What's On Your Monday Menu, RNYers?

I am sure you feel so much better now.  I am a size 8 (in some things).  I don't think my size would change much if I lost more just simply due to my hip bones. Don't beat yourself up. Revel in the success you have had.

I appreciate it so much you guys all really encourage and  support and it means so much to me

Good morning and welcome to your Monday!  Beloved Monday. Insert sarcasm. This weekend was relaxing and I am feeling ready for the week.

QOTD: I am not afraid of heights I am afraid of falling.  There is actually a difference from a phobia stand point.  I can be on a plane without fear, 20th floor of a tall building, all that high up stuff.  But if I stand near the edge of a step I break into a sweat. I can't go near the windows of a building above the second floor and what is up with random staircases that have nothing in between the steps. You know the kind you can see through to the ground below?  Death!  Driving over bridges?  Nope. Hate it. Escalators are also terror.  They will try to eat me I am fairly convinced.

Menu:

B: Chobani Greek yogurt Simply 100 "crunch", L: Ribeye steak leftovers and 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, S: Light & Fit Greek Yogurt, D: Bacon and eggs

Totals: Cal 820, Protein 81, Carb 46, Fat 40

Have a wonderful day everyone!

That's an interesting distinction.  May be that's what I don't like?  Like if you get too close to the edge you won't be able to stop yourself from falling.  Hmmm...

If I am near an edge I get this mental image in my head of falling that is very vivid and adrenaline floods my system. I can press through it if I need to but I really really hate it. A sidewalk curb can be just as terrifying as a fourth story balcony.

I actually sold shoes many years ago for a Red Cross shoe store.  We had ladders everywhere in the back room.  After a week or so I was able to climb them without thinking about it much because in my brain I decided they were not the kind of ladder one fell off of.  I basically forced myself to do it often enough that my brain decided these were safe ladders somehow.  If I went into the racks right now, I could climb those ladders still.  If my light bulb in my bedroom goes out tonight I would call an electrician before I climbed on the ladder from the garage.  That ladder is still scary. LOL

In college I worked in an anxiety disorder clinic. The patients I had who had a fear of heights had that rush of adrenaline associated with a mental image of being high off the ground.  They never described falling specifically, it was just being high that was their issue.  I asked the center director about it and he explained that they are really two different phobias.  Since we did exposure therapy where we incrementally expose patients to their phobic stimulus it was really important to do in depth interviewing to find out the specific stimulus that caused trouble for each individual. For fear of heights it had to be a different process than fear of falling. Much like fear of large bodies of water is different than a fear of drowning.

Brains are fascinating, aren't they?

I can diagnose, treat, and dissect it...but I still don't stand on the edge of a balcony without breaking a sweat and whimpering the whole time. LOL

~Elizabeth the Brave

This IS fascinating!  And you know what's funny?  I can climb the stockroom ladders pretty easily now, but I refused to change the bulbs in the kitchen ceiling light because I didn't want to climb the stepladder!  My husband didn't understand it, but you get me.  LOL

now that you mention it, that's what it is for me as well.  It's more a fear of falling than a fear of heights.  As long as I'm feeling like I'm secure (like in a building), or if I have something to grab on to, heights don't really bother me.

Good Morning!! I had an OK workout this morning but I forgot to tape my knee so I had to go easy.

QOTD: Heights don't bother me much. I like to say I have a healthy respect for them. 

Todays Menu!

B: coffee with SF creamer, chocolate premier protein. 

L: 2 chicken skewers and sautéed peppers and onions.

D: meatballs w/ marinara

S: string cheese 1/4 of an apple

QOTD:  as a couple others have implied, I'm OK with heights IF I'm feeling like I'm secure.  I was on a swinging bridge once that went over some mountain gorge and thought I was gonna freak out.  Or standing on top of some narrow thing like the very top of a ladder with nothing to grab onto if I started to fall - no.  But in a plane - or the top of some tall building - that works!

15 months out

(this is so much easier M-F because I bring stuff to work - so most of my day food-wise is planned out early in the morning.  I'm much less likely to deviate from my plan than I am on the weekends!!)

B:  Greek yogurt with added protein powder, aronia berries and blackberries

S:  protein shake, coffee with half & half

L:  1 C cottage cheese with cherry tomatoes

D:  the chicken/peach/pecan salad (finally - planned to eat it on Sat or Sun, but didn't on either - I have to eat it today or it'll end up in the trash)

probably another Greek yogurt or frozen protein pudding pop somewhere in there

exercise:  hopefully TRX at lunch if I can get away (45 minutes), water aerobics tonight (60 minutes)

Hey guys. I had a great weekend although the scale is perpetually stuck at 190. I don't mind heights, fine with them. 

B- siggis yogurt, tea s/ SF creamer

L- deli ham, cheddar cheese stick, pickkes

D- ground beef, marinara and mozz in wonton wrapper 

**going to decrease my calories this week and increase fluid to see if that helps.