What's on your Thursday Menu, RNYers?

Morning everyone! I'm really just here in body only, as my mind is already focused on our trip to Austin! Last night I got a little frantic about leaving the kids for four days (even though my mother in law will be there with them, she doesn't cook, and she won't be there the whole time)... so I set to cooking... I made pork chops, smashed potatoes (for the kids, they are little red potatoes 'smashed' and then drizzled with olive oil and seasonings and Parmesan cheese and under the broiler until just a little crispy), I put together a meatloaf that I'll bake tonight, and I promised my daughter fresh egg jars in the fridge for her. Phew!

Now, the questions is, will they eat it, or eat the frozen pre-made things like waffles and hot pockets for the next 4 days??!

QOTD: If I didn't have kids, and I was more interested in climbing a career ladder, I think I could handle the commute if I loved the job enough... that being said, as I get older I also realize the importance of living life and having as many experiences that you can before we get too old to do it (midlife crisis anyone?! LOL). I'm at a job that I don't love because it pays the bills, and has great insurance and PTO benefits, and allows me the flexibility to just not give a damn about it once I leave...

Weight this morning 149.4/ apparently a great maintenance diet - even if I'm not in maintenance just yet. (Going to get more serious about this when we get back, I need a few more pounds lost!)

B: 2 cups of decaf with half and half and splenda

B2: looks to be beef jerky... not in the mood for a 'meal'. Ugh.

L: Company is having a 'roundup' in the parking lot today. Swadley BBQ Co was already setting up when I got here at 7:30. I'll definitely be having MEAT for lunch! LOL

D: Running errands, and cooking for the kids - again! (Probably, truth be told it'll be one of those egg jars I make for Blaine)

I am living vicariously through the description of the foods you cooked...can you tell we like food-smashed and drizzled with olive oil and Parmesan and put under the broiler until crispy--- yer killin' me...

Good morning all! Feeling pretty good this morning, I'm down to 239 which makes it an even 70 pounds lost and I couldn't be happier!!

At the gym today, I am swimming for the first time in almost 2 years. I don't know why I care, but I'm nervous about being in bathing suit for all to see. I didn't care at 300 pounds, not sure why I care now. At the same time, I can't wait to get in the water, I've really missed it.

QOTD - I have almost an hour commute each way, so 2 hours a day on the freeway. I don't love it, but I do love my job. The reason I have the commute is that I moved in with my BF a couple years ago and he is totally worth it. Before moving in with him, my commute was only 10 minutes.

4 months out from surgery

I did All Meat yesterday and feel really good so I'm doing it again today

b-coffee w/heavy cream and splenda

b2- tuna

l-chicken

d-chicken

s-pepperoni

v/l good

e-swimming for 30-45 minutes

Have a great day!!

Good morning GrimBerry and crew!

QOTD: Short commute. It kills your entire soul. I used to live in Los Angeles. After the big Northridge earthquake my one-way commute was three hours. I moved to Orcas Island... commute two minutes tops. I am about to move back there... commute zero minutes. I will live where I work. JB, come join me. I will find some place for Grim too. But he cannot eat my petting farm animals.

B: Fairlife with coffee and miralax, Premier Protein vanilla with more coffee

L: Dannon greek cherry, 6 foil-less beef jerky coins

D: Spinach frittata

S: 2 oz tuna with Miracle Whip light, diet cran something with water

Totals: 692 calories 98 protein 32 carbs 20 fat

I made the best spinach frittata for dinner last night! I used my Fairlife milk, eggs and reduced fat cheese with lots of fresh spinach. With a little salsa on top it is great and vegetarian. Except my vegetarian guest fell asleep and when she woke up wanted baked potatoes. Ummmm.

Hey vets what about the fiber gummies? My mother got some at Costco. 10 calories for two, they do have 5 grams carbs but I am really having a tough time and Miralax is not really helping.

Have a great day everyone!

I don't consider myself a vet..yet but wanted to chime in to see if you have tried probiotics? I take one daily and on occasion I also will take kids fiber.

Probiotics... I eat a lot of greek yogurt, but nothing else. My one capful of Miralax every day, and now sometimes one in the evening. Everything was going along fine until I had to add Crestor to my meds (cholesterol) and now I go every three days which is uncomfortable. I am trying to eat salads but. What probiotic do you take? Is it a pill?

It's a capsule from Costco. I also eat a yogurt a day. I did have constipation issues pre-surgery too. I take miralax too.

I just noticed your new avatar. Love it!

There are many more probiotics in a pill than greek yogurt...I have taken one since surgery. Do you take iron? and what kind. Some irons are more constipating. The carbonyl iron is supposed be less so...that is the one I take.

Iron patch... i found some probiotics today and got them, also Milm of Magnesia yuck. Something will work ;) and thank you!