What's on your Sunday menu, RNYers??

I am 5'6" and had a dexascan when I hit 146 to see how much more I needed to lose (this was probably a little over a year ago). Surprisingly, my body fat was 22%, which is considered "lean" for women, and the technician said I really didn't need to lose any more. My PCP agreed. She (my PCP) said she didn't want to see me drop below 140 (which I ended up doing for awhile, but now I'm back in the upper 140s and seem to have stabilized there). I think the issue is that I have a large frame and am pretty muscular, so 120s would be way too low for me, even though my mother-in-law who is the same height as me weighs in at that (in fact, she sometimes drops in the 110's).

anyway, my point is, you might find a dexascan helpful. It's one the best ways to measure your amount of body fat, and at our age (and I think you're a little older than me), you don't want it to get too, too low in case you have health issues at some point.

P.S. my point is, 140s might be fine for you - or 120s might be fine for you. It's hard to tell without knowing your body composition (% of bone vs fat vs muscle). My muscle alone weighs 117 lbs. No way could I weigh in the 120s.

Thanks. I had that in mind at some point too, and I am probably near that point. My insurance is in the process of changing, so I will wait a little until it is ready to use. I don't know if a dexascan will be covered or not. Any idea of how much it costs to self-pay, in case it isn't covered? I'm pretty sure that being in the 120s would be too low for me, or at any rate, lower than I would prefer, but it is a good idea to have the scan so that I will really know what's what.

Ok, I just checked online and found this:

https://www.bodyspec.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwsfreBRB9EiwAikSUHRCn V0UrY6-dHG1cF9KQbCzABh44yWmxNz-o7A1JTqPHQekhMUls7BoCcU0QAvD_ BwE

$45 is all - I thought it was about 3-4 times that. Will measure bodyfat %, muscle, and bone density - the winning trifecta! I wanted to have my bone density checked as well.

that's what you want. The medical ones that doctors refer you to usually just check your bone density, not your body composition. Only the commercial ones do that - or sometimes universities will offer them for a reasonable price. $45 is great. I think I paid over $100 for mine. But yes - that's what you want - the kind that measures body composition (percentages) in addition to bone density.

I think it depends on where you are comfortable. I've been struggling with this also and watching the wrinkles on my face multiply at a faster rate the lower I get on the scale...If I were to have PS that would be such a game changer. I think I would be happy at the weight I am now even though I'd rather be in the 140's. The skin is making me fat right now and throwing me off which is confusing since I am quite bony as well!

Oh me too Amy, to everything you've written! Weightwise I just want to position myself as strongly as possible before entering maintenance. I need all kinds of reconstructive PS. Though considering that I've lost as much as I have my abdomen definitely isn't as bad as it might be, but it still needs work. I am quite sure I would go down a couple of pants sizes without it - certainly one. And though my thighs and hips, etc. are lean, I have lost a ton of volume there especially, and the extra skin bugs the you-know-what out of me. None of this impairs movement or is uncomfortable in any way except aesthetically, thank goodness, but wow do I want it all gone! I no longer feel heavy and do see myself as quite lean, just with an unfortunate amount of skin. Nevertheless I'm still uncertain of how much further down the scale iit would be best to go. Dexa here I come!

Hello Everyone:

I was so thrilled to be able to go on a long walk this morning with the dog with no rain and no flashlight! Hooray!

I'm back at work today. I want to take a week off starting 11/12/18, but I want to get ahead a bit on some of my work so that my nurse practitioner doesn't get too overloaded with work when she is the only provider in the clinics.

QOTD: My main goal, of course, is to stick to my new healthy lifestyle and reach my goal weight. That is first and foremost on my goal list.

I have several other goals coming up in the next few years: (1) Paying off the mortgage on my home (9 years down and 6 to go). (2) Emptying out my garage so I can use it as a garage -- I'm going to need a new car soon. My car isn't quite 5 years old, but it has 119,000 miles on it. I have a 65-mile round-trip commute to work and I drive into Manhattan often to visit. My car is a Honda so I'm hoping it will hold up for awhile longer! (3) Planning how I want to spend my retirement. I'm one of those people *****ally enjoys the work I do. Hopefully, I will be able to work full time until I'm eligible for Medicare health coverage. After that, I would still like to work, but probably on a part-time basis. I think if I play my cards right in my current position, they may keep me on in a part-time capacity somewhere down the line.

MEALS FOR TODAY:

Breakfast: 2 tbsp. low-fat onion and chives cream cheese with 4 wafer thin water crackers

Snack: 8 oz non-fat milk with SF chocolate syrup and 1/2 serving Unjury protein powder

Lunch: 2.5 oz chicken salad

Snack: 8 oz non-fat milk with SF chocolate syrup and 1/2 serving Unjury protein powder

Dinner: 3 oz baked haddock

MACROS: Calories = 565 Protein = 65 g Carbohydrates = 35 g

---Joyce

we've always gotten over 200K miles on our Hondas (we've owned five of them, I think...), although with your long-ish commute, you may want to replace it before then. A Honda with 200K or 250K miles on it is often perfectly fine for toodling around town, but I'm not sure I'd want to make any long drives in it...or at least not regularly. My husband's Honda has around 65K miles on it. He has a 45-mile commute to work (one way, so 90 miles a day). I think once it gets up to around 150K miles, we'll trade cars. The thing should still be good for a few more years for my needs (I just drive around town)...but he's going to need something very dependable for his commute. To be honest, we've never had anything major happen to any of our Hondas (well, the last one was fine until it got to about 230K), but I'd feel better having him drive something with lower mileage....*just in case*.

HI Cassie - thanks for starting us. Good luck with NaNoWriMo; I'm always impressed with people that do that. My sole contribution has been to sign up so I can read one of the intros an author I enjoy posted on her NaNoWriMo blog. I enjoyed it - I hope she gets through the month and that the intro becomes a novella/story.

I've been running errands all day and with our big partner event this week, followed by a long weekend in Tennessee, followed by a presentation in our corporate office next monday, I've got to get all my clothes sorted today for the next 9 days so I'm doing a lot of laundry right now.

QOTD - get my house in AZ situated so I can put it on the market in January; finish my move to Colorado are my two major goals right now; from a WLS perspective, my next goal is getting to 150 (my surgeon didn't give me any goals, so I've given myself several).

I am not very hungry today so not super motivated on the food front.

B - 2 oz deli turkey breast, 1 oz cheddar cheese

L - 3.5 oz mozzarella, 6 slices pepperoni

D - sm container of quark

S - I stopped and got an herbal tea with a splash of almond milk while running errands -- the young lady at the tea shop was very judgey about my almond milk in a fruity herbal tea which was annoying but hilarious. The "rules" people get spun up about.

have a great rest of your sunday all!