What's on your menu today (Thursday) RNYers?

Hi there Menu Makers! How is everyone? Cold here and calling for a bit milder temps this weekend and more snow. Is anyone else feeling extra run down and tired with all this windchill and snow/grey days? Makes me want to sleep.

Accountability: I added in a Starbucks vanilla latte at work and extra cheese in the evening

QOTD: What is your go to beverage to get all your liquids in? What is your average number of glasses or ounces a day? How do you track your liquid intake? Do you "guess" or use an app? My go to beverages are: decaf coffee and tons of it (12-14 cups a day), blueberry tea and Diet Cranberry juice that I dilute with water. I average at least 120 ounces to 136 ounces a day, more on my heavy work out days. I do track my liquids and I have from day one. I use MFP and track the number of cups I drink each day. Its just routine for me now.

Time since surgery: 4 yrs + 2 months

TOTALS: 852 calories, 100 protein, 49 carbs

V: PatchMD patches are on

E: 5km hike in the snow with hubby & the dogs

Have an awesome day everyone!

Good morning. Gah, my accountability was just awful. I ate candy last night. No excuses--it was a dumb move.

QOTD: I drink a few cups of coffee in the morning, then sip plain water throughout the day. I recently discovered diet Snapple Iced Tea, which I have been having sometimes, too. In the evening, I often drink Propel for electrolytes, and sometimes hot tea.

Good morning menu folks! It is cold here and there is still a little ice left from yesterday. It is supposed to get warmer over the next few days, so that is good.

Yesterday was a stressful day at work, but I went straight to the pool afterward and did some laps and stayed for Aqua Zumba. By the time I was done, I was just tired but in a much better frame of mind.

Today I am working from home for a few hours before I head to the OBGYN appointment. I've packed my swim bag and will head straight to the pool again for some laps and deep water aerobics.

QOTD: I drink several cups of coffee a day and try to make about half of it decaf. I also drink plain ice tea, water with Mio drops and occasionally plain water. I usually have some PowerAde Zero after I swim.

Menu:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup plain oatmeal, 3 pieces of turkey bacon, hard boiled egg

Snack: 2 oz turkey breast, apple

Lunch: chicken breast, baby carrots

Snack: protein shake, string cheese

Dinner: it will be late when I get home so it may be turkey and salad

Exercise: swimming and deep water aerobics

Good luck at your appointment today.

Hope the appointment goes well!

I'll be thinking of you today! I hope your visit With the OB/GYN goes very well.

Morning Everyone! Im up and at 'em and ready to face to world. Playing nursemate today to my hubby who's having his vasectomy. I kind of wonder what'll be like in the waiting room, will I be amongst other wives, should we all like high-five each other? LOL, I've got millions of funny scenarios running through my head.

Accountability: slightly off due to a headache from HELL last night. Was in no position to cook, so I had turkey sausage, cheese stick on an English muffin. Carbs & calories were a bit high, but nothing earth shattering. I've certainly done far, far worse.

Trying not to focus so much on the ridiculousness that is the scale; so I'm picking three positive things to focus on today. 1) my skin has been awesome, clear & healthy looking; 2) my exercise regime is consistent and sustainable 3) I've not had a single cookie, cake, candy, etc since 12/28.

Qotd: water is my go to, ice cold. Pre-op I only like room temp water. When I tire of it I use crystal light, grape or strawberry flavored; or diet raspberry Snapple. Occasionally I'll buy a diet lemonade. I get in 64-100oz a day. I don't track in an app, but by size of the container I drink from. I have a 40oz water bottle, and Snapple/crystals lights are always 16oz. 1 water bottle during the work day and 3 'others' usually has me in the clear. In this cold weather I've been having s/f & regular hot cocoa mix, but I'm about to back off of that.

208 today, 2.8 Years out

m1: egg/egg white, 3 turkey sausage links, cheese stick

m2-4: unsure depends on how things play out today. Tuna is high on my list of wants. I still have chicken thighs out for curry chicken too.

What is the standard recovery time for the big "V" these days, I am sure the procedure must be less invasive since this old guy looked into it. Thanks

Doc told him to take off tomorrow and use that and the weekend to recover. He took off Monday too, just in case.

Thank you!