What's on your Thursday menu RNYers?

Good morning! The walk in this morning was a frigid -30 so I bundled up. It wasn't so bad once I got things moving but my body just didn't want to do that 70 minutes today. I had a little slit to see through and that was sufficient, but the wind got nasty a couple of times. Luckily I've got hand warmers in my gloves and boots, and good gear from head to toe. I was toasty warm except when the wind blew the hood off of my parka.

Today I'm back to the usual too.

B: protein shake

MS: 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese with cucumber mixed in

L: My wife's chili, and I've added a biscuit this time (though it's the last one, so that's that after this)

AS: 1/2 cup ff greek yogurt with 3 strawberries

S: Probably chili again but maybe a bit of chicken and some veggies. Seems to be popular.

ES: I'm doing better with eliminating this. Decaf black coffee though, maybe a shot of this flavouring thing my sister left when they were visiting. I don't usually add anything but it's halfway decent without adding a ton of bad stuff. Can't remember the name of it but it's coffee-mate brand I think.

QOTD: I've always loved brussels sprouts. I'm the only one in the family, so I don't get them often but I'm a fan.

Wow- good for you on the walk!

Howdy,

Back from global jet setting and took a sailboat/yacht on a 130 person Windstar Cruise through the Panama Canal and up the West coast of Costa Rica. I did get lots of exercise, hiking and worked out on the ship gym. It was small but definitely efficient. It was very apparent how much I am addicted to food. I did eat a lot, but stayed away from carbs as much as I could. Kinda hard Central America since their focus is rice and beans. When I got home at xmas, I have been trying to moderate and get back on track. I would have lost a lot more in the last 4 weeks, but I am still down 4 lbs so far this month so for this, I am grateful.

QOTD: Love brussel sprouts. Didn't love them as a kid but of course we know it is in the preparation. I sprinkle sea salt, olive oil and sometimes bacon and balsamic as an addition but they taste awesome roasted.

Food for the day:

Tons of Costa Rican coffee with low carb milk

1/2 low carb protein bar

Shrimp, crabmeat and lettuce with 2 tb of cilantro yogurt dressing

Dinner: some form of meat and veggie

Dessert: low carb yogurt with peanut butter powder

All vits, water and not counting exact calories, just the carbs which are under 20 per day

Welcome back! Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation!

Sounds like an amazing vacation!!

Hi all! I'm trying to get back on track to lose about 20 lbs. So many things have changed since I had my RNY GBS 10 years ago!!!

I am "counting" calories on MyFitnessPal app as I go and would love to be accountible with you all on your daily reports. My question is, do you plan your entire day beforehand? I mean, I usually prepare lunch that same morning but have no idea what I'm going to have for dinner that night since my spouse cooks and likes to surprise me (knowing that I am trying to eat solely protein for dinner). What works best?

Here's a sample of what I had yesterday:

I plan beforehand, but even so will sometimes switch out what I said I'd have for something else. I just figure I'm rolling with life, and as long as I stick to the principle of protein forward/very low carb, it's all good! But I think that some folks here put in what they had the day before, so no guessing is involved.

Ok. Good. That makes me feel more accountable. :)

Thanks!

We are really happy to have you. I would say (I'm not a vet) that if you're opting to lose weight you will probably need to cut the carbs. But I'm not even a year out- I'm sure the vets can give you some advice.

Welcome to the board! I try to plan ahead but quite often I don't know what's for dinner- I'm working on that though.

Hello to everyone! I'm a little jealous of you snowbound folks! I really do miss having a good blizzard every now and then! It absolutely poured here last night! First real rain since March or April, so glad for it. Still grey and drizzly today.

QOTD: I always liked Brussels sprouts, whether boiled or roasted with bacon (love!). But its still very hard for me to incorporate many veggies at 6.5 months out. Last night I steamed some broccoli until it was very soft and tender, but only had a very few small bites before I realized it wasn't working out. Then I had a few hours of stuck pain. Eventually it did go down, but ouch! I am reluctant to try too much new because of these painful stuck episodes, but I do wish I was able to have more vegetables comfortably. I hope in time this will become easier.

First: tea with cashew milk, vanilla protein drink

B: turkey, cheddar

L: ham, refried beans, ST BBQ sauce

D: roast beef, maybe a small but of cheddar

Have a wonderful day!