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 6/18/2023 at 6:36 PM, ms.sss said:

Bananas. They make me dump.

Kiwis. They make my throat itch (but this one was an issue even before surgery).

Despite this, i still have some of the above in (very) small amounts on rare occasions, because, they are delicious.

Oh, and i also love to eat avocados and watermelon when they are available. #yum

On 6/18/2023 at 7:17 PM, GreenTealael said:

I had a kiwi yesterday and my tongue started to burn/go numb. I absolutely remember eating kiwi before WLS but can’t remember if I had this reaction back then.

Hey, hi, person with a banana and kiwi allergy thanks to latex fruit syndrome! ? Annnd what you’re both describing is exactly how my fruit allergies started out. The only thing in my life that had changed was pregnancies and their c-sections. My banana one has progressed to my coworkers trying to kill me with fruit. (That’s mostly a joke… but sometimes they don’t wash their hands. See below)

Also, here’s link to a list that contains foods that may also cause issues.

https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/allergies/latex-allergy/latex-allergy-foods/

4 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/allergies/latex-allergy/latex-allergy-foods/

what the?!?

methinks i should test myself for a latex allergy???

...but i love bananas and kiwi!!!

7 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Hey, hi, person with a banana and kiwi allergy thanks to latex fruit syndrome! ? Annnd what you’re both describing is exactly how my fruit allergies started out. The only thing in my life that had changed was pregnancies and their c-sections. My banana one has progressed to my coworkers trying to kill me with fruit. (That’s mostly a joke… but sometimes they don’t wash their hands. See below)

Also, here’s link to a list that contains foods that may also cause issues.

https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/allergies/latex-allergy/latex-allergy-foods/

OMG I absolutely have a latex allergy so thank you! I love you guys, seriously ❤️

Good Lord. I had no idea a latex allergy extended to fruits like bananas & kiwi & so many other foods. Can you eat small amounts of the lower risk foods@Starwarsandcupcakes?

29 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

Good Lord. I had no idea a latex allergy extended to fruits like bananas & kiwi & so many other foods. Can you eat small amounts of the lower risk foods@Starwarsandcupcakes?

I eat peaches, watermelon, potatoes, avocados, celery, carrots, and apples pretty frequently. Tomatoes are on the list but they act more as a histamine for the other fruits and vegetables to cause reaction.

8 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Tomatoes are on the list but they act more as a histamine for the other fruits and vegetables to cause reaction.

i wonder if i eat kiwis AND tomatoes it would cancel each other out??

(not sure how yummy that would be tho...)

strawberries and ketchup chips. ya, i know, kinda weird. i was in a rush out the door and i was hungry.

188 calories. ate it all.

Lesson for the day: keep healthier options around for a quick grab, lest you lunch becomes strawberries and ketchup chips. ?

Chicken, beet and avocado salad. I’ve been on a beet kick for at least 6 months and soon it’ll be over. Does Anyone go through food phases?

15 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

chicken, beet and avocado salad. I’ve been on a beet kick for at least 6 months and soon it’ll be over. Does Anyone go through food phases?

my beet kick last lasted for 35 years.

went to dinner, and naturally i wanted to order everything. i always put alot (too much?) thought into what i will order due to valuable and limited stomach real estate.

i couldn't decide on my painstakingly reduced shortlist of items so Mr. suggested he won't order anything and that i can just order what i can't decide between and he'll eat what i don't.

?

i don't understand how we didn't think of this ordering method sooner.

So i present to you: bone marrow (pic shows it already some eaten), roasted corn & avocado salad, slow-cooked short ribs, and tres leches cake (not shown).

Mr. ate like 90% of it, but i got to taste it all!!

(didn't bother logging these in MFP)

10 hours ago, ms.sss said:

my beet kick last lasted for 35 years.

I’m incredibly late to the party ?

Turkey burger slider on flat bread. The flavors are all over the place because I changed my mind on the style half way through.
Every time I log a burger I make from scratch, I’m always shocked at the calories in such a small dish.

22 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Turkey burger slider on flat bread. The flavors are all over the place because I changed my mind on the style half way through.
Every time I log a burger I make from scratch, I’m always shocked at the calories in such a small dish.

yep, i find that the burger patties i make at home are much more calories than the ones i get at fast food restaurants! well, at least based on said restaurant's posted nutritional info.

Granted, my burger patties are probably 4-5 times the size of fast food places. also the restaurants could be lying!!!

when pantry is stocked with candy snacks, you will inevitably eat the candy snacks.

my afternoon snack: 1/4 a maple butter tart, 2 sour keys and 1/2 cup cashews.

332 calories for whats shown.

ate all the nuts and gummy candies, but literally had a LICK of the butter tart to check if it was too sweet and yep, it was (i mean, its a butter tart! what else would it be but too sweet?! but i always hope it won't be). no one around to hand it over to, so i just tossed it.

so sans partial butter tart, calories updated to 231 cals for what i ate.

I, too, go on phases with food. Sometimes it lasts for months and even years lol. I am on a natto (fermented beans) kick right now. I had it with nori (dried seasoned seaweed), 28g kimchi, and 11g sweet potato airpopped crackers.

Total 158 calories, 6g fat, 15g carb, 9g protein.