What's on your menu today (Photo Friday) RNYers? Day 5 of AMAW/CAMW!

I like your egg combo.... wouldn't have thought of that one. yummm

Hi friends. Posting from the gate at the airport. I am so ready to be home! 

I did not take very good care of myself this week and last night I paid the price. After Day 2 of the conference I decided to go for a long walk to see the sights. My Apple Watch says I walked 9 miles yesterday! But I did it without much real food in my system and I forgot to drink water (I know I know!). OH **** I ended up with such severe leg and foot cramps in the hotel room last night. I was literally screaming in pain. Dehydration is such a risk to us post-WLS. Yikes. I drank 2 bottles of water before bed and took a hot bath, so I feel ok now but, yikes. 

I switched back to decaf this morning along with a bottle of water before I board the flight. I only have a protein bar and moon cheese with me for the next 8 hours of traveling so I'm going to want a nice big dinner with real food tonight. Luckily I have a very handsome man picking me up from the airport and taking me to dinner ;)

QOTD: I didn't participate in this AMAW, but I try to stay mostly CAMAW, with some nuts thrown in here and there. But maintenance for me has been the balance of finding where those "off plan" foods fit in. I'm still figuring it out...

Tomorrow I'm going to one of the many women's marches around the country, and I'll be proudly sporting my knit Pink ***** Hat. Hoping that Sunday can be relaxing...? 

ICYMI on FB...here is a Vegas Selfie! 

welcome back- it is so hard when you travel for work! cut yourself some slack!

Glad you are heading home to you big guy...that will have a real food steak waiting for you... amazing how even in maintenance we don't get to forget the rules or we can pay for it. Ugh...Sorry you went through that, but good reminder for all of us.

I hear what you say about snacks too...they are great, but at some point you are like I need real food!

Welcome home :)

Welcome back JB!

Good Morning Daisy and Menu Family,

Daisy, thank you so much for being our Meat Coordinator and also for all the time and effort you put into this site!  You are so kind and thoughtful and you give such great feedback!

On Saturday a friend of mine and I are going to see "Hidden Figures" at the movies and then going out to eat.  I'm looking forward to that.

QOTD:  I am thrilled with CAMAW!  I started out at 188 lbs and today I weighed 182.6!  I had been in a stall for quite a while and was afraid I had reached the end of my weight loss journey, but CAMAW has restarted it for me and once I lose that last .6 lbs I will have lost 100 lbs. total, which was my goal!  I think I want to lose more than that, though, so I'm going to try and keep going and continue losing more.  My surgiversary is February 19th, so I'm hoping to have lost a solid 100 lbs (with clothes on) when I go back to see my surgeon.  

Doing CAMAW I realized carbs were holding me back and I have to admit that an occasional protein bar had snuck it's way into my menu lately on days when my protein was low.  (Cringing from Daisy's scolding to come).  Those things are the DEVIL!  I am definitely going to try and keep my menu protein forward, low carbs and low calorie from now on and NO protein bars!

I was hungry (or probably having carb withdrawls) the first day, but after that I felt full all day long.

My picture today is my favorite subject - our two dogs, Tippy, Chihuahua and Blossom, Golden Retriever mix, lying together.

B:  2 eggs, sunny side up, 3 strips bacon

L:  Jack Daniel's pulled chicken

D:  Taco meat with cheese & sour cream

S:  Light & Fit Greek yogurt

S:  Roast beef roll-ups with cream cheese

Exercise:  Walking Blossom around the subdivision

Have a SUPER Friday and a great weekend everybody!

~ Karen  

I love this picture of your pups!

Thanks, Karen!  I love that they were lying together.  They really are good buddies.

Sweetness!!

Look at that coat! I want one for my little Sissy (5lb yorkie)!!!

Congratulations on breaking your stall!!!!!!

Thanks, Pammieanne!  I got that coat for only $3 on our local Dollar Auction and it was brand new, too!  Score!  My Tippy weighs 5 lbs. too.