I was up and about real early on this my monthly surgery anniversary date ... a bright day and a Sunday at that ... I started my morning with an AWESOME run at 5:00 a.m. to the beach into the next city over and back ... 5.5 miles was the distance ran today WOOT as nimble as a gazelle with my old arse and pigeon toes I was pumped up and full of energy to run some more....

Then I made a dreaded call to home to check on my sister who was having follow-up scans done and PRAISE GOD she is responding EXCEEDINGLY WELL to her treatment and we had AWESOME NEWS within the cir****tances ... OMG we cried and laughed and I put down the phone and somersaulted and said WOOT! and WOOT and praise the Lord again and again ... as we thanked Him for our miracle so far ... it is a long way to go ... but we are going....

Wide awake now and totally energized my guys were fast asleep... so I went into the kitchen not wanting to disturb my DH who usually is the breakfast and lunch and dinner maker of the house ... I checked for the double batch of protein brownies I had made yesterday and barely managed 3 squares to note that they were ALL GONE .... my son and husband and daughter loved them too ... so I checked the cupboard and found a large bottle of vanilla whey protein powder ... I do shakes very sporadically unless I am dropping weight again as I am now ....a bit stressed I guess ... and I don't really like them ... so I got my creativity cap on and went to town .... check out this AWESOME recipe I made ... IN LESS THAN 7 MINUTES ....IT IS DELICIOUS....

PROTEIN PEANUT BUTTER SQUARES

In a large cup mix well with a spoon or utensil of choice:

1 scoop vanilla whey (or choice) protein powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter (NO OIL NEEDED FOR THIS RECIPE)
pinch of baking powder
2-3 Splenda or sweetener or choice
1/8 cup of water
1 large egg
2 tablespoons of skim or fat free milk
1 teaspoon of crushed nuts of choice

Pour mixture into a square microwave safe dish (note I used a regular plastic food container)

Nuke for 4.5 minutes

DONE!!! awesome Protein Peanut Butter Squares 

For a pictorial:

Mix the above ingredients in a cup
 
pour into microwave safe dish 
 

NUKE ON HIGH FOR 4.5 minutes 
 

Remove from Microwave and turn upside down on plate
 

cut in squares....
 

AWESOME PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN SQUARES ... 

 

REPLACE THE PEANUT BUTTER WITH BLUEBERRIES OR STRAWBERRIES AND ADD VARIETY....

MY YUMMY BREAKFAST LOOKED LIKE THIS.... with a cup of a mixture of 1/2 decaf 1/2 regular Kahlua coffee and 1.5 tablespoons of FF Half and Half ... I had my own self made 5 year 6 months monthly surgery anniversary breakfast.... WOOT  ... peanut butter protein squares ... awesome plums and string cheese and could not even manage all of that in one sitting....
 

I crashed in the den on the daybed with my wares .... and DH walked in ... with his cam note mine is on the daybed.... and as I checked my iPad and ate my wares....
 

and 15 mins later sipped my cool down coffee...in my DDs favorite cup...
 

I determined to again this month celebrate my monthly surgiversary ... because I no longer have 5 co-morbidities nor impaired mobility nor shortness of breath nor do I sleep with a C-Pap ... WOOT ... and today I am 5 pounds UNDER what the heck? I am trying to maintain ... but hey I have a 5 pound cushion to play in anyway.... so I am good....

Me at 5 years 6 months post RNY ... Maintaining a 203 pounds total loss from highest recorded weight...
 

and yup my shoes say DIVA...cause I am a dorky like that (or so says my son teee heee)
 

I will NEVER forget how far I have came ... Morbid Obesity did not make me sad ... it made me SICK literally ... I will NEVER GO BACK ... to live with obesity related diseases and pain... it is not worth it after risking my life on the operating room table .... I have much to live for ... I will embrace joy and let it happen to me!!!
 

Omg I forgot my big arsed fugly earrings courtesy of my DH ... a prezzie to me SIGH bless his heart ... because I was fussing about my messed up bangs and I said the shorter my hair the bigger my earrings will be ... and he tried to help me .... YIKES .... these light strobes are huge and fugly and they look like x-mas in August .... LOL ... but but but guess what? I like them LOL....

they are no worse than the ones I wore to work on Friday LOL...


Thanks for allowing me to share a goofy thread....

Those anecdotes are a big part of why so many of us feel as we do about our bodies.  It helps us avoid returning to where we were.  But, we have to keep in mind that people *****gain it all have underlying issues be they eating disorders or metabolic that lead them back to obesity.  We each have to address our own demons.  That's why I keep Overeaters Anonymous links in my siggy. Its one venue someone may need.  

For a site on obesity, compulsive overeating is conspicuously missing as a topic of discussion.  Mention of it is met with criticism and riddicule more stinging than in the normal population.  Perhaps because  of the self loathing it conjures up in many of us,  We talk about a vague concept of surgery not fixing the head yet fear addressing the non physical issues on these boards. 

When I first found oh it was a very different place.  No pretense that difficulty meant you were not ready for surgery.  No pretense that it was possible to overcome a lifetime of behavior in order to be succesful with wl.  Wls alone was not the only focus although it was a valuable resource.  Today, we pat each other on the back for success and criticise those who cheat and struggle rather than give everyone the support they need.  Many of us maintain but are still silently fighting the lifelong obesity mindset. 

We each have to seek out multiple avenues to get ourselves the resources we need.  We can and will make this work because we know something is wrong and we are not hiding from it.  We need to stop hiding it from each other.  

I am so glad you posted this thread.  So many feel the same way but are afraid to say it out loud.  You have helped a lot of folks with this.   

 

Amen for second chances,  Proof that as long as we are alive we have the opportunity to make change for the better.  Even in areas like loosing the fat where most folks have to keep trying & trying to make it stick. 

Congratulations to you.  Keep on inspiring us.  You look amazing beautiful!. 

 HAPPY SURGIVERSARY JANICE!!!! 3 YRS OUT AND YOUR DOING YOUR THING! I LOVE READING YOUR POST AND ARTICLES. YOU ARE VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND POSITIVE. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO

 Hi Brandy Lynn here glad to meet u ;) an thanks for all your help an post an best wishes on your journey