What is on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu RNYers?

Good morning and happy Friday.  Sooo glad it's the weekend, even though I likely have to work.  I need to finish a huge project that's due the Friday after my revision surgery . . . if I don't get it done, I'll have to postpone my surgery date.  CQOTD - I've learned that I am, and always will be a work in progress, I've learned to try and be kind to myself (an easy lesson to learn, a difficult lesson to put into practice), and I've learned to accept help and support from others.  I never realized that I would gain so much from this surgery, but it has made me a better person and for that I am truly thankful.

My food plan is less than stellar today.  It is my boss' son's 21st birthday today but we have a mediation down in San Diego (about a 3 hour drive from my office) and his wife almost killed him when she found out about it because she was certain he was going to miss their son's dinner.  So, we're tag teaming it.  But instead of having me drive down early this morning, he's having me leave at 11:00 which totally destroys my eating plan.  I packed a protein bar, a kind bar, some sliced turkey and provalone and I figure there are places I can stop along the way.  As busy as I am, I'm kind of hoping to get close to San Diego and get a phone call from him saying he doesn't need me.  I can use some alone time.  Anyway, because if the mediation, my lunch and dinner remains unplanned (I detest days like this . . . I do much better when I have my food planned out)

B:  scramble with 2 eggs, 1 oz of ham and 1 oz shredded cheese, latte with 4 oz fairlife milk

L: turkey and provalone on the road

S: ????

D: ????

Have a great weekend everyone!

Sounds very busy but you are doing the stuffs!  Way to go with all that 'adulting'. ~E

Good morning everyone.  Another super cute outfit from you Cynthia.  Love it!  I broke the skirt/dress challenge streak today by wearing jeans (see picture below).  I am only working a 1/2 day today, and Friday is my only day I can wear jeans, so darnit, I'm gonna wear them.    Size 6, I might add.

QOTD:  What have I learned about myself on this WLS journey?  I think the biggest thing is that I do have the ability to control my weight, if I use it.  I also have the ability to make bad choices, but know how not to make that permanently derail me.  This is something I didn't know before.  I always felt that I had my life together and was successful in everything but my weight.  I could never understand why I could not get control of that.  I learned that, with the right tools and mindset, I do have the ability to control it.  If I fail to do it, it is my failure, and not some other force working against me.  So, my challenge is to remember this every day, every week and every year into the future.  To value myself enough to be hard on myself.  To get back up when I stumble. and believe that only I can give me the power to succeed long term.  No one else, or nothing else, can sabotage me.  Only I can do that, and I am worth more than that.

QOTD #2:  I am having a party at my house this evening for a friend that is visiting from MN.  I am doing heavy appetizers, with lots of WLS friendly choices, that non-WLS peeps will like too (meats, cheeses, shrimp, smoked salmon, crab deviled eggs, etc.).  That is one of the best advantages of hosting.  I get to control the menu (there's that word again).  Yay!  The other good thing about hosting is that means I don't drink much.  I am much too busy running around, but will probably have 1 glass white wine.  It should be fun.  Some of the people coming are ones I haven't seen in a long time, and can't wait for a chance to catch up with them.

Time Since Surgery: 18 months

B:  Egg Beaters, mozzarella and bacon omelette

S:  Ellenos Greek Yogurt - Raspberry Ginger

L:  4 oz. prawns

S:  4 oz prawns (the rule of old food.  They must be consumed today)

D:  2 oz each chicken breast, flat iron steak and smoked salmon.  Glass of wine.

Totals:  Calories 823, Carbs 22, Protein 91

I imagine that I will end up a little higher as I tend to taste when I cook (need to check for seasoning, dontcha know), but I promise to keep it under control.

Yay weekend!

I would totally come to party at your house!  It sounds lovely.  You look fabulous. You cat is sneaking in there...too cute.

Have a great weekend!

~Elizabeth

Yes hosting has it's advantages...everything sounds yummy. Love the outfit, size 6 jeans? That is a win!

Looking amazing my dear! Hope you have a great time with your friends this evening!

Thank goodness it is Friday. I have flown 4 days out of the last 6 (2 for pleasure and 2 for business) and I am one tired puppy.  Plus the budget is being presented to the Board on Tuesday, which means last minute scrambling to answer questions and we are approaching the fiscal year end which also means lots of deadlines and last minute requests to get things in for year end. 

Well, I have learned a lot this past year.  I had big plans to post something on my year surgiversary, but that came and went last month. Although not the profound things you are probably asking about, the two things I learned on this last trip were that I CAN now fit in the One Size Fits All robes in hotel rooms and I am no longer the person that other passengers avoid on a Southwest flight when they need to sit in the middle seat next to me.  I guess the other thing of more substance that I have learned is that it is important to take care of me, sometimes to the exclusion of others.  This is not easy.

Weekend plans...I hope to go to the chiropractor on the way home, get threaded to clean up my eyebrows, then go home and go through the mail and do laundry and all those things that haven't happened in the past week. Tomorrow we have a plumber coming to try to fix the shower in the kids bathroom (although they no longer live here, I want to keep them out of mine when they come visit), a much needed haircut, and then going to dinner and a play with a friend.  Sunday-nothing, nada-maybe some shopping...I need clothes that fit.

I love seeing everybody's pictures. Photo Friday is fun.  Happy birthday to Grim. I want to go to Martha's Vineyard someday.  Hope you all have a great weekend.

This is a picture at one of our favorite wineries in Napa, Pride Mountain Vineyard. 

I'm likely to be the last poster today, but I lived my menu so I wanted to share!

M1: 1 egg/beaters, 2oz ham

m2: jello pudding cup/strawberry

m3: hot roast beef and cheese, boiled egg

m4: dinner out: a yummy seafood trio. Shrimp, scallops, salmon, Apple/celery root salad, and asparagus. Ate 1/2, can't wait to have the rest for breakfast! 

Weekend plans: work a bit tomorrow. Hubby and the kids are away till tomorrow night. If live to fit in a pedicure.