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Interesting Points to Ponder - I dont have to stand with my feet 3 feet apart after using the bathroom...you get my drift.  I can bend over and put on my shoes.  People dont look for another aisle to go down whe...

Beans, beans the magical fruit... - I eat beans all the time, everyday.  I eat chili beans and refried beans, and kidney beans and garbanzo beans.  I add a little parmesan crisp or some 2% cheddar and a little salsa....

Whew, got through that Holiday! - When we bring out the big guns on a holiday, cupcakes, honey baked ham, roast beef, macaroni salad, deviled eggs, homemade rolls with butter, chips and salsa, etc., it is really ha...

Easter is commin, I will have to rinse off my own - I make the ham for the family gatherings.  It is a recipe supposebly from Aretha Franklin called the "Queen of Soul" ham.  It uses a whole box of brown sugar. I will go ahead and ...

Looking for something new to eat, scared to try! - I basically eat beans, cheese and some fruit and very little veggies.  I tried a pizza that I found on a website that took a low carb tort, added some pizza sauce and a slice of pr...

Camping and Eating - Its sort of difficult to go camping and not snack like everyone else.  I use to eat everything on vacations, all day long.  This time, while my dbf was eating pistachios, I had him...

I just might have the hang of this - I am finally getting all my water in!  Yahoo!  My protein too.  I also found a chili and beans by stagg that is so great!  I am afraid of reading the label, I bet they are high in ...

Same ole same ole foods - I am already in a food rut, refried beans, low fat cheese, lf cottage cheese, tuna, a hot dog here and there.  Can I really do this for the rest of my life?  What I am sort of lear...

Back to the hormones - Thought I was going to see the Dr. but saw the NP instead.  Since I was tearful she told me to go back on my hormones, so I did. Hopefully they wont make me gain weight.  Saw my G...

Ms Sour Grapes sees the Dr today - Not even sure what to ask other than why havent I lost 40 lbs like everyone else.  I am not kidding when I say I could have eaten more food on WW and lost the same.  Not kidding.  ...

So hungry, why didnt they take out my grehlin port - stomach????  Everyone I know doesnt feel hunger.  I feel hunger everyday when it is time for breakfast or lunch.  I mean out and out hunger, just like before surgery.  I am really ...

I have a good baby roo - My pouch, baby roo is really good.  We went out to dinner tonight where Rich had a huge steak dinner, complete with onion rings and homemade chips.  I was able to order a $2.00 bow...

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming... - Hi, Once I wrapped my head around my body is like no one else's, I am doing fine mentally.  I am down one size in my work pants and have set aside 3 pairs of jeans that are too bi...

The pity party may be over - I had a long chat with a co worker yesterday who reminded me that on any weight loss program I have been on,  it takes a while for my body to catch up.  I was stuck on two things: ...

Failure? - I know I am not getting all of my liquids in, but I am getting all of my protein in, yet I am not losing.  Yes, I know that we are all different, but really, I could have lost 7 lb...

Back to work! - I am officially back to work but pretty tired on my second day.  The powers that be have agreed that if I need to go home early, do so and that makes me very happy, so I will take ...

Tried a sweet potato today and... - Think it was a little too heavy.  I ate about a Tablespoon and had to set it aside.  Then I had a scrambled egg with a little low fat cheese and had about 2 T of that.  I am very f...

I forgot to blog sooner, sorry! - I got my stitches out on Wed and everything looks good.  I am able to add crackers, peanut butter and other soft foods to my diet.  Food.  Things that crunch.  Yahoo!  I have not c...

Well, its over, well, almost... - I arrived 45 mins early to my appt and then waited 3 hours more for my surgery.  I heard them talking while I was changing my clothes that my gp had missed a step and it sent me in...

It's finally here, tomorrow is the big day - I leave my house at 4:30 am to get to the valley to be there by 6:00 am or they will cancel my surgery, so my poor parents are going to have to sit around and wait till at least 9:...

Okay, it's almost go time - So here it is Monday morning.  All I do is pour over my materials for pre and post op.  Wednesday at noon I go to clear liquids and Thursday noon I begin drinking that stuff to cle...