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

I have been indulging. A sliver of Christmas cake each day. Seven slices eaten two left. It was a wee cake I received as a gift. Very yummy. Moist & fruity. I was worried about the fondant but unfortunately I could eat it without a problem. ?

On 12/28/2020 at 8:13 AM, GreenTealael said:

@summerset @Cheeseburgh @MarvelGirl25

How are you settling in?

All settled in, I really like this house. I’ve moved a lot and all over the Midwest (+Pittsburgh). I counted and that was the 10th house I’ve sold in my 60 years on this planet. I don’t get too attached!

Thank for asking!

First meal in 2021: turkey bacon and biscuit

Another year, another batch of yummy food photos! ❤️

Everything looks delicious as usual, but I have to give a special shoutout to @Arabesque...those greens actually MOVED me...lol.

Anyhoo...I can't stop making homemade bread because 1) it makes the house smell awesome 2) it gives me an excuse to see fam and friends to make deliveries to and 3) its effing DELICIOUS. Yep, I'm totally eating bread now.

Today's first food: a bit of said bread and some HOMEMADE BUTTER. I got curious about how to make butter so googled it and then made Mr. do the muscle work. It's ridiculously delicious. If you are bored and have some arm muscles (or know someone who does)...i totally recommend giving it a try: put heavy cream in a jar and shake "violently" until it separates to butter and buttermilk.

estimated at 123 calories for the bread and butter I'm holding shown below.

P.S. that is yet ANOTHER bread batch resting for baking later in the background, lol....I have made 12 loaves in the past week.

Edited January 2, 20215 yr by ms.sss

4 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Another year, another batch of yummy food photos! ❤️

Everything looks delicious as usual, but I have to give a special shoutout to @Arabesque...those greens actually MOVED me...lol.

Anyhoo...I can't stop making homemade bread because 1) it makes the house smell awesome 2) it gives me an excuse to see fam and friends to make deliveries to and 3) its effing DELICIOUS. Yep, I'm totally eating bread now.

Today's first food: a bit of said bread and some HOMEMADE BUTTER. I got curious about how to make butter so googled it and then made Mr. do the muscle work. It's ridiculously delicious. If you are bored and have some arm muscles (or know someone who does)...i totally recommend giving it a try: put heavy cream in a jar and shake "violently" until it separates to butter and buttermilk.

estimated at 123 calories for the bread and butter I'm holding shown below.

P.S. that is yet ANOTHER bread batch resting for baking later in the background, lol....I have made 12 loaves in the past week.

you can also use an electric mixer. If you do it long enough, it'll turn into butter.

1 minute ago, catwoman7 said:

you can also use an electric mixer. If you do it long enough, it'll turn into butter.

omg, i guess i didn't google hard enough yesterday!!!

don't tell mr! lolololzzzz

don't think I'm going to tell him either because watching him shake that jar like a mad man was thoroughly entertaining for all of us, lolololozzzz...

Salad time. Kinda full from the bread, so didn't get very far. It went back in the fridge for later.

Romaine, vinaigrette, carrots, cucumber, cheddar, soft boiled egg, imitation crab and masago.

270 cals for the whole thing.

For breakfast today I had this (don't judge me ?) but because it's 2021 I'm logging food again

This looks like a pregnant woman’s plate but I’m trying to cut down on trips to the fridge to keep me from “grazing all day”. This was the last of my peanut butter. Looking forward to trying PB2 or something “healthier”

Avocado Chicken Salad

before and after

Grilled chicken salad for dinner tonight

57 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Grilled chicken salad for dinner tonight

This is so pretty, can we share? ?

On 01/04/2021 at 19:07, MarvelGirl25 said:

Grilled chicken salad for dinner tonight

Omg that looks so yummy!!!

Same salad from yesterday since I needed to finish the huge avocado I opened

On 12/28/2020 at 9:13 AM, GreenTealael said:

How are you settling in?

There's still so much to do but I finally have a grip on my food. I stopped tracking calories in the Carb Manager app late September since that was when we started moving and yesterday was the first day I began tracking again. Thankfully I haven't gained but I'm still not where I would like to be. I'm hoping to get to my goal weight by the end of 2021. Fingers crossed!