What's on your Monday Menu RNyers?

Awww, sleeping Lily is SO cute!

Good Morning! I am thinking about all the people in Vegas. I have a few cousins (hubby's cousins) that are there for the concert with a group of people and thankful they are all okay. I have a few employees there too, I am waiting until a decent hour to text them and check in.

The weekend was pretty lazy but got some errands done and started to prep for my work travel this week. I will try and post tomorrow-Thursday but won't know most of my menu and will be in meetings from midday Tuesday through end of day Wednesday-wish me luck.

QOTD: I think I would have to say Christmas.

Time since surgery: 3 years 1 month

B: SF latte, eggbeaters with roasted red pepper, ½ an orange and 2 turkey sausage links

L: Spaghetti squash casserole and baby carrots

S: Beef jerky, 1 oz. mixed nuts and pepper jack cheese cubes, SF popsicle when I get home

D: Trader Joes turkey burger with shredded cheddar, 2 oz baked sweet potato, homemade Greek yogurt with SF jam and fiber cereal

E: 1 hour stair-climber and 40 mins of elliptical at lunch

V/W: On track

Totals: Cals:1161 Protein:103 Carbs:73 Fat:53

Have a great one!

ETA: I have heard back from my two employees in Vegas.

Glad that your friends are okay. That's scary!

Hope all your co-workers were okay.

Good morning!

woke up to the news and was shaken. My brother was recently in Vegas, and is safe at home now thank goodness. But all I could think of was that it could have been him. I just don't understand what's happening when it's "trendy" to go shooting people en masse, why is that even a thing that's happening? I know nobody's reasoning makes any sense, and mental illness is an irrational beast.

Weekend was good, food-wise and lots of activity. Getting the yard ready for winter, which meant pulling weeds, killing the flora that insists on breaking through our sidewalk and driveway, hacking down volunteer trees, and pulling up all the spent plants from the garden. The tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and eggplant I'll keep out until the frost kills them, as they're still producing, just slower now. The kale is frost-hardy, so that will stay out too and I'll keep eating as long as the cabbage worms keep out of it.

I roasted a turkey breast last night with butter, garlic, and herbs de Provence and it turned out super moist, and very flavorful. It was a 4.5 lb breast, so we'll be eating it all week. I made a white wine gravy with it that turned out well too.

Breakfast: 2 oz turkey, 1 oz Monterrey jack cheese cubes, coffee with sugar free hazelnut syrup.

"snack": Isopure 0 carb apple melon drink. Has anyone tried these? 40g of protein and they taste great!! I found them in the health section of my local grocery store, in glass bottles.

Lunch: more turkey with gravy, green beans

snack: Greek L&F

dinner: big spinach salad with cucumber, tomato, red peppers, green onions, walnuts, and sugar free balsamic.

Hello Menu Family! I'm going to post now and try to catch up later ;)

Accountability: I had an ugly weekend, spending most of my waking hours on the road. Today I'm back on track to onward ho! AND... lost two more pounds so there's that.

QOTD: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It's always been my favorite but the last decade or so I've been even more into the idea of having a day (season?) to celebrate BEING THANKFUL!!! Plus... food.

6 mo post RNY/150 lbs /Weight-Loss stage

B- Chia seed pudding made with half a can of Pure Protein Banana Cream RTD shake, 2 TB chia seeds, 1 scoop plain protein powder and 2 TBSP plain Greek yogurt (I found that if I mix the protein powder into a little yogurt with a fork, before I add any liquid, it stirs in better).

MS- Green Chai Tea with a scoop of plain protein powder, a packet of Truvia and a 1/4 tsp honey

L- 1/2 cup cottage cheese mixed with a foil packet of tuna in olive oil with sun dried tomatoes

AS- string cheese

D- 3 oz shrimp ****tail w/ 1 tsp ****tail sauce

ES- Pure Protein RTD Frosty Chocolate Shake

Total Calories: 900, Protein: 146, Carbs: 35, Sugar: 14, Fat: 26

Exercise:
I took my sister's dog, Porter, for a 3 mile run this morning - I wasn't feeling it but we got through it anyway. Tonight is "run club" which will involve a lecture on general running given while we walk and jog on the running path, then after that I'll do my weight lifting circuit. No bike commute as I didn't get it picked up from the shop yet!

AND HERE'S NEVILLE!

Neville is a precious little cutie!

Neville is definitely cute!

I'm definitely in love...such a cute fur baby!!!

I love, love, LOVE Neville!!!