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

Yesterday.....turned out to be a busy day.....and that hadn't been the plans.

Was a scheduled day off work.....and zero work was done.

I mean, it began as planned.....early morning, coffee mug in hand, world news on TV.....then local news....then made breakfast...eggs & sausage...vitamins.....shower.....clothes on....wallet in pocket....car keys in hand....out the door to run errands.

Chaos occurred shortly afterwards. Fun chaos. Happy chaos.

@GreenTealael. what you stated before, about compatible core beliefs.....it had been resonating in my noggin. More on that elsewhere.....but allow me to say a heartfelt THANK YOU.

At some point after returning home early evening....in between phone calls, texts, family-work-and that fun chaos follow-up.....I remembered it had been 12+ hours since foodz.

There were a pair of succulent little fillet mignon cuts in the fridge....and some portabellas, too,

Bamsucka!!! Superfast meal came together. Was able to know it down....chewing like a responsible adult and was giving it a good 30 mins before inhaling a bottled water or 6. That steak was seasoned like a freakin salt lick, lol. Gotta slow my roll on sodium.

I'd almost made it to that post-meal 30 minute mark before the phone rang.......fun chaos was summoning me back into the frey....and I didn't hesitate to roll wid it.

3 hours sleep.....and here I am...watching news and sipping my morning coffee.....sun is thinking about coming up. I don't know what this last day off work will hold in store.....but I'm packing a protein bar or something just in case.

Teriyaki salmon and salad. for some reason these frozen filets were slightly water logged when thawed so this was the best way to cook them. Still delicious ?. If I had to guess calories I would placed this meal at about 400 cals. I wonder if my calorie count guessing has gotten any better or worse over the years?

Another salad! This time with crispy chicken nuggets (Aldi).

Gỏi Gá (Vietnamese Chicken Salad):

Al Pastor–Style Chicken Skewer Tacos! (Well, taco, as in singular for me.)

It was supposed to have sliced avocado as well, but the avocado I had just wasn't ripe enough. My wife ate it anyway. I'm just not going to eat things I don't like just because we have it. That's one of the behaviors that got me so big in the first place. It's taken me a long time to come to terms with that and not feel bad for wasting food.

Edited June 27, 20251 yr by SpartanMaker

Forgot to post this last night. Blackened Shrimp bowl with brown rice, sauteed peppers & onions, tomatoes, avocado and a remoulade drizzle.

Good morning! This is my breakfast smoothie.

Jollof Rice with Coleslaw, Smoked Chicken with Peanut Butter Sauce & Fried Plantains:

Grand Rising beautiful people,

"Not every load is meant to be carried. Shake that mess off and live your life and be happy."

Have a great day everyone. Cheers!

On 6/30/2025 at 9:52 PM, SpartanMaker said:

Jollof Rice with Coleslaw, Smoked chicken with Peanut Butter Sauce & Fried Plantains:

21 hours ago, TianaBell77 said:

Grand Rising beautiful people,

"Not every load is meant to be carried. shake that mess off and live your life and be happy."

Have a great day everyone. Cheers!

What kind of shake is it? Can I guess? Banana avocado?

Ground turkey, cottage cheese, avocado and coleslaw.

My kid is starting to cook more often (thanks to ticktoc?) and this is a protein bowl she put together and persuaded me to try. I am glad she’s trying new things (like cottage cheese which I refused to eat until 7 yrs ago?) and coleslaw was my addition.

On 7/2/2025 at 7:42 PM, GreenTealael said:

What kind of shake is it? Can I guess? banana avocado?

OMG YES! How were you so spot on???

On 7/4/2025 at 9:51 AM, TianaBell77 said:

OMG YES! How were you so spot on???

I’ve been eating my whole life ?

Made lamb shanks in my slow cooker last week for my mum. Have to say it tasted damn good. No red wine. So added some brandy. Threw it a small handful of barley which gave it an even more rustic taste.

My birthday tomorrow (so I’m still 59 today ?) and had a lunch with girlfriends at one of my favourite restaurants yesterday. It’s a wood fired restaurant and the plates come out to share. Lots of champagne was drunk. There were several appetiser plates which disappeared before I had a chance to take pxts but here are a couple I did get.

Smoked lamb neck with green tomato pickles & roast king Edward potatoes with onion cream & sesame praline as the main.

Salted zucchini with peanut tarator & burnt leek oil. These were amazing. Would have eaten the whole bowl myself blow my tiny tummy.

Judging by the empty plates I think the food went down well ?

My little birthday dessert of dark chocolate names aka (biscuit crumbs) with cardamom ice cream & almond coffee. I did eat all of this but it was only like three spoons.