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

20 hours ago, Tomo said:

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.

I tried natto, didn’t care for it. Maybe it was the brand or flavor I tried but jeez I wasn’t a fan.

You guys can have these random food pictures. Only ended up eating half the sandwich meal. Ate all of the other meals. The vegan pepperoni was pretty good.

Edited June 24, 20233 yr by Starwarsandcupcakes

On 6/23/2023 at 5:03 PM, ms.sss said:

restaurants could be lying!!!

I want to believe this otherwise making food at home is pointless ?

pretty hungry this AM so whipped up a "breakfast cheese quesadilla" with a side of a bit of greek yogurt for dipping. I usually have sour cream for quesadilla dipping, but u know what? greek yogurt does the same (if not better!) job

401 calories for it all.

ok, so i felt for something else (despite the fact that i still had leftover quesadillas), so i made another attempt at the butter tarts. this one is 1/4 of a regular one (not a maple one like the one i tried to eat the other day) so i figured i wouldn't find it too sweet?!?

WRONG.

took a nibble if this one (vs a lick like the other time) and i felt a pavlovian shudder in my chest.

Mr. ended up eating it.

why do i keep trying? because they are delicious and SOMETIMES, they don't immediately turn me off. sigh.

this 1/4 butter tart would've been about 100 cals, but im logging 33 cals only for the nibble taste.

Yesterday’s food (only the things I took pics of but there were other foods throughout the day)

Parfait w/peach, blueberries and strawberries & Salmon pate w/ crackers, baby lettuce and baby carrots (ate about half)

Total calories for the day was about 1600. I never track total calories anymore but I often spot check certain meals to see how much protein I’m getting.

It was wild to see that I tracked about 60g protein but over 100g carbs. I’m not limiting carbs by any means but the fiber content was well below 28g so I know I could have made better choices (I’m look at you muffins and biscotti ?)

Edited June 25, 20233 yr by GreenTealael

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Yesterday’s food (only the things I took pics of but there were other foods throughout the day)

Parfait w/peach, blueberries and strawberries & Salmon pate w/ crackers, baby lettuce and baby carrots (ate about half)

Total calories for the day was about 1600. I never track total calories anymore but I often spot check certain meals to see how much Protein I’m getting.

It was wild to see that I tracked about 60g protein but over 100g carbs. I’m not limiting carbs by any means but the fiber content was well below 28g so I know I could have made better choices (I’m look at you muffins and biscotti ?)

seeing your meal often reminds me how i really should be making better food choices these days.

i feel like my daily salads from yesteryear have become a thing of the past. which is weird because i love salads.

i blame laziness.

im gonna aim to fix myself a nice fresh tasting salad tonite!

scrolling thru my pics and forgot a i took pic of last night's dinner.

BFF invited a bunch us over to critique her 7 hr long home smoked beef ribs (A++ btw).

ate all the meat off one bone (and i mean ALL, i was two fisting that sucker to clean it off completely!); a bite of the garlic bread (too hard for my liking); and about 3/4 of my side roquefort and pear salad (BFF is a chef supreme). and all the red wine in my glass before eating.

MFP says 649 calories for everything shown, but i really don't think the beef rib was worth 330 cals. but whatevs.

its worth noting the meal another friend of mine is also captured in the background. as you can see its very similar to my portions...only diff is she has a couple tbsp of baked beans as well. she ate all if hers plus a brownie for dessert. she is one of those never-overweight, naturally slim people who doesn't particularly watch WHAT she eats, just doesn't eat much (compared to others) cuz she just doesn't eat much....but she will eat ANYTHING, in smaller amounts.

no one ever comments/commented on how little she eats, vs the ridiculous amounts of questions and words i would get in the immediate months post wls. but now, as its been quite a while now since i've been eating just like her, and no one even bats an eyelash anymore. thank goodness!

Edited June 25, 20233 yr by ms.sss

I tried Snakehead fish for the first time for dinner the other day. I just put the frozen fish in the air fryer with salt and pepper. I topped it with a vinegar black bean sauce before eating it. It was really good. It is not a snake but a fish. It has a very firm texture, not fishy at all. I read that if it wasn't for the name it would be more popular since it has a similar profile to tilapia. I can see that. The name is cringey to me lol.

75 calories for fish, 22 calories for sauce.

14 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I tried Snakehead fish for the first time for dinner the other day. I just put the frozen fish in the air fryer with salt and pepper. I topped it with a vinegar black bean sauce before eating it. It was really good. It is not a snake but a fish. It has a very firm texture, not fishy at all. I read that if it wasn't for the name it would be more popular since it has a similar profile to tilapia. I can see that. The name is cringey to me lol.

75 calories for fish, 22 calories for sauce.

Don’t worry. If it becomes more popular the name will just be changed to serpentino or something. ?

Don’t worry. If it becomes more popular the name will just be changed to serpentino or something. [emoji23]

Hahaha

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

seeing your meal often reminds me how i really should be making better food choices these days.

i feel like my daily salads from yesteryear have become a thing of the past. which is weird because i love salads.

i blame laziness.

im gonna aim to fix myself a nice fresh tasting salad tonite!

No! Please don’t make better choices because of peer pressure. Lol. Make bad choices for me, I want to live vicariously through everyone on this thread. My food choices are like this because I generally don’t like food anymore ?

6 hours ago, Tomo said:

I tried Snakehead fish for the first time for dinner the other day. I just put the frozen fish in the air fryer with salt and pepper. I topped it with a vinegar black bean sauce before eating it. It was really good. It is not a snake but a fish. It has a very firm texture, not fishy at all. I read that if it wasn't for the name it would be more popular since it has a similar profile to tilapia. I can see that. The name is cringey to me lol.

75 calories for fish, 22 calories for sauce.

I've never heard of snakehead fish, but if I ever see it, I'll give it a try! I used to hate seafood, but now I love it and really enjoy trying different types of fish. One of my favorite easy meals is fish coated with spice rub and cooked in the air fryer, with a side salad and/or steamed veggies.

I've never heard of snakehead fish, but if I ever see it, I'll give it a try! I used to hate seafood, but now I love it and really enjoy trying different types of fish. One of my favorite easy meals is fish coated with spice rub and cooked in the air fryer, with a side salad and/or steamed veggies.

My airfryer changed my life lol and made eating healthier a zillion times easier cause I really like crispy, crunchy... Etc. vs poached or steamed. I almost always airfry my fish too.

it may look like mashed potatoes and beef with spices, but it's actually greek yogurt and dates...with spices lol.

ever since someone on here mentioned they put black pepper on thier yougurt years ago, i have since preferred my yogurts to be more savory than sweet.

i often put other "uncommon" stuff on my yogurts: roasted garlic, carmelized onions, anchovies, cucumbers, bacon, olive oil..

228 calories for this one. ate it all.