What's on your menu today, RNYers? Tuesday!

I find it at Walmart near the pharmacy mixed in by the Ensure

Hey Everyone!

I ended up not having a great eating day yesterday.  But, I'm going to get back on it today.  Also, on the silver lining side of things, it does amuse me what a "bad" eating day looks like now vs. pre-op.  I still make way better choices and everything is in moderation, it's just more like I let too many carbs in when I'm trying to stay below 40.  So, when looking at it from the "big picture" I feel ok.  

Sorry Em, I've always heard of Joe's but never actually eaten there.  I don't know how you feel about shrimp ****tail, but that's always my safe WLS meal at a fish place, b/c I know that the shrimp isn't marinated in anything and it's easy to control what I eat.  Just a though...

Time since surgery: 6.3 months

B - Fage 2% with Chia seed cereal (2 tbsp)

L - Mexicali salad from TJ (I love this salad and it's so easy to grab and go).  I typically can only eat 1/2

D - Premier Protein

V/W - On track

E - None :(  I'm getting my hair done tonight, so I won't be doing much.  I did however sign up for a pilates class with a friend on Thursday.  I paid for the whole month in advance in order to motivate myself to go.  My friend is going with me so I think it'll be good for accountability.  I'm excited and nervous at the same time :)

Have a great day everyone!

Hey DG - I am right there with you!  My "bad" day now is like 1300 calories and a good amount of exercise.  I am pretty sure I used to eat Pad Thai for lunch that was 1300 calories, and then have pizza for dinner.  So at least our tool helps us keep it in check, but I always have that fear that I will go back to terrible eating habits.  I think a little fear is healthy (at least for me).  Great that you are back at it today!

Next time I am at TJs I will have to check out the Mexicali salad!

Hey ladies! It looks like folks are having a pretty good day today. We arrived safely downtheshore (only a little more than an hour's drive, which is awesome). The house we stay in is only about 10 houses from the beach, which is awesome - we can go down to the beach with just a towel and a few toys, hang out for 45 minutes, then run home when we feel like it. This is perfect for me since I don't actually love the beach itself. The Goose is having a really fun time and is much braver this year in the waves. She even was doing some body surfing!

I have my day planned out, though we're headed to the board walk over at Ocean City, NJ tonight, so I know I'm going to "sneak" a few french fries and maybe a couple bites of ice cream - I'm ok with that though. I'm going to pack a Quest bar though for my actual dinner. 

Time since surgery: 23 weeks

B: Loaded Greek Yogurt

S: an iced coffee AND a Chike and 10 almonds just now

L: Boar's Head Ham, string cheese, and some roasted chick peas

D: Quest Bar

TOTALS: (w/o any after lunch snacks, will track the "bites" later, if I choose to have them) Calories 742, Protein 85, Carbs 58, Fat 31

V/W: Started

E: walking, walking, walking

Hey Anny - that's awesome that you are having fun at the beach!  How good does it feel to wear a non plus-size bathing suit and not have chub rub walking to the beach and back?!  LOL

You're on vacation - enjoy it - savor those few bites - track it - and you are obviously making good choices during the day.  Rock on :)

Anny, could you tell me what your loaded greek yogurt consists of??

I am struggling with breakfast options.  Eggs are so so

and I am kindof sick of the protein shakes, although I still make them just to stay on target. 

Hi Jam! I just use that term generally for greek yogurt with "stuff." Most often what I do is 0% plain yogurt with a packet of Splenda, .5T chia seeds and 2T sliced almonds. I sometimes use a different but or some Fiber One. A lot of people like to add fruit, but that isn't my thing.

Sneaking a few fries is how we gained making it sound cute is not so cute down the road

Kathy, I don't know you, but I do know me. I wasn't being cute - I was being honest. I knew I was going to go off plan a bit this day, but I was thinking about how far I was willing to go and what adjustments to my caloric intake I was going to compromise to allow for that. This post helps me stay accountable for my choices and that's what I was doing with my post. 

It sounds like you must be on plan 100% of the time, congratulations on having such great compliance for so long. Keep up the great work.