Whatcha Eating Today VSGers?? It's Friday!!
im so thankful it is Friday and that next week is Thanksgiving! I'm looking forward to some days off. This morning was a weird morning. My dad volunteered me for a chili cook off so I got up at 4:30 to make chili and it took longer than expected so I didn't have a normal breakfast.
B: leftover cheeseburger and some pretzel peanut snack mix
L: I think I'm going to get some Mexican to go because my afternoon is going to be weird too.
D: chili at the chili cook off. I hope I win! I won the last one I entered.
W & V: on track
E: ?
TGIF! Its been a challenging week, but I look forward to better days!
On the bright side, I lost a pound, and I'm not feeling deprived.
breakfast - mushroom quiche, crustless
lunch - Mongolian meatballs - yummy - they are meatballs made with ground beef, cabbage, carrots and onions in a nice spicy sauce. yum and the veggies make them less calorie-dense so I can eat more!
dinner - buffalo chicken and wheat thins
water - good
vitamins - on track
exercise -recumbent bike
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
The Mongolian meatballs sound great. I did a search, but can't find a recipe. Could you provide specifics on the "spicy sauce" ? If it's half as good as crack slaw.... 
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
I posted the recipe on the recipe forum. Link below.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/recipe/5374526/mongolian-m eatballs/
I wouldn't say these are as good as the crack slaw, but it is a nice change of pace from my usual food. I'm always looking for variety. Let me know what you think.
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
on 11/20/15 10:28 am - NJ
I have been meaning to make crack slaw, but I haven't yet. I am going to make some on Black Friday. That is my Thanksgiving Day resolution.
B- Quest bar and banana
L- Raw sweet yellow pepper stuffed with a packet of ranch Tuna Creations
S- Dannon Light & Fit toasted coconut vanilla Greek yogurt
D- Pork chop and green beans
S- No sugar added fudgsicle or pistachios
1: frankenshake + ralstons
2: leftover bacon mushroom burger
3: homemade meaty pea soup
liquid and vites: on track
exercise: 60 minutes yoga class, 60 minutes tai chi class, 60 minutes pilates class
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I've been feeling tense getting closer to my goal weight so I weighed myself today, well ahead of my monthly weigh in, which will be 12 months on Dec 9th - I lost another 5 pounds putting me in "overweight" BMI territory now! I've got another 15 pounds or so left -- hope that goes quickly, I've been pretty spoiled with my rate of loss so far.
B: syntrax nectar protein drink
L: baked chicken breast, caprese salad
D: baked chicken breast, salad with mozz cheese, tomatoes and green beans
W & V: on track
E: only 6400 steps so far - want to get closer to 10K if possible
Surgery Date: 12/9/14 - Highest Weight: 349 - Surgery Weight: 305 - Current Weight: 137
Goal reached in 13 months - 212 total pounds lost including pre-op
(M1: -20) (M2: -18) (M3: -11) (M4: -11) (M5: -14) (M6: -1) (M7: -18) (M8: -7) (M9: -15)
(M10: -13) (M11: -7) (M12: -10) (M13: -10) (M14 -6) (M15: -7) - 168 lbs lost post-op
