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

Not a before and after, BUT! Been obsessed with these baked pretzel crisps and literally can’t stop eating them. They literally taste like thin crust pizza!

Happy Thanksgiving to our American members and to all! Let's see those Thanksgiving before and after food pics!

Edited November 28, 20241 yr by Clark Griswold

not american, so no thanksgiving pics to share, but here are some thingsn i've prepared/eaten the last week or so

(NOTE: i'm currently in an effort to gain weight - the horrors! lol - so my food choices may be a little off-the-bariatirc-norm...)

1) bbq pork and seasoned rice one-pot-rice-cooker-meal. my portion: 266 cals...ate almost all of it

2) homemade chilli topped with cilantro and feta cheese, home focaccia and sliced avocado sprinkled with sumac: 599 calories for whats shown. ate everything except the foccacia (too chewy for me!!...mr ate it instead)

3) more of my homemade chili, some cheddar cheese, more cilantro, and some Tostido's Hint of Lime Tortilla chips (my fave!!!) 276 cals...ate it all!

4) homemade guacamole with the above mentioned focaccia that i slow toasted to make crisps with cheddar & cilantro & sour cream: 370 cals...ate all except 2 the focaccia crisps.

5) homemade crispy pork belly...omg THE. BEST. CRISPY. PORK. BELLY. EV-AH!!!

this pic is of the entire slab. i had roughly 1/2 cup volume of it. ate it all!! 250 calories!

6) junky snacks:

- 2 walkers mini shortbread cookies + 1 chocolate : 123 calories

- 2 walkers mini shortbread cookies + 3 sour keys candies 103 calories

yep, ate all it

ta-da!

not american, so no thanksgiving pics to share, but here are some thingsn i've prepared/eaten the last week or so

(NOTE: i'm currently in an effort to gain weight - the horrors! lol - so my food choices may be a little off-the-bariatirc-norm...)

1) bbq pork and seasoned rice one-pot-rice-cooker-meal. my portion: 266 cals...ate almost all of it

2) homemade chilli topped with cilantro and feta cheese, home focaccia and sliced avocado sprinkled with sumac: 599 calories for whats shown. ate everything except the foccacia (too chewy for me!!...mr ate it instead)

3) more of my homemade chili, some cheddar cheese, more cilantro, and some Tostido's Hint of Lime Tortilla chips (my fave!!!) 276 cals...ate it all!

4) homemade guacamole with the above mentioned focaccia that i slow toasted to make crisps with cheddar & cilantro & sour cream: 370 cals...ate all except 2 the focaccia crisps.

5) homemade crispy pork belly...omg THE. BEST. CRISPY. PORK. BELLY. EV-AH!!!

this pic is of the entire slab. i had roughly 1/2 cup volume of it. ate it all!! 250 calories!

6) junky snacks:

- 2 walkers mini shortbread cookies + 1 chocolate : 123 calories

- 2 walkers mini shortbread cookies + 3 sour keys candies 103 calories

yep, ate all it

ta-da!

Fixed myself a snack:

Spicy Halloumi and Zataar flatbread, which chili paste.

Before:

After:

No idea of the calorie count ?‍♀️

You know I like labneh (& am getting too lazy to make my own every time) but I found this one this morning. Yes, truffle. Can’t wait to taste it (have to finish a tub of one with fennel first). Christmas may have come early. Yum!

Last night, we had an early birthday dinner for my husband's birthday and he always wants to do a nice steak dinner. I actually tried Wagyu for the first time because you could get it by the ounce and I figured that would be perfect since I can only eat a little bit anyway. It was delicious!!!

It was also my first time having a cocktail while eating dinner. It went well but I didn't finish it and gave the rest to my husband. We also did family style sides so I could just eat what I wanted and we boxed up the leftovers.

I forgot to take pictures because it was so delicious! But I wanted to share anyway.

Edited December 1, 20241 yr by Chatterboxdea

21 hours ago, Chatterboxdea said:

Last night, we had an early birthday dinner for my husband's birthday and he always wants to do a nice steak dinner. I actually tried Wagyu for the first time because you could get it by the ounce and I figured that would be perfect since I can only eat a little bit anyway. It was delicious!!!

It was also my first time having a cocktail while eating dinner. It went well but I didn't finish it and gave the rest to my husband. We also did family style sides so I could just eat what I wanted and we boxed up the leftovers.

I forgot to take pictures because it was so delicious! But I wanted to share anyway.

Drooling

I made a turkey butt cake for family thanksgiving this past weekend.

Also used the rest of the cake batter to make cupcakes, then made cheesecake brownies, a pumpkin pie, a cheesecake pumpkin pie, apple pie sandwiches (pastry top par cooked and then the bottoms topped with pie filling and then par baked then topped and baked the rest of the way), peanut butter chocolate rice crisp treats, and my 12yr old made cake pop balls.

lunch!

½ a bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, avocado, onion and sumac.

599 calories, ate it all!!

1/2 a three cheese quesadilla with a heaping tablespoon of sour cream (and a side of curious kitty!)

291calories ate it all!

½ an everything bagel with about ½ a cup of tuna salad (tuna, ceasar dressing, sour cream, green onions, cilantro and spices)

270 calories...ate it all!

4 hours ago, ms.sss said:

1/2 a three cheese quesadilla with a heaping tablespoon of sour cream (and a side of curious kitty!)

291calories ate it all!

How many calories for just the curious kitty? ?

Lunches looking good @ms.sss! Love the combination of smoked salmon and avocado especially.

On 11/28/2024 at 3:03 PM, ms.sss said:

not american, so no thanksgiving pics to share, but here are some thingsn i've prepared/eaten the last week or so

(NOTE: i'm currently in an effort to gain weight - the horrors! lol - so my food choices may be a little off-the-bariatirc-norm...)

1) bbq pork and seasoned rice one-pot-rice-cooker-meal. my portion: 266 cals...ate almost all of it

2) homemade chilli topped with cilantro and feta cheese, home focaccia and sliced avocado sprinkled with sumac: 599 calories for whats shown. ate everything except the foccacia (too chewy for me!!...mr ate it instead)

3) more of my homemade chili, some cheddar cheese, more cilantro, and some Tostido's Hint of Lime Tortilla chips (my fave!!!) 276 cals...ate it all!

4) homemade guacamole with the above mentioned focaccia that i slow toasted to make crisps with cheddar & cilantro & sour cream: 370 cals...ate all except 2 the focaccia crisps.

5) homemade crispy pork belly...omg THE. BEST. CRISPY. PORK. BELLY. EV-AH!!!

this pic is of the entire slab. i had roughly 1/2 cup volume of it. ate it all!! 250 calories!

6) junky snacks:

- 2 walkers mini shortbread Cookies + 1 chocolate : 123 calories

- 2 walkers mini shortbread cookies + 3 sour keys candies 103 calories

yep, ate all it

ta-da!

Looks yummy. I love chili. OMG, I cannot keep my hands off the Walker mini-short bread star cookies in the cupboard!!! You are so disciplined with two. I have been eating five at a time. ?