What's on your Wednesday menu RNY'ers?

Good morning everyone!

I am still fighting this darn cold and I went to bed before 9pm last night and got over 9 hours of sleep. I felt well rested but I can't breathe through my nose. I sprayed on some perfume that I haven't worn in a long time this morning and realized I couldn't smell it, so I hope it's not too much LOL.

I am getting super excited about C2E2 on saturday...I finally got our tickets and we have all our costume parts figured out...DH and I both put them on last night to show eachother and make sure there were no tweaks we needed...we are going to look pretty great haha. I am mostly excited for Story to get to meet all the superheroes...she is really into them and I know she is going to love seeing all the people in costumes!
I'd really love to meet Paul Rudd, and a few other celebrities who will be there, but not sure about waiting in long lines with a 4 year old.

QOTD: I enjoy the attention I have gotten since WLS and I am not bothered by people asking me how much I've lost--I mean I was obviously very obese so I don't really care about disclosing the numbers. I am not that big anymore so I disassociate that old person from who I am now.
I do notice a difference in the general way people react to my presence as well, which is just basically more Kind. It might be a combination of my own confidence now and my desire to go unnoticed before, but people talk to me, smile at me and present casual touch much more frequently now. I NEVER would get anyone touching my arms, hands or shoulders, etc in casual conversation before...it seems like there was almost like a fear that I was contagious in some way. Obesity really is ostracizing in so many ways that people who have not experienced it just do not grasp...and even myself, since I've never been a "normal" size my whole life, I don't think I even really realized these subtle things until recently...
just yesterday a man I work with opened a door for me and lightly touched my back as he escorted me through it. I was a little taken aback by it but it was not inappropriate at all...just that nobody had ever really done that before besides maybe my husband or family members.

Morning: Coffee w/ 1/2 PP as creamer
B: 1/2C cottage cheese & 1 HB egg w/EBB seasoning
L: turkey Italian sausage, kale & sweet potatoes
AS: someone in the office gave me a snack pack with some apple slices, cheese & craisins I might try
D: italian beef in the crockpot has been going since last night
ES: maybe greek L&F if I am hungry again. I didnt want anything last night so we will see.

have a wonderful day my friends!

Good morning - things are going well and snacking is still lowering.

QOTD - Yesterday a gentlemen I haven't seen in 6 years said - wow, what are you doing to transform. I happened to be eating an apple at the moment. Do you just eat apples? I thought the comment was sort of silly, so just said yes - 100 a day keeps the weigh****cher hunters away. I just left it at that. No one in the room knew me and I didn't really want to get into the surgery with them. Though most around me in my life know - as I haven't kept it a secret. Mostly I get joking people saying - hey, who the hell are you. ... Most are good natured. I actually haven't run into any real negativity, so I think I'm lucky or I just hang with okay folks that don't poke fun or jibe with you.

PWO - Oatmeal with protein powder

Breakfast - 2 eggs and a little piece of pork (had a giant workout this morning)

Lunch - Salmon and salad

Snack - Fage and 5 strawberries (med)

Dinner - Chicken and salad

Snack - 2 Popsicle SF

G'morning all,

Another rainy day here. The forecast is rainy through Sun. I have a race on Sat that would be a bummer if I have to do it in the rain. There are three of us doing it together. One of them texted last night saying are we doing it even if it rains? The other one responded we are doing it with Sheila, that means yes, no matter rain snow or earthquake. I took it as a compliment!

QOTD: somehow people are OK asking about your WL while you are losing but never ask how you are doing while you are gaining. I have been on this roller coaster of losing and gaining before WLS. Always compliments or questions about how you do it while losing but never a peep while I was getting bigger and bigger. Which I think should be the opposite. I wanted ppl to ask me how I was doing because obviously I was miserable and self medicating with food, but I was invisible to them. Now when people ask me how much I've lost (which I think is a very rude question - it's in the same category of how much do you make) I tell them I don't know. I tell them I don't know my initial weight because didn't want to know. That shuts them off. I don't mind compliments per se.

My meals for the day:

• TONS of coffee and tea
• Turkey meatballs
• Shredded chicken (Crockpot)
• Yogurt & parm cheese

psst...don't want to jinx this but I have finally broken through the 145 wall that I was banging against since Nov. See my stat!

Woohoo 143.3 Sheila! Awesome job!!! So proud of you!

Thanks Em! It makes me giggly happy having you in my corner.

Yay!! Congrats, Shelia!!

Way to go!!

You are a rockstar Sheila!

Thank you my darling Cara!

Haha...that was a tautology!

Good morning~ It's pouring out and dreary, but I'm feeling better after a decent night sleep. I turned on the fan last night for the first time in ? It was so nice not to hear every little noise. I was able to turn off my brain and relax. Nothing exciting going on today - chill day at work, can't wait to be home, the usual... I am looking forward to more projects this weekend. I am painting some furniture - bookcases and a table, stocking and organizing my potting table hoping to bring back my missing green thumb. A hike and shopping for camping equipment are also on the agenda.

QOTD - The comments that I feel weird about aren't necessarily inappropriate - It's just me and I know people mean well but I don't like when people comment on my looks in a way that makes the old me seem less than. Implying that my weight loss improved my status and worth as a person bother me to no end. I am the same person, very humble, introverted yet I have always been confident. Now, I am healthy and more comfortable in my skin. For me, a best comments are about how healthy or happy I look - it's that simple.

Accountability - spot on!

@ years, 3 mo - 175.1

b- coffee x 3 w/hh+splenda, L&F greek yogurt

l-chicken breast, romaine lettuce, parm cheese, caesar dressing

d-shredded chicken, shredded lettuce, salsa and sour cream (thanks Maddymoe - love this)

es - jello x 2

623/73/21

v/l - on track!!

Stay strong and on track!!