What's on your Sunday Menu RNYers?

Good Morning Menu Family!

Wow! It's snowing here again today! We're expected to get 3-8 inches of snow accumulation! And tomorrow is May Day! What the heck is going on?

QOTD: I guess you could sort of say I'm in maintenance. I set my goal pretty high. 180 lbs seemed like a dream to me when I weighed 283 lbs. But now that I'm 173 lbs, I'd like to lose a bit more. I'm tall, 5'7" so I can carry some weight without looking fat, but I'd still like to lose a few more pounds. Anyway, back to the question... I fear my carbs are higher than they should be, but I stay away from bread, crackers, potatoes, etc.

B: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks

L: chicken & wild rice soup

D: taco meat with melted cheese

S: light n fit Greek yogurt

Exercise: Walking Blossom around the subdivision (if the snow lets up).

Have a GREAT day everyone!

~ Karen

DH gone for the week. Did a couple hours of house cleaning last week - may do more today. This place is overdue for a deep cleaning. I noticed "Kedi" is playing at our second-run theatre - may go see that this afternoon.

QOTD: I was never on an ultra-low-carb program - we were told to eat protein first, then non-starchy veggies, and then if we had room, fruit or whole grains. So my carbs during the losing phase were low for normal people, but high compared to most WLS patients. While I was losing, I rarely went over 80 carbs, and never over 100. Now that I'm in maintenance, they're usually between 100-150. But they're all the complex variety - from dairy, fruits and veggies, whole grains, low carb tortillas and wraps. But keep in mind that, unlike a lot of peeps, I'm not particularly carb sensitive, so this high a level might not work for a lot of people.

22 months out (almost 23!) and in maintenance:

B: homemade Greek yogurt, flaxseed, fresh strawberries

S: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: asparagus soup, some kind of protein (maybe turkey meatballs?)

D: Caribbean pork stir fry (with red bell peppers and zucchini)

probably another yogurt in there somewhere - or a "shamrock shake")

ex: yoga

"Shamrock shake" ?

I'm assuming this is not the McDonalds version.

Nope- not McDonald's. It was a recipe that was posted here on OH about a month or so ago. It's a vanilla protein shake, 1 T SF vanilla pudding mix, a little peppermint extract, a drop of green food coloring, and some ice, all whipped up in a blender. It's great!

Genius!

Good morning menu folks. I did a long walk yesterday that was around a local lake and is always a great time. I also went swimming. I didn't have much luck with swimming the crawl yesterday, but my body is still getting back in the hang of it so I'm not particularly worried. I just switched to doing other laps and I got in 40 minutes of activity.

We had errands to run this morning so we are skipping the pool today (boo hiss!), but I'm headed out for a long walk before it gets any warmer.

QOTD: My carbs are usually below 20 and that is from dairy products and veg. My diet is still mostly lean meat since by the time I get that eaten I'm full. That may change if I end up eating more, but not for now.

Breakfast: egg whites with feta cheese

Snack: 2 oz smoked salmon

Lunch: Trader Joe's Balsamic chicken

Snack: Fuzzy Navel protein shake

Dinner: Chicken stirfry

Exercise: a long walk

Beautiful day on Cape Cod today (though cool).

QOTD: I am in maintenance and don't explicitly count carbs. I pay attention to calories and protein. It appears that my average calories for a week should be 1200-1300 (5' 3", 115-117 pounds). I try to have my protein as high as possible (always above 80, often above 100 g).

B: eggbeaters and cottage cheese

L: tuna sashimi

D: (might be tuna salad, pickles, and cottage cheese OR leftovers)

S: protein bar

I bought a little bit too much salmon the other day so that's definitely on today's menu.

I already had an Oikos triple zero yogurt and I can't wait to get rid of those. Yuck

Fresh mozzerella is the one cheese that goes down easily so a caprese salad of some sort is likely

I haven't had any of my Special K protein cereal in a couple of days so maybe just a serving of that with flaxseed milk

QOTD

I haven't really been counting anything except steps. I'm definitely carb conscious especially in the evening but I'm certainly not doing Atkins type amounts.

Good afternoon,

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I had a great day even though my brother and SIL forgot me.

QOTD My carbs are higher than most people after the first year. I average between 60-120. The first year i was under 40. Sometimes I wish i was still there.

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

L tuna and cottage cheese

D spaghetti meat sauce

S Greek yogurt, turkey sausage snack sticks and cutie orange

Have a good day

It's a beautiful day here but my tummy has picked today to be a "bathroom" day. I don't know if anyone else has this happen but every so often I have a "core dump" day and going to far away from home isn't all that pleasing (for anyone)Haha!

QOTD: I am almost always below 30g of carbs. My carbs come from half & half for my coffee, my protein hot chocolate, artificial sweeteners, and veggies only.

B: decaf with cream and Splenda

L: omelette with chicken breast, spinach, mushrooms, and goat cheese

D: pork chop, broccoli

S: babybel, protein hot chocolate in decaf coffee

calories 701, protein 86, carb 19, fat 33