Menus and Miles Monday Sept. 14th

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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 Good Whey Protein Drinks!!!!!  I have IC (Irritable Bladder Syndrome) and I can only have them while I'm not having a flare up.   It is sooooo much harder to do Maintenance without them!

Breakfast: 

Protein:       Matrix Mint Cookie  35g

Snack:       

Lunch:         Ham and 80 Calorie Greek Yogurt 

Snack:         Huge Ice Tea from Arby's

Snack:         Matrix Mint Cookie  23g     (Probably doubled)

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

Dinner:        Not Sure....Protein first

Snack:         3 TB. of unpopped Plain Popcorn (didn't start this until I was on Maintenance

I would like to be in the courtroom for that trial.  My surgery was in 2008 too.  This job is so interesting.  My attorneys do estate planning and wills.  They are super nice people too.

This morning I wrote out my menu for the day in a little notebook I bought just for that purpose.  I'm very busy so not getting the boredom hunger which isn't hunger at all.  I brought yogurt and forgot to eat it.

I've used almond milk for a few years to make my shakes.  Last week I made one and it tasted just awful.  I checked the almond milk to make sure it wasn't spoiled.  I made a few more shakes and they also tasted nasty.  Saturday I made a shake with skim milk and it was fine.  Guess I've developed a dislike for almond milk.  My tastes still change a lot.  I thought that just happened in the beginning.

Today's eats:

French Toast in a mug

Protein shake; almonds

Lean Cuisine (their new, more healthy one; why do they have to put peppers in everything? probably won't buy any more.)

Nature Valley Almond Crunch

Shepard's Pie w/out the potatoes for me; salad

Protein shake

Hi Roz,

I'm pretty sure they would not pick anyone that had WLS for the jury, or I wouldn't if I were the attorney because most of us have formed our opinions on WLS.  Of course, I guess there are doctors out there doing it that might not should be...

I'm heading out in the morning to my parents.  I have my six year WLS appointment Thursday afternoon and we are going up to spend a few days with my family.

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  2 Chicken Strips(no breading), Lettuce, cheese, honey mustard dressing
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  2 Chicken Strips(no breading), Lettuce, cheese, honey mustard dressing
S:  May do a Chocolate Truffle PRotein Drink if I have a snack

Vitamins:  Done
Water/Fluids:  110 ozs
Miles:  3.8 miles(walk & jogged)

I did a 5K Saturday night and got 1st place in my age group!

Linda

I've only been on a jury once and it was medical malpractice.  No fun and it is amazing how 13 of us could be in the same room and have such different ideas of what happened.

Meeting and exhausting phone calls.  Muscle pump this evening.

decaf protein coffee 33g
eggbeaters, kale, cheese
cliff bar
roast turkey
lemon tea protein  13g
baby bell light cheese
roast turkey, salad
protein shake  33g

Oh! That would have been interesting...I wonder if the major problems were band malfunction related or patient compliance?

Hi guys,

MENU: (DS Maintenance Mode)
Pre-B - protein coffee w/1/2 & 1/2 (30g)
B - Greek yogurt w/blueberries
S - 2 regular coffees w/1/2&1/2
S - peanuts
L - protein shake (30g)
S - popcorn
D - steak and fresh tomato w/mayo
S - CarbSmart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
4 calcium batches: done
iron: done
evening batch: done 
heme iron: done

MILES:
4 - 15 minute walk, 40 push-ups, 40 squats and stretches
standing at the computer all day working