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11 hours ago, SleeverSk said:

wish my portions were still this size :(

What size are they? Back to preop sizes?

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On 5/9/2024 at 8:04 AM, Lilia_90 said:

Late lunch:

salad. Grilled chicken, romaine, strawberries, cucumbers, olives and feta cheese. Here’s how I did (ate around 100 calories?). Salads fill me up too much, will try again later.

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15 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

people! look at this salad! it like a work of , no??? lololololzzzz.

349 calories for the whole bowl. me and mister shared it at same time while watching tv, so im not exactly sure how much of it i ate. for logging purposes, imma just gonna say 1/2.

so yum.

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Beautiful! I feel like it’s going to be a salad summer.

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2 hours ago, ms.sss said:

people! look at this salad! it like a work of , no??? lololololzzzz.

349 calories for the whole bowl. me and mister shared it at same time while watching tv, so im not exactly sure how much of it i ate. for logging purposes, imma just gonna say 1/2.

so yum.

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This salad looks insanely good!! I’m obsessed with salads and I’m pretty jealous RN. I will try to recreate a version of it tomorrow! Thanks for the inspo!!

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Tilapia w/ mashed potatoes and vegetables. This is the maximum I can eat, and I ate it all. I think I’m slightly underestimating the potatoes but my food scale broke and I haven’t replaced it yet? Anyone still using a food scale?

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12 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

What size are they? Back to preop sizes?

Not quite but close to it

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14 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Anyone still using a food scale?

*raises hand*

i do!

not as often as back in the day, but yes, i'll use one if my guess-timating powers are off, AND if have access to one, AND i,m not feeling lazy. all conditions must be true lol. works out to maybe 3-4 times a week i'll use one.

but i don't use measuring cups or spoons anymore...i'm pretty good at visualizing volume, ha!

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Posted (edited)

Dinner:

Baking spicy shrimp pizza for the fam. The base is thin tortilla like topped with pizza sauce, shrimps, bell peppers, green chillies, cherry tomatoes, topped with a mix of cheddar and mozzarella. I will probably crumble some feta on top (I loooove feta). I might have a couple of bites once they’re done baking!

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21 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Anyone still using a food scale?

All the time! There are a few things I eyeball (e.g., salad greens, Skinny Girl salad dressing) or go by the unit (e.g., half a Tomato, 2 celery stalks) because the calories are so negligible that even if I'm way off, it won't make a significant difference, but I always weigh out Protein portions and even most vegetables, and ingredients in recipes. I'm not super meticulous about tracking every gram of everything I eat anymore, but I actually think using a food scale is easier than eyeballing most of the time.

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Only use a scale when cutting some large portions of meats into smaller portions before cooking. Generally I eyeball or use my hand as a comparison. Like palm size piece of meat is about 3 or 4ozs. A cupped palm is about 2/3 cup. Etc. Depends upon the size of your hand of course but it’s pretty accurate for me. Handy when dining out. And I count. 4 Beans, 2 asparagus spears, 4 slices of zucchini, 10-12 blueberries, …

Oh and olives. Yum. Salty balls of goodness (no South Park references). Especially in a martini. LOL!! Little sweet Ligurian, big fat salty green babies, mid sized oily babies. But never those in a jar. Shudder.

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11 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Only use a scale when cutting some large portions of meats into smaller portions before cooking. Generally I eyeball or use my hand as a comparison. Like palm size piece of meat is about 3 or 4ozs. A cupped palm is about 2/3 cup. Etc. Depends upon the size of your hand of course but it’s pretty accurate for me. Handy when dining out. And I count. 4 Beans, 2 asparagus spears, 4 slices of zucchini, 10-12 blueberries, …

Oh and olives. Yum. Salty balls of goodness (no South Park references). Especially in a martini. LOL!! Little sweet Ligurian, big fat salty green babies, mid sized oily babies. But never those in a jar. Shudder.

I prefer jarred olives!

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On 5/11/2024 at 2:33 AM, SleeverSk said:

Not quite but close to it

Is it effecting maintenance negatively?

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Dinner:

Cheesesteak filling with caramelized onions, mushrooms and light cheese on Boston lettuce. Ate this entire one and 2 broccoli florets (around 150 calories)

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40 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Yogurt and Chia parfait (blueberries hidden at the bottom)

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This looks so good!!

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12 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I prefer jarred olives!

That’s it. We can’t be friends now. 🤣🤣🤣. Maybe it’s the jar olives we get here - always wizened up & dry & have an awful non olive taste.

Your delicious looking chia parfait reminds me I haven’t made one in a while. Mmmm. I’ll add it to the list. Still haven’t made pickled cucumbers yet.

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