So 4ft finally decided to come home -- or you know, his Uncle and Aunt brought him home from Oregon on Saturday. The little ones were so happy to see him that they tackled him in hugs and slobbery kisses. So back to bedlam of three kids and the noise levels are back to what I'm used to so I can tune them out better. The quiet was deafening, I swear! LOL And what did we do to celebrate his homecoming? Clean house. Sunday is chore day. Hey, it's not my fault he didn't come home Friday to party with us on Saturday which is errand-running and shopping day. LOL
I tried some new recipes this week that turned out really good:
Spicy Chicken Fried "Rice"
No Bake Caramel (Maple -- because I didn't have caramel) Pecan Cheesecake -- I already spammed FB with pictures of these. LOL
This week on the menu is:
Pizza's (I'm either going to make mine on zucchini rounds or make cauliflower pizza crust)
Chicken Pad Thai (because yeah, it was seriously amazing)
Taco Casserole (instead of chips I'm going to use pork rinds)
-- I'll post pictures next week.
I have 8 more pounds to lose before I've hit my surgery goal (I've lost 16 lbs since July 14th). And then it's maintaining (and hopefully losing more) while I wait my turn on the waiting list.
Family-Friendly Recipes For Life After Bariatric Surgery
Monday, August 12, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Did You Know...
...that talking fast can be a sign of a manic personality?
I know this because the food shrink I talked to today told me I talked way fast and she was a little concerned about it. I assured her, I'm just a speed talker and the more I have to say the faster I say it to keep up with my brain. She looked skeptical but could find no other indicators of that particular problem and deemed that, okay I was just a high revved motor mouth.
Who knew, right?
Shut up, all of you!
Other than that, I've been deemed fairly food healthy and that not only have I implemented the changes that I have to do for the Bariatric surgery that I have in fact embraced them cognitively and that she has no doubt that I will succeed with the surgery and a long-term maintained weight loss.
Yay.
I know this because the food shrink I talked to today told me I talked way fast and she was a little concerned about it. I assured her, I'm just a speed talker and the more I have to say the faster I say it to keep up with my brain. She looked skeptical but could find no other indicators of that particular problem and deemed that, okay I was just a high revved motor mouth.
Who knew, right?
Shut up, all of you!
Other than that, I've been deemed fairly food healthy and that not only have I implemented the changes that I have to do for the Bariatric surgery that I have in fact embraced them cognitively and that she has no doubt that I will succeed with the surgery and a long-term maintained weight loss.
Yay.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
18 and life you got it...
So, yes, I have "18 and Life" by Skid Row stuck in my head this morning. It's better than having Meatloaf's, "I Would Do Anything For Love" which was the case the other morning. But then ANYTHING is better than that -- even like the "Macarena" or "Tom's Diner", you know? Great, now I have that stuck in my head. Thank you ear worm, thank you ever so much.
I've lost 14 lbs now which is cool. I only have 10 more to go. I meet with the food shrinks tomorrow morning to make sure I'm not a complete whack job. Lucky for me, I'm a great actress!
I am still loving "zoodles" and how versatile they are. I'm also really getting into using cauliflower as rice. There's a Spicy Chicken Fried Rice that I'm going to try out soon that looks absolutely delicious and Marye, the author of the blog, hasn't steered me wrong yet! So far I'm not missing the breads, pastas, and potatoes. I'm not missing the desserts either. But then, it helps that there is a "Fried Apple" recipe using zucchini that is amazing and really does taste like apples and a couple times a week I make an "egg crepe"* and fill it with fresh strawberries and a fresh whipped cream
4ft is in Oregon and I'm missing him terribly. Every night he calls to say goodnight and tell me what he's done that day. The first night he was gone he called me to tell me about having pie for dessert, the second day he called to say that he was good on the drive and he'd played on the beach , the third day it was he had french toast and climbed a tree, and the next was he'd had cookie dough ice cream. Thankfully his Uncle Josh gets on the phone after him and fills in with the trip to the lighthouse, swimming in the hot tub, and all the playing and running around he's doing. Grumpers and The Terror miss him terribly and walk around the house looking for him. We all can't wait til Saturday when he comes home. It's too quiet without his motormouth constantly running.
Egg Crepe
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 TBS Splenda
1 tsp cinnamon extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp butter extract
Directions:
1.) beat all the ingredients together in a bowl until well mixed
2.) heavily spray large nonstick frying pan (I use a 12 inch) with cooking spray and turn on low
3.) pour mixture and make sure it covers bottom of pan and then cover with a lid.
4.) when almost done carefully flip the egg to get a cooked finish on the other side
5.) slide onto a plate and fill with 1/2 cup quartered strawberries (I add a little Splenda to get them juicier), roll up, and cover with fresh whipped cream or you can use a canned as well.
I've lost 14 lbs now which is cool. I only have 10 more to go. I meet with the food shrinks tomorrow morning to make sure I'm not a complete whack job. Lucky for me, I'm a great actress!
I am still loving "zoodles" and how versatile they are. I'm also really getting into using cauliflower as rice. There's a Spicy Chicken Fried Rice that I'm going to try out soon that looks absolutely delicious and Marye, the author of the blog, hasn't steered me wrong yet! So far I'm not missing the breads, pastas, and potatoes. I'm not missing the desserts either. But then, it helps that there is a "Fried Apple" recipe using zucchini that is amazing and really does taste like apples and a couple times a week I make an "egg crepe"* and fill it with fresh strawberries and a fresh whipped cream
4ft is in Oregon and I'm missing him terribly. Every night he calls to say goodnight and tell me what he's done that day. The first night he was gone he called me to tell me about having pie for dessert, the second day he called to say that he was good on the drive and he'd played on the beach , the third day it was he had french toast and climbed a tree, and the next was he'd had cookie dough ice cream. Thankfully his Uncle Josh gets on the phone after him and fills in with the trip to the lighthouse, swimming in the hot tub, and all the playing and running around he's doing. Grumpers and The Terror miss him terribly and walk around the house looking for him. We all can't wait til Saturday when he comes home. It's too quiet without his motormouth constantly running.
Egg Crepe
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 TBS Splenda
1 tsp cinnamon extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp butter extract
Directions:
1.) beat all the ingredients together in a bowl until well mixed
2.) heavily spray large nonstick frying pan (I use a 12 inch) with cooking spray and turn on low
3.) pour mixture and make sure it covers bottom of pan and then cover with a lid.
4.) when almost done carefully flip the egg to get a cooked finish on the other side
5.) slide onto a plate and fill with 1/2 cup quartered strawberries (I add a little Splenda to get them juicier), roll up, and cover with fresh whipped cream or you can use a canned as well.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
"Zoodles" FTW
I made Pad Thai with "zoodles" on Monday for dinner. It was seriously delicious. I am ridiculously excited about the idea of zucchini noodles and am already planning to use them for spaghetti and lasagna and anything else I can think of. It was so good, and it was even better the next day for lunch.
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On Tuesday, the husband took the day off, and we packed up the kids and went to Discovery Kingdom. We got season passes last year for my birthday and we've used the heck out of them -- definitely got our money's worth out of them. It's perfect for us because 4ft and Husband like the rides and the Terror and Grumpers loves the animals. Although the little ones have a couple rides they love:
Yep, that's a photo booth outside of the train ride. It was their second favorite "ride" at the park. Those two kids played in there for a half an hour before I could convince them they wanted to go see the Sharks for the 5th time. Which is their favorite ride. What is it about kids and conveyor belts, I wonder?
Here are my adorable munchkins outside of the Walrus habitat. At least one of them was looking at the camera. That's pretty good for us. Normally they all look away in opposite directions or start running out of the shot (which you can see is what the Terror is trying to do).
Monday, July 29, 2013
A Journey
I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I cannot remember a time I wasn't "chunky" "fluffy" "healthy" or any other term to describe being overweight. If I had a nickel for every time I was told I had such a pretty face and a great personality it was just too damn bad about the rest of my body, I'd be rich. Seriously. Rich.
Thankfully, I found a man who loved the whole of me: my pretty face, my personality, AND my body. We've been married for almost 11 years and have three beautiful children but still I struggle with my weight. Constantly. Endlessly. The difference now is that I'm not striving toward a body to match my face, I just want to be healthy for my family.
Until recently, I'd been lucky not to have my extra pounds adversely effect my health which is not the case anymore (can I get health scare for 500 please?) and it's time I do something about it. So I'm in the process of getting Bariatric surgery. I've gone to the orientations, the classes, the nutrition courses, talked to a surgeon and now I have to lose 20 lbs and have a psych evaluation before I'm put on the surgical waiting list.
This was a hard decision to make and I had to really come to terms with the idea of "cheating" of taking the easy way out. What am I a quitter? Some kind of wuss? That's not really how it is. Not really. I still have to do all the work. It's only a tool to help me get to where I need to be not a free ticket or a get out of fat free card. I've gone to a couple support groups of people who have had the surgery and there were those that had lost the weight and then gained it all back and had to start over.
I've lost 5lbs already by eating like I'll have to after the surgery. Eating my protein first, then veggies, then fruit, and if I'm still hungry the pastas, potatoes, and breads. By the time I'm done with the first three I don't have any of the last because I'm full. I guess I'm basically low-carbing it.
Why would I still do the surgery if I can do it on my own? I need the accountability. If I screw up and eat wrong after the surgery there will be consequences. I can lose the weight. I've shown time and time again I can lose the weight. I've lost 130lbs once but it's the keeping it off I struggle with. I need the accountability. I need the consequences.
So this is my journey to gain freedom from food. It will be so liberating to not beat myself up or bargain with myself to eat what I can no longer have comfortably.
Thankfully, I found a man who loved the whole of me: my pretty face, my personality, AND my body. We've been married for almost 11 years and have three beautiful children but still I struggle with my weight. Constantly. Endlessly. The difference now is that I'm not striving toward a body to match my face, I just want to be healthy for my family.
Until recently, I'd been lucky not to have my extra pounds adversely effect my health which is not the case anymore (can I get health scare for 500 please?) and it's time I do something about it. So I'm in the process of getting Bariatric surgery. I've gone to the orientations, the classes, the nutrition courses, talked to a surgeon and now I have to lose 20 lbs and have a psych evaluation before I'm put on the surgical waiting list.
This was a hard decision to make and I had to really come to terms with the idea of "cheating" of taking the easy way out. What am I a quitter? Some kind of wuss? That's not really how it is. Not really. I still have to do all the work. It's only a tool to help me get to where I need to be not a free ticket or a get out of fat free card. I've gone to a couple support groups of people who have had the surgery and there were those that had lost the weight and then gained it all back and had to start over.
I've lost 5lbs already by eating like I'll have to after the surgery. Eating my protein first, then veggies, then fruit, and if I'm still hungry the pastas, potatoes, and breads. By the time I'm done with the first three I don't have any of the last because I'm full. I guess I'm basically low-carbing it.
Why would I still do the surgery if I can do it on my own? I need the accountability. If I screw up and eat wrong after the surgery there will be consequences. I can lose the weight. I've shown time and time again I can lose the weight. I've lost 130lbs once but it's the keeping it off I struggle with. I need the accountability. I need the consequences.
So this is my journey to gain freedom from food. It will be so liberating to not beat myself up or bargain with myself to eat what I can no longer have comfortably.
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