What's on the menu today, RNYers?

I love Emerald Cocoa Almonds and Cinnamon Almonds 100 calorie packs. I buy the pre-packaged ones so I do not overeat. LOL!

DCgirl, I am obsessive about MFP too.  

I love the new pink pants Emily! My hubby thinks an alien abducted me because I used to hate shopping and bright colors and now I LOVE both! The brighter the color the better. Today I have on a bright blue 3/4 sleeve sweater and yesterday I wore a bright orange T-shirt. I really think having clothes that fit well is important,even though it's a bother when you are losing. People notice your weight loss more and that is great motivation!

Thanks, karen!  I find that I have transfer addiction to shopping as well!  And it feels fun to wear hot pink pants.  I can tell you I never have before so this is different for me.  I agree that it's important to have well-fitting clothes!!!

Good morning all!! DC Im trying shiritaki noodles for the first time tonight! Making my much loved long cooked spaghetti sauce since Im home from work with a sick kiddo. Almost 1 yr out now! (May 13th) and my doc and nut encourage a am and pm snack 100 cals or under protein forward!

B: 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese w/ s/f pears

Am snack: 1 oz cheddar cheese

L: 1/2 cool chicken wrap left over. From dinner last night.

D: 1/4 cup shiritaki noodles with 1/2 cup sauce

W: gotta kick that in gear 

V: first dose down the hatch

I hope you like them!  Remember, rinse them in a colander under water for a minute, and then I boil them for a minute or two on the stove or in the microwave.  Then smother them in sauce.  I get a lot of joy from them - although I can tell they are not actual noodles, they feel like noodles and sometimes I don't want to eat 3 oz of ground turkey sauce with no base.  Check back in tomorrow and let us know how they were!

Breakfast  Protein shake

Lunch 2.5 oz left over rib eye steak and salad

Dinner black bean taco  (lettuce wraps for me, the kids will have tortilla shells)

Snack greek yogurt and almonds and carrots with chili powder

Exercise:  45 minute run and 60 minutes pilates

Hi everyone!  Great post yesterday and today Emily!  Wicked outfit, loving the pink pants! Next time I go shopping I have on my wish list some bright coloured capris!!

My Nut/Dietitian absolutely recommend 3 meals and two snacks.  So that is what I have been following since about four months post op, prior to that I just did the three meals a day.

I am more than happy to share with anyone two Adobe pdf files I have, one is the "Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies" and the other is my Centre's "Eating for Health After Gastic Bypass Surgery" it is very comprehensive and has lots of goodies and info in it.  If you want to pm me and send me your email address happy to share both if you are interested. Please note my centre is from Canada and a lot of you on here are Americans so it may or may not apply to you what is in the booklet and of course EVERY centre is different so please if you want to check it out please don't get mad at me if it's "different" than your plan, but its a good read as it has menu suggestions and going out to restaurant suggestions, vitamins, complications etc.

Years ago when I tried Weigh****chers they told us a mantra that stuck with me: Beware of BLTs!! (BLTs = BITES, LICKS and TASTES)!! So when tracking we must be accountable for everything we put in our mouths, no sense lying to yourself you are the one you are going to hurt in the long run, not us here on OH.

5.5 months post op

B: one cup of black coffee and one cup of unsweetened almond milk with two scoops of generic chocolate protein powder

L: 4 oz of tandoori chicken breast and 2 tablespoons of mixed greens with hot sauce (odd I know but it was yummy)

D: 4 oz of grilled chicken breast on the bbq and 1/2 cup of grilled orange bell pepper on bbq

S: one swiss babybel and 100 gms of Yoplait Source Vanilla fat free yogurt

Stats: 635 calories  21 carbs  93 protein  

Water: tons, doing great today

Exercise: 70 brisk walk at lunch and will take dogs out for a walk/jog when I get home

Vitamins: all done just one more set of calcium and D to go

Have a great one all!

Daisy 

Hi Daisy - I'm new here so I'm probably missing something but it says I cant pm you.  I'd love the pdf's if you don't mind.  my email is [email protected]

Thanks!!

Hello friends! I am one month post op and have lost a total of 30lbs. This includes 14lbs preop liquid diet and 16lbs post op. I am losing slower than most here but I am losing! Already I am feeling so much better. Love hearing what everyone is eating what you are up to! Got a little overzealous last week with walking so had to rest due to knee pain but I am back at it again. Mostly walking but also riding my bike.

Thursday I meet with my NUT and surgeon and will be advanced from pureed to soft solid foods. Looking forward to that! My NUT also does not like the snacks. I have not been eating any snacks but I'm still getting used to eating my meals and getting the protein in.  Here is my food diary for the day.

You're looking really cute DC! I love those pink pants too.