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

On 10/16/2021 at 13:51, ms.sss said:

Woke up at the crack of dawn this morning (probably earlier than that, actually).

It was raining so couldn't go for a run, and there was nothing interesting to watch on TV, so .... I baked a pie.

Last time I baked a pie I subbed almost all the sugar with Monk Fruit, and though the fam couldn't tell the difference, they asked that the next time I baked a pie, I use real sugar. Jeez.

Which means one serving of this CARAMEL APPLE PIE (i.e,. 1/8 of the pie below) is 350 calories. I'm going out for drinks with the gal pals tonight so I'm gonna pass on pie today. I'll have a sample if there is any leftover tomorrow. The house smelled AWESOME though.

P.S. Full disclosure: I used pre-made pastry from the grocery so its not 100% homemade. Shhhhhhh...

Looks divine!!

Surpsingly Beautiful here in Texas today unlike where ms.sss is-no rain here!! We got a cool front overnight so our high is 75!!
I actually went for a run (I never run unless being chased! Lol
Then decided it was so beautiful I’d go for a bike ride as well!!
Then ran errands. Bk home so it’s late lunch time 2:30 ish. Same ole same ole lunch I always eat.
1/2 grilled chicken breast, half avacodo, some blueberries spinach and no salt pumpkins seeds w a light amount of rasp walnut vinaigrette dressing
It never gets boring for me eating this! I love it

27 minutes ago, Kris77 said:

Surpsingly Beautiful here in Texas today unlike where ms.sss is-no rain here!! We got a cool front overnight so our high is 75!!
I actually went for a run (I never run unless being chased! Lol
Then decided it was so beautiful I’d go for a bike ride as well!!
Then ran errands. Bk home so it’s late lunch time 2:30 ish. Same ole same ole lunch I always eat.
1/2 grilled chicken breast, half avacodo, some blueberries spinach and no salt pumpkins seeds w a light amount of rasp walnut vinaigrette dressing
It never gets boring for me eating this! I love it

yum yum yum yum yum yum yum

(note to self: buy more avocados)

Yesterday was ?. I had planned an entire day of baking earlier this week but was sidelined with having to spend the day at the bank because of fraud. ? I only managed 3 dozen cookies that came out crispy because I didn’t account for the humidity from rain. And I over baked the cinnamon rolls. ?

That’s ok, later this week I have have time to make up for it.

Death by chocolate cookies and chocolate cookies with peanut butter and milk chocolate chips.

On 10/16/2021 at 15:19, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Yesterday was ?. I had planned an entire day of baking earlier this week but was sidelined with having to spend the day at the bank because of fraud. ? I only managed 3 dozen Cookies that came out crispy because I didn’t account for the humidity from rain. And I over baked the cinnamon rolls. ?

That’s ok, later this week I have have time to make up for it.

Death by chocolate cookies and chocolate cookies with Peanut Butter and milk chocolate chips.

They look perfect to me!!

Ok so this is my guilty pleasure. A little of a calorie fest but I ❤️ Star Bucks Mango Dragonfruit Refresher w Lemonade so much!!

21 minutes ago, Kris77 said:

Ok so this is my guilty pleasure. A little of a calorie fest but I ❤️ Star Bucks Mango Dragonfruit Refresher w Lemonade so much!!

Looks delicious. How many calories (do you know)?

200 for a Vente which is what size this is. Def an indulgence. You can get it without lemonade and it would be 130 calories. Got both numbers online.

On 10/16/2021 at 14:56, ms.sss said:

yum yum yum yum yum yum yum

(note to self: buy more avocados)

I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️avocados!!!!!

More packed meals-

green smoothie

beef roast with carrots and celery and rosemary honey roasted turnips

spiced chickpea soup

seaweed snacks, s’mores protein bar, kodiak oat and honey granola bar, apple chips, a fruit and grain bar; a protein shake for coffee (not pictured)

I might add another protein shake for coffee depending on how the night goes and end up not eating the soup….

16 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

I only managed 3 dozen Cookies

"ONLY"?! LOL

P.S. #yum

Edited October 17, 20214 yr by ms.sss

Venturing back into egg territory! I give eggs up often because I don’t think I actually like them but they are considered a breakfast staple.

Fluffy scrambled eggs, vegan sausage and French bread (not my plate as usual)

What is everyone’s favorite egg style?

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

What is everyone’s favorite egg style?

Over easy or poached. The runnier the better!

6 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

What is everyone’s favorite egg style?

I've been practically living on hard-boiled eggs (and egg whites) lately, because they're a cheap and easy protein source that work for lunch and snacks as well as breakfast. I just bought some mini muffin molds to experiment with making different flavors of egg bites -- I'm hoping I'll be getting my surgery soon, and I'd like to have a stockpile of them in the freezer.

On 10/20/2021 at 09:29, GreenTealael said:

Venturing back into egg territory! I give eggs up often because I don’t think I actually like them but they are considered a Breakfast staple.

Fluffy scrambled eggs, vegan sausage and French bread (not my plate as usual)

What is everyone’s favorite egg style?

I like a fried egg, scrambled too, poached as well—-hard boiled and of course deviled!!