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

My very typical breakfast. Protein varies slightly from time to time (ham, chicken, salmon).

18 minutes ago, dms75 said:

My very typical Breakfast. Protein varies slightly from time to time (ham, chicken, salmon).

Looks very good and to scale ?

Made Mexican't Pizzas for dinner last night. I can't call them Mexican Pizzas since one of them pretty much fell into a sloppy mess when I tried moving it to the plate (structural integrity of the bottom tortilla was nearly nonexistent) and because apparently my boyfriend loaded his dinner salad up with all of the rest of the shredded taco cheese leaving me with only Italian 3 Cheese blend to use.

That said...they were still delicious and I polished off 1.5 of the 2 I made. And I have plenty of leftover fillings so these will be back on the menu for Thursday night. I WILL be getting taco cheese (or maybe some cotija) before then.

20 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Rougamo 
(I like to think this is the ancestor of Iowa’s Loose meat Sandwich ?)
 

Loose meat sandwiches are so strange to me! Always reminds me of this story. My practice husband got a promotion and transfer to Iowa a few months after our first kid was born. He started working before we actually moved of course.

One night he called me trying to explain this weird hamburger he got at a drive through. He was trying to explain it to me and I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Finally he said, “It’s like you’re making spaghetti with meat sauce and you stop before you put sauce in it” For some reason that cracked me up and stuck with me 32 years later!

I lived in Iowa for 5 years and never tried one.

Chicken Salad Wrap...boring but quick two servings so ~154 cals 17 g protein 8 net carbs

P.S. - I'm not really watching cals/macros (I don't log every meal, just the lower carb ones so I can feel accomplished ??)

I officially became 3 yrs post WLS this past weekend and all of the experts (my ??? PA) say to stay vigilant starting the 2nd -3rd year so I'm trying become more mindful but not obsessive

Bonus pic: me and my fav people on the planet

1 hour ago, Pandemonium said:

Made Mexican't Pizzas for dinner last night. I can't call them Mexican Pizzas since one of them pretty much fell into a sloppy mess when I tried moving it to the plate (structural integrity of the bottom tortilla was nearly nonexistent) and because apparently my boyfriend loaded his dinner salad up with all of the rest of the shredded taco cheese leaving me with only Italian 3 Cheese blend to use.

That said...they were still delicious and I polished off 1.5 of the 2 I made. And I have plenty of leftover fillings so these will be back on the menu for Thursday night. I WILL be getting taco cheese (or maybe some cotija) before then.

If you want it less sloppy here some ideas. (I’m the taco queen)

Crisp up your tortilla on a baking sheet with a rack first. Add the cheese and beans after its crisper then melt. Have the sauce warmed up on the side and drizzle it over. Btw, check out hard taco shells in the store, most are 50 calories or less!

Breakfast this morning was a one egg omelette stuffed with spinach, reduced fat mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, onions and 1 oz of turkey kielbasa.

13 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I officially became 3 yrs post WLS this past weekend and all of the experts (my ??? PA) say to stay vigilant starting the 2nd -3rd year so I'm trying become more mindful but not obsessive

What's the reasoning behind this, like what makes the 2nd to 3rd year that special?

7 hours ago, summerset said:

What's the reasoning behind this, like what makes the 2nd to 3rd year that special?

I'd have to ask again but I believe it was the slowdown/ending of the "Honeymoon" phase

In my experience, end of year 2 is when I first had some weight gain. It seems like that is when the last of the sleeve magic wore off for me.

The years after that were just like normal non-sleeve for gaining/losing weight (which I did several times). Capacity increased a lot too.

6 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I'd have to ask again but I believe it was the slowdown/ending of the "Honeymoon" phase

Interesting. Didn't notice anything special during that time span. After about 1 to 1.5 years I didn't notice any changes anymore for me regarding portion sizes or appetite/hunger.

I made pork carnitas last night. This is leftovers with 1/4 avocado, 1 T ff plain greek yogurt, 4 grape tomatoes, 1 T cotija cheese and Cholula hot sauce. I had this for lunch today.

7 hours ago, summerset said:

Interesting. Didn't notice anything special during that time span. After about 1 to 1.5 years I didn't notice any changes anymore for me regarding portion sizes or appetite/hunger.

If I wanted to I could easily overeat and gain right now. I’m 2+ years out. I have to be vigilant and write everything down. I no longer eat when I’m stressed (I lose my appetite) or bored and I plan most of my meals in advance. I do allow myself some junk type foods now, but in very limited quantities and frequency.

On 11/11/2020 at 12:10 PM, GreenTealael said:

Bonus pic: me and my fav people on the planet

I see you are the littlest in your fam, too ❤️

10 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

If I wanted to I could easily overeat and gain right now. I’m 2+ years out. I have to be vigilant and write everything down. I no longer eat when I’m stressed (I lose my appetite) or bored and I plan most of my meals in advance. I do allow myself some junk type foods now, but in very limited quantities and frequency.

I hit two years out a couple weeks ago. And can attest to the ease of gaining weight. I have been gaining and losing the same 4-6 lbs since March. It's quite annoying.

I'm not sure its because the surgery is losing it's effectiveness as much as its really just me eating higher calorie stuff and not being as regular with the exercise. If/when I put effort into my food quality consumption and exercise routine, I can still lose the weight (and I have, like 2-3 times the past 8 months, geez).

I have been averaging closer to 120 more than I've been closer to 115 for months now. This morning I weighed in at 119.8, and while this is still under my red line, I've been hovering near my upper limit for what seems like forever.

I think I'm coming around to the idea that I can accept 120-ish being my maintenance weight, as it takes practically no effort to maintain....but then this means my upper limit moves to 125, and I dunno if I'm comfortable with that. Well, we'll see I guess, I'm currently giving it another go to get (and stay) at 115-ish...but I admit, I'm not trying very hard. My clothes still fit so there isn't much of a motivating factor for me other than the number on the scale.

I realize this may sound ridiculous, that I am fussing over 5-ish lbs that can't really even be seen. I always found it baffling when my slim friends would fuss over 5 lbs. *shrugs*