Food Before and After Photos

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1 hour ago, Lilia_90 said:

Went out to brunch with the kiddos. I was starving and decided to order half the menu (what’s new?)

I managed to make a dent in my eggs but then got too full and packed the rest (after photo above). Eating out fills me up way too fast compared to home cooking, but to be fair I also had an oat milk coffee beforehand which probably didn’t help.

i NEED to know what exactly the eggs are sitting atop of???? some sort of mille-feuille concoction?? or a layered potato??? either way: YUMMER!!!

[ms.sss 15,662]

sushi takeout for a super late lunch (actually this first meal of day...got distracted by errands and realized we were hungry at like 3pm...oopsies

(1) the takeout box - so pretty, right? (2) my before and after (3) calorie count: 261 cals for all of it, ate almost all of it!...also had an espresso martini beforehand (146 cals) and almost ½ a chocolate dip donut afterwards (95 cals)...so approx 502 calories for what i just ate/drank.

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8 hours ago, ms.sss said:

i NEED to know what exactly the eggs are sitting atop of???? some sort of mille-feuille concoction?? or a layered potato??? either way: YUMMER!!!

That’s puff pastry!

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On 10/31/2024 at 10:27 PM, Chatterboxdea said:

Did anyone else grow up with parents who told you to clean your plate/not waste food? !?!

I still really struggle with this. I dislike when I portion out food and then feel like I can't finish it, especially if I have already logged it in my app. I definitely have to fight with my brain to just put it in the fridge and finish it later, if I get hungry. I actually think eating out helps with this because I know I'm going to not finish a whole plate or I share with my husband and he will finish it.

My mom force fed me, she was very strict about clearing my plate, then I grew up and she became the opposite and gave me a hard time about “how much I ate” 🤷‍♀️

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7 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

My mom force fed me, she was very strict about clearing my plate, then I grew up and she became the opposite and gave me a hard time about “how much I ate” 🤷‍♀️

My mum was terrible cook. She got married in the war and the lack of ingredients didn't help. I think she hated cooking. food at our house was the cheapest cuts and cooked without love. Not because of monetary reasons either

She always had body issues, She died from cancer at 85 weighing 70 pounds. She said she always wanted to be so skinny........

She would feed us on greasy stews with dumplings. Pies. Suet puddings. Tripe. Wesel. An occasional salad in summer. My dad used to make potted meat with pork heads. He never shaved the heads so the brawn was really vile and hairy.

Whatever I didn't eat was put out for my Breakfast dinner and tea untill I had it all secreted away

At 16 I had my Gallbladder and stones removed, the surgeon said it was my diet that caused it. He also said that I was the youngest patient for this surgery. Its hard to be angry with a dead person but it raises its ugly head now and again.

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2 hours ago, summerseeker said:

At 16 I had my Gallbladder and stones removed, the surgeon said it was my diet that caused it. He also said that I was the youngest patient for this surgery. Its hard to be angry with a dead person but it raises its ugly head now and again.

I’m so sorry you had to go through that. It is these generational traumas that we learn to overcome and shield our own children from. Whilst my mom wasn’t a terrible cook she has severe obsession with her body image and has always made me very self conscious about my own body to the point that I attached (still do) my self worth to how much I weigh. I would never do that to my own children.

[Lilia_90 487]

This salad was really good. Part of its appeal was in the dressing.

Wild arugula, cucumbers, apple slices, pomegranate seeds, feta, pecans, parsley and white and black seasame seeds. The dressing is aged balsamic, honey, lemon, olive oil and salt.

Edited November 2 by Lilia_90

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4 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

This salad was really good. Part of its appeal was in the dressing.

Wild arugula, cucumbers, apple slices, pomegranate seeds, feta, pecans, parsley and white and black seasame seeds. The dressing is aged balsamic, honey, lemon, olive oil and salt.

Looks and sounds absolutely luscious 🤩

[ms.sss 15,662]

been on a sugar binge the last couple days.

1) yesterday's afternoon snack: 1 cup of silken tofu with 1 tbsp of maple syrup: 235 cals, ate it all (no dumping effects)

2) yesterday's dinner party's dessert: 64g NY cheesecake with 1 tbsp of salted egg yolk puree: 236 cals for it all, ate about ½ the cake, and all the yolk (dumping effect: fell asleep on couch for 45-60 mins and went to bed early to promptly fall asleep again)

2) todays first food of day (i was lazy AND hungry, ha!): 1 homemade oatmeal cookie my niece made and 1/2 an apple fritter: 265 cals, ate it all (dumping effect: tbd...)

mr. always chastises me for eating sugar and asks me why i do it if i know i'll likely be put out of commission...my answer: because its DELICIOUS, and because i CAN (sort of, ha).

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On 10/31/2024 at 2:27 PM, Chatterboxdea said:

Did anyone else grow up with parents who told you to clean your plate/not waste food? !?!

I still really struggle with this. I dislike when I portion out food and then feel like I can't finish it, especially if I have already logged it in my app. I definitely have to fight with my brain to just put it in the fridge and finish it later, if I get hungry. I actually think eating out helps with this because I know I'm going to not finish a whole plate or I share with my husband and he will finish it.

On 10/31/2024 at 4:57 PM, GreenTealael said:

I did not. However my boyfriend did and it has been the biggest struggle to convince him that he is free to stop when he wants. At one point he, early on, he tried to control my intake, I had to set a hard boundary. He even apologizes if he can't finish something. I honestly wish parents didn't do this to children because it's feels impossible to reverse. Sending virtual hugs to you and strength for the battle.

This is hopefully something I’m doing right with my kids. Several have sensory issues around food so I don’t push it. My youngest has “exploration” bites and if he doesn’t like it then I’ll make him a pb&j which is a safe food for him. But I constantly remind my kids that if they’re done eating they don’t need to eat more and that listening to their body is the best thing they can do for themselves.

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10 hours ago, ms.sss said:

been on a sugar binge the last couple days.

1) yesterday's afternoon snack: 1 cup of silken tofu with 1 tbsp of maple syrup: 235 cals, ate it all (no dumping effects)

I blend silken tofu with melted dark chocolate (I tried it with stevia sweetened chocolate too, orange chocolate which yielded the best results YUM) or milk chocolate if you're a fan (I'm not) then chill it in individual cups and it turns to the most delicious chocolate mousse, honestly can't taste anything but chocolate goodness, AND it didn't make me dump so that's a win IMO.

Edited November 5 by Lilia_90

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16 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

I blend silken tofu with melted dark chocolate (I tried it with stevia sweetened chocolate too, orange chocolate which yielded the best results YUM) or milk chocolate if you're a fan (I'm not) then chill it in individual cups and it turns to the most delicious chocolate mousse, honestly can't taste anything but chocolate goodness, AND it didn't make me dump so that's a win IMO.

*off to make this*

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22 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

This is hopefully something I’m doing right with my kids. Several have sensory issues around food so I don’t push it. My youngest has “exploration” bites and if he doesn’t like it then I’ll make him a pb&j which is a safe food for him. But I constantly remind my kids that if they’re done eating they don’t need to eat more and that listening to their body is the best thing they can do for themselves.

My husband grew up with a mom who made him take "no thank you" bites; he is still pretty picky, but he at least had to try it before he said "No thanks. I don't like it" with all his food. It so smart because sometimes kids think they don't like something until they try it, but forcing a kid to eat is never the right way. So good job being a great mom @Starwarsandcupcakes

[GreenTealael 25,377]

Finally I have something new to share:

A Gochujang tofu poke bowl. I ordered it without the rice base (which always throws people off, IDK why) and it was perfect

[Mspretty86 311]

My sweet tooth is still alive and well..I guess that's why I never had issues with the Protein Shakes during this journey. Today I am making a bariatric friendly homemade Peanut Butter cup/cashew butter cup. So good!

Edited November 9 by Mspretty86