What's on your Thursday Menu, RNYers?

Oh Looooord, I am tired y'all! Day 2 of floor laying was awesome and I am definitely not as sore today as I was yesterday at this time, so that feels like a win! But we didn't get as much done as we hoped, even though we took zero breaks and worked for 12 hours straight. So we are a day behind and need to get back at it quickly today. I didn't even remember to take a progress pic! I will try to get some for Photo Friday!

Accountability: Whoa. I have no idea what happened but I ate my way straight through yesterday. I didn't eat anything that I consider "off plan" but I sure ate a lot of it! I think in addition to my planned menu, I had a protein bar, two babybel cheeses, a bowl of cottage cheese, and some deli turkey & cheese slices. Oh and an extra Atkins Peanut Butter cup. Um, I think I ate an entire extra day's worth of food! But I am not going to be too hard on myself. My body is not used to taking a beating like this!

QOTD: Write a 3 Word (only) sentence to describe you day yesterday. Here is mine: "Hammered my knee." Yep, multiple times, actually! I might not be a natural contractor.

Ok, this menu is insane... I never intentionally go this off from my target goals, but today I think I need to be a little more realistic about having higher calories for energy while I am putting my body though this. I'd rather write out a menu with a lot of calories and plan for it, than find myself grazing again all day! Yesterday felt out of control, even through I ended up with about the same amount of calories as I am planning for today.

Have a wonderful day everyone! End the week strong!

Good morning JB and menu folks!

JB, I'm glad that you aren't feeling as sore this morning. As for your menu, you are working very hard and your body probably needed more fuel to keep working. All the best to both of you as you continue today!

I head back to see the PS this morning and I'm hopeful that my last drain will finally come out since the output is pretty low. It will be a real relief! Now to find out whether I can return to the office next week. There are meetings and projects that I should be there for but I'll have to see what he says and how my body is able to do adding in the hour commute each way. I also hope that he will release me to do more walking until I can get back to the pool.

This afternoon I am going to see the movie Solo with some friends. I haven't been to a theater for a long time and DW doesn't really want to go so I am joining some friends. No popcorn but I might try to sneak in a protein bar or jerky for snacks.

QOTD: The best I can come up with for the moment is: Mending with cats! Our cats are so happy to have me home and love to snuggle with me in bed or the recliner when I take my rest breaks.

Menu: It is a bit up in the air but I'll do my best to stay high protein!

B1: coffee with vanilla Premier Protein shake

B2: ham, hard boiled egg

Snack: Cappuccino protein shake, apple, cashews

Lunch: not sure since I will be on the road

Snack: probably a protein bar

Dinner: chicken breast, baby carrots

Exercise: probably only one short walk with all the running around

Morning!

Busy day ahead at work and after too. Today is Election Day in Ontario. I avoid politics on here,but suffice it to say, it's going to be a sad one for me.

After voting I'm tagging along to a beer festival. My husbands beer club has an entry in an amateur competition. The OHer in me has already scoped out the wls friendly food options, so I know I have choices!

qotd: Double header baseball!

Menu:

B: coffee and premier

L: salad with tuna I think ( need to look into my meat options)

D: some kind of bbq at the beer festival

S: yoghurt or a simply protein bar.

have a good one!

Yesterday I went for a long overdue dentist appointment. I moved to Omaha 4 years ago and just neglected and put off finding a new dentist. The cleaning was rough, I feel like she was bone-picking my teeth clear to the nerves. I have a cavity, which I'll have filled in a couple of weeks. My mouth is so sore still this morning and last night it was so sore that it hurt to chew. I traded my dinner for a protein shake and took some Tylenol before bed, for all the good it does.

Qotd: Dentist is sadistic.

Mouth is still tender so meals are of a mushy variety today:

breakfast: coffee and Premier

lunch: Just Crack an Egg bowl

dinner: I still have some salsa chicken, it's shredded. I think I'll be ok to chew it by then.

snack: maybe a yogurt

Just wondering... what is Just Crack and Egg bowl?

I buy them in the egg/dairy area of my grocery store. The contain little packets of meat, cheese, and veggies. You open them, Crack a fresh egg, stir, and pop them in the microwave for about 45 seconds. Stir, and sometimes it needs another 30 seconds, but otherwise...perfectly portioned little egg scramble :) it comes in 4-5 flavor combos, some are higher in calories than others

here's an overly detailed review: https://youtu.be/JJjH_WGK4kQ

I looked out them but potato is high on the ingredient list.

I think it depends which ones you get. The Denver and Rustic scrambles are what I normally get and do have potatoes, but hardly more than a bite each. Still only 3 g of carbs per bowl, which doesn't bother me a bit.

I just don't eat potatoes anymore. Been a long time.

I wish they weren't in there.

JB, I think you are smart to listen to your body. You are doing a lot that it isn't used to and you need the energy.

I am continuing preparations for Aruba travel on Saturday. Time to do laundry, finish staging clothes and start packing them. I pack whatever will fit so I have choices when we go to Aruba. I will be more judicious about packing for Europe in September.

Accountability: I went over my planned calories yesterday with food on my plan but too much of it as you did. I think I am getting bored with my enforced austerity pre-vacation.

QOTD: Enjoyed Our Walk. We took a long walk with Justice through some beachy neighborhoods and partially along the bike path. Then we drove along the ocean with the convertible top down. It was wonderful!

2 Years, 2 months post-op (maintaining at goal for 18 months)

Always lots of coffee...

B: Eggs scrambled with cottage cheese and Canadian bacon

L: Tuna salad with pickles, cottage cheese

D: Shrimp

S: yogurt? Maybe something else to relieve boredom...