Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Our First Shakes!

This week we dug out the blender from the storage unit and today we put it to use!  (after cleaning it)  Here's what we used.

1 serving of vanilla yogurt
2 servings or protein powder
2 servings of PB2 (powdered peanut butter)
1 hefty handful of ice

Was too peanut buttery for me, but overall was yummy! :D

EDIT: I forgot to mention the milk!  There was milk in there too, not sure how much though.

Rough Meeting at the Nutritionist

Man, it was another hellfire and brimstone session.  All the good changes we've been making still aren't enough.  Less sugar, more fiber.  Not enough vitamins.  Not enough veggies.  The protein bars we're eating are the wrong ones.  We need to buy stuff online, because stuff in stores isn't good enough.  We brought in MyFitnessPal pages of what we've been eating.  We thought we were doing way better.  I know we'll never be perfect, but damn...

Hubby is VERY discouraged.  I'm worried for him.  We're doing this together, as much as we can manage.  We have 2 more weeks until the final weigh-in, and he has 3 lbs to go...

Week 11 Review

So I'm scared outta my mind.  This is really gonna happen.  Next month.  And, I'm... scared!  Not just scared of the surgery.  I'm scared of our life after.  It will be so strict, so hard.  Other sleevers out there have said it comes naturally eventually, but...  I just don't know.  The doctors say it's so hard, but the sleevers say it's so easy!  I've been making lots of changes these past three months...

Changes I've made:
No soda or juice
Under 100 carbs per day

Surgery Week Schedule

Last night was the big class on the week of surgery.  Scary stuff.

Sunday, I'm gonna be on the toilet all day, on maxa-something and clear liquids.  And hubby will likely insist on the upstairs bathroom, so I'll be in the little downstairs bathroom.  No fun.

Monday, we go to the hospital for more tests.  As if we haven't been through enough.  They're stealin' more of my blood!  Another clear liquids day.  Gotta get some pictures taken of me too.  Gotta pack a bag, and remember chargers.

Hiatal Hernias, Quinoa Rice...

There's some important things I've forgotten to mention, just little tidbits.

I have a hiatal hernia.  That means part of my tummy got stuck on my diaphragm.  Fortunately, Dr, Basa can fix that while she's working on my tummy!  Two for one surgery!

There's a protein based grain called Quinoa.  It's pronounced Keenwah, but I'm letting my family pronounce it any way they want.  I've eaten some of it.  It's funny looking, and doesn't have much flavor.

Week 10 Review

I've lost 5 more pounds!  Wahoo!  Not as fast as before, but getting better.

Just a few more classes.  Just a few more weeks.  Just one more check-in.  I've lost all the weight my doctor asked me to in order to get surgery.  Hubby is 3 pounds away.  This is real.  It's really going to happen.  This time next year, I could be... thin.

We've made more changes. 

Class 2 Cancelled?

Yes, it's sad, but true.  Today's class was postponed.  At least I got my walk in.

I'm getting worried.  I don't know if I've lost all the weight I need to yet.

Week 9 Review

Last week was pretty busy.  Learned a lot.  I've forgotten most of it, but I wrote it down.  The most important thing I learned, of all of the things, is that if I put a little salt and a little lemon in my water, my body absorbs it better and I don't have to pee every hour.  Makes other important things work better too.

Today's Class: Diet 1

Today's class was very different from the group meet yesterday.  It was packed full of facts and important information.  I took lots of notes, which is good, because my memory's pretty bad.  We're gonna need to take a lot of vitamin supplements after surgery.  I was looking forward to taking less pills, but now it looks like I'll be taking more.  We will be eating carbs again after all, but it will be secondary to protein and veggies.  Margarine has evil trans fats, oh no!  There's a lot to absorb.  I'll probably go over all my notes again tomorrow.

After class, hubby and I ventured into a nutritional supplements store, where a guy who looked very healthy pointed out some monster-size containers of protein powder.  Hubby and I got some protein chocolate bars and went home.

Last Night's Support Group Meeting

Last night Hubby and I went to our first support group meeting.  the first part was a big fear factor moment about how our arteries are going to betray and kill us because we're eating the wrong food.

Then we listened to a shpeal on Nuvita, which is they take your money and you use their website?  I wasn't impressed.  Too broke to spend money on what I can get for free.  Thank you internet.  And I'm sure I can get a pedometer cheaply somewhere.

I still wanna go to another support group meeting, so see if it's a little more useful.

Week 8 Review

Sorry this is a day late.  Was very busy celebrating our 2 year wedding anniversary yesterday.  Yay us!  A good friend made sugar-free cake for Hubby's birthday (which was last week) so we got to have cake!  I had more than I should have, but it was amazing.

Today, we're back on track!  Ate a turkey burger (no bun) and some veggies for lunch.  We went to the cardiologist for hubby and he said hubby's heart was just fine.  I'm SO relieved.  Also, Hubby asked me to take nightly walks with him after his work.  I know I should, but I'm a little reluctant to.  Too many obligations.  I might stop walking with Mom and my sister to walk with Hubby instead.  I know it wouldn't hurt to walk both times, but there are other things I do in the evening too.

Pumpkin Bread

There's been pumpkin bread in the kitchen all week.  A nice big loaf, untouched.  And I know in my house, if no one cracks into it, no one will eat it.  And it taunted me, and taunted me, and taunted me!  I make it to Saturday without touching it.  I saw one in the freezer, and I figured that was the one, and I was safe at last.  Then, I turned around.  On the counter, that full loaf of pumpkin bread mocked me.