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

1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

i think so long as there is no cheese it's considered a street taco!

(but i also think there's supposed to be cilantro in it??)

regardless...looks yummy!

No cheese or cilantro so you’re right, these are not street tacos, these were poorly executed ?

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Edited September 6, 20232 yr by GreenTealael

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Edited September 7, 20232 yr by Guest

Seeing how little people are able to eat scares me. How can someone survive on so little? I hope my restriction isn’t as intense as some peoples. As crazy as that may sound. Right now if I eat even a bit too much I’m miserable. It’s no way to live. Hopefully that will go away and I can just feel the fullness without being sick.

12 hours ago, Jessica19922 said:

Seeing how little people are able to eat scares me. How can someone survive on so little? I hope my restriction isn’t as intense as some peoples. As crazy as that may sound. Right now if I eat even a bit too much I’m miserable. It’s no way to live. Hopefully that will go away and I can just feel the fullness without being sick.

Actually most of us eat pretty much a recommended portion in our maintenance. It just looks small compared with how much we used to eat for a meal before surgery - double, triple or more an appropriate serve. Some meals may be a little less because of what else we’ve eaten during the day & how hungry we feel. You’re only a little way out from surgery & still healing & recovering so yes some days will be harder than others, some foods will upset you more or sit more heavily in your tummy & you are eating much smaller serves. It does get better. You work out your cues, you’re able to eat a greater variety of foods without issue, & your portion sizes will slowly increase to appropriate serving sizes. In time you’ll look back & realise this time, though sometimes frustrating & upsetting, didn’t last all that long & was so worth it.

All the best.

On 09/07/2023 at 22:15, Arabesque said:

Actually most of us eat pretty much a recommended portion in our maintenance. It just looks small compared with how much we used to eat for a meal before surgery - double, triple or more an appropriate serve. Some meals may be a little less because of what else we’ve eaten during the day & how hungry we feel. You’re only a little way out from surgery & still healing & recovering so yes some days will be harder than others, some foods will upset you more or sit more heavily in your tummy & you are eating much smaller serves. It does get better. You work out your cues, you’re able to eat a greater variety of foods without issue, & your portion sizes will slowly increase to appropriate serving sizes. In time you’ll look back & realise this time, though sometimes frustrating & upsetting, didn’t last all that long & was so worth it.

All the best.

Ditto to what Arabesque said.
I’m 5 years Post Sleeve. So speaking from a little experience that I have had.

Like she said you have to adjust to a new way but it’s just a new way. It’s not unsustainable. We all use to eat portions that were way over what we should have and a lot of us got to our heaviest points this way.
It is a bit of a mind-$&@! but you will get use to your new normal and it will become so normal. I know you don’t think so yet but give your mind and body a chance to get use to this big change.
Hang in there. We are all here for you. Some of the people on here have helped me sooo much. A lot of really great info. You will find recipe ideas and which ones work for you and which don’t etc.
BP is a great resource and support system. I wish you the best!

Y-U-M!!!!!!

French toast made with keto bread. I tracked 2 slices but only took a pic of 1.

1/2 a McDonalds cheeseburger and some ketchup.

162 calories. Ate it all.

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Edited September 19, 20232 yr by ms.sss

Seeing how little people are able to eat scares me. How can someone survive on so little? I hope my restriction isn’t as intense as some peoples. As crazy as that may sound. Right now if I eat even a bit too much I’m miserable. It’s no way to live. Hopefully that will go away and I can just feel the fullness without being sick.

Everything others have said, and I don't think you need to worry too much about survival on little food. Most WLS patients lose about 65-70% of their excess weight, and it's rare to lose 100%. Also, many have to work very hard not to regain. So fortunately, we do survive very well [emoji3059]. Appetite increases as well as volume capacity as time goes.

thought i was a genius for putting this concoction together: leftover home fries from 2 days ago, leftover buratta from yesterday, some fresh mozzarella, a bit of cheddar (for saltiness) and a soft boiled egg.

turns out it was not that delicious, haha.

original bowl estimated at 503 calories, updated to 276 calories for what i actually ate (basically just ate the mozzarella, cheddar and the egg)

will probably be rummaging thru fridge for something else to eat in an hour or so...

Edited September 21, 20232 yr by ms.sss

Is it soup time yet? Chicken soup w/carrots, quinoa & ginger

It’s always soup time @GreenTealael & yours looks yummy.

Did another expedition into the depths of my freezer yesterday & found minced beef so I made rissoles with a little gravy. 500g gave me 6 meals of which I froze 5. Didn’t remember to take a pxt until an hour after they were in the freezer so they’re partially frozen in the pxt.

Lettuce wrap. It’s been quite while since I’ve used lettuce as “bread”, I may go back to it for a while.