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Dawn,
Huge congratulations to you - it's such a treat to read about your success. I also celebrated 13 years in March , but it's become such a "regular" that I actually forgot all about it at the time. Lol
My very best wishes for your certain continued success!
Karen xo
Karen
Ontario Recipes Forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/ 
Good afternoon and happy thanksgiving!!
We went to the grocery store -- all I needed was milk for the little nugget. It was crazy there!! I can't imagine how much worse it will get over the weekend.
I made a veggie chili this week and it came out so yummy. I'm not a cook so I'm always happy when something is good :) we have so many leftovers!!
Tomorrow we are going to my in-laws for dinner. They are slow roasting a chicken/turkey. They raised some chickens this year on the farm.
Post-op four years and seven months.
Breakfast - milk, egg
Snack - oatmeal bar
Lunch - cheese and ham
Snack - tbd
Dinner - leftovers
Snack - nut bar or yogurt
All water and vits.
TGIF menu people
It's a crazy workday so I'm posting while I have a chance. I happen to be a person who loves fall so the cooler day, trees turning colours and even farmers harvesting in the fields makes me thankful! We have a family reunion for our Thanksgiving so it's kind of a potluck. I'm cooking a turkey, a veggie dish and likely a dessert. Since turkey is one of my favorites, I'll have a good helping so that I'm not as tempted by the various desserts.
QOTD: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food and how do you celebrate?
B - protein shake
S - boiled egg
L - chicken skewers, salad
S - sweet potato crackers, roasted red pepper hummus
D - homemade taco's
S - turkey pepperettes
Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!
I found out that part of why I've been waiting so long is that the internist said she wants to see me again (just to check on a chronic issue that has been stable for months) and asked that it be on the same day as I do my surgical consent. She made that request to save me on parking, but because there haven't been any openings for both they haven't booked me.
Ive been calling the internist's office to try to get this figured out since this is essentially holding up my surgery. I've told my work to expect that I'd likely be taking time off by the end of the year which is what the bariatric program has been telling me so I'm really frustrated that something so dumb has been holding things up!
I hope lil nugget feels better soon. It's sooo stressing when our kids are sick.
Good morning :)
WIP, I hope your daughter is okay.
We were out early to pick up a few things we were missing to make chili for tonight. My brother is going to come over and have dinner with us.
I don't know what is going on with the little nugget but she has not been happy for a few days. She had a virus a week or so ago but had been feeling better.
Post-op four years and seven months.
Breakfast - milk
Snack - tbd
Lunch - chicken and cauliflower
Snack - cheese and crackers
Dinner - chili
Snack - nut bar
All water and vits.
Good morning all
Well last night was a bit of a mixed bag, I did go to the gym and had my workout with the trainer which I enjoy these days. I came home to an empty house so grabbed a bite, had a shower, did a few chores then relaxed but didn't end up going to bed til after midnight. Long story short, I end up in emerge with my daughter so ended up with a total of 2 1/2 hours of sleep. It's going to be a longgg day but I'm at work. Nap time when I get home,, that's for sure.
B - protein shake
S - greek yogurt
L - homemade chicken veggie soup
S - shrimp & sauce
D - leftover ginger soy chicken and broccoli
S - low fat SF bran muffin
Good morning all ;)
Work has been extremely busy so I've slacked on posting my menu. Tonight I'm back to the gym and want to have a good result when I go for my 1 year appointment so will do my best to post here more often. It keeps me accountable.
B - protein shake
S - PB and soda crackers, turkey pepperette
L - Lilydale grilled chicken breast, small apple
S - turkey pepperettes
D - ginger soy chicken thigh, broccoli
S - roasted red pepper hummus, sweet potato crackers
The waiting is definitely the hardest part but the prize (surgery) is so worth it!
I was told from referral to surgery it would be approximately 12-18 months. That sounded like a very long time to me but the time flew by and within 16 months I was on my pre-op liquid diet!
My GP monitors things like iron regularly - at the moment I don't need it as diet/vitamins seem to be doing the trick. But around every four months he sends me for blood tests. I am almost 4 months post-op.
