Food Before and After Photos

[GreenTealael 25,316]

1 hour ago, Mspretty86 said:

Such great info!

I just want people who experience regain to know that it’s not (as simple as being) their fault ❤️

[ShoppGirl 4,770]

On 9/24/2024 at 5:07 PM, GreenTealael said:

I’m not sure about in AU, but in US medical files sometimes still say history of obesity/Bariatric surgery so that bypasses a lot of issues when trying to explain why you need help losing regain or maintaining weight.

Can others please chime in if they have any information about this?

But either way if you can swing it, they are effective.

I’m pretty sure you still have to be a specific BMI and have a high risk of heart issues for insurance to cover it. My guess is that they will probably prescribe it to anyone but insurance won’t cover. Then again the more studies they do to reveal other things they treat they may be easier to get soon

Edited September 25 by ShoppGirl

[GreenTealael 25,316]

5 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

I’m pretty sure you still have to be a specific BMI and have a high risk of heart issues for insurance to cover it. My guess is that they will probably prescribe it to anyone but insurance won’t cover. Then again the more studies they do to reveal other things they treat they may be easier to get soon

Generally it’s super expensive and a lot of insurers dropped coverage either July 2023 or January 2024 so unless a person definitely has coverage the next best step is compounding pharmacies. My hope is that this is the beginning of the race towards a cure for obesity.

[Arabesque 7,207]

Insurance in Australia doesn’t cover pharmaceuticals in there same way as the US. Prescription meds here are either on the PBS (pharmaceutical benefits scheme which are meds subsidised by the government to keep the costs low - about $31) or not. If you have private health insurance they may cover some of the costs of non PBS drugs but I think it depends on your insurance company and your cover. My insurance would pay the difference in the cost of a prescribed non PBS med and if it was a PBS drug. So if non PBS drug cost me $35, I’d get $4 back. Think Ozempic is on the PBS but there have been lots of shortages & there are restrictions on who can be prescribed it (diabetics only I believe). Not sure about the other semaglutides. Wegovy only recently became available here for weight loss - it’s not on the PBS currently.

[Hiddenroses 102]

On 7/27/2018 at 1:06 PM, insta_adventurer said:

Soft Proteins, yes.

I used my own recipe.

2 eggs
15oz part skim ricotta
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1tsp ground garlic
1tsp black pepper
Dash of basil
1tsp Italian seasoning
1tsp salt

Mix all these well.

Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons into each spot on a mini muffin baking pan that you’ve sprayed with Pam.

Sprinkle a touch of reduced fat mozzarella on top of each.

Bake 20 minutes at 375.

I’m thinking of making a bariatric cooking/recipe blog. I love cooking and being inventive and really want to stay within my approved foods. So it may be neat!

Seeing this gave me an idea! I think I will make some of these tomorrow but put laters of sliced zucchini rounds in each muffin tin! I'm hungry just thinking about them!

[ShoppGirl 4,770]

3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Generally it’s super expensive and a lot of insurers dropped coverage either July 2023 or January 2024 so unless a person definitely has coverage the next best step is compounding pharmacies. My hope is that this is the beginning of the race towards a cure for obesity.

My hopes are the same it has certainly gotten a lot of attention so perhaps it will help reduce some of the stigma at the very least. I have two friends that are currently on them for weight and they have shockingly low copays. My one friend showed me the pharmacy paper where it said her insurance saved her X dollars and I don’t remember the exact amount but It was well over a thousand.dollars. I follow Dr Weiner too so I learned about them when they were fairly newly being used for weight loss. I also looked into it before i went with my revision, but my insurance does not cover them for weight loss as of when I scheduled my surgery. My family provider’s office is currently working on getting compounded version to offer to their patients and hope to get the price under $200 a month they said but the NP said she would not put off surgery waiting on all insurance to cover it or for them to get a good compound because those things usually take quite a while.

[GreenTealael 25,316]

10 hours ago, Hiddenroses said:

Seeing this gave me an idea! I think I will make some of these tomorrow but put laters of sliced zucchini rounds in each muffin tin! I'm hungry just thinking about them!

I’ve made these a few times and they were surprisingly good!

[ms.sss 15,531]

another day, another (clone-like) salad. this is my first meal of the day (at 3pm) cuz i decided i needed help with my handstand so i went to a "handstand workshop" this AM. everyone was super cool and nice so i ended up hanging out at the studio afterwards and totally lost track of time!

anyway got home and realized i actually ran out of leafy greens, so this baby is just chopped carrots, apples and cucumber topped with bacon pieces and an entire burrata ball! (with balsamic glaze and a homemade vinaigrette)

463 calories for the bowl, ate ALL the burrata (yum!), and maybe 2/3 of the rest of the stuff.

[GreenTealael 25,316]

15 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

another day, another (clone-like) salad. this is my first meal of the day (at 3pm) cuz i decided i needed help with my handstand so i went to a "handstand workshop" this AM. everyone was super cool and nice so i ended up hanging out at the studio afterwards and totally lost track of time!

anyway got home and realized i actually ran out of leafy greens, so this baby is just chopped carrots, apples and cucumber topped with bacon pieces and an entire burrata ball! (with balsamic glaze and a homemade vinaigrette)

463 calories for the bowl, ate ALL the burrata (yum!), and maybe 2/3 of the rest of the stuff.

The big question is where is Kitty?

[Arabesque 7,207]

6 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

The big question is where is Kitty?

Kitty mustn’t be a salad lover like his mummy. 😉

[newbegining2024 71]

I am only 8 months out and still sometimes use my Protein Shake when I know I didn’t met my Protein intake and when I am on the run.

I still have sweet tooth specially when it’s the time of the month. I try eating natural sugar from fruit to soothe my craving.

I learn to love Greek yogurt. I put small portion of fruit, nuts, and sometimes with granola and drizzle of raw honey. This morning I put 3small figs, almond and walnut, a little bit of honey over 2% fat Greek yogurt.  It’s delicious.

[GreenTealael 25,316]

1 hour ago, newbegining2024 said:

I am only 8 months out and still sometimes use my Protein Shake when I know I didn’t met my Protein intake and when I am on the run.

I still have sweet tooth specially when it’s the time of the month. I try eating natural sugar from fruit to soothe my craving.

I learn to love Greek yogurt. I put small portion of fruit, nuts, and sometimes with granola and drizzle of raw honey. This morning I put 3small figs, almond and walnut, a little bit of honey over 2% fat Greek yogurt. It’s delicious.

[Mspretty86 251]

1 hour ago, newbegining2024 said:

I am only 8 months out and still sometimes use my Protein Shake when I know I didn’t met my Protein intake and when I am on the run.

I still have sweet tooth specially when it’s the time of the month. I try eating natural sugar from fruit to soothe my craving.

I learn to love Greek yogurt. I put small portion of fruit, nuts, and sometimes with granola and drizzle of raw honey. This morning I put 3small figs, almond and walnut, a little bit of honey over 2% fat Greek yogurt. It’s delicious.

Looks yummy!! I have a bad sweet tooth as well (Love chocolate). I make my own peanut/cashew butter cups. I found the Peanut Butter cup molds on Temu. The Protein Shakes I love because it's chocolate and satisfies my deadly sweety tooth. I am almost 6 months out as well and the Protein shakes is mostly how I get my protein from a restrictive pouch. No complaints here:

[ms.sss 15,531]

16 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

The big question is where is Kitty?

lol, oh trust me he's a-lurking just outside the frame 😆😆

[Tomo 1,191]

It’s very aesthetically pleasing.

Right? Her dishes always look like a professional chef prepared them!