What's on your Tuesday menu RNY'ers?

Sounds like your DD is having the time of her life! I'm glad that your body has snapped back so well, that is awesome!

Good morning~ I had a great day yesterday! I got so much done at work, killed it at the gym then had a nice evening watching my beloved Poldark then my Pats win last night! Today I'm leaving work early for an Ortho appt, so no gym today. Oh, and as of this morning, I now weight the same as Rob - finally! Can't wait to weight less - hopefully by the weekend. I'm telling you, that has been tough/weird.

QOTD - I do plan on having a LBL, BL and my arms done in 2 surgeries around Jan 2020. I will wait to see about my thighs, I hear that surgery is brutal. Currently I am having body issues that I 'think' will be satisfied with PS. I still feel very fat because of the skin. In pictures I see fat, but it's extra skin really as I'm actually very bony. I have very little fat and it's all on my belly. That said, I'm worried my body issues won't go away even with PS - though I'm sure I will feel better.

Accountability - great

23+mo out - 153.9

b - coffee x 2, L&F yogurt

l- albacore tuna w/SG balsamic

d-chicken w/SF BBQ sauce

es - jello or popsicles

v/l - on track

e- not today

Have a wonderful day!

Feeling good in our own skin after a big weight loss definitely is a process, Amy! The first several times my weight yo-yo'ed, and after having my 9-pound baby boy, i looked quite good after losing. But this last, exaggerated descent into SMobesity for 9 years has taken its toll, more's the pity! We will work this out, though, Amy. Of that I am sure!

It has been quite a process! Feeling good is physical and mental and PS will only solve 1/2. I've yo-yo'd over the years also, but I have only been below 200 once since high school (at was right before I had my son -age 25). Skin was never an issue before. Yes - we will work through this!! I just wish I was able to move forward w/PS now, but we have more important things to take care of first before financially committing to 25-30k of PS.

I would do it in January if I could swing it $$ and if I find a great surgeon to take me on! January, because I still intend to lose until then. I had my kiddo at age 25, too! I'm not sure how I'm going to swing all this, but it is very important to me, so I'll figure out a way! We both will handle this stuff Amy!

Yes we will, Cara!!!

Hello Everyone:

I was thinking about the QOTD about PS. I'm only 2 months post-RNY so to be thinking about PS now is quite premature. What I did realize is that I'm more than half-way to my goal weight! I can't believe that I have lost almost 70 lbs. and have about 50 lbs. to go to my goal weight (about 40 lbs. to my surgeon's goal weight)!

I recognize that this didn't happen in 2 months. I lost 28 lbs during the 8 months I was in my WLS Program preparing for surgery. The remainder of the weight loss occurred during the rapid weight loss phase right after surgery. Never in my dreams did I think I would get this far! Now, I need to keep on track . . .

QOTD: As I said above, it's way too soon to think about PS. I do have some thoughts, though. At age 63, most of my body parts were sagging even before I had WLS. I haven't reached my goal weight yet, but even more parts are hanging down -- like bat wings! (Has the strength of gravity increased recently?) I don't think I could physically (and possibly emotionally) handle any PS unless I was having symptoms from some excess hanging skin. Also, if things work out on a reasonable schedule, I will probably be on the far side of age 65 before it would be appropriate for me to consider PS. If Spanx is still around when I hit goal weight, maybe that will be my solution!

MEALS FOR THE DAY:

Breakfast: 8 oz. nonfat milk, SF chocolate syrup, protein powder

Snack: 2.5 oz. of L&F Greek yogurt

Lunch: 2 oz. chicken salad with 1/2 spear dill pickle

Snack: 2.5 oz. of L&F Greek yogurt

Dinner: baked haddock with SF sweet pickle relish

---Joyce

hey everyone, I am posting late today but Ive had a busy morning at work.
Im trying to get all my work done early so we can start decorating for the halloween contest tomorrow! hehe.

QOTD: I have been thinking a lot about PS lately. from what I've heard and see others talking about, it is probably not as far out of my monetary possibility as I thought it was. I may qualify for part of a tummy tuck (panni) through my insurance and could potentially pay out of pocket for the difference to get the full LBL/possible breast lift as well. I'd love to be able to do it. I already feel pretty gross looking at myself without clothes on- honestly probably just as bad if not worse than I did at 300+lbs.
I am fine with my clothes ON, just hate seeing the saggy stuff and I will never be able to wear shorts that aren't to my knees without a thigh lift.
I've not been a normal weight since I was probably 5 years old, and just realized I am now the same weight I was in 5th grade---that's 11 years old! sad but also happy...needless to say I do not think my skin has a place to even bounce back TO since i've always been big.

B: coffee w/sf pumpkin spice creamer, 1/2C cottage cheese w/small nectarine
L: leftover mini meatloaf & mixed veggies
S: greek L&F
D: turkey taco salad

Mornin'!

I have two euthanasia appts set up for my cat - one this afternoon, and the other on Friday. I'm not sure if I'm going to do it this afternoon. She's having a "good" day today - she's been eating off & on and has been on my lap most of the morning cuddling with me. It is so much easier to do this when they're having a "bad" day. The vet said last night that she's definitely in the "window" of when it's appropriate to do this, but I probably have a few days before she starts her final decline. So she said it was fine to do it today, and probably fine to wait until Friday as well. And of course, if she takes a turn for the worst before then, they can always squeeze in a euthanasia at the last minute. I think another issue is I'm not quite "there" mentally yet. But if she starts to get bad, of course I'll take her in right away. I won't let an animal suffer. I'll let everyone know tomorrow what we decided for sure.

QOTD: I've already had a lower body lift. I went back & forth for awhile, thinking I was already in my late 50s (when most people are a bit saggy *anyway*), and the excess skin was pretty easy to hide as long as I wore long-ish tops, but at the same time, I hated looking at it and the skin slapped up against my stomach when I was exercising, which drove me nuts. Plus, the expense. But I did it and am SO happy I did! No, I don't look like I'm 20 years old (I still have a little excess skin up under my rib cage which he couldn't get to), but I do look like a normal person now, and I love it. He did an outstanding job.

I'm going back in December for a breast lift and to get the batwings removed from my arms. After that, I should be able to wear almost anything, and most of the excess skin will be long gone. My plastic surgeon really wants to do either a vertical incision (fleur-de-lis) or incisions down both sides to pull out some of that remaining excess skin, but to be honest, I think the extra skin up high on my torso bothers him a lot more than it does me. He also suggested a thigh lift. I do have some excess skin there (more like crepe-y skin than anything else), but my thighs are really thin (I have a very noticeable "thigh gap"), and my bikini- and mini-skirt-wearing days are long over. No one is ever going to notice the crepe-y skin on my thighs, so I think I'll pass on that one. Besides, like an above poster mentioned, I've also heard that surgery can be brutal. I'd consider it if I had tons of excess skin on my thighs, but I don't. I always carried my weight high (apple-shaped), so most of my excess skin was in my torso.

3 years 4 months out:

B: homemade Greek yogurt, half a mango

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

L: diced chicken breast and tomato with 2 T hummus on a FlatOut FlipIt

AS: L&F yogurt or protein pudding

D: not sure. Maybe chicken salad or turkey meatballs over zoodles

Sending you and Ruthie love!