What's on your Wednesday Menu?
on 7/14/21 1:53 am
Morning everyone! Let's start with the good news--I do not have COVID! And I do not have Strep. Yay! But the docs says there is a really nasty common cold floating around and my symptoms match it exactly. It starts with a wicked sore throat and fatigue, and devolves into 10 days of terrible congestion and coughing. Yuck.
I ended up taking all of yesterday off and barely even worked from home because I needed to take a few naps. I called in sick again today but I really need to get a lot of work done, so I hope I am a little better today and can work from here.
QOTD: How many COVID tests have you taken? I only took 2 this entire time. We never needed to travel, so the only times I took tests were because I had symptoms...once in October 2020 (when I randomly got a cold even though I hadn't left the house in months), and yesterday.
Yesterday I thought I would be on liquids because of my throat but swallowing liquids seemed to hurt as much, if not more, than swallowing food. I ended up having an egg bite, a beef stick, and a turkey burger yesterday. No food plans for today, except that I have a ton of Buffalo Cauliflower in the fridge and I should really make an attempt at eating that before it goes bad.
- High Weight before LapBand: 200 (2008)
- High Weight before RNY: 160 (2015)
- Lowest post-op weight: 110 (2016)
- Maintenance Weight: 120 (2017-2019)
- Battling Regain Weight: 135 (current)
on 7/14/21 3:25 am - Amarillo, TX
Good morning JB and I sure hope that nasty cold doesn't last 10 days for you! Yucky.
My mom's car has to get its oil changed and get the brakes checked out...oh and state inspection. Lots of fun at the dealership...LOL
Feeling rather blah. All I want to do is sleep but when I try something always prevents it.
QOTD: just once here for a procedure at the hospital last year
B: JUST egg, cheese, chicken sausage and coffee before
L: Fairlife salted caramel protein shake
D: shrimp and yellow squash cooked with onions
S: watermelon, cheese & popcorn
Mel
on 7/14/21 3:47 am
Good Morning!
I am tired today.. wonder if the weather has anything to do with it. I'm headed for a run shortly then off to work.
QOTD: 3 times. None bc I had symptoms.. all because I was identified as a 'high risk contact' .. all were negative.
b: fairlife latte & 1/2 English muffin with an egg
S: 120g cottage cheese, 7g PB, 50g raspberries
l: 50g romaine lettuce, 2.5 oz ground beef, 7g cheese, 1tbsp dressing
S: tbd
d: same as lunch probably
e: 3 or 5k run.. we will see how I feel when I get out there
Surgery 09/30/20
CW: 147.6 |SW: 221.6 |HW: 255
Learning my new normal, one day at a time.
Hi JB- I have that exact thing... I'm on day 7 -started with sore scratchy throat then only slept 1/2 night last night due to coughing and feeling crappy. Im taking zyrtec and mucinex
QOTD: i think 2, both for procedures.
food was pretty good, made shrimp for lunch and dinner- had a shake last night
b: coffee x2, its helping my throat or so I like to think
egg whites, low carb tortilla/laughing cow cheese
l: last of stir fry and i need a meat to go with it or eggs
d: unsure need to figure that out
s: yogurt ?
Come on JB you got this!!! It's almost Friday? Sorry, that's all I got.
QOTD: once and it was positive then I went on to suffer from long term covid for months :(
coffee with fairlife(i like half and half better but calories )
shake
soup and beyond burger
we leave town again(sigh) Friday morning so I'm trying to get ready for that. Did laundry last
nigt and we have been eating the extras out of the fridge so it looks pretty bare. I hit the ground running when we get back so it will be interesting
on 7/14/21 4:47 am
Good morning! Updating from the back of the car, on the way to meetings. I did get out this morning and walk the town which was nice.
qotd - only one when I had a weird lymph node thing in the fall.
I forgot how much food they bring in for meetings. The smell of the donut holes and cookies (both of which I resisted!) was Devine.
menu was
coffee plus half and half
half sausage patty and English muffin with pb
inside of a veggie sub and a choc chip cookie
100 calorie fruit and nut pack
cliff bar
fingerling potatos with raclette and filet
i went on a morning walk to the river and then tonight we have to play top golf so that my exercise.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
The cold sounds NASTY, but definitely good news on what it isn't!
The gray, gloomy, depressing weather on Cape Cod continues today, but it was almost nice out in Newport RI yesterday. No drizzle and almost peaks of sun at times. We had a great walk and lunch on the wharves and a beautiful drive along the ocean and mansions. Mike had never been there and was blown away by the drive.
QOTD: Four: 1 when I had Covid and 3 for travel purposes.
TSS: 5 years, 3 months
B: Coffee!!! eggs and cottage cheese
L: tuna fish
D: dinner out with Mike's sisters
S: popcorn
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Good morning! JB- I'm glad to hear it wasn't Covid or strep. I hope you are able to rest and feel better.
QOTD: I haven't had one. I've only had allergy issues that did lead to an ear infection during the pandemic.
TSS: 6 years, 11 months
B: SF latte, Eggbeaters, turkey sausage, and an apple
L: Deli Buffalo chicken, spinach, feta cheese, SF pudding and a pear
S: Protein puffs, mixed nuts, an orange and yogurt
D: Shredded chicken, cauliflower with cheese, sliced orange/banana, and 2 squares dark chocolate
ES: Greek yogurt with ¼ cup fiber cereal
E: Elliptical and treadmill
V/W: On track
Totals: Cals:1394 Protein:125 Carbs: 105 Fat:56
Have a great one!