What's on your Menu (Monday) today RNYers?

Thanks friend! I was very busy today getting ready for them, cleaning etc...and had a business meeting I almost forgot about...oops. I kept liquids in my hand and mouth practically constantly...so felt a little more even keel.

OMG, Cynthia.  I hear you.  Hi, my name is Stacy and I'm a somersault addict.  It's bad.  I love those little crunchy nuggets.  I don't eat them at home, but my downfall is at work.  I've taken to portioning them out into little snack size baggies so I only have one serving with me at any one time.  They're getting difficult for me to find . . . they used to be a Target staple, but now not all of them are carrying it.  Yesterday the people in Target must have thought I was having a breakdown (and I kinda was, more on that later).  I found the sea salt and the cinnamon and was thrilled.  Put 2 bags of each in my cart . . . got to the end of the aisle, turned around and took them out of my cart.  Went back and put them back in my cart.  I couldn't pass them up.  Ugh, give me strength to resist . . .

My favorite is Chocolate. My Target still has them. How would I know? :) I think they will have to be relegated to road trip food....

Oh Cynthia so sorry about everything, swinging chickens for ya & good vibes going your way. I feel ya on the somersaults thing, those bad boys are good & its so easy to just go overboard on. I had to put a hold on buying any more of the moon cheese cuz it has been way to easy to just eat the whole bag then dig in on the next one.

Good Luck, stay focused, hope everything turns out ok. 

Thanks T! Yes - we have to know ourselves, right? Funny that you used that emoticon- I just noticed it the other day. :)

You are one of the strongest people I know, and you will figure this out.  Don't feel bad about throwing food out.  Sometimes just doing that makes a difference.  When I got back from Palm Springs, I was starving and there was no food in the house (starving is relative, right?  I was hungry, but I turned it into starving in my head).  I ordered a pizza.  It was a speciality place, so only one size, and that size was enormous.  After two bites, I knew it was a mistake, so I immediately took it outside and dumped the whole thing in the garbage can. That made me feel strong instead of a fat loser, and I am not likely to do that again.

We are not perfect.  We will make mistakes.  The only thing that matters is how we recover from them.  I suspect I will be making mistakes for the rest of my life, and adjusting.  Also, the pizza probably won't be my last anger food purge.

Hang in there.  We've got your back! 

Thanks Maryann.... I know starving is relative.... we are pieces of work, right? I think the purge was empowering..... and the self confession this morning helped... :) Today was better...in the home stretch

Morning! I'm not in a good mental place today. I nearly fell apart to tears last night after getting all the way to the supermarket and realizing that I left my wallet home (I'd taken it out to pay a fee for something online). Today I left my water bottle home. Ugg- And now employees are walking up to me complaining about beg bugs found in the office. OK- so short of me burning the building to the ground- WTF am I supposed to do about it?? Everyone wants a new spot (mind you we are filled to capacity for the building)-- and last I checked bed bugs traveled-- so moving them will accomplish what??

QOTD: No I don't feel any bad habits returning. I feel there are somethings I haven't 'conquered' (that after work/before dinner time span) but otherwise I'm doing well. Drinking calories is the # one bad habit/red flag that I can not allow back in. That leads me down the path of craving more and more sweets. 

17 month since surgery

Weight today 194.9

M1: 2 scrambled eggs, 1/3c turkey sausage 1 slice cheese

M2: banana/greek yogurt w/ berries & granola

M3: 3 oz deli turkey/1 slice cheese, 1 oz cashews

M4: BBQ chicken drumsticks, maybe a 1/2 sweet potato, but that banana is setting my carbs high enough today

so sorry you are having a hard time peach. something like that happened last week- left my cards in the car, went into bath and body, and couldn't find my check card! it was so embarrassing!

sorry to hear Peach you are not having a good morning.  What a bummer! I have forgot my wallet at home before, what a friggin Panic!! Now I have one of those Coach wristlets and I am neurotic about when I leave the house I have my wristlet and phone with me, I probably check 52 times before I actually get out the door.

Bed bugs! Oh lord!  Not sure if your department or the building management is responsible or calling Exterminator but not much you can do.  Can people work from home?  

Interesting that your bad habit/red flag is drinking calories, I have never had a problem with that.  Now wave a cookie in front of my nose and I will do tricks for you, but drinking my calories, nope not a problem for me.

Good looking menu today! Keep us posted the bed bug situation!