What we are eating,and what's eating us!!!! Monday..

Kathi, you sound so happy! That is great to hear!! You were just soooo ready for this ife change! BIG HUG!!

Good Morning Linda...... A quiet morning so far. I had a fun weekend but am having some issues with depression. I fight it as best I can. No appetite today...... B-Slim Fast Protein Drink The rest of the day?????? Love and hugs.....Boo

Hello my skinny Boo! Thank you once again for the card, and most of all the picture, I showed it to Olivia, she is impressed with you girl! Connie, I have been having a damn hard time with depression and I am fighting it with all I have got. I started wellbutrin again, and that is helping, so along with the ones for the face pain and the sleeping, I am up to THREE different anti-depressants, but I am just starting to feel a bit better. You are in my prayers, your cross is heavy right now. I am happy you have the good friends you deserve, when you are busy,having fun...not the job..you do better. No time to think, and you get a hefty dose of that great med called laughter. I love you Connie, be blessed.

Good morning Linda and all. Well, yesterday was a disaster day for my food. We got a call at 8am that a huge branch had fallen on our daughters house, broke through the roof, landed on the car and they couldn;t get out the front door. So hubby & I went over there to help. So started out no breakfast ( bad start) Her MIL & FIL came over to help and brought donuts for everyone of course I ate one. Lunch had 1/2 a sandwich, They got lots of pics taken and the adjuster said they could cut up the tree. so we all worked on that all day. Then daughter made my hubby's favorite dinner of fathers day. Swedish meatballs & Sweet Mustard Gravy.  I should just walked home. But noooo I had to eat a little...that idea went out the window rather quickly. So end result I ate way too much of all the wrong things yesterday. Am paying for it today. Upset stomach (the grease) swollen hands & feet (the salt) and sluggish mind(too much fat & carbs). Today so far I've had coffee, water & meds.I feel like you do after thanksgiving dinner bloated and yuk!!!! But I am going to stop beating myself up and start fresh today. Maybe some yogurt soon. Lunch salad and vegies. Dinner - Grilled chicken and salad..   paulette

Paulette you had one heck of a day! The best part is that it is gone, and it was not one day's eating that got any of us in the boat we are in. I hope you feel better soon. Aren't you glad you do not have to feel this way everyday. Take care...smile.

Hi all, I just want to start of by thanking all of you for replying to me last week. Your suggestions are working and all of your support came at a time when I was questioning the sanity of my decision of having this surgery at all. Down another pound today, so the scale is moving. I have had to realize that I can't do any flour or sugar at all. For me, it is an instant weight gain. Today's menu is: Breakfast-Protein shake. Snack: Yogurt Lunch: Salad with cold steak from dinner yesterday. Snack: 1/2 banana with 1 tbs. peanut butter Dinner: More of the salad with cold steak or a Dr. Praeger's veggie burger. Depends on how much my kids ate of the leftovers today. Snack: Sugar free jello pudding cup. Lots of water. I have consciously upped my protein intake. I was recommended to keep it between 50-60 grams a day but if I up it, the bad carbs aren't talking to me. Hope everyone has a good day! Bonnie

Bonnie, it is good to hear you are doing ay better. Frankly, I thought your protein was way too low, but I do not give anything like medical advice. It is great you were able to listen to your body, the protein, does fill you up, help your muscle, and I eat much more of it than you. Once again,kudos on listening to your body girl!!

Good Tuesday #1 to you, Linda. Things here are about the same as always. Bill is going to work today and that puts me in a bit of a depression since I miss him so badly when he goes. I have to go the pcp and I leave before he does so that is going to make it harder since he isn't going to be here when I get home. I will survive and go on because I am a real woman!!!! lol Our friend passed away yesterday. She has been so sick and in and out of the hospital for several months. Finally the doctor told Bob that there was nothing more they could do and gave her a week. She lasted 4 days. At least her boys got here and one is from Arizona and that is a good thing. So on Wednesday we have a funeral to go to. Bill is very close to Bob and when he was talking to him Bob cried and that threw Bill for a loop. He is of the mind set that "real men" don't cry. He thinks of it as a weakness and to me it is a strength. Maybe this is going to help him. He will cry when he is alone and then tell me but in 20 years I have never seen him cry.  We ended up going out for dinner last night. I had chicken and 4 bites of potato and cauliflower. It was good and there is a lot in the fridge so Bill is taking chicken for his lunch. lol B: 1 ww peanut butter toast w/ peanut butter and small yogurt L: Lean Cusine dinner D: southwest chicken salad with veggies S: sf pudding I got a new recipe for the southwest chicken salad. It calls for kidney beans and I am not fond of them so I am substituting black beans for them. It sounds like it going to be good. Hope so. lol Better go. I am sending love and ginormous hugs to you and my special prayers going up for you too. Have a wonderful Tuesday #1.

Brenda, I am sorry to hear about your friend. I am sure she will be sorely missed.  Bill is old school for sure, I understand. I hope all went well with your pcp. The chicken salad sounds good. I will cook again when it is 85 outside, that gives me about 4 months..LOL! I guess if I get a real craving, I will cook. I thank God for all the good food choices we have today. You are a blessed, sweet lady Brenda. Take care... 

Hi Linda, I love your emoticons every day.  I'm prepared today.  I even found that I didn't eat my yogurt and blueberries on Friday so I have an extra snack today. B - Pure Protein Bar S - yogurt with blueberries L - Smart Ones Chicken and broccoli in Parmesan Sauce S - yogurt with blueberries D - feeling like a grilled cheeseburger with lots of ketchup, relish, mustard, pickles and lettuce (no bun). S - dish of low cal. ice cream It scares me sometimes how I can mess up my eating so badly and still lose weight.  I need consequences to keep me in line. Have a great day. Bev