Whats on your Menu today (Thursday) RNYers?
Morning Menu Friends, thank you to all who answered yesterday's QOTD, we got a lot of great responses, thanks!!!!
So hubby got called yesterday afternoon by the Courthouse he has to GO BACK tomorrow at 9am and report for possible Juror Duty. He was put on a "wait list" that if they didn't choose 14 Juror's out of the first lot of people he will get a call back. He is not happy and pretty stressed. We talked a lot last night on what that would look like for our life if he has to be a Juror for the next 4-6 months (its a Murder Trial). Sooooooo fingers crossed he gets excused and we can be done with this!!
QOTD: Has having WLS changed you? And no you can't state the obvious... that you have lost weight!!! LOL So for me I was slim & fit and active all my life, I was a very outgoing, confident and social girl until I became MO in my early 30s. I gained a lot of weight really fast as I was dealing with some trauma and I ate my feelings. I went into a deep depression and did not leave the house other than to go to work. I shut myself off from the world and my family and I was ashamed of my weight and how I looked. I just "existed" but was not living. Fast forward to today, 3 years post surgery I am "the old me". I have found my confidence again, I love to go out & have fun, laugh, socialise, exercise, and I have even been promoted at work. I feel like I am living life to the fullest now, I am over the moon happy, I am no longer existing, I am LIVING and I love it.
Time since surgery - 2 yrs & just shy of 11 months
B: can of tuna with Kraft balsamic dressing
L: same as above (yes I am that boring)
S: two "Swiss" babybel cheese
D: 4oz of Tandoori grilled chicken with hot sauce
S: L&F Pumpkin Pie Yogurt & 1/2 Chocolate Mint Power Crunch Bar
TOTALS: 860 calories, 128 protein, 18 carbs, 33 fat
V/E: Vitamin patches are on, 3 large coffees done, skipped the gym last night, too tired so will try today, hike the dogs
Be awesome my friends, Enjoy the Little Things 
Daisy 
5'5" HW: 290 SW: 254 CW: 120
Nov 15, 2013: RNY - Toronto Western Hospital, Nov 2, 2017: Gallbladder removal & hernia repair
Sept 7, 2023: three +1 hernia's repaired in bowel
10+ years post op, living & loving life! 
I really hope that your Hubby doesn't get picked!! That sounds horrible! I know if either my husband or I were picked for jury duty we would NOT survive it financially, we would lose our house! ugh
QOTD: Well I, for sure, feel more confident to dress more like I want to, I don't have to worry that by getting piercings etc that people will look at me more....because before that was NOT what I was going through. I almost feel like I am not as funny as I was before, well not so much funny, but I don't feel like I HAVE to be funny all the time to make up for my physical appearance....if that makes any sense whatsoever.
My menu is purposely lower in carbs than my macros call for, I have been really horrible with quick, easy to grab carbs lately with all the damn appointments I have had. 
17+ months since surgery
M1: (2) HB eggs, 2oz prosciutto
M2: Chicken salad (from a deli)
M3: Dannon L&F Greek toasted coconut yogurt w/ 10g chia seeds, 15g slivered almonds
M4: Homemade chili, 1oz RF mozz cheese
M5: 4oz Fairlife skim milk, 1 scoop Syntrax milk chocolate
Totals: Cals: 1223 Protein: 134 Carbs: 52 Fat: 57
I haven't been to the gym in like a week, but this cold is really kicking my ass, and then Elliot being sick didnt help. So I am giving myself a break, and will get back to it when I have more energy.
HW: 328 Program start weight: 309 SW:275.8 CW: 154.6 (12/14/16)
Totally with you on the financial aspect of a spouse not working for months, we can't afford that either!
Really interesting how you say you are okay with people looking at your more (as in more piercings. I totally get that. I hated to be looked at pre surgery and I rarely if ever made eye contact. I still struggle with making eye contact and I constantly talk in my head about making sure I am looking at the person I am talking to, its a daily struggle for me. And yes on the "being funny to make up for physical appearance" sooooo get that!!!
Your menu looks great today! Being off routine and out of the house is hard, I totally get that.
I hope you and Elliot feel better soon and yes please rest, the gym will be there when you are well again!
Good morning Daisy and gang. I had a pretty good day yesterday, all things considered. Foodwise I stayed on point until the very end. I went to my doctors appointment (scheduled at 6:30 with the intention of eating leftovers when I got home. My doctor was running 45 minutes behind and I didn't even get to see him until 7:15pm. Then, when I was leaving hubby called and said that they ate all the leftovers, so on the way home I drove through a fast food joint and got a burrito. Not the best choice, I will admit. My day ended with 1227 calories, 107 protein and 69 carbs. So, honestly not that bad.
My doc prescribed some meds that I started this morning. I go back to see him in 6 weeks unless I have adverse side effects from the meds, so I'll be watching closely. One of the potential side effects is loss of appetite, so I'm kinda hoping for that one, at least for a little while!
QOTD: Well, Ive always been pretty outgoing and chatty. Mostly my insecurity being morbidly obese manifested in insulting myself as a joke. I've been the funny girl (like Melissa) or the tough one who would kick your butt, lol. But I didn't really put on a lot of weight until my early to mid 20's. I think now that I've had surgery, it's stripped back the protective layers and exposed the sensitive raw me. I believe I have some PTSD from childhood abuse and I tend to dissociate in stressful situations, and I'm just becoming more emotionally and psychologically aware of who I really am, not who I've always said I was, if that makes sense.
nearly 14 months since surgery
B: 2 scrambled eggs with reduced sugar ketchup and 3 strips of center cut bacon. Coffee with sugar free coffeemate
L: Tuna with mac and cheese
D: 4oz grilled chicken on a romaine salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and skinnygirl poppyseed dressing
S: Shrimp with ****tail sauce
Totals
Calories 1031 Protein 113 Carbs 55 Fat 39
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
Glad you had a good menu day yesterday. And all things considered I think a burrito is a good choice compared to what else you could have ate, so win! So happy you got meds, my fingers are crossed they work for you and no bad side effects!
Very insightful answer D. We have all created walls or persona's or protective layers as you said to help us deal with our past and or trauma, I totally get it (more than you know!!).
Good looking menu! I often have shrimp as my before bed snack too!
Morning DD02. I'll cross my fingers for Arun. Of all the times I have been called for jury duty I've only been picked once. It was a drunk driving case, and only lasted a day. The guy couldn't have been more guilty.
QOTD: I'm not sure how to answer. Has it changed ME? I want to say no, I'm still the same person. But "things" are different now. I am much more active, and am committed to staying that way. That, in turn, has changed many other things.
My life is far, far different now than it would have been without WLS. All for the better. So, while I'm not sure if it has changed ME, I'm not sure it matters.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
