What's on Your Wednesday Menu, RNYers?

Morning Sickos. Keep your germs away!  I hope to pass on whatever is going around.  Get well quickly everyone.

Tomorrow I head out of town to go teach at a weekend long camping event in Louisiana. By camping I mean the other people are camping and I get the Diva spot on an air mattress in the cabin. I get to do some emceeing and some teaching and hopefully a bunch of just hanging out and relaxing.  Should be good times. All that to say...there will be no WiFi so ...see you guys all again on Monday! Will post my PHOTO Friday then.

QOTD 1: Lie...hmm..I smiles and said, "Oh...huh...that card has been acting up lately, here I have a different one" to the cashier at the grocery store last night. I knew the card worked just fine but that I didn't (apparently) have enough credit left on that account.  Wheee! Good news on that is the Guy started a new job last week and is still working part time at his crappy retail job.  With all that we should be back in the black in a few months. Here's hoping anyway!

QOTD 2: I had a two week LOW carb (max 20g daily I think) ZERO sugar diet prior to surgery.  I didn't get weighed the morning of my surgery (weird right) and wasn't weighing at home yet so I don't know if or how much I lost during that. I had made no other changes pre surgery except I stopped drinking coffee with sugar in it and went to just cream.

QOTD 3: Dusting is the devil.  It is a lie and none of us should ever do it.  Dusting causes dust. Just sayin'

Menu: The usual. Wheee! Still loving this Costco Columbus Salami with the mozzarella knots. I haven't pooped in two days so I am trying grapes with my Greek yogurt breakfast.  Last time I ate grapes in the morning I was in the bathroom all afternoon.  

Is it just me or are there some things that you know will likely unsettle things and give you poops soooooo you eat them when you can't poop? It is like dumping as a 'tool'. 

Have a great day everyone!

~Elizabeth

This weekend I plan on hitting my Costco in search of the mozzeralla knots! Have fun this weekend.

It's been 9 years since I had surgery:

Here's how I'm being grateful for my WLS today (giving my tool, the best that I've got).

B: Premier Protein Chocolate Shake (my first time having it & I enjoyed the taste)

L: Chicken, pan seared with water and seasoning

S: Tilapia, water/seasoning, boiled

D: Chicken, sautéed with onions, peppers & .5 tbsp olive oil

S: Polluck, pan seared, salt & pepper

Totals: 770 calories, 147 protein, 5 carbs, 20 fat

My Floradix liquid iron arrived today, so I began that too. I'm hoping it'll work better than the iron pills I've been taking.

My pre-op diet was liquid shakes. Unfortunately, I yo-yo binged all the way to WLS.

Enjoy your day everybody!!!

Marie.

Quarantine to the basement??? (Just kidding)

1/2 our house went through the yuckies last week. I DON'T do germs well.

Feel better.

Marie.

Hi everybody,  I'm gonna just jump right in here and post my plan for the day.

Breakfast:  Nectar fuzzy navel

Lunch:  4 oz. roast beef 1 oz. cheddar cheese

Dinner:  4 oz. STEAK on the grill (Costco has these PRIME steaks for $8.95 a pound and they are SOO WONDERFUL).  I get 5 big steaks for like $30 and it's PRIME grade.  Maybe grill a few zucchini slices w/onions on the grill too.

Evening Snack:  FF/SF yogurt   or SF jello

Water is on track.

Vits - I have to work harder to get in my 3 iron pills.  It's hard when I have to space them out separately from the 3X/day calcium!  Any tips?  I've just had to start adding in the iron after my 6 mo. surgeon visit.  

The calcium is three times a day, but are you trying to do iron three separate times also? You can do iron all at once. Best time is right before bed, 2 hours after calcium, coffee, or tea.

you guys, I'm totally overwhelmed!  This morning as I was getting ready to go, I got a phone call and scheduled another interview for tomorrow afternoon.  Then, as I'm pulling into the parking lot at Kohl's for my interview, I got a call for a position at an accounting service, I am completely perfect for this job, and we did a phone interview.  As I was on the phone, another call came in and it was for another position that I applied for (fancy receptionist at the Mercedes-Benz dealership locally).  I just sent over my references for the accounting service, and returned the call to the Mercedes dealership. Then my cousins wife texted me and said they have a part time position at her work, which would be another office job, so I'll send her over my resume later on.  I am so overwhelmed with different opportunities and I don't know which way I want to go.  

My interview at Soma in the mall is in an hour.  Squeeeee!

I've been on edge all day.  I'm feeling slightly manic and I'm wondering if the meds are kicking in finally or if I'm just keyed up because of all of the stuff going on.

I never posted my food, so here is what I've eaten so far:

Breakfast was coffee with sugar free coffeemate, I was too nervous to eat anything.

lunch was chicken with chinese vegetables from the local place, no rice.  

I have no idea about dinner.

Congratulations.  As problems go, this one is not terrible.

Go with your gut. You will know what feels right for you and your family. It is awesome to have choices. Consider the schedule and how it works with kids.

You are killin' it! Go get em!!