What do you miss from 'before'?

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Saw a food post here and I went looking through my pictures of food on my phone... only to realize I had nearly nothing healthy in my gallery. It's all from 'before'. Before I started Tirz and therefore eating better and eating less. I used to bake a lot. Now I don't bake at all. It's definitely where the bulk of my weight gain came from. Here's some of my old food that I kinda miss but I don't miss the addiction I had to it. It's kind of embarrassing to see these and remember my food choices. I only took pictures of sweets. Because that's all I ever wanted to eat. I'd watch the Great British Baking Show and then go make whatever they did. I'd crave chocolate and go make a mousse, or choux buns with chocolate creme diplomat or whatever. I love (loved?) cake. I haven't had cake in months.

Anything you remember from 'before' that you miss even though you're glad it's behind you?

I hated being a slave to whatever craving I'd get. Tirz has been so life changing.

Ps. The last picture is rather indelicate. I always make that shape for my husband but went a bit too far that time. Still, it was great choux!
 
The funny thing is I'm now actually more into the idea of baking than before. It's an amazing thing to be able to have one portion and then stop and be fine with that, leaving the rest for my family members to enjoy. Before I usually avoided baking, even though I loved it, except for special occasions because I knew the sugar addiction would take hold and I'd make myself sick with my efforts.
 
I miss wanting to have a cocktail. I wasn't a big drinker, but a nice old fashioned at a steakhouse was mint. Now, the thought of it makes me grimace like I smelled a fart.
 
Getting drunk at a work function. One, and I can feel a little bit of a buzz, though I know I'll feel awful tomorrow. Two, and I feel drunk, but not in a "wooo" way. Midway through the third, and I'm pawing at my work-wife's sleeve, asking "Uh....I think I need to go home."

I was never a full on alcoholic because I didn't drink often enough or wreck my life with it, but I could usually be counted on to get drunk and loud at a work function. Now I just can't, and I miss it.
 
Seafood buffets, used to go a few times a month. Now there's no point, to expensive and not worth it anymore.
 
Gr33dyOctopus said:
Seafood buffets, used to go a few times a month. Now there's no point, to expensive and not worth it anymore.
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Oh I do miss a good seafood buffet 😩 now when we go out to eat I order an appetizer for my meal and usually can't finish it
 
Gr33dyOctopus said:
Seafood buffets, used to go a few times a month. Now there's no point, to expensive and not worth it anymore.
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Chinese buffet for me
 
Gr33dyOctopus said:
Seafood buffets, used to go a few times a month. Now there's no point, to expensive and not worth it anymore.
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We don't have those here, It seems to be coastal thing.
 
I still bake although less often and more responding to demand rather than just for the hell of it. I kinda miss how predictable eating used to be. Every day I'd need breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and some snacks in between. These days I eat when I have to and that is not exciting or satisfying for some reason.
 
Gr33dyOctopus said:
Seafood buffets, used to go a few times a month. Now there's no point, to expensive and not worth it anymore.
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I just miss buffets period. I eat so little nowadays it doesn't even pay to go to one.
 
I used to wake up on the weekends and drink a glass or two of whiskey while I smoked a joint out on the porch. Now I just smoke a joint. I have partial liquor bottles here that are over a year old.

I used to microwave a bunch of dumplings and eat them while I played counterstrike.

I would google restaurants in whatever area I might be visiting on a day off and drooling over all the menus. Now I just get triple chicken at Panda, it's protein, keeps me alive, that's good enough.
 
I miss enjoying stuff. I always loved eating out and it was a special treat I looked forward to and now I just don't care or want anything and it doesn't seem worth the effort or expense of going out. I also loved a nice glass of wine and I still want to enjoy it - every few weeks I'll open a bottle of wine all optimistic and then drink half a glass and get no joy. Obviously the good outweighs the bad but I'm kind of grumpy today and was really wishing some wine and chocolate could cure me like it used to.
 
I used to have lunch with work friends on an almost daily basis. I don't any more because there's no point in paying restaurant prices daily for what I eat. I miss the camaraderie and some of the food.
 
I can still enjoy most reasonable meals, desserts, etc and get pleasure from eating tasty things. What I do miss is being able to OCCASIONALLY go nuts / have a cheat day if I am going somewhere new / novel or celebrating with friends. I just can't keep up and end up really paying the price.
 
amosmylove said:
Saw a food post here and I went looking through my pictures of food on my phone... only to realize I had nearly nothing healthy in my gallery. It's all from 'before'. Before I started Tirz and therefore eating better and eating less. I used to bake a lot. Now I don't bake at all. It's definitely where the bulk of my weight gain came from. Here's some of my old food that I kinda miss but I don't miss the addiction I had to it. It's kind of embarrassing to see these and remember my food choices. I only took pictures of sweets. Because that's all I ever wanted to eat. I'd watch the Great British Baking Show and then go make whatever they did. I'd crave chocolate and go make a mousse, or choux buns with chocolate creme diplomat or whatever. I love (loved?) cake. I haven't had cake in months.

Anything you remember from 'before' that you miss even though you're glad it's behind you?

I hated being a slave to whatever craving I'd get. Tirz has been so life changing.

Ps. The last picture is rather indelicate. I always make that shape for my husband but went a bit too far that time. Still, it was great choux!
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I miss feeling motivated; it takes alot for me to want to do mostly anything.
 
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