Monday Roll Call

Good Evening from Lower Slower Delaware ! Well it is Monday and back to work for most of us. I have Mondays off. I am doing invitations tonight with kids for their birthdays. Signed all field trip slips and all else. Going shopping after the news. Harris Teeter has Breyers Ice Cream buy 2 ,get 3 free. Will put in freezer for kids party. I'll let them pick out the flavors that way I am less likely to eat it. I have to admit it is not one of my weaknesses now. 5 years ago , It would be on. My weakness now is Milky Ways. Can't have them around me. I am to tempted since sugar doesn't bother me.  I went to TGIF last night with a friend from work. I had crusted parmigan chicken breast. It was to dry for me so I brought it home, put sauce on it and gave it to the kids for dinner tonight. They loved it and I didn't have to cook. I had my appitizer for my meal, coffee and dessert. I know I didn't need the dessert but as we make excuses, mine is how often do I go out to eat and hey for $12.99 you got your appitizer, meal and dessert. Which by the way was very good. Peanut Butter Pie. Makes me want to make Peanut butter Protein Pie. To busy tonight. Maybe tomorrow if I get home from work early. What is all up to ? Whats for Dinner in the neihborhood ? See all lighter. Joanne

Joanne, 

Tonight it was fish.  Bought a pound of tilapia and had it oven fried.  Simple enough to do - dredged it in flour then dipped in a beaten egg and then coated with a mixture of panko bread crumbs, corn meal and Old Bay seasoning.  Put it on a greased cookie sheet and sprayed the fish with Pam and then baked at 425 for 10-15 minutes.  Had some ****tail sauce with it and it was great!

We haven't had fish steaks (tuna, mahi mahi, etc) lately.  I usually marinate them in olive oil with salt and pepper and then grill them.  Squirt some lime on it as soon as they come off the grill and serve immediately.  It is plain, but very good.  We really like salmon filets and that is usually cooked on the grill on a cedar plank and sprinkled with an Old Bay rub (they seel it at the seafood counter and it is coarse Old Bay with brown sugar - I sometimes mix it up myself with plain Old Bay and brown sugar).  If I am lazy or the weather is really bad I will cook it in the oven.

Now I've gone and made myself hungry.  Good thing it's time to head to the basement and work out.  Have a good night!

Mike 

Mike, Thanks for the hints on cooking fish. I will try them out. I never heard of the old bay rub but will surely try it.  They were cooking flounder the other day with old bay at work. It smelled so good. See you lighter. Joanne

Nice to see you posting again, Joanne!

I am still here, lurking as usual . . . very depressed about my inability to get my winter weight gain back off. I no longer have health insurance so going for a revision is out of the question. I struggle with having no restriction . . . and sugar doesn't bother me . . . each day is a real struggle as I feel like the food I take in goes right through me, I never feel full. For the first time since my surgery (almost 6 years ago) I really "feel" fat and self-conscious about it again.

Work is picking back up, thankfully, so maybe they'll be enough left over so I can make some better choices with my food budget.

And, hopefully as it begins to warm up around here, I will get motivated to walk outside, etc. I did get my treadmill dusted off and have logged a few miles on it . . . but not nearly enough hahaha.

-BJ

B.J.  Girl I Feel your pain ! It is so good to see you posting again too. Hope all is well with the kids. Alexus in Middle School has kicked my butt. So Many changes in her.  Robert goes next year . Of course they are as different as night and day so he will not have as many problems. He is quiet and Alexus is like Debbie. You will have to Kill her to shut her up. Are you interested in doing a support group for people struggling after WLS. I see a great need for this. Beleive me you are not alone. I hear about this all the time. I am thinking about starting one on Monday nights from 6-7pm. Let me know. Email me @ [email protected] or call me @ 945-2597. This is a new phone number. Talk with you soon. See you lighter. Joanne