Kris77

On 09/28/2021 at 12:13, GreenTealael said:

Happy Belated Birthday @Kris77

@greentealael thank you!!😊🎉

@ms.sss thank you!!😊

My Birthday dinner at home per my request. My hub makes by far the best filet I’ve ever had. Grilled asparagus with a small slice of sweet potato. Appetizer was Cajun boiled shrimp that I’ve been talking about wanting for a couple weeks so I ate some of those. Resulting in my getting full and eating only a couple bites of filet, two asparagus spears and none of the sweet potato. Birthday cake was strawberry w fresh strawberries on top. Hub made that too!! Had a very small piece of cake bc I was full.

On 09/26/2021 at 13:34, ms.sss said:

Dammmnnnnnnnn....

Had I known how many calories were in that take-out Salad Dressing packet beforehand, I wouldn't have put it on my salad! I mean, WTF?!?!? 174 calories?!?!?

Anyhoo, todays first meal of the day: takeout garden salad with aforementioned extreme-calorie Salad Dressing, some leftover teriyaki-glazed grilled salmon(+ an espresso martini beforehand, not shown): 625 calories.

Am eating it now, and will likely eat about 1/2 of it now and the rest later.

That looks so good! I love salmon made any which way!!
Looking at that it doesn’t even need dressing!! Yum!!!!!

On 09/25/2021 at 13:45, Crick said:

@ms.sss how’s this for dessert? I had a friend whose sister passed away and she was having family stay at her house. She asked if I could make my famous chocolate cake for them. It’s 3 layers and with the best frosting ever. Since it was going outside of my house, didn’t have to be worried about eating any. I normally use chocolate curls for decoration but I couldn’t find any (not sure they ship them to TX outside of the winter season) so I grated up a Ghirardelli chocolate bar. The nubs that were left I threw away - that was hard but went straight in the trash.

Oh my goodness! Looks to die for!!(drooling)

Hubby grilled up a pork loin. Omg so tender!!
Grilled pork loin, fresh seasoned green Beans & sweet potato. Forgot to take a pic after. Only ate half of everything

On 09/19/2021 at 15:28, kristieshannon said:

My mother of the bride dress.

More like best friend of the bride!! You don’t look like a mom!! You look FABULOUS!! Wow!!! Love love love that dress!! Fits you perfectly and you look fan freaking tastic in it!!

On 09/18/2021 at 17:37, kristieshannon said:

My daughter is getting married tomorrow (again, they had a tiny little COVID wedding last year, this is a re-do with all the relatives). Tonight is the very casual rehearsal dinner. I’m bound and determined not to look matronly. I’ll post my dress tomorrow :)

You look great!! Send pics of dress too!

On 09/18/2021 at 10:42, ms.sss said:

You know I always get a little thrill when you say i have "legs for days", LOL.

But truth be told, its all an illusion. I am super short, so my legs are pretty short as well. They just look long cuz (1) i'm standing by myself and (2) I have a pretty high natural waist. You would think that would mean I have long-ish legs for my frame, but really, I just have a long abdomen (and a long-ish a$$ LOLOLOLzzzz)!

One day I'll post a pic with a regular-sized person standing next to me and the illusion will disappear and you'll see my hobbit legs in relativity. 😂

Hobbit legs😂😂😂 why did that just crack me up! No they dec don’t look short. They look long and slim! Id just take slim. Doesn’t matter how much I lose my legs are my heaviest part of my body. I’ve always wanted long slim legs. Even if yours are an illusion if even take the illusion! Lol

On 09/16/2021 at 14:17, ms.sss said:

I'm doing a Mud Run in a couple weeks and I confess that I have spent more time trying to figure out what to wear that weekend vs actual training!

Got these running pants and sports bra delivered today and decided this is what I'm gonna wear. Suitable for getting muddy, yes?

I guess now I can spend more time preparing for the run! 😂

P.S. Yes, I still wear scar tape on my arms!

https://www.bariatricpal.com/gallery/image/97385-2021-sep-16/

As usual you look amazing with legs for days!!!

On 09/07/2021 at 12:03, BayougirlMrsS said:

Our trip to Chicago was a huge hit..... If any of you are in the area.... and money is no object, make a reservation at NEXT restaurant..... it was amazing. The photo in front of the flowers was at The Drake hotel and the other was Buckingham Fountain

Dress from Dillard by TH

Beautiful flowers!! You look amazing!

On 09/15/2021 at 21:03, Arabesque said:

A couple of weeks back we were discussing quiches. My s-in-l gave me a recipe for a quiche with sweet potato for the base & beetroot & feta. Yum. Decided to make it but ended up in emergency, then surgery to graft the chunk of my thumb I sliced off with the mandolin while slicing the sweet potato. (Blood everywhere. Sigh.) Anyway my niece cooked it for me when I get home (had all the ingredients so…) but decided to dice the sweet potato & make it more like a frittata. Upped the vegetables as I always do (mushrooms, asparagus, celery, capsicum) & threw in an extra egg but this is the original recipe:

https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipes/beetroot-and-feta-quiche-with-sweet-potato-crust

And my thumb post surgery. Such a silly thing to do but the effects are so restrictive cause can’t use my hand - & it’s my dominant hand too. Waaah!!

Yikes!! Glad you’re doing better now!
Looks good! Mandolins are so sharp and can be dangerous

Picture? Is the wound healed?

Yes but waxing has been awesome
Plus the hair grows back finer and less!

I had a lot of trouble shaving my underarms after weight loss. I now go get them waxed bc I just can’t seem to get everything shaving. It’s made a big diff. I just hate the in between waxing where it grows out until next appt.

On 05/18/2021 at 08:20, HealthyLifeStyle said:

Really you only needed Tylenol for the pain after the plastics? I heard from others that its very painful and they needed to take scripts of pain pills. I can not take pain pills at all due to my Chrons. This may be some great news for me. I do have a strong pain threshold so maybe its doable.

I did have the muscle tightening too. I didn’t say it didn’t hurt. It did. Was it excruciating the entire time. No. The first few days were the most painful. After that the pain was manageable w Tylenol for me. I slept in a recliner bc I had drains, couldn’t put body straight, and I also have breast lift and augmentation so sleeping in a recliner was the only way I could sleep. Like sneezing or coughing was very painful bc of the muscle tightening. For me even w the pain it was all worth it. I’m 8 mos out now.
I wasn’t trying to minimize it. It is painful but for me after a few days or so I was able to take mostly Tylenol for pain.
Other things hurt me after a little while like my back from being hunched over all the time.

On 08/17/2021 at 14:44, GreenTealael said:

Well it’s not a peach pie but… still delicious 🤣

Homemade naked chicken tenders

Looks really good!!! What is on the end of the carrot?

On 08/15/2021 at 10:04, DemiW said:

LOL, I’m 60 in Houston! Your as young as you feel.

Me too!! What part?
I’m in between Houston snd Galveston

On 08/15/2021 at 09:43, ms.sss said:

Why yes, yes I did:

(PS I love your succulent plant!!)

On 08/15/2021 at 09:43, ms.sss said:

Why yes, yes I did:

Ok. I’m not sure what you do for a living but I hope it’s a chef or some type of cook bc if you’re not doing those then you need to be! I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks too!! They are all so picture perfect!!

On 08/14/2021 at 14:24, ms.sss said:

Mr. went on pizza making mode and fed our little party with a whole lotta pizzas!

Each one was different and would be too much to list out the different toppings here (plus, i’m lazy!), but i will say that i had a bite of 6 of the 8 pizzas (i skipped the plain margarita one and the one with olives) and my fave was the one with the truffle bechamel base, crispy prosciutto, and grilled pineapple. They didn’t want to top any of the pizzas with some spicy anchovies before it went in the pizza oven, so i just added some afterwards. Still worked, yum!

My six bites was probably equivalent to 1 slice of pizza in total, and with all the different toppings, i just estimated 220 calories in MFP. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh Dear Lord
I wouldn’t survive in your house!! The temptation! Looks so yummy!!

On 08/13/2021 at 08:51, ms.sss said:

@WishMeSmaller: you look like you’ve been surfing for years, lol!!! Another benefit of being fabulously tall with long limbs. I tried surfing years ago but my short stubby arms were not long enough to reach over the sides of the board to paddle, lol. BTW: you are now the skinniest person in group pictures 😉

@Arabesque: yes, model that outfit please. It will look way better on YOU than the bed.

@kristieshannon: your shorts and tee may not be one of those body con dresses you rock, but you definitely look happy/content in front of the bean, and that trumps your fab bod.

@Kris77, @sillykitty : HOLY BIKINI BABES!!! 🔥🔥😍😍💪🏼💪🏼. Your boobs are mesmerizing, omg. Is it bad that I want to reach out and pet them??? (Sorry for objectifying you, but for reals, ladies, omg 😍). When pandemic ends, I vote we all meet up on a beach somewhere and strut our collective stuff.

😂😂😂😂😂
I’ve actually mentioned it on here before about all meeting up!! It would be fun!!

On 08/10/2021 at 15:27, sillykitty said:

Soooo .... it has been a minute!

I've been following along with everyone through the BP emails. So happy to see so many looking so happy and fabulous! It brings me joy to see so many of us continue to thrive.

As for me, it's cliché, but I have been living my best life.

Wow!! You look amazing in that bikini!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

On 08/13/2021 at 14:06, ShoppGirl said:

Okay so I never cook and I thought this was going to be hard but it wasn’t bad. The filling went higher than the crust so you can’t see it in the picture but I wanted to post anyways since I finally have something to contribute. Not as good as ms sss’s but not bad for my first ever quiche I though.

Looks awesome!!!!

On 08/13/2021 at 07:17, ms.sss said:

I love me some quiche too, lol. The entire fam likes them as well so i can make as many as I want!!

Attaching both the crust and filling recipe I used below.

Crust: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baking-basics-homemade-buttery-flaky-pie-crust/

I only used about 1/4 of the finished dough for lining a 7” deep dish spring form pan (the other 3/4 is being reserved for a peach pie im making in a couple days).

Filling:

https://addapinch.com/bacon-and-mushroom-quiche-recipe/

Used portobello instead, and put in a bit more than 2 cups (instead of 1.5) of a cheese mix (basically what i had in the fridge, lol; old cheddar, mozzarella and gruyere)

Oh, and because this was a deep dish, the cooking time was much, much longer (im guessing 1.5 hours total), and i covered it with foil after 30 mins and then took off foil for the last 5 mins.

Voilà!

Thank you!!! I may just try it. Did you say peach pie?!!!!