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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New scales
On Sunday, I bought a new set of scales. When I compared my weight on the new scales to my weight on the old scales, there is a five pound difference, but, the readout on my old scales is kind of messed up, so not sure if it's totally accurate. So I'm using my new scales!
While I won't be divulging my weight on here (at least, not yet), from Sunday afternoon to this morning, I've lost 4.2 pounds! I'm pretty excited about that. Of course, my official weight will be done at the surgeon's office, which will be different since I'll have clothes on there, and at home I weigh naked. Nevertheless, it's great to see the scale move down, even if it's just my home scales.
Also on Sunday, I bought the Wii Fit Plus. I haven't tried it yet, as Hubby told me that both of our controllers are shot, and we need to buy some new ones. With Black Friday coming up, I may just pick up a couple then.
This week, I'm psyching myself up to start exercising. I really need to pick a time to do it, then just do it. Since I'm not a morning person, getting up early is not going to cut it. I will either have to do it at lunch, and deal with the possible sweat (one of the ladies I work with invited me to go walk with her and another co-worker at lunch Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the river walk, which is about 1.25 miles), or I'll have to do it in the evenings.
For those of you who like to exercise, do you usually do it before or after you eat?
While I won't be divulging my weight on here (at least, not yet), from Sunday afternoon to this morning, I've lost 4.2 pounds! I'm pretty excited about that. Of course, my official weight will be done at the surgeon's office, which will be different since I'll have clothes on there, and at home I weigh naked. Nevertheless, it's great to see the scale move down, even if it's just my home scales.
Also on Sunday, I bought the Wii Fit Plus. I haven't tried it yet, as Hubby told me that both of our controllers are shot, and we need to buy some new ones. With Black Friday coming up, I may just pick up a couple then.
This week, I'm psyching myself up to start exercising. I really need to pick a time to do it, then just do it. Since I'm not a morning person, getting up early is not going to cut it. I will either have to do it at lunch, and deal with the possible sweat (one of the ladies I work with invited me to go walk with her and another co-worker at lunch Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the river walk, which is about 1.25 miles), or I'll have to do it in the evenings.
For those of you who like to exercise, do you usually do it before or after you eat?
Mashed cauliflower recipe
Dagny asked me for the recipe for the mashed cauliflower that I had last week. I am happy to share it with all of you.
Mashed Cauliflower
2 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets, about 8 cups
2 tbs heavy cream
2 tbs sour cream
1 1/2 tbs butter
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Boil the cauliflower in a large pot of salted water for 10-12 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
In batches in your food processor, blend the cauliflower until smooth. Add the sour cream, heavy cream, butter, salt and pepper. Mix until butter is melted. Serve immediately.
I plan on making this for Thanksgiving dinner and am going to modify it just a bit by adding some powdered ranch dressing mix. I think this would make it really tasty.
If you try this, let me know what you think. Hubby actually liked it.
Mashed Cauliflower
2 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets, about 8 cups
2 tbs heavy cream
2 tbs sour cream
1 1/2 tbs butter
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Boil the cauliflower in a large pot of salted water for 10-12 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
In batches in your food processor, blend the cauliflower until smooth. Add the sour cream, heavy cream, butter, salt and pepper. Mix until butter is melted. Serve immediately.
I plan on making this for Thanksgiving dinner and am going to modify it just a bit by adding some powdered ranch dressing mix. I think this would make it really tasty.
If you try this, let me know what you think. Hubby actually liked it.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Sorry for the inconvenience
But due to recent spam, I am having to implement a word verification for comments. I know some of you hate leaving comments when you have to do the verification. Hopefully, you'll forgive me for this. :-)
Friday, November 13, 2009
It has begun!
Tuesday, I met with the psychologist and dietician. Both appointments went well, but let me tell you, I got two totally different messages from them.
See, the psychologist was banded in May of this year. So far, he's lost about 27 pounds and has about 30 more to go. While he is doing well with his weight loss, he isn't doing it the way that the dietician recommends. He still eats McDonalds (although not much, a kids hamburger without the top bun, a couple of french fries). But he still drinks diet soda. He did say he lets it go flat a bit, and it takes him all afternoon to drink a large soda from McDonalds, but still. And he doesn't exercise much. I swear, he talked more than I did. He didn't ask me about my support group. Didn't ask if I am telling people or not. It was not what I expected.
The meeting with the dietician (or dietitian - can be spelled either way), was more like I was expecting. She said no more bread, EVER! Although, she said, if I have to have bread, to make it 1/2 slice of wheat bread, well toasted (this is more for after the band rather than pre-band). She put me on a high protein, low carb diet, which I started Wednesday. The reason for this is to shrink the size of the liver. When doing the operation, it is done laparoscopicly, and to make it easier to get to the stomach and work with it, they want the liver to be reduced in size, meaning reduce the fat around the liver. The best way to do this is with a high protein low carb diet.
Some surgeons make you go on a liquid high protein diet to achieve this, but mine does it with solid foods. I did have to call the dietician back on Wednesday to ask her how much protein and how little carbs I should eat, as I forgot to ask her this. My goal is 105 grams of protein a day and 150 grams of carbs. So far, I have done very well with the protein, but I'm quite low on my carbs. Today, though, I added an orange to my breakfast, and will have another piece of fruit with my lunch, so I don't go too low again.
Last night I fixed us T-bone steaks (trimmed the fat off mine), mashed cauliflower (OMG, this is so good!), and butternut squash. Only problem was that the squash was so big, it took too long to cook, so we didn't eat it for dinner last night as we had a church event to go to. When we got home and I put my dinner into my calorie counter, yeah, while the steak was great for protein, not so good in the calorie part. I'm aiming for about 1950 calories a day, which would result in one pound loss per week. Next time, I won't eat the whole darn thing!
I'm doing pretty good with drinking lots of water. However, at lunch yesterday, Hubby and I got into an argument and when I came to work, instead of just drinking one soda (my goal is to eliminate all sodas by the time I have my surgery) I drank two instead! I felt like I was drinking alcohol, it made me feel better, like I was drowning my woes in something bad! Thank God it was diet cokes I was drinking. lol
I called the surgeon's office this morning to see if they had my psych report in yet, but they don't, plus the doctor is out today, so even if it were there, it would just sit there until Monday. I'm ready to set a date. I want to get this done so I can start getting healthier. I've already taken the first step, with this new diet I started Wednesday, but that is just short term. I'm ready for the long term changes.
Thanksgiving will be interesting. I am hosting it at my house. I am making the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberries, and I think I'll make the mashed cauliflower too, that way I'll have something that won't be loaded with carbs. I'm not going to not eat, but I will definitely try to be sensible and have small servings rather than filling my plate to overflowing and stuffing it all in.
One thing I need to do is check my scales and see if they work. They're not that old, maybe a couple of years, but I think I might have somehow broken the display. If that's the case, I'm going to go buy a new set so I can keep track of my progress at home. We've already taken my measurements. I need to take some before photos too. One gal on the forums I read said she was going to take nude photos to track her progress. Yeah, no, I won't be doing that. I will either do it with just my bra and panties on, or shorts and t-shirt. I am modest, you know.
See, the psychologist was banded in May of this year. So far, he's lost about 27 pounds and has about 30 more to go. While he is doing well with his weight loss, he isn't doing it the way that the dietician recommends. He still eats McDonalds (although not much, a kids hamburger without the top bun, a couple of french fries). But he still drinks diet soda. He did say he lets it go flat a bit, and it takes him all afternoon to drink a large soda from McDonalds, but still. And he doesn't exercise much. I swear, he talked more than I did. He didn't ask me about my support group. Didn't ask if I am telling people or not. It was not what I expected.
The meeting with the dietician (or dietitian - can be spelled either way), was more like I was expecting. She said no more bread, EVER! Although, she said, if I have to have bread, to make it 1/2 slice of wheat bread, well toasted (this is more for after the band rather than pre-band). She put me on a high protein, low carb diet, which I started Wednesday. The reason for this is to shrink the size of the liver. When doing the operation, it is done laparoscopicly, and to make it easier to get to the stomach and work with it, they want the liver to be reduced in size, meaning reduce the fat around the liver. The best way to do this is with a high protein low carb diet.
Some surgeons make you go on a liquid high protein diet to achieve this, but mine does it with solid foods. I did have to call the dietician back on Wednesday to ask her how much protein and how little carbs I should eat, as I forgot to ask her this. My goal is 105 grams of protein a day and 150 grams of carbs. So far, I have done very well with the protein, but I'm quite low on my carbs. Today, though, I added an orange to my breakfast, and will have another piece of fruit with my lunch, so I don't go too low again.
Last night I fixed us T-bone steaks (trimmed the fat off mine), mashed cauliflower (OMG, this is so good!), and butternut squash. Only problem was that the squash was so big, it took too long to cook, so we didn't eat it for dinner last night as we had a church event to go to. When we got home and I put my dinner into my calorie counter, yeah, while the steak was great for protein, not so good in the calorie part. I'm aiming for about 1950 calories a day, which would result in one pound loss per week. Next time, I won't eat the whole darn thing!
I'm doing pretty good with drinking lots of water. However, at lunch yesterday, Hubby and I got into an argument and when I came to work, instead of just drinking one soda (my goal is to eliminate all sodas by the time I have my surgery) I drank two instead! I felt like I was drinking alcohol, it made me feel better, like I was drowning my woes in something bad! Thank God it was diet cokes I was drinking. lol
I called the surgeon's office this morning to see if they had my psych report in yet, but they don't, plus the doctor is out today, so even if it were there, it would just sit there until Monday. I'm ready to set a date. I want to get this done so I can start getting healthier. I've already taken the first step, with this new diet I started Wednesday, but that is just short term. I'm ready for the long term changes.
Thanksgiving will be interesting. I am hosting it at my house. I am making the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberries, and I think I'll make the mashed cauliflower too, that way I'll have something that won't be loaded with carbs. I'm not going to not eat, but I will definitely try to be sensible and have small servings rather than filling my plate to overflowing and stuffing it all in.
One thing I need to do is check my scales and see if they work. They're not that old, maybe a couple of years, but I think I might have somehow broken the display. If that's the case, I'm going to go buy a new set so I can keep track of my progress at home. We've already taken my measurements. I need to take some before photos too. One gal on the forums I read said she was going to take nude photos to track her progress. Yeah, no, I won't be doing that. I will either do it with just my bra and panties on, or shorts and t-shirt. I am modest, you know.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Initial consult w/ surgeon
Yesterday afternoon Hubby and I met with the surgeon. I had lots of questions and got some really good answers. He asked me why I wanted to pursue weight loss surgery (WLS) and I had a list. I went over all the things that I was experiencing because of my weight. I told him that we'd like to try to have a baby, but our fertility specialist said our best option would be pursuing donor eggs or donor embryos, but to try to lose the excess weight first.
I have scheduled the appointment with the dietitian and the psychologist for next Tuesday afternoon. I'm really hoping that we can get everything done that needs to be done so I can have the surgery before the year is out.
When I got on the scales, it read six pounds lighter than the scales at the OB's office read. I have a feeling it's just the difference in scales and not because I'm doing anything to lose weight (yet). Or maybe it is. Who knows. But I'll use my weight from yesterday as my official weight for tracking my progress.
I have scheduled the appointment with the dietitian and the psychologist for next Tuesday afternoon. I'm really hoping that we can get everything done that needs to be done so I can have the surgery before the year is out.
When I got on the scales, it read six pounds lighter than the scales at the OB's office read. I have a feeling it's just the difference in scales and not because I'm doing anything to lose weight (yet). Or maybe it is. Who knows. But I'll use my weight from yesterday as my official weight for tracking my progress.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Upcoming appointments
Next Monday, I meet with the surgeon about the Lap-Band for our initial consultation. I'm excited about this appointment.
The following Monday, I have the diagnostic mammogram and ultra sound to figure out what it was that they radiologist saw last week. This I'm not too excited about.
Other than that, not too much going on with me. I'm trying to keep my farm going on Facebook! lol
The following Monday, I have the diagnostic mammogram and ultra sound to figure out what it was that they radiologist saw last week. This I'm not too excited about.
Other than that, not too much going on with me. I'm trying to keep my farm going on Facebook! lol
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