FluffyChix

Oh gosh! Please never feel like a failure. Life is too hard, to add to the hard by putting those types of things on top! We all have different ways of doing things. What will work for one, may not work for another! For me, I was so used to eating willy-nilly, all over the place. I would eat just cuz I saw food on the TV or in the kitchen, or cuz it sounded like a fun thing to do. And I ate when I wasn't hungry. I also chased that stuffed feeling. I LOVE feeling that stuffed feeling (pre-surg) cuz I know I've been fed and it feels like safety--like nothing bad can happen. Like I got a meal that day. So before surgery, I'm trying to listen to my RD and unlearn very bad eating habits and break-up with bad food relationships. I'm never gonna be 100% accomplished at this. I'm just shooting for "just good enough," cuz it takes the pressure off! I am also I "think" trying to aim for 90% smart/healthy behaviors and food and maybe 10% sloppiness. But, we're doing a menu thread. Why not come join us! Start now, today!!! Just post and talk about how you are feeling about food. (And don't you just love these boards? I learn new things every time I'm here!!! These guys/gals are serious braniacs!!!)

I eat pretty repetitively, so use the same ingredients in many many different recipes: red onion, rbp, jalapeno, cilantro gets used fairly quickly. Plus I also cook for Mr. Fluffy. But, one thing I love to do is to get the smallest size of "anything" I'm buying. When I use it the first time, I chop all of it. I put it on a small plate or cookie sheet. I cover the plate or sheet with plastic first so stuff doesn't stick. Then I freeze it and put it a baggie or container. I label and date it. Then I can go in and grab what I need. On one cookie sheet I can get all of my red onion and rbp. Also if you don't like to chop, they have pre-chopped frozen that works great. When I'm cooking, I put the pan or a plate on my scale and just weigh and then tare after each ingredient. So it's super simple to grab my ingredients and quickly weigh it all out. Then I usually saute in water or chicken broth to keep cals lower. For fresh like in salads, I will just keep out like 1/4 of the veg and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. It will keep for a week like that. If I see the fresh is starting to look sad, I will chop and freeze, then start over. Me=super frugal, so I have almost zero food waste. Everything gets repurposed and combined and frozen before going bad. I always date and label so I know what's frozen. Makes meals 10 minutes--15 max--even slightly more complex ones.

Welcome @jacon! You should maybe go introduce yourself here and they might be able to answer you?

Hello lovelies! Sorry to be MIA. Went to WurstFest with the fam this weekend! Am up about 2.2lbs (not bad considering beer and wine were involved--and lots of salty food)! Will try to catch up with everyone tonite. Gotta catch up with work and stay off these boards today!!! Hugs, love, and well-wishes all around!!! See ya soon. Miss you bunches!

In case I get to start my liquid pre-op diet tomorrow, I'm going to have one of my favorite meals--low-ish carb pizza. Compared to the real deal pizza this is restrained. I doubt I will be able to eat the whole thing, but am budgeting for it anyway! LOTS of food today. And PT. Have 3 days of back to back PT this week and the oncologists appointment Thursday. *big gulp* *nerves* as per my usual. Monday Menu B-2egg + 1 eggwhite omelet (1clove garlic, olive oil spray, 1/4 c turkey sausage crumbles, 2oz froz chop spin, 1oz rbp, 1 jalapeno fresh, 1/2oz red onion, 2tbsp cilantro, 3/4oz BH lacy swiss, 2tbsp fresh salsa) MS-28g hummus, 1.5oz baby carrots L-green protein smoothie (16g Isopure banana prot powd, 2oz froz chop spin, 32g froz blueberries, 5g psyllium husks, 12 fl oz unsweet vanilla coconut milk) AS-psylli tea D-3c chopped salad (2oz romaine, 1oz baby spin, 1/2oz rbp, 1/2oz red onion, 1/2oz grape tomatoes, 1oz avocado, 2tbsp blue cheese dressing); 1 Lite Flatout Pepperoni Pizza (1 Lite Flatout wrap, 1/8c marinara, 2oz part skim mozz, 1oz BH pepperoni, 1/4c sauteed mushrooms, 1 slice applewood smoked bacon, 1/2oz parmesan-grated, red pepper flakes) BS-1oz pomegranate seeds, 6g SF Lily's dark choco chips, 6.5oz toasted almonds Daily Totals: 1501cals; 76g prot; 92g fat; 82g carbs; 32g fiber; 50g net carbs

Hi everyone! I'm back from the blowout weekend at WurstFest. All things considered, I was fairly good for a blowout weekend. LOL. But, despite everything, I'm still up about 2.8lbs to 233lbs this morning. Some of that is fluid in my ankles from travelling. God, I will be glad when I don't get that anymore! It's a real drag. I hope to hear that the insurance is approved and I get my Nov. 28th surgery date today. That would mean I would start my pre-op liquid diet tomorrow. Oh my! Here's my menu from yesterday! If y'all don't mind, let's just keep this thread until the end of November, then we can start a December menu thread? I'm still concerned about filling up the Recent Posts area on the right side of the screen with the Menu Threads. I didn't think the diet/nutrition area showed up in the Recent Posts area. So a daily thread would be terrible in my opinion. Nobody wants to sort through eleventy billion menu threads to get to the real juicy stuff! Sunday Menu: B-1 brisket egg taco with cheese and avocado, 3oz sauteed spinach with garlic L-Kreuz's Market BBQ (1oz turkey, 3oz moist brisket, 1 sausage link, 1 jalapeno, 1oz onion, 5 pickle slices, 1oz cheddar cheese) WOW! D-1 bowl Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Granny Smith "gruel" (1/4c yogurt, 85g 2% cott cheese, 1oz skim Fairlife milk, 1oz GSapple, 1oz pomegranate seeds, 5g toasted slivered almonds, 5g Fiber One Cereal, cinnamon) Daily Totals: 1507cals; 78g protein; 97g fat; 70g carbs; 22g fiber; 48g net carbs

Damn! Foiled again, Lex Luther! I'm in the Dude Room! *running away screaming*

This is a big family weekend and I'm going to try to stick to my plan. Food is gonna be wayyyy caloric and carbalicious. So I will really have to remain on guard and try my best not to go completely off the tracks even though this is a semi food funeral. Friday Menu B-cottage cheese, yogurt, pomegranite, GS apple, almonds, cinnamon MS-psylli tea L-2oz BBQ Beef Rib, 2oz smoked turkey, 1/3 link beef sausage, 3oz green beans (Black's BBQ Lockhart TX) Cocktails-2oz Queso w/pork rinds, 1 Michelada (12oz Miller Lite, 4oz Tang's BM Mix, 2 lime wedges, ice) Dinner-3oz grilled flank steak, 2oz roasted acorn squash with 1 tsp butter, 1 1/2 cups Caesar salad (no croutons), 5oz cabernet sauvignon Daily Totals: 1501cals; 77g prot; 75g fat; 92g carbs; 16g fiber; 76g net carbs Saturday Menu B-cottage cheese, yogurt, pomegranite, GS apple, almonds, cinnamon MS-psylli tea L-1 bratwurst w/German mustard, 2oz sauerkraut, 12oz Miller Lite (WurstFest) Cocktails-1oz Manchego cheese; 2 Triscuits, 12oz Miller LIte D-1cup chopped salad with 3Zeros dressing, 4 Daddy's Meatballs & Sauce, 5oz zoodles, 1/2 tbsp Parm, 5oz cabernet sauvignon Daily Totals: 1511cals; 60g prot; 60g fat; 105g carbs; 24g fiber; 81g net carbs I will have to work Sunday's up that day. Maybe we will just keep this thread going for next week? I don't want to clog up the "Recent Posts" area with lots of menu threads. Is that ok with you guys? Thanks and have a great weekend!

Good morning everyone! I hope you are all doing well and are ready for the weekend! How is everyone who already had surgery? I'm trying to keep my chin up here. Don't know if I will hear about the insurance on Monday or not--since it was only filed yesterday. God's timing is perfect though, so I'm trying hard to just relax into the process and accept that my experience is different than the expectation--and that is ok. LOL. It's def harder than it sounds! I may not be around as much this weekend. It's my "really big weekend!" LOL. So I will miss you guys and will check back in on Sunday. Hugs to all!!! @Luisajfc Don't forget to call your doctor's office!!!

@Linz13 Is there someone who can loan that to you or a credit card to put it on? I'm so sad for you!!! ((hugs))

I'd call the doctor's office tomorrow!!!

Congrats! Super excited for you!!! But sad you have to wait until January!!! ((hugs))

@Luisajfc I'm so sorry you still haven't heard!!!! ((hugs)) Call tomorrow!!! Do not wait!!! I had a TERRIBLE doc visit. OMG!!!! I now wish I had called last week!!! The front office spaced it and didn't submit me to insurance! I was crushed. There were tears, terse words with the assistant, STRESSSSSSSS, clinic managers. Holy cow. I can say the surgeon and clinic manager were solid gold through it. But I left an emotional mess. At first I thought I was gonna have to wait the 6-8 weeks for insurance approval! But the clinic manager told me they are trying to rush it through insurance approval so we will hopefully hear back on Monday. I have a tentative "goal" date anywhere from 11.28.17-12.05.17. Saying prayers. In the end, they were super duper and the front office and I made up, but I was a complete and utter wreck. I feel so drained. Massive headache. Have been teary all day and just feel rough and pretty sad that it had to be that way. (All because I went to an RD from the surgeon that was out of our hospital group. So the RD records weren't in the computer where they were supposed to be. They were waiting in emails. So I lost 18days waiting patiently. *heavy sigh* I really HATE dramamama stuff!

Wow! Today is filled with really interesting and fairly SAD food choices. Had the surgeon's appointment this morning and it was a crap sandwich on a paper plate. My schedule was completely thrown off--up at 4:30am to get ready to go, back late this afternoon, now getting ready for a big weekend. My mood is totally tanked cuz of the DR. visit. I have a raging headache, no time to cook and nothing planned for tonight because the day was not supposed to iron out this way. "Why am I eating today" is about hunger, comfort, emotional eating. By working through my emotions I was able to channel a dinner derailment via Wendy's to a much better choice of take out blackened fish, veg and salad. 11.09.17 Daily Food Brunch-3 egg white veggie omelet (mushrooms, double spinach, 1/2oz swiss cheese, rbp, onion) + 2 pieces bacon + 1/4c cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries, decaff coffee (black no creamer) L-1.75oz GS apple, 14g walnuts, 1 string cheese (mozz) AS-28g Sabra orig hummus, 1.5oz baby carrots, 1 HEB light cheese wedge (smoked gouda) D-whew! My rational brain took control back from my lizard brain! New dinner. Still a huge dinner. Will use mindfulness to eat only until the hunger abates, but not stuffed. 9oz blackened pangasius fillet, broccoli in olive oil and garlic, 1 cup side salad (romaine, grape tomatoes, red onion, blue cheese dressing) BS-8g Lily's SF dark choco chips, 8g toasted almonds Daily Totals: 1501cals; 74g protein; 94g fat; 86g carbs; 17g fiber; 69g net carbs

@ChaosUnlimited I honestly think this is where I'm going to end up falling. I am betting I will cook something fancy every once in a while to stave off cravings for "lush." Otherwise, I think it's gonna be some kind of moist protein and make the avo/tomato salad and veg for Mr. F..

MUAH! TY and how are you today? Any news? Is the cold all gone from your house? Leaving in about 11 minutes. So nervous. LOL.

That's wonderful!!!! Congrats to you @brightfaith!! I went back and caught the link for the workbook in case anyone wants to order it! Here's the Amazon link (I'm not affiliated with that link.) I have to leave soon, so will have to come back later to post my menu for today. Have a great day everyone!

@shedo82773 Girl! You are so blessed--not 1 but 2 cooks to do your bidding? I say prayers everyday that this RNY surgery will help re-balance me! I'm so happy to hear it's helped you with balance! I'm convinced there is a subset of people for which low carb may not work completely. I was able to lose 60lbs down from 325lbs--then absolutely nothing. No matter how I tweaked it, the scale wouldn't move until I added intermittent fasting to the low carb--then it started moving down again. So weird. @Sosewsue61 Ha!! You crack me up SO much! *snort*

Morning ladies. About to start getting ready to leave for my doc visit. It takes about an hour and a half to get there at this time of day because of traffic. How gross, right? Weight is still at 230.8lb this morning--probably cuz it's the butt crack of dawn here and too early to weigh. *snort* So it will be doubly surprising at the surgeon's office. *snic* So much to do today with work and getting ready to leave tomorrow for our "big weekend!" Say a pray that I will everything done without morphing into a complete b-i-t-c-h! Hugs all around and blessing to all going into surgery today!

((hugs)) sistah!

Yes "ignerent" was purposeful. So was b-i-o-t-c-h. The other one is my chemo brain kicking in. kserrynotserry.

@Rainbow_Warrior Well, the C kinda hits that ambivalent "none of the above" nerve with a little side of "******" thrown in for for fun, doesn't it?

Congrats on your surgery and on doing so well!!!

Love these! I forgot an important one. I want to be able to get back up without calling the jaws of life or the fire department if I fall! No joke!