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

Good morning!!!  I have been up since 3 making Christmas cookies, gluten sugar free!  Let's see how everyone deals with these this year! lol

Well this year will be different for us, we always went to my sister's for Christmas and Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve she always had a huge Christmas party with friends and relatives from all over coming to celebrate. Well this year her son who now has a family of his own wanted to do Christmas at his house so that the kids could get up and open presents under their own tree.  Which I don't blame him at all, so Christmas morning we will go there and my sister will go the day before and spend the night with them, it will be quiet this year and I am kind of looking forward to that.

Breakfast
Red Onion, 0.5 oz
Sharp Cheese, 0.5 oz
Steak - Sirloin Tip, 2 oz
Wonton Wrappers, 2 wrappers
Lunch
Low Sodium Ham (Deli), 3.4 oz.
Dill Pickle Chips, 5 Pickle Chips
Dinner
Homemade- Garlic Broccoli & Shrimp
Snacks
Lite and Fit Greek Yogurt, 1 container
Peanut Butter Cookie (Sugar Free), 1 cookie

Totals cal 597 carbs 35 pro 68

It is sad how some traditions pass when the older generations pass on. I am Polish as well; I now host Christmas Eve with some the traditions, however, we transferred the special foods to Easter. Did you have hay under the linen tablecloth?

Good Morning all. Enjoy your time away Daisy! You will be missed. I love your table cloth idea! That would be a nice idea to use at Thanksgiving time as well. I have found with the passing of my mother several years ago many family traditions sadly ended. As when family's grew and started their own traditions many of the older ones ended. I can only hope as my own immediate family begins to grow that their traditions continue to include my husband and I.

B: coffee

L: meat crust pizza

D: possibly meat loaf depending on time I get home from work

Good Morning all!!  Daisy, I hope your vacation is full of enjoyment, rest and relaxation!!

QOTD: I took over the Christmas Eve meal when it became too much for by Bamma (Babcia and Gramma combined) My Grandparents then took turns visiting a different childs family every Christmas Eve. When my husband Mark passed, my boys insisted that we keep the tradition of hosting The Christmas Eve meal. It was also their Dad's birthday, so it was a remembrance of him as well! Now I'm the oldest of 5 so I enlist the help of my siblings with food so it doesn't all fall on me!!! We haven't kept all the Polish traditions of Christmas on Christmas, most have been transferred to Easter. But I do have hay under a linen napkin as the centerpiece to represent the manger for the baby Jesus.

15+ weeks post-op

B: coffee w/ sf coffee-mate and 1/2 scoop unjury chocolate

L: shrimp w/ butter and garlic

D: 50/50 venison/beef burger, cheese--no bun

S: ???

Cal: 558    Pro: 76    Carb: 10 

Be patient and safe out there!! 

Daisy, I LOVE that picture of you with Amy, (it's Amy, not Oliver, right?), and your beautiful Christmas tree.  You look so pretty in that blue top!  I was thinking you weren't going to be here today so I was so excited to see your post this morning!  

Hi All!

Quick post this morning, so much to do at work today!! I'm off 1/2 day Friday- going to my 1 year!! appt with surgeon. I hope they are pleased but they have always been happy with my progress and I met their weight goal many pounds ago. Then I will go into Aldi for last minute shopping including german cookies and treats for guests, a duck for after Christmas (ham on Christmas day). I do need to make some desserts also to take to my sisters.

QOTD: we had a lot of things we did growing up that we no longer do- I always remember a big bowl of nuts and a nutcracker. Dad even had this thingamabobby that you pull back like a slingshot and it cracked the nuts- it was cool. We had a special set of angel ornaments that my mom and dad made in pottery class in the 1970's. most have gotten broken but what was left was split between the 3 of us girls. I always loved going to midnight services on christmas eve with my family and lighting the candles.

I can't say specifically that we carried on specific traditions. Each year seems to be different- when sisters kids were smaller we would always go to my moms- this year my oldest is hosting dinner on christmas eve with a 'santa' coming. I will see my other sister the day after for a lunch at a restaurant, dad and other sister will come also. We will see DH's family day after also. so mostly visiting and eating to recap it all up with my family.

Starting to get more and more comments about how I'm 'too thin' meanwhile I can't get the scale to move!! I had someone close to me ask me how much I'm eating and that someone mentioned to them that I look anorexic. It really pissed me off. I told her- 3 years from now, you won't be saying how I look too thin and then if I were to listen to you and stop losing I would end up resenting you because you do not know my body or my situation. Then i changed the subject to how everyone in our family keep gaining weight and she quickly shut up.

 Editing to put my menu- sorry totally spaced out.

Yesterday was under 780 calories, 115 prot !! (tons of fish)  and 25 carb

I'm on day 13 of 30 days of yoga! It has been good- and I've stayed WARM inside my house!

Today I'm having in no particular order:

Eggs/decaf/kombucha tea/water/leftover tilapia from last nights dinner/ham/yogurt/brussels sprouts/turkey taco meat/protein pancakes

trying to stay clear of the ham due to water retention but it does need to be eaten and I don't like wasting/throwing away food.

"Too thin" comments come in the beginning...your body readjusts a little over time and you lose the gaunt look. I had people telling me I lost enough when I was still over 200 pounds.

It makes me so mad and angry.

I love the way I look and how my clothes fit. Sad that people feel the need to comment at all.

Good morning everyone!

Great photo, Daisy! Happy holidays and see you in the new year, and knwo you will be missed on the forums until then!

Finally feeling like my self this last week, with no real depression or anxiety. It has been glorious!

Quick post once again this morning as I'm running out for the post office, another interview, and more holiday errands! I hope to be back on later in the afternoon, even tho that didnt quite happen yesterday.

QOTD: Holiday traditions: Midnight mass, and a fabulous feast afterwards, though this year we're doing morning mass and a huge lunch at my cousin's house

Time Since surgery: 16 weeks and a day

Menu is very much the same as yesterday

B: 1 egg, shredded cheddar

S: Premiere Protien Choc

L: buddig ham

S: Premiere Protien Chocr, 10 cashews

D: homemade white chicken chili

Totals:  Calories 800, protein 92, Carbs 432, Fat 37

Vits & Water started

E: 10 min T25, 7 min yoga, hopefully get some walking in during the day.

Bonus this morning: a selfie i shot this morning of what i look like in my outfit today (before my suit jacket) for my interview. I'm loving the progress and finally feeling really good about myself and this journey with no hang ups!

I love that shirt. The color looks really good on you. I'm a big fan of color now that the weight is gone. Pre surgery it was all about navy,maroon and black. I know you'll do great at your interview!