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

8 hours ago, sillykitty said:

If you search this thread, you'll see quite a number of posts about them, particularly by @ms.sss

Yes ive written my share of posts about shiratake noodles!

Preparation tip i learned from one of the members here a while back:

*Rinse them under running cold water for 2-3 mins, drain then DRY FRY them in a really hot pan until there is no more water pooling in the pan. Don’t worry they are really hard to burn, lol. That should get rid of the smell, and now can use them in whatever way u want ta-da!

I eat these quite regularly, but note they basically have ZERO nutritional value (but also next to no calories), and i find them super filling, so a little goes a looooong way.

Edited June 23, 20224 yr by ms.sss

Now that we got those un-inspiring rest stop fast food options behind us, bring on the Degustation!!

One of many things I ordered last night that Mr had to eat the rest of after I took my obligatory tasting bites: Plogue à Champlain Foie Gras: a small pancake, topped with melted cheese, roasted fingerling potatoes, fried egg, think cut Canadian bacon, crowned with a slab of seared foie gras, smothered with a maple syrup reduction.

Omg im drooling just writing out the description.

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I have no idea what the calories are…but definitely not for the calorie watchers, nor those prone to heart disease.

P.S. i/we also ordered a bunch of other stuff from our night of venue hopping, but the picture quality of these progressively decreased as our alcohol consumption increased.

Peach Oatmeal

I originally wasn’t going to take the time to log this but it was easier because it was measured. Why does oatmeal have so many carbs?

On 06/22/2022 at 22:19, DaisyAndSunshine said:

Has anyone tried *Konjac noodles*? I just came across these Japanese noodles that are extremely low in carbs and calories. Can fit perfectly in our lifestyle when we crave noodles.

Not sure if anyone has posted any pics here or had a discussion around it.

No, but Heard that they aren’t very good. I’ve never been a lover of pasta so looking for substitutes post sleeve wasn’t ever a thought for me.
Like many have said there are posts on here of diff techniques of making them.
When people talk about the smell…what is the smell y’all? What is it compared to? Fishy?

I eat kelp noodles over shiritaki noodles. Either way they’re both filling but I find that kelp noodles even though made from kelp don’t smell ocean-y. Plus I’m a fan of iodine from food since I don’t get it from salt as I only use iodized salt for baking.

Salmon, green beans w coconut shrimp

2 hours ago, Kris77 said:

Salmon, green Beans w coconut shrimp

This looks delicious (and restaurant-y looking). Or did you make this yourself????

On 06/24/2022 at 19:24, ms.sss said:

This looks delicious (and restaurant-y looking). Or did you make this yourself????

100% Home cooked and yes very delicious!!
Thank you?
Want a laugh…I much prefer home cooked meals over eating out now.
Feel like me and my husband (ok my husband lol we all know I hate to cook)
But he does a better job than any place we go out to

I had them a lot pre surgery, Once opened you need to dump them in a sieve and drain them. Run them under cold water to rid them of the smell and put them in at the end of anything you need them for. They just need warming through

14 hours ago, Kris77 said:

…I much prefer home cooked meals over eating out now.
Feel like me and my husband (ok my husband lol we all know I hate to cook)
But he does a better job than any place we go out to

Lol i still love to go to restaurants (and reading the menus!), but there are certain things that i don’t order cuz Mr. make far superior versions at home. Specifically, steak, pasta and pizza!

But seriously, that salmon and shrimp plate definitely looks restaurant-y ?

First meal of day: 1/2 an everything bagel, cream cheese, capers and red onion: 166 calories.

Ate it all.

P.S. this is the first food i’ve logged since going on mini-vacay for a couple days…I actually kind of missed it! Bonus: came back the exact same weight as when i left (118.8)…but as is usually the case, i didn’t poop while away so i suspect i’ll go down a bit. ?

On 06/25/2022 at 10:52, ms.sss said:

Lol i still love to go to restaurants (and reading the menus!), but there are certain things that i don’t order cuz Mr. make far superior versions at home. Specifically, steak, Pasta and pizza!

But seriously, that salmon and shrimp plate definitely looks restaurant-y ?

@ms.sss I agree! Certain things I do like out-ex For me, Mexican food-which we have some awesome Mexican food here in Texas!
We really like to eat Mexican food out. We have made it at home-like grilled up fajitas and it’s good but we prefer out on that.
Which guess what?! We are now going to go eat that for dinner! Yummmmmm

Dined out again last night. This time a French inspired restaurant in a small country town in a sympathetically restored & decorated heritage building. Stole a yummy prawn beignet from my mum’s entree (appetiser) & I had a double baked scallop soufflé in a prawn bisque for my mine. The soufflé was delicious but I could only eat half - it was super rich & didn’t sit well but still worth the bites I had. Very sad though because I left the left overs behind. Their plating needs a little refining but everyone loved their meals.

Edited June 26, 20224 yr by Arabesque

On 06/25/2022 at 22:02, Arabesque said:

Dined out again last night. This time a French inspired restaurant in a small country town in a sympathetically restored & decorated heritage building. Stole a yummy prawn beignet from my mum’s entree (appetiser) & I had a double baked scallop soufflé in a prawn bisque for my mine. The soufflé was delicious but I could only eat half - it was super rich & didn’t sit well but still worth the bites I had. Very sad though because I left the left overs behind. Their plating needs a little refining but everyone loved their meals.

Yummm that looks so fancy too!

Ok so after the talk of eating out and my fav being Mexican food. We went to eat Mexican food at our fav spot.
The shrimp fajitas w veggies was mine. I ate two shrimp and some veggies. I didn’t eat any rice or beans.
The portion is huge, me and hub usually split and still have left overs but he wanted to order something else this time. I have a ton of left overs but love it even left over.
The other two pics are a plate of my husbands and a plate from one of my kids. My kids both got the same thing so I didn’t take two pics. They order this huge burrito w fajita meat inside. They are both tall and fit so they don’t have a prob inhaling this type of plate occasionally