- Name: Michelle S.
- Username: MichelleS.
- Location: North Jersey, NJ, USA
- Member Since: 1/8/2008
- BMI: 27.6
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (02/25/08)
- Surgeon: Mitchell S. Roslin
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close call - Sbux Decaf Skinny Iced Caramel Macchiato on July 31, 2008 12:52 pm
7/31/08 - I thought that it was made with the sugar free caramel syrup......WRONG!
It's made with skim milk (check), sugar free vanilla syrup (check) and a generous squirt of real caramel (uh-oh)...which we all know is just another word for sugar.
Luckily, I caught the girl before she squirted the bottle & asked her to hold off and add a pump of sugar free caramel.
Tastes pretty good!
on another note - Starbux has discountiued the SF Mocha...I can't say I really liked the HOT Mocha.....but was really looking forward to a Decaf Skim SF Iced Mocha. Oh well.
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OH Event on OCT 4th in PA on July 30, 2008 7:44 am
07/30/08 - would anyone like to join me at this event? I just read on EggFace's website about the event being held at the Philadelphia Marriott on OCT 4th. I'm def going to attend (from where I live in Northern NJ, it's about a 2 hr drive...and if you're coming from Central NJ - I think it's only a little over an hour). If you browse the forums like I do, you'll be interested to know that both EggFace & Melting Mama are going to be there doing some cooking demos in the AM at the event. I've been reading both of their blogs now for almost the entire time I've been postop, so I know this sounds silly - but I see them as ROCKSTARS in the WLS world...at least to me 
Here is a link to the event: http://www.obesityhelp.com/events/uzone,events/action,event_details/event_id,1809/
The cost of the event is $40/pp...but EggFace & Melta Mama have teamed up & secured for us a $20 discount code. Just enter MeltingEgg08 when you buy your tix online.
I REALLY do hope to see a lot of your guys there...in the last 5 months - I've developed some really nice friendships on this site.
-Michelle
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WELCOME to ONEDERLAND! on July 28, 2008 5:07 am
7/28/08 - ok....I'm just entering the welcoming gate of ONEDERLAND...and it sure feels AWESOME to be here. Today's weight is 199.5, meaning that I've lost a grand total since surgery of 64 lbs in 5 mths + 3 days!
Two weeks ago I attended the eating adj class at Morristown & we discovered that I was still not getting enough protien, so I've been making a conscience effort to increase it....and it's working  I cant wait to thank the nutrionist, Debbie, today for giving me the wake up call, that I still have to count my protien intake, even tho I'm at the point now where I can eat pretty much anything I'd like.
EDIT AFTER ATTENDING THE MEETING: Debbie reminded me that I needed to follow the 30 minute drinking rule to a "T". I told her I wasnt drinking during meals, but I did admit that I was drinking right up to meals & then start again 5 minutes after I was done eating. Going forward, no drinking 30 min BEFORE, DURING or 30 min AFTER....forever {SIGH} 
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5 mths out - side by side comparison on July 26, 2008 9:12 am
07/26/08 - Just felt like making myself feel good today.
me at 263.5 lbs me at 201.5 lbs
 
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5 mth anniversary = 62 lbs lost on July 25, 2008 5:31 am
7/25/08 - This past month has been very trying on me..while in the past it seemed like I was loosing a pound every other day....this past month, I would go 3-4 days with out any movement on the scale at all. Even days of gaining a pound & then the next day loosing that same pound. When I look at the weight tracker, I see I've lost 6.5 lbs in the last month, which it totally acceptable.
Just not as fast as I was hoping!
On the flip side, I know that I'm loosing inches. During lunch yesterday I was in Banana Republic with a friend & tried on an XL shirt. Fit perfect  I had to take a pic I was so excited!
In the dressing room, the lighting is this "soft lighting" that looks kind of grey in pictures, but in person is really creamy & flattering.
As pants go - depending on the brand, I'm wearing either size 16's (LB from back in my closet, before the days of the 1-2-3-4 sizing) or size 14's (The Avenue). Going back years, my favourite jeans were GAP SPECIAL EDITION BUTTON FLY JEANS. I dont think they make them anymore (and I used to think that $60 was a lot to spend on jeans....now if you spend less then $125 on TRUE RELIGION, you got off cheap!). Anyway, I found a few pairs in my closet that I barely wore in both size 14 and size 12. I've tried on the size 14....granted, I'm at the lay down & sux it in stage, so I'm not taking a picture with me in them...YET...but, hopefully in a another month I'll be able to get into both!
Surgery weight = 263.5 lbs
Today's weight = 201.5 lbs
Total lost in 5 mths = 62 lbs 
Just 1.5 lbs to go and I'm in 'ONEDERLAND' 
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BMI from 45.2 to 34.8 on July 19, 2008 6:02 am
07/19/08 - Since I've lost the 60 lbs, my BMI has moved from 45.2, which is considered MORBIDLY OBESE at 263.5 lbs, down to 203 lbs (which I what I weigh today) & now I'm listed just as OBESE with a BMI of 34.8 Once I loose another 29 lbs (which would put me at 174 lbs)....I will qualify for the SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT category with a BMI of 29.9
The end result goal, which I am setting for myself as end of 2008, is to get down to NORMAL & loose another 58 lbs with an ending weight of 145 lbs with a BMI of 24.9.
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Measurements - 19 weeks out on July 12, 2008 9:38 am
07/12/08 - after trying on that bridesmaid dress earlier this week, I asked my hubby to take my measurements a week early.
Here is where I am as of now:
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02/24/08 |
07/12/08 |
Total Loss |
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| neck |
15 |
14 |
- 1 |
| upper arm (x2) |
16 1/2 |
13 1/2 |
- 6 |
| full chest |
52 |
44 |
- 8 |
| under chest |
43 |
37 |
- 6 |
| waist |
45 |
39 |
- 6 |
| hips |
55 |
48 3/4 |
- 6 1/4 |
| thigh (x2) |
33 |
30 |
- 6 |
| calf (x2) |
17 3/4 |
16 3/4 |
- 2 |
| ankle (x2) |
9 3/4 |
9 1/2 |
- 1/2 |
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| Total inches lost |
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- 41 3/4 |
oh, and beats me what is going on with my scale - I think I need to do what others have told me to do for months now...THROW IT OUT, cuz I'm addicted to it & it is making me kookoo when I gain just half a pound 
Today's weight is back to an even 205 lbs (I figured out the issue...I was not going to the bathroom the way I do on a daily basis. Not exactly constipated...but not my normal "its 11am...gotta go" self for almost the entie week)
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I've stalled a few times, but this is the first time I've gained since the surgery. I dunno why - I've went to the gym three times in the last 5 days & havent eaten anything crazy.
