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

Homemade Basque cheesecake (sugar free/keto) each slice is around 275 cals

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Homemade Basque cheesecake (sugar free/keto) each slice is around 275 cals

that looks drool worthy!!!!! I've gotta figure out how I'm going to modify all my baking! I get dumping syndrome with too much sugar or fat... and I cook with a lot of butter generally so this is a huge shift for me. But that's pretty!!

14 minutes ago, ElleRodri said:

that looks drool worthy!!!!! I've gotta figure out how I'm going to modify all my baking! I get dumping syndrome with too much sugar or fat... and I cook with a lot of butter generally so this is a huge shift for me. But that's pretty!!

I use sugar substitutes in everything I don’t use real sugar anymore but I still use butter and oil ?

That cheesecake @GreenTealael looks amazing. Yum! I round up the calories & down the protein. I also call fluids in soup, etc. & what I drink to swallow my meds bonus fluids & don’t count them either. Lol!

My oven isn’t working properly. Waaah! Interestingly it worked fine on a Sunday then three days later after the electrical company turned off our power for 8 hrs it didn’t. Hhmmm?? The top element heats. The bottom element heats but turn on the fan & nothing, no heat. Have to go back to old school non fan baking or call the service team to come out. Gracious knows how much the call out alone will cost. Service call-outs have got ridiculously expensive. Are they crazy in the US too?

20 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Gracious knows how much the call out alone will cost. Service call-outs have got ridiculously expensive. Are they crazy in the US too?

Yes but they are an absolute last resort for me because I’m an avid DIY-er. YouTube is amazing for obscure answers.

Edited October 8, 20232 yr by GreenTealael

I used to repair lots of things myself. Got my own toolbox & drill. ? But I’m a little reluctant to do any electrical work. (My electrician has cute boys working for him ??)

Thanks for the links. I’ll check them out. The fan itself seems to be working so I think it’s something to do with the connection between the fan & heatng elements. Maybe?? ??‍♀️

Worst quote I got was more than $700 to replace a garden tap. A 5 minute job & the tap cost $25. Obscene. Said thank you but no thank you & that cos me almost $200. Only called a plumber as the tap was very old & was seizing & corroding. I didn’t think I’d have the strength to remove it plus you need a special tool to turn off the water these days here. I swear they quite based in the suburb you live in.

11 hours ago, Arabesque said:

I swear they quite based in the suburb you live in.

I think you may be right ?

On 10/6/2023 at 10:43 AM, GreenTealael said:

Does anyone else overestimate calories to be safe?

always! i probably eat less than i think i do...

Haven't been posting pictures here cause I get in a "rut" and tend to eat the same thing over and over until I can't eat it again for months lol.

Here is my stir fry Bulgogi with konjac noodles (aka shirataki noodles aka miracle noodles), Chinese sausage, napa cabbage. Total calories 185. I didn't finish it all but I counted it all anyway because I will probably finish it later today.

On 10/6/2023 at 4:42 PM, GreenTealael said:

cheese quesadilla. I overestimated the amount of cheese because I didn’t measure it ahead of time. Does anyone else overestimate calories to be safe?

ALL the time and I think I always will.

Drinks with my cousin & friends again yesterday afternoon. (Sipped a small glass of wine for about 4 hours ?.) Made a cherry tomato, burrata, pesto & prosciutto tart with basil leaves. I love these simple tarts I’ve been making lately. Sheet of puff pastry & a few ingredients & voila … a savour tart for drinks. Get 16 pieces from it. Baked it in my non fully functioning oven but it worked. Yay! I ate two pieces.

Edited October 16, 20232 yr by Arabesque

7 hours ago, Arabesque said:

drinks with my cousin & friends again yesterday afternoon. (Sipped a small glass of wine for about 4 hours ?.) Made a cherry Tomato, burrata, pesto & prosciutto tart with basil leaves. I love these simple tarts I’ve been making lately. Sheet of puff pastry & a few ingredients & voila … a savour tart for drinks. Get 16 pieces from it. Baked it in my non fully functioning oven but it worked. Yay! I ate two pieces.

Yum. Worthy of a magazine cover.

3 hours ago, summerseeker said:

Yum. Worthy of a magazine cover.

agreed!!

so ive been sick for almost a week now, and the fact that the sight of @Arabesque's flatbread actually stirred something (positive, lol) in my stomach makes me think im finally getting better and wont die after all!

so i cut myself a slice of baguette for my first foray into solid food since last week tuesday. i've literally been living off tea, orange juice and cough syrup for the past 6 days.

good news: it was yummy. (kinda) bad news: this is as far as i got.

p.s. and yeah, im looking a little death-ish again, like the good ol days. sigh.

6 hours ago, ms.sss said:

so ive been sick for almost a week now, and the fact that the sight of @Arabesque's flatbread actually stirred something (positive, lol) in my stomach makes me think im finally getting better and wont die after all!

so i cut myself a slice of baguette for my first foray into solid food since last week tuesday. i've literally been living off tea, orange juice and cough Syrup for the past 6 days.

good news: it was yummy. (kinda) bad news: this is as far as i got.

p.s. and yeah, im looking a little death-ish again, like the good ol days. sigh.

Sounds godawful ms.sss! Glad you're seeing an improvement though and I hope tomorrow is better. Quite a sad before/after/they look exactly the same photo. ?