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Good morning everyone. Took a break from the gym this morning. Tonight we are going to watch The Grinch movie, yes Trucker and I are kids at heart and love the cartoons. He was a little concerned about a show time of 6:45 because there will be too many "rodents" there. I said its a kids movie, you think they're going to run it at 9:00!! Well I looked it up and we can see it at 8:00 which shouldn't be too bad.
Tomorrow night we have a euchre party to go to.
Accountability: Not really, time to reign it in, again.
Early Morning - banana, 1 tbsp PB
B - 1/2 bagel, egg, cheese
S - yogurt and blueberries
L - chicken w. a little stuffing
S - protein shake maybe - need to up that number
D - he's having pizza, not sure what I will have
Have a great weekend everybody.
Over 100 lbs lost! and 13 lbs below goal weight!
Good morning :)
We are supposed to be going for a baby playdate this afternoon but with all this snow I'm hoping the other people will reschedule lol. I have lots I could do around the house ;)
QOTD: tomorrow I think we will be doing a whole bunch of shoveling in the morning and in the evening we are going to a semi-surprise birthday party.
Post-op three years and eight months.
Breakfast - protein bar
Snack - Greek yogurt and banana
Lunch - leftover homemade pizza
Snack - oatmeal bites
Dinner - leftover butter chicken (DH ended up making it but I had all the ingredients ready to go)
Snack - pudding
All water and vits.
Good morning Menu Mates. Welcome to your cold, snowy weekend.
This morning I'm going swimming, then paperwork, then I have an appointment with the internist in Guelph. I hope they clean up the roads, because even with my snow tires on, the roads were slippery yesterday.
Accountability: Not bad, but I added in an afternoon snack.
QOTD: What are your weekend plans? I think I'm going to stay in and enjoy a cozy fire.
The eats today at 4 years post-op are:
B. Rivers of decaf
B2. After swimming, scrambled eggs with 2 slices of bacon
L. Protein bar on my way to Guelph
D. Shrimp in garlic butter with green beans.
Have a great weekend everyone.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
Thank you for this insight! Yes, at the end of the day I would rather ensure it is possible from the beginning than waste valuable resources and time to find out it can't happen at the end. I was excited to begin the regular process! Either way, I'm doing my best to be patient until my appointment in February, as well as improving my eating and lifestyle.
It depends on the program but it's not uncommon if you've had previous issues, they want to make sure the surgeon is willing to do the surgery if you pass all the other stuff, no sense having you go through all the hoops only to have the surgeon, say nope can't do because of "xyz".
Having said that, they've got tons of experience at TWH at it's probably just a formality.
57 - 6'0" - HW:288 SW:260 CW:185
TWH: Referral Aug. '16, Orientation - Nov. 30 '16, Surgeon Oct. 6 '17, Start Optifast Feb. 5'18 - Surgery Feb. 26'18
Opti -25; M1 -23; M2 -17; M3 -7; M4 -5; M5 -5; M6 -6; M7 -0; M8 -2; M9 -0; M10 -2; M11-0; M12-4;
No rubbery chicken, blech.
At least she is heading in the right direction. She is so adorable that she is off the charts on the cuteness scale.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
She did only slightly better than the last period... Averaged 21g instead of 17g. She needs to be up around 30g.
I am totally using a jar of sauce, but I will spice it up and probably do something different with the chicken to make it a good texture. I just don't like rubbery chicken lol.
Hope the Little Nugget does well at the Doc's today.
If the Butter Chicken doesn't work out, I have a few jars and packets of Butter Chicken sauce that I can sneak to you at your back door. No one needs to know you didn't make it from scratch 
I am such a lazy cook.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
Good morning :)
We are off to the pediatrician today to see how little nugget's weight gain is going. Then we will pick up a few groceries. We were supposed to go visit friends and their mom this afternoon but we would end up driving home in rush hour traffic in the snow storm so I think we will reschedule.
I am definitely not a cook... Typically I can make awesome scrambled eggs and baked chicken (not together lol). Every once in a while I will try a recipe I find online. Today I have decided to try making butter chicken. I will do some research when we get home lol.
QOTD: officially I took driver training at 15 and did the in car portion after I turned 16... However, I stared driving on people's laps around 5 -- until I almost ran into a gate/fence. I do remember being allowed to drive at our cottage when I was 13. My grandpa let me drive home from town one day on back roads and I remember my mom almost killing him lol.
Post-op three years and eight months.
Breakfast 1 - protein bar
Breakfast 2 - oatmeal bites
Snack - yogurt and banana
Lunch - last of the stroganoff
Snack - boiled egg and something
Dinner - butter chicken
Snack - pudding
All water and vits.
Good morning Menu Mates. I got my car back last night, so this morning I'm going swimming. Lots of errands and calls to make this afternoon.
Accountability: On plan, yeah
Question of the Day: How old were you when you first learned to drive? I was 18 officially, but for some reason my Dad let me drive from up north (about a 3 hour drive) when I was 14.
The eats today at 4 years post-op are:
B. Protein latte, rivers of decaf
L. Duck leg confit with some grilled asparagus and I have a sleeve of ready made Red Wine Reduction Gravy
https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Potier-Shallot-Sauce-5-07oz/dp/B0155I1I8O
D. Beef Stroganoff on buttah'd cauliflower rice.
Have a great day everyone.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
