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Awe what a cute pup. What are you going to name him?
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Good morning all and welcome to thirsty Thursday,
I sent Paula a thirst trap this morning with half of a hot dog in my belly button. I'm glad she appreciates my sense of humor.
I'm making moves, doing it, doing it...
Today will bring me to the DMV for the third time. I need to get my new license plate and since it's a disabled plate, it's making it difficult. Also, the fact that NY calls the title tag, 'safety inspection' has complicated things unnecessarily.
Tomorrow, I bring my new dog home. It's from a shelter in my neighborhood where I've been volunteering. I'm cleaning my house today so he will feel right at home. I'm really excited and happy to introduce a dog to my life. He's a 50lb collie mutt, found in an abandoned trailer last weekend in Tennessee.
QOTD- I regularly use protein shakes as meal supplements. I utilize them on the go or if I'm not hungry. When I'm not hungry, I can at least gulp down a protein shake. My preferred brand is Fairlife chocolate.
B: Dannon Light and Fit Coconut Yogurt, coffee.
L: 4 ribs, salad.
D: Boston Fish Market with my mom and sis for an early birthday celebration.
HW: 371 SW(8/9/21): 324 CW: 208 lbs 0 lbs til goal of skin reduction surgery. I'm still looking for a new plastic surgeon.
"I wonder if pizza thinks about me, too."
What did you have for toiletries that they confiscated? That's crazy. Have a safe trip.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Good morning, everyone!
we're in the airport and on the way to Pittsburgh. Forgot my reading glasses and had half of my toiletries confiscated, but I'm on my way.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
I have been procrastinating on cleaning my office. When I am not working it tends to become a place to put things down and forget about them. Today is completely going to be for that project. My dream is to someday have nothing on my To Do list but don't believe that ever really happen.
For most of my life, meal planning has mostly been looking at resturant menus. Since the COVID lockdown, it has been Ubereats, Doordash, and Grubhub. I am working on changing that and doing more home cooking so I can control what goes into it. Also facing how much I really spend delivery charges, tips, and pretty inflated prices when you order meals online.
Yesterday I made a cabbage soup with ground beef, cabbage, tomatoes and onions. It turned out really watery and bland so I went online to see what to do with soup that is too thin. One sites suggested a roux. Something I never tried before. It is just heating up butter and stirring in flour. I gave it a shot and was amazed how much it helped the soup.
I have been watching cooking shows and trying to get my food to taste better and keep me more interested in preparing and eating meals. In the past, I would have ordered something delivered if my cooking disappointed me. I concentrated on work and other activities most of my life and cooking was a boring task. Now I have time to play with cooking and learn techniques. It is fun.
QOTD: Do you like to try cooking new foods or pretty much stick with the same items everyday?
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
It is Friday Eve woohoo so close to the weekend. The mornings have been rather chilly here in CT and going out at 5am to milk a goat kinda sucks in the cold. I told my husband time to breed her and dry her up for the Winter. Since goats are pregnant for 5 months that will give me time to rearrange my milking area and get a machine hooked up instead of hand milking.
Each night I have decided to take 20-30 minutes and do some sort of cleaning/organizing in the house. Last night I cleaned an area that had different types of wrapping paper thrown around it. I threw some of it out and the rest got rolled up and placed in an old hamper. While it doesn't seem like much my husband noticed right away.
QOTD: Who still uses protein drinks or powder as a meal replacement? The first year after my revision I would drink 2 protein drinks a day, but then kind of stopped doing that. The last three weeks I've been adding collagen protein to my morning coffee and just today I decided to start taking a premier protein shake with me to work as a replacement for my breakfast.
B: protein shake
L: salad with sliced chicken
D: not 100% sure, but I might make some more bok choy soup
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
It's amazing!
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
I use mine mostly for frozen vegetables that you steam in their package in the microwave. It works well for me because the packages are small and quick to cook with no pan or water.
I never thought about that reason for the two-week rule but it makes a lot of sense.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
The two consecutive week rule is also a good way to uncover malfeasance and process problems.
I?m not from the pre-microwave era but I didn?t. Get my first one until it came with the house I bought in 2013. When I moved here, I had the choice of a really pretty hood or a built in microwave and I went with the hood, lol. I use mine for popcorn and that?s about it..I used to use it to warm up my Everoast deli chicken but after the boar's head recalls, not so much, lol
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
This is a good policy! We do still have bereavement and jury duty as separate and there's a whole parental leave policy as well. We are also on the only 6 day observed holiday and the stretch from January to May is so so so long, lol
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
