What's on your menu today (PHOTO FRIDAY) RNYers?

Hello my friends! I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed seeing all of your childhood pics - y'all are so darn CUTE!

QOTD: I am happy to be living in our amazing world, alive and breathing, surrounded by such dense beauty! Here are some of the most important things I love:

1) My son! What an amazing person he is, how did he ever come out of me?! And of course all of the rest of my wonderful family, most especially those now in spirit: my amazing and loving mom, and my brilliant and handsome father.

2) I love to paint, draw, write, play piano, and sing!

3) Being outside with the trees

4) My adorable cats!

5) My RnY and my gifted surgeon, Dr. Helmuth Billy. He gave me back my life!

I bought myself a gargantuan TV, which I now kind of regret the size of - but it's a done deal and is being delivered within the next couple of hours. I miss watching all of the crazy news!

First: tea with cashew milk! The first huge mug of the day, with many more to follow!

B: Ham and smoked gouda

L: Chicken

D: Shrimp with a tiny bit of ****tail sauce

This first photo was taken when I was somewhere around 2, I think, though it's hard to tell. Maybe 3. It's in upstate NY. I'm standing in front of our house, and my friend's house is in the background. We moved from there when I was 5 on the day of his birthday party, which I missed! I was so upset - I was certain I would marry him when I grew up!

The second photo is from about 10 years ago, before my mom passed away, and before I started gaining like gangbusters.

Have a wonderful day, each and every cute one of you!

Finally a pic of you. You are so beautiful.

Awww, thank you, Sheila! That is very kind of you to say! That photo was taken many pounds and 10 years ago...we'll see how much survived later this year!

Wow, there you are and stunning!! Your hair is gorgeous!! You had Dr. Billy! My friends daughter had RNY about 5 years ago and he was her Dr.! They LOVED and highly recommended him. I considered going there but decided to stay closer to home.

Thank you Amy for your very kind words! Your hair is gorgeous too! I look forward to mine thickening back up! As far as Dr. Billy goes, he was truly perfection, and I would recommend him to anyone without any hesitation whatsoever. (Plus, he is so Viking-handsome! That doesn't have anything to do with his surgical skill, of course, but wow) And the bariatric center of excellence at St. John's in Oxnard was a truly wonderful place to have had my surgery done. those guys are absolute pros! I'm sorry you and I didn't get to meet before I moved, but at the end there things were just so crazily busy. I'm so thrilled for you that Family Day is fast approaching, and that very soon you will be able to see your wonderful, Marine son!

Hello everyone,

Plans for the weekend: Getting crap out of my SIL's hoarding house and trying to get my cooking done for the upcoming week. Oh I also have to get payroll done.

Sorry, I don't have pics from when I was young. They are all still at my parents house.

QOTD: my wife, using my smokers, a healthier life, my job and my few close friends.

Accountability: 100% on plan

B: 1 egg, 3oz canadian bacon

L: 3oz roasted turkey breast

S: 2oz roasted turkey breast

D: 4oz grilled Italian sausage, 1/2C broccoli rabe

S: ostrim meat stick

Cals:640, Carbs: 9, Protein:96

Enjoy the rest of your evening everybody!