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

BBQ Feast!

BBQ Brisket (à la Instant-Pot then finished in the oven), warm German potato salad (with BACON vinaigrette!!), grilled corn & garlic bread.

You don’t see all of it, but the entire brisket was almost 6 lbs. Gonna be leftovers for days...

I ate 75g of the brisket, 1/4 of a corn cob, and (oh my) a spoonful of the potato salad with a generous amount of bacon bits. This was probably the first time I’ve had potatoes on purpose since surgery, and it was meh...I really just wanted a taste if the bacon vinaigrette (which was DELICIOUS).

398 calories.

P.S. Mr. was in charge of frying up the bacon and he didn’t cook it for long enough, nor at a high enough heat, hence the unappetizing pasty colour to them ?

Edited July 31, 20206 yr by ms.sss

@anniedebbie

Congratulations on your surgery date.

SIx years out, living healthy has become habit.? . There is no weight loss surgery secret. Follow your surgeon and dietitians plan. Be consistent not perfect.

This can be done long term

[mention=384903]anniedebbie[/mention]
Congratulations on your surgery date.
SIx years out, living healthy has become habit.[emoji16] . There is no weight loss surgery secret. Follow your surgeon and dietitians plan. Be consistent not perfect.
This can be done long term

Thank you sooo much!!! I need to look my best for a wedding in April and I really want to lose 100lbs in 6 months [emoji30] I know its probably too high a goal.

2 hours ago, anniedebbie said:

Thank you sooo much!!! I need to look my best for a wedding in April and I really want to lose 100lbs in 6 months I know its probably too high a goal.

I don't know your starting BMI, but 100 lbs in six months would be pretty optimistic for a lot of us. Some lose that much in six months, but I wouldn't say that's normal. Regardless, you should lose quite a bit if you're committed to your plan.

I decided to have a mini splurge dinner last night. (I consider over 450 calories, or high carb a splurge) I bought Molinaro pizza kits from Costco. 220 calories for 1/4 crust and sauce. I added 1.5 oz of mozzarella 3 slices of pepperoni and 1/3 of an *Italian sausage. I sat down, took a bite and got confused , it was weird and gross.

I accidentally put bratwurst on my pizza! I DO NOT recommend this combo!
I took it off, saved 90 calories and learned a lesson.

Edited July 31, 20206 yr by Cheeseburgh

1 minute ago, Cheeseburgh said:

I decided to have a mini splurge dinner last night. (I consider over 450 calories, or high carb a splurge) I bought Molinaro pizza kits from costco. 220 calories for 1/4 crust and sauce. I added 1.5 oz of mozzarella 3 slices of pepperoni and 1/3 of an *Italian sausage. I sat down, took a bite and got confused , it was weird and gross.

I accidentally put bratwurst on my pizza! I DO NOT recommend this combo!
I took it off, saved 90 calories and learned a lesson.

How was the crust otherwise? Thick or thin? It looks really really good ?

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

How was the crust otherwise? Thick or thin? It looks really really good

For as easy as it is, it’s very good. You top it and it’s done in 8 minutes. It isn’t as good as fresh dough but it’s better than frozen pizza. I would call it medium crust, I prefer thin and I don’t find this one bready. It might be marketed as thick crust, but it isn’t thick like Digiorno.

Hope that helps, I take my pizza seriously!

3 minutes ago, Cheeseburgh said:

For as easy as it is, it’s very good. You top it and it’s done in 8 minutes. It isn’t as good as fresh dough but it’s better than frozen pizza. I would call it medium crust, I prefer thin and I don’t find this one bready. It might be marketed as thick crust, but it isn’t thick like Digiorno.

Hope that helps, I take my pizza seriously!

Thank goodness or I wouldn't have such good info, thanks!

1 hour ago, Cheeseburgh said:

I accidentally put bratwurst on my pizza! I DO NOT recommend this combo!

Yes, Bratwurst on pizza sounds... interesting. ?

But then again:

Wuerstchenpizza

1 minute ago, summerset said:

Yes, Bratwurst on pizza sounds... interesting. ?

But then again:

Wuerstchenpizza

?

There are ton of recipes for it, lol.

Since we're talking about weird pizza combos, I could try to make pasta pizza for variety:

Pasta Pizza

Or if one is really brave:

Pizza with Pasta AND Wuerstchen

4 minutes ago, summerset said:

There are ton of recipes for it, lol.

Since we're talking about weird pizza combos, I could try to make Pasta pizza for variety:

Pasta Pizza

Or if one is really brave:

Pizza with Pasta AND Wuerstchen

I have only ever seen mac and cheese pizza ?

Im going for fake chicken nuggets, sweet & sour sauce, oven baked bell pepper and a dip:

2 hours ago, summerset said:

Im going for fake chicken nuggets, sweet & sour sauce, oven baked bell pepper and a dip:

These look like regular chicken nuggets! What brand is this?

These

Though I sometimes use this brand. Depends on what is available in the stores. Also tasty.