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

Hey Lisa! Welcome, and congratulations on your surgery!

Your intake seems quite advanced to me for someone just 3 weeks post-op. Not that everyone has to be the same, we don't! But at your point I think I was still just having 1/4 or at most 1/2 oz. of food per meal, and everything was super soft - yogurt, cottage cheese, purees, etc. I still keep to 2 to 2.2 ounces of protein per meal, and I'm 7.5 months post-op. (I still find chicken breasts a challenge, though skinless braised thighs work. I can't yet eat eggs comfortably, can't eat fish without real discomfort, and just had shrimp for the first time post-op this week! But shaved roast beef, tender filet mignon, and turkey are all winners, and full fat cheeses and I are old friends!) I do realize that different surgeons and nutritionists have different guidelines and to me yours sounds quite aggressive, but it's also true that I am slower than most to enlarge my diet choices.

Anyway, you must research and decide for yourself the best way for you to take full advantage of your honeymoon phase. I too sincerely suggest ditching the bread (and avoiding all simple/refined carbs), which can all too easily trigger an appetite for more of the same.

Weigh everything on a little digital scale, and record everything you eat - My Fitness Pal is free and I find it very helpful.

My own approach to my honeymoon has been to stay under 600 calories daily, to stay under 30 grams of carbs daily, and to get 60 grams of protein every day, at a minimum. Also, keep trying to get in at least 64 oz. of water, tea, etc. every day. It was very hard for me to do that until I started enjoying big mugs of tea - now I get in 100-120 oz. a day, which I feel helps me to shed the pounds and feel good.

I obviously am not a vet by any stretch, but the above has worked well for me thus far (120+ lbs. down and counting!), and I am satisfied with my food intake, and thankfully rarely battle hunger unless I haven't had sufficient protein for the day. Still, the truth is that everyone will lose at their own rate. Stalls are frustrating for sure, but they do end as long as what and how much we're eating supports losing.

The sweetness of shakes definitely does put some folks off. Are you allowed coffee? Some people enjoy vanilla or other flavors of protein in their coffee instead of cream (just be careful of the temperature of you try this - if it's too hot the protein will get clumpy and inedible. Also, Unjury makes a chicken soup which isn't too bad, and it is definitely more savory than sweet.

Anyway, I wish you all the best and hope that very soon you will start dropping pounds! Hang in there!

Thank you for your feedback, Au_Contraire. The more I read, the more I see that I may be hurrying myself, just because I can. I may be allowed these things, but it doesn't mean I should eat them. My surgeon did say that I can always go back a phase if I'm having trouble. I think I may do just that.

I agree with you on the toast and carbs. I already decided to give that up. I really do want to use my tool wisely. That includes using MyFitnessPal, which I love! :)

I am thinking of switching to decaf coffee, as my surgeon doesn't want me to have any caffeine until I can get all 64 ounces of fluid in each day. At least with the coffee, maybe I can add some protein shake to it.

I really appreciate the welcome from all of you, and the feedback given. What a great group of people!

I wish you the very best in your journey!

Good morning! No snow here in South Carolina, lol.

QOTD: No dog in that fight (I'm a Packers fan, Go Pack, Go!) but migh****ch national anthem and half time.

Yesterday I had more salami and cheese than planned so I went over calorie count.

For today:

B hot tea with scoop of vanilla PP, cottage cheese, ham

M S skinny hot chocolate

L salad,egg, ham

A s skinny hot chocolate 2 peanut butter crackers

D Runza filling

E S grapes and brie

Calories 1326, carbs 78, protein 98

Stay warm!

Good Morning Daisy and Menu Family!

QOTD: The Super What? LOL! Just kidding! Seriously, though, I'm not a sports fan at all, so I won't be watching the Super Bowl. However the kitten and puppy bowls that Julia mentioned sound wonderful so I might tune in to watch those!

Accountability: Protein - 81, Calories - 1,355, Carbs - 126.

B: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks, light & fit Greek yogurt

L: taco meat, cheese, sour cream on 1/2 a tortilla

D: turkey meal

S: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks, light & fit Greek yogurt, banana, 2 Atkin's peanut butter cups

E: Walking Blossom around the subdivision.

Have a WONDERFUL day everyone!

~ Karen

Good morning! Did you all see that moon this morning?!?!?! No matter the weather, I'm jealous of everyone who can work from home. Then again, I wouldn't get any work done. I don't know how you all do it. Rob has been working from home for months now and he loves it! His firm has just opened a new office in Santa Barbara for him so he will be commuting a few day a week, which he also loves because SB is awesome and the drive is beautiful. He is one lucky guy.

QOTD - PATRIOTS!! Love TB and the all the boys. We are staying in home this year. We have traveled out of town the last few years and this year I just want to relax at home and make my awesome hot wings!

Accountability - great!

14 mo post op

b-coffee w/hc, HB eggs

l - sushi place for lunch - probably tuna tataki

d-eggs and sausage

v/l - on track

e-walk

Have a wonderful day all!

I was really hoping it would clear.

A beautiful commute is a wonderful thing. The sunrises I use to see coming home with the mountains and the water.

Howdy,

Reached an all time low weight and then went up a pound and stuck here. So I am expecting a long stall since I had a stellar run of weight loss in the last month. And I am soooooo close to goal. Everything beyond the 165 goal I set will be a bonus. I haven't been counting calories or measuring food which I know can lead to regain if not careful but I do count them in my head, keep meat portions to 4 ounces and since I am not eating anything off my low carb list, I feel safe with this plan for the moment.

QOTD Not a football fan. Plus with all the politically charged environment and the fact that some of the ads last year were political too, I think I will just stay away from the television.

Food for the day:

Isopure protein shake

Lots of coffee

Lunch: Maybe a can of tuna with some lettuce and avocado, sprinkle of cheese and cilantro yogurt dressing

Snack: Cheesestick

Dinner: Meat and veggies with some riced cauliflower

Yogurt Carbonator with PB powder

Vits, water and less than 900 calories

If I stop tracking I will not lose weight. A lesson learned over and over for me.

Same here!

Howdy,

Been doing this for the last month and down 7 pounds so far in less than a month. Since I eat almost the same thing everyday, its hard to screw it up. If I stop losing, I will be sure to be more diligent. I realize I will never be "normal" (mentally too..lol) and have to watch everything carefully, but its a mental break for me since its a keto diet that I will have to live with long term and I want it to feel normal.