What's on Your Thursday Menu, RNYers?

Oh, it IS good for you! No doubt... but if you're still trying to get your groove on with your diet, I personally don't think you need to beat yourself up over not starting yet... we have enough things to beat ourselves up over! 

Strength training, and aerobic exercise are great for your body, muscles, and mind... one of the best things you can do... but not critical to being thinner... 90% of that is in your diet.

You don't need to join a gym. get some free weights and some online video. 

I walk outside or on my treadmill (yea..right..) -I use wrist weights when I walk. plus i found some good free weights and use that...A few squats on top of things and planks... I have better muscles definition taht people that go to gym...

Glad your appt went well.

HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE! 

The weather in CT is unbelievable! Today we will reach into the 60's! Quite unheard of in February! It felt like spring walking to work this morning. 

I weighed myself again this morning and weighed in at 180.8! YAY ME!! Finally, getting it!

I thank you all for posting your menus and the support! I took an in depth study of all the menus and exercise regimens from your postings and I see exactly where I've been going wrong!

I am so grateful for OH!! Honestly, I am so relieved.!

My pants are getting baggy again, LOL, what a great feeling!

MENU FOR TODAY:

Snack: Coffee - with creamer at home

Snack: Coffee - with 2% milk at work

Breakfast: 1/2 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon, splash of 2% milk, banana (small)

Lunch: Deli ham, cheddar cheese sticks, spicy brown mustard

Dinner: Grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast, with salsa, small tossed salad with red peppers, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, onions, low calorie dressing.

Snack: handful of almonds, Oikos Triple O, coconut creme yogurt

WATER!

SURGERY DATE: MAY 25, 2011, SURGERY WEIGHT: 311, CURRENT WEIGHT: 180.8, GOAL WEIGHT: 160

****I know I should give up the oatmeal daily, as suggested by my doctor and have only twice a week, that will cut down on the CARBS, so I have decided next week I will do that, but this week, I'm going to enjoy my daily oatmeal breakfast**

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR TEACHING  ME!

This place is the BEST... and the Vets are so knowledgeable. I think it's so much better for me to actually see how successful people act!

Sometimes these QOTD really make me think, and get all instrospective.  I guess that can be a good thing.  When Peachpie started the thread I think she asked what makes one really happy.  I didn't respond to that one (too busy that day) but I did think about it off and on throughout the day.  I mean, if you think too hard on that, it can REALLY make you ponder life.  And now this one...what does a full time working mother of 4 children, a wife, a farm owner, a business owner, a corporation board member - what does a person like that do just for herself?  Well the BIGGEST thing I did for myself was to have this surgery at the end of  November, which wasn't that long ago.  And recently I bought myself a new pair of shoes, though if you read my post yesterday you know they gave me bloody blisters!  Haha.  I am going to yoga class tonight and that was something I really wanted to do.  My husband drives my 14 year old daughter into town to meet me for it, and I love that we are doing this together.  I think I am going to have to remember to focus more on myself.  As my husband sometimes tells the kids, "If Mamma ain't  happy, ain't NO ONE happy!"

Food today looks like this:

B - Mocha madness protein shake with fairlife skim milk

s - sharp cheddar cheese 1 oz

L - deli roast beef slices 2 oz, horseradish, pepperoincini, Kalamata and manzilla olives (4 ea) 2% cottage cheese with 1/4 peach, 1 oz fresh raspberries

S - kozy shak SF rice pudding and syntrax apple nectar protein shake

D - leftover sirloin steak stir fry

According to MFP, this is 826 calories with 96 grams of protein.  Yesterday I had a day where I ate 1400 calories!  I was hungry all day.  It was a weird day.  So today I want to do a better job.

E - 40 minutes elliptical (done) and 1 hour yoga class tonight

Crazy morning - started with computer upgrade and computer has been SLOOOOWWWW ever since followed by meetings.  I'll try to come back later to read responses.  

B:  Protein Coffee

L: Starkist Ranch Tuna packet, string cheese

S: 1/2 c Greek LnF yogurt, 1/2 scoop protein powder, 1/2T PB2

D:  3-4 oz turkey, maybe some veggie

E:  60 minutes on the eliptical done

Good morning JB and crew!

QOTD:  LOL. I shopped on Saturday.  Bought some more size 14 jeans.  And a medium (!) black cardigan.  Love love love love love.  Did I mention that I love shopping?  I do.

B:  3/4 cup Fairlife with coffee and Miralax, Fuzzy navel Orange Julius thing (yum, thanks whoever suggested it)

L:  Dannon Greek blackberry yogurt, hb egg with salad and lite ranch dressing

D:  Chicken Parmesan TJ 1/4 package, salad with lite ranch dressing

S:  turkey jerky, 1 oz., diet Cran Cherry with water

Totals:  674 calories 89 protein 45 carbs 16 fat

Have a great day everyone!

Way to go, on both the jeans and the shirt!!!!! Such a good feeling! 

Morning!  I'm not feeling well......at all.  Yesterday, I mentioned that I just didn't want the protein, and my menu had a lot of fruit and veggies in it.  I should have known yesterday that this sickness that has run through my house would end with me.  So, I'm at work. Adulting. And I don't want to!  Wahhh!

QOTD: The last thing I did for myself? RNY is the last big thing I did for myself.  I do little things for myself all day every day in the form of brewing another coffee.  It's small, but it's just for me.  I am currently taking Chantix to try and quit smoking.  I will succeed!  That's a huge thing for not only myself, but for my family as well.

Almost 3 mo post op / 191 lbs (Yes....Onederland, y'all!  I'm on top of the world over being less than 200 lbs, even though I'm feeling pretty rank today)

B: fruit, coffee, cheese stick

S: jerky

L: jerky, cheese stick

S: ??? maybe almonds

D: ??? I'd be surprised if I was awake long enough to eat a meal after work today.

V: On track

E: Not today....I'm going to bed as soon as I bottle feed the new calf we have in the barn.  The fam is on their own tonight!!!!