What's on your Wednesday Menu, RNYers?

Congrats on your great progress!

Mornin' All!

excellent interview of a potential trust company yesterday (actually, the trust dept of an area bank). They'll do practically everything after we're incapacitated and/or dead, except for make health care decisions for us. I was a little leery about this - and them - at first, but no more. They'd be fine. My only worry is that so many local banks seem to have been the target of mergers by these big national banks lately, but I can always change trustees later (well, as long as I'm still functioning...). I'm interviewing a second place today. This place is a stand-alone trust place (as in not affiliated with a bank), so a merger is not as much of a worry. I do feel this is the way to go. I wouldn't want to stick anyone with having to do things like selling our house and cars and paying our bills and filing our taxes - esp not my niece, *****ally would be our only option. I just can't see her doing any of this - not to mention the fact it would be overwhelming even to people who knew what they were doing.

accountabilty could have been better. I drank some Crystal Light with Metamucil mixed in after I got back from yoga class to stop the eating. It worked - in fact, I can still feel it this morning. Should have done it earlier in the day. Maybe I'll start doing it in the late afternoon (at least on my "big pouch days"), since evening seems to be my biggest problem. I know this is kinda cheating, but it does help...

QOTD: We have farmer's markets somewhere in town every day during the summer. One of our Saturday morning ones is one of the largest in the country (if not the largest). There are a couple of farm stands in town, but most are out in the country - but we really only have to drive about 10 minutes to be "out in the country". We used to get eggs from a local farmer (they delivered a bunch to our neighbor, who then distributed them), but we weren't eating them fast enough so I stopped - but yes, there are fresh egg options, too. Meats - we have a handful of butcher shops in town. There's one that specializes in organic meat, but it's pretty pricey. Also, the university has a butcher shop. It's a land grant university, so we have an ag school. There are some classes where they teach students to butcher and to grade meats - so they do butchering on campus. Then they sell the meat in their little butcher shop.

2 years 11 months out:

B: homemade Greek yogurt, homemade blackberry/blueberry sauce

MS: coffee with half & half, Miralax/protein latte shake

L: I have a meeting with a rep from that trust company, and we're meeting over coffee at 1:00, so I may just have a protein bar around 11:00 or 11:30 while I'm at the reference desk

AS: F&L yogurt or a cheese stick

D: pork chop and vegetables

ex: Aqua Zumba

that is a great idea... and it isn't cheating. if you know where your weak areas are then you design ways to not go down that rabbit hole...

I actually got that idea from a former PCP (she's since retired). She was normal weight, but she struggled with it *constantly*. It was one of her tricks when she was feeling a heavy eating night coming on. Anyway, this was back when I was SMO. I told her night eating was a real problem for me, so she let me in on this....it does help...

Good morning,

I only slept a couple hours, been up since 5 am. Forgot to take my medication last night. I need to make an appointment today for a loan I applied online for. Have bible study tonight. Not much going on.

Last of the warm and nice days today till Sunday unless the weatherman is wrong.

Qotd we have several farmers markets around the city, sometimes I go.

I ate on plan yesterday didn't eat my cauliflower for dinner.

B egg mcmuffin and string cheese

L tuna, cottage cheese and honeycrisp apple

D ham and cauliflower

Good Morning! I hope your drive goes smoothly today, that's a long commute.

Accountability: Stuck to my menu yesterday-no additions.

QOTD: Lots of fresh produce all around me. This weekend we might go berry picking.

Time since surgery: 3 years 8 months

B: SF latte, eggbeaters, ½ an orange and 2 turkey sausage links

L: Albacore lettuce wraps and baby carrots

S: Buddig turkey pack, cauliflower sandwich thin, string cheese and Carbmaster yogurt

D: Egg salad in low carb pita, spinach salad with shredded parmesan cheese, and 2 squares dark chocolate

ES: Homemade Greek yogurt with SF syrup and ¼ cup fiber cereal

E: An hour stair climber this morning and 40 mins of elliptical at lunch

V/W: On track

Totals: Cals:1216 Protein:132 Carbs:72 Fat:49

Have a great one!

Good Morning Julia and Menu Famiily!

YAY! Today I get to go pick up Saralisa in Omaha! I can't wait!

QOTD: We have a Farmer's Market every Wednesday and Saturday in the mall parking lot.

Accountability: Yesterday: Protein - 92, Calories - 1,480, Carbs - 193.

B: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks, banana

L: ham & cheese on 45 calorie bread, light & fit Greek yogurt

D: We will probably eat out somewhere in Omaha

S: prosciutto & mozzarella sticks, light & fit Greek yogurt, Atkin's snack bar

E: Walking Blossom around the subdivision

Have a great day everyone!

~ Karen

YAYYYYY!!! Drive safely!

One of these days we should grab coffee (or other cafe beverage of choice) when you're in Omaha! I'll be coming through your town next month on my way to Denver, but I'll have a carload of other people with me lol. They may not want to stop except for a potty break.

I would LOVE to meet you, Cassie! I'll be sitting in the waiting room of the Eppley Airport around 6 pm waiting for Saralisa's flight to get here at 6:30 pm if there's any way you could come to the airport and meet me let me know.