What's on your Thursday menu RNYers?

Be safe and stay warm!

Thank you, Jen! Everything closed down so I did stay inside. YAY for snow days!

Drive with care Karen! Fingers crossed here for your good lab results.

Thank you, Cara! Even my doctor's office closed down due to the blizzard, so I won't know for a while yet.

Good morning everyone. I am off today. I think I am going to attempt to clean out my hall closet and organize it. I just want to be home. Today will be a good day.

I kind of had a meltdown yesterday about my weight. I just feel fat. My daughter told me that I need to look in the mirror. It is amazing how the number does mess with your head. I am also seeing my surgeon on the 23rd of January for my yearly visit. I think that's what is stressing me out. It's actually not my surgeon since she retired, but one from the office. I just don't want him to be disappointed in me. I weigh 16 more pounds than I did last year at my appointment.

I feel like I did pretty well over the holiday with food. I did drink some red wine, which I think I just should not do. It is a slippery slope, one that I do not want to go down.

QOTD- I love my 40 oz hydro flask. My goal is to drink 3 a day. I take it everywhere with me.

Food for today-

2 eggs with 1/2 c. cottage cheese

turkey breast

can of albacore tuna with SG dressing, red onion

more turkey

820 calories, 8 carbs, 137 protein

LOts of water and vitamins on track. Hoping to get out for a walk with my daughter and Josie. Our winter has actually been pretty mild here in the PNW and I am thankful.

don't forget that that 10-20 lb bounceback is really common. I hated mine, but it is what it is. Still, I'm trying to get some of it off (not all - I looked too bony at my lowest weight - and my body fat was too low). My surgeon's response to my 12-lb gain was a shrug. "It happens to most patients", he said. I know I just really have to watch it from here on out, though. It's so easy to gain weight!!

I am sorry you are so stressed; hopefully a nice walk will help! Your daughter sounds like a smart and supportive young lady!

Mornin'!

count me in as one of the holiday weight gainers (3 lbs) who feels bloated and horrible! My brother is still in town, which means we'll probably go out to eat again tonight. Ugh. I did much better yesterday than I did on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but I still overshot my calorie range by 150 calories. It's really hard to stay in range with this constant restaurant eating. Although I'll miss my brother when he goes back home on Saturday, I'm looking forward to normalcy again. I'd totally be up for some organized plan next week. I don't think I could do AMAW. CAMAW is tough and messes with my digestion, but getting back to basics while the rest of you are AMAWing and CAMAWing works for me! We have a New Year's Day brunch scheduled for next week (a friend hosts it every year), but that's the only potential minefield coming up. Thank God.

QOTD: yes - I have a favorite mug. I bought it at St Vincent de Paul's (sort of like Goodwill) a few years ago for like 50 cents. I LOVE the thing and would be heartbroken if anything happened to it (well, OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I would be bummed). I'll attach a photo of it if I can find one. I remember posting a pic of it on here a couple of years ago - hopefully it's still in my OH "photo library" (although I could easily get my butt out of this bed and take another one!)

3.5 years out:

B: homemade coconut Greek yogurt, 1/3 mango

MS: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: not sure. If I'm home, homemade cottage cheese

AS: if we go out to dinner tonight (which we probably will), I'm going to have two protein powder/peanut butter balls or a bowl of TJ's High Fiber cereal to fill me up so I won't eat much at dinner

D: ???

the mug:

Love the flower on the mug.

Good morning all! Checking in!! I came into work today mostly because I need to hop on the wagon of food discipline after eating all-the-things for days... I enjoyed myself and that is that. I'm not waiting until January, it's on starting today and honestly I'm relieved cause I don't feel good eating like crap, period. I don't think I'll be doing any more C/AMAW challenges. Getting back to basics seem to work best for me.

QOTD - Cute mug, Janet! I do have favorite mugs and cups. At home it's my red Patriots mug and red Yeti. At work it's my blue Patriots mug and blue Yeti. I'd love a Patriots Yeti! I wonder if they make those?

Accountability - none, that is all

2 years, 1 month - 168.8 serious damage - I'm bloated and retaining like you wouldn't believe

b- coffee x 2, L&F greek yogurt

l-Ever roast chicken - (YUM), pickle

d-eggs and sausage

es- SF jello

v-l on track as always

e-coming around to a new gym schedule, stay tuned.

Have a wonderful day!