November, 2017...What's for dinner???

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:

Beth, I'm asking her right now, and she said, "Thankfully, it is all staying down with no pain. Thank you Beth!"
I did too much friday picking up the Baby, and it sort of strained my stomach muscles a little.

Bugster2 wrote:

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:

bethk wrote:How's it going for Tina's digestion, Jimmy?  I know she's only able to eat small portions but is she out of distress?

Beth, I'm asking her right now, and she said, "Thankfully, it is all staying down with no pain. Thank you Beth!"
I did too much friday picking up the Baby, and it sort of strained my stomach muscles a little.

Thank heavens Jimmy! She has suffered for too long.

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Beth... seems like a pleasing meal...

Pork steaks here, came out good. I ate one, and Tina saved hers for maybe tomorrow.
I made her a griddled cheese instead. She ate 2/3 of the sandwich with no problems.
She didn't want to eat the grease with the pork, so she wasn't going to push it!
I had cubed potatoes with a little butter and chives. Steamed Broccoli with Mrs. Dash for seasoning.

bethk wrote:

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Beth... seems like a pleasing meal...

Pork steaks here, came out good. I ate one, and Tina saved hers for maybe tomorrow.
I made her a griddled cheese instead. She ate 2/3 of the sandwich with no problems.
She didn't want to eat the grease with the pork, so she wasn't going to push it!
I had cubed potatoes with a little butter and chives. Steamed Broccoli with Mrs. Dash for seasoning.

Your meal sounds good, Jimmy.  I think Tina was wise not to 'push' her desire to have fatty pork, even though I'm sure she would have loved the taste of it.  After all she's been through, there is no sense in taking chances of returning to the results prior to her surgery.

Congratulations to YOU on working to cut back on the fats in your diet.  I'm sure it's not easy ~ as I can attest to, to be sure!  But keep up the good work and you will help keep yourself away from the nasty doctors, too!

I have been cutting back. Not eliminating 100%, but as you said, cutting back.
i.e. I normally would eat 3 burgers, or three chili dogs. Now, I eat two veggie burgers. One on a bun, and the second no bun.
I now eat salads. More vegetables. Egg beaters ( whites, colored yellow )
Just because I like them because they are less gassy .

Now here comes an adjustment. Spaghetti! LOL I used to eat three plates and sausage and meatballs with it, P L U S. Bread. like 4 slices with 1/2 a stick of butter.      
N O W..... 1 + 1/2 plate + NO BREAD+ Salad.

Today, Tina woke up early, and brightened up with all smiles. We got a little dusting of snow / sleet overnight. So she put on a pot of chicken soup!  Yummm!

Am I losing Weight???..... very ssssllllloooooowwwwwlllllyyyyy!!!!

bethk wrote:Geeze Louise, Jimmy.....if you've lost ANY weight, you're losing it faster than I am.

But, quite honestly, I don't give a dam ~ I'm sick of giving up so many things I love and enjoy.  I don't eat them regularly, as I did when I was younger, but if I want something, I fix it and enjoy it.  I'm no longer feeling guilty about it.

Am I losing weight???  No, but I'm not gaining so I'm checking off as if I'm in the 'WIN' catagory!

Bugster2 wrote:As a person ages, they lose the mitochondria in the cells. These are what help burn off fat. The less you have, the harder it is to lose weight. Also, some people are carriers of a "fat gene". My sister is a carrier. I don't know if I have it, but I would say no. It means that it is really hard to lose weight and all you have to do is look at food to gain it back. Your body rules.

bethk wrote:Tonight was a grillin' night!

Burgers on the gas grill.....no buns (mainly because I was too lazy to get them out of the freezer, thaw them, toast them ~ NOT because I'm avoiding all buns!).  Dane made each of us 10 tater tots while I was grilling the burgers.  He uses just a touch of evoo and keeps turning them in a hot pan to crisp them up.....and only HE would count out how many we should have.  He probably checked the nutrition info on the package to decide.  I made some slaw with a light Asian dressing to go with everything.

I'll probably be hungry later but there's nothing sweet in the house so I'll most likely just go to bed in  a bad mood.....Hahahahahaha.

NormM wrote:Every year that I don't host Thanksgiving, I do a mini Thanksgiving the next day for us to have leftovers.  I got a ham today for part of that dinner, then cut into it for a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.