What's on your Menu Today (Tuesday) RNYers?

Good morning.  Late post for me, but I'm not going to use that as an excuse to not post.  First, I want to thank everyone *****sponded to me yesterday.  I'm really struggling lately, but its so awesome to know I can reach out here and you all will be here for me!

QOTD:  My surgeon did not give me a goal weight.  He believes what all of you are saying . . . you're body will know when it's done.  Being a good bariatric patient, I didn't necessarily have a goal weight but believed that my body would tell me when it's done.  However, I wanted to make sure that my final number was well withing a "normal" bmi range (and in my mind, that opens up a huge issue since I believe the BMI charts should be taken out and burned, but its what I've got) or a low healthy body fat range.  My surgeon did a body comp analysis at my last appt and my body fat % was 30.  He was thrilled.  I less so.  First, I think that number is pretty high for my weight, and second, it's pretty high for my activity level, since I would hope I would be a fat burning machine (alas, no) and finally, looking at me, I don't know where all this extra fat is hiding.  I voiced my displeasure and he agreed that we will work on it.  I have more frequent appts with him, since he said he doesn't want me to lose by compromising my nutrition.  So, he's also making me meet with his dietitian (who, luckily is 100% on board with the bariatric way of life and knows what she's talking about).  Anyway, I guess that's a long way of saying I agree that you should lose as much as you can and then be vigilant in trying to avoid the inevitable bounce back.

Here's my plan:

B: Deli sliced turkey (3.21 oz)

L: NY Strip (3.72 oz)

D: Chicken and Broccoli (Shooting for 3.75 oz of chicken and a few stalks of broccoli)

S: 4 oz fairlife milk and a lactaid pill, almonds and somersaults

E:  Class at a new gym.  My old gym (privately owned) relocated and the place and class times are not convenient, so I've been trying out different places.  This is a groupon purchase.  Hope it goes well!

Totals: Cal: 872; Protein: 98g; fat: 34g; Carbs: 28g

Hope the new class is fun!

Hi menu gang,

QOTD I believe you will lose all the weight that your body wants if you follow the plan. Guess I better listen to that advice.

B egg whites ham and cheese omelet and I tried sargentos Colby- pepper jack cheese bites

L cottage cheese,  baby carrots and orange pepper

D chicken and beets

S Greek yogurt,  apple and turkey sausage snack sticks 

Have a good day

Good morning (just barely) Daisy and all of you menu peeps.  I am posting very late, but thought a late post is better then no post at all.  It is gloomy and cold here today, and it has been really rainy the past few days.  I am having a new roof put on my house, and was a little nervous last night since it was raining and I only had half a roof.  Everything seemed to be fine today, and they should be done by the time I get home from work tonight.  I know there is nothing sexy about a new roof, but I am so happy to be able to check it off of my "must do" list.

QOTD:  The nutritionist told me that I was being unrealistic to have a goal weight of 160, and that I could expect to lose 65% of my excess body weight, which would have put me at around 170.  Me being me, it was the best thing she could have said to me.  My reaction was, "Oh yeah?  Watch me!"  So, I set my own goal of 150, and kept going after that because I did not change how I ate.  I range between 137 and 141 now, and am mostly sitting at 138.  That is where my body seems comfortable.  I refuse to believe that bounce back is inevitable.  As many of you said, bounce back is not some thing our body does to us, but what we do to our body by relaxing some or all of the behaviors that we know are necessary to maintain our weight.  This is not a one and done event.  This is how I must live the rest of my life if I want to maintain my loss.  And I do.  I really, really do.

I view my obesity as a chronic disease that I will have to manage for the rest of my life.  I am not cured, and I will never be cured.  What I can do is manage the symptoms, which I am committed to doing.  Will I succeed long term?  I sure as heck hope so.  I just need someone to occasionally tell me that I can't do it, so I can say, "oh yeah?  Watch me!"

Time Since Surgery:  23 months

B:  Egg Beaters, mozzarella and bacon omelette

S:  Ellenos Greek Yogurt - Pumpkin Pie (yum!!), jerky

L:  4 oz. prawns, cucumber

S:  3oz. chicken breast

D:  Pork Chili Verde

Totals:  Calories 785, Carbs 39, Protein 106, Fat 25

Have a great day everyone!

I love how defiant you are 

We are getting a new roof in the next couple of weeks, I'm so excited that I wonder if I need more exciting things in my life... roofs are exciting... does that make us old??! LOL

I am so easy.  If you want me to do something, tell me I can't do it.  Works every time, to my continued chagrin.  I know I am old, since things like new roofs, new garage doors, changing into pj's when I get home from work, and naps are the things that excite me.