Walmart.com Levi's,Slimming Effects, size 22, only $22.68
WalMart.com, Catalina Swimsuit, $16
Walmart.com, 3 pack lace panties, $12
Walmart.com, Dr Scholl's Womens Gel-pac Loafers, all sizes, $20
Friday, January 29, 2010
Clothes finds!!
I had to share these in case anyone else was looking.
Walmart.com Levi's,Slimming Effects, size 22, only $22.68
WalMart.com, Catalina Swimsuit, $16
Walmart.com, 3 pack lace panties, $12
Walmart.com, Dr Scholl's Womens Gel-pac Loafers, all sizes, $20
Walmart.com Levi's,Slimming Effects, size 22, only $22.68
WalMart.com, Catalina Swimsuit, $16
Walmart.com, 3 pack lace panties, $12
Walmart.com, Dr Scholl's Womens Gel-pac Loafers, all sizes, $20
Brain farts and fumble bums
Howdy and happy Friday! I'm at work and in a fan-frickintastic mood. I've hit my production numbers for the week and am able to go thru some paperwork in a leisurely manner today, no rushing and being stressed. Ahhhh it's nice.
I've had several fumble bum moments today. It started in the gas station when I sprayed creamer all over the counter, then dropped every single packet of sweet n low I picked up. This man just stared at me as I stood there laughing like a loon at my clumsiness. When I made it back out to the car I couldnt find my car keys. A moment of panic set in and I went walking back to the store to look for them. I found them. IN MY HAND as I reached for the door handle to go in. Can we say brain fart? LMAO!
We are getting our taxes done tomorrow and I'm excited because we will be able to pay off some large bills and breathe a little more each paycheck. Also i'm going out with friends tomorrow night and it's always nice to have some me time. I want to go get a mani/pedi and get my eyebrows waxed in the morning. I never did do that for my birthday and so I'm treating myself. Be prepared for pics of the nails. :)
My size 24 jeans are too big. I have to roll the waist down so they dont slide off my hips. I'm going to check out some 22's at Walmart this weekend and see how I feel. Usually the thighs are tight when the waist fits, so I might just be buying a belt. To anyone I promised to mail clothes to, I didn't forget you, I'm going to the post office tomorrow morning.
I'm balancing a tasty,but bad for me lunch today, with a sensible dinner.
B-wheat thins and colby jack cheese
S-coffee w/ sweet n low
L-5 boneless chicken wings
S-mini candy bar
D-cajun salmon, steamed broccoli, skim milk
Alrighty, I'm off to webshop for some cute pants and maybe some cute shoes. And by webshop I mean look at them for hours and never buy. LOL!
Have a great weekend everyone, love you!
I've had several fumble bum moments today. It started in the gas station when I sprayed creamer all over the counter, then dropped every single packet of sweet n low I picked up. This man just stared at me as I stood there laughing like a loon at my clumsiness. When I made it back out to the car I couldnt find my car keys. A moment of panic set in and I went walking back to the store to look for them. I found them. IN MY HAND as I reached for the door handle to go in. Can we say brain fart? LMAO!
We are getting our taxes done tomorrow and I'm excited because we will be able to pay off some large bills and breathe a little more each paycheck. Also i'm going out with friends tomorrow night and it's always nice to have some me time. I want to go get a mani/pedi and get my eyebrows waxed in the morning. I never did do that for my birthday and so I'm treating myself. Be prepared for pics of the nails. :)
My size 24 jeans are too big. I have to roll the waist down so they dont slide off my hips. I'm going to check out some 22's at Walmart this weekend and see how I feel. Usually the thighs are tight when the waist fits, so I might just be buying a belt. To anyone I promised to mail clothes to, I didn't forget you, I'm going to the post office tomorrow morning.
I'm balancing a tasty,but bad for me lunch today, with a sensible dinner.
B-wheat thins and colby jack cheese
S-coffee w/ sweet n low
L-5 boneless chicken wings
S-mini candy bar
D-cajun salmon, steamed broccoli, skim milk
Alrighty, I'm off to webshop for some cute pants and maybe some cute shoes. And by webshop I mean look at them for hours and never buy. LOL!
Have a great weekend everyone, love you!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
6 Month Bandiversary
I TOTALLY forgot that my 6 month bandaversary was this past sunday the 24th. Wow, it's been that long.
Let's do a list. I love lists, just another part of my OCD personality.
6 months ago.....
~I was a size 28
~I was eating 3700 calories a day
~I was drinking 2 2 liters of soda a day
~I was so heavy my ankles would buckle under the weight often
~I couldnt cross my legs
~I had two big chins
~I wore the same 4 shirts in a rotation, with one pair of pants
~I couldn't sit in a movie seat, airplane seat, stadium seat without pain
~I cried every day because of my weight
~I would shun away help because I felt like a loser.
Today
~I'm a size 22 and shrinking
~I'm eating about 1400 calories per day
~I haven't had a SIP of soda since surgery, water is my new BFF
~I have ankle bones, I can see them, touch them and wear high heels without pain
~I sit cross legged all day comfortably
~I have one chin and a little fluff
~Thanks to my bandster gals I wear something different every day
~I am comfortable in a movie seat, airplane seat and stadium seat WITHOUT pain and struggling
~I do NOT cry everyday. If I do they are happy tears from success
~I journal all the time and accept support.
I've lost 42 pounds since surgery. It's not as much as some people, and more than others. That's ok. My ultimate goal is to be down 100 pounds by my one year.That gives me 58 pounds to lose. 6 months ago if I had made that goal there would have been no way I would have even gotten close.
Having the band was the best decision of my life and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I still struggle, we all do. But without this amazing medical tool, I'd still be fat and miserable. Now I'm on my way to a thinner, healthier and happier mommy, sister, daughter, friend and coworker. Life is hard enough without having to struggle in all areas and I would be without all of you, for your love and support I am eternally grateful. I love you :)
Let's do a list. I love lists, just another part of my OCD personality.
6 months ago.....
~I was a size 28
~I was eating 3700 calories a day
~I was drinking 2 2 liters of soda a day
~I was so heavy my ankles would buckle under the weight often
~I couldnt cross my legs
~I had two big chins
~I wore the same 4 shirts in a rotation, with one pair of pants
~I couldn't sit in a movie seat, airplane seat, stadium seat without pain
~I cried every day because of my weight
~I would shun away help because I felt like a loser.
Today
~I'm a size 22 and shrinking
~I'm eating about 1400 calories per day
~I haven't had a SIP of soda since surgery, water is my new BFF
~I have ankle bones, I can see them, touch them and wear high heels without pain
~I sit cross legged all day comfortably
~I have one chin and a little fluff
~Thanks to my bandster gals I wear something different every day
~I am comfortable in a movie seat, airplane seat and stadium seat WITHOUT pain and struggling
~I do NOT cry everyday. If I do they are happy tears from success
~I journal all the time and accept support.
I've lost 42 pounds since surgery. It's not as much as some people, and more than others. That's ok. My ultimate goal is to be down 100 pounds by my one year.That gives me 58 pounds to lose. 6 months ago if I had made that goal there would have been no way I would have even gotten close.
Having the band was the best decision of my life and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I still struggle, we all do. But without this amazing medical tool, I'd still be fat and miserable. Now I'm on my way to a thinner, healthier and happier mommy, sister, daughter, friend and coworker. Life is hard enough without having to struggle in all areas and I would be without all of you, for your love and support I am eternally grateful. I love you :)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I feel EMPOWERED!
Howdy, hello and HOLLAAAAA to my blog peeps today. For some ungodly reason I am in a GREAT mood tday. I'm chipper, smiley, feel good, look good and havent let anyone bother me today. Do I know why? Nope. Do I care why? Not really. :-)
Today at work we started the Biggest Loser contest and I weighed in. Now, I am wearing jeans and a thick cotton top today so I know my weight was higher than it normally is, but whatever. I want to be accountable and also to do this with my work friends. We all need support right? Just like a good underwire bra, friends are there. And if they arent? Fuck em. :-p
My sister and our bff's are looking into doing a Zumba class or a hip-hop aerobics class each week at the local recreation center. It's $7 per class or $36 per month, we are going to just pay per week in case we can't make it for some reason. I'm super stoked. I love organized get togethers like this. I spent some time (shoulda been working...shhhh) calling around because originally we wanted to take a stripper/pole dancing class, but those puppies are HELLA expensive. Like $180 for 3 months of once a week lessions. So we said no way. I'm hoping we can go to Zumba next tuesday evening. I'll let you know how it goes.
I feel empowered today. Strong, confident, capable and happy. This year is going to hold more changes than I have ever had in my whole life. Some really sad, hard and devestating, but some are wonderful, happy and lovely. I'm trying to find balance and find out who I really am. I know I'm a mom and a employee, but it's time for ME. Time for me to do what makes ME happy, feel good, look good and not be one of those bitching people every single frickin day. I HATE being like that. I know it's easy to be like that, but I don't want to be. I want to smile and laugh and feel good. So today is good for me because its giving me a taste of what feeling happy with myself feels like. And it's damn tasty. HEEHEE
Ok, i've rambled about my mood and stuff. I love you all with your support, kind words and even the not so kind ones because I love nothing more than honest people. Without you, I'd be a lost soul. So smile and pat yourself on the back for your good deed.
TOODLES!
Today at work we started the Biggest Loser contest and I weighed in. Now, I am wearing jeans and a thick cotton top today so I know my weight was higher than it normally is, but whatever. I want to be accountable and also to do this with my work friends. We all need support right? Just like a good underwire bra, friends are there. And if they arent? Fuck em. :-p
My sister and our bff's are looking into doing a Zumba class or a hip-hop aerobics class each week at the local recreation center. It's $7 per class or $36 per month, we are going to just pay per week in case we can't make it for some reason. I'm super stoked. I love organized get togethers like this. I spent some time (shoulda been working...shhhh) calling around because originally we wanted to take a stripper/pole dancing class, but those puppies are HELLA expensive. Like $180 for 3 months of once a week lessions. So we said no way. I'm hoping we can go to Zumba next tuesday evening. I'll let you know how it goes.
I feel empowered today. Strong, confident, capable and happy. This year is going to hold more changes than I have ever had in my whole life. Some really sad, hard and devestating, but some are wonderful, happy and lovely. I'm trying to find balance and find out who I really am. I know I'm a mom and a employee, but it's time for ME. Time for me to do what makes ME happy, feel good, look good and not be one of those bitching people every single frickin day. I HATE being like that. I know it's easy to be like that, but I don't want to be. I want to smile and laugh and feel good. So today is good for me because its giving me a taste of what feeling happy with myself feels like. And it's damn tasty. HEEHEE
Ok, i've rambled about my mood and stuff. I love you all with your support, kind words and even the not so kind ones because I love nothing more than honest people. Without you, I'd be a lost soul. So smile and pat yourself on the back for your good deed.
TOODLES!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Fly by posting
Seeing as I posted a LOOOOOONG questionaire thing at 4 this morning, this is just a quick update.
I'm down 2 pounds this week to 274. 42 pounds lost. YAY! I'm so close to 50 I can smell it.
Have a great day everyone!
I'm down 2 pounds this week to 274. 42 pounds lost. YAY! I'm so close to 50 I can smell it.
Have a great day everyone!
It's 2:35am and I'm AWAKE
So here is a questionaire that Dash posted on her blog. Enjoy!
1. What time did you get up this morning? Sunday, about 8am
2. How do you like your steak? Medium.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Avatar in 3D and it was one of the best movies I've ever seen.
4. What is your favorite TV show? Just one? Shit. I love American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, but the one I'm hooked on now is Criminal Minds.
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Believe it or not(Cara) I've always said Australia.
6. What did you have for breakfast? One piece of cinnamon sugar toast
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Anything with cheese. I love me some cheese.
8. What foods do you dislike? Asparagus, brussel sprouts, beets, liver, cottage cheese, whole milk, catfish
9. Favorite place to eat? Anywhere with cream cheese stuffed mushrooms, or BBQ
10. Favorite dressing? Cesear
11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Saturn L300 sedan, in Platinum (or silver, lol)
12. What are your favorite clothes? Comfy ones. I love being in a tank top and sweat pants, or a hoodie and jeans.
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Australia, Ireland, Scotland, England
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Depends on the day.
15. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere that didn't serve shitty food and didn't smell like old folks.
16. Favorite time of day? Right after I get home from work, when my little man comes running thru the door.
17. Where were you born? St. Louis, Missouri, USA
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football. I love sports on tv. Baseball is great too.
19. Bird watcher? Only when I think one might poop on me. Hey, it's happened before.
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night.
21. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? My fill seems to be working this time.
22. What did you want to be when you were little? A ballerina
23. What is your best childhood memory? playing kickball in the circle at the end of the street until the street light came on and our mom called for us. We'd catch lightning bugs on our way home in a jar and watch them glow.
24. Are you a cat or dog person? 100 percent cat lover!
25. Are you married? Yes.
26. Always wear your seat belt? Yes I do. I feel naked if I even run up to the corner store without it on. My car doesn't move without people being buckled up.
27. Been in a car accident? Shit....yes. Just this past week actually. But before that I had one minor and two major. I'm ok so there really isn't any point in going into them.
28. Any pet peeves? But of course I say. People that chew with their mouth open. People that drive the speed MINIMUM in the fast lane. People who have expensive cars and don't use their blinkers. Liars, cheaters and other scums. Oh yeah, and people who are mean in any way to children.
29. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Hamburger, onion and extra cheese please
30. Favorite Flower? I have always loved yellow roses. I know they mean friendship, but they are so cheery.
31. Favorite ice cream? Moose Tracks. It's vanilla ice cream, with fudge swirls and peanut butter cups. YUM
32. Favorite fast food restaurant? It depends on my mood. I like taco bell because it's easy on my band. But I love Subway sandwiches too.
33. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None.
34. From whom did you get your last email? Facebook, telling me someone had commented on my comment.
35. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? First of all, Cara doesn't have a credit card? Can we trade places for a day please? LOL. I'd choose WalMart because there isn't anything you need that you can't find there.
36. Do anything spontaneous lately? Yes, don't you wish you knew? :)
37. Broccoli? Steamed with lemon and salt n pepper
38. What was your favorite vacation? Cancun Mexico is so beautiful and so fun. I've been several times and can't wait to go again.
39. Last person you went out to dinner with? my BFF Beth
40. What are you listening to right now? The heater just kicked on, husband is snoring on the couch and my typing. It is 246am after all.
41. What is your favorite color? I can't choose just one. I love black, its classy and slimming. I love purple because it's strong and sexy, and I love burnt orange because it looks great on me.
42. How many tattoos do you have? One, I have a design for another one, but won't get it till I'm at goal.
43. Coffee drinker? Yes. More now than before surgery. I like it sweet and light please.
I'm adding a few more questions because 43 is a odd number and I'm OCD ok? LOL
44.Underwear type? Bikini
45. How are you like your parents? I'm very strong in my opinions and short to snap sometimes like my dad. But I'm also compassionate and a touchy feely person. I love giving hugs and showing affection to those I care about, just like my mom.
46.What is your dream job? To sing on the stages of Broadway. (musical theatre)
47.Did you go to your high school prom? What did you wear? Yes I went to several actually. My senior prom I went with this great guy named Jeremy. I wore a white halter dress with a full skirt. It kinda reminded me of a wedding dress. I still have it in my closet and will wear it again for pictures once it fits.
48.If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? I'd say my grandma. She passed on my birthday 7 years ago and I miss her like it was yesterday.
49. What is your alcoholic drink of choice? Before my band it was ice cold beer, now it's wine. Sweet white wine called Moscato by Barefoot. Yum
50. What is one thing no one would EVER guess about you? That I am terrified of clowns. If I see one in person I start to cry. Even the happy ones at the circus make me upset.
Ok ya'll. If you read all of that, THANKS! I know I love reading about other peoples lives. It's 3am now and I'm going to try and get a few hours sleep before Monday bitch slaps me like a red headed step child. LMAO!
See ya'll tomorrow for weigh in results and more ramblings I'm sure.
1. What time did you get up this morning? Sunday, about 8am
2. How do you like your steak? Medium.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Avatar in 3D and it was one of the best movies I've ever seen.
4. What is your favorite TV show? Just one? Shit. I love American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, but the one I'm hooked on now is Criminal Minds.
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Believe it or not(Cara) I've always said Australia.
6. What did you have for breakfast? One piece of cinnamon sugar toast
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Anything with cheese. I love me some cheese.
8. What foods do you dislike? Asparagus, brussel sprouts, beets, liver, cottage cheese, whole milk, catfish
9. Favorite place to eat? Anywhere with cream cheese stuffed mushrooms, or BBQ
10. Favorite dressing? Cesear
11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? Saturn L300 sedan, in Platinum (or silver, lol)
12. What are your favorite clothes? Comfy ones. I love being in a tank top and sweat pants, or a hoodie and jeans.
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Australia, Ireland, Scotland, England
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Depends on the day.
15. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere that didn't serve shitty food and didn't smell like old folks.
16. Favorite time of day? Right after I get home from work, when my little man comes running thru the door.
17. Where were you born? St. Louis, Missouri, USA
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football. I love sports on tv. Baseball is great too.
19. Bird watcher? Only when I think one might poop on me. Hey, it's happened before.
20. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night.
21. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? My fill seems to be working this time.
22. What did you want to be when you were little? A ballerina
23. What is your best childhood memory? playing kickball in the circle at the end of the street until the street light came on and our mom called for us. We'd catch lightning bugs on our way home in a jar and watch them glow.
24. Are you a cat or dog person? 100 percent cat lover!
25. Are you married? Yes.
26. Always wear your seat belt? Yes I do. I feel naked if I even run up to the corner store without it on. My car doesn't move without people being buckled up.
27. Been in a car accident? Shit....yes. Just this past week actually. But before that I had one minor and two major. I'm ok so there really isn't any point in going into them.
28. Any pet peeves? But of course I say. People that chew with their mouth open. People that drive the speed MINIMUM in the fast lane. People who have expensive cars and don't use their blinkers. Liars, cheaters and other scums. Oh yeah, and people who are mean in any way to children.
29. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Hamburger, onion and extra cheese please
30. Favorite Flower? I have always loved yellow roses. I know they mean friendship, but they are so cheery.
31. Favorite ice cream? Moose Tracks. It's vanilla ice cream, with fudge swirls and peanut butter cups. YUM
32. Favorite fast food restaurant? It depends on my mood. I like taco bell because it's easy on my band. But I love Subway sandwiches too.
33. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None.
34. From whom did you get your last email? Facebook, telling me someone had commented on my comment.
35. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? First of all, Cara doesn't have a credit card? Can we trade places for a day please? LOL. I'd choose WalMart because there isn't anything you need that you can't find there.
36. Do anything spontaneous lately? Yes, don't you wish you knew? :)
37. Broccoli? Steamed with lemon and salt n pepper
38. What was your favorite vacation? Cancun Mexico is so beautiful and so fun. I've been several times and can't wait to go again.
39. Last person you went out to dinner with? my BFF Beth
40. What are you listening to right now? The heater just kicked on, husband is snoring on the couch and my typing. It is 246am after all.
41. What is your favorite color? I can't choose just one. I love black, its classy and slimming. I love purple because it's strong and sexy, and I love burnt orange because it looks great on me.
42. How many tattoos do you have? One, I have a design for another one, but won't get it till I'm at goal.
43. Coffee drinker? Yes. More now than before surgery. I like it sweet and light please.
I'm adding a few more questions because 43 is a odd number and I'm OCD ok? LOL
44.Underwear type? Bikini
45. How are you like your parents? I'm very strong in my opinions and short to snap sometimes like my dad. But I'm also compassionate and a touchy feely person. I love giving hugs and showing affection to those I care about, just like my mom.
46.What is your dream job? To sing on the stages of Broadway. (musical theatre)
47.Did you go to your high school prom? What did you wear? Yes I went to several actually. My senior prom I went with this great guy named Jeremy. I wore a white halter dress with a full skirt. It kinda reminded me of a wedding dress. I still have it in my closet and will wear it again for pictures once it fits.
48.If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? I'd say my grandma. She passed on my birthday 7 years ago and I miss her like it was yesterday.
49. What is your alcoholic drink of choice? Before my band it was ice cold beer, now it's wine. Sweet white wine called Moscato by Barefoot. Yum
50. What is one thing no one would EVER guess about you? That I am terrified of clowns. If I see one in person I start to cry. Even the happy ones at the circus make me upset.
Ok ya'll. If you read all of that, THANKS! I know I love reading about other peoples lives. It's 3am now and I'm going to try and get a few hours sleep before Monday bitch slaps me like a red headed step child. LMAO!
See ya'll tomorrow for weigh in results and more ramblings I'm sure.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Ramblings
Hello ladies and gents. It's Thursday and I have to say I'm so glad. I've had a shitty week and can't wait for the weekend. As the title says, this is just a bunch of ramblings so bear with me k? :)
I was in a car accident Tuesday morning on my way to work. I was stopped at a red light at the end of the exit ramp from the highway and this stupid asshole comes flying down the ramp and hits me going about 50 and my car jumped 5 feet into oncoming traffic. He said he thought I was going. Um...sure dude.
Anyway, so we pulled over and exchanged info and he took off, said if he waited for the cops to come he would be late to work and get fired, so he left and I sat in my car, stunned and hurting. I had hit my head on the window railing and my neck and back were hurting really bad. I drove myself to the ER and was there for about 4 hours. My mom came up to be there with me. They said I have bad whiplash and am really lucky I didn't get hit again or break anything. So I've been home tuesday and wednesday doped up on pain killers and muscle relaxers. I'm back at work today because they only excused me from work for the two days. The shitty thing is that I can't take my meds here at work because they make me pass out. Tylenol it is I guess. Ugh
My car is ok, Saturns tend to be tough in accidents. I was hoping it would get totalled so I could get out from under the enormous car payment I have, but no luck there. LOL
I still have restriction. More so when I eat bread, pasta, rice or anything thick. I've been limiting my carbs a LOT and eating a LOT more slowly. There is nothing worse for me than gagging over the sink for a half our because of one damn bite. Here is my food for today....
B-coffee w/ sweet n low
S-1 hard boiled egg
L- 1/2 c. tuna salad w/ 4 saltines
S- LF string cheese
D- 1/2 cup pasta w/ white sauce, few bites of salad
S-glass of milk w/ meds before bed
I've never been one to weigh myself everyday. I think it just freaks me out and I don't need any added stress in my life right now. BUT, last week at my fill, the waiting room was FULL of women who were banded around when I was and they say they weigh every day so if the scale is moving up they can correct their eating that day and make a difference. Well shit. Should I be doing this? I started doing it this week. Tuesday I was down 1 lb, Wednesday I was up 1 lb and today I was down 2. I guess it kinda does help me gage how I'm going to eat that day. We shall see if this really helps me. If and when I start to get obsessed with weighing every day, I fully expect all of YOU to bitch slap me into reality ok?? Good. :)
Gotta get to work. Love you all!
I was in a car accident Tuesday morning on my way to work. I was stopped at a red light at the end of the exit ramp from the highway and this stupid asshole comes flying down the ramp and hits me going about 50 and my car jumped 5 feet into oncoming traffic. He said he thought I was going. Um...sure dude.
Anyway, so we pulled over and exchanged info and he took off, said if he waited for the cops to come he would be late to work and get fired, so he left and I sat in my car, stunned and hurting. I had hit my head on the window railing and my neck and back were hurting really bad. I drove myself to the ER and was there for about 4 hours. My mom came up to be there with me. They said I have bad whiplash and am really lucky I didn't get hit again or break anything. So I've been home tuesday and wednesday doped up on pain killers and muscle relaxers. I'm back at work today because they only excused me from work for the two days. The shitty thing is that I can't take my meds here at work because they make me pass out. Tylenol it is I guess. Ugh
My car is ok, Saturns tend to be tough in accidents. I was hoping it would get totalled so I could get out from under the enormous car payment I have, but no luck there. LOL
I still have restriction. More so when I eat bread, pasta, rice or anything thick. I've been limiting my carbs a LOT and eating a LOT more slowly. There is nothing worse for me than gagging over the sink for a half our because of one damn bite. Here is my food for today....
B-coffee w/ sweet n low
S-1 hard boiled egg
L- 1/2 c. tuna salad w/ 4 saltines
S- LF string cheese
D- 1/2 cup pasta w/ white sauce, few bites of salad
S-glass of milk w/ meds before bed
I've never been one to weigh myself everyday. I think it just freaks me out and I don't need any added stress in my life right now. BUT, last week at my fill, the waiting room was FULL of women who were banded around when I was and they say they weigh every day so if the scale is moving up they can correct their eating that day and make a difference. Well shit. Should I be doing this? I started doing it this week. Tuesday I was down 1 lb, Wednesday I was up 1 lb and today I was down 2. I guess it kinda does help me gage how I'm going to eat that day. We shall see if this really helps me. If and when I start to get obsessed with weighing every day, I fully expect all of YOU to bitch slap me into reality ok?? Good. :)
Gotta get to work. Love you all!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Super Easy Recipes
I'm in the mood today for recipes. Monday is one of my grocery store days because that's when the new sales start, so I've been thinking of meals for our week so here are a few SUPER EASY recipes that I use that are also band friendly.
Salsa Chicken
4 Chicken breasts or 10 tenderloins (FROZEN)
1 large jar salsa
Put chicken in crockpot, pour salsa on top. Cook on low for 7-9 hours. You can shred this for tacos, or just eat it in a bowl. DELISH!!
BBQ Pork Ribs
2 packages Country Style Pork Ribs
1 large bottle BBQ Sauce
Put thawed ribs in crockpot, cover with sauce, cook on low 7-9 hours. I put mine over mashed potatoes and top with the juice left in the pot. YUM!
Pink Sauce Spaghetti Bake
2 jara red sauce
1 block fat free cream cheese
1 package turkey meatballs
1 box noodles (i use mostacolli noodles)
parmesean & garlic to taste
shredded cheese
Put meatballs in crockpot, cover with red sauce and cook on low 7-9 hours. Before dinner, cook noodles and drain, remove meat from crock and add the cream cheese and parmesean, stirring till melted in. Mix all ingredients together, put in 13x9 pan, sprinkle with more parmesean and shredded cheese and bake 10 mins at 375 till all gooey. Enjoy!
Chicken & Rice casserole
3 raw chicken breasts/ 7-9 chicken tenders-cut into 2 inch pieces
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can water
1 can mushrooms-drained
1 cup white uncooked rice
Cut chicken and put in crockpot. Mix soups, water,mushrooms and rice and pour into crockpot. Mix all together and cook on low for 7-9 hours. DO NOT STIR when cooking. I top mine with a little salt and pepper and its cozy and filling.
Salsa Chicken
4 Chicken breasts or 10 tenderloins (FROZEN)
1 large jar salsa
Put chicken in crockpot, pour salsa on top. Cook on low for 7-9 hours. You can shred this for tacos, or just eat it in a bowl. DELISH!!
BBQ Pork Ribs
2 packages Country Style Pork Ribs
1 large bottle BBQ Sauce
Put thawed ribs in crockpot, cover with sauce, cook on low 7-9 hours. I put mine over mashed potatoes and top with the juice left in the pot. YUM!
Pink Sauce Spaghetti Bake
2 jara red sauce
1 block fat free cream cheese
1 package turkey meatballs
1 box noodles (i use mostacolli noodles)
parmesean & garlic to taste
shredded cheese
Put meatballs in crockpot, cover with red sauce and cook on low 7-9 hours. Before dinner, cook noodles and drain, remove meat from crock and add the cream cheese and parmesean, stirring till melted in. Mix all ingredients together, put in 13x9 pan, sprinkle with more parmesean and shredded cheese and bake 10 mins at 375 till all gooey. Enjoy!
Chicken & Rice casserole
3 raw chicken breasts/ 7-9 chicken tenders-cut into 2 inch pieces
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can water
1 can mushrooms-drained
1 cup white uncooked rice
Cut chicken and put in crockpot. Mix soups, water,mushrooms and rice and pour into crockpot. Mix all together and cook on low for 7-9 hours. DO NOT STIR when cooking. I top mine with a little salt and pepper and its cozy and filling.
I lost my son....
Happy Monday to my lovely followers. I'm sure you read my title and are like, WTF?? Let me explain.
I had my weigh in today. I lost 4 lbs this week (my biggest loss in over 2 months) and that brings my total to....
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The reason I say that I lost my son is because he weighs 40 pounds at 3 1/2 years old and I can't believe when I pick him up that I've lost that much weight. How did I carry that around for so long?
I also have a NSV today. It's just a day full of happy news from me today. :-)
My NSV is a girlie one, sorry guys. But this morning I was nekkid in the bathroom doing my weigh in and looked down at the scale and I could see my VA-JAY-JAY without lifting my stomach or bending over. WTF!?!?!? I'm like, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LMAO.
Food Journal for TODAY
B-coffee w/ sweet n low
S-1 scrambled egg
L-1/2 c. ham and bean soup, 2 small slices colby jack cheese
S-sugar free Crystal Light, jolly rancher candy piece
D-1 baked chicken tender, broccoli w/ spray butter
S-glass of skim milk
Gotta get to work, they do pay me to work right? :-P Ive got lots of thoughts rolling around in my head today, so I wouldnt be surprised if I post again later. Oh, and for those that may not have seen, I VLOGGED last night. So check that out too.
Toodles!
I had my weigh in today. I lost 4 lbs this week (my biggest loss in over 2 months) and that brings my total to....
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The reason I say that I lost my son is because he weighs 40 pounds at 3 1/2 years old and I can't believe when I pick him up that I've lost that much weight. How did I carry that around for so long?
I also have a NSV today. It's just a day full of happy news from me today. :-)
My NSV is a girlie one, sorry guys. But this morning I was nekkid in the bathroom doing my weigh in and looked down at the scale and I could see my VA-JAY-JAY without lifting my stomach or bending over. WTF!?!?!? I'm like, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LMAO.
Food Journal for TODAY
B-coffee w/ sweet n low
S-1 scrambled egg
L-1/2 c. ham and bean soup, 2 small slices colby jack cheese
S-sugar free Crystal Light, jolly rancher candy piece
D-1 baked chicken tender, broccoli w/ spray butter
S-glass of skim milk
Gotta get to work, they do pay me to work right? :-P Ive got lots of thoughts rolling around in my head today, so I wouldnt be surprised if I post again later. Oh, and for those that may not have seen, I VLOGGED last night. So check that out too.
Toodles!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
It's about frickin time!
Ladies and gentlemen.....I have RESTRICTION! As temporary as it may be on this fill, it's here and wow am I feeling good about it.
I know I just got my fill yesterday so I could be a little swollen, but this morning I had coffee and felt soooo full just with that. Then 2 hours later I had a super soft string cheese and chewed it to a liquid and halfway thru the stick I was burping and having pains. I sat here stunned. Half a string cheese? Really?
WOOHOOO!!!
Here is my food for the day.
B-coffee w/ sweet n low and FF creamer
S-half string cheese
L-1/2 c. mashed potatoes
S-hot chocolate
D-french onion soup and crackers, raspberry tea
I'm listening to Adam Lamberts cd For your Entertainment. I just LOVE his music and style.
So I'm rockin this Friday morning in a drizzly, grey sky St. Louis. I'm helping my BFF move tomorrow and Sunday and watching my Indianapolis Colts in their playoff game tomorrow night. WOOHOO!
Have a great one peeps. Love you bunches!
I know I just got my fill yesterday so I could be a little swollen, but this morning I had coffee and felt soooo full just with that. Then 2 hours later I had a super soft string cheese and chewed it to a liquid and halfway thru the stick I was burping and having pains. I sat here stunned. Half a string cheese? Really?
WOOHOOO!!!
Here is my food for the day.
B-coffee w/ sweet n low and FF creamer
S-half string cheese
L-1/2 c. mashed potatoes
S-hot chocolate
D-french onion soup and crackers, raspberry tea
I'm listening to Adam Lamberts cd For your Entertainment. I just LOVE his music and style.
So I'm rockin this Friday morning in a drizzly, grey sky St. Louis. I'm helping my BFF move tomorrow and Sunday and watching my Indianapolis Colts in their playoff game tomorrow night. WOOHOO!
Have a great one peeps. Love you bunches!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
VLOG
WOW! I never say UM as much as when I do a video. Maybe I should write things down so I don't do that next time. LOL
Fill Day
So I have my 4th fill today. I have 6 cc's in my 17cc band already and I'm guessing he is planning on keeping with the 2cc's per fill until I hit my sweet spot. I have only lost like 3 lbs in the 4 weeks since my last fill, so I'm hoping this one makes me a little tighter.
Of course since it's a fill day I'm starving feeling. My head starts to ache from no food. I'm the bandster that cheats a little after a fill. For example, tonight I'm having mashed potatoes with cheese for dinner. I can't do liquids for 2 days after, I'm a complete bitch and really, no one wants that. Especially on a weekend. LOL
I got a box FULL of clothes from Melissa (THANK YOU!!) and am wearing a pair of dark wash jeans today. They fit like they were made for my body and I've gotten so many compliments on them. I have 28,26 and some 24's that I'm not wearing. So if anyone needs clothes in those sizes, just leave me a comment with your email addy and I'm happy to ship them out.
I might do a VLOG later, but that will depend on my mood from not eating. LMAO!
Have a great day everyone.
Of course since it's a fill day I'm starving feeling. My head starts to ache from no food. I'm the bandster that cheats a little after a fill. For example, tonight I'm having mashed potatoes with cheese for dinner. I can't do liquids for 2 days after, I'm a complete bitch and really, no one wants that. Especially on a weekend. LOL
I got a box FULL of clothes from Melissa (THANK YOU!!) and am wearing a pair of dark wash jeans today. They fit like they were made for my body and I've gotten so many compliments on them. I have 28,26 and some 24's that I'm not wearing. So if anyone needs clothes in those sizes, just leave me a comment with your email addy and I'm happy to ship them out.
I might do a VLOG later, but that will depend on my mood from not eating. LMAO!
Have a great day everyone.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Pictures and stuff
So am I a whiney baby if I say that I'm a little bummed that none of my 37 followers responded yesterday to my birthday post? I got facebook messages from Amy, Tiffany and Liz, but I thought someone would say something here. Maybe everyone was just not reading blogs yesterday. Hmmmmm. Oh well...moving on.
Here are several pictures of my new hairdo. I went darker in color and added bangs.
Here are several pictures of my new hairdo. I went darker in color and added bangs.
this is a picture of a picture from my birthday party saturday night
This was this morning. I haven't been able to fit in this shirt for 3 years. It's sparkly and cute. Of course you can see my hair too.
Ok, gotta work today. Love ya's!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Happy Birthday to me!
I'm 31 years old today. I do feel older.
I'm at work today because I was off yesterday for a longer weekend.
I will have pictures of my new haircut and color tonight to post, if you know me on facebook they are already posted there.
Thank you for all your love and support my blog friends. This is going to be a year full of changes for me and I'm so happy to have you all along with me for the journey.
Muwah :*
Friday, January 8, 2010
It's negative HOLY CRAP degrees here
Happy Friday! It is officially -10 with the windchill here today. Can we all say BRRRRR together? :-P
I was testing out the camera on my phone today and decided to share!
What is everyone doing for the weekend? Any hot plans?
Tonight I'm going to continue to deep clean the house and get all the holiday things put away. Tomorrow I'm getting my hair cut (just trimmed and styled) and my BIL (brother in law) and I are having a joint bday party with a poker game and drinking. Sunday I plan to sleep off the drunken haze and help my BFF pack her house (she is moving in 2 weeks..eeek!). I'm off work Monday for a girls day with my mom. Which I'm looking forward to since my birthday is actually tuesday and I have to work that day. We plan on getting pedi's, shopping and eating. Sounds like a good day off work to me.
Do you ever have those days when you wake up and feel cute? Let me clarify. As a fatty (excuse my term) I rarely have days that I wake up where I don't go BLECH when I look in the mirror. Of course as we lose weight we will feel better about ourselves, but can still have those "Yuck" mirror days. Well today I didn't do anything special. No extra makeup, no special hairdo or new shirt. Yet I feel cute today. There is a pep in my step and I don't feel like such a nasty blob of body. I feel a wave of cuteness and people are asking me what's up because I guess I seem happier today. Not really sure why, but hey...I'll take it.
Alrighty, enough of the brain diarrhea. Have a great weekend and be safe!
MUWAH! :*
I was testing out the camera on my phone today and decided to share!
What is everyone doing for the weekend? Any hot plans?
Tonight I'm going to continue to deep clean the house and get all the holiday things put away. Tomorrow I'm getting my hair cut (just trimmed and styled) and my BIL (brother in law) and I are having a joint bday party with a poker game and drinking. Sunday I plan to sleep off the drunken haze and help my BFF pack her house (she is moving in 2 weeks..eeek!). I'm off work Monday for a girls day with my mom. Which I'm looking forward to since my birthday is actually tuesday and I have to work that day. We plan on getting pedi's, shopping and eating. Sounds like a good day off work to me.
Do you ever have those days when you wake up and feel cute? Let me clarify. As a fatty (excuse my term) I rarely have days that I wake up where I don't go BLECH when I look in the mirror. Of course as we lose weight we will feel better about ourselves, but can still have those "Yuck" mirror days. Well today I didn't do anything special. No extra makeup, no special hairdo or new shirt. Yet I feel cute today. There is a pep in my step and I don't feel like such a nasty blob of body. I feel a wave of cuteness and people are asking me what's up because I guess I seem happier today. Not really sure why, but hey...I'll take it.
Alrighty, enough of the brain diarrhea. Have a great weekend and be safe!
MUWAH! :*
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Where do you shop?
Goooooooood morning blog buddies. It's a FREEZING 6 degrees here in St. Louis and we are supposed to be getting hella snow and ice tonight. Good times (NOT!).
I was sitting at my desk (supposed to be working, LMAO) enjoying my delicious coffee with FF pumpkin spice creamer and checking my personal email before I get started actually working for the day. I get advertisements for places like Old Navy, Lane Bryant and Fashion Bug and sometimes they have great sales. Too bad they have ugly clothes for the most part. I mean, I'm sure there is "someone" out there who would wear this top, but REALLY?? for $45 bucks?
I have gotten boxes of clothes from some of you wonderful ladies and I appreciate them more than you could ever know and have some clothes of my own to share, but it seems as if all of my blog buddies are smaller than me :P
All of that being said, I want to know something. Where do YOU shop for clothes? Is there some secret online store for us bigger gals that I don't know about?
I'm on a fine line here tho ladies (and gents). I'm about to be 31 years old. I don't need to dress like a teenager, but also not like a 60 yr old lady either. Like I said, it's a fine fine line between HOOCH and GRANDMA.
So spill it. I wanna know where you get your cutest clothes. And so help me God if everyone says Target I will scream because I think their clothes are frumpy and expensive. LMAO!
Ok, I'm going to post this now so you can all answer me. Don't let me down blog friends.
Love ya's!
I was sitting at my desk (supposed to be working, LMAO) enjoying my delicious coffee with FF pumpkin spice creamer and checking my personal email before I get started actually working for the day. I get advertisements for places like Old Navy, Lane Bryant and Fashion Bug and sometimes they have great sales. Too bad they have ugly clothes for the most part. I mean, I'm sure there is "someone" out there who would wear this top, but REALLY?? for $45 bucks?
I have gotten boxes of clothes from some of you wonderful ladies and I appreciate them more than you could ever know and have some clothes of my own to share, but it seems as if all of my blog buddies are smaller than me :P
All of that being said, I want to know something. Where do YOU shop for clothes? Is there some secret online store for us bigger gals that I don't know about?
I'm on a fine line here tho ladies (and gents). I'm about to be 31 years old. I don't need to dress like a teenager, but also not like a 60 yr old lady either. Like I said, it's a fine fine line between HOOCH and GRANDMA.
So spill it. I wanna know where you get your cutest clothes. And so help me God if everyone says Target I will scream because I think their clothes are frumpy and expensive. LMAO!
Ok, I'm going to post this now so you can all answer me. Don't let me down blog friends.
Love ya's!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year
Welcome to the 2010 edition of Singing with my Band! I hope this year brings many changes for us all. :)
Weigh in-up 1 lb from last monday. I've been thinking a LOT about how we gain weight with the band, especially since we are eating soooo much less than before. Why aren't we still losing? Here is my mathmatical thoughts on that.
These numbers are to maintain my weight btw.
Before the Band:
Consuming per day 3,000 approx
maintaining a 316 lb weight.
After the Band:
Consuming approx 1300-1600 per day
So, if 1 pound of weight equals 3500 calories, I'm saving 1400 calories per day from before the band. Then why am I not seeing a 2.8 pound loss each week???
I'm aware there are times I may eat something not great for me, but seriously. I am still a big girl and to maintain my weight of 280 I'd still need somewhere like 2500 calories a day. So how in the world am I not getting losses? How in the world am I having gains of 1 and 2 lbs?
Someone explain it to me please cuz I'm confused. LOL
Our NYE was nice. We made lots of goodies and sat around with friends till 12. I spend a LOT of time with my little man this weekend which is always great!
I should find out something today or tomorrow about all the drama at my work. If you pray, please do so. I need this job and so many things would fall apart if I lost it.
Love ya's!
Weigh in-up 1 lb from last monday. I've been thinking a LOT about how we gain weight with the band, especially since we are eating soooo much less than before. Why aren't we still losing? Here is my mathmatical thoughts on that.
These numbers are to maintain my weight btw.
Before the Band:
Consuming per day 3,000 approx
maintaining a 316 lb weight.
After the Band:
Consuming approx 1300-1600 per day
So, if 1 pound of weight equals 3500 calories, I'm saving 1400 calories per day from before the band. Then why am I not seeing a 2.8 pound loss each week???
I'm aware there are times I may eat something not great for me, but seriously. I am still a big girl and to maintain my weight of 280 I'd still need somewhere like 2500 calories a day. So how in the world am I not getting losses? How in the world am I having gains of 1 and 2 lbs?
Someone explain it to me please cuz I'm confused. LOL
Our NYE was nice. We made lots of goodies and sat around with friends till 12. I spend a LOT of time with my little man this weekend which is always great!
I should find out something today or tomorrow about all the drama at my work. If you pray, please do so. I need this job and so many things would fall apart if I lost it.
Love ya's!
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