What's on your menu today (Monday) RNYers

G'morning Daisy & all,

Great weekend. Everything worked out even with all the rain. On my drive to Big Sur on Fri I was panicking because the rain hit harder and harder as I drove down. But the group was very flexible. On Sat we actually did two hikes in torrential rain. We came out of he second hike (6 miles loop) like we were Rambo. Mud all over us and faces dark and dirty but so much fun. We had slips, we had falls, but everybody was a good sport. I was amazed with this group. If it was my choice I would have stayed in but they had come for the adventure and they weren't wasting time. Afterward a hot bath & massage helped restore the mood. On Sun morning there were a lot of limping folks but also tons of smiles. My lesson for the weekend was I need better hiking boots. Any suggestions?

QOTD: I was a slow loser. It took me 16 months to reach goal (normal BMI). I then decided to go 10 lbs below goal to have that safe range. Well, I've been fighting to get down those 10 lbs for the last 4 months. I'm still below goal but not where I want to be so I don't think I'll ever be in maintenance. I'll be fighting it all the time and that's OK by me. Because I let loose or get ****y when I think "I've got this" and that's not good. So I'll be in forever lose mode.

Accountability: weekend was good except for a couple of bites of a flourless chocolate lava cake. But it was a couple of bites instead of inhaling the whole slice and that's a victory in my book.

B: coffee protein

L: turkey meatballs

S: yogurt

D: chicken skewers

Have a great start of the week, everybody!

Yay, so glad it all worked out. You rock!

Good morning everyone. It's cold here in the PNW, but not midwest cold! I am hoping we are done with the snow. I am eager to get out in the yard and start working.

QOTD- I got to my surgeon's goal, but not my goal. I am still working at it. I have not lost any weight for the past year. I will gain a few, lose a few. I know I have really got to buckle down, keep my calories under 800, keep my carbs as low as possible and up my fluids. I feel like lately, I am struggling to get my water in. I really want to lose another 30lbs.

Accountability- I ate a piece of rye toast yesterday with avocado that was not on plan. I am still pissed at myself for it. It wasn't even as good as I remembered. I guess it could of been worse. There were biscuits sitting on the counter and I really wanted one with butter and jam, but I resisted.

Food for today-

Protein pancakes with, 1 T. butter, Walden farms syrup

1 can tuna with onion, celery and dill pickle, 2 T. SG poppyseed dressing

5 oz shredded chicken breast, 1 c. lettuce and 2T. salsa, 2 T. sour cream

Just 2 yogurt, 2 frozen strawberries

806 calories, 15 carbs, 124 protein

Lots of water and vitamins always

Good Morning! How is it Monday already?!? Our weekend was pretty low key as Em is fighting a nasty sore throat and she actually spent all day in bed yesterday, luckily it's a teacher meeting day today so she doesn't have school so she can have another rest day.

Accountability: I did not leave February in the dust.

QOTD: I also made it to goal in under a year but I fear regain.

Time since surgery: 4 years 6 months

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

L: Albacore lettuce wraps and baby carrots

S: ½ pineapple habanero sausage, carbmaster cottage cheese and a SF almond milk latte

D: 4 oz grilled steak, 3 cauliflower bites (from Costco), edamame, sliced fruit, and 2 squares dark chocolate

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

E: An hour stair climber and 35 mins of elliptical this morning

V/W: On track

Totals: Cals:1281 Protein:121 Carbs:94 Fat:53

Have a great one!

Hope the extra day of rest helps Em feel better!

Thank you!

Good morning everyone~ I drove to work on fumes, literally, my car is not registering any miles left....I didn't realize I needed to fill up before my commute and got half way to work before I realized I was on E! Pulled over for gas but I could't find my ATM card and could not find a station that took apple pay, ugh! Rob is coming to rescue me in a little bit. So unlike me to not have a full tank and my ATM card! Great weekend, the house is done now except hanging things on the walls - we love it!!

QOTD - I am STILL trying to get to goal. Its been over 2 years, though I am in the vicinity. I have reached my doctors and my early goals by a long shot. I've also had a roller coaster couple of tough years - lost both of my parents, my son and only child went into the Marine Corps, I got married, sibling issues... I am thankful I am still here doing it though. Sometimes I feel like I have wasted so much time, other times I accept that this is my journey and I wouldn't change a thing. Either way - I've not given up - I refuse, I've turned it around more times than I'd like to count and I will continue to be a work in progress. I feel like even when I get to goal and maintenance that it won't be much different than what I am doing now.

Accountability - I though I was soooo good all weekend but this morning the scale was up? Could be sodium - I will add more fluids today.

2 years, 3 months - 171.5

b- coffee x 3, L&F Greek yogurt

l- chicken Cesar salad

d- chicken breast, roasted red peppers and mushrooms

es- L&F fro yo

v/l - on track - bumping it up today

Have a great day everyone!

The scale is the devil. Useful and I get on it every day but there is no rhyme or reason to its behavior sometimes!

Yes lo! Every day is key for me, good bad or ugly I always know where I am.

Me too! Weighing every morning, first thing, is so important to me. It really keeps me in reality!