Changing It Up a Notch

Feb 29, 2012

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Doing What I Couldn't Before

Feb 26, 2012

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Big Phat NSV Day!

Feb 23, 2012

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Dare To Share in My Underwear

Feb 10, 2012

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My Interview with Jill

Feb 04, 2012

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Dear Lord, You SMELL (...Oh...and a Review!)

Feb 02, 2012

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We Need Honey (Winnie the Pooh)

Jan 18, 2012

Like a hole in the head.

Prior to my having weight loss surgery I was told my taste buds might change. They have a little: I can only eat one brand of cottage cheese (Daisy), all the others I used to like I now can't stand the taste, let alone the texture. Sour cream is  a definate no-go. Not a big fan of mangos. Don't dig strawberries. I used to detest cantelope, but it's become a little more tolerable. Still hate lemons, and onions are now viler than they were prior to surgery. I've become a touch sensitive to tart (or sour) foods. I absolutely love almonds (I have a snack basket with tons of little almond packs) and peanut butter (I have a second snack basket full of nothing but Jif-To-Go cups). Still love tomato, cucumbers and feta. I like Greek yogurt if it's got stuff in it.

Usually I get Chobani. I loved it so much I at one point sent an email through their web site saying why I loved it and how it worked for my new way of eating (I received a hand written thank-you card in the mail, accompanied by several coupons and a nifty little magnet). Every now and then I'll pick up different yogurts. Last week I picked up Fage Greek yogurt. They have a little pocket on the side filled with fruit, that one scoops out and mixes into the yogurt (that's after one gets spit upon by removal of the little foil lid which is fused onto the container). Really talented people manage to get it on their desk while mixing (cough, cough). Blueberry is my favorite.

I really should have stuck to the blueberry.

"Honey" was the flavor today. First of all let me just say whomever though to put honey in that stupid side pocket ought to be slapped. Seriously...have you ever scooped cold honey? It's like the consistency of Play Dough (without that smell). Then trying to mix it into a pile of cold yogurt. Oh. Em. Gee. Wally. It hardens right up. So there I am trying to mix this hardened glob of honey into a teeny tiny area of yogurt.

Yep. Got it all over the place.

When I finally managed to get half of it mixed together I almost threw up because of the taste. I can't even describe it. It was just...just...awful.

If I had just stuck with Chobani...I wouldn't be writing this blog.

Oh...I'm eight months out. 113 down. And today the doctor looked at me, raised his eyebrows and said, "You already look like a thin person."

 

 

 

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Food Aversion

Dec 14, 2011

The definition of aversion is: a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance (strong distaste or objection), or antipathy. 

Ed brought in his annual Christmas lunch for the employees where I work. A thank-you for  our business. I had to take a picture of him in his suit, and as you can see...he's a relatively cool guy.

Soon after I snapped this spiffy photo, he loaded up those tables behind him with lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, fried chicken, salad, and baked goods.

The aroma wafting down the hallway to the door, which is located on the opposite side of my cube-wall, about sent me running out of the building. Well, actually, it did send me out of the building...I went to Wendy's and got chili.

This has happened a couple of times since my surgery, both times caught me completely by surprise and sent me running. From the boards I frequent, I'm assuming this is what food aversion would be called. It affected my pallet...some things I used love I hate the taste of...some items the texture bugs me. It's just totally weird.

When you think about it, it's a great fail safe.

So if you see me looking like this, chances are I didn't like what I smelled!

Have a great day!

 

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I Baked an Apple Crumble

Nov 24, 2011

 You can read all about it here. Nikki's blog rocks!
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Never Buy Something With More Ingredients Than You Have Digits

Nov 22, 2011

Over the weekend I tried a different grocery store (you can read about the adventure here), and did something I never do anymore: grabbed a package without reading the ingredients (insert creepy "Oh No!" music here).

Aldi has a brand called Bremer. I stumbled across their "Homestyle Beef" blah-blah in the freezer section just as I was finishing my shopping. I grabbed the package, glanced at the calories and whatnot, thought I could split this thing into four meals, and tossed it into the buggy.

Tonight I decided to cook up the bag. So I open said bag. Inside contained smaller bags: one with green beans, sliced carrots, onion pieces and diced white potatoes. The second: beef pot roast "dices". The third: a "homestyle savory sauce". On the beef bag the ingredients were listed. Words like sodium phosphate, modified food starch, caramel color stood out like the neon signs that blink on and off in the middle of the night (in a horror movie). I was completely disturbed over "caramel color". Then I looked at the packaging itself, which is what is pictured with this blog post.

OMG! Do you SEE the list?

Seriously. I can't even pronounce half those ingredients. And the length. Holy crap. I saw a recipe for Oreo Cookie Balls that had less in it than I had toes. I just knew none of that stuff would be good for me (in the Bremer bag...I don't know about the Oreo's :P). What I do know is this:

Never, ever, EVER buy anything that has more ingredients than you have digits!

 

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About Me
Royal Oak, MI
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28.7
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/17/2011
Surgery Date
Dec 08, 2010
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