What's on your menu today (Thursday) RNYers?
Yay! Congratulations! Time to coast to the finish line!
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
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Good morning menu Fam!
New job has been busy so Its hard these days to socialize on this board! So sorry I'm not participating as much lately.
QOTD: My god those cupcakes look like a dream!!! I am much like you, daisy, as sweets are my downfall. however, im too early on to take a chance and sample, as i dont know what my dumping tolerances are as of yet, so I wouldn't do it at a party, the office, or anywhere away from home for that matter. Im also worried about triggers. Plus, I do try to avoid carbs completely at this point. I have taken a bite of non-sugary carbs once in a while (like a bite of bread or potato here and there) but I keep it mostly protein forward.
21 weeks i think? since my surgery
B: Vanilla Ricotta bake with SF Blackberry Jam Swirl & Sugar free syrup
S: premiere protein choc
L: 1/2 Jimmy Johns Beach Club Unwich
S: 1/2 scoop syntrax stawberry kiwi in water, & 10 cashews
D: skirt steak & brocolli
Cal: 879, carb: 23, fat 50, protein 87
V & W: started
E: I have to improve on this area. waking too late to do my T25 and yoga. Gonna see if i can get a walk in today, but its raining like crazy so I doubt it.
RNY: 8/30/2016, Consult Wt: 263 lbs, Surgery Wt: 243 lbs, Current Wt: (3/8/17) 166 lbs, Goal Wt: 150 lbs
M1: -26 lbs, M2: -10 lbs, M3: -9 lbs, M4: -16 Lbs, M5: -12 lbs, M6: -4 lbs,
Good morning Daisy and menu friends, OMG those cupcakes. A few years ago my daughter made a maple syrup and bacon cake and cupcakes for her son's birthday party.When she told me what she was making I thought that it sounded gross. Boy was I wrong, probably one of the best deserts I've ever had.
QOTD : I would love to sample everything that is my favorite. After last weekends eating fiasco at the birthday party I know that I am not able to do this. I've always had this all or nothing mentality. So for now it's safer for me not to have any.
Menu
I felt better yesterday replacing the protein drink for dense protein. I didn't have any acid reflux.
B 1 egg omlett, 15 grs of cheddar, 2 oz of ham
S 3 slices of deli turkey
L3 slices of deli turkey
D 2 oz of ground chicken seasoned with taco seasoning
S 3 / 4 cup of plain Greek yogurt
Totals 603 calories. 84.5 grams of protein
Have a great day.
Good morning gang,
QOTD: I used to avoid my favs, then found I would overeate trying to compensate. I agree with those that say a little bite (peer pressure cause everyone knows you had surgery) in front of others (definately more healthy than sleath eating) is my current plan.
I am awake and planned my menu for the day. Usually I have a shake and yogurt and plan my dinner and evening snacks when I get home from work. Today is a lot like yesterday except for breakfast.
I tried the Trader Joes sweet apple sausage. It is rather bland, will not purchase again.
B: Trader Joes apple sausage
L: Yogurt
D: lentil, quinia, veggies & kielbasa stew
S: summer sausage & cream cheese
S: smaller salad
S: Protein shake in my coffees as coffee creamer
Calories 1010, Protein 83, Carbs 62, Fat 49
I know this looks like a lot of food, but believe me---it is a lot less than I've been eating the last several months. I was eating unlimited carbs from unhealthy sources.
Age 61 5'4" Consult-6/2/15: 238 SW-8/4/15: 210 CW:145 (6/30/18) M1-16#, M2-17#, M3-14#, M4-10#, M5-6#, M6-5#, M7-1#, M8 -3# Range 133-138 DexaScan 4/16/17 19% body fat---- 2016 wt avg 142-146, 2017, wt. avg 132-136, 2018 avg weight 144-146 bounce back is real.
Lily and I got up and got our 3.2 miles in at 6:00. We may go around the block after supper tonight. Post op 4 years 5 months and weight at 117.2 today. QOTD if it were sweets I would avoid but if it were homemade bread of some type I would have 1 or 2 bites. Lots of catching up to do at home today since we've been gone camping. Here's the plan for food B 1/2 c steel cut oats with protein and peanut butter added L 1 c chili D 31/2 oz chicken patty 1/2 c green beans S either Greek yogurt or mission one chocolate brownie protein bar. Have a great day everyone and make some smart choices that move you one step closer to your goal!
Happy Thursday!
QOTD: I hesitate to answer this, because I know my way is annoying. I never "cheat." I have not cheated because I don't view food this way anymore.
I know I say this a lot, but I am a food addict in recovery. My addiction was killing me - and I have a lot to live for. One of those things is an 11-year old boy - whom I love far more than any favorite food. I do not have the ability to moderate. If I did, I wouldn't have reached 347 pounds, become an insulin dependent diabetic that would bolus to eat something she shouldn't, or have needed WLS to regain my life.
For me, whenever I feel tempted I replace food for heroin and imagine that I am a recovering heroin addict rather than a food addict. So I see something like those cupcakes and I say in my head:
"You're slim now, a cupcake once in a while won't hurt anything. You deserve it!"
Then I change it to:
"You're not a heroin addict anymore, you can do a bit once in a while. It won't hurt anything - you deserve it!"
It sounds so utterly ridiculous that it puts it into perspective for me as a food addict in recovery.
Plan for today (edited as always for accuracy as the day goes!)
Time since surgery: 3 years, 1 month.
Breakfast: 1 Bob Evans Sausage Link, 16 oz. coffee with liquid stevia, grape water (74/1/4)
Morning Snack: 16 oz. coffee, 4 drops stevia, grape water (28/1/1)
Lunch: Starkist Ranch Tuna pouch, 16 oz. of coffee, & 4 drops of stevia, grape water (108/3/15)
Afternoon Snack: 8 oz unsweetened cashew milk, 1 scoop Isopure Zero Chocolate, 1 squirt Mio Mocha,16 oz. coffee w/liquid stevia, (168/8/27)
Dinner: 3.4 oz. ground beef (80/20), 1 T. sour cream, 1/2 oz cheddar, 16 oz. coffee w/liquid stevia, grape water (346/2/22)
Evening Snack: 16 oz. coffee, 4 drops liquid stevia (18/1/1)
Totals: 732-calories/16-carbs/70-protein
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
I really appreciate that you continue to share this perspective. Maybe one day it will sink in. You are right-- addiction is addiction and there is no getting around it. I think my problem is that I still feel so much more in control than I did, so it still feels like a win.
Before, I would have eaten 15 cookies. Yesterday I ate four. I know four is not good! Four is three more than I planned on... but four is eleven fewer than I used to. So I talk myself into thinking that I'm awesome. I bet heroin addicts do the same thing.
I am not sure that everyone who was ever obese is a food addict, either. There can be a multitude of reasons why someone ends up obese -- but for me, food is my drug of choice. There are definitely some foods for me that trigger a feeling of being out of control. I was DX'd with binge eating disorder during pre-op, and I have learned to cope and manage those compulsions. I have never felt out of control eating meat, for example. Even a small amount of some foods make dealing with the feelings so much more difficult. Once I am in that zone, the obsession and justification becomes harder and harder to manage.
I have found some foods to be triggers that I wouldn't have even considered. Peanuts are definitely something that I have trouble with. They aren't at the level of a cupcake or something -- but they are definitely a trigger. I consider them a "gateway" food... HAHAHAHA.
Anyhow, I wish I were a person who could moderate -- god bless those who can.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
