What's on your menu today (Photo Friday!) RNYers?

Good morning. Back to normal after all the meetings this week. I have to confess that I did have about 2/3rd cup of Garrett's caramel corn at the afternoon break yesterday. I kind of knew it was coming, so I did allow for the carb impact in my daily plan. But I won't do that again until after goal. No reason to risk the good progress I've made. I'm finding that I can eat a very small amount of sugar/carb before I get sick. I can feel that beyond a small amount I get a little queasy. I'm glad I get that feedback.

Here's a picture of my oldest friend. We were in kindergarten together back in 1965. It's amazing our friendship has lasted so long given we haven't lived in the same state since college. He came to visit about 3 years ago, so this is a picture his wife snapped outside of the Italian restaurant we ate at.

B - greek yogurt and 2 tbs granola

L - Tortilla crusted tilapia - was an eggface suggestion from Costco or Sam's. A little carby, but good

S - Premier protein shake

D - Small salad, mustard dressing, trader Joe's meatballs (3 oz)

Good morning,

Successful day again of not binge eating. Even though it was there. I had a drs appt yesterday. At least he heard me this time and is sending me to a counsler. Hopefully that helps.

B spinach, red pepper, ham and cheese omelet and string cheese

L tuna, baby carrots and raisins

D cheeseburger and asparagus that i didn't eat last night.

S Greek yogurt, turkey sausage snack sticks and honeycrisp apple

My picture is of my longest friend I've known 48 years. It was when we went to south carolina waiting for our breakfast before our day of excursions.

Have a great day

gearing up for day 4 at the nursing home. Not sure if my dad has recognized me at all this trip, although the first day here he told me that I look a little like his oldest daughter (btw - I AM his oldest daughter). So sad. I just wish he was a lot closer so I could visit him several times a week. It's so sad that he's in an institution, but then, no one could take care of him at this point - he'd have to have a full time nurse if he wasn't in a nursing home.

I was kind of mad at myself last night because I was craving yogurt, even though I wasn't hungry *at all*. And I caved. Granted, yogurt is a fine snack and it fit into my daily calorie allotment, so no damage done, but it bothers me that I'm starting to see myself cave again. I REALLY don't need to get back into this habit...and that's what it is, a habit. I was NOT hungry.

21 months out:

B: Triple Zero vanilla yogurt, raspberries, 1 T Kashi Crunch granola

S: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: probably Greek yogurt, hummus with baby carrots

D: pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw (I'm in North Carolina, after all - but I'll watch it!!)

But good for you for recognizing it for what it was. So now you know - there will be times you cave- but better to cave on a yogurt that fit your daily calories and was a healthy choice- instead of chips or chocolate... I do love what Grim says- Hunger is not an emergency. And Kat W's analogy of a heroin addiction to food addiction. :)

Happy Photo Friday Menu Buddies!

4 more days of liver-shrinking diet, 1 day of clear liquids and then it's SURGERY DAY! I'm getting excited...nerves haven't fully set in yet. Luckily I see my therapist the day before I go in, I'm sure I'll be a full on nervous wreck by then!

Not sure what's on the schedule this weekend - our weather is kind of in flux....it was gorgeous yesterday, chilly today and they are talking wintry mix of crud and doom for Sunday/Monday....so who knows. We may stay in the whole weekend, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to get our lawn mowed sooner than later, all this spring weather has made it grow in funky patterns.

QOTD - we're supposed to talk about our best friend pics right? The first picture is my friend Erin and I....we've known each other since we were kids, and we were set up by our sisters who were best friends in elementary school. I think they figured if their older sisters were friends then they'd get to see even more of each other. Anyways....Erin is more of a sister now than a best friend, and she's one of my closest confidants. She was one of the first people I told about my decision to have surgery, and she's so supportive. She's also one of the few people that I can really talk to about my emotional baggage stemming from growing up in a dysfunctional family. I've posted this picture before....but this is when we went on the scariest roller coaster at Six Flags Great America...I'm not even sure how old we are in the picture but I look like I was going to die. I probably thought I was!!

The second picture is of my best friend Pat and I, circa 2006 - Pat and I met online in 1998, we were both college students and we were both working for the same website that hired college students to write content for the different areas, and we also moderated the chat they provided. I was in charge of Pets, and later Love & Relationships...and he was in charge of Games and Technology. Truthfully I couldn't stand him at first, he annoyed me. But we became fast friends and talked daily for years and years about everything....life, family, relationships, everything. We joked that we were the best friends we'd never met. We finally met when a business trip took me out to his home state, and then through a strange series of events I ended up renting a room across the hall from him when I took a job on the east coast (long story, original landlord was a total creeper and they had an open room that needed filling). The more we hung out, the more fun we had...and it just clicked. Never in a million years did I think this random pain in the butt guy who used to drive me nuts would become the love of my life....but this year we're celebrating 11th wedding anniversary :)

Menu:

B: Greek Yogurt, Decaf Coffee

S: Cottage Cheese, Peaches

L: Soup

S: Protein Shake/Drink

D: TBD

Have a wonderful Friday all!!

Awww cute love story!

That's such a cool love story. Thanks for sharing!

Good morning menu folks! So many great pictures! I'm glad to be connected to this community.

Day 3 post op and it's really hard to get enough liquid in. Averaging around 3oz an hr though.

Today's menu- water, isopure clear protein water and chicken broth.

I don't particularly like the way this broth (brand Pacific Organic) tastes, any recommendations of broths that you enjoy?

Happy Friday everyone! Have a great weekend!

Glad to hear you are doing well after surgery. Just keep sipping. Before you know it it will be your new normal.

I use the Unjury chicken broth protein powder... 20 grams of protein per cup. Can't heat it past 140 degrees though or it clumps.