much, participating in a food-focused social gathering was exhausting. This formerly well-worn neural superhighway of mine has been "road closed / detour" since surgery, and will remain that way save for one or two days per year, at most.

So...

I'm going to need you to hold a newspaper with today's date in these pics to prove who made this ??????

15 hours ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Ok so now I want to make enchiladas ???? looks delicious!

these were quick & dirty but so good (My BF didn't talk to me once during dinner, he was too busy) ?

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

these were quick & dirty but so good (My BF didn't talk to me once during dinner, he was too busy) ?

Ah, silence...the hallmark of yummy food...

9 hours ago, PollyEster said:

There are quite a few recipes to check out here; have tried a few and they were good, but of course they all involve Protein Powder since it's a protein powder company website.

I don't mind protein powders. I use them regularly in e. g. oatmeal anyway. I like this creamy texture they provide. I also like protein mug cakes once in a while.

I found some recipes on the Alphafoods, Nutri+ or Vega website I'd like to try plus of course several on the web or in fitness magazines I browse on Readly (the peanut protein balls were awesome, I posted them on this thread a while ago). When using a protein powder I usually doesn't have to use any additional sweetener. The powders are sweet enough.

What powders do you use? I use Alphafoods, Nutri+ and ProFuel - Vega is very hard to get your hands on in Europe as it seems.

9 hours ago, PollyEster said:

There are quite a few recipes to check out here;

OMG, the pictures look awesome, LOL.

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10 hours ago, summerset said:

This combo is a keeper. I'm going to add more wakame salad next time though (also a keeper, got it frozen from the asian supermarket I regularly shop at for specialties). Next time I'm going to try with a vegan mock salmon filet. If that's good it'll substitute the fish.

33 minutes ago, summerset said:

This combo is a keeper. I'm going to add more wakame salad next time though (also a keeper, got it frozen from the asian supermarket I regularly shop at for specialties). Next time I'm going to try with a vegan mock salmon filet. If that's good it'll substitute the fish.

Semi-pro tip: try to find sone dried wakame. I find that they are less soggy and have a better texture than frozen after its re-hydrated..

It's not frozen wakame, it's frozen wakame salad with sesame seasoning and all. I won't even attempt to copy it, lol.

I use dried and re-hydrated seaweed in soups though.

Edited July 3, 20206 yr by summerset

Carnitas for lunch today sprinkled with lime juice.

More salad...i know, i know, getting repetitive. I’ll make sure my next salad posting looks a little different, lol

Romaine & vinaigrette , carrots, cucumbers, baked chicken breast, feta, seedless grapes, spicy roast peanuts & chilli garlic condiment.

402 calories (the feta and peanuts upped the calorie counts this time...but sooo yum, so sooo worth it ?)

...am eating as we speak, so dunno where i’ll end up...

I had some fake chicken that had to go but was more in the mood for bean pasta with something-tomato. So there it is: tomato sauce, fennel, red bell pepper, the chicken and cashewsan on bean fettuccine.

Meh, I'm really craving Gulasch these days. Have to find a recipe for it that's vegan.

(Imitation) crab salad sliders with fries & a grape salad.

I had about 1/2 cup of the crab on top of some lettuce: 107 calories.

Not shown: I also ate about 2/3 of a bacon butter tart which i forgot to take a pic of before I wolfed it down #oopsies #sooooooGood: +260 calories.

(Imitation) crab salad sliders with fries & a grape salad.
I had about 1/2 cup of the crab on top of some lettuce: 107 calories.
Not shown: I also ate about 2/3 of a bacon butter tart which i forgot to take a pic of before I wolfed it down #oopsies #sooooooGood: +260 calories.

...bacon butter tart?! Need some deets. [emoji15]

19 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Man, these pics belong in a magazine!

18 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

So... I'm going to need you to hold a newspaper with today's date in these pics to prove who made this ??????

Thank you both so much, I really appreciate the compliment! Confession: I do sell photos (just not for a living) and also had a food blog for many years, so have taken a food pic or two before ?. I haven't updated it for a number of years now, but let's just say that I never used tricks such as hairspray or glue to enhance anything: I cooked the food, styled it naturally, then ate it afterwards... now here I am on a bariatric forum, so we'll leave it at that ????. I kept a few of the food styling props like dishes and bowls, and have a good camera, lenses, lights, reflectors, etc.

Since I haven't been able to do photography outside of my home during the pandemic, I set a goal of taking a photo a day during this time just to keep up -- and hopefully improve -- my skills. Sometimes it's food, but usually it's not ?.