What's on your Tuesday Menu, RNYers?

Welcome! I've only been posting here for a short time... Tried WW, but went back to my tried and true regime in the end and am starting to see results. I have a similar amount of regain to lose, so am cheering you on as I tackle the same beast. :)

Hi JB and all,

So interesting to read the different views on if things should open back up. Sheila, I agree, context is important (location, furloughed or working, work from home or have to be in public). I work from home full-time anyway, and while I would love for things to open up, our county in Maryland (Prince George's County, Maryland) has the highest numbers of infections and deaths in the state, so we don't appear to be close to opening. I am doing plenty of Zoom meetings with friends and family to stay connected, and doing social distance walks with local friends for mental health as well. Since so many Zooms involve "happy hour" I have started new activities - I do "walking chats" with friends where I go on a walk and catch up via phone, and this Friday a group of us are having a zoom to discuss the movie Hariett that everyone has been tasked with watching via Amazon Prime this week. Fun, right?

QOTD: I don't know if it's my face or my inner fat girl (to paraphrase Teenie) or what, but I have never met a stranger. I am ridiculously outgoing, and a complete open book, so I think most people get a true sense of me right away. Now whether or not they like me, that depends :) I occasionally find that other extroverts try to sort of "compete" for stage time, if that makes sense?

I am aggressively trying to lose my regain and doing a lot more planning and logging.

B: Coffee with half and half, sugar-free syrup. 3 oz Boars Head ever roast chicken, 2 tbsp hummus, 2 tbsp Lebanese whipped garlic (I am obsessed, it's so good, my breath is insane lol)

L: Homemade chicken meatballs, 1 oz cheddar cheese, whipped garlic

D: Sauteed shrimp in olive oil with olives, whipped garlic (see a theme here?)

E: Meeting a gym friend at a park for a socially distanced walk!

Have a wonderful day, all!

Good morning, everybody!

I think that the participants on both side of this debate could stand to be a lot more empathetic towards the other side. There is no easy answer here. One in five people have already lost their jobs. That is, thirty million families that have lost their livelihoods. On the other hand, some of our most vulnerable populations, the sick and elderly are at risk. It bothers me to hear people say that those lives are less valuable because they are old or had short life spans. All lives are valuable. Other vulnerable populations are more at risk because of the shutdown. With mandated reporters sheltering in place, calls to our state's child endangerment hotlines are down 50% since the pandemic started.

QOTD: I'm not really sure. Good question.

Breakfast: Protein bar

Lunch:Bratwurst

Snack: nuts

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

Absolutely, Jim! There are no easy answers. I don't want to keep people from getting what they need by keeping things closed... I just wish the government would look outside of the box for how to support people to stay home, stay safe, and get what they need. I hate that the only choices are to leave the house and risk you life or stay home and risk your future. We can do better.

...stepping off my soapbox...

With mandated reporters sheltering in place, calls to our state's child endangerment hotlines are down 50% since the pandemic started. My friend is a teacher in a low income school district. She always ends up dealing with Child welfares do to abuse every year. She teaches 1st grade. Here is the problem no one is calling the hotline because no one is going to call on themselves. It usually people outside the home. Teachers, Friends, other family members that notice and call. So I believe this statistic is not accurate and we will have to wait to see the outcome.

The statistic is accurate insofar as the calls are down. As you point out, the reason that the calls are down is because the mandated reporters, such as teachers, are unable to see children now. I don't think that the abuse or neglect is down at all.

Hello menu friends!

i'm feeling particularly in a sour mood today. I don't feel good. Not sick just grumpy and in pain. My back and legs just don't want to ease up today. I totally went off the rails last night with food. Doing much better so far today even with my sour mood.

the picture attached just made me laugh out loud this morning. You ladies will get it! Lol

qotd: I am terribly shy and my social anxiety is just overwhelming. I'm sure people think I'm snobby and what not. I'm really just very shy and worried people won't like me. I'm sure some of you and people ive met online think I'm pretty reserved. In actuality I'm very loving, passionate, sensitive and I care and love fiercely. I want people to like me but with my anxiety most people don't. Lol

b: oatmeal & ff half and half

s:pp shake

l:cabbage, onions and turkey kielbasa

s:100 calorie popcorn and jerky

d:prob the same as lunch

Have you tried the Trader Joes Gyoza sauce?

I did, but I didn't like it! I just use a low sodium soy sauce.

JB, I can really relate on the allergy front. This time of year I take antihistamines every single day because I'm literally allergic to the world in the spring... grass, pollen, dust, mold, trees, flowers, weeds, you name it, I'm allergic to it. I never had allergies as a little kid, puberty triggered severe food and environmental allergies and the only time I've ever had a break was when I was pregnant and nursing... Oddly enough there's almost zero research around the connection between hormones and allergies. If the dusting of the sofa doesn't work, there could be mold or something inside... Good luck figuring it out!

I was 100% on point yesterday with my meal plan, but the scale was up 0.6 lbs today. I haven't had a good BM in a couple days, my back is really inflammed and hurting from all the walking, stairs, loading and unloading supplies, etc... and I'm having some hormonal bloating too. Fun times. Just going to stay on track and I know it'll come off eventually. Glad I didn't have even a little cheat yesterday (the hubs wanted to do Wendy's and slushees, but instead we went by a mexican taco place and I had a burrito bowl salad with no cheese or rice and a diet coke). I cleaned all the junk out of my house when I started this on the 7th (other than the mother's day stuff I ate on that one day) and I have a fridge full of good healthy choices, so I'm setting myself up for success. Looking forward to getting back out of the 230's though and getting this regain nonsense behind me...

QOTD: I'm not sure if people get the right impression about me... I can come off as a lot more outgoing and extroverted in social situations than I mean to, in reality I'm very introverted and find socializing absolutely draining. Just because I HAVE social skills doesn't mean I like using them. LOL I've also been told by people in stores that I look very warm and approachable when people ask me for help with something, but then I've also been told by people at work and business interactions that I am quite intimidating because I have a no nonsense direct approach. I am also very self aware of how my words and actions affect other people so I am quite tactful too... Who the hell knows... I'm an enigma.

Meal Plan:

• Applesauce & maybe a green smoothie if I'm still hungry
• Salad with the usual suspects
• Leftover curry chicken
• Refried beans with avo & salsa
• Pecans & cashews, fruit