What's on your Saturday Menu, RNYers?

That is the pre WLS person coming out.

Good morning!

Happy Saturday.

QOTD - I think it has to be from Greys Anatomy. Not necessarily the BEST theme song, but hearing the original puts me in a time and place where I really enjoyed watching a series.

Breakfast - fasting. Hot black coffee and topo chico.

Lunch - No clue. I am thinking leftover vegan pizza from dinner, with a side salad

Snack - fruit smoothie, my old standby. Frozen frui****er, chia seed, oat milk and hemp seed protein.

Dinner - we have kids, so probably something easy. Pasta, veggies, and they can pick a protein. I'll have crispy tofu.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Lol. I got part of my run in gonna have breakfast after it is heated. I remember pre pandemic going for walks now I can run most of it. I also remember pre surgery wondering what people saw in running. I now got my answer. I got breakfast in the airfry cause I can't eat microwave food and and I'll finish my run for a total of three miles . I'll do 3 more this evening if the weather holds out .

i just wanted to comment on all the photos yesterday and say my DH was so impressed. He said he now understands why I get my motivation from you guys

I screwed the pooch on QOTD my favorite is the theme song from the price is right. It has actually been my ringtone since my very first cell phone. I can't believe I missed that.

Ok love you guys

Brightest Blessings

Chrissy

Price is Right is a great pick!

That's awesome about your running! I tore my Achilles tendon running outside and I just can't pound the pavement anymore...the treadmill is my only option. I wish I could, though--running outside was one of the great joys of getting healthy in my first two years!

I wish I could run but with old knee replacements it's not suggested. I'll stick to my brisk walks I guess.

Nothing wrong with TPIR!!!

My now 28 year old an early talker. You could hear him, all over the house, hollaring, during TPIR "C'mon on Down!"..."Big Money!"

My fave was/is "Jeopardy"...Same kid would bust a gut, trying to get to the TV, when he heard the first note, of the song

Mornin' All!

it's supposed to be in the high 50s and low 60s and sunny for the next few days, so I'll try to be outside as much as possible (still safe-distancing, of course - I meant sitting out on the porch and taking walks, mostly. Being outside is great for my sanity these days!!). Otherwise, as usual, there's not much on my agenda - or at least not much that I really want to be doing (there's always deep cleaning, but...ugh)

accountability has been great and my weight is back down again, but I still want to lose 8 more lbs. Today is the anniversary of my father's death, and the family custom is go out for carrot cake (his favorite), but tonight we'll be doing it via Facebook chat. So I need to eat especially lightly so I don't blow it with that piece of cake (I'll almost certainly go over my calorie level, but I don't want to completely blow it...)

QOTD: the Mary Tyler Moore theme song for sure. I've also always liked the one from Hawaii Five-O.

TSS: 4y10m

B: piece of WW lemon blueberry yogurt pie with 2 T light Cool Whip, coffee with half & half

MS: Fit Frappe

L: 2 Costco chicken skewers dipped in plain Greek yogurt with some adobo sauce mixed in

AS: L&F yogurt with raspberries, raw veggies with dip

D: marinated steak

ES: carrot cake (if the piece is big, like they often are, I'll split it with DH)

ex: walking, weights

have a great day, everyone!

Good Saturday morning al! I sept in wayyy later than I wanted to this morning! Although I was up late last night coloring in my adult coloring book I got about a year ago, but have rarely used. Got it to help when I'm bored instead of snacking out of boredom which never occurred to me until I saw the psychologist and it was determined that not only am I an emotional eater, but a bored snacker as well. So I have determined the coloring book is a good and bad thing. Good because I didn't get the munchies at all last night and had no late night snacks. Bad because I was so into it that before I knew it, it was going for 3am!

I need to go to the grocery store at some point this weekend, but I am dreading it! I am excited to get my ingredients to make my protein smoothies now that I got my new ninja blender, but I am not looking forward to dealing with all the people and chaos. I too miss the way grocery shopping used to be.

The other day I was going through some of my old posts on here from right after surgery and how much trouble I had with nausea and being sick. It was only a year or so ago, but seems so far away. I remember thinking this sick feeling would never pass and wondering if I had made a bad decision. Funny thing is I would do it all over again and go through all those weeks of being sick all over again just to be where I am today because I can say it was 100 percent worth it! I am finding that I am even more strict now with my diet than I was right after surgery. Probably because the closer I get to my goal weight the harder it is to keep losing. I don't really have that restriction anymore unless I eat super dense protein and even that I can eat more of now if I'm not conscious of it. I am obsessed now with tracking every little thing I put into my mouth. I mean I've always done that, but I haven't been as obsessed with it as much as I am now. It may sound bad, but some days I am so exhausted because that's all I can think about. It consumes me. I can honestly say that food has always ruled my life. Before surgery I was aways thinking about my next big meal. What delicious unhealthy meal I could have next! What junk food I had in the house to eat that night or if I'd have to go out to get a large milkshake or box of donuts which I had done more times than I can count. Because desperate times called for desperate measures. Now food still rules my life. I am constantly thinking and worrying about how many calories I've consumed and how many more I'm allowed before I reach my limit. Constantly counting and calculating and planning. It's so bad sometimes that I have even started having dreams about it and weighing myself in these dreams. I have found it helps when I go ahead and log everything I plan to eat the next day into MyFitnessPal. It helps me to stay on track and to not go over my calories and I don't have as much to think about because my whole day of food is already planned out for me.

Whew! Sorry for the long post! Guess I got a little carried away there!

QOTD: I don't really watch many shows now, but the two that stick in my mind the most from my childhood is the tune from Dallas and the theme song from the Golden Girls. I remember watching Dallas all the time as a child with my parents. They were really into that show and we'd always share a big bowl of popcorn. The Golden Girls I'd always watch with my mom. As a teenager it would have to be The Fresh Prince. My brother and I would always sing along to that song. Lol

B: iced black coffee mixed with caramel premier shake

L: boiled egg and a cheese stick

D: shrimp Alfredo with light Alfredo sauce over zoodles.

S: L&F yogurt and a banana

I am a year or so ahead of you and I ave definitely had super strict, all I think about is food tracking, and other more relaxed periods. I was super strict the first year and now, while I measure everything at home or at my sisters and make efforts to use pre measured things, I don't get anxious when I can't - except for now, when I want to Make sure I don't gain the quarantine 15, lol, so I'm being a bit intense.

I really relate to the obsessive food thoughts. When I was diagnosed with an eating disorder I learned it was something I was using as a coping mechanism so I didn't have to think about bigger issues. I have done a lot of work in recent years with an ED counselor and nutritionist, but the downside is as I've lost the obsessive thoughts, I've stopped caring about my weight as much and have slipped into regain and find it hard to care at all... thus my struggle with trying to lose the regain, track foods, etc... It's all just so exhausting. I've gone through phases of real rage over the fact I HAVE TO obsess otherwise I get fatter, and it makes me angry that some people (my skinny husband, son, father, auntie, etc...) can eat far more than me, and far unhealthier foods, and still be skinny... Ooops... didn't meant to go off on a rant... just meant to say I totally relate.