Whatcha Eating Today VSGers? Tuesday 10/3/17

I think about what a difficult decision it is to have weight loss surgery, and how fragile people are before surgery, and it makes me shudder that they were exposed to these unaware voices. It was a good thing you were there and that you were willing to speak up for the importance of WLS as a treatment for obesity. Its really the only thing that works for many of us.

You've done so well with the weight loss process, in spite of having so many challenges to overcome. You should be so proud of yourself. Don't let anyone misjudge you!

Carol

Gwen, I'm so happy you were able to set the record straight for this group. Imagine what it would have been like if you hadn't been there? No telling what kind of silliness that couple would have filled those people's heads with! Huzzah for you! (see the Renfair reference I made there for ya?) lol

I would love to see you do that. Having home hospice has been horribly stressful. Food and exercise go to pot. Sleep is shot. Moods fluctuate and irritability abounds!

Happy Tuesday!

B: Vanilla Nuzest clean lean protein powder with 10 oz. unsweetened vanilla almond milk

S: 11 almonds (gettin' crazy having 2 more than normal) :)

L: 4 oz. pork tenderloin w/1 tsp of sugar free apple sauce

D: 4 oz. bone-in, skin-on chicken breast (they didn't have boneless skinless at the deli)

QOTD: statistician for women's tennis (www.wtatour.com). I love numbers, data and tennis so it would be the perfect fit! :)

Have a great day everyone.

Are you in loss phase or maintenance? I feel like you eat so little if you're maintaining!

Maintenance. But I'd still like to lose a little bit more. I don't have much of an appetite and just make sure I hit my protein goals. I stick to under 800 calories a day still. There are days I cheat just a little bit, but I really stay focused. My vice is snacking and small bites. One leads to 10, etc. So I stick to plan and pre-plan all meals. That way I don't have to make a bad decision.

Interesting. I'm surprised you mostly maintain on that calorie amount! I'm losing (at this point very slowly) on 1,600 calories/day still. I imagine I'd disappear if I stayed on 800.

I had gotten down to 189 for a minute. I've actually gained a bit over the past 4 months and am fighting to get back into that neighborhood. Maintenance is a dickens! I still log and track everything and can easily see where I'm adding here and there and see what I need to fix. It's just getting back into good habits all the time for me.

I have a meeting at 6 tonight that I need to be at the building by 5, so dinner isn't happening until around 9 pm. Trying to figure out how to do the rest of my meals to deal with that.

B: Coffee - black, 5 ounces Oikos Triple Zero Vanilla with 1/4 cup of Granola Factory Quinoa Dark Cherry Granola

S: Good question

L: - Maybe eggs? - scrambled? Maybe I'll pop two into a pot of water now to hardboil for egg salad.

S: - Another good question -maybe an apple

D: I think my daughter and husband are going to share a steak for dinner while I'm at my meeting. If there is leftover, I'll have that with a salad.

I have another hike this morning (yesterday I ended up with 16,600 steps and a toe blister) that is up a very big hill, down the back side, and up and over again for a total of 6 miles. I may cut it short to save my toes for Sedona... Later it's onto the movies with friends to see Victoria and Abdul.

QOTD: My dream job would involve golden retriever puppies. Lots and lots of adorable, fluffy puppies.

B - coffee and yogurt

L - sushi

D - carnitas

S - protein pudding (I vow to skip popcorn at the movies. It's a slippery slope for me!)