Have a safe trip.  Where in SC are you going to be? 

Hanahue

cool. Nice area. That is in North Charleston. 

if you guys go downtown Charleston - the Market has the best fresh fried pork rinds.  OMG.. when we are in Charleston area - we go to the Market just to get them.  Very good. 

Good morning menu peeps! All that cold does not sound fun! I think our temp is supposed to drop to a chilling 65 degrees today! Daisy, I don't care about all the sweets but that gourmet popcorn gets me every time!!! We have a vendor that brings giant trays of venison summer sausage and cheeses! I can't wait!!!

QOTD : I'm super laid back so I don't have very many quirks. The only one I can think of is how I eat. I like to make every bite that "perfect bite" with the right amount of everything. Kind of like that awesome bite you save for last. I knew I found the right man when he first gave me his perfect bite. How could someone be so giving? I would never give that away! This quirk of mine was a major challenge right after surgery. I still tried to make perfect bites even though I could only eat 2. I finally realized I had to give it up .

B: Steak

L: Ribs

S: omg the guy with the venison sausage just got here so sausage & cheese!!

D: Not sure yet but meat!

Stay warm friends!

Good morning gang!  Sorry I was out yesterday...been crazy busy at work and I had to leave early to go to a check up with my RNY doctor. My check up went great.  All my labs are good, no low iron this time even though I just had a big surgery 6 weeks ago.  All is on track.  I weighed 125 on his scale and I am going to let myself see that as my new baseline.  I have decided 130 is my danger weight and fluctuating between is good. The doctor was crazy impressed with my success.  He couldn't stop complimenting how great all my skin surgery had healed already and my weight.  He said I don't need to come back for six months this time!  I have officially graduated to maintenance. Wheee.

QOTD: I worry.  All the time. About my kids mostly but my Guy too. If I hear about a crash on the traffic report on the radio I freak out thinking it might be one of them even if it is nowhere near where any of them would be. Also...I am such a mom that I frequently will get paper towels out of the dispenser in public restrooms to hand to strangers who are finishing washing their hands.  I have done it for so many years for my kids I can't stop. I also have told strangers, "Don't for get to wash."  #Facepalm

Menu: B: Light and Fit Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup grapes; L: Salami and swiss cheese; D: Beef fajita meat with pico de gallo and shredded cheese; S: Light and Fit Greek yogurt

Have a great day!

~E

You have done so well post-op! I want to be just as successful.

I'm not to bad about worrying just by news stories- but as soon as one of them doesn't answer their phone, then I'm worried and imagining all kinds of worst case scenarios!

As far as the Don't forget to wash- so many people need this reminder!!! I hate when I'm in a stall at work and hear someone open another stall door and then the washroom door opens and no sink sound!

Thank you!  I'm working it hard.  You can do even better!

~E

I do that with my kids now. If I hear a siren I will text them to make sure they are okay. It drives them crazy. 

That is funny about the hand washing part. That is hysterical. I would love to see their faces. 

Sometimes they just take the towels and say thank you...sometimes they look at me like I am serial murderer about to kill them.  I'm not sure how stranger handing you a paper towel becomes serial murderer... like do they think I am whispering in my head, "They must be dry before the killing can begin!"...either way I usually realize, "Oh crap...you are not my kid" too late to pull up.  I just smile and try to say something less crazy sounding like, "Sorry...I'm a mom...it is a habit." For that poor person I am sure it sounds totally insane but maybe less serial killer?  Who knows... eventually the awkward just dissolves into time to leave the bathroom and pretend that never happened. LOL

You really made my day by posting. My son is going through some major **** right now. And people will tell me he is an adult now. But it is so hard to see them as an adult sometimes. 

You made me laugh. I know my daughter and I would look at you like WTF. Then we would laugh about it.