What's On Your Thursday Menu, RNYers?

Thrilled you got the green light to go for pureed foods!! Yahoo.  And yum on the ricotta bake, I just might make that for a nice sweet treat for myself! I always liked refried beans & cheese too.

And I hope you take it easy at work and don't over due it. You do remember you had ajor surgery right!?!?!?!?

I am over the moon happy that the GERD seems to be gone!!  Keep up the great work and don't forget to rest!!!

Hi AV and gang!

Long time no see!  I am around, and I read the post when I can, but life has gotten significantly busier.  Thank god I have so much energy now - I could never do what I do at 300+ lbs!  Work has ramped up, I have had some travel (Mexico and NYC) and now I am getting ready to move so I am just all over the place.  Luckily, I spend a lot of time with my boyfriend (we both work from home) and he is a very sensible eater who eats protein bars, drinks protein shakes, and prefers protein to carbs (who is this alien???) so I have lost a few lbs being with him, despite the fact that we eat out on dates and he has a sweet tooth.  We go to the gym together most days, which helps as well.  So hello everyone, and I love reading what you're up to!

QOTD: I laugh pretty constantly.  My boyfriend's kids crack me up.  6 and 10 year olds are funny as hell!

Time Since Surgery: 2 years, 7 months

B: Pro Bar Coffee Crunch, COFFEE

L: Chef salad with baby lettuce, cucumbers, green peppers, honey roasted turkey, pepper jack cheese, cheddar cheese, sriracha ranch dressing

S: Maybe popcorn?

D: He requested "make your own pizza" so we have cheese and sauce and turkey pepperoni and a thin crust.  Half of the pizza each would be 3 pieces each, which I wouldn't eat (or be able to eat).  It's crazy to think that before surgery I would have eaten the whole pizza, plus possibly a side dish.  Ugh, I hate thinking about the volume of food I could put away!!!

E: Gym.  Elliptical and legs today.

Have a wonderful day today and stay cool, all!  AV, I don't know how you live without A/C, though it's the flip phone that really confounds me - my iPhone is pretty much attached to my body ;)

Good to see you here EM. I missed you. You were one *****ally got my ass going when you came on this website. 

Where are you moving to?

Hi Em! Happy to see you! You and Anny on the same day -- it's like the Beatles getting back together.

Hey stranger, glad to see you post and that you're doing so well!

EEEEEMMMMMMMIIIIIIIILLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey gorgeous how are you!  You have been missed here girl!!! And I mean missed!!!!!

I am so happy that everything is going to amazing for you, work sounds good even if its busy, still travelling which is awesome!!  I hope your move goes well, its so stressful moving!!!

I am over the moon thrilled you have found someone special in your life, you deserve so much happiness!!  And he is a non WLS guy and loves protein and working out, you scored there for sure!!! Ummmmmm helps he's gorgeous too!!!!

So awesome that you and your BF and his kids are having such a great time together!  How wonderful is that!!

Yay for pizza night.  Remember our early days and the **** was the Flat Out's with pizza sauce & a ton of protein toppings...oh the good old early days eh LOL LOL  And I hear you on the volume of food, eating pizza pre surgery was like a job for me, I could pack away a lot!

You really cracked me up when you wrote "its the flip phone that really confounds me" I seriously LOL at my desk!!  I too have my iPhone attached to me like another appendage. I may or may not from time to time have gotten in **** from hubby for being on my phone to much, LOL LOL

Thanks for stopping by and saying hi and posting! We miss you terribly!  I hope you don't disappear again but if you do I know that you are busy with work/moving/boyfriend/gym and loving life. 

So happy for you Em, don't be a stranger girl, love ya xoxo 

Good morning everyone!

I haven't posted in a long time.  I'm 6.5 years out and I went way off track and still have 43 lbs to lose.  But, I'm back and working hard.  Here's what I'm having today :

B- two scrambled eggs with cheese, coffee with two cream, one sugar (have to cut that out;-)

Snack - premier protein drink

L- 2% greek yogurt, cheese string and turkey bite

Snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup cherries

Dinner - 6 oz chicken breast, roasted red peppers, 2tbsp low fat sour cream, 2 tbs shredded cheddar cheese

Snack - 1 cheese string, 1 turkey bite

Calories : 1210  Protein : 132  Carbs : 54  Fat : 50

Welcome back. I find that posting here helps keepme accountable. I hope you stick around.

Absolutely!  It helps with accountability and inspires me to read about everyone's successes. 

Glad to have you join us! I'm 4 years out and post nearly every day (unless camping) to stay accountable. Planning really seems to help me keep my weight stable. Look forward to getting to know you!