What's on your menu today (Thursday) RNYers?

Hi cc583, I finally qualified to get one of my knees done on Aug 22....the surgeon told me I needed to lose 30 more pounds... I lost 29 and he told me ok! I'm so excited just thinking about being able to walk unaided (yaaaaay) I definitely know what you mean!!!

That is awesome news! I'm so happy for you!

Thank you so much

Good Morning Teena and Menu Family!

I planted 24 day lily plants yesterday as well as took Blossom for her walk around the subdivision and my daughter and I walked all over Walmart last night so I definitely got my exercise in yesterday.

QOTD: I post every day on the menu thread, have kept a journal of every single thing I have eaten since the day I got home from surgery, I log onto MFP, and I take my dog for a walk almost every day. I really miss it if I can't go for a walk with her some day. I drink gallons of water and I take my vitamins daily.

Accountability: My daughter made a thin crust pizza last night and I had some, so my totals are much higher today. Protein - 73, Calories - 1,290, Carbs - 155. Hopefully I will do better today.

B: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks

L: hamburger with melted cheese

D: Birdseye Voila chicken stir fry

S: Light & Fit Greek yogurt

E: Walking Blossom around the subdivision

Have a FANTASTIC day today everyone!

~ Karen

Good morning! I may have missed it/or forgot if I saw it...how was the follow up appt with your surgeon? (I think you had to drive 3 hours both ways to go to!).

Thanks for asking, Kelly! Yes, it was a long, LONG drive. My appointment went well. They are pleased with my progress. I've lost another 20 lbs. since my 1-year check-up. They took blood while I was there, so I haven't gotten the results of the blood work yet, but I imagine it will all be fine. I have to go back in 6 months and then after that I can start checking in yearly.

That's awesome!

crap - is that thunder I hear?? MORE rain? It's been clear the last couple of days - but it looks like the rain is B-A-A-A-C-K! I usually dread the end of the summer, but maybe not this year. So tired of all the rain!!

QOTD: drinking (I rarely go below 12 cups a day - and am usually higher than that), separating drinking and eating, logging everything, weighing daily, making healthy choices - well, pretty much everything except for exercise and night snacking. These remain constant struggles.

2 years 2 months out (as of today!)

B: homemade Greek yogurt, fresh blueberries

S: coffee with half & half, SF protein/Miralax vanilla latte shake

L: cottage cheese, peach

D: turkey meatballs, salad

probably another yogurt or SF protein pudding pop

Considering how far apart we are- it's kind of funny that our weather is similar. We've had 2 thunder and lightning storms this week.

I kinda wonder if the whole Great Lakes region has its own weather system going on. My cousins in Cleveland often get the same weather we do - although it's sometimes a day later (I'm near Lake Michigan - they're on Lake Erie - and if you're near Toronto, you must be near Lake Ontario??). I know we're all in the same wind pattern for sure...