What's on your Saturday menu RNYers?

OMG -GoT can't wait!!!! Ice cream is a total trigger for me, I'll want to eat it until it's gone. I linger at the Halo Top section in the store though...

I'm grateful that I don't actually have much of a sweet tooth! My weaknesses are carby salty things. I'll easily eat a whole bag of chips in a sitting. Salt and vinegar are my favorite, but any will trigger "bottomless pit" syndrome. I'll occasionally crave ice cream, but I can often be done after a few bites. I think a lot of this is because I grew up in a family full of diabetics, and then became one myself, so there was never really sugary stuff in the house growing up.

THE KING IN THE NORTH!

I bought Halo top once. Before bed I said oh I'll just take a test to see what it's like. Ate the whole pint. Not coming to my house again

I bought some hamburger meat today so I guess I'm going to give that a shot. A cheeseburger actually with all the fixings but no bun. I tried eating a bun less McDonald's burger early in my solid food phase and it was horrible. I read they're going to switch to fresh meat in the near future. We'll see. I always enjoyed the filet o fish and my wife likes it too but I'll only get them when they're on promotion.

I may roast up some veggies too. Zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes & onions. I'm starting to feel hunger now and think a nice low cal side dish may be a big help. I'm also gonna make my own Caesar dressing and maybe a shrimp ceviche. Not eating out has been key these last 16 weeks.

QOTD: I really care how I dress now and how things fit. Before surgery it was like the bigger the clothes the better. Now I don't like baggy things and I keep getting rid of things I think are too loose. Also laundry is different. It was always wash cold and air-dry many things because I feared things could shrink. Now I hope things shrink!

4 month anniversary is coming up and I'll do a weigh in then. My next goal is a sub 30 BMI

Happy Saturday everyone. It is a beautiful morning here in Portland. I am going to meet friends in wine country this morning. It is a birthday celebration, and we will do some wine tasting, and I am packing a picnic lunch for everyone ( let's face it, this is my way of controlling my menu). The weather is perfect for an afternoon in Oregon's spectacular wine country. Plus lots of farm stands. I love farm stands.

QOTD: My personality hasn't really changed. I think what has is my desire to try anything and everything. Before I would be afraid of failing because I'm fat and the ensuing humiliation. Now if I fail, it's no big deal. I also find that I can do so much that my brain tells me I can't. The body is strong. The brain is a liar.

My menu is up in the air. I had my usual bacon and mozzarella omelette for breakfast, will have meats and cheeses for lunch, and no idea about dinner. It may be out, but if not, there is chicken in the fridge.

Also, I am below my low point on my weight range. Yippee!

have a great day everyone!

"The brain is a liar"

There's money in that line.

I kind of blew it at the dim sum dinner last night. I didn't eat that much portion-wise (well, I ate a moderate amount - more than usual, but nothing outrageous), but it was a lot of fried and/or carby stuff. I went way over on my calories for the day (by about 400 calories - ouch), and felt like crap to boot. So this is reset weekend. I'll be eating yogurt, protein shakes, maybe a couple of very healthy, small, lean protein/veggie meals and try to hit about 200 kcal/day below my average (so about 1500 kcal, since I average around 1700/day in maintenance)

a friend wanted me to meet her for dinner tomorrow night, but I said no. I told her I need to do an eating reset, so meeting for coffee in the afternoon would be a much better idea. She's a perpetual dieter, so she understood.

My social life seems to have taken off again this summer, which is both good and bad. Good for obvious reasons. Bad because so many of my social engagements seem to revolve around food. That's what got up to 373 lbs in the first place - eating out with friends several times a week, and consuming those huge restaurant meals. I can't let this happen again or I'm headed for trouble...

QOTD: the thing that popped into mind first is my reaction to men looking at me (well, since 60 is within eyeshot, it doesn't happen nearly as often as it did when I was 20, but it still happens occasionally). When I was younger (and before becoming SMO), I was really freaked out by it. I hated it. The only positive thing about being fat is that men almost never looked at me. But now, they do it again - and it doesn't bother me at all. I think I'm way more self-confident than I was back then (well, and way older to boot....). Other than that, not sure my personality has changed all that much since I lost the weight - although people's reactions to me in general have changed....I'm visible again!

2 years 1 month out (maintenance)

B: homemade Greek yogurt, 1 T pomegranate seeds, 10 raspberries

S: coffee with half & half, mango/coconut protein shake

L: we're at a coffee shop now and headed to the gym, so I may just have a protein bar (so I'm not tempted to maw when I get home...)

D: Asian pork/veggie stir fry (no rice)

maybe have another yogurt later if I can fit it into my calorie budget

ex: did sunrise yoga this morning. Will do weight machines and the stationary bike at the gym

When you said you were going for Dim Sum and it would be easy I was thinking, really?

Sounds like you're punishing yourself for over eating, I'll be honest. 400 cal is 400 cal but it's not a binge. I know sometimes it's more the mental thing of not feeling in control and wanting to get back in control.

Tell me more about the mango coconut shake

it was 2 C unsweetened cashew milk, a scoop of vanilla protein powder, half a mango, some coconut extract, 1 T avocado, and half a single pack of Crystal Light mango tangerine (because without the latter, it wasn't mango-y enough for me). Plus some ice and a pinch of xanthan gum and a pinch of guar gum to make it thicker and creamier - like a shake. I whizzed it around in the blender. The last time I made it, I put in some fresh mint leaves that I had leftover from something else (didn't have any this time). That was good, too. Very summer-y.

yea - I was surprised the dim sum menu didn't have a few safer things. They all seemed to be fried and/or carby. Ugh.

Good afternoon,

Don't have any plans today. I need to do some housework.

Accountability i had a binge fest last night on ice cream bars.

QOTD I'm more comfortable in my own skin. My friend says my personality has changed. I just don't put up with people using me anymore. I have more energy.

B ham and cheese omelette and string cheese

L tuna and cottage cheese

D BBQ pulled chicken and mixed vegetables

S shrimp