Food Before and After Photos

[ms.sss 15,471]

On 7/30/2024 at 11:02 PM, Arabesque said:

Bought a slow cooker and this is its first outing: beef cheeks. Two huge 400+g (almost a pound) each cheeks. Had to cut them into quarters after a couple of hours (and they were more tender) otherwise they still would’ve been cooking today. 😉 Forgot the mushrooms so added them a couple of hours in. Supposed to blend the stock & vegetables & simmer to reduce for a gravy but I couldn’t be bothered last night when it was ready. I’ll freeze several portions for future meals.

i loove my slow cooker (and its close cousins, the instant pot and my trusty rice cooker!)

*remembers that there are ribs in the basement freezer and makes mental note to defrost them so i can make my slow cooker ribs...yummmmmm*

[Arabesque 7,185]

Made meatloaf for the first time ever. It’s not something we traditionally make in Australia but decided to, give it a go. Of course I didn’t follow the recipe exactly - do I ever 😁. Added lentils, used Tomato paste & balsamic vinegar for the glaze, added carrots & celery to the mix and used panko crumbs. Will be lots of portions to freeze!

Edited August 7 by Arabesque

[sillykitty 10,753]

These tortillas are tiny but delicious!

[GreenTealael 25,276]

On 8/18/2024 at 7:44 PM, sillykitty said:

These tortillas are tiny but delicious!

Ok I love this size! I’d rather have 3 small tortillas than cutting a large one into 3 pieces. That’s weird right?

[ms.sss 15,471]

Tonight's dinner...a little bit of something from everyone's Japanese take out order!

clockwise from top:

- sushi rice with bbq eel & unagi sauce & Japanese omelette
- chicken karate with spicy sauce
- 1 takoyaki (octopus fritter)

estimating 350 cals for the plate, i ate it all!

i also had an espresso martini (not shown) - 141 cals - beforehand!

oh, and one marzipan confection (shown below, isn't it adorable?!?!?) - 133 cals - afterwards!

so...for those keeping track, that adds up to 624 calories total

 

[summerseeker 2,114]

6 hours ago, ms.sss said:

bbq eel

Drool. Love eel especially smoked but its hard to find here, so very jealous

[GreenTealael 25,276]

12 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Tonight's dinner...a little bit of something from everyone's Japanese take out order!

clockwise from top:

- sushi rice with bbq eel & unagi sauce & Japanese omelette
- chicken karate with spicy sauce
- 1 takoyaki (octopus fritter)

estimating 350 cals for the plate, i ate it all!

i also had an espresso martini (not shown) - 141 cals - beforehand!

oh, and one marzipan confection (shown below, isn't it adorable?!?!?) - 133 cals - afterwards!

so...for those keeping track, that adds up to 624 calories total

The marzipan is beautiful 😍

[Tomo 1,190]

I have been so addicted to these cucumber sandwiches! I use Sola bread (low-calorie bread), spread one serving of jalapeño cream cheese, and then layer it with sliced cucumber (I soak the slices in lemon juice, salt, and pepper to store in the fridge for whenever I want a sandwich). I also add sliced red onion, sprinkle it with black pepper, and finish it off with zero-calorie everything bagel spice. I always finish it. It's crazy good and I've never been into cucumber sandwiches at all lol. Less than 200 calories and pretty filling. I hope you're all doing good.

Not sure why my images haven't been working from my app so I hope you guys could see the picture but it is just a sandwich lol. I had to use the browser on my phone instead of my app, I hope it works.

Edited August 28 by Tomo
Photo problem in app

[GreenTealael 25,276]

57 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I have been so addicted to these cucumber sandwiches! I use Sola bread (low-calorie bread), spread one serving of jalapeño cream cheese, and then layer it with sliced cucumber (I soak the slices in lemon juice, salt, and pepper to store in the fridge for whenever I want a sandwich). I also add sliced red onion, sprinkle it with black pepper, and finish it off with zero-calorie everything bagel spice. I always finish it. It's crazy good and I've never been into cucumber sandwiches at all lol. Less than 200 calories and pretty filling. I hope you're all doing good.

Not sure why my images haven't been working from my app so I hope you guys could see the picture but it is just a sandwich lol. I had to use the browser on my phone instead of my app, I hope it works.

Thanks! Now I have another sandwich I want to try. Do you like the Sola bread? Is it a seeded rye vibe or multi grain?

[Tomo 1,190]

9 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Thanks! Now I have another sandwich I want to try. Do you like the Sola bread? Is it a seeded rye vibe or multi grain?

I really like the Sola bread. I haven't tried the multi grain though. My current favorite is the Seeded one. The Sweet oat one was my previous favorite. I hope you enjoy it as much as me. It's a very nice refreshing sandwich during the summer!

[Clark Griswold 52]

How long did it take you all to tolerate bread? I’m 2.5 months post vsg and really struggle to tolerate most breads and especially wraps

[GreenTealael 25,276]

6 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:

How long did it take you all to tolerate bread? I’m 2.5 months post vsg and really struggle to tolerate most breads and especially wraps

For me it was about 4-5 months and even then I didn’t eat it often. Give yourself some time to adjust.

[Arabesque 7,185]

19 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:

How long did it take you all to tolerate bread? I’m 2.5 months post vsg and really struggle to tolerate most breads and especially wraps

Still find it too heavy in my tummy and too filling.

[Arabesque 7,185]

19 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:

How long did it take you all to tolerate bread? I’m 2.5 months post vsg and really struggle to tolerate most breads and especially wraps

Still find it too heavy in my tummy and too filling.

[summerseeker 2,114]

On 8/29/2024 at 8:09 AM, Clark Griswold said:

How long did it take you all to tolerate bread? I’m 2.5 months post vsg and really struggle to tolerate most breads and especially wraps

I could eat the slices of baked bread, we call it Melba toast at about 6 weeks. It is so crisp and thin it melts away. I tried supermarket white bread and a wrap but I was violently ill with the foamies. It just clumps to a ball of mush in your stomach. At 18 months I found I could eat quality super seeded bread without a problem. At about 150 calories a slice and 5gms of Protein, it works for me once a week in a packed lunch

Try thin toast from quality bread