Menus and Miles Friday March 20th

Hello to all of our Lightweights!!!  If you are visiting WELCOME....PLEASE JOIN US and POST!!!!!   Besides my tool,  I count  Posting on the LW board as my #1 reason for being successful on this exciting journey!!!!     

WARNING TO SELF AND TO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN!!!   AVOID 'BAD' CARBS AT ALL COSTS!!!  THEY ARE ADDICTING!!  THEY WILL SLOW DOWN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DURING THE LOSING STAGE (and you won't even notice)!!  THEY WILL MAKE THE SCALE GO UP AFTER THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER.

Success in Maintenance starts with GOOD  CHOICES  during the Honeymoon Period.

I feel I need to repeat this:  I am a FIRM believer in Whey Protein Drinks!!!!!  I have IC (Irritable Bladder Syndrome) and I can only have them occasionally while I'm having a flare up.   It is sooooo much harder to do Maintenance without them!

Good Morning LW's!!!!  Its Friday and the  First Day of Spring....YEAH!!!!!  We had fresh snow this morning but it's melted now and the sun is shining through the blinds in my office.  

I've been slowly adding some of my Protein drinks back in to see how my bladder does but I ran out of my favorite Matrix Mint Cookie. I ordered a 5 lb. bag yesterday...can't wait!!   If it gets inflamed then I'll take another break. I just can't seem to stay at my "perfect" number on the scale without them.

Maintenance:   6+ years out and started the new year right on target!!!

Breakfast:   Banana

Lunch:         Left over Roast Beef

Snack:         Laughing Cow Lite Swiss cheese wedge and 6 Saltines

Protein:       Syntrax Lemon Tea 23g

Snack:         80 Calorie Lite n fit Cherry Greek Yogurt   

Dinner:        Not Sure

Snack:         Nature Valley Almond Crunch Bar--YUM!!  (only buy Gluten Free)

Snack:         3 TB. of Popcorn

Good Morning!  I hope you'll be able to enjoy your protein drinks!  My new system of drinking water with protein in it is really working for me.  My DH and I are off to Edmonton for the weekend (need to take a break from my Mom who lives with us - long story).  Any way looking forward to buying a new pair of pants and some sleepwear as just about everything I own is too big for me!

B:  2 coffee w/ 1/2 & 1/2 (3 g)

S:  Protein Shake (30 g)

Morning Drinking Protein Powder in my water (21 g)

L:  Has half an order of popcorn shrimp (6 g) I'm guesstimating! 

S:  Protein Shake (30 g) 

Afternoon drinking protein powder in my water (21 g)

D: Not Sure

S:  S/F Jello with Cool Whip

Total Protein 111 g (without counting any for lunch or dinner) :)  Have a great day lightweights!

Hi Roz - hope your bladder behaves. 

Yea we had snow here in VA too - AND it's still on the ground.  It's raining now.  Tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 60's so it should get rid of it. 

B - coffee x1

B2 - protein coffee

S/L - some mini shrimp w/****tail sauce.  Not a lot as I think they weren't all the friendly to my pouch

D - ?  I'll find some leftovers in the fridge. 

Vits:  yes

Water:  still working on the protein coffee but made some fresh ice tea

I took yesterday off and did I ever enjoy my morning.  The afternoon wasn't so enjoyable.  I went to a funeral for one of our church members.  He was loved by all and his wife is the nicest person.  He was 81 and they had been married 57 years, just a lovely couple.  I know 81 is elderly, but he was a young 81 until cancer took hold.  I ended the day attending my quilt group and that is always enjoyable.  So many beautiful quilts shown during show & tell.  I showed my little patriotic quilt I'm donating to a charity for their fundraiser.  I never feel my quilts are up to the quality of the others, but I'm my worst critic.

B:  Click shake

S:  Corozona bar (very good but I should have checked the nutrition before ordering from QVC.  I did put them out so DH can share

L:  Quest chips; Baby Bels

S:  Roadside lemonade

D:  Maybe out

S:  ??

Roz, I'm curious about the 3 Tb. of popcorn.  Do you pop in an air popper or in the microwave in a brown bag?

Breakfast:   Protein Coffee

Snack:         Rest of Protein Shake, String Cheese

Lunch:         Baked Ranch Chicken & Broccoli Salad

Snack:         Greek Yogurt   

Dinner:        Roasted turkey breast, Asparagus

Good afternoon! It's 230 and I am finally taking a break at work. It is nuts today! 

B protein coffee 27

L Italian sausage link and a Hard boiled egg

d hard boiled egg jello cup

s Starbucks skinny vanilla latte large( that kind of day!)

vites one batch

fluids  32 oz

miles no problem today running like a mad woman today

Hi guys,

MENU: (DS Maintenance Mode)
B - 1 protein coffee (30g)
S - 2nd & 3d protein coffees (60g)
S - 1/2 cup Greek yogurt w/blueberries
S - 2 Babybel cheese
L - protein shake (30g)
S - tuna w/mayo
S - 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
D - a slice of meat loaf
S - 

VITES:
morning batch: done
4 calcium batches: done
iron: skipping 
evening batch: started
heme iron: pending

MILES:
standing at the computer all day, 10 x 10 leaning push-ups, jog a flight of stairs 5 x 5, and squats 5 x 10 repetitions -- all throughout the day

Hi Roz,

Hope the protein drinks do ok for you.  I have realized that I really need mine to help me out.  I started feeling bad again this afternoon and have fever again.  I am so tired of this mess and need to figure out how to get rid of it and get completely well.

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  Baked Chicken Fajita(no bread)
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  Hamburger Steak, slaw

Vitamins:  Done
Water/Fluids:  100 ozs
Miles:  None

Linda

First off the only thing I'm going to brag about is living in California and 80* weather in March! After that, I never thought of myself as a lightweight. I had to search to find out what it meant. I thought it was because you were all short not that I'm gigantor at 5'5" but I always feel like the super tall girl. I signed up in March of last year and on my very first post someone was less than understanding, compassionate or polite. I didn't post again until a couple of weeks ago. I was dealing with my insurance company giving me the runaround for the past 10 months but finally got approved. I wish I had posted during that time but that one comment put me off and I almost deleted my profile. I am so glad I didn't.

This time around everyone has been supportive and encouraging, both on the General Discussion and RNY boards, which has helped ease the hurt from that one response. I read the Lightweight Creed and it is exactly how I feel about myself and how I want to support others and how I would like to be supported. I also like the Menus and Miles posts because I know from the numerous successes and failures on Weigh****chers I am much more successful tracking what I eat and being accountable for what I eat. Not to mention getting some ideas of what I'll be able to eat when the time comes. I'm 3 weeks from surgery but I know when I get to transition into eating food Menus & Miles will be a big help keeping me on track.

The other thing that has helped me in the past couple of weeks is seeing that Roz is in her 60s and had successful WLS. I'm soon to be 53 and a small part of me is skeptical that I'll be successful this time when I haven't been in the past. Menopause is a weight loss killer! But then I saw Roz' success and she was 10 years older than I am now when she had her surgery so I feel like I can do it too. I've chosen to ignore those who are not supportive and understanding and focus on accepting help and encouragement when given and trying to encourage others who are their journey.

Thanks for letting me take up your time.