What's on Your (photo) Friday Menu, RNYers?
Today is my second time posting on this thread. Thanks to everyone who made me feel welcome after my first post, on Monday.
I am not good with photos. In fact, for Christmas, my husband asked for a new photo of our 4 kids. We couldn't get everyone together, so everyone sketched themselves. It turned out hilarious! And he has it framed in his office now.
Life goes at a crazy pace at my house. Always too much to do. Today I have to pick up our car from the shop; pick up groceries; finish putting away Christmas stuff; go through an accumulation of mail and pay some bills and reconcile health insurance stuff; forecast some financial things so we can (hopefully) purchase a new car to replace our dying 15-yr-old car; and MAKE A HOBBIT CAPE! Yes, a hobbit cape, for a Very Important Kid Event tomorrow.
I am having trouble since the holidays with chocolate. There was a lot around, and there still is, and the chocolate beast has awakened inside me. That is my big challenge lately, plus grazing--another bad habit returning over the holidays.
My menu plan for today:
Breakfast (late): Lentil/ham soup
Lunch: Turkey breast with homemade, low-sugar cranberry sauce and cherry tomatoes.
Snack afternoon: Ricotta bake with spinach.
Dinner: Not sure yet--depends on the family--husband might be taking the boys out after a dad/son event in the late afternoon. If I am on my own, then I will have talapia or stewed chicken/tomatoes from the freezer, with parmesan. If we are together, it will probably be "easy weekend" fare, like hamburgers or pizza--I take off the bun or the crust before eating.
Snack evening: Almonds or cashews or a Kind bar
I am on track with my liquids and supplements except the multi vitamins. Have been out of vitamins, and without a car while it is in the shop. Picking up the car this afternoon.
Good morning. AV, love the picture! One of these days I'll have to figure out how to post a picture so I have actual proof that I exist. I love being able to place faces with names. Late post for me today, I have a court filing in Bakersfield (which is pretty far away from me) so I had to get it done early so it makes the court deadline. My weight is still going in the wrong direction, even though i've been eating clean. I think I may have to go against my doctors' advice (yes, more than one doctor) and return my calories to below 900 until the weight comes off. It's going to be hard to do, since I think my system is now used to the additional calories and I get hungry, but I know that hunger won't kill me. I see all of you posting about being at goal or so close to goal and I want to cry. I was 2 lbs from goal when my labs went haywire and I was told to increase my calories. I'm now significantly more than 2 lbs from goal. Enough with the pity party . . . I just have to tell myself that I'm much better off now than when I started this whole process and be happy, dammit!!!
My plan is up in the air today. I'm going to a friend's house tonight after work and we don't have anything planned. She said something about just hanging at her place, having wine and catching up, but that will not work for me. First, I haven't had a glass of anything with alcohol since my surgery. Wine for dinner just won't cut it, particularly since I'll need to drive home. I can't stay at her place since I run on saturday mornings at 7:00 with a friend and I'm not willing to give up my run. Second, I don't think drinking wine will help with my scale issue (see above). There are days I long to be a "Normal" person and not constantly have the scale, and protein counts, and carb counts in controlling my actions. Sometimes I just want to say "f'it" and live, and if I have a liquid dinner, so what. But, I know that's not in the cards for me and that I'll never be "normal" like that. A girl can dream, right? Finally, if I don't have a protein forward dinner, my protein count will be low and with the way the scale is behaving, I can't afford to have a day where my protein counts are below goal. It's days like today where I don't want to go out and be amongst the "normal" people. I'd rather just go home where I can control my food and my life. I'm really sorry for ranting and raving this way, but I just needed to get it out and I know this is a good, safe place to do so.
Here's my plan through dinner:
B: ground turkey (3.5 oz) and shredded Mozzarella cheese (1 oz)
L: Left over tri tip (3.5 oz) and snap peas (1/4 c)
D: ???????????????????????
S: Light and fit and PB; somersaults
Totals: Cal. 668; Protein: 65g; Fat: 34g; Carbs: 33g (these counts suck . . . super high in fat and carbs with a meal left to go . . . ugh why can't I make good choices?????)
Thanks. The problem is with this menu (and depending on dinner), I'm not losing any weight, in fact, I'm gaining. My calories have been around 1,000 a day (they were up to 1,200 on doctor's orders) I guess I want to see if I can get my carbs back under 40g a day and see if that kickstarts a loss. Really, I think it's me just being in a whiny mood. Thanks for "listening" to me ***** and moan!
My tummy is a bit upset today, not sure if it the spinach in my egg puffs or what it is. I was using chopped broccoli and made some with chopped spinach and they do not seem to be agreeing with me.
Late start today. Are we suppose to get 60-80 grams of protein? I have only been doing 60.
I am unplanned today but not worried as I am not tempted by the items that I brought in the house all low carb and high protein. I am just not feeling into food right now. Will post in tmws thread what I ate today. I start working nights tmw. Totally new ball game but will divide and conquer.
Had egg puffs for bkft
Rest of day undecided
