Menus and Miles Thursday March 24th

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!

Morning LW's!!   Hope you started your day out with a BANG!!!   I always enjoy my Protein Drink on the way to work.  If I leave home without it I get totally panicked and I risk being late so I can go back and get it.  YES...I am obsessed with my Protein Drinks!!!!  I give them a lot of credit for my success!!! 

RNY Maintenance 7+ years

Breakfast:   Handful of Honey Nut Cheerios

Protein:   Matrix Mint Cookie 35g

Snack:     Raw Carrots

Snack:     1 Babybel Lite Cheese round

Protein:   Matrix Mint Cookie 35g

Lunch:    

Snack:     Nature Valley Gluten Free Almond Nut Bar

Dinner:    Chicken?

Snack:     3 TB's Popcorn with a little salt/oil

Hi Roz,

I would have probably had a much higher regain if I didn't do the protein drinks!  I actually love mine and they sure help keep my hands busy with something other than eating.

Day 5 of 5DPT still going good.  Now to figure out how to stay on track.  I haven't been that hungry with eating the protein.  I was a little hungry the first few days but after that I was fine.  I had a small nagging headache probably from decarbing.  I was 142 on the scale this morning which is 5 1/2 pounds down from Sunday morning.  I know some will come back but hopefully not much. 

She recommends not drinking 30 minutes before & 30 minutes after meals.  I have always done the 45 minutes after eating but never before eating.  I think that helps with the full feeling too and hopefully I can keep doing that.  So I would give this a try if you are wanting to get back on track and make sure your pouch is still working for you.

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  Slow Cooker Garlic & Thyme Chicken Thighs
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  Deli Turkey w/ chive cream cheese - roll ups
S:  Maybe 4 ozs of cottage cheese

Vitamins:  Done
Water/Fluids:  80 ozs
Miles:  Walked 2 - 1/2 mile walks

Linda

I LOVE hearing you being so positive!!!   Keep it up!!!!

Menu sounds Awesome!!!!!

Hi guys,

MENU: (DS Maintenance Mode)
Pre-B - protein coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 (30g) or maybe 2 (30g)
S - 2+ regular coffees w/1/2&1/2
B - Greek yogurt w/blueberries
S - 2 Babybel cheeses
L - protein shake (30g)
S - 3 little dark chocolate candies
S - protein shake (30g)
S - 1/2 cup peanuts
D - fish nuggets
S - 1/2 cup Carb Smart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
calcium batches: done
iron: stopped
evening batch: done
heme iron: pending

MILES:
walking and stairs at work

Sounds YUMMY Gina!!   Is DS #2 coming home for Easter?

No, he won't be home again for a few months. Workin'. Workin'. Workin'.