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 1/11/2024 at 10:38 PM, Arabesque said:

After deciding my girlfriends & I would go to lunch this weekend, I said why don’t you just come here. Me & my big mouth. Decided to make a savoury zucchini tart which has Boursin cheese as its base. Of course can’t find the cheese anywhere but I found a recipe & made my own. Easy to make. 8ozs Cream cheese, garlic, various herbs (fresh & dried) & 4ozs of butter!! Yep it’s 1/3 butter. Worse it’s finger licking, lick the spoon & go back for more delicious. I’ll post a pxt of the tart, if I remember, when I make it Sunday.

look ma, i did it!!

totally made the diy Boursin, which the fam enjoyed with bagels...tomorrow i am gonna try my hand at a tart (so excited!!) ?

p.s., the other (taller) container is homemade tzatziki sauce to go with the roasted leg of lamb i made today (no pics, sadly, it was gobbled up before i remembered to take a pic...but take my word for it: i looked and tasted awesome lol)

omg these "Boursin"-carmelized-onion-tarts were a hit! (thanks for the idea @Arabesque), they are totally going on the pot-luck contribution rotation for future gatherings...

I made them into individual tarts, because I love hors d'oeurves-type presentations...plus i don't have to cut into anything to serve!

is funny because they ate a few before i took a pic of the pan, and then a couple more before i got them on a plate. they were that delicious!

I candied some bacon as well to put on top of them, but there were only 2 left by the time the bacon was done. Imma gonna make some candied-bacon-chocolate chip cookies later instead.

i also didn't get a chance to put some of the seasoned arugula on top for garnish...i'll just eat it as a salad later.

yum!

Edited January 20, 20242 yr by ms.sss

Meals and snacks yesterday (minus a small handful of corn nuts)

avocado toast with cucumber and coffee

canned (tinned) peaches and peanut butter

Sautéed peppers and onions with garlic basil polenta and sugar free pancake syrup

blueberries and strawberries with cranberry almond granola and coconut milk Greek yogurt

Mini vegan chick’n slider with sugar free bbq sauce and tomatoes.

100% pre made puff pastry @GreenTealael. No time (or desire) to make my own. ?

Oh, yes shredded parmesan @Spinoza. I love caramelised onions so I might give your version a go too.

I think the Boursin is why the zucchini tart went so quickly because generally zucchini isn’t that popular. But the pistachios & drizzled honey probably helped too. ? I’m thinking about trying a little dollop of the Boursin on steak the next time I have it. I tried a little Boursin on a cracker but I didn’t like it as much as when with other savoury ingredients. Glad your family enjoyed it too @ms.sss.

The diy Boursin love continues....

fresh out of the oven: Spinach-Boursin Quiche!

oh, and dinner last night: unbelievably slooooooowwwww cooked lamb curry over some rice.

253 cals for my bowl, ate it all

On 1/21/2024 at 10:57 AM, ms.sss said:

oh, and dinner last night: unbelievably slooooooowwwww cooked lamb curry over some rice.

253 cals for my bowl, ate it all

How slow was it cooked? What type of curry? I’m very interested in making this.

Protein Belgium waffle

I used to make these often in the first year after WLS when I was concerned about reaching protein goals. I lost my trusted recipe so I’m back to experimenting again. This one was a little too thick and dry but overall not bad because the flavor was nice.
I tried it with strawberry jam and agave caramel sauce. I prefer the caramel sauce.

The tracking is for two full-size waffles without jam or sauce (I only ate half of one waffle so 136 cals, 19 g protein & 10 g carbs)

Well so much for my dolloping Boursin on my steak. My batch had started to go green even though it had another week to go. Sigh. Went to a different deli & another grocery store that’s supposed to stock it & no luck. Will have to make my own again.

Was anyone else afraid of stomach stretching when you had your surgery? I was. I had nightmares about accidentally eating a giant plate of food (hello anxiety! ?)
Well six years post op next month and very little stretching!
(A Rachel on sourdough with collard greens)

Cupboard/freezer pie. Minced beef, vegetables & puff pastry from my freezer & tinned tomatoes & lentils from my pantry. Just used fresh basil, parsley & an onion. Made enough for 6 serves so some will go back into the frezer. Ate about 2/3 of this but all the pastry. It’s odd. I struggle with bread, pasta & rice but can eat some puff pastry. Nit a lot but some. ??‍♀️

(Watching UK celebrity Masterchef while I ate dinner as you do.)

On 1/31/2024 at 2:09 PM, sillykitty said:

Was anyone else afraid of stomach stretching when you had your surgery? I was. I had nightmares about accidentally eating a giant plate of food (hello anxiety! ?)
Well six years post op next month and very little stretching!

I'm grateful that stomach stretching was never on my list of worries, lol.

but man, you still have quite alot of restriction still! even more than me, and i always considered my stomach capacity to be on the small side...yours is absolutely minuscule for 6 yrs out!

❤️

On 1/31/2024 at 7:09 PM, sillykitty said:

Was anyone else afraid of stomach stretching when you had your surgery? I was. I had nightmares about accidentally eating a giant plate of food (hello anxiety! ?)
Well six years post op next month and very little stretching!
(A Rachel on sourdough with collard greens)

OK so I could eat most of that in one sitting these days! There's no way I could stop when you did, but I'd have a break of a few hours (3 approx) before having to eat again.

How long after those three bites of the sandwich and few forkfuls of the greens did you need to eat again OP??

Edited February 3, 20242 yr by Spinoza

On 02/03/2024 at 14:34, Spinoza said:

OK so I could eat most of that in one sitting these days! There's no way I could stop when you did, but I'd have a break of a few hours (3 approx) before having to eat again.

How long after those three bites of the sandwich and few forkfuls of the greens did you need to eat again OP??

I could eat the entire thing as well and six years post rxy. I was told I could never eat XXX again so when I found out I could I did. I wish I still had that restriction.

First one is day 2 post op heart surgery dinner. Are about half.
The second and third are the after picture and nutrition info from dinner today (post op day 4 and a full day home). Used about 1/2 a serving of sauce to a full serving of dumplings. As you can see, I ate a half serving.
Im gonna have an ensure max protein shake with my medicine and go to bed.