What's On Your Thursday Menu, RNYers?
Morning AV.Good morning. I had a much better night last night. Well, not by my food, but overall I felt better. I ended up eating a slice of pizza for dinner at the meeting, and topped it off with some strawberry cheesecake. I came in at about 1000 calories, win. Resetting and being better today. My hubby got home last night, so that's good.
A few weeks ago when we were ordering my hubby's grill, the lady at the garden center talked me into buying some praying mantis eggs for the garden. So, I bought 2 sacks. I kept them in my warm enclosed from porch, but it's been almost 2 weeks and they hadn't hatched, so I moved them out into the bush a couple of days ago and popped the lid. I had checked on them everyday and still nothing. Well, we got a pretty good thunderstorm last night and I was worried about them, but when I went to check on them today look what I found! If you look closely in the wood shavings to the right of the egg sacs, you can see a teeny tiny little praying mantis. Each sack is supposed to have about 200 praying mantis! I'm excited to see them around this summer.
QOTD: I think the thing I like the most is BBQing in the yard. I don't camp, because our idea of camping is renting a hotel room near the beach. I do love the beach, but we're so busy that we don't go as often as we'd like. But having people over, watching the kids run and play in the sprinklers and sitting while my hubby chars some yummy meat on the grill? That is heaven to me. I plan on doing it 3 times this weekend!
10 months 12 days since surgery
B: 2 eggs, 2 bacon and a slice of ff cheese, coffee with cream and sugar
L: a can of albacore with mayo and pickle relish. half an apple
D: turkey burger with cheese, mayo and low sugar ketchup on 1/2 a low carb wrap. I will eat about 3/4 of the burger (3oz)
S: Light and Fit Greek yogurt
Totals:
Calories 769 Protein 79 Carbs 36 Fat 33
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
....hahaha then once I clicked on the pic I could see the them.
Awwww baby praying mantis!! Parker came home a few weeks ago all excited..."Mommy ...mommy....GUESS WHAT....praying mantis mommy's EAT THE DADDY after they make a baby" BWHAHAHAHAH 
He thought it was the coolest thing ever, but glad we aren't praying mantis because he liked Daddy! lol
HW: 328 Program start weight: 309 SW:275.8 CW: 154.6 (12/14/16)
Praying Mantis babies: such a fun thing for your kids (and your inner kid) watch!
Praying mantises always make me think of the explanation of evolution from Joel Achenbach's excellent book, "Why Things Are," which basically explains natural selection like this:
After mating, the female mantis eats the head of the male mantis. You would think the male mantises would get wise and not go there! But, the wiser, head-protecting male mantises never got their genes passed on. Natural selection. The male mantis babies have the gene for "head bitten off after mating is ok with me!" The other males kept their heads, but their genes died with them.
Good morning all. I still cannot shake this headache. I need this to be gone! I can't race like this and it's starting to really get on my nerves! Busy day today but tomorrow is Friday so it will be ok.
QOTD: TRIATHLON!!
Time since surgery: 23+ months
B: Venti Skinny Mocha and JD Breakfast sammy
S: Almonds
L: LC Meal
S: Iced Coffee and jerky
D: ham and cheese rollup on low carb tort
E: Swam this am, will run tonight if I can lose this headache
W/V: Started
