Whats on your (Photo) Friday menu, RNYers?

Hapy Friday all! I'll get things started this morning since there isn't a thread yet.

Thank you SO much for your birthday wishes yesterday! It helped to get through the day having some friendly support! I did wor****il 11:00 and then went for a massage and then a 6+ mile run at a local lake (pics below). It was in the high 60s and alot of clouds but such a wonderful time being in one of my favorite local places! It is a reminder that I need to be sure to carve out time to go regularly over the next months!

QOTD: ok, for a birthday related question, do you celebrate your birthdays or do you try to hide that you still have them?! What do you and/or your family do to celebrate? Do you buy yourself anything or do you have traditions?

Because it was just my mom & I growing up, we celebrated both of our birthdays and the half birthdays, too! DW & I have traditionally done the same thing. It just means more special days! As I mentioned, she didn't remember or wasn't aware that it was my birthday, so it was definitely more low key this year. I usually do either buy something for myself or do something as a special treat, hence my massage & run. I had planned to have a few bites of cake but that didn't happen. Oh well, not the end of the world. I have also traditionally used my birthday as the time where I make new resolutions and goals instead of New Years. Need to take a little time today to do that.

Accountability: no cake, but I ended up eating some checkerboard mix (nuts and other yummies) and ended up with a tummy ache! Serves me right...

Menu:

B: coffee!! ham

S: Chomps or more ham

L: TJs chicken sausages, baby carrots

S: protein shake, cottage cheese w/ berries

D: hoping for fish tacos! Always makes me think of JB!

E: an hour in the gym with my trainer

I'm so glad you had some "me" time on your birthday! Love the tee-shirt, though mine would have to say "walk", not "run" at my age. Speaking of which my walking group is doing a 6 mile walk this morning instead of the usual 3. With coffee at the end thank goodness!

QOTD: I didn't celebrate my birthday for over 10 years as it brought back memories of the day my eldest DD had a crisis and died from cancer 6 days later. I told her friend/nurse not to remind Elise that it was my birthday, so Elise wouldn't hang on just for me. But a couple of years ago I decided to celebrate again, now that I'm older than dirt. DS's birthday is 6 days before mine so we celebrate together. That usually means a special dinner out with family. Usually there are 1 or 2 more dinners or lunches with friends or other family members. I know we aren't supposed to reward with food, but I actually do fine at restaurants when following my eating plan because I hate to cook and we go out at least a couple of times a week. I have been going out to restaurants since about a month after WLS.

Accountability: Great on day 4 of being on the meal plan wagon

3 year post-op - post maintenance, trying to lose regain.

Always lots of coffee...

B: Eggs, cottage cheese and Canadian bacon

L: Chicken

D: Fish (out to dinner)

S: cottage cheese

Picture taken at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota yesterday:

Such a beautiful picture! And very proud of you for resetting!

I can eat well out too. Tonight we went to late night happy hour. I had shredded pork wrapped in lettuce. 5 bucks and a great meal.

The other day a chef salad was 3 meals. I'm not going to be doing that much chopping at home!

Morning! It's been in the mid-upper 70's here for a couple of days and looks like it will continue to be except for today when the high is 59. It appears that humidity has kicked in though since it does not feel the least bit cold out even though it's below 60. I'm being reminded that I will need to start running before daybreak instead of on my lunch if I'm not going to die in the heat.

QOTD: I share my birthday with my oldest daughter who will be 13 this month. I'm excited this year since when I was 13 my mother started taking me to stay in a hotel and shop instead of doing a party and she's elected to do the same thing.

My Food:

• Coffee w/ cream x2
• Eggs w/ Cheese and Avocado
• Cottage Cheese and Mashed Cauliflower
• Venison Taco Salad
• I didn't even bring any snacks today, it's been a morning.

You will create such fun memories!!

That's a great tradition!

Great way to celebrate! And venison taco salad? Yummm!

Good morning, everybody! So happy its Friday. I'm traveling to Los Angeles for a few days next week, so this will be my last day in the office for a couple of days. Its so nice to have that short commute from a hotel room.

Marilyn is coming into town today to meet me for the game tonight. This is the last game of the season. I am ready for the season to be over.

This weekend I have a lot of catching up to do errand wise, but more importantly, I have to start getting prepared for Derby Day. Marilyn is way ahead of me with her dresses and hats, so I have to get a couple of new suits and then get them tailored. Also, I have to find a hat to wear.

31derful Burpees today.

QOTD: We do celebrate birthdays. Pretty similar to Liz, we will usually go out for dinner to celebrate. If its me we will go to a steak house, my daughter some fine dining in the city, my oldest son seafood, my youngest son bar food and Marilyn whatever the children want. Marilyn's birthday is the day before our anniversary, so I will get her one combined present.

Picture is the Snook that I caught and released in Florida. They are out of season for eating now. I have a short dolphin video that I tried to post with no success. The dolphins came up to our boat looking to trade tricks for fish, but we didn't have any, so they scratched their backs on our anchor lines and swam off to the next boat.

Breakfast: Omlette

Snack: Protein Bar

Lunch: Fish

Snack: Light and fit

Dinner: TBD at game

Have a great day, all.

I keep being amazed at how you look different in such a short time. Do ppl who haven't seen you in a while even recognize you?