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

That's why I usually use frozen, except young spinach for salads.

A friend gifted me some lettuce and basil plants she started! Perfect for a yummy salad and can’t get much fresher than just picked off the plant! ?

Topped with 2 slices strawberries, a handful of blueberries, feta because I couldn’t find my blue cheese, balsamic dressing and some sliced almonds and dried cranberries. Ended up eating it all.

Edited April 27, 20215 yr by Starwarsandcupcakes

"Chicken" that had to go (yes, there was a sale...), pak choy, zucchini, brown mushrooms, peanut sauce and udon noodles.

Leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

On 4/20/2021 at 3:37 PM, sillykitty said:

Have I mentioned how much I love my restriction? ?

Carnitas taco

That looks good!

BBQ Pork Skewers

Ate about 3/4 of 1 skewer: guessing 200 calories (+ 141 cals for an espresso martini drank while I was bbq-ing ?)

Found some clearance red peppers 3/$1! So naturally I made roasted red pepper bisque.

Recipe- (makes 2+quarts)

4tbsp butter, 11 red bell peppers cored liberally salted and roasted at 450F for 20-25mins until mostly soft then chopped into pieces (pour any liquid from roasting into the soup), 1 red onion diced, 1 white one diced, one shallot finely diced, garlic measured by the love in your heart (or like 4cloves) minced, 3 stalks celery finely sliced, 1tbsp smoked paprika, 1tsp white pepper, 4 cups chicken broth, 1 cup heavy cream and 1 cup milk.

Over medium heat melt butter then add onions, garlic, shallot, and celery. Cook until onions turn translucent, about 5-7 minutes. Add paprika and white pepper. Stir until fragrant making sure to scrape bottom of pan (about 2 minutes). Add chicken broth and scrape bottom of pan for any brown bits. Add peppers and any liquid from roasting. Cook 3-5 minutes. Using immersion blend, blend the snot outta that soup then turn heat to low and add cream and milk and blend one more time for good measure.

You can serve it with some cheese or cilantro or basil whatever your heat desires. You can also totally switch the chicken broth for veggie broth and change out the milk for a non dairy option.

Smoked chicken salad with salsa ranch dressing. I took a couple of bites before I remembered to photograph. I finished it. ??

Medjool dates filled with coconut butter and coated with dark chocolate.

7 hours ago, summerset said:

Medjool dates filled with coconut butter and coated with dark chocolate.

That's so good, would love to have some now

12 hours ago, WishMeSmaller said:

Smoked chicken salad with salsa ranch dressing. I took a couple of bites before I remembered to photograph. I finished it. ??

I have a small basil plant in my kitchen and it likes to “faint” it’s so dramatic ?, does that happen to you?

10 hours ago, summerset said:

Medjool dates filled with coconut butter and coated with dark chocolate.

It looks so good! What kind of coconut butter did you use?

Of course these are from Aldi ?

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I have a small basil plant in my kitchen and it likes to “faint” it’s so dramatic ?, does that happen to you?

? Basil is the most dramatic of the herbs. It loves to act like the professional basketball or soccer player “taking” a foul. ?

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

What kind of coconut butter did you use?

The one that's made out of coconut meat only. I didn't know there are several kinds?

4 minutes ago, summerset said:

The one that's made out of coconut meat only. I didn't know there are several kinds?

Ah, no I was wondering if you made the coconut butter yourself