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105 pounds, the number just sounds so unreal every time I say it. I am 322 pound! I can use the Wii Fit now without using the towel method to trick it, I love it. I started this entire process with the BMI of the Beast 66.6. I have not been checking my BMI because I really just forgot about it. I cant believe my BMI is now 49. FOURTYNINE! Im shocked!

My original goal was to be under 300 by my birthday (May 2) but I think I need to revise that. Wulf said how about his birthday (April 2) but I think that may be too far also. Then my friend Kelly said her birthday (March) PERFECT! I want to be under 300 in the next 8 weeks, I know I can do it.

I go and get my 3 month checkup blood test next wed, I will know at my appointment on Feb 1st the results. I have been working very hard to take my vitamins, get my protein and drink plenty of water. The water is the hardest part, I never thought that would happen. The only think really of note is that I am cold all the frackin time. I was always the hot one, now I wear thermals all the time. Its weird when I think about it too much, I still have plenty of fat on my bones but I just don't seem to be using it to keep warm. I know, my metabolism is changing.

Going to make some bread for the family this week and experiment with my bannock recipe for Imbolc this year! I'm excited!

Woo Hoo! I have lost 100 pounds, and I don't even have to look under the couch to try and find it! Its not hiding on my butt or been added to my hubby's butt! AWESOME! I am now the weight I was when I had my daughter 16 YEARS AGO! I want to celebrate but I'm not sure how, maybe some re-fried beans from taco bell or some sugar free treat from the store. I have not been feeling deprived since discovering those, oh and the sugar free peanut butter cups. My candy in my stocking lasted almost a month. Never had that happen before. I know I should celebrate getting new clothes but I just cant bring myself to do that when I am changing size so fast. Seems like a waste of money to me. Maybe a new bra, MINE DON'T FIT! HAHAH! I feel like I'm on drugs, I'm so happy. I think I will go wake my daughter up and force her to go out with me.

To celebrate here is a version on the Sugar Free Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes. The original recipe can be found on BTV.com and has sour cream in it. I gave up sour cream and replaced it with plain greek yogurt so I wanted to see how that worked with this recipe. IT WORKED GREAT! The entire family will love them.

Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

1 box of Pillsbury Sugar Free Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 box of Jello SF FF Cheesecake Pudding Mix
3 eggs or ¾ cup eggbeaters
2 cups of fat free sour cream or greek yogurt
1/3 cup of vegetable oil or you can use applesauce
1/2 cup water

Preheat oven to 350. Place paper liners in cupcake tins (this recipe makes 24 regular-sized cupcakes - I made some mini ones as well). Divide batter among the liners and bake for 15 minutes (slightly less for minis).

I used the eggbeaters, greek yogurt and applesauce and upped the water to 1 cup. It still makes a very thick cake batter. I made 80 mini cupcakes with 1 tablespoon of batter in each cup. I still needed 14 minutes to cook them.

I iced mine with the Pillsbury Sugar Free Chocolate Icing in the can.

 

 

Mini cupcakes (makes 80)

 

Serving Size: 1 mini cupcake

Calories: 48.3

Fat: 1g

Carbohydrates: 5g

Protein: 1.1g

My daughter created this recipe 10 years ago when she was six. Yes six, she wanted to be a chef when she grew up. That has not changed but she still likes to cook. This recipe has 7.5g of sugar and most of that is milk and pumpkin sugars. It is not one of those fluffy, pudding like pies. It is a real tasting and feeling custard pie. We top ours with the sugar free cool whip. Yum! I had this for Thanksgiving 2 1/2 week out from surgery.

Rachael’s Awesome Pumpkin Pie

 

3/4 cup Splenda granulated

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

2 large eggs or ½ cup eggbeaters

15oz. pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla

12 fl. oz. fat free evaporated milk

1 unbaked pie shell

  

Directions:

 

PREHEAT oven to 425̊ F.

 

MIX Splenda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin, vanilla and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

 

POUR into pie shell.

 

BAKE for 15 minutes at 425̊ F. Reduce temperature to 350̊ F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

 

Nutritional Info: With Eggbeaters (not including the pie crust, I don’t eat that part)

Calories 67                  Fat 0.4             Carbs 11          Protein 5.7

I also have some pouch tested recipes that I have used or created and will start posting, and an excell spread sheet for tracking food, water and vitamins. I dont know if I can upload that anywhere here.

Some great websites:
http://www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/  
http://pouchfriendly.com/index.php  
http://www.steviasmart.com/besprotbarre.html      

About Time Protein Products - 2 servings Total cost 2.99
http://www.shopabouttime.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TrialPack  

Unjury Starter Kit with Mixing bottle - 12 servings Cost 17.95+6.00 shipping
http://www.unjury.com/store/protein/unjury-protein/unjury-starter-pack.html  

Click Coffee Protein Drinks - Email them first about a sample and they will email you a half price code for samples and the instructions on how to use it. You will then get 2 servings for about 3.00 Total.  Best tasting if you are a coffee drinker like I am.
http://www.drinkclick.com/shop.html  

Bariatric Advantage Sample kit - They arent free anymore. it is 8.95 I dont remember shipping but is was some of everything they have for your surgery type.
http://www.bariatricadvantage.com/catalog/itemHandler?id=1920  

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE - Chike Nutrition - You pay 6.99 shipping for 5 servings.
http://www.chikenutrition.com/free-sample.html  

My favorite vitamin. Celebrate Vitamins - Email form request and surgery type and they will send you a bunch for free.
http://www.celebratevitamins.com/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=sample  

Bell Plantation PB2 - Peanut butter powder for shakes and cooking AWESOME! 3.99 shipping included.
http://store.bellplantation.com/PB2-Chocolate-PB2-Sampler-p/spb2-cpb2-1d.htm  

Building Blocks - Email them about samples, I think mine were free.
http://www.bbvitamins.com/Contact.aspx  

Syntrax Nectar 13 ct sample pack direct from the company is now $13.00 no shipping. Just call them at 866-333-7403. There is an option on the phone tree for bariatric.
http://www.si03.com/  

BJ Bariatrics - Nectar sample pack 12.92+5.00 shipping
http://www.bjsbariatrics.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=bjb&Product_Code=synSamplePack&Category_Code=syn  

Kaffree Roma - For those needing to get off coffee for a while or forever. Caffeine free and taste awesome. There product locater helps a lot most Martins carry it in the organic section.
http://www.morningstarfarms.com/product_detail.aspx?family=3698&id=302  

Designer Whey - Email them why you want samples and they send them.
http://www.designerwhey.com/  

Set Point Health - Email them why you want samples and they will send you a list of what is available and send them.  Taste great, cost alot more.
https://setpointhealth.com/ws_setpointhealth/main/main.asp#  

4Ever Fit - Email them that you would like to try the Fruit Blast Natural (truvia), the Fruit Blast the Isolate, and 4ever Whey Protein and why and they will send samples.
http://4everfit.com/  

Champion Nutrition - Email them that you would like to try the Champion Pure Whey and why and they will send samples.
http://www.championnutrition.com/

I realize that I didn't post at all during the Christmas season. We had an awesome Yule and circle and gathering with friends. I actually ate the Sugar Free Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes we made for circle and it was great! I discovered that corned beef is awesome as well as my sons Krab Dip but that chicken, fish and pork roast was not so good. My family was happy with the gifts and we had fun using them. It was a very West Virginia Christmas at my house this year, weapons and ammo for all except me...I wanted a Sony reader. YEA! I love it! Ill wait to get my gun for my birthday, Ill just use everyone elses till then.

New Years was also great, I started this year out 90 pounds lighter then I started it. Since July I have already lost a third of my total needed weight loss. I haven't been this light in over 5 years, my pants are starting to fall off me and Ive have only been able to fit them for a month. Darn it, Ill have to make some new clothes. I wont have time to make any till after Jacob goes back to WVU this weekend so all our family and friends will have to see the baggy ones this 12th night, but I promise to have some new ones soon that don't make me look like I a homeless person or wearing my Dads clothes.

Speaking of my dad, the day after Christmas 2003 he went into the hospital and never came home again. He had kidney failure (had been on dialysis a while) and pancreatic failure, primarily because he was obese. Not just fat but morbidly obese at over 450 pounds. He had diabetes for over 10 years and still thought all he had to do was take pills and eat what he wanted. He never did learn because on Christmas day he was still eating sugared candy, chocolate, cookies and many, many more things he just never thought he should give up. His last coherent words to me were not "I love you" or anything like that, they were "Don't be me". About 2 weeks later, on January 8, 2004, from long distance I had to tell the doctor to cease life support because no one else in my family really could. This was another reminder that I was the one turned too my whole life to make the tough decisions, it also meant that I could be the one to take the blame. My sister, when she is mad, has actually said to me that I killed dad, she has not dealt with her issues and loves to put them on others. I, however, have spent years learning what my problems are. I'm not saying they are all gone but I do take responsibility for them. I have taken the steps to save my life and to not be like my dad, just like he told me too, and my family is happier for it.

This years 12th night is on the anniversary of my dads death, I'm more worried about my mom since she wont be here. I will be surrounded by my family and friends that I love and that love me, so I will have lots of support this year. I hope he sees that I have don't what he asked and plan on being healthier every day. I don't make new Year's resolutions, they just seem like something to fail at and hate yourself later for but this year I have one, to live. That's all, and to most it seems so simple but we all know it really isn't. I'm going to LIVE! I'm going to swim, camp, hike, play paintball, go hunting, fish and do all the other things that I spent the last 15 years just watching the rest of my family do and I'm going to do them for my Dad too. So to celebrate the changes I have made and to remember my dad I am posting something I wrote for my dad when he died.

Theodore, My Dad
May 1941-January 2004

I have heard it said the worst thing that can happen to a parent is to outlive their children. I have decided that to sum up a parents life in a few paragraphs is very close. Since I have no clue where to start, I begin the way my father said a book about his life should begin. Theodore, when he was born he was very young...

Ted was born in Bakersfield, California, May 1941. He was what some would have called a spirited child, others might have used the term trouble maker instead. When he and his best friend Tom weren’t testing the combustibility of flatulence and throwing cats and dogs into the local women’s luncheon, Ted could be found at the afternoon sci-fi matinees or studying magic at the local magic shop from Howard Thurston III. His love of Science Fiction, Magic, and Chemistry would lead him to have an eventful life.

By highschool, Ted was considered a very bright kid with not-so-bright grades. Between mixing rocket fuel to test on the football field before homecoming and charity magic shows for fund raising and children’s events, he managed to develop interest in astronomy and some skills in photography. In 1959, right out of highschool, Ted joined the Navy and served 2 years. He was trained as a Sonar Technician and went to sea. After his term was up he came back to Bakersfield to go to college and joined the reserves for 2 years. His interest in astronomy and photography took him from the realm of his friend 'Tom, the soon to be jailbird’ to Bakersfield Junior College. There he studied astronomy while improving his photography by working on the schools yearbook committee. With a teachers encouragement he had many photos published. Not just in the schools publications but in the newspapers locally. One of his more dramatic images captured was taken at a football game seconds before the players ran over him. He did anything to get the best shots.

During this time his life changed focus. When faced with the uncertainty that a photo career might have, he decided to reenlist in the United States Navy. He had hoped to be able to use his photography skills in the navy, but as we all know once you sign up you don’t get much of a say, so in 1962 Ted became a Squid again. During his career time he served in Vietnam, crossed the equator twice, and was an instructor at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Pacific in San Diego, California. His kids called it ‘Fleet-aswa-tra-cen-pac’ for short because that is what they thought his name tag said.

In 1964, while home on leave, Dad went to a party with his friend Tom (who wasn’t in jail yet) and met Carolyn Jo. In the first five minutes he managed to convey to Carolyn and her friends what he really was, a vulgar sailor that she wanted nothing to do with. Carolyn’s dislike of Ted in no way dissuaded him. You see years of running from angry luncheon guest and blowing things up had made him stubborn. He decided he wanted to marry her and that was the way it was going to be. But alas, even that could not be simple. Carolyn said yes, they started to plan a wedding, then the Navy decided to mess things up. Ted’s home port was being changed to Honolulu, Hawaii. The Navy would only pay to move dependants not fiancees, so Carolyn’s official designation had to change, and quick.

They had started planning the wedding but at that moment a road trip to Las Vegas was born. Carolyn’s Mother, Rachael, in her infinite wisdom helped them to go to Las Vegas to get married. After a car breakdown in Barstow followed by a rescue, Ted and Carolyn finally got married on August 22, 1964 at the Little White Chapel on the Hill. He then promptly had to leave for Hawaii and my mom and dad wouldn’t see each other again until she arrived there months later and very pregnant with their first child, Teddi Rachael. Ted always said "How many husbands give their wives a 2 year honeymoon in Hawaii?"

During this time in Hawaii, Carolyn met the LDS missionaries and desired to join the church. Ted was out to sea at the time so Carolyn sent him a letter telling him what she wanted to do. He wrote back that she could go ahead if she wanted to, just don’t make him when he got back. A couple months after he returned from sea he had heard the discussions, quit drinking and was baptized. Ted has a very strong testimony of what he believes and not being physically able to go to church for a couple years did nothing to change that.

The navy makes life difficult sometimes, moving around can be both a blessing and a curse. Their next child, Patti Catherine, was born in San Diego, California in 1967, then Kathi Christine met the world suddenly in 1968 in Bakersfield, California, and finally Joseph Andrew arrived in 1971 back in San Diego again.

Ted left the United States Navy and the West Coast after 23 years of service. He then relocated his family to the east coast in 1980. Living in Manassas and Herndon, Virginia and later moving to Joppatowne and Gaithersburg, Maryland. He became a technical writer for companies including, IBM, Singer/Link, and Martin-Marietta.

Ted didn’t just use his teaching and writing skills for work. He spent a lot of his free time writing teaching curriculums for church as well as training teachers and teaching seminary. One of my favorite stories from his Sunday school teaching days was when her brother was a sunbeam. Ted was working with a group of first time teachers and Joe’s class was to be the test class. When the children were asked where did they come from, my brother proudly raised his hand and answered "Room 3". When the new teacher tried to explain that wasn’t the answer, Joe responded, "It said so on the door". The teacher didn’t have much experience with the Smith family "smart-aleck" gene, and in all fairness, Joe wasn’t trying to be a "smart-aleck" it just came naturally in our house.

In 1997 Ted and Carolyn moved to Kansas to be close to Joe and his family, then later to North Carolina to help Patti with her business and family. In both Kansas and North Carolina he had time again to study the stars and pursue other things he liked to do. Astronomy was something he enjoyed doing, and the small towns made it easier for him to see the sky. He also was an active computer and tabletop gamer and enjoyed collecting miniature figures.

Ted always taught his family and students that if you read from the Bible, Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, Doctrine and Covenant, the church magazines, and one other book a year you could always give a 10 minute talk without much notice. Well, I don’t read all of them as he would like, but as you can see I can still write a talk when I needs too. I am still mad at him for making me have to write this, but Ted said he would get me to speak in church again and he was close.

Ted told his family many times there were certain things that made him very happy. He had three daughters and one son that on occasion did things he wished they hadn’t, but they finished highschool when some of their friends didn’t, he never had to bail them out of jail, and they didn’t do drugs. They all married people he was proud to call family even when they all ticked him off. Ted said that they married well because he knew their spouses loved them. He had five grandchildren he was proud of, Jacob, Rachael, Andrew, Gabrielle, Holly and a cat named Tigger, all of whom he tormented equally. I would have rather he not taught them the "pull my finger" game, but that is what grandpas do. I think Kathi got off easy only having a cat.

In closing, I remember that some of Ted’s apologies took 10 minutes to get and some took 10 years. Some things he said this last summer, and some he waited until he was in the hospital. I am reminded that my Dad had two things he always told everyone to remember. First, Murphy was an optimist, and things can always be worse, and second, the sun always comes up tomorrow. He reminds us that we have children to turn into parents and grandparents, and that it is our duty to make sure that they outlive us because that is the way it’s supposed to be. But until our time comes, we should grow, learn, make mistakes, apologize for them eventually, and occasionally blow something up.

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Today I was at the hospital at 10:30am for my endoscope to see what they hell is going on. I was very happy that everything went so well. Of course first I got an IV which made me start to feel better quick. The headache from dehydration was well on its way when I got there and I never look forward to an IV. The whole procedure took only 20-30 minutes and I slept through most of it. After Dr Glembot told me that as soon as he saw the foam he knew there was something up. I had a stricture. For those new, it is a shrinking of the connection from the pouch to the intestine that makes it hard to pass anything out of the pouch no matter how liquid it is. I was told that one of the causes is healing too fast. Well damn, I heal everywhere fast it seems, never thought it was much of a problem except when I get stitches that need to be removed they get taken out a couple days earlier that most. My external scars are already really healed and now it seems my insides are doing great too. My Dr thinks this is a one fix deal because we got it at the beginning, whew! I'm happy about that. What took the longest at the hospital was the extra fluids and vitamins I really needed after not being able to drink more then 8 oz water in 24 hours. Yep I got my Banana Bag, named that because its yellow. I cant believe how fast I felt better after that. They did tell me to not do much today even tho I will want too because of the vitamin high it causes. They were right, I felt hyper but got tired as soon as I tried to do more then I should. I'm am stage 1 fluids today (clear) and will be on stage 2 (pureed) for the next 5 days, then I get to start stage 3 (soft). WOOHOO! Cheese here I come!

My advise here is...Don't ignore anything that you feel might not be right. Bariatric offices have nurses to talk to for a reason, if its a silly thing, they will help you with it. If its not, they will still help you with it. I cant believe there are people who don't call when something doesn't feel right and they end up admitted to the hospital. The possible outcome of something silly is the nurses make you feel better. The possible outcome of not calling them is death. DON'T BE ONE OF THEM!

I know I should have posted sooner, but I have just felt crappy.

First, Thanksgiving was great with family and friends. I had no problem cooking things I cant eat for them. Didn't bother me a bit. What was frustrating was that the only thing I could eat was the Cheesecake. How weird was that. Now it was very low fat and sugar free so that helped, and it tasted great (I also didn't eat the crust). Chopped turkey wasn't even good, still had fun tho.

Now since Thursday I have been able to keep less and less down. I am even having trouble with water now. I sent today throwing up after every sip of water. I saw my doctor yesterday when I was still able to eat and drink some and he started me back to warm fluids only to see if it could help with the stricture that might be forming, but today is much worse. I called in to my doctor and I will be getting an endoscope tomorrow morning. If it is a stricture he will be able to fix it right then. What I find funny is that it is probable being cause by healing so fast. When I was at the post op class yesterday the other people in my group seem to be having incision pain still, bleeding, swelling etc. Of course some of them are eating and lifting things they shouldn't.

All I can do is wait till tomorrow and hope the IV goes in easy even tho I am a little dehydrated. For such and easy thing to fix it sure hurts a bunch.

68.4 pounds lost! Woohoo! I have not been in the 350's for close to a decade, I'm so excited! It is definitely now all roses and rainbows, its been a struggle some days. I know I am so lucky to have a good support system in place. The egg trying to kill me experience was followed a couple days later with tuna trying to do the same thing. All I could do is wait and try to throw up to end it all.

My poor son came home from college for the first time worried about me. He wanted to take us out and such but after going through and endless list of what I cant eat I showed him my list of things I can and he realized how hard what I'm doing is and that I'm doing it to be alive to see him graduate. I worned him before he came home that we all eat different at home now and he has been good with it. I want him to get healthier too so that down the road he doesn't have to go through this just to survive.

I showed him a pict of my friend Jenna on here. He has known her about a decade and didn't recognize her till I told him who it was. He was shocked. My kids have never seen me under 250 pounds, even as babies. When Jacob comes back at Christmas he may be shocked again by how I look then. It will be an adjustment for all of us.

I knew planning Thanksgiving would be hard when I had the surgery so I planned it all before surgery and made sure there would be come things I could eat. I'm actually looking forward to it. No grazing while I'm cooking so I wont be full and will eat with my family and friends.

I cant wait to see what comes next, I am actually looking forward to it..