What's on your Monday menu RNYers?

Yeap. I make it pretty much like this.

Thx!

We were at a family reunion/picnic yesterday and I did better than expected - cheeseburger without the bun, salad, 1 C popcorn, baby carrots with ranch dip. Other than that, the rest of the day consisted of a protein shake, a protein bar, and yogurt. So overall OK. I may copy JB for the next day or two and have mostly protein shakes and yogurt to hydrate and get some of this sodium-related gain off. Feeling less bloated today and down 0.6 lbs.

QOTD: I love the taste of food done on a charcoal grill, but it's such a hassle that we rarely do it. I grill most of our meat (and do it year-around), but I do it on a grill pan on top of our gas stove. It's pretty much the same as doing it on a gas grill, I think - over a flame, and the grill pan gives it grill marks. I have a George Foreman as well, but I haven't used it for a long time.

taking the day off. DH is off today and tomorrow as well - halleleujah!! We're going out for coffee in a few (and will take yesterday's and today's paper along), then...???

2 years 1 month:

B: Greek yogurt, Kashi Crunch granola

S: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: yogurt??

D: grilled haddock, salad

probably another protein shake or yogurt later

Good morning all! My visit yesterday with my dad was awesome. It was a rough transition, but he is now doing really well at his new home and he was so happy yesterday! He told me he was having a ball there and then blew me kisses as I was leaving. My heart was so full leaving knowing he was in a good place. I took today off and I could not be happier about that! We were going to take the dogs to the beach, but BF is not feeling well, so we are going to skip it. I am bummed, but happy to just relax at home. I am going to the gym for a swim later, then grocery shopping and will tackle things around the house I've been putting off. I have a lot of my mother plants and they need a bit of TLC - trimming and repotting so I think I will do that today. My mom always had such a green thumb. I don't tend to my plants as well, but I think I will step up my game now!

Accountability - stuck to my plan yesterday

QOTD - I prefer a gas grill for the convenience. I prefer the taste of wood pit BBQ and would love a smoker!! Charcoal stinks and I'm not a fan of the flavor and mess so no thank you.

7 mo post op - 198.8 today?? up from 198.1 yesterday...ugh!

B- coffee w/heavy cream and splenda

l-not sure - protein for sure

d-BBQ steak and chicken

v/l - started

e - 60 min lap swim

Have a great day all!!

Good morning, Menu Peeps! To all of you, who are off today: Color me GREEN! When they are all here at once, I will have 6 Short Peeps, today, but their "in and outs" will be alternating, which is actually harder, than if they just all got here, and left, around the same time. Yea, I know...GiGi is never satisfied...But, I AM off tomorrow!!!

Not sure where my weekend went, but I know I didn't drink enough water, and my Fitbit was NOT impressed by my number of steps/activity points...damn thing is worse than a Drill Sargent...

B: Coffee/Protein Shake

L: Pan Broiled Tilapia/Mango Salsa/Broccoli

S: Apple

D: Baked Chicken/Spinach Salad

S: Greek Yogurt

W: HAVE to get that gallon in

E: 3 mile run/walk, upper body pool noodle work out

You seriously amaze me with your short peeps time! You are an incredible GiGi to all your grandbabies :)

Hi all -

Newbie here. 58 years old, always large, moved 30-40 lbs on and off so many times, crept up even higher after each loss. RNY so far is pretty amazing. I'm down to a weight I haven't seen in more than a decade, maybe even two. In sight of what I weighed when my second kid (now 23) was born.

Glad for all the support on this forum, love this thread, I've been using your ideas on meals for a couple of weeks. Looks like a lot of long-time RNYers still stick to very low cal/carb eating. I am six weeks out and bringing back a few carbs a day (trying to stick under 50-60), mostly to add veggie fiber and help the all-protein, low cal constipation. Which I still have even tho I drink more than enough (often >100oz) water).

This forum reminds me to do a better job of planning ahead for meals. I've been keeping all the stuff I need to eat RNY-properly in the house, but choosing each meal on the fly, which isn't always the best idea.

Accountability: lots of bbq and visiting people this weekend. I've been pretty good, sticking with meat and veg for the most part. A little apple cobbler went down my gullet too I'm afraid, maybe 1/4 C.

QOTD: got a new gas grill this spring. Hubby is in the camp of getting the cheapest one - even if it rots out in 2-3 years, replacing a $200 grill every 3 years is still cheaper than buying a fancy one. I prefer our Weber black kettle charcoal grill, but rarely have time or energy to fire it up.

Today:

B: 1/2 egg + 1/4 C egg whites, 1 oz ham, 1/2 on grated cheese-

S: 1% milk in my decaf

L: tuna with mango curry sauce and relish, celery and green onion

PM snack: strawberries, Chobani plain 0%, scoop of Isopure whey. could turn into a smoothie with some almond milk

D: probably leftover Chinese. I ordered a steamed meat and veg dish as part of a big family dinner, and have some left. Maybe a few bites of Mu Shu too. But no rice!

Exercise: work at home at my computer today, then water aerobics @6.

Let me caution you about the carb thing. Post op I was far more generous with carb totals than most, I sought to keep my carbs lower than my protein, which average about 80-90g/day. Now in m 3rd year that formula absolutely doesn't work for me- I need to keep my carbs much lower than I'd gotten used to.

Being at 50-60 a few weeks out will only rise as you can at more. I'm not saying "not" to, but be prepared to scale back, or accept the impact on your rate loss.

Welcome MM in MD!

Morning all,

We are doing school today (we homeschool)...no rest for the wicked. :) We kinda go year round. Or rather, we start after Labor Day and go as long as it takes to finish,,,so, yeah, pretty much year round. We freely take time off as needed during the year, so we pay for that now, lol.

QOTD- We have a propane grill...a big one. We grill lots at a time, big family and we are usually grilling at least enough for lunch the next day too. Otherwise I don't have strong feelings on the propane vs. charcoal thing. :)

B- Eating late again. Seems to suite me. I have a quiche with zucchini, red pepper, and bacon in the oven right now. Cantaloupe and blueberries on the side. My oldest child is gone visiting her grandparents until tomorrow, so this will be breakfast for my husband and I today and tomorrow. Kids are eating bacon and eggs because veggies are, as my 12yo puts it, "prison food".

L- Leftovers for all, there is a piece of salmon and some veg still in there for me.

D- Um...shoot, I forget, lemme look. ok, pork chops with mushroom sauce, lemon roasted brussel sprouts.