What's on your Menu today (Wednesday) RNYers?

I have unopened bags in my pantry that I'm trying to avoid. I love my somersaults.

Cheering for a better day!

Morning everyone!

QOTD: I remember my sister in law having RNY when my son was first born... I was so judgmental about it (to myself), and I was going to do it 'the right way'... but in the back of my mind I was so envious of her. I did manage to lose 50 pounds then and keep it off for a couple of years. But I was always thinking about it as I watched her keep most of her weight off and live a much happier life. After I started working again, gained all that weight back (plus!) I knew in my heart what I wanted to do, but I still sat back and waited a while. I started seriously looking in December 2015. I had another friend starting the process, and I didn't want to get 'left behind' again like last time. I had my surgery 6 months later, but only because it took that long to actually get it going and done. I didn't have any restrictions by my insurance for any supervised weight loss.

Accountability: Getting better with food, but I had some kind of reaction to a latte I got yesterday mid morning... I am very sensitive to caffeine, and even though I told the girl several times to make it decaf, Something happened because my blood sugar crashed during lunch while I was out shopping and I ended up eating a 1 serving bag of cheetos and some beef jerky (I couldn't find a single serving package of peanut butter crackers, and I was getting so shaky). I should have stopped then and just made that my lunch (300 calories), but I didn't. I went ahead and ate lunch on top of those extra calories. Maybe she used real syrup instead of the SF... I don't know, but it sucked and threw me off for the rest of the day.

Weight this morning: 143.0/ almost 18 months out/ really want to lose these few extra pounds.

Breakfast and lunch will be one of the measured meals I brought on Monday... probably chicken crack and ground beef taco meat, with possibly some ham as a snack this afternoon.

Dinner, I'm not sure.... I didn't take anything out. There are leftover grilled pork steaks though, and those sound really good!

I am always so scared that will happen with SF syrup.

I've had it happen. For some reason I tend to trust the Starbucks I got to most often, since they know me and my order. but it's happened at a Coffee Bean here. I watched them use the full sugar powder in the drink and when I called them on it, they denied it. I told them they needed to re-make the drink because I am diabetic (I'm not) and if I die, it would be on their heads. They finally remade the drink, but given my blood sugar issues, I'm really, really careful and like to watch them make my drink.

At Bux, I know they typically use black top "thingys" on the SF so I usually try and watch them make mine to make sure they use the right one.

I will have a blood sugar crash off of the sugar in milk, so I have to be really careful and that may have been what happened to you. It sucks that I've had to cut way back on my coffee consumption, given it was my one remaining indulgence, but I have to consider other food I've eaten during the day to try and figure out if the milk will cause me to crash.

Good morning. Mood is good today. I think because my shoulder is feeling better. I fell and hurt my shoulder at a company offsite in the middle of December. Nothing serious, but it made swimming almost impossible (which is my primary exercise). So while it did force me into deep water running and onto the Elliptical and Treadmill, which I did want to incorporate into my workouts, it messed with my head a bit. That brought back some old demons that I've been struggling with (been flat to only slightly down since 11/15). Thankfully my support network I put in place really is helping, especially by bariatric therapist. He's great. In some ways we've peeled the onion to get at some of the core triggers of my weight problem. So I'm not entirely frustrated at where I'm at. I'm really now tackling my demons, which I was most worried about (what were my problems beyond just cravings - but to the triggers themselves and my resolve to not give in to them). So I'm really working on a plan to be successful long-term. For that I'm really grateful. Thankfully the two struggle months occurred during the honeymoon, but I want to get to goal and learn maintenance before this ends. So each day this week has been better and better.

QOTD - Years, and years. My PCP wanted me to have the surgery back around 2009 after a big weight regain from my time on Medifast (which was actually a super effective jump start program - and no, I'm not selling the stuff ;) ). I just wasn't ready for the surgery. So while some people say to me now - "you, probably wish you'd done it sooner" - I answer no. I just wasn't ready. I really would have failed and just gotten back to my 500+ status. I needed to be ready to build a great support network, which involved long-term therapy (commitment to weighing and measure and going to support group meetings, + all the other stuff mentioned in that WLS success thread from a few days ago). I wasn't ready then. Oddly, my surgeon who is renowned in the area is very obese. He too says, he just isn't ready. My support group friends doesn't get it, but I do.

B - 2 hardboiled eggs (only 1/2 of a work from that) and a little salsa

S - Fage yogurt and 0.3 oz seeds (pumpkin/sunflower)

L - left over stir fry veg - 2/3 cup and 3 oz chicken

S - Clear Premier drink

D - the last of the leftover stir fry and 3.2 oz of greek lamb roast (yum)

S - Walmart Budget Buy SF popsicles (those are so good vs. Popsicle brand - interesting flavors like coconut and banana)

Whoa Scale Skater! I am def. going to be on the look out for those SF popsicles!

Quick post, have appt with my Endo today.

Yesterday stay on plan, no detours.

QOTD: went to seminar with friend 4 years ago, decided I wasn't ready. Last year, Endo suggested it it, I thought and prayed, then went to seminar in June 2017. Currently in 6 month supervised diet. Month 4 weigh in is Jan 23rd.

Won't take time to list foods for today, but have entered them into my app: calories 1235, carbs 75, protein 83.

Will come back to read later this evening.

Have a great day everyone!