Chicken Broccoli Casserole

I made a broccoli and chicken casserole tonight. It was pretty good. I was able to eat more than I thought I would be able to. I made way more than needed so that I can have lots of leftovers. Here is the finished product and also my plate.

Meals - before and after pics of my meals! (dorky, I know!!)

So I've kind of discovered that I like to take before and after pictures of the food I'm eating. You know, just to kind of compare the difference from your full plate to your finished plate. Silly, I know!! It's kind of fun because I'm still stuck in the "eyes are larger than stomach" phase, so my initial portions are normal people portions. When I was pre-op, this is the sort of thing I would of loved to have seen.... to get a real idea of how much I would be eating. Today I had BBQ chicken and turnip greens for lunch. I plan to continue doing this, so I hope they can help you get a good visual! Remember I am 12 weeks post op, and feel I can eat more than most sleevers at my stage. :) but I really don't know.

Before:

After:

For anyone interested in the recipe, it is super simple, delicious, and diet friendly!! In a crockpot I put a bag of frozen chicken tenderloins, two medium yellow onions, a LOT of minced garlic (I don't measure things, sorry), salt and pepper, and a bottle of BBQ sauce (I just used Kroger brand). Very good and I will definitely be making it again.

Moving on..... I had a really bad "food day" yesterday. I had two glasses of wine last night. Mistake! Wine is one of the biggest reasons I got fat in the first place. Not necessarily because of the calories in the wine or anything, but because once I get a little buzz I become STARVING! It turns out my nice new stomach didn't change at all when it comes to this. I was SO hungry! I had two pieces of pizza....not at the same time as I can only eat one small piece at one sitting. I had the other a few hours later. Lesson learned. I just cannot have wine while I am trying to lose weight. Boo!

I seem to be stuck at the same weight for maybe a week now, but I think it's because I have been slacking on the exercise and not eating the best foods. I'll do better this week.

Have a good night! :)