What's onyour Sunday menu, RNYers?

Good Morning all!!! 

QOTD: Man I am a naturally emotional person (ever since giving birth to my babies at least). But the last time I cried, like full blown ugly cry, was my babies first day of school which was last Wed. Other than my girls spending the first 82 and 85 days of their lives in the NICU, I have literally been with them 24/7 except for an hour or two here and there to go get my nails done. It was so hard for me to handle the fact that they aren't "babies" anymore. I spent like 30 minutes after dropping them off sitting in the parking lot crying and looking at old pictures of them. I probably looked like a weirdo to the other parents dropping their little ones off. 

Anyways... My surgery is 9 days away!!! I cannot wait to start my next chapter! I am so close! I have lost 12 pounds since starting my liquid diet and MAN I feel great! 

B: Vanilla Premier Protein shake 

S: Sugar free popsicle 

L: beef broth 

~30 mins later~ Banana and cream Premier protein shake 

S: sugar free jello 

D: Chicken and herb broth 

~30 mins later~ Caramel Premier protein shake (not my favorite but trying to get rid of them!) 

S: either another jello or SF popsicle. 

**sipping on water throughout the day and adding a G2 if needed/wanted 

Hope every day has a great Day!! 

Good morning everyone!

Nothing went as planned yesterday but not in a bad way we just changed our minds on traveling anywhere and stayed close to home. I ended up spending some time doing some ab exercises and resistance training, all of which I'm feeling today but again in a good way. Today I'm going to join my sister for a hike and some job interview advice/practice. Thanks to all of you who commented and wished me luck yesterday with the job hunt. 

QOTD Last Monday. Crying is not as rare for me as I wi**** was. I've always been a very emotional person and I don't necessarily need to be sad to get tears flowing. However, on Monday it was a combination of sad, nervous, stressed, anxious...life, I guess, that had me breakdown during my conversation with my mom. Letting it out is important. For me it's cathartic and often results in gaining a little perspective on the situation that's causing the emotion. Happy, sad, angry I can cry at them all. Years ago my ex would joke that the Terri Clark song "Emotional Girl" was my song. Lol. For the most part I don't mind crying because it's a private thing and can help me move through challenges but it can be a little embarrassing if my emotions start to get the best of me sometimes. I don't wi**** was any different though. I believe that feeling my own emotions so strongly makes me who I am. It makes me more conscious of the feelings of others, sympathetic to their struggles and understanding of our different approaches to life's challenges. 

B- coffee w/sf hazelnut

L- turkey strips, laughing cow

D- blade roast, zoodles

S- leftover pork tenderloin, protein drink

Totals 564 cals, 89g protein, 4g carbs

Hope you're still enjoying your weekend!

Christine

Good Sunday morning! We have a small window of sun until the rain resumes this afternoon so we are taking the dogs out for a good long walk in a bit. 

QOTD- i would have been bawling right there next to you JB! Especially since the last time I cried was while watching Long Lost Family on TLC last week. It's about adopted kids/ birth parents reuniting. It's very sad and happy and it always gets me choked up. 

13 weeks since surgery

b Starbucks latte

b2-2 fried eggs w/ hot sauce

l- chicken wings

D- I have no idea

v/l good

e- 3 or 4 miles with the pups

have a great day all!! 

I like that show, too, even though I haven't seen many episodes (we don't have cable....).  I'm also on a FB group where "search angels" try to find people's birth parents or birth children.  Most of the stories turn out really happy, but unfortunately, some are very sad.  I found a friend's birth mother a couple of years ago, so ever since, I've been really interested in this..

Good morning all of you beautiful weekend menuers. I am back from the ultimate OH meet up with Cynthia in Maui, and back into the cold rain of Portland. Booooo!  We had an amazing time, even if it was way too short.

JB, have you registered for the run? I figure if I put my money down, it will be real and make me get serious.  I'm telling everyone I am going to do it.  That way it would be way too humiliating for me to wimp out.  Let's do this thing!

QOTD:  Last time I cried?  That's easy. It was yesterday.  When we had my Dad's funeral in December, it was too icy to do the graveside service.  So yesterday morning my family gathered at my Dad and Mom's graves and shared stores about them, both funny and touching. It was lovely, emotional and comforting.  Which meant that I ugly cried. Then we all went to my brother's restaurant for lunch, where I has razor clams. Then I cried because they were so yummy.  Ha!

i am planning on a lazy day today.  Laundry, a little binge tv, cooking for the week, and a long walk if the rain holds off.  

Time Since Surgery:  2 years + 3 months

B: Egg Beaters, mozzarella and bacon omelette 

L:  chicken breast

D:  seared scallops

Have a great Sunday!

I couldn't post this from my iPad, so am trying on my phone. 

What a great pic!!

I love those laughing cries.

Good morning. I cried last night at the movies. My wife and I went to "a dog's purpose". So when they had to put one of his/hers lives to sleep it hit a little close to home. 

B steak omelette; half piece rye toast with almond butter

L smoked sausage and BBQ sauce

D Ruth's Chris filet and shrimp with a few Brussel sprouts 

S Premier shake