What's on your menu this Tuesday, RNYers?

First - Cuddlduds- they have totally saved me. They have the thin microfiber ones that are easier to wear under dressier pants, and the fleece leggings which can be worn on their own or under pants/jeans. I'm obsessed. I bought them from Kohl's, marshalls and Walmart. Walmart by me has them on clearance in the intimate departmart for $9.96.

Second Manchego cheese with fig butter?? Yummmm

Third any ideas from what you were eating 6 months out? I am on a 2 week stall.. which is coinciding with my determination to do at least 30 min exercise a day. Boo. I know it will pass, but still driving me crazy. Thanks!

I went into MFP to look back to six months post-op but I would have to click on a small arrow for approximately an hour and I can't, I am afraid :(

If I recall correctly, I was at about 800 calories and less than 40 g of carbs per day.  I was very hardcore about carbs until I was about a year out.  I am glad I was, because now that they have crept in, it's hard to get hardcore again.  Different strokes for different folks, however.

A two week stall would infuriate me for sure.  I didn't stall until now...and I don't know if I am stalling or just in maintenance or just not strict enough to lose the last 10 lbs to be honest lol.

PS Thanks for the Cuddleduds reco!  I will go look them up!  Also, my diary changed so no manchego with fig butter...later this week though for SURE!

Hi NY,

I went and did a search back and found what I was eating at 6 mos post op, I copied and pasted below.  And below that I found DC Girl (Emily's) what she was eating at 6 mos post op and posted that below mine. Hope you don't mind Emily!!!  Hope that helps you out some and you can get some ideas.  And please don't worry about the two week stall, we all went through it. Keep up the great work and it will break, keep doing protein forward, lots of water and exercise!

Daisy

My menu:

6 months post op

Stats: 763 calories  16 carbs  117 protein

Vitamins: AM done, PM almost done, only two more sets of calcium and vit D to go

Exercise: tons of walking in the grocery store, Lowes store, and long hike with dogs

Water: so far so good, about to fill my large Contigo water bottle that holds 24 oz and go out for the hike with the dogs

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!!

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Emily (DC Girls) menu:

Time Since Surgery: 6 months on Saturday

B: Syntrax Matrix mint cookie shake with unsweetened almond milk, coffee

L: Cauliflower mash (1/4 cup) with tofu and Trader Joe's green curry sauce

S: 1.5 oz of cheddar cheese, 3 oz of Dole frozen mango chunks (AMAZING)

D: TBD - I am having a massage after the gym so I am either grabbing chicken on my way home or eating some more tofu from the fridge.  Bland and boring.

E: 30 minutes treadmill, 50 minutes personal training

W: Shake and half a coffee in so far...

V: Taking 'em now! 

Totals without dinner 600 calories, 48 g protein, 31 g fat, 30 g carbs

Thank You for all that work. Finally catching up on OH.

I used to run out of the house without a coat on. Now I go out with my down parka gloves and even put my hood up. I get cold very easy now. 

Good morning! 

Time since surgery:  4 months

B:  Light & Fit Key Lime Pie, 1 Tbsp slivered almonds

L:  Chicken Chili, 1 Tbsp Sargento reduced fat cheddar

D:  turkey meatballs, spinach

S:  Diet Hot chocolate, Jay Robb Vanilla protein

V/W  Water is underway, but getting a late start on the vitamins

E:  elliptical 1/2 hour, treadmill 1/2 hour

Morning ladies! Sorry been MIA for a few days and I missed Photo Friday! Bummer, promise to post a pic this Friday!  Got snowed in yesterday and took a snow day from work.  It was glorious, minus all the snow shovelling, had to do it six times!!

Anny, CONGRATS!!!!   Oh I knew you would get the job!  I am over the moon happy for you!  Can't wait to see some new outfits!!

Here is my random list of possible open topics for future:

1. Has your personality changed since surgery? (are you more confident, more out going, or are you introverted)

2. Who is planning or looking into plastic surgery?

3. Why do you think people don't stick to their surgeon/centre's plans?  (such as not taking vitamins)

4. Anyone 6+ months post op, do you feel you have a "routine" now?  (such as you use MFP, you exercise, you take your vits, protein forward)

5. Do you feel you have a transfer addiction now? Instead of food are you shopping, gambling, drinking, over exercising?

6. If you didn't have this surgery, where would you be right now?  Would anything have changed?

7. For those that have a spouse/partner/kids has your relationship changed at all, if so how? 

8. Do you find that all your friends & family want "diet" advise from you now since you have lost so much weight?

9.  Do you see yourself as a success story? If yes why? If no why?

10. Should we all meet at Disney World (in Florida) and have a "What's on the Menu RNYs" retreat (just kidding, had to throw it in)

Time since surgery 14 months & 3 weeks

two cups of vanilla hazelnut coffee with 1% milk

B: 2 tbsp spicy guacamole & 4 Dare Vinta crackers

L: 4 oz grilled Thai garlic chicken breast (home made in the snow cooker) with 1/4 cup of mixed greens

S: 1 cup of home made egg salad (light mayo, salt & pepper & tbsp dried mustard & chopped green onion)

D: 1.5 Hot Italian Turkey sausage with 1/4 cup of Green Giant Cut Green beans

S: Health Smart Protein Hot Chocolate & 3/4 cup of Kellogg Raisin Bran with 1/4 cup 1% milk

TOTALS: 919 calories, 88 protein, 58 carbs, 34 fat

V/W: am vits done, calcium on alarms, lots of water, no problems there

E: 60 minute step class tonight and then 60 minute hike in the DEEP snow with the dogs (this might kill me, the snow is deep!!)

Have a great day everyone, stay warm, our Ground Hog here said Spring is around the corner, I think he's wrong personally! LOL

Great ideas and I would TOTALLY meet everyone at Disney!

I am a disney cast member :)

OMG I want to contribute and more importantly, read all of the answers, to ALL of your questions!!!!  What an awesome list!!!!