What's On Your Monday Menu, RNYers?

Thanks all for your reply's. Appreciate them.

Robin

AV great pic!  You look fantastic!

My favorite protein bar is the power crunch peanut butter.  But like I see others have said, it starts me on a snackie slippery slope.  Once I have one I want another.  Same with club crackers.  I have decided against having them in the house.  Everyone once in a great while I will buy one for my daughter and one for myself.  That way I am sure to only have one.  I really liked the Quest pumpkin ones, but I guess they are seasonal.

Time since surgery:  15 months

B:  Light & Fit greek salted caramel & quaker oates

L:  Lobster, sweet potato, spinach

D:  Chicken & dumplings, less the dumplings, really chicken soup I guess, snap peas

S:  7 shrimp & sauce

Exercise:  1 hour treadmill with incline intervals

Kristen!  Congrats!  WOOHOO under goal!!!  I am so proud of you.  I know you have daily temptations at the office, but you look (and must feel!) so incredible.  I love your personality and I crack up everytime I read your menu post.

I personally found "reaching goal" pretty anti-climatic...I mean, I kept up the daily struggle, tracking and trying to make good choices.  Maintenance is just like weight loss but with a few more tweaks here and there.  If you can keep going a few more pounds, to account for "bounce back", I say go for it.  (spoken by someone who has 10 lbs of regain to get rid of, and it's much harder now than it was in the first 1.5 years!!!).

Might I add, I always knew you would get to goal so that doesn't surprise me, but the fact that you HAVE A FLIP PHONE SHOCKS THE HELL OUT OF ME!  LOL!  I could not live without my iPhone.  Does that sound dramatic?  It's true!  I can't believe you have held out!

Time Since Surgery: 2 years, 1.5 months

B: Coffee with half and half, 2 hard-boiled eggs with 1 tbsp mayo

L: Aidell's habanero and cheese chicken sausage (these are high in fat and calories, but Costco was out of AmyLu andouille chicken sausage waaaaaaaa) and cucumber salad

S: A huge pickle from Potbelly's.  I love the crunch.  Like you, I am a total crunch carb-a-holic

D: TBD.  I have enough protein in the freezer to feed a family of four.  Will see what sounds good when the time comes.

I know this is not a helpful menu post but I just wanted to say CONGRATS and you and your son look adorable!

Emily

Not only is it a flip phone, but I've had this current one for almost 10 years.  It's a conversation starter, for sure.  LOL

And I actually think that I want to keep going and set out for 135, to account for said bounce back.  Why not try, right? 

You aren't alone AV! I have a flip phone too! I am just a low tech person.

Good morning everyone!  AV, glad the Globetrotters were a huge success and CONGRATULATIONS on crushing your goal!!  That's awesome!  LOVE the picture!!  Weekend here was a modest success.  Exercise was great even though you wouldn't know it by looking at my fitbit.  I forgot it yesterday morning before I went to class and didn't go home before running all my errands.  So, even though I had a bazillion steps and burned a ton of calories, according to fitbit, I was sloth.  Grrr.  Food was ok, although a few tortilla chips may have made it into my mouth yesterday.  Oh well.  As far as protein bars go, I don't eat them all that often, but when I do I like the power crunch bars.  I'll have to try the chocolate brownie flavor.  I usually stick to the peanut butter one.  

Here's my plan for the day:

B: Turkey (3.3oz) spinach and cheese (1oz)

L: Hamburger patty with onions and cheese

D: New York Strip and Italian chopped salad

S: Light and Fit, Peanut butter and somersaults

Totals: Cal.: 988; Protein: 94g; Fat: 49g; carbs: 36g

Have a great day!

Hey, AV:  congratulations!  This weekend I finally got to my 100-lbs-lost milestone!  I hope this marks the end of a plateau, and that I can look forward to another drop over the next month. 

Happy Monday, everyone.  I love it when my kids and husband go back to work and school, because then I can get back to MY work, too.  And I really like getting things done.

The state Lego League Robotics tournament on Sat was a crazy-busy, crazy-hat-filled day.  We were so happy to watch our son (6th grade) being so happy.  His team did not win any awards, but they were mentioned in the first sentence of a newspaper article:  "The Fellowship of the Brick" was a catchy team name for that reporter.  My son's school teacher coaches all the kids in her class on Lego robotics teams and has for several years--she writes up for grants and seeks donations and spends a gazillion hours at this every year.  This year she had 5 teams.  Three of them went to the state tournament, which is such a compliment to her.  She won a "mentor" award, which she totally deserves.

TEACHERS:  I LOVE YOU.  Thanks for all you do for my children and all the children.  You don't get enough accolades, and it seems like there is so much criticism from so many places (e.g., my state legislature which is now in session).  But I see you, and I honor you.

My high school senior son is in the middle of deciding what his next steps are.  College for sure--applications are all in and he has been accepted to two places, waiting on a third.  But he is not sure where to go.   He is also planning a two-year religious mission for our church--when to go?  These are big decisions, even for this mature-ish young man. 

I adore this boy.  He was in a scary, life-threatening accident when he was 5 (fell off a ski lift), and I am amazed at how emotional I have become as he starts to prepare to leave home.  I never struggled with such strong emotions when our older daughter was preparing for college or her church mission time.  When this son was in the ICU way back then, and we had no idea if he would live or die or be paralyzed or have severe brain damage, all I could think of was how much I just wanted him to be with me, no matter what struggles there might be.  Although it was a very scary time (almost bled to death; had traumatic brain injury), he has recovered remarkably in all ways,and it has been a great gift to have him in my home all these years. 

THIS will be my topic for my therapy appointment this week, because I have to get my own emotions out of it enough to be a good parent to him as he seeks advice and positive energy for his plans.  I know this is about him, not me, and he is doing all those good things I have always wanted for him--why am I an emotional mess about it?

Eating plan for today:

B:  Fage greek yogurt with blueberries

L:  Chili with cabbage

D:  Have not figured this out yet.  I have to clean out the refrigerator and see what needs to be used.  probably some kind of chicken and brown rice and green beans for the family.  I will focus on the chicken and beans on my plate, but will have about 2 T of brown rice, too.  I love brown rice.

S:  Kind nut bar (yum).  Plan to have this right as the kids come home, to help with afternoon grazing.  I will ALSO put in those bleach trays again today, since Monday is the early-out day, and the chaos/want-to-graze time lasts much longer.

S (backup):  grape tomatoes with cheese cubes.  My goal will be, if I keep having grazing issues, to have this second snack and SIT DOWN TO EAT IT.  Being satiated helps, and Monday tends to be a very challenging day for me.

xoxo

Wow!  I can't imagine you would ever really "get past" such a terrifying accident!  I'm so glad to hear he's doing well and that you are able to focus on yourself and how you are reacting to his leaving for school.

And a big ol' WOOHOO to you for reaching the century mark!  Well done! 

Your emotions regarding your son are so understandable! I'm glad he made it and is continuing  to make you proud!

My nephew had two bad accidents, severely burned as a toddler and a skiing accident (he hit a tree), my sister had very similar emotions when he left for college this year.

Congrats on the 100lb mark, way to go!!