What's on your menu today (Saturday) ?

Such good news about your cousin!!  I have fund raised with Make a Wish many times. It's a great organization.

That's great news about your cousin!

Great new for your cousin!

Good morning

QOTD I like live music , it doesn't matter on the venue.

B egg mcmuffin 

L bean soup

D thin crust pizza

S Greek yogurt, turkey sausage snack sticks and some shrimp

Have a great day 

Hello Everyone 

QOTD; As a classical musician I spend lots of time at live classical concerts, operas and musical theater shows. Haven't seen a live rock concert since I was a teen! 

B: decaf and protein hot chocolate

L: tuna with balsamic 

D: sirloin steak

S; cheese stick, babybel, prosciutto 

calories 571, protein 87,  carbs 12, fat 19

Good morning!! Not feeling great today. I had ribeye steak last night and could only take about 3 little bites before my pouch strongly objected. It's my all time favorite steak, in fact it was my last meal before surgery. I'm thinking it's the high fat content? I seem to be sensitive to fatty meat and cheese. So bummed. I may try filet mignon next time instead.

QOTD - I love going to concerts but prefer them at small mellow venues these days. I recently saw Jackson Browne and Chicago at a great local amphitheater. I'm not a fan of festivals - too overwhelming, my anxiety would be through the roof.

50 pound lost as of today!!!!!

10+weeks since surgery

b-coffee w/heavy cream, SF hazelnut syrup   

rest of menu is up in the air, pouch is not happy still....

v/l - doing the best ican

e - BF walked the pups alone this morning, I may take them out later.

Off to So-Cal early tomorrow for the Super bowl - GO PATRIOTS!!!!

I would be sad about reacting badly to meat and cheese too. Pre surgery I ate a lot of ground beef because it's so cheap and versatile but since surgery the thoroughness of my chewing has revealed how much of it isn't meat and it's lost a lot of it's appeal. Although I can't afford to eat steak and ribs every day I have found that fattier meats have helped to normalize my bathroom situation a little. Hope you have better luck with the filet. 

I've had a hard time with ground beef and turkey also. You're right the chewing, it  totally changed it and made it unappealing. I am sad about the fatty meat. I made pork belly recently and I had the same reaction as the ribeye. I don't have a problem with all fats, eggs are fine made even made butter and cheese, I tolerate nuts well and I use heavy cream in my coffee.  Leaner meat, low fat sausage, low fat cheese and sashimi don't seem to bother me at all. In general I am tolerating dense protein better than I used to. I've heard about the fat helping in the bathroom as well. Maybe my tastes and pouch will tolerate them better down the road. 

Congrats on 50lbs down! Woo hoo!!!

Thank you!!!