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

4 minutes ago, Grapefruit said:

Hey everyone! I made a chicken breast with roasted tomatoes, half slice of low fat American cheese, and roasted spinach. (That’s a 1/3 cup of spinach) Before & after:

Amazing ?

I'm so proud and amazed of everyone who posts. Not just the food choices, naughty, fun, good and better ,

But

Also the willingness to be open and honest about it.

So please keep it coming!

(I wish I had pics from years ago on the amounts and choices I would eat compared to now, enlightening)

Edited December 6, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

Hospital food

Crusted ranch oven chicken and Brussel sprouts

before and after

Romano's Macaroni Grill penne rustica:

@Orchids&Dragons I know you said you don't feel as much restriction w the RNY, but it doesn't look like that from the amount you ate!

20 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Hospital food

Crusted ranch oven chicken and Brussel sprouts

Hospital food? What's up? You have me worried .....

28 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Hospital food

Crusted ranch oven chicken and Brussel sprouts

before and after

Umm...what?!...hospital? Unless, of course, you just love hospital cuisine and make special trips for meals, are you alright?

21 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Romano's macaroni Grill penne rustica:

11 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

@Orchids&Dragons I know you said you don't feel as much restriction w the RNY, but it doesn't look like that from the amount you ate!

Seriously...

When I saw the before/after, I felt like it was a "can you find 5 differences between the pics" game!? It took a minute to see what was actually eaten because I originally thought she uploaded the same pic twice!?

8 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

Umm...what?!...hospital? Unless, of course, you just love hospital cuisine and make special trips for meals, are you alright?

I'm ok, my Hematologist is also an Oncologist (I think) so I get my blood work done in a Cancer Treatment Center Portion of a hospital. Then waited around for the appt, results, hungry, more scheduling etc. Just a long day of being a patient.

1 hour ago, sillykitty said:

@Orchids&Dragons I know you said you don't feel as much restriction w the RNY, but it doesn't look like that from the amount you ate!

But I'm only 5 weeks post-op. With the sleeve I could maybe have eaten one shrimp at 5 weeks, yesterday I had 3-4 shrimp, 2 slices of chicken and some noodles! No foamies, no stomach ache, nothing. Scares the bejesus out of me.

2 hours ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:

2 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Romano's macaroni Grill penne rustica:

OMG, that (and the focaccia bread) was always my favorite meal at MG long before I figured out my sensitivity to gluten. Looks like you ate a reasonable amount and I am glad some of your esophagus issues are better. Sounds like the surgery was just what you needed. And I just noticed you are only 11# from goal.....WOO HOO!!

Edited December 7, 20187 yr by MIZ60

29 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

But I'm only 5 weeks post-op. With the sleeve I could maybe have eaten one shrimp at 5 weeks, yesterday I had 3-4 shrimp, 2 slices of chicken and some noodles! No foamies, no stomach ache, nothing. Scares the bejesus out of me.

Maybe its different because there was not a lot of space between surgeries for you so you have more of a rolling journey vs someone starting over after a few years?

41 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

But I'm only 5 weeks post-op. With the sleeve I could maybe have eaten one shrimp at 5 weeks, yesterday I had 3-4 shrimp, 2 slices of chicken and some noodles! No foamies, no stomach ache, nothing. Scares the bejesus out of me.

Hmm ... yeah, I can understand your worry

16 hours ago, MIZ60 said:

OMG, that (and the focaccia bread) was always my favorite meal at MG long before I figured out my sensitivity to gluten. Looks like you ate a reasonable amount and I am glad some of your esophagus issues are better. Sounds like the surgery was just what you needed. And I just noticed you are only 11# from goal.....WOO HOO!!

So far, no change to esophagus issues (and didn't expect any) although if it becomes less inflamed (I'm on Carafate 3x/day) maybe the food will go down easier.

My concern is that it was a reasonable amount because I purposefully stopped eating and put the rest in a box. However, I felt absolutely no restriction and could have kept eating (and seriously considered it.)

I'm eating 1/2 an apple now for breakfast. Never could have done that with the sleeve - not at 5 weeks, not at 8 months!

Edited December 8, 20187 yr by Orchids&Dragons

18 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I'm ok, my Hematologist is also an Oncologist (I think) so I get my blood work done in a Cancer Treatment Center Portion of a hospital. Then waited around for the appt, results, hungry, more scheduling etc. Just a long day of being a patient.

My brother's hematologist is also a chemo doc. Must be a common tie-in. Hope all your results look great!