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

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Hi!!?
Heb (grocery store in Texas)
It’s a Roma tomato

14 hours ago, Kris77 said:

Oh ate 1/2….
PS and dinner not by a pool with?
@ms.sss can I come over!!??lol

If you are ever in my neck of the woods (i’m serious!) i’d be happy to lay around in bikinis with you (and yep, that tomato looks so luscious i’d believe you if you said it was fake!) ?

Edited May 13, 20224 yr by ms.sss

Im told myself i’d do a 2wk stint of low-carbing starting today to get myself bikini ready for an upcoming vacay at the end of the month.

(while i am no longer a card-carrying ultra-low carber these days, i do acknowledge the drastic effect it has on my appearance when i do, which, in my opinion, is for the better as I think my body looks so much less “puffy” when deprived of carbohydrates). Plus I anticipate many an alcoholic drink to be consumed on vacay so it’ll all even out in the end anyway, lol.

But I digress.

Mr comes home with my absolute favourite brand of Jamaican Beef Patty (perfect amount of spice and sauciness of filling, as well as my preferred pastry makeup: not too, too flaky on the outside and chewy/soft just under the surface…how that for a description!?! Lol)

So low-carbing be damned!

I split one with Mr. 190 calories for 1/2 the patty. ?

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

Mr comes home with my absolute favourite brand of Jamaican Beef Patty (perfect amount of spice and sauciness of filling, as well as my preferred pastry makeup: not too, too flaky on the outside and chewy/soft just under the surface…how that for a description!?! Lol)

So low-carbing be damned!

I split one with Mr. 190 calories for 1/2 the patty. ?

Oh, that looks and sounds divine. Too carby for me to eat these days, but someday . . .

I was gonna say @ms.sss that I’ll be more than happy to eat ALL the carbs!

As is the case with dinner- kabuli pilau and vegetable raita. For those that aren’t familiar- pilau is a kind of rice pilaf dish that varies by country across Southern Asia and the Middle East, kabuli pilau is one that comes from Kabul, Afghanistan and traditionally is made with lamb, carrots and raisins. Raita is a yogurt dip? Salad? that’s popular in many variations in India. I think if I make that particular pilau again I’ll double the spices and reduce the ghee used.

No after picture, I ate it all.

On 05/13/2022 at 08:19, ms.sss said:

If you are ever in my neck of the woods (i’m serious!) i’d be happy to lay around in bikinis with you (and yep, that Tomato looks so luscious i’d believe you if you said it was fake!) ?

Yes!! This could totally be us!
My nephews wife is from Canada. She has some pretty pics from there. Seems beautiful there!

15 hours ago, Kris77 said:
It’s a Roma Tomato

Well that explains it. Roma tomatoes are the best. So flavoursome. I used to have them on toast every morning. Some cracked black pepper & sea salt. Delicious.

I’d be happy to share your lunch with you @Starwarsandcupcakes. I’ll have the blue cheese, pear slices & walnuts & you can have the sourdough. ??

On 05/13/2022 at 12:06, ms.sss said:

Im told myself i’d do a 2wk stint of low-carbing starting today to get myself bikini ready for an upcoming vacay at the end of the month.

(while i am no longer a card-carrying ultra-low carber these days, i do acknowledge the drastic effect it has on my appearance when i do, which, in my opinion, is for the better as I think my body looks so much less “puffy” when deprived of carbohydrates). Plus I anticipate many an alcoholic drink to be consumed on vacay so it’ll all even out in the end anyway, lol.

But I digress.

Mr comes home with my absolute favourite brand of Jamaican Beef Patty (perfect amount of spice and sauciness of filling, as well as my preferred pastry makeup: not too, too flaky on the outside and chewy/soft just under the surface…how that for a description!?! Lol)

So low-carbing be damned!

I split one with Mr. 190 calories for 1/2 the patty. ?

From the pics on saw on OOTD you already look bikini ready my friend! You look awesome!
I agree though with you. I do feel better and look better when limiting myself on “things”. Mine is sweets like chocolate,
Chocolate covered frozen banana slices….

@arabesque& @ms.sss
Y’all both spell favorite and flavor….”favourite and flavour”
Is that a Canadian thing? Or a French thing perhaps? Just something I noticed and was curious…

7 minutes ago, Kris77 said:

@arabesque& @ms.sss
Y’all both spell favorite and flavor….”favourite and flavour”
Is that a Canadian thing? Or a French thing perhaps? Just something I noticed and was curious…

Lol yeah i think its a remnant of British rule ( @Arabesque is in Australia, but both our country’s early relationship with the British settlers was not as contentious as the U.S. was, so i suppose the traditions/way of doing things-like spelling-were more readily adopted?…who knows…my high school History is a distant memory lol).

They/we like to add unnecessary ”U’s” to our words:

Flavour, Colour, Honour, Neighbour

Also like to switch our “er”’s to “re”’s:

Centre, Sombre, Millimetre.

?

I don’t know who I’m kidding.

I put this plate of leftovers together to eat for “lunch” thinking i would put a reasonably sized dent into it cuz I was STARVING.

Measured and logged it all onto MFP and for some reason felt like I was looking at Mt. Everest and was all Um, nope…cant do this. And just like that, starvation gone. So its back in the fridge untouched for later.

But i took a picture, so here it is anyway.

For funsies, am also including what most of it looked like last night when it wasn’t yet leftovers but First-overs.

356 calories for the leftover plate (yep i used an actual dinner plate this time instead of my usual saucer cuz i thought i was that hungry)

The leftover plate:

Some of its original presentation last night…i didn’t take pics of it all, but the un-shown dishes were equally yummy looking:

(those gold skulls are actually bourbon ganache filled chocolates brushed with gold shimmer powder…so cute)

Edited May 14, 20224 yr by ms.sss

On 05/14/2022 at 13:31, ms.sss said:

I don’t know who I’m kidding.

I put this plate of leftovers together to eat for “lunch” thinking i would put a reasonably sized dent into it cuz I was STARVING.

Measured and logged it all onto MFP and for some reason felt like I was looking at Mt. Everest and was all Um, nope…cant do this. And just like that, starvation gone. So its back in the fridge untouched for later.

But i took a picture, so here it is anyway.

For funsies, am also including what most of it looked like last night when it wasn’t yet leftovers but First-overs.

356 calories for the leftover plate (yep i used an actual dinner plate this time instead of my usual saucer cuz i thought i was that hungry)

The leftover plate:

Some of its original presentation last night…i didn’t take pics of it all, but the un-shown dishes were equally yummy looking:

(those gold skulls are actually bourbon ganache filled chocolates brushed with gold shimmer powder…so cute)

Yes sometimes you think you are a lot hungrier than actuality.

Those plates of food look amazing!!?

8 hours ago, Kris77 said:

@arabesque& @ms.sss
Y’all both spell favorite and flavor….”favourite and flavour”
Is that a Canadian thing? Or a French thing perhaps? Just something I noticed and was curious…

Yep, it’s the English spelling. It’s you Americans who are spelling (& pronouncing) English words incorrectly. ?

Australia & Canada, while both independent nations, are members of the British commonwealth because of our colonial history. Our language, constitutions, justice systems, etc. are based upon the British systems. You gave up your colonial ties during your War of Independence. Here endth the history lesson for today. LOL!

Salad!

550 calories.

If i don't eat too much of the cut up chicken crust, i mat be able to eat a good bit if this….??

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by ms.sss

4 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Salad!

550 calories.

If i don't eat too much of the cut up chicken crust, i mat be able to eat a good bit if this….??

Your salads always look amazing, if you lived near me I would buy them from you! lol

I am almost ready to try salad again, I have eaten about every raw vegetable that I would want in a salad plus some. I just have went for the lettuce yet! That is next and then it is game on!