What's on your Saturday menu RNYers?

You shoul Totally do it! My husband is from near here, so we get here fairly often. Although we don't get to do touristy stuff as often as I'd like!

Happy Saturday! So I'm trying to keep Rygil P. Rex (our midnose persian cat) quiet so hd can sleep in... (I call him 'critty'...uh the cat=critty...the husband dear=....?...hmmmm well depends on my mood or my interpretation of his mood) in any case- I think noisy cat is winning.

QOTD...I'm the food planner...still write it down the night before, add the calories, protein etc.

B 1 egg mixed w/2T cottage cheese, in the microwave per Lizjustwantstobehealthy

L 1 salmon tuna Pattie

D 3oz. Chicken thigh

There may be a dreaded Costco trip...we need a portable air conditioner...we live in the PNW and its in the 80-90 + degrees and we are not used to it(dont laugh)!!!!

Hope everyone has a great day

Mornin' y'all! The scale moved down again this morning and my mood ring shows that I am calm again. hehe. Yesterday was a long and exhausting day getting a project to the printer. My ankles were so swollen and I'm still exhausted this morning. I truly hope that losing weight helps alleviate some of this daily health drama. I'm tired of it after so long...

Can I just get an "amen" on leftovers? They are the mainstay--dare I say, backbone--that keeps me honest and "livin' the dream." Without them, I would be one phone call away from anarchy--every meal. Dom as in Dominos and I would be back together, hot-n-heavy. With them, it's possible to live a successful lc life and "almost" effortlessly stay on plan. Meals take 10 minutes or less to prepare, and that's a HUGE thing for me.

Last night something H.A.L.A.B. said in another thread sent me chasing down a rabbit hole. She talked about the insulin index of foods. So I raced off to start reading cuz I've long suspected with my low carb eating that if I eat too low carb (< less than about 6-7g/day), that the protein gets processed much quicker for me and then my lower legs and ankles become cankles and I feel TERRIBLE (with all caps). I feel like I'm shouting? Am I shouting? This happens especially with my protein drinks--Premier Protein is a little less problematic since it has whey protein concentrate in it rather than being all isolate--so it doesn't feel quite as insulinogenic. My fasting insulin has been 16 lately--I am hyperinsulinemic (PCOS/Synd X) and insulin resistant. YUCKY! So the research last night is the first night that I got some bit of confirmation of my own hair-brained theories! Woot. Shout out to H.A.L.A.B.--huge thanks for leading me toward the light! I'm going to see if I can start looking at filling my diet even more with low insulin index foods.

QOTD: If you read the paragraph above, you will now know I am a lifetime member of the Nerd Herd, subcategory Nutritional Science. LOL, after about 16 years on it, pretty much all my peeps recognize my low carb diet is here to stay. They are all so supportive of me and Mr. Fluffy. They know that my life is pretty desperate at times because of the lovely parting gifts from the cancer and treatments--so they are just as desperate for me to find something that brings relief. So they bend over backwards to accommodate our "food proclivities," whether that is eating out or eating in. We are truly blessed by them. Sometimes they will say, "Just bring any of your special-needs food with you." Then they will also remind me to bring my "Crack Bread." I make this, to them, legendary bread that everyone fights over. Yes, I'm a carb pusher and they are my minions...er, my carb monkeys. I don't eat it, but they will pound down as many loaves as I deliver...(I'm drivin' the bus to hell...)

Menu: no daily totals yet but aiming for 800 cals, 65-ish g prot, 30-40-ish g fat;

my eating has never really gone off the rails, but my social life has picked up this summer and I've been eating more calories than I should. I've been at the top of my comfort range for awhile - and some days a pound or two over. Today I'm meeting a friend for lunch. I NEED TO ORDER THE CHILI. I NEED TO ORDER THE CHILI. Night eating continues to be a struggle as well. When I was in the losing phase. I'd just white knuckle it or drink a lot of fluids or make instant miso soup. I really need to get back to that. Why is this such a constant struggle?? ARRRGGHH.

I have to finish updating a Web site today for an organization I'm on the board for - the updates need to go live next week. Other than that - and the aforementioned lunch - not much else going on this weekend.

QOTD: not really. The only person who says much about my eating is my stepmother, who pretty much lives on Lean Cuisines and ice cream and is always trying to push them on me when I'm there, which luckily is not often. Otherwise, most people know that I'll eat what I can and ignore the rest (rest of the food, that is - not the people!). So many people are low carbers now (WLS and non-WLS) that I think most people understand. Sort of like the gluten free thing.

2 years 2 months out

B: homemade Greek yogurt, blueberries & raspberries

S: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: I WILL ORDER THE CHILI

D: Asian-style stir fried pork and vegetables (no rice)

another yogurt or protein shake or SF protein pudding pop if I can afford the calories. Which I should be able to if I ORDER THE CHILI.

Good morning, everyone. We just said goodbye to Daisy and her husband. It was so nice having them here! We ate lots of junk, though, and now it's time to really buckle down. The scale was probably kinder than it should have been, but I am disappointed in myself.

I've gotten feedback from friends and family saying I look fat in some pictures I posted this week, so I guess it's real... Gotta face the music :(

QOTD: Not anymore. I had a lot of people judge when I was first banded, and then when it became so hard to keep food down, I had a lot of people assume I was bulimic. I don't think anyone really pays attention to what I eat now except for my mom and Grim who are both post-op, too.

2 years post op / 120.5lbs (waaaaay over comfort level) / CAMAW diet

B: Fit Frappe Mocha Protein Coffee & 1 piece of bacon & 1.5 eggs

S: Pork Rinds & Chomps Meat Stick

L: Trader Joe's Turkey Meatballs & BBQ Sauce

S: trying NYmom222's Protein Orange Julius!

D: Sweet Italian Sausage

Calories: 997 / Protein: 100 / Carb: 31 / Fat: 55

Exercise: walk or maybe elliptical if we get it set back up...

Vitamins: Patches on & Oral (Iron & Multi)

I only know you from pictures, but I don't see fat anywhere!!!! Just sayin'...

Thanks... working on it!

You've got this JB!

Holy guacamole! You can look at it one way...that you have such dear, true fam/friends who tell you "their truth" if the emperor is nekkidy. Which, come on, I'd want to know if I wasn't stark nekkid, wouldn't you? BUT, then you could look at it the other way and make a case for needing to get new friends and needing to put your family in time out until they learn not to be asshats. still debating which group these people saying your fat belong with... BTW I thought wow what a pretty lady who also looks like a firecracker--like you'd be fun to hang with! Nowhere did I register fat in your pics!

Good morning all - looks like I wont be the last post today. I am working days all weekend, so I am posting on my first break of the day.

QOTD: I don't think my eating stresses anyone out. My friends and family are really understanding, I bring along my own food it I know there will not be good choices for me.

I have gotten to the point where I am cold a lot of the time. I really never thought that this would happen to me. I don't so much like being cold. I have had a jacket on since I left the house this morning and I am still cold :(

Menu:

B - 1/2 Quest Protein scoop, home made iced coffee, venison jerky

B2 - 2.5 oz. smoked salmon

L - mock Spanish rice

D - Shrimp w/ ****tail sauce, yellow squash

S1 - spinach salad