Good morning Menu Mates. Your weekend welcomes you. I had a really lovely lunch with the adorable ladies yesterday. Opted for the salmon which was really good.

Today I am getting stuff done around the house, and then meeting my yoga instructor for coffee. Tonight is date night #2 this week. We are going out for dinner and to listen to live music.

QOTD: I feel like I am procrastinating with so many things (getting the paperwork ready for taxes, an unpleasant call I have to have with the City, cleaning out my car, cleaning the house). My question is which should I tackle? Answer carefully, you know you want to win that car.

The eats today at 4 years 7 months post-op are:

B. Coffee, coffee, coffee, then Cajun sausage with a scrambled egg and half of an avocado

L. Leftover Thai curry salmon on cauliflower rice

D. BBQ roasted chicken. A friend talked me into ordering that.

S. Hot cocoa before bed.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Do you have a fitbit or other fitness tracker? Try to increase your steps a little bit each week. Try to avoid the "all or nothing" mentality. We are only in competition with ourselves.

I assume you are pre-op. It was impossible for me to stick to a diet pre-op. I needed surgery to lose the weight and keep it off. But it sounds like you need to play the game to get the surgery. Do whatever it takes to get to see the surgeon. Perhaps you should replace two meals a day with a protein shake. Then you would only need to plan one healthy meal a day.

Good luck!!

Hey there! Was a busy morning for me so hence the late response. I made it to the arena yesterday for a walk at lunch but my walking buddy is off today and tomorrow - and its no fun doing that alone. My music died on me this morning at the gym so I have to remember to charge it up when I get home.

Missed you yesterday CC but we all get those days once in a while.

B - 2 egg cups

S - apple pie - the real thing, not a yogurt flavoured like it. Today is Pi day (3.14) I didn't know that until I went to the lounge for break - not my proudest moment - but it was good!

L - taco salad

S - Beef stick and 30 gr of cheese if needed

D - zuchini lasagna (switch out for chicken wings last night - I was in the mood for spicy!)

Have a great day everyone

Morning CC! I was in Mexico in December in the lovely ocean and heading back there on Wednesday! Can't wait. I'm not a fan of lakes though. Like looking at them but not swimming in them. On occasion I do but not often.

Good morning. It's just a regular work day for me so I guess it's time to sift through some paperwork and get it filed.

Wow great job on pressing through that cycling. I have an indoor bike that I'm doing daily but I am bounds away from 10 km.... I'm at 2 but will be heading out for walks as soon as this mucky weather is out of the way. Can't wait for some fresh air exercise!

B - greek yogurt, blueberries

S - boiled egg

L - minestrone soup, 1 chicken skewer

S - 1/2 protein shake

D - chicken casserole

S - turkey pepperette (Noah Martin ones from Costco are really good, drier and chewier than the refrigerator section ones - these were in the snack section vacuum packed)