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

Hey menu crew, how are you all? I am okay. How was your weekends?  I am not available the rest of the week to start the menu thread so someone please go ahead and start it up.

I can't sleep you guys and its starting to affect me badly. I can't focus or think straight. I am so tired I tried to put my winter coat on inside out this morning.  I am actually feeling depressed or maybe its lack of sleep or both, I really don't know.  I am totally "off." 

QOTD: When you are feeling "off" and not yourself what do you do to get you back on track?

Time since surgery: 3 yrs + 3 months

B: 1/2 can of tuna, 1/2 bell pepper, balsamic dressing

L: 1/2 can of tuna, 1/2 bell pepper, balsamic dressing

S: One bacon/egg/cheese/red bell pepper homemade "egg bite" (regular size muffin tin, not mini)

D: 4oz of grilled bbq chicken with shredded cheese & salsa over it

S: 4 slices of deli turkey breast with honey mustard "roll ups" & 2 babybel swiss before bed

TOTALS: 833 calories, 97 protein, 23 carbs

V: patches are on

L: coffee all day & water with SF cranberry juice splashed in all day

E: 5km walk at lunch and gym tonight for 1 hour step class & 2km run

Have a great day everyone, be fabulous! 

Here is a pic of my egg bites I made last night:

Sorry you aren't feeling well.  Usually when I am not myself my answer is sleep and lots of it.  So I hope you are able to sleep better soon and get back to normal!

Day 9 of Liquids- (down 10 lbs in those 8 days so far)

Just so you all know I post everything I may eat on my menu lately but usually don't eat it all....just make sure I get my protein and I am not hungry.

Breakfast- protein hot chocolate 15g

Snack-premier protein 30g

Snack- SF jello

Lunch-tomato soup

Snack- SF jello

Snack- premier protein 30g

Dinner- cream of chicken soup

snack- SF popsicle

Snack- premier protein 30g

You are rocking this! Good job!

What? You are a rockstar if you are posting more than you are eating on an all liquid pre-op diet! Damn! I'm 18 months Post-op and I don't think I could deal with just what's on your menu! 

You are doing awesome!

Tonight I'm hosting a birthday party for my niece's 3 yr old son. There will be cake and ice cream and junk food and I'm not sure I'm prepared to handle it. My resolve isn't quite as strong when I'm tired, and I'm starting to feel run down. It's been a physically exhausting few weeks. I might have to duck out and hide in my room for a while this evening. I'm planning to make meatloaf after lunch so I don't use the typical "I ran out of time to make dinner so I'll go grab a few pizzas" excuse.

Qotd: My typical problem for feeling off is exhaustion. My body needs to rest, even if I'm just relaxing. I often don't get enough sleep and it catches up to me. Sometimes I just need a whole day of doing nothing to recharge. It makes up for the last few weeks of non-stop all day on-the-go never ending chaos I deal with. I just turn this day into a full liquids day. I won't cook or heat up anything, the family is on their own. I drink protein shakes and water all day and I literally stay in bed and do absolutely nothing. Remember, it's okay to take care of yourself. 

Coffee: Regular coffee with creamer (40, 0)

Breakfast: Protein waffle (139, 24)                          

Snack: Siggi's vanilla (100, 14)

Lunch: Deli ham roll (120, 20)

Snack:  Premier Protein, Chocolate (160, 30)

Dinner: Meatloaf (439, 24)

Protein Shakes:

Calories: 998 Protein: 112 Carbs: 44

Try to remember that if you aren't feeling well adding poor food choices to your body will only make you feel worse.  Think of all those bad snacks as torpedoes aimed at your health. Avoid them to stay healthy!

Good luck!

~E

Good Morning Daisy and Menu Family!

So sorry you aren't feeling so great, Daisy and aren't sleeping.  I take 3 mg. of Melatonin at night to help me sleep and it seems to really help me get to sleep plus it's natural.  Maybe that might help you?

Those egg bites look delicious, Daisy, can you share the recipe, please?

QOTD:  When I'm feeling "off" I sleep more or meditate.  I learned TM meditation when I was a teenager and use it, or guided meditation, to relax and feel better.

B:  bacon & spinach egg frittata

L:  lettuce, chicken, cheese, nuts, low cal dressing

D:  chili cheese dog

S:  Light n Fit Greek yogurt

S:  roast beef roll-ups with cream cheese

Exercise:  Walking Blossom around the neighborhood

Have a wonderful day everyone!

~ Karen  

Hope you don't mind me asking how your appt went yesterday?

I don't mind at all, Kelly, how kind of you to ask!  It went very well.  My surgeon is pleased with my progress and said my labs look good.  He said to keep exercising and to come back in 6 months.  My surgeon is moving to Tennessee but I will see his Physician's Assistant from now on.  Six hours of driving is a LOT of driving for a 5 minute appointment, though.  LOL!