What's on your Monday Menu, RNYers?

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Where do you live that there is still snow!?!

I live in Tahoe, California. I literally still have 4ft of snow in my front and back yards...

I'm right there with you on the sleep problems,JB so I'm absolutely no help there except to commiserate with you. Sometimes I will read when it's really bad or journal if it's because my mind is racing. Hubby takes melatonin which seems to help him but I don't really want more pills. Spent yesterday at the in laws and ate unplanned snacks like dip,carrots and a few chips along with salty ham so weight is up a bit at 118.4. Lily and I have iur 3.2 miles in already and will do another mile after supper if it's not raining. Post op 4 years 71/2 months. Here's food for maintenance today B 1/2 c steel cut oats with protein and peanut butter added L 1/2 c crab salad 1/2 c green beans D 31/2 oz feta stuffed salmon 1/2 c lettuce salad with 1 T blue cheese dressing S mission one chocolate chip cookie protein bar. Have a great day everyone and make some smart and conscious choices that move you one step closer to your goal.

Good morning! Your Boston marathon tradition sounds fun. One of the ladies I met while running a 1/2 marathon (yup, met while running!) is there and it's been exciting to see all the pics she's posting on FB.

QOTD: I'm usually a pretty good sleeper and since my phone is typically in the other room I jus****ch whatever is on the tv for a few mins. My sleep pattern is a mess at the moment but I think it's to be expected during this stage of my surgery recovery. I am missing my bed!

Time since surgery: 2 years 8 months

B: latte, eggbeaters, turkey sausage links and 1/2 an orange

L: Albacore tuna on top of a side salad and carrots

S: latte, homemade Greek yogurt with fiber cereal and SF jam, boiled egg, and 2 Brazil nuts

D: Shredded chicken lettuce wrap tacos and SF jello with cool whip

Totals: Cals: 1030 Protein: 118 Carbs: 87 Fat: 27
E: none
W/V on track
Hope everyone has a great day!

Hope your recovery continues to go well! How much longer do you have off of work?

Right now, my LOA team has me returning mid-May but my doc wanted me out an additional two weeks (for a total of 6) but we just have to see how it goes. I did get most of the bandages off today and one drain out. I'm allergic to the tape so my skin is on fire and I have a rash but all is good.

Morning Pouch Pals. Unmotivated would be an understatement to describe me at the moment. Work is just too much. I did get approved for additional positions, but just thinking about how much it will take to train them to get them up to speed is overwhelming. I'm also anxious about somethings at home- I think I'll send hubby an email today voicing my concerns. He'll be away from Wednesday to Sunday, so I really need to clear my head before he goes.

My sister who lives in Boston, so she is off today. She worked in the hospital the day of the bombing- its still a very hard day for her.

QOTD: I rarely can't sleep- but when I can't I count backwards from 999. If I'm up its cause my mind is busy overthinking things, so counting backwards forces me to only focus on the number. If I stray in my thoughts- I start over. I don't like taking medicines, so have not will not take anything.

196.6 today (2# out of my comfort zone- buckling down), 23 months out.

M1: 3oz ham, 1/2 cup egg beaters, 1/2 tbs all fruit

M2: protein bar, orange

M3: 3 oz roast beef w/ carrots & green beans

m4: ?? Likely more ham/roast left overs

Easter was nice. We drove home Saturday from a week+ trip to Florida to visit our youngest son and the newest grandson. I didn't want to be driving on a holiday, plus the Honeybaked Ham store was closed so we had to be home Saturday!

QOTD- Sleep! My great nemesis. For as long as I can remember, I've had trouble falling and staying asleep. Since surgery, it's 10x worse. Now I take 2 hours to fall asleep, then wake up every hour or so and struggle to get back to sleep. I might total 5-6 hours of sleep time over about a 10 hour period. Then I have nights that I'm completely exhausted, go to bed at 7-8pm, and pass out until 5-6am. Unfortunately that only happens every couple of months. I've tried everything short of prescription sleep meds. I take a Benedryl most nights just to actually fall asleep, but even Benadryl wears off. Plus, I hate the idea of taking drugs every day, hate it.

One of my nightly things is to put on a TV show that I've seen a hundred times, so it doesn't keep me interested. I've always had a bedroom with a "No TV rule" until recently. The shows I'm watching right now are my favorites. I love them, but I've seen them all. Star Trek TNG, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order SVU. I know it goes against all of the sleep health rules, but it's helping me at least feel sleepy. Nothing else helps. At this point I've just accepted that sleep and I are not friends.

Menu for the next few days will be:

Leftover honeybaked ham, deviled and scrambled eggs, cheese and yogurt.

Last week in Florida I ate like I'd never had WLS and I'm miserable. So happy the kids didn't get much Easter candy to tempt me. And yes, I ate a few cadbury mini eggs (3 at a time, maybe 4 times) last week. I'm not ashamed!

Good Morning Everyone!

I haven't been as good at getting on here lately, mostly because I'm picking up new job duties at work, and it makes my mornings hectic. By the time I can get on here, it's too late to post on the menu post.

Had my 11 month surgiversary yesterday, and I weighed in this morning at 148.0. That is probably more indicative of my weight, compared to the 146.6 that I weighed yesterday, since I was probably a bit dehydrated from the 5K I did Saturday evening... oh yeah, and it was a wine run, so that probably contributed to the dehydration. To say I'm pleased with my weigh in would not be an honest answer. I basically lost .6 pounds in that month... which is basically, no weight lost. I did see lower numbers all throughout the month, as low as 145.6, but I really apparently am working hard on learning maintenance. Which isn't exactly where I want to be... I'd like to be between 135-140 for my maintenance.

To say it gets harder is no lie! I know when you are in those first 6 months or so, it's easy to hear what the Vets say to us, and then think that it's not going to be 'me'! I mean, come on, I had no hunger to speak of, I was pretty laser focused, and ready to take on the world with my new pouch!

But then life gets in the way, your hunger returns (or perhaps even just head hunger), and you FEEL GOOD in your new body!

I'm not beating myself up though. I'm concerned to a point, but obviously not enough to get these last 10 pounds off, right? And I know what to do, and how to do it... and if I ever were confused, I know that I could ask any question and the Vets would have great advice! But I don't need to whine, and be surprised at the lack of weight loss (although I'm still blaming it on the HRT insert, because I haven't lost since that actually took place... but I don't blame it on the lack of weight loss, I blame it on the increase in hunger (head?)! OK, I'm only partially joking.

So... I am continuing on, making better choices when I can, and working to see if I'm really ready to get serious and get the last 10 pounds or not!

My menu... OK, so it's really easy to put down 3 squares that look good on paper,,, but the struggle is, will I only eat this? The cashews, pork rinds, cheese sticks, and SF candy aren't on this list. If I kept to the list, maybe I'd see a decline! SMH... I know.

I think I may start posting yesterday's 'actuals' instead of today's planned menu... since planning isn't going as it should for me lately? Maybe seeing what I actually ate, written out for everyone else to see would help me.... I'm just feeling a bit obsessed over food lately. Damnit!

B1: cup of coffee with SF sweetener and powdered creamer

B2: 2.7 ounces of steak

L: Freezer leftover of spaghetti squash chicken alfredo

D: Probably taco 'salad', which has no lettuce in it! Salsa and cheese mixed into the seasoned ground beef.

it's never too late to post. There have been a handful of times I've been swamped and haven't posted until 9:00 or 10:00 at night, but I still do it. I know full well hardly anyone will see it (although a couple of people almost always do!!), but still, just knowing that I have to post helps keep me accountable. And when I do post late, I post what I actually ate that day rather than what I plan to eat, but still, it keeps me accountable during the day because I know I'll have to post that night!!