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

Went through the trouble of fixing this salad and logging the items in MFP, but then lost interest in wanting to eat it when I was done (i was hungry before i started making it, I swear! Anyone else find this happens to them? Its a regular occurrence for me).

Anyway, its going in the fridge for now and maybe i’ll eat it later. (unless someone in the fam usurps it before I get around to wanting it).

Romaine, carrots, cucumbers, feta, pan fried chicken chunks, and about 1/4 cup of leftover crustless quiche: 251 calories.

Full disclosure: i opted for a martini instead: 141 calories (not shown).

29 minutes ago, Kris77 said:

Don’t know what a doener kabab is. I’ll have to google it. Is a popular thing in Canada?

I think it's the same as a gyro. They call them doeners in Turkey and gyros in Greece.

well, I just googled it and I stand corrected. There are some slight differences (doener is spelled "doner" in Turkey - but I think there's a umlaut over the "o" (or some other symbol), so you sometimes see it spelled doener in other languages). But for practical purposes, they call similar sandwiches doners in some countries in gyros in others. People are usually referring to the same type of sandwich.

https://www.travelwrite.guru/2019/02/14/greek-gyro-versus-doner-kebab/

Edited January 31, 20215 yr by catwoman7

"Poutine"... Not really but it filled the want. Poutine gravy, 1.5oz brisket, 2oz cheese curds and 2oz green/wax beans.

16 minutes ago, CapK said:

"Poutine"... Not really but it filled the want. Poutine gravy, 1.5oz brisket, 2oz cheese curds and 2oz green/wax Beans.

Way to improvise! Lol

(1 egg) cheese omelette, (traditional) cheese biscuit & mini peppers - I only ate about half so ~110 for the peppers& omelette but no log entry for the biscuit because I need to build the recipe first (too much work)

My fridge is becoming a graveyard of partially eaten bowls of food and mini containers holding what Mr. calls "crumbs" of leftovers that I save for later.

Its messing with my MFP food tracking cuz I log it for one day but then eat it over 2-3 days. Arg.

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

My fridge is becoming a graveyard of partially eaten bowls of food and mini containers holding what Mr. calls "crumbs" of leftovers that I save for later.

I hear you! I found a bowl with a couple of spoons of rolled oats I couldn’t eat in my fridge this morning. I put it on a lower shelf in the fridge two days ago & forgot. It was all crusty - not appetising at all.

Cold snowy weather calls for warm dishes so last nights dinner was estofado de res aka beef stew. Used my fiancé’s plate for the pic since mines was in a little bowl. Don’t mind the lighting, I tried to get fancy lol

13 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Cold snowy weather calls for warm dishes so last nights dinner was estofado de res aka beef stew. Used my fiancé’s plate for the pic since mines was in a little bowl. Don’t mind the lighting, I tried to get fancy lol

Holy Sh*t. I think I just had a food orgasm.

This looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo crazy delicious.

Was it slow-cooked? (Oven/Dutch Oven? Stovetop?) Instant-potted? Detailed recipe PLS!

On 02/01/2021 at 20:01, ms.sss said:

My fridge is becoming a graveyard of partially eaten bowls of food and mini containers holding what Mr. calls "crumbs" of leftovers that I save for later.

Its messing with my MFP food tracking cuz I log it for one day but then eat it over 2-3 days. Arg.

I love peeking into your fridge! Salads look yummy!

Omg I made my first chaffle!! It’s incredible!

3 hours ago, froufrou said:

Omg I made my first chaffle!! It’s incredible!

I made my first one yesterday!! Soooo delish!!

For scale this is a 4oz ramekin. Cottage cheese, slivered ham and pizza sauce all mixed and topped with buratta. Baked until melted and toasty. Very filling. Ate 3/4 of it

14 hours ago, froufrou said:

Omg I made my first chaffle!! It’s incredible!

Yum!! I love chaffles but with only a Belgium waffle maker, they don't look as pretty. Which recipe did you use?

On 2/2/2021 at 9:52 AM, ms.sss said:

Holy Sh*t. I think I just had a food orgasm.

This looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo crazy delicious.

Was it slow-cooked? (Oven/Dutch Oven? Stovetop?) Instant-potted? Detailed recipe PLS!

Thank you! And I made this on the stovetop! Here's the recipe:

Ingredient:

• 1 red onion
• 4 large cloves of garlic
• Red wine
• 4 roma tomatoes (throw in blender until fully broken down)
• 1 -2 tablespoons of aji panca
• beef (obviously)
• potatoes
• carrots

Seasonings

• S&P
• Adobo
• garlic powder
• cumin
• beef bouillon
• oregano
• 1 bay leaf

Directions:

1. In a little oil pan sear beef on all sides until slightly brown then remove and set aside.
2. In the same pan saute onions in a little olive oil until translucent then add garlic until slightly golden.
3. Add the tomato sauce you made in the blender to the pan and then add the aji panca and cook mixture for 2 - 3 minutes.
4. Season mixture with all seasonings above and mix well while cooking for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Add beef and all its juices to the pan, coat all the meat well and then pour in some red wine. I eyeballed this but Id say I added about a cup.
6. Cook beef in the sauce for another 2 minutes and then add lots of water and then cover the pot.

I cooked the beef a little over an hour and kept adding water as it got low. I think I added water about 3 times and on the last time when the water was low but not too low I added the carrots, let those cook then added the potatoes.

When I saw the potatoes were almost done I added a little bit more wine, about 1/2 cup more and let the alcohol simmer away.

I wanted my sauce thicker so in a small cup I added some water with a tablespoon of corn starch, mixed, then slowly added my cornstarch water to the pot until it was to thick to my liking. I didnt end up using all the cornstarch water.

Note: Throughout I kept tasting and adjusted the seasonings as needed.

Edited February 3, 20215 yr by MarvelGirl25