What's on your Saturday Menu & Surgiversary Post!

Morning all. I am up early on this sweltering morning. Boston is supposed to hit 100 today and I think the low tonight is like 80 degrees. All the humidity to match, too. Yuck. I wish I had a pool. I think I will head to the beach this morning before my hair appointment, then just chill in the AC in the bedroom to stay cool.

QOTD: Were you scared to have surgery? Today is my 4 year Band to Bypass Surgiversary (pics below), and I was reflecting on how excited I was. I had the LapBand 14 years ago, and it made me so so so so so very sick, that when it came time for revision, I was barely even nervous, because I wanted it so badly!

Before (14 years ago, the night before LapBand Surgery):

At goal (2 years ago):

Yesterday (up about 10 from the previous picture):

Accountability: For the first time in a week, I was a tad off plan. We went to a party last night and I drank 1/2 of a beer and had Chinese Teriyaki Sticks. They were the best choice there, but I am sure the teriyaki had a lot of sugar. I also ate (I'm not kidding) SIX potato chips. I didn't even know it was possible to eat so few, but I stopped myself from going back to the bowl. But in more positive news, I ran 5K in the morning, then biked for an hour.

Exercise: Swimming & 5K

I ate eggs and bacon at a joint nearby. Traded toast for melon.

Other normal meals. No sugar/no peanut butter. My son ate 6 Krispy Kreme donuts. That's my boy.

I was scared because anesthesia is riskier the bigger you are.

Can I live vicariously and just picture eating 6 krispy kreme donuts?

Even he had to take a nap after that adventure.

Donuts are my favorite food in the world.

oh wow - thanks for starting us off, JB! It's rare to have a thread already started this early on the weekend!

My windows are totally fogged up this morning. Evidently it's the A/C inside vs. that inferno outside. I don't think I have EVER seen my windows fogged up in the summer! That usually only happens when it's well below zero outside! I can already tell it's going to be hell going out today - although I'm hoping to catch my sunrise yoga class this morning and going to campus later today to work on a brochure for an organization I chair. Otherwise, I'm staying in!

Accountability was good yesterday - and so was my weight this morning yay!

JB - not sure if you're salt sensitive, but teriyaki sauce also has a ton of sodium. I'm usually waterlogged the morning after eating it. And yep, it has sugar in it, too...

QOTD: Yes. I was really freaked out about surgery. RNY was the first surgery I'd ever had, so that was probably part of it...

4 years 1 month out:

B: protein pancakes topped with 1/3 C plain Greek yogurt and either a fruit compote (no added sugar) or diced 1/2 mango and SF cinnamon syrup, coffee with half & half

MS: protein shake

L: turkey taco meat with lettuce, tomato, salsa, and plain Greek yogurt

AS: light yogurt or frozen protein shake

D: pulled pork with grilled zucchini

have a great day, everyone - stay cool!!

Inferno what a great word. I'm gonna use that today

No, my weight was down on the scale this morning, even after the indiscretions of dinner. I'd love to blame gains on sodium but I'm afraid I don't get to.

I mentioned sodium in response to your mention of teriyaki sauce - NOT the 10 lb weight gain. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

Haha, no I got it. I just don't think I've experienced daily gain from sodium... just calories, lol :(

I keep seeing comments and now this discussion on sodium - is it a thing?

I never give a thought to sodium in my food, but it would be great if I could do so and absolve the fact that I've eaten too much!