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 8/22/2023 at 5:04 PM, LindsayT said:

I prefer dry Cereal.

Us Germans need some milk with any kind of cereal. Duh!

15 hours ago, LindsayT said:

Cereal, in general, doesn't sound appealing to me anymore.

Cereals were never that popular in my generation as it seems (late Gen X). I dunno, we ate some of that stuff as children, yes, but for most of us it was more some kind of... play food or something like that. Something we wailed long enough about so our parents rolled their eyes and finally caved. Like with any other snack food. Not necessarily because of "sugar content" (that wasn't a thing back then) but because of how expensive that stuff was in my country.

The late Gen X now seems to enjoy their muesli now and then but most of us seem to be like ? when it comes to something like fruit loops etc. - same with porridge. I know only a few people who actually enjoy this stuff.

On 08/23/2023 at 21:58, BabySpoons said:

It was for me today. It's not something I plan to eat regularly after WLS. I read the label. 30g carbs/12g of it is sugar. Wasn't a good choice but so are a lot of other things posted to this thread. LOL

My nutritionist encouraged me to eat carbs pre-op and it was really tough for me to shift from my Keto mentality to 45g of carbs daily. But I lost 22 pounds before WLS in those 3 months. In a few weeks I'm supposed to up my carbs to 60g. I usually sweeten food with Stevia so today was a one off.

Yea that’s true. I have things that I occasionally eat/drink that are sliders or not the best choice. So don’t beat yourself up on it. One of them for me is SB Refreshers!! They are soooo bad. I try not to drink them but once a week if any but they are so good. Esp w our freakin hot weather here in Texas. Today is high of 105. ?

On 08/23/2023 at 21:58, BabySpoons said:

It was for me today. It's not something I plan to eat regularly after WLS. I read the label. 30g carbs/12g of it is sugar. Wasn't a good choice but so are a lot of other things posted to this thread. LOL

My nutritionist encouraged me to eat carbs pre-op and it was really tough for me to shift from my Keto mentality to 45g of carbs daily. But I lost 22 pounds before WLS in those 3 months. In a few weeks I'm supposed to up my carbs to 60g. I usually sweeten food with Stevia so today was a one off.

Yea that’s true. I have things that I occasionally eat/drink that are sliders or not the best choice. So don’t beat yourself up on it. One of them for me is SB Refreshers!! They are soooo bad. I try not to drink them but once a week if any but they are so good. Esp w our freakin hot weather here in Texas. Today is high of 105. ?

3 hours ago, Kris77 said:

SB Refreshers!

Ahh so that's the Pink drink I keep hearing about. You know I never had one. Maybe that's for the best. ?

The pink drink is the one that is the refresher but with coconut milk added to it. I haven’t ever tried that. But it looks good.

On 8/21/2023 at 2:29 PM, GreenTealael said:

This is probably the first time I’ve seen anyone post milk and cereal! ?
Who else is eating their Cereal in milk?

i do!

but i drink all the milk first THEN eat the cereal (though i probably eat muesli or granola more than i eat "cereal")

Mr. made minestrone for lunch which i really do not enjoy eating (i am NOT a fan of tomato-based soups) so i ate this lovely bowl of popcorn and chips instead ? Don't judge me!

160 cals for a little more that 1 cup of popped microwave popcorn and 11 pringles chips. Ate it all.

8 hours ago, ms.sss said:

i do!

but i drink all the milk first THEN eat the Cereal (though i probably eat muesli or granola more than i eat "cereal")

I like granola more than cereal too. But I really like crunchy cereals and for a short period right after WLS I ate a lot of fiber one bran squiggles with yogurt.

10 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Mr. made minestrone for lunch which i really do not enjoy eating (i am NOT a fan of tomato-based soups) …

Okay that’s it. Our friendship is over. How can you not like tomato based soups??? ? I love all soups as you know but my favourite soup since a child has been tomato. Tomato with lentils, with white beans, using fresh, roasted, or tinned tomatoes, … I’d very happily eat A’s minestrone except for the pasta of course. Mmm now I might make a pastaless minestrone this week (though is it still minestrone without pasta??)

???

Nut-based camembert, vegan croissant and mixed fruit.

Yes, the croissant looks a bit battered. It didn't like being crammed together with the rolls.

12 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Okay that’s it. Our friendship is over. How can you not like Tomato based Soups? ?? ?

i dunno!?!

other than bolognese (which really is only second best to white cream sauces!) and the THIN layer of tomato sauce on pizzas, i find warm tomato preparations gag-ish lol.

i too love me a nice bowl of soup, but i lean towards clear-ish broths/consommés/stocks. i also love cream soups but im lactose-intolerant so i dont eat as much as i would like to, ha!

i can enjoy a nice bowl of gazpacho though!

so we can still be friends!! ??

p.s. further to my tomato quirk, i prefer my salsa on the side when eating nachos, cuz salsa on TOP of nachos get warm ?. same goes for tomato slices on burgers, diced tomatoes in tacos, etc....

Edited August 27, 20232 yr by ms.sss

On 08/26/2023 at 22:45, Arabesque said:

Okay that’s it. Our friendship is over. How can you not like Tomato based Soups? ?? ? I love all soups as you know but my favourite Soup since a child has been tomato. Tomato with lentils, with white Beans, using fresh, roasted, or tinned tomatoes, … I’d very happily eat A’s minestrone except for the Pasta of course. Mmm now I might make a pastaless minestrone this week (though is it still minestrone without pasta??)

???

Oh yup. Same. I second that!!
I agree w MS.sss