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

2 hours ago, fourmonthspreop said:

Wanted to share my bariatric friendly birthday cake. I did a lil photoshoot with the leftover slices. I'm so proud of the cake. You literally can't tell there's only 2 net carbs per serving. Made with almond flour and a bit of coconut flour. I used swerve to sweeten it. It has eggs and butter of course and vanilla Beans. I got lazy and bought a sugar free store bought frosting. I ordered Keto Sprinkles online. Prior to surgery I was an avid baker and I'm a home chef so I wanted to challenge myself with this. It LITERALLY tasted like regular cake. My friends were so impressed. I sent the rest home with my friend who's husband is doing Low carb. I could only manage a couple bites on one slice but didn't make me sick or get stuck on anything and my nutritionist approved! glad I can still Celebrate birthdays with cake and friends sans overeating sugary treats.

Omg looks store bought. Nice!

(i looked at the recipe - thx btw - and it lists the batch produces 16 servings…how big was the cake???)

First meal of the day.

Longanisa and pickled cucumbers: 353 calories (ate it all).

P.S. Longanisa is like a a sweet chorizo.

Omg looks store bought. Nice!
(i looked at the recipe - thx btw - and it lists the batch produces 16 servings…how big was the cake???)

Yes, it yields a lot of servings. I made mine in two layers using 9 inch springform pans. I had I think 6 leftover slices after 4 people ate a serving. At that size, bariatric wise, ai could only have half a piece. Here's the cake before it was cut.

On 4/1/2022 at 11:53 AM, fourmonthspreop said:

Yes, it yields a lot of servings. I made mine in two layers using 9 inch springform pans. I had I think 6 leftover slices after 4 people ate a serving. At that size, bariatric wise, ai could only have half a piece. Here's the cake before it was cut.

Ooh this pic is even better! YUM!

One piece of a Thai Veggie-Tofu cold spring roll leftover from the fams dinner last night. 132 calories (of which 1/2 the cals are from the dipping sauce ?)

Ate it all.

Will likely eat something else soon as i’ll probably be hungry again in an hour.

On 4/1/2022 at 11:53 AM, fourmonthspreop said:

Yes, it yields a lot of servings. I made mine in two layers using 9 inch springform pans. I had I think 6 leftover slices after 4 people ate a serving. At that size, bariatric wise, ai could only have half a piece. Here's the cake before it was cut.

This is gorgeous! I’m going to try to make one in May.

On 03/31/2022 at 21:33, Arabesque said:

I have chicken tenders regularly with salad for lunch. Cook them in the airfryer & freeze in individual bags for when I want them.

I spent two weeks eating out of my freezer recently. Decided I needed to eat some of leftovers I freeze because my freezer was full & there ‘s still heaps of meals left in there. It’s like the Magic pudding of freezers (classic Aust children’s literature reference). Also been cleaning out my pantry again - a shelf every week. So much stuff to toss again with expired use by dates. A result of the buying in bulk habits from the last couple of years. Did keep the soya bean Pasta I bought last year even though it didn’t work. I’ll give it another try one day (before it expires ?).

I love looking inside the pantry and fridges of the diff posters on here. Esp the ones from diff country than US. Products and brands are diff. Neat to see.

A bunch of stuff from the fridge in a bowl (thai spring roll, beets, almonds, cheese, pate, tomatoes & kimchi): 283 calories

Ate almost 1/2 of it…the rest is for later.

I also made cookies this morning!

Was supposed to be basic chocolate chip cookies, but didn’t have enough semi-sweet chips, so made up the missing volume with toasted almonds, dark chocolate chunks and white chocolate chips.

Baked 11 right away and froze the rest of the batter for another time.

I haven’t had any yet, but when I do, i’ll be logging 217 calories for one (crossing fingers that there will any left to eat by the time i feel like eating one!)

P.S. the white stuff on top is flaked sea salt.

Edited April 3, 20224 yr by ms.sss

52 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

I also made Cookies this morning!

Was supposed to be basic chocolate chip cookies, but didn’t have enough semi-sweet chips, so made up the missing volume with toasted almonds, dark chocolate chunks and white chocolate chips.

Baked 11 right away and froze the rest of the batter for another time.

I haven’t had any yet, but when I do, i’ll be logging 217 calories for one (crossing fingers that there will any left to eat by the time i feel like eating one!)

P.S. the white stuff on top is flaked sea salt.

These are gorgeous

On 4/1/2022 at 2:33 PM, fourmonthspreop said:

Wanted to share my bariatric friendly birthday cake. I did a lil photoshoot with the leftover slices. I'm so proud of the cake. You literally can't tell there's only 2 net carbs per serving. Made with almond flour and a bit of coconut flour. I used swerve to sweeten it. It has eggs and butter of course and vanilla Beans. I got lazy and bought a sugar free store bought frosting. I ordered Keto Sprinkles online. Prior to surgery I was an avid baker and I'm a home chef so I wanted to challenge myself with this. It LITERALLY tasted like regular cake. My friends were so impressed. I sent the rest home with my friend who's husband is doing Low carb. I could only manage a couple bites on one slice but didn't make me sick or get stuck on anything and my nutritionist approved! glad I can still Celebrate birthdays with cake and friends sans overeating sugary treats.

OMG this looks amazing! Thank you for the recipe.

On 4/1/2022 at 3:33 AM, Arabesque said:

I have chicken tenders regularly with salad for lunch. Cook them in the airfryer & freeze in individual bags for when I want them.

I spent two weeks eating out of my freezer recently. Decided I needed to eat some of leftovers I freeze because my freezer was full & there ‘s still heaps of meals left in there. It’s like the Magic pudding of freezers (classic Aust children’s literature reference). Also been cleaning out my pantry again - a shelf every week. So much stuff to toss again with expired use by dates. A result of the buying in bulk habits from the last couple of years. Did keep the soya bean Pasta I bought last year even though it didn’t work. I’ll give it another try one day (before it expires ?).

Just scarily well organised

My cupboard. And my meal the other day in a restaurant. It's a starter and I ate about a third.

17 minutes ago, Pollito said:

My cupboard. And my meal the other day in a restaurant. It's a starter and I ate about a third.

Omg what is that?!?!

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Omg what is that?!?!

Simple stuff - our family is half Peruvian and that is causa. It's layers of lemony mashed potato, pulled chicken (or sometimes tuna salad), avocado, more lemony mash etc. Topping is just sprouts and a chilli pepper.