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

53 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

My brother & his family eat far too much takeaway. Eating with them twice in the last two weeks is why I’ve eaten takeaway twice too which I rarely normally do.

omg lol if you think 2 times takeout in 2 weeks is alot, you may be shocked at how often we eat out and/or take out, ha!

well over ½ our meals are prepared "outside" !

That’s just the two meals I was with them. Ha! I think they’d do home delivery or ready meals almost every day. They justify it by saying t’s a time thing (running around with 5 children) but we waited 90 odd minutes on Sunday night for the meal to arrive. The children were ravenous & gnawing on their arms by the time it arrived. We could have gone to the shop, bought a chicken, roasted it & vegetables in less time. I’m someone who predominately cooks everything from scratch so it wigs me out a bit (a lot). Lol!

Has anyone looked into the lower calorie options in the factor75 meals. They are not cheap but they are prepared but they are fresh and they have vegan and keto options as well. I assume this would be an option to consider for those in maintenance for busy nights but I’m not the greatest at reading labels. I am currently looking into converting to SADi and just want to get started with something while I do my research and the insurance process (I was sleeved 3/9/21 and gained the weight back). I never did learn to understand all the macros and stuff the first time around which I’m sure contributed to my regain. I’m am just curious if anyone who understands all that has researched them and has any feedback about them.

15 hours ago, Arabesque said:

That’s just the two meals I was with them. Ha! I think they’d do home delivery or ready meals almost every day. They justify it by saying t’s a time thing (running around with 5 children) but we waited 90 odd minutes on Sunday night for the meal to arrive. The children were ravenous & gnawing on their arms by the time it arrived. We could have gone to the shop, bought a chicken, roasted it & vegetables in less time. I’m someone who predominately cooks everything from scratch so it wigs me out a bit (a lot). Lol!

same. i like to cook at home as well. though truth be told, i think i get more joy out of the planning and actual cooking than i do of the eating of it. i guess cuz i'm not the best cook, and my stuff is not nearly as pretty as the food prepared by professionals lol.

funny enough, for the past couple years me and Mr. have been going out to eat - or taking out - MUCH, MUCH more than we used to...which our relative empty-nester status is mostly to blame. it's just so much easier and FUNNER to feed ourselves from outside than for me to cook for us at home (especially since i don't eat much and i like to eat/taste lots of different things).

though today i'm currently slow cooking a pot of bbq ribs for dinner to be served with mashed potatoes and salad as the Kid and her friend are coming over. you should smell my house right now! yum....

speaking of salad...here is yet ANOTHER salad meal that me and the Mr. shared for lunch (greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, avocado, brussel sprouts, mixed nuts, roast turkey & my trusty vinaigrette.

i ate maybe a 1/4 of said salad.

i also ate one of these AMARETTI cookies i baked this morning (see below..so YUM omg)

8 hours ago, ms.sss said:

same. i like to cook at home as well. though truth be told, i think i get more joy out of the planning and actual cooking than i do of the eating of it. i guess cuz i'm not the best cook, and my stuff is not nearly as pretty as the food prepared by professionals lol.

funny enough, for the past couple years me and Mr. have been going out to eat - or taking out - MUCH, MUCH more than we used to...which our relative empty-nester status is mostly to blame. it's just so much easier and FUNNER to feed ourselves from outside than for me to cook for us at home (especially since i don't eat much and i like to eat/taste lots of different things).

though today i'm currently slow cooking a pot of bbq ribs for dinner to be served with mashed potatoes and salad as the Kid and her friend are coming over. you should smell my house right now! yum....

That’s funny as I wondered if being empty nesters now had changed how you ate. More date nights. Lol! All the food you & A make look pretty darn good to me.

surprise, surprise : a salad.

i cut up one rib from yesterday's slow cook for a protein topping.

also a pic of the leftover ribs.

Ordered a 3 tender meal and this was the leftovers. ate maybe 5 fries ? Did super great with it’s you can see

Edited March 20, 20242 yr by Starwarsandcupcakes

Chinese yum cha lunch with girl friends yesterday & a part way through my meal pxt. Half of the Moreton bay bug spring roll & one of the three prawn & scallop siu mai. Took about 45 minutes to eat it all but I was sipping a glass of Louis Roederer champagne & the bubbles were giving me a bit of trouble. Was still worth it though. Lol!

PS - Bugs are a local lobster variety. Very yummy: sweet, rich.

I wish I could have a drool emoji for these posts

waaao! I am also using the same recipe...

Today I went on a date to a tea shop and found an amazing quengzhou milk oolong. Very very happy. I decided to make lunch at home instead of dining out (I really wanted to make this tea ?)

Penne Arrabbiata (not mine) and vegetable gyoza w/dipping sauce (mine)

On 3/17/2024 at 9:08 PM, GreenTealael said:

Southern Indian Chole Batura (my favorite), What’s everyone’s favorite regional food?

I have too many favorites but the one that popped up in my mind reading your post is probably Hakata ramen (aka Tonkotsu Ramen) from the Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. I also like Singapore noodles which are not for Singapore but interestingly a Cantonese dish. So suffice it say, I can't have my favorite dishes too often lol.

Takeaway >>> Cooking ?
But unfortunately it's too pricey to order in every meal

Shrimp tacos with cucumber salad
(cucumbers eaten after about a 30 minute break)

On 3/24/2024 at 12:07 AM, Arabesque said:

Chinese yum cha lunch with girl friends yesterday

I was today years old when I learned that I’ve been saying it wrong this whole time!

All my life i've said: “let’s go to Dim Sim”

When I should be saying “let’s Yum Cha”

dim sum is the food, yum cha is the process of going to get said food!

(yep, I googled it…now I’m off to impress family and friends with this newfound knowledge)