What's on your Tuesday Menu?

I had to get off Quora. I was spending WAY too much time on there..

At one point I was about 30 pounds over my 136 goal weight. I lost it a pound at a time. Sometimes it was a pound a month. During the pandemic I was attending an online Weigh****cher meeting daily and some days more than one meeting a day. I needed the encouragement and inspiration.

One day last summer I realized that I had been at my goal for a few months and was not having problems maintaining it. I quit paying for Weigh****chers. I have lost another five pounds and now am effortlessly maintaining at 131. One pound of loss does not seem significant but it adds up if you stick to it.

Effortlessly is a strong word. Even in my best, most perfect day, this stuff is hard and I would never call it effortless. Maybe I will some day.

I don't think I will ever "effortlessly" maintain. I am white knuckling my weight every single day. It's a battle and I am fighting a hard one.

Can you share a typical day's menu and your average calories for us? I love the idea of effortless maintaining but I have a hard time imagining it.

When I gave myself permission to eat absolutely anything I pleased, I lost all cravings. I also have my restriction back about as much as right after surgery. I have given up most but no all red meat. I have it a few times a month. I eat a lot of fish and chicken. I almost never eat pasta, rice, or cereal. Once a week I have either a russet or a sweet potato. I buy one potato at a time wrapped in plastic that goes in the microwave.

I have jars of candy on the counter and eat a piece if I want to. I can go to a meal and watch others eat cake, cookies, candy, ice cream and have no interest in eating it myself. I live alone and cook for myself and that helps too. It has really become effortless for me.

Thanks. Sadly I don't have the self control to walk past candy on the counter, and my body would not respond well to that many calories and carbs but I am glad its working for you.

Good morning all and Happy Tuesday,

That is an appropriate meme from New England. Every region or city should have their own food centric pick up line. Chicagoans would say 'You look like a woman who likes her beef wet and spicy.' or 'Fancy a slice of my deep dish?'

Another day, another aide, another no show. This time the aide called to say she was on public transit but running late. And that was the last communication we had. I stuck around for an hour and reprioritized my day.

It's supposed to be a scorcher today.

QOTD- So many time sucks. Here goes... Scouring deals for arbitrage opportunities, food forum, Facebook groups Including my new one, 'The Chicago Underwood: Kings, Killers, & Klowns', virtually any rabbit hole on the web.

B: Dannon Light and Fit Coconut Yogurt, Tangerine.

L: hamburger, grilled mushrooms, blue cheese crusted in cast iron. I'm excited to see how this will turn out.

D: Rotisserie Chicken, green beans, cherries.

Sorry the aide didn't show.

Bummer on the aide. I hate when people have no sense of responsibility to their jobs.