What's On Your Menu Today (Monday) RNYers?

I've had one cat incident too. Our smallest cat (9 lbs) did a flying leap onto my belly. She landed on the pillow protecting my incision, but the pressure still really hurt. No damage but ouchy! My cats can be so comforting, but they also want to be way too close!

Lol yes! This cat is 13 lbs and she's incredibly clingy to me. I think that she can somewhat sense that she needs to be gentle, because the rest of the time she has been delicate when settling in on my lap, but this morning her morning "FEED ME!" Routine must have overwhelmed her lol

Good Morning!!

My weekend was great. Great friends, great food, way too much great food!! Hit the reset button this morning. I've been eating way too much and not exercising enough. Had surgery in Oct-excuse to not work out..dr's orders for 8 weeks. Then started a new job in Jan. I HATE IT. so I've been depressed/upset etc-excuse to eat more and still not working out. Add to that I feel like crap all the time. So tired etc. turns out I have low iron. So again, another excuse to NOT work out. That stops now. Slippery slope!!

So today I hit the reset button. Meals are packed/planned. Gym bag is packed and I'll be going to the gym BEFORE heading home. And I'm going to post here for accountability. I'm feeling good about this. I decided yesterday I can dwell and be upset about my decisions (job wise) or suck it up and just deal with it. It's a contract for 10 months. It won't kill me. I have 9 left to go. I can get through it. I've been sinking in the negative way too much so time to change it. And I can change it!! Look at me being all positive. As I'm saying this I'm riding my unicorn to work and tossing rainbows!! HAHAHAHA!

QOTD: I didn't tell my friends. I had broached the subject with them when I was first thinking about it and the comments and negativity was too much. I told my immediate family only. Mom, dad, sister, brother and swore them to secrecy. So my mom decided to tell the rest of the family. Took me a while to get over that. (I'm still not, but I pretend I am). When people ask, I always said I was working with my dr and eating higher protein. I couldn't handle the negative. I'm hard enough on myself. I'm so glad I didn't share, as the comments/attitude is too much negative energy for me.

Menu:

Breakfast: Premier Protein Shake, Tea with Restoralax

Snack: Skyr greek yogurt with coffee Crisp protein powder and 1 TBLSP of flax seed added in.

Lunch: 2 chicken skewers from Costco, with tzatziki sauce for dipping

Snack (IF NEEDED): Sugar free jello/Protein Shake--Fuzzy peach for sipping while at gym.

Supper: Chicken breast fried in pieces with broccoli slaw. Soy sauce for flavour.

Evening snack: Sugar free popsicle. If needed.

Exercise: HIIT class and then 35 minutes on the treadmill. Time to start running again. I'm registered for a few 5kms. Need to get moving on that!!

Have a great day everyone!

Lori

I would have been so upset with my Mom if she broke a confidence. It would take me a long time to share anything with her again.

I was devastated. I'll be honest. I couldn't believe she did that to me. But I had to realize that she loves drama and gossip, and she felt she HAD to tell her sister, and then my cousins, and uncles, and well, everyone and anyone who would listen. When I confronted her about it? She got upset with me, and said I was causing her stress and that I can't go around lying to people-I cheated and took the easy way out, so people need to know that.

Anyhow, yeah. it was rough. I thought we had come to a better place in our relationship. But now I know 100% that I can't fully trust her. Oh well. At least I know that. :)

It's all about weight with her. I've never been good enough. Weight issues. Even now with the weight gone? Oh look at your legs. they are terrible. Oh your arms. you can't wear short sleeves. I thought you'd be smaller. LOL--I'll never win!!

My mom loves the gossip as well.

My father is exactly like this . We went on a cruise together .. I won the contest for best ballroom /general dancer on the ship- his response was you should act like a matron...

lol... can so totally relate to the ? don?t wear a bikini? your belly?s ungraceful..no one wants to see your exposed bellybutton ?

? you don?t look like a teenager so stop acting like one ?

JEALOUSY .. anyone ?

I KNOW what ridiculous looks like .. and what mutton dressed as lamb looks like ... but that?s not me . If I didn't look great in miniskirts short shorts and tank tops and even bikinis I wouldn't wear them. My issue is too much bounce in the athletic bra -top short short combination to run comfortably .. and a bit too much staring.

There are a lot of selfish non-well wishers hoping to take the positive feelings and momentum in a better direction out of our post op sails .

Good morning menu folks! I am going on my first out of the house adventure since I came home from the hospital. I have an appointment to see the surgeon to get my site pump out. I could tell last night when it ran out of medicine, because I woke up in pain. Fortunately it's not horrible, but definitely more uncomfortable.

We went for a very short walk outside yesterday. It was nice to get some air and be in the sunshine. It is raining this morning, but I may see if I can walk outside a bit again this afternoon.

QOTD: I have been pretty open about my surgery. I have gotten some lectures, but just ignored it. Overall people have been supportive and encouraging.

Menu: It is still rather up in the air depending on how I feel. I had 2 protein shakes and a bar yesterday since I wasn't up to eating alot and I will do much the same today. Lots of fluids too!

Best of luck with your appt. today. I hope your pain subsides soon and you are feeling better.

It went great and I am less pain than I anticipated. Still very cautious though! The surgeon says that I am doing great and that he doesn't need to see me again for 5 weeks. By then I should be driving!