What's On Your Tuesday Menu, RNYers?

My mom is one of 8 girls, 3 boys.  There were 7 girls born before a boy was born.  We've only lost one aunt, and that was when she was in her 30's to cancer.  The youngest is only 3 years older than I am, and I grew up with him more like a cousin than an uncle.  Though I do call him uncle John. Sounded funny when I was 13 and he was 16, lol!

I was just telling my hubby last night that I missed after school specials!! So glad you had a great time yesterday :)

So proud of you! Six miles?????? While I have been in boats many times, I have never been in a canoe or kayak....

Good Morning all! I have two older sisters from my moms first marriage. One is 9 years older and a Navy Wife and lives near my mom in Annapolis and the other is 7 years older and works for an airline and lives in Houston. I also have a younger brother who lives in Maryland as well he is just 18 months younger than me and is a personal trainer and nutritionist. It interesting that I am closest to my oldest sister and she never lived with us growing up when my mom divorced they split custody of the girls so we only saw her for some weekends and holidays. 

Time since surgery:  6 months

B:  Double Scoop Unjury Shake

S:  P3 Turkey Snack

L:  Leftover Sausage, Onions and Peppers with some Mozzarella on top

D:  ??? Hubby is out of town for work so I think I will make fish sticks for the kiddos and have some tuna for myself, if that fails it will be a cheeseburger patty from somewhere.

TOTALS(with Tuna plan):  Cals:  795  Protein:  90  Carbs:  30  Fat:  34

QOTD: I, my new friends, am an ONLY CHILD... they broke the mold with me  

That being said, growing up away from family, I've found a closeness with friends that must be comparable to siblings. I have several great friendships going as far back as 6th grade. We may not see each other often, but we keep in touch and when we are together it's like no time has passed at all.

6 weeks since surgery! 35.5 pounds down!

B: Bariatric Advantage cookies and cream shake (I am SO TIRED of this flavor... ugh)

L: 2oz chicken thigh and a mozzerella cheese stick (yesterday I was only able to get 1/2 stick and 1oz down)

D: Chic Fila nuggets maybe? I'm showing houses until 8:30 tonight, so I'll be on the run!

S: 1 serving of unflavored protein mixed into flavored water

Good morning everyone,

I'm headed out to the lake today with a friend and some of our kids. We take Pedro along and he always finds something gross to chew on, lol.

So this is weird... In the past week I've lost two pounds, but I tried on two pairs of shorts yesterday that I literally couldn't zip up last week. Now they fit! So I guess I'm losing inches more than pounds right now. I'll take that!

Qotd: Well this is a weird one for me. I have one brother, two sisters and a sister from my dad's 2nd marriage. My dad was quite the ladies' man. He died a year and a half ago and when we were going through his stuff, we found a list he had made of his children and their birth dates. There was a SIXTH child listed! And then, when we applied to get his last Social Security check for the five of us, at least two other people applied as his children too. We don't even know who these people are. It blows my mind that I probably have siblings out there that I don't know! Weird, right?

Ok, food. Yesterday was a very empty pouch day. I did an hour of tough water aerobics. That instructor is a slavedriver! Anyway, I came home ravenous and really struggled for the first time since surgery with eating. My stats aren't too bad given my hungry pouch. 

Calories 873      Carbs 37     Protein 83

My week has already been overly busy. The weekend was fun.  I actually CRUSHED it as planned though honestly my version of 'crushing it' has changed over the years.  There was karaoke on Friday night and then Saturday I was too tired to go do anything except clean and laundry around the house.  Sunday I did something I haven't done in a decade or more....I played table top Dungeons & Dragons. LOL I'm such a geek!!! Was super fun.

I am up a pound today but I think that is more from trying to quit smoking. I have been feeling munchy as heck. I'm doing really good...patches are helping and I have only smoked two yesterday and one today. Wish me luck!

QOTD: I have one brother who is 6 years older than me.  He is in prison for murder and has been there since 1991 (Right?  Kinda awful. He has pretty serious mental illness and drugs did him no favors in the 80s) and one half brother who is 15 years younger. I haven't spoken to my half brother in many many years, we were never close and didn't grow up together. My family of origin was a hot mess no one would write an after-school special about. 

Menu:

B: Greek yogurt Chobani Simply 100 Crunch

L: Lettuce, pico de gallo, 1/2 cup taco meat

D: Homemade chili (no beans) 1 cup

S: Cherries 1 cup

Totals: 

Calories 875, Protein 85, Carbs 54, Fat 32

Whoa!  That's crazy about your brother.  I'm sorry!

I used to play a little D&D back in the day, too.  LOL  I haven't played in many moons....

I figure my brother forgot to roll and spot check and then rolled a 1 on initiative when it came to life. Success was never his quest.  smirk 

It is what it is. I remember he shot me with his BB gun when I was 4. I pretty much hated him since then.  I think he was seriously mentally ill even then.  Back in the day no one really talked about that and no one in my family ever would actually go to a counselor. In addition he is gay and that was totally not acceptable in my family. I think much of his addiction was trying to self medicate and repress his orientation. I'm grateful times have changed. 

Many of his issues are not so different from my food addiction now that I think about it. We both came out of that family pretty messed up. I just got lucky and didn't go completely off the rails.  

~e