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Michelle, tomorrow
is your big
day~yaaayyyyy!!! How
exciting for you! I
will be praying for
a successful
surgery, a smooth
and speedy recovery,
and the ability to
use your tool for
optimal success for
a healthier and
thinner new you!!
May God bless your
journey! hugs,
Becky
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Monday is your day!
Just remember you
are on the journey
of a lifetime. Try
to enjoy every
minute. It may sound
weird now, but know
that you are cared
for and prayed for
here, and all too
soon this will be
but a memory and you
will be an
inspiration to
someone else. I am
waiting for you on
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Whoooo Monday is
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Hi All - I'm 39 y/o and married to a great guy with a teenage son. In early 2007 (after a year of research) I decided that WLS was for me, but quickly found out that my job put an exclusion on one of their two insurance companies (yup, I had the one w/the exclusion). Orig I decided on the Band...but since I had a full year to wait, I continued my research & decided that I was a better candidate for RNY. As of Jan 1st 2008 I switched to the other insurance company, & commited to RNY. PS: I did have a hard recovery time (4+ wks of PAIN) - feel free to ask me any question on the healing process.
Wore the "Marilyn Monroe" dress on St John, and it looked FAB! 2 days ago
11/20/08 - Arrived on St John last wednesday for the destination wedding. The morning I left on the plane I weighed exactly 180 lbs (meaning I lost 83.5 lbs since surgery). I had my final fitting the week before & the seamstress had to do some last minute nip/tucks on me - but all & all...the dress really looked wonderful!
It was so wonderful to be in decent shape - i was able to partipate in every activity without being winded (such as snorkeling, diving, even dancing on the beach). I also looked decent if i do say so myself in a bathing suit, though I'm not ready to post those pics just yet :)
Today I weigh 176.5, so I've lost a total of 87 lbs since surgery.
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NJ Meetup - Applebee's (Paramus, NJ) on November 9, 2008 7:48 pm
11/09/08 - had a really, really nice lunch today!
Wendy (Plum1967) reminded me that I missed the hackensack support group this past thurs, which I totally did - oooops!, and invited me to join a meetup group for lunch. We all met up around noon and what was nice was that there were every group representing:
....RNY, Lapband & DS
....same thing with the timing: everything from 2 mths out to 2+ yrs out!
Only annoying thing was that applebees would not substitute thier french fries for a small salad, so I had to pay extra for that...but it was only $2.99 (no biggie).
clockwise from bottom left = Angela (iamsisyphus), me (MichelleS.), Wendy, (WendyE), Wendy (Plum1967), Mary (MaryC), Esther (estherf), Donna (DonnaMaria), Marlon (MarlonG88)
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zucchini roll ups on November 3, 2008 8:15 am
11/3/08 - i made Eggface's PASTA-LESS MANICOTTI last night (and forgot to take a picture!). It was really yummy. I actually made a split tray of half of the manicotti rolled up on zucchini & the other half of regular stuffed shells (for my rest of family to eat). Trust me on my fustration when they started eating my side!
Not much else has been going on with me - no major halloween parties this year (which I am kinda dissapoined about since I've been going to massive dress up parties for the last 15 yrs & it's been a long time that I could wear something short & skimpy!). I loved Ameila's costume. Super Sexy Pirate!!! If you havent watched her on youtube - you should (I found her about 7 mths ago while watching some MM vlogs). She has her surgery last Nov 1st - and her transformation has been nothing short of inspirational. Click HERE to view her vlog.
My weight loss is at an all time stall. I'm sure a lot has to do with my lack of going to the gym (in the last mth i've gone maybe 4 times vs 4 times a week). I think another issue is cuz I'm comfortable with the size i am now. I know I'd look even better as a size 12....but truthfully, I think i look pretty good right now - so i've stopped pushing myself as hard. Another big thing is that my appetite has returned. The honeymoon period is def over. I might not be able to eat the large portions anymore...but I can eat a normal portion...which stalls the weight loss.
This morning I'm still at 182.5 lbs (which is 81 lbs lost from surgery date). My goal was to be at 175 when I leave for St John in 2 weeks. Back to the gym tonight, so fingers crossed!
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8 mth update....81 lbs gone so far! on October 25, 2008 6:40 am
10/25/08 - this month has def. been a stall month. In total I've lost 5 lbs, which is still pretty great - but I'm now fighting for those pounds. Today I weigh 182.5 lbs. I know I should only step on the scale maybe once a week or once every two weeks...but i'm still obsessed & step on it EVERY DAY. That's why if you look at my ticker above you'll notice I've stopped reporting my weight loss, cuz there is nothing to report. I was happy to see a 2 lb loss this morning - but that can also be caused due to me having mexican last night. I cannot seem to get off the mexican craving - its almost at the point of passing sushi as my fav meal! The place we went to was super yummy (and close to the theatre district if you are heading to a show). It's called TOLACHE & I totally recommend. Here is what I ate at 8 mths out:
First off, instead of ordering on my own - me & my sis shared everything. Started off with the homemade guac (OMG!!!!) I did use 3-4 chips to dunk at first and then my WW mentality of "why waste points unnessarily?" came back - so I plopped a bit onto my side plate & just ate it with a fork. For the main entree we shared: Skirt Steak tacos, Pinapple Pork tacos and a Chicken Quesadiallia. Sounds like a lot, but none of this is what you would normally think of as traditional taco bell style. Its all open and tapas size - so very easy to pick the protien's & veggies off the tortilla. Rice & Beans were an extra - so we switched that to sauted mushrooms.
I did order a drink at the beginning that lasted me the whole meal - a mango mint mojito, which I know is bad to drink while eating....but i normally dont do it - and it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.
After that we went to see the broadway show ROCK OF AGES, which is a really fun show - it takes place during the late 1980's along the sunset strip & if you loved 80's hair metal music music (like poison, whitesnake, van halen, bon jovi, night ranger)...I promise you, you wont be dissapointed. The final song was Journey's "Dont Stop Beleiving" - and had the entire audience on their feet singing. Well, at least everyone that graduated High School back in the late 80's (which is me)! Oh - right now the lead is played by Constantine Maroulis (from American Idol), who is sooooooooo damn cute in person!
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GOAL ACHIEVED: shop in normal size clothing store on October 21, 2008 7:28 pm
10/21 - just realized that I've achieved this goal!
Today I was wearing a size 1 red average (size 14) slacks that I bought a little over a month ago at Lane Bryant & had to keep tugging them up. I also realized that when I was in MACY's last weekend (spending my b-day loot) - all the sweaters I bought were size LARGE, not XL. The only jeans I now wear are LEE, tho the GAP SPECIAL EDITION SIZE 14 are calling my name (I'm just not sure if Im ready to switch from boot cut jeans - which are the LEE's to straight leg jeans, which are the GAP)
The only thing that is gonna be a pain will be the time it will take me to take pics of all my clothes & post them on ebay. I did ok the last time I cleaned out my closet over the summertime. Made enough $ to pay for the bridesmaid dress I'm wearing next month. I cant wait to go back for my final fitting & see what that dress looks like now.
Oh, I'm at another stall. Last monday I was at 183.5 lbs, then this past Sunday I blew up to 185.5 lbs (I can say it is prob cuz I went out to dinner / drinking on Thurs, Fri & Sat). Yesterday I was back down to 184 lbs - which is where I am today.
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i DUMPED & it was miserable (warning: gross description) on October 17, 2008 10:17 am
10/17 - I really thought i was immune to dumping cuz although I have stayed away from any high sugar food since surgery (which is now 7.5 mths ago) - i figured that if i would dump...it would have happened.
Well, last night I had a company dinner and we went for Mexican Food (Dos Cominos). I was able to resist the chips and just had a little homemade guac by itself for the appy. Then I had steak fajita's (and OMG - they were amazing). Just ate the steak & veggies straight from the skillet - it was THAT GOOD! On top of that, the table kept ordering pitchers of frozen margerhita's  (first one was pomegranite flavor, then blood orange, then I started to loose count). All i knew was that the straw was attached to my mouth all night & my glass was never empty. I think the table went thru 6 pitchers, so I'm guessing in a period of a 3 hr dinner I drank 3-4 huge glasses. And yes - i know that is a lot. When the dessert came - the table ordered this huge chocolate mud pie with cinnamon ice cream & I did stick my spoon in it and had a bit of the warm pie with a drop of the cream melted on the plate. Again, I know that was bad - but it was just a taste...not eating the whole pie.
About 30 min later I was home & felt fine (ok quite drunk...but not ill). I put all the leftovers in the fridge for my hubby...but the homemade guac was calling out to me - so I opened my son's bag of tostido's & started muching on chips & guac. Stuffed my face for about 5 min & was done. Yes, again I know that was bad....but once I tasted salt - i could not stop.
Ten min later I felt sicker then i have felt since the surgery
Why i think i was dumping was not only did i feel like i had to puke (which i tried, but could not)...but I had out of control foamies each time i leaned over the toilet. Then my head started spinning, but not due to being drunk - a different feeling & i started having chest palpataions. Since it was barely 10pm, the only thing I could think of was to lay down & go to sleep. I prob got up 10 times in the next 20 min to try & throw up, but very little besides foamies would come up. I felt like i was having a heart attack while i was laying in my bed & then (thank goodness) i passed out. Two hours later my husband woke me up & i felt a million times better. I then farted so badly that my cat got up & left the room.
I'm not sure what caused this reaction at 9:30pm:
a) the frozen margerithas - i was drinking them non stop from 6pm - 9pm
b) the mudpie dessert (and no exaggeration - it was ONE spoonful) at 8:45pm
c) the chips (and this is the first time ive had chips since surgery) at 9:30pm
This morning I woke & pooped my brains out  , stepped on the scale & gained 1.5lbs back......Today I'm 185 even! 
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WOW moment I didnt even think of until it happened on October 11, 2008 6:53 am
10/11/08 - I now weigh less then my husband!
When I went for surgery I was 263.5lbs (I'm 5'4") & my husband (who is 5'11") was 210. He changed his diet along with me & dropped 30 lbs in about 2 mths & went down to approx 180 lbs. I always thought he looked good, but now that he works out at the gym at his work - he is lookind DAMN GOOD. With all the weight training, he's added approx 5 lbs back of muscle, putting him at 185 lbs.
I've been at another stall for this entire week - and today I stepped on the scale & it said 183.5 lbs...WOOHOO...I'm 1.5 lbs LESS then my 5'11" husband! Another big milestone is that this loss brings me now to a total loss from surgery of 80lbs...WOW!
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Philly OH Event - review on October 5, 2008 7:15 am
10/5/08 - so yesterday was the conference in Philly. I thought it was going to be more of an "convention atmosphere with a ton of vendors and things to do"....so I was a bit dissapointed. I would classify the event as a "seminar". We left our house at 7:15am & arrived at 9am on the dot - and was surprised that it had already begun....and the only availble seat was at a table all the way in the back. It was packed - like at least 300 people, but it was a full day of listening to lectures from different people.
Here is the rundown.
1st - Dr Horowitz - plastic surgeon
I know I will prob have to have PS in the future...but seeing before/after pics of extreme loose flabby excess skin & then frankenstein stitching first thing in the morning was not my cup of tea.
2nd - Eggface & Melting Mama.
They were SOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable in person! I'm not going to go into details, but besides cooking, we got to hear a whole bunch of personal stuff about Michelle....like about her new BF, Jeremey, a hint what she's wearing to the LA Halloween party  (sorry, I cant tell you - she swore all of us to secrecy!) Some of the foods that were made or made in advance & distributed while they were talking were:
- Bean Salad
- PB-2 Protien Shake
- Click Protien Shake
- Pizza Bites
- Protien IceCream (not sure which flavor)
me & Eggface (Shelly)
me & Melting Mama (Beth)
The only bad thing was that since I was sitting in the back - I didnt get to sample anything until a break when I met them in the hallway when I tried Eggy's PB-2 Shake & her Bean Salad 
3rd - Lynn Meinke - Life Coach
Maybe it's cuz I'm just not into Life Coaching, but I was bored beyond tears (sorry)
LUNCH....it was pretty good, though I was surprised to see Kaiser Rolls out next to the Wraps for people to make sandwiches. Even more surprised to see people eating them (and they were NOT pre-ops!)
4th - Megan Kristel - Personal Shopper (her company is Kristel Closets)
I thought I was gonna be bored, but she was actually fun to watch. She also gave some very good tips! I think she was very, very nervous (cuz her voice sounded like it was shaking), which is silly cuz everyone in the audience was looking up to her.
5th - Ramon Lopez
He is an OH member & lost over 295 lbs....and was enjoyable to listen to (and boy do the ladies LOVE him!)
6th - Bariatric Fitness Expert
SOOOOOOOOOOOO BORING! I tuned this guy out totally & started reading emails on my blackberry. Instead of having some interactive demonstrations...which would have kept the audience awake (and laughing), he droned on & on & on about working out after WLS.
When it came to commenting on the event I listed which speakers I enjoyed & which were boring....and that I was VERY DISSAPOINTED that there were NO VENDORS attending (like PB-2, Bariatric Advantage, Kay's, any Protien Powder, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc) and also that except for lunch - there was no other food provided. As for drinking - just coffee & water. Hello, no Crystal Light! We all know that 3 normal meals a day isnt gonna work with us - we need a few mini meals to get us thru the day now since take is limited calories at a time. I was STARVING when it ended a little after 5pm!
The drive home was only 1 1/2 hrs...and I aplogized to Randy cuz I really thought this was gonna be a huge event (he was soooooooooo bored to tears - he was prob the only non WLS person there). We planned on going to dinner at EAT (Jose Tejas) since by 4pm I was jonesing fajita's...but the wait was over an hr, so we went next door to Houlihan's and got fajita's (which were surprisingly VERY GOOD...they had an option to substitute Corn Tortilla's with Lettuce Cups - which we did...YUMMO!)
Did my day end there? Nope. Me & randy then brought up all of our Halloween decorations  up from storage & started decorating the living room. Will decorate the outside prob this afternoon.
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I'm excited for the Philly Event tomorrow! on October 3, 2008 7:49 pm
10/3/08 - I feel like I'm attending some sort of HS reunion...which is so weird, cuz I dont know most people's real names & some I dont even know what they look like (just what they use an an avatar)...but I'm super excited to meet my OH friends tommorrow in Philly. I'm absolutely gonna get there early enough to get a good seat to cheer on Eggface & Melting Mama.
Here I am trying on clothes to see what I'm gonna wear tomorrow (also known as my 7 mth pic):
I decided on a whim to try on jeans that have always been too tight for years now...I dont even know why I never threw them out (except that I loved them).....and tonight I got into the size 14 version of....O-M-G....my GAP SPECIAL EDITION BUTTON FLY (aaaahhhhhh!)
Just to prove that these are them - he ya go:
I'm so proud of myself...I cant wait to get in to the size 12 version, cuz then I'll be back to my "normal" size - if I really even have one.
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7 mth measurements on September 30, 2008 6:45 am
9/30/08 - Just a followup to the recipes I made yesterday. I already knew how the mac & cheese, corn casserole bars & pumpkin cheesecake would turn out (yummy), but I was unsure about the Double Dip Chicken Casserole just since I've never made it before.....OMG....it's AMAZING! Everyone ate it & loved it. In fact, a few people who are soooooooo anti-veggie even ate it & gave it the "IT WAS OK" response instead of the plain old "BLECH". I will totally make it again!
Here is an update of my inches lost & today's scale = 186.0, so total weight loss from surgery is now 77.5 lbs!
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02/24/08 |
09/28/08 |
Total Loss |
| neck |
15 |
13 |
-2 |
| upper arms (x2) |
16 1/2 |
13 1/2 |
-6 |
| full chest |
52 |
41 |
-11 |
| under chest |
43 |
34 |
-9 |
| waist |
45 |
37 |
-8 |
| hips |
55 |
47 |
-8 |
| thighs (x2) |
33 |
27 3/4 |
-10 1/2 |
| calves (x2) |
17 3/4 |
16 |
-3 1/2 |
| ankles (x2) |
9 3/4 |
9 1/2 |
- 1/2 |
| Total inches lost |
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-58 1/2 |
Cooking for Rosh Hashanah on September 28, 2008 7:39 pm
9/28/08 - tomorrow night is the big dinner at my Mom's house. Here are the dishes that I made this evening that I'm bringing with me (both WLS...and totally NOT WLS friendly)
 
1) Macaroni & Cheese (top left) - yes, I make mine from scratch with 4 types of cheeses (Swiss, Munster, Perconino-Romano & Velvetta - HEY, dont knock velvetta...it melts a hell of a lot better then cheddar & gives it that perfect smooth cheesy taste!). I then top it with crumbled Ritz Crackers that I drizzle with butter. Needless to say, this is DAMN FATTENING & ARTERY GLOGGING...but if you wanted to cheat, I have to tell you that it's friggen worth it!
2) Corn Casserole Bars (bottom left) - It's an awesome side dish that I normally make on thanksgiving. A few family members asked me to make it now (including my son), so I did & the main ingrediants are: Creamed Corn, Sour Cream, Eggs, Butter & Corn Muffin Mix. It might not be high on sugar, but DAMN it's high in fat & calories....and yes - as a treat, this one is also worth every friggen calorie in taste!
3) Doubled Dipped Chicken Casserole (top right). Not sure how much WLS friendly food there will be there, so I made one myself. I found this one on Eggface's website. I havent tasted it yet, so my family will be trying it for the first time along with me...but I have to say - it looks & smells delish! You can link to her recipe by clicking on the name of the dish.
4) Pumpkin Cheesecake (bottom right) - This time I tried to make it bit more health conscience (if it's possible). It's a super easy recipe. Mix a block of Cream Cheese w/ a can of Pumpkin, a 1/2 cup of sugar & a tsp of Pumpkin Spice. Then fold in Cool Whip. Plop it in a Grahamn Cracker Crust & VOILA! The 2 things I tweaked is I used SF Cool Whip & I used Splenda instead of regular sugar. I've been told that cooking with splenda messes up baking recipes, so since there is not oven involved in this recipe, I figured it would be ok. I will let my family be the verdict tomorrow.
Oh, my weight is now 186.5 - i just realized that in the last 2 weeks I have lost more then I have in the last 6 weeks (due to stalling at 5.5 mths). Guess this reinforces the fact that the tool is still working - I guess it was just taking a break 
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7 mth anniversary on September 25, 2008 7:49 pm
9/25/08 - so far, so good - today's weigh in brings me to 187.5, so I've lost 76 lbs since surgery (which is not as amazing as some others...but is pretty damn good for me). I want to be positive, but my bubble has completely popped today after I went for my first bridesmaid dress fitting. I'm now a true size 14, and this marilyn monroe type dress makes me look like I'm a size 22 stuffed into a size 2. In my everday life I know that my boobs have deflated some. I've gone from a 42DD down to a 38D (which is cool by me), but in this dress - my boobs look larger then they did before surgery! I was mortified what the dress looked like - and I already know that unless some miracle happens btwn now & Nov 15th, I'm stuck wearing this atrocity.
Ok, enough feeling down on myself - this weekend I'll have my hubby take my measurements & some updated pics. Hopefully I've lost some inches & seeing that always makes me feel better.
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left the 190's on September 22, 2008 6:17 am
09/22/08 - it seemed like I was in the 190's for a very long time (actually compared to every other 10 lb catagory - I was). This weekend I left the 190's and today the scale said 188 = 75.5 lbs lost!
I'm gonna set a goal for myself now - I'd like to hit 175 lbs by Halloween, which would mean another 13 lbs lost in 6 weeks. Considering how slow the loss has been in the last 2 mth, I'm not sure if it's possible...but if that means kicking up the protien & excersize - then so be it.
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nasty comment / lack of comment - both hurt on September 21, 2008 10:43 pm
9/21/08 - Was at a b-day party yesterday for my best friend who has two uppity sisters. Both follow the rule "open mouth, insert foot", as well as "if you have nothing nice to say - say it loud enough for all to hear". I haven't seen them in over 6 mths & they are both extremely thin. Both have known me for over 20 yrs - so have seen me at every size with my yo-yo dieting.
The second they came into the party, one came over to me & my husband & looked my husband directly in the eye & told him how he looks great & asked him if he's lost weight (which he has, since I've been eating healthy - he has too & has dropped 30 lbs). Then she gives me this obvious up-down lookover & not a peep. Nada. Then she opens her trap and says to me "can you tell I've lost 25 lbs?" WTF?!? Can't she say anything nice to me - ARE YOU FRIGGEN KIDDING ME THAT YOU CANT TELL I'VE GONE FROM A SIZE 20 TO A SIZE 14???? I was gonna be a b*tch right back & say "no, actually you look like you've gained a few lbs"....but I realized that I would never get rid of her then, so I swallowed it & just said as sweetly as possible "I cant beleive you just lost that much - you've always looked perfectly thin". Which is what she wanted to hear, of course & walked away.
Good riddence to bad rubbish....what a ef-ing b*tch!
My husband just laughed & told me she was jealous of how great I look. My friend (who is her sister & nothing like her) told me that she's just an unhappy person & is prob just focusing now on how good looking my husband is.
Yeah, I like both answers 
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what being MO does to your organs on September 18, 2008 8:20 pm
09/18/08 - After watching the Biggest Looser this week, I asked Dr Roslin what the "fat status" was of my insides. Here is what a healthy heart & lungs looks like:
But due to me being morbidly obese just 6 1/2 mths ago, here is prob what it did look like:
OMG - how disgusting is that - all that yellow is FAT!
He told me that due to me loosing what I have + excersizing, the fat that was surrounding my heart, lungs & arteries have dimished to the point where I now have a healthy inside, and within another 3 mths I should have NO FAT AT ALL surrounding any major organ. That felt really good to hear.
Those pics on the Biggest Looser really scared me!
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6 month checkup on September 18, 2008 7:21 am
9/18/08 - well, I just got back from visiting my doc & all the labs came back perfectly. I was kind of annoyed that LABCORP told me it would take 3-4 weeks to get all the lab results (which is why I moved my orig Sept 3rd appt to today) and the PA today confirmed the date that they got the lab results 3 days after all my blood was taken. UGGGGGGH - that is the last time I listen to a lab tech. I should have realized she was pulling my leg since we got into a big fight over which arm to draw blood from. I ALWAYS donate on my right cuz I have a huge vein there, but she insisted on taking it from my left. After 3 attempts, she switched to my right arm & I ended up with a bruise on my left arm for 2 weeks. Anyway, back to my checkup update.
I was told to keep my vitamins as is:
2x day multivitamin (I take centrum silver chewable)
1500mg day calcium (I take 3 pks of upcal-D)
1x week vitamin D soft gel < this was added last checkup due to me being low on my vitamin D
3x week vitamin B-12 (I take GNC liquid which tastes like black licorice...yuck)
Here is Dr Roslin's weight loss formula, which seems to be working for me: Loose 1/2 the weight btwn 3-6 mths from what I lost the first 3 mths and then 1/2 of that btwn mths 6-9....meaning by Thanksgiving I should be about 175 lbs. I'd be happy with that...but would really love to be at goal by then too 
I asked my doc what his views were on the DS vs RNY and he told me if we could go back in time, he would suggest that surgey to me, even though my BMI was under 50. He's a big advocate for the DS...in fact he's being interviewed this afternoon for Good Morning America. I'm gonna set my DVR every day during the next week to see if I can catch when he is on. He feels that in the long run, DS is more sucessful cuz it there is a large % of poeple who regain after 3-5 years of RNY. After all i've been thru, I do not want to be one of those that regain, and I also dont want to have a revision.
My weight today is 190 lbs = 73.5 lbs lost
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HAIR LOSS HAS STOPPED on September 16, 2008 8:54 pm
9/16/08 - FINALLY the hair loss has STOPPED!
I think it started around mth 3.5 and was pretty insane for the last 3 mths. I felt like I was shedding a cat every morning. It was pretty embarrasing at my last hair appt when there was MORE HAIR GOING DOWN THE DRAIN THEN BEING WASHED! I just realized this morning that my shower walls, shower floor, shampoo, soap, towels, dresser, lamp, dog, etc wasn't covered with my hair.....WHEW!
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"bites" review - PIZZA and FIESTA on September 11, 2008 10:21 am
09/11/08 - I've switched my obsession from making protien ice cream to bites. This weekend I made a batch of BEEF FIESTA BITES. They were ok...my son told me they kinda tasted like a mini jamacian beef patty, but I think they kinda taste like hamburger helper.
On Tuesday I made a batch of both PIZZA BITES and STUFFED PIZZA BITES (the difference btwn the two is that the stuffed version uses fresh mozzarella & bruchetta instead of shredded mozzarella cheese & diced tomatotes).
(these are the pizza bites)
(these are the stuffed pizza bites)
I never was a big fresh mozz fan, so my vote goes towards the regular PIZZA BITES version. My son on the other hand is just happy stuffing his mouth with anything that comes out of the oven!
fyi: if you click on each of the BITES I listed above, you will be directed to Eggface's recipes.
Oh, the weight loss is still happening, just slowly - today I'm at 191 even...so the total loss to date is 72.5 lbs
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fall shopping - pants on September 6, 2008 12:14 pm
09/06/08 - I need work pants...basic plain no big deal work pants...in black.
Now that summer is almost done, I'm not gonna get away with the light cotton capris for much longer (which I loved, since I didnt have to dry clean). I first went to Macy's cuz of the commericals I saw on tv. Their SALE isnt all that....for me at least. I saw a lot of stuff btwn 25% - 30% off, but when the orig price is $125...the discount will only bring the pants down to $80-$90/pair (which in 2 mths I'm prob gonna outgrow anyway) is nuts. On top of that, I need at least 3-4 pairs RIGHT NOW.
Then I went to Khols. Their work pants sux! Wandered into their jeans section. Tried on 16's but they were too baggy in the waist. I then tried on size 14's Lee Jeans - granted they have some stretch in them, but they looked normal (sorry if I sound like a name-brand snob...but no way was I buying "croft & barrow" jeans? and the other brands they had was daisy fuentes & gloria vanderbilt. Nah. I'll just wait to loose enough to go back to the GAP). They were $19/each less my 20% off coupon so I got 3 pairs = $45. When I got home I saw a commerical for Old Navy jeans = $12. I should have checked them out...oh well.
After that I went to Lane Bryant. I know that their black pants are always $49.50 (unless they have a coupon, which right now they dont). Picked up 2 pairs of the HOUSTON style in a size 1...yes size ONE, which is a size 14. Can't beleive I spent $99 on 2 pairs that I will prob outgrow in 2 mths, but I need them. Coolest thing is that back in Feb I was wearing a size 4...yes, SIZE FOUR, which = a size 20 (and they were getting kinda snug). Guess it's time to list those now on ebay...and I have a lot of those! 
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Labor Day update on September 1, 2008 9:46 am
9/1/08 - change of plans of what foood I brought to yesterday's BBQ. I only made one batch of bites - I decided on the spinach feta ones.
Trust me when I tell you that these are super easy to make & a hit. Within 45 min all 23 (yes...as you can see from the pic - I had to eat one right out of the oven) were gone!
I also made a mushroom / crab casserole (why? cuz I had all the ingrediants in the house, lol).
My fingers were crossed that I could eat cooked mushrooms this time, but I tried one bite...and nope - something about mushrooms does not agree with me anymore (and that sux to high heavens...cuz before the surgery, cooked mushrooms was a staple in my diet!)
Lastly, I made a spinach dip (cuz I had a package of GOOD SEASONINGS in the house). Here is my recipe (and I think it came out pretty good):
- 1 pkg of Good Seasons mix (can also use the Hidden Valley Ranch mix or Lipton Veggie soup mix...i buy whatever is on sale since they all have a long shelf life)
- 1 1/2 cup of FAGE 2% yougurt (I was gonna use light sour cream & decided to try the greek yourgurt this one time to see if people could tell the difference)
- 1 box of thawed spinach (I put the box in the fridge the night before to defrost.....oh and btw, after I drained the spinach with a fork I squeezed it in a ball to get out the excess liquid)
- 1/2 cup shredded mozz cheese
- 1/4 cup parm cheese
- a handful of diced up water chestnuts (i took them out the night before from my frozen costco bag of mixed veggies to defrost in the fridge)
- a handful of diced up red pepper (just for color & crunch)
As always, just click on the name of the recipe - and it will bring you to the link where I orig got the recipe (and most of them are from Eggface....thank you Shelly!)
I def have a bigger appitite then I did just 2 mths ago...here is what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast - choc mint protien shake (8 oz)
Lunch - 4 of the spinach feta bites
Snack - string cheese
Liquid Snack - 1/2 bottle of smirnoff ice (but the bubbles got to me after a 1/2 hr, so I swtiched back to crystal light)
Dinner - cheeseburger & ketchup in a lettuce wrap, small salad w/ french dressing on the side, homemade coleslaw
Dessert - 1/2 cup watermelon
2nd snack after I got home - choc chip mint protien ice cream with SF coolwhip
Just seems like I'm eating A LOT now...oh, and although I'm not back to last week's weight of 193.5 - today I'm at 194.5 lbs Guess it is what it is....tonight I'm having a small BBQ at my house - I'm so glad that I can now eat meat & chicken, cuz I think I'm making both.
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Chocolate Mint Ice Cream...take 2 on August 30, 2008 6:32 pm
08/30/08 - mmmmmmmm...hmmmmmmmmm - I love making ice cream.  This morning my hubby asked me if he could use some of my ice cream to make a protien ice cream shake - ok, but that just meant i needed to make more tonight!
So I made a batch of eggface's CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP MINT ....and of course I tweaked it. Instead of using vanilla protien powder, I used my choc protien powder & also used 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract.
I had some SF dark choc mini's from the cherry choc chip batch....so I chopped up 4 mini's & thru them in during the last few minutes. It came out so good, that along with the Pizza Bites & Feta Spinach Bites that I'm bringing to a family BBQ tomorrow - I'm gonna throw my icecream chamber into the freezer now so I can make another batch of this to bring with me tomorrow!
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Constipation Remedy on August 29, 2008 8:01 am
8/29/08 - who needs Milk of Magnesia...just a few spoonfuls of Sabra's Hummus does the trick plenty fine.
WHOA...I used to be able to eat hummus all the time - but I dont think so anymore.
On the flipside, I lost 1/2 lb (LOL)
Later on EDIT: I really need to go back to journaling my food intake again. I'm catching myself grazing all the time now & I have no idea if i'm hitting my 70g a day of protien like i should have. Bet anything that is why I'm stalling again.
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6 Mth Comparison - lost 70 lbs on August 27, 2008 4:57 pm
08/27/08 - ok...here is my six mth body comparison:
I've gone from 263.5 lbs down to 193.5 lbs (lost 70 lbs).
From a size 22 jeans & 18/20 top down to a size 14 jeans & XL top
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