What's on Your Wednesday Menu, RNYers?

ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   YAAAAASSSSSSSS!!  So awesome, congrats!!

WOOHOO!  Congratulations!   That is certainly onederful news!

YAY!  WHOO HOO!  ONE-DERLAND DELIGHT! 

Hi OH Friends!  Today is my official two year surgiversary, which is exciting and scary - the dreaded year 3 is upon me!  LOL.  I posted yesterday and thanks to you all for your sweet notes of encouragement.  

I buy myself everything I want throughout the year LOL.  For better or worse.

My Christmas present from my parents arrived in the mail - I got an Amazon Echo!  It's super cool.  I can ask "Alexa" questions and stream music.  I love it.

If you have to buy random gifts for less than $25 for anyone this year, I had some great ideas from a White Elephant party - they are:

A bottle of wine, a nice kitchen knife from Bed Bath & Beyond, Connect 4, a waterproof bluetooth speaker, kitchen mitts, a grilling tong with a flashlight on it.

So in exciting news, I started dating someone I met online who had VSG a year ago!  Just randomly!  It's so awesome - we laugh at ourselves when we eat out and finish 1/3 of a meal.  It's actually awesome to date someone who GETS it.  He eats small, protein-forward meals, he is not freaked out if I get the foamies, and he works out pretty hard.  Also, his body ain't perfect, which makes me feel better about mine.    

B: Coffee with half and half, leftover Chipotle bowl of tofu, chicken, cheese, guacamole (weird, but I was too lazy to make eggs and it was in the fridge)

L: Mediterranean tuna salad, pickle, cucumber salad

D: I am cooking for the man!  Turkey meatloaf, asparagus, red potatoes.  I have no doubt this will be four meals each for the two of us LOL

E: I did 70 minutes on the elliptical this morning.  Feeling strong.  

Have a great day, everyone.  Good luck avoiding those sweets in the office - those temptations make me glad I work from home!  Em

Dinner sounds delicious! Glad to hear about the new guy too! Don't dread year three too much it's just about like year two. Just make good choices most of the time and stay accountable and you will be fine. The new guy should help there too!

Great ideas Em! Also, so glad you found someone you are enjoying the company of-and gotta love cheap dates (since you can share meals when you want!)

so much wonderfulness in this post - I don't know where to start! So I will just say WAY To GO and HUBBA HUBBA! 

Congrats on the new guy!!!  My matter how understanding my husband tries to be, he just does NOT get it!  He has NEVER been overweight and can eat whatever he likes!  So YAY for having someone who gets it!!

Congrats on your two year surgiversary and the new man in  your life.  

I feel lucky to be working from home this week and next week - doesn't mean I don't have temptations, but at least it's not forced eating frenzy time!  

there is a great deal of pressure to celebrate and act joyful when so many people just aren't feeling it for whatever reason.  I have always loved everything about Christmas - the songs, the decorations, etc. - but as I've gotten older I'm losing my patience with some of it. I tossed out so many old holiday decorations - streamlining and simplifying.

Anyway, hang in there AV and anyone else who is not "feeling it".  

Here's my game plan for today.  I wrote it up at 5:30am, but just got here to post it!!

time since surgery:  8 1/2 months

Breakfast
Organic Valley - 1% Organic Milk, 1 cup
Unjury protein shake - Protein Shake, 1 scoop

Lunch
Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole (1/8), 0.75 serving(s)

Dinner
Kirkland Signature - Tilapia Loins, 4 oz
Broccoli - Broccoli, Steamed, 0.25 cup

Snacks
Coffee with Half and half, 2 oz(s)
Dannon - Light & Fit (Peach), 1 container, 6 oz

Totals 679 cals, 45 g carb, 19 g fat, 80 g protein

Exercise - 30 mins "Belly Blaster" cardio DVD

W/V - not started - and it's 11am - YIKES!!! 

Have a great Wednesday everyone,

Christine