What's on Your (photo) Friday Menu, RNYers?

I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face...

Such an incredible note. I'm frightened of this surgery that I will be having but that note made me realize how important this journey is not just for myself but for my children to see. I want them to be proud too and realize that they can do anything they put their minds to as well. Thank you for sharing. 

I feel blessed to be able to share!

That note from Em brought tears to my eyes. You must be so proud. Congrats on your 2 year surgiversary. 

That is So beautiful...you better save that baby...framed if needed...

AV, look at those shoes! I love them, and I remember having a pair very similar to them once upon a time! (I think I can hear them when I used to walk in them across hardwoods or tiles! hahaha)

All of the pictures are great too! I got nothing today... 

Tonight I'll be up at the high school for the last night of band camp. Kids will have a band games war, and the band parents always come up with some pretty funny games! This year I'm actually volunteering... I hope I don't regret that... but there's this mom that I'm getting to know, kind of, and last week when I volunteered with the 'boring' moms, pulled me aside and told me that tonight would be fun... then asked me if I was OK with getting in a little trouble. Um, trouble is my middle name! Hoping to find the fun peeps in my little town. It's hard to break into a small town!

Tomorrow we're working in the yard, and I don't know what else... Sunday another Open House... 

My eye is on the prize... KEY WEST in less than two weeks, baby! Woot Woot!

Damn scale. 200.2 this morning... I've ben losing 3lbs/week now for 3 weeks. Is this it? I mean, I'll take 3 lbs a week, but I was really hoping that I'd have larger losses for longer than 2.5 months... My eating is very clean, if not light, I can still barely eat any dense protein (like 1oz max), and I haven't had any simple carbs at all... although, the past two days I've been having cravings for them, in my big old head! I don't eat processed bars, only 1-2 shakes a day (which I have to keep my protein levels up), and a minuscule amount of meats/cheeses for 'meals'. No night time snacking. Nothing. I do need to get back in My Fitness Pal, but I KNOW my calorie intake is ridiculously low. And I don't know what to do about it. Guess I'll just embrace my 3lbs/week and go on with it! I think I'm going through a little 'self pity' right now... 

Yesterday's menu:

B: Premier Protein shake

S: 10 cashews (the can is almost empty, damn they last a long time after RNY! I'm ready for some pecans instead!)

L: made a packet of the sweet and spicy tuna with 2T of mayo, but ate less than 1/2 of it...

D: Bought 4oz filet, and was only able to eat maybe 1oz of it... the piece of bacon that was wrapped around it... and 2T of cottage cheese

Today I'm not sure. I get out of here at 11:30, then drive down to my listing to put up signs, then over to the high school where I'll be for most of the day. If I eat something, I have no idea what it'll be. I did have a shake, and I have two more with me, just for a back up.

Girl! You lost 18 pounds last month, that is like amazing. You are doing wonderfully!

I know, and I'm set to be close this month... I'm just having some kind of stress over it all... probably because I'm so close to Onderland? Maybe it's my time of the month, even though I don't have those anymore?  Or, I want to EAT... like really eat like everyone else, and I can't? That 'full' feeling sucks...  Maybe I just need to let this pass and get over myself 

It is all part of the ebb and flow... I have those days and I have other days where it all feels so easy I feel guilty.  I think we all do.

~E

The scale doesn't reflect realities of being healthier and healthier each day.  And think about it...if I could go in my magic time machine and tell you that in the future you would be down this much weight and be frustrated at "only" losing 3 pounds a week?!?! OMG...I know I would have had to work a month or more to drop 3 pounds back before surgery.  You are doing awesome!

Also...I totally imagine you and the 'boring' moms all getting busted for smoking weed in the bathrooms and showing up with a crazy adorable mug shot on the evening news.  BAND MOMS GONE BAD: News at 11. LOL Don't do it! Jail is no fun. ;)

Have a great weekend friend!

~E