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

So cool!! How exciting!

Good morning Daisy and menu friends, Great photo and how awesome is it that you two got to have a meet up. 

Work is going well but it's a new learning curve. Vitamins, fluids etc have to all be figured out. I'll figure out what works for me. It's just a little tricky working shift work. 

I have less time to spend on OH but this morning I finally finished looking at everyone's Friday Photos. They were all great and I loved them all. 

QOTD : I would have been totally lost if not for this site. I truly believe that I wouldn't have been as successful as I have been. I would have taken the advice of my center and would have been eating oatmeal, potatoes, pasta rice, bread. All the foods that helped me become MO. Having this site to come to these past 10 months was also a lifesaver in a different way. I was going through a dark heartbreaking time and was very lonely. Even though I've never met anyone here, I kept myself preoccupied reading about the surgery, Learning what the successful vets were doing. Reading the menu thread this past year kept me company reading little tidbits about everyone's day to day routines. Thank you all for being here. I'm so grateful for this site. 

Menu 

B 1 egg omlett, 15 grams of cheddar, 10 slices of Turkey pepperoni 

L 1/2 can of tuna, 1 Tbsp mayo 

D 1 / 2 can of tuna, 1 Tbsp mayo 

S 3 / 4 cup of plain Greek yogurt, 1 chicken nibbler 

Totals 

550 calories.  69.5 grams of protein 

Have a good day everyone 

I feel the same way!  The people on this menu thread have become a major social connection - and support system - for me.  I'm extremely grateful as well.

Morning everyone!

Love the picture of the two of you!  

My morning has been far less explosive than yesterday haha....I admit I didn't attempt to make another fit frappe this morning though.  I didn't want to tempt fate too much!   I didn't sleep enough last night but that was my own fault for not turning in until after midnight, so no one to blame but me!  It feels weird that it's Thursday already....have we decided what we're doing for Photo Friday yet?

QOTD: It's funny....I joined OH when I was banded and eventually left because there was just no real feeling of...community at the time.  This was 11 years ago and admittedly I was also quite stubborn in my feeling that I didn't need support from anyone but myself. When I rejoined last year I was determined to not go down that road again...so I forced myself out of my lurking comfort zone and started posting.....which was huge for me.   OH has become part of my daily life....checking up on my menu friends and seeing what's new, and commiserating over this journey that we're all taking together.  I don't know what I'd do without it!   Our center offers support groups, which I'd like to start going to but they are scheduled at 7pm, which is prime hubby-just-got-home-from-work and kid-bathtime.

MENU:

B: Decaf English Breakfast Tea w/FF 1/2 and 1/2 and Benefiber + greek yogurt/rasberries

S: TBD

L: Roast Turkey Breast, Veggie

S: TBD

D: TBD

I'm lousy at menu planning, I really need to work on that....right now I'm just making sure I'm not keeping garbage food in my house so when I go to choose something to eat my options are healthy!

Have a great day guys!

So cool you guys could meet up! You're both beautiful, I love how happy you both look!!

Qotd: I guess I'm kinda lucky? My bariatric group really gets it. Their advice is right in line with everything the vets tell me. I was worried at first because our post-op first two weeks are wildly different than what I read on here, but I followed my surgeon's advice and I came out just fine. I also take their guidelines and read OH vets words of wisdom and make my best of it. I make it work for ME! I'm so grateful for everyone here. I get tons of ideas and see how things can go - right or wrong. I like to think that I'm able to learn from other people's advice, but honestly, sometimes I just need to learn my own lessons.

Menu for the day, I'll be eating many things "sous vide". :D

Coffee: Regular coffee with creamer (40, 0)

Breakfast: Siggi-vanilla (140, 12)                              

Snack: Premier Protein, Chocolate (160, 30)

Lunch: Salmon filet (225, 27)

Snack:  Balanced break, cashew (180, 7)

Dinner: London broil (155, 23)

Protein Shakes:

Calories: 900 Protein: 99 Carbs: 35

I made some copycat starbucks egg bites, but I don't think they're quite as creamy as the ones in the store. Maybe I cooked them too long, but they taste amazing, little angry pouch just didn't want eggs today. 

Morning everyone! Is it still morning? I had a 2 hour drive to go 20 miles this morning and it's really throwing me off my game. I'm so annoyed that despite the fact that is snows every damn day, we still don't know how to handle an inch. It took me 30 minutes just to get into the highway, which is about 2.5 miles from the house. ...vent....rant...GAH! At least it was pretty.

Ok, onto your question. I found OH when I was banded 7 years ago. It was a great little group at first. Does anyone remember Bette, Kate and Jean? But right about a year after I was banded a lot of people started having serious complications and the boards became pretty nasty. I swear to God there were "surgery wars" where people who had the DS (for example) would come and taunt and tease bandsters for the complications they were having. When I had my revision I swore I wouldn't come back here! But I did want to find support. I knew I needed that hive mind for support. I looked at other sites but OH won my heart, again ;) And obviously since I met my love and some really amazing friends here, I'm so happy that I tried again.

B: protein coffee

S: Trader Joe's cheese bites (dammit, I ate the whole bag while I was driving!!!)

L: turkey meatballs with alfredo sauce

S: 1 egg bite

D: meat (tbd)

I swear people up and forget how to drive with each fresh snowfall....here in the south we literally just stay in, it's safer.  It was hard for me to deal with when I first moved here...growing up in the Chicago area I was an experienced snow-driver.....but I've learned to err on the side of caution because people are NUTS

I used to live in Canada. Now I am in SC. when it snows here - I refuse to get out. i am not scared of snow or even some ice- but people here? they can't drive when it is dry...  

if you think of Kate - the brit - She died app 2 years or so ago.  we loved her... She was one of the successful banded people.. very positive.. yet realistic.  

We miss her..  

Yes, I think I was only back here for a few days before the announcement came form her husband and I was crushed! She was a great support and friend when I was new to surgery. :(