Well yes, it did.
However between senior year of college and Dad's health issues I'd say I have a valid excuse.
I have found however that I eat much better when I am with my boyfriend, as he has a need to eat on a normal basis and I do not.
Dad's health issues... I got a call on April 8th at 7:45 in the morning (weird yes, unusual, no). My mom always calls super early due to her work schedule-- I answered it and it was bad news. Dad had suffered a stroke. After calling David we booked me a flight to Boston, I grabbed breakfast, did laundry, took a shower, packed and was at the airport by 12noon. By the time I arrived Dad was being transported to Mass General Hospital, talking a bit and moving around (which is always good news). I stayed at the hospital all Saturday, Sunday and Monday watching him improve-- talking more. But they still could not stabilize his heart rate or blood pressure. He began eating more, and trying to do more for himself. I left on Tuesday morning, knowing I had 20 days until I'd be back; not knowing what I'd come back to, who'd be attending graduation and how life was going to change. Dad went home on Thursday after 6 days in the hospital, I had talked to him on the phone and he was talking much more. Come to find out his blood pressure and heart rate still aren't the best they could be even on medication and he doesn't have a cardiologist appointment until the end of May! Meanwhile Mom's still trying to figure out finances, transportation, and my graduation; Sydnie (my 14 year old sister) has my Dad on a strict diet and is a cleaning machine; Sarah is avoiding being home at all costs and David is just trying to keep me sane until I can be home.
My grandparents left Sunday to make it down here, they got in a little after dinner last night. We ate together and talked some then made plans sort of. We are going to load their car on Thursday afternoon - and I am positive that trunk is even bigger than mine was so looking to get a good amount of crap into their vehicle so that I don't have to ship anything home!
I have got one case study (due Thursday at 8:00a) one 10 page research paper (due next Wednesday at 2:00p) till I am done except for the two mandatory and two "up-to-me" finals. David flies in on Friday only 10 days away, and I'm cleaning out everything. It is so crazy that four years has passed and it's time for Graduate school and the real world. I've never looked so forward to something in my whole life.
Peace.Love.& Moving On
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Hump Day
Partly, due to the fact I always mess up the spelling and I'm too lazy to care.
Yesterday was an up and down day, a good friend from Massachusetts was making her final departure from West Palm Beach back to Mass and we got together for a few hours of sun and lunch. Which was exactly what the doctor (read: my brain) ordered.
9:00 am) 2 multi, 1 iron, B12, BC
9:15 am) 1 raspberry Light n Fit Yogurt
11:15 am) 4 peanut butter crackers
12:30 pm) granola bar
2:00 pm) Half a tuna sandwich with tomato,lettuce, pickle on toasted rye
3:45 pm) Fun Size Kit Kat
5:30 pm) 4 oz. Turkey, 6 oz. SF Apple Sauce
8:00 pm) Half a grilled cheese
I'm starting to do better I believe, not great especially for what I should be eating but better than it was before (you should've seen before, half of the WLS community would've killed me).
On a personal note, I've made a doctors appointment at the Center for Weight Loss Management at Lowell General Hospital-- they've accepted me as a new patient (I wouldn't consider myself new.. but okay!) so I'll have to go and sign out my records. I've also made a few other appointments, primary, dentist, and "the woman doctor"; I've made sure they are all close in proximity and have admitting privileges to the same hospital. Not that I think something will happen but I'm hoping to stay in the same area for a while and I am all about creating a relationship with your doctor/nurse practitioner. And well if something does happen the hospital would have access to all my doctors and their records-- better safe than sorry.
I'm making the slow transition back to Massachusetts. My grandparents will be down to pick a load of my stuff up in two weeks, it's hard to part with it but I'll be back with it two weeks after that. Most of the stuff I haven't touched all year, let's hope I don't need it last minute!
And on another fantastic note, I love coupons! I've gotten addicted to Extreme Couponing that show on TLC. Wellll... I told my boyfriend (who I am moving in with) that I wanted to save 50% on our groceries, he stated that if I could do that I'd get to keep the 50%. Heck yes! It'll just go back to our multiple savings funds, but taking a few hours out of a Saturday afternoon is so worth it to save that much. I'm not going to stock our non-existent garage with back stock for three years but just save us some extra cash.
Back to work and school I go!
Peace.Love.&Coupons.
Yesterday was an up and down day, a good friend from Massachusetts was making her final departure from West Palm Beach back to Mass and we got together for a few hours of sun and lunch. Which was exactly what the doctor (read: my brain) ordered.
9:00 am) 2 multi, 1 iron, B12, BC
9:15 am) 1 raspberry Light n Fit Yogurt
11:15 am) 4 peanut butter crackers
12:30 pm) granola bar
2:00 pm) Half a tuna sandwich with tomato,lettuce, pickle on toasted rye
3:45 pm) Fun Size Kit Kat
5:30 pm) 4 oz. Turkey, 6 oz. SF Apple Sauce
8:00 pm) Half a grilled cheese
I'm starting to do better I believe, not great especially for what I should be eating but better than it was before (you should've seen before, half of the WLS community would've killed me).
On a personal note, I've made a doctors appointment at the Center for Weight Loss Management at Lowell General Hospital-- they've accepted me as a new patient (I wouldn't consider myself new.. but okay!) so I'll have to go and sign out my records. I've also made a few other appointments, primary, dentist, and "the woman doctor"; I've made sure they are all close in proximity and have admitting privileges to the same hospital. Not that I think something will happen but I'm hoping to stay in the same area for a while and I am all about creating a relationship with your doctor/nurse practitioner. And well if something does happen the hospital would have access to all my doctors and their records-- better safe than sorry.
I'm making the slow transition back to Massachusetts. My grandparents will be down to pick a load of my stuff up in two weeks, it's hard to part with it but I'll be back with it two weeks after that. Most of the stuff I haven't touched all year, let's hope I don't need it last minute!
And on another fantastic note, I love coupons! I've gotten addicted to Extreme Couponing that show on TLC. Wellll... I told my boyfriend (who I am moving in with) that I wanted to save 50% on our groceries, he stated that if I could do that I'd get to keep the 50%. Heck yes! It'll just go back to our multiple savings funds, but taking a few hours out of a Saturday afternoon is so worth it to save that much. I'm not going to stock our non-existent garage with back stock for three years but just save us some extra cash.
Back to work and school I go!
Peace.Love.&Coupons.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday.. doing okay
7:30am ) 2 multi-vitamin, 1 calcium, B12, BC
8:00am ) Believe Mocha Latte Protein Drink
10:00am ) 1 hard boiled egg
1:20pm ) 1/2 cup of green beans, slice of bread, beef from Shepard pie.
3:45pm) 4 oz. peaches
5:00pm) Chewy Granola Bar
6:30pm) Tomato Bisque Soup, half roll, 3 oz. Prime Rib, 2 Baby Carrots, 3 asparagus spears, three bites of creme brulee
10:00pm) 4 oz. pineapple
Liquids: 20 oz. Water, 24oz. Gatorade, 12 oz. Grape Juice, 6 oz. coffee
Today was a hard day. My dinner was a four course etiquette dinner sponsored by my college.So the evening was a bit difficult followed by a sugar drop, which I am assume was due to the tomato soup and creme brulee. It was an indulgence, and I got the hard way out at the end of the night.
8:00am ) Believe Mocha Latte Protein Drink
10:00am ) 1 hard boiled egg
1:20pm ) 1/2 cup of green beans, slice of bread, beef from Shepard pie.
3:45pm) 4 oz. peaches
5:00pm) Chewy Granola Bar
6:30pm) Tomato Bisque Soup, half roll, 3 oz. Prime Rib, 2 Baby Carrots, 3 asparagus spears, three bites of creme brulee
10:00pm) 4 oz. pineapple
Liquids: 20 oz. Water, 24oz. Gatorade, 12 oz. Grape Juice, 6 oz. coffee
Today was a hard day. My dinner was a four course etiquette dinner sponsored by my college.So the evening was a bit difficult followed by a sugar drop, which I am assume was due to the tomato soup and creme brulee. It was an indulgence, and I got the hard way out at the end of the night.
Monday, April 4, 2011
First Day
Today was my first day taking all my new vitamins and such.
11:00 am) 1 multivitamin, 1 calcium, 1 B12
12noon) Mocha Latte Belive Drink
2:30pm) 6 Inch: Turkey, Ham and Provolone with Lettuce, TOmato, Pickles, Onion, Olives only top half of bread
4:00pm) Peanut Butter Crackers
6:30pm) Spaghetti from Healthy Choice
9:30pm) 100 Calorie Pack
30 ounces of water
10:00pm) 1 Multivitamin, Iron, BirthControl
My sugar dropped at 3:30pm which is why I ate the PB Crackers.
11:00 am) 1 multivitamin, 1 calcium, 1 B12
12noon) Mocha Latte Belive Drink
2:30pm) 6 Inch: Turkey, Ham and Provolone with Lettuce, TOmato, Pickles, Onion, Olives only top half of bread
4:00pm) Peanut Butter Crackers
6:30pm) Spaghetti from Healthy Choice
9:30pm) 100 Calorie Pack
30 ounces of water
10:00pm) 1 Multivitamin, Iron, BirthControl
My sugar dropped at 3:30pm which is why I ate the PB Crackers.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
There are two educations...
There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. - John Adams
I decided that if I was going to keep track of my food intake, take the correct vitamins, and protein intake that I should do it the right way.
Which is my friends how I ended up at the most amazing place on earth-- Bariatric Eating. I am lucky enough that I live only a forty-five minute drive and was able to go there and taste test a wide variety of protein drinks, vitamins and food. I was also lucky enough to meet the owner who shared her inspiration and way of life with me. And the two women working one nine days out of the sleeve and the other six years out of RNY were so helpful and enjoyed discussion their ups and downs. In the end I walked out with Bariatric Advantage Complete Multi Chew in Berry, BariatricAdvatages B12 Sublingual, Journey Bariatric Calcium Capsule, Journey Bariatric Iron Capsule, BELIEVE Protein Energy Drink in Mocha Latte, Cytosport Watermelon and Tangerine and Zilch Sugar Free Daquari Mix.
Being healthy has always been important, obviously since I had this surgery. But now that the adult world is becoming real, it seems like I cannot leave the dorms fast enough. I'm looking forward to moving into an apartment with a real kitchen, a supportive and ready to eat what I cook boyfriend, and a gym on property. Life just keeps looking up. I need to be on my toes for this summer job (crazy teenagers), for graduate school, for a career, for my family and for the rest of my life. So tomorrow I shall start this new regimine and move on to a more energetic, protein filled life.
Peace. Love. & BariatricEating
I decided that if I was going to keep track of my food intake, take the correct vitamins, and protein intake that I should do it the right way.
Which is my friends how I ended up at the most amazing place on earth-- Bariatric Eating. I am lucky enough that I live only a forty-five minute drive and was able to go there and taste test a wide variety of protein drinks, vitamins and food. I was also lucky enough to meet the owner who shared her inspiration and way of life with me. And the two women working one nine days out of the sleeve and the other six years out of RNY were so helpful and enjoyed discussion their ups and downs. In the end I walked out with Bariatric Advantage Complete Multi Chew in Berry, BariatricAdvatages B12 Sublingual, Journey Bariatric Calcium Capsule, Journey Bariatric Iron Capsule, BELIEVE Protein Energy Drink in Mocha Latte, Cytosport Watermelon and Tangerine and Zilch Sugar Free Daquari Mix.
Being healthy has always been important, obviously since I had this surgery. But now that the adult world is becoming real, it seems like I cannot leave the dorms fast enough. I'm looking forward to moving into an apartment with a real kitchen, a supportive and ready to eat what I cook boyfriend, and a gym on property. Life just keeps looking up. I need to be on my toes for this summer job (crazy teenagers), for graduate school, for a career, for my family and for the rest of my life. So tomorrow I shall start this new regimine and move on to a more energetic, protein filled life.
Peace. Love. & BariatricEating
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
I'm Backkkkkk
Wow. I suck, kidding. It's been almost another year since I have written on this. And honestly I am looking forward to getting back to it!
First, it always makes a girl feel good to discuss weight. Okay, only the girls that have lost enough to build another human. So I am currently down to 167 pounds. For those of you who are curious I went into surgery at 312 (that was my largest). And for those of you a little slow on the numbers scale....{drumroll please} that's a total of 146 pounds, 2336 ounces, 66.22 kilograms, 649.44 newton’s. I am 11 pounds from weighing half of what I did on November 18, 2009.
Second, we shall review the WOW moments. For those of you who may be unaware of what a WOW moment is.... "Wow Moments, are the small things in life that in simpler terms—wow us. Possible things I couldn’t do before, didn’t want to do before, or hadn’t thought of doing before. I made a list of some things I wanted to do. I wrote it down, kept some in my head but never verbalized them for the world to see.
- Cross my legs
- Wrap my arms around myself
- See my collar bones
- Wear a dress without spanx
- Sit in a desk at school without having to suck in
- Sit in a desk at school and text in my lap
- Adjust my steering wheel and seat
- Buckle my seat belt on an airplane with no problems
- Be called beautiful, gorgeous or pretty because they mean it
- Wear shorts/skirts again
- Touch my toes again
- Go jogging
- Run 3 miles
- See my cheek bones
- See my hipbones
- Be down to a size I never remember wearing or buying
- Go on every roller coaster in a theme park
- [edit. I realized I am afraid of roller coasters, this may take longer than expected ]
- Go to a water park and ride every slide
- Be comfortable with my body
- See the number 230
- See the number 275
- See the number 250
- See the number 225
- See the number 200
- See the number 175
- See the number 150
- See the number 130
Third, eating is still hard. However I am able to snack more and college is kicking my ass when it comes to this. With a little over a month left of my undergraduate college career I have decided that I shall share that experience with you as well as create a food diary. They always say to write it down! So that's what I am going to do.
Fourth, lets update the world [ie. everyone who doesn't read this] what has been going on in my world....
A) I worked last summer as a Residential Assistant/Activities Coordinator for a camp that brought international students ages 12-17 to the USA to learn English. I will be going back this summer as the Summer Program Director and could not be happier.
B) I have decided to pursue graduate school; I am applying to three schools in hopes of starting this fall.
C) I will be moving back to Massachusetts after being gone for four years in order to complete B.
D) I found, met, dated and am head over heels for the man of my dreams. I am so looking forward to moving in with him in September after this summer program in completed.
E) I am looking forward to starting a real "adult" life complete with dinners on a real stove, community activities and regular fitness.
I am off. Look forward to posting more often.
Peace. Love. & TheFuture.
First, it always makes a girl feel good to discuss weight. Okay, only the girls that have lost enough to build another human. So I am currently down to 167 pounds. For those of you who are curious I went into surgery at 312 (that was my largest). And for those of you a little slow on the numbers scale....{drumroll please} that's a total of 146 pounds, 2336 ounces, 66.22 kilograms, 649.44 newton’s. I am 11 pounds from weighing half of what I did on November 18, 2009.
Second, we shall review the WOW moments. For those of you who may be unaware of what a WOW moment is.... "Wow Moments, are the small things in life that in simpler terms—wow us. Possible things I couldn’t do before, didn’t want to do before, or hadn’t thought of doing before. I made a list of some things I wanted to do. I wrote it down, kept some in my head but never verbalized them for the world to see.
- Run 3 miles
- Go on every roller coaster in a theme park
- [edit. I realized I am afraid of roller coasters, this may take longer than expected ]
- Go to a water park and ride every slide
- See the number 150
- See the number 130
Third, eating is still hard. However I am able to snack more and college is kicking my ass when it comes to this. With a little over a month left of my undergraduate college career I have decided that I shall share that experience with you as well as create a food diary. They always say to write it down! So that's what I am going to do.
Fourth, lets update the world [ie. everyone who doesn't read this] what has been going on in my world....
A) I worked last summer as a Residential Assistant/Activities Coordinator for a camp that brought international students ages 12-17 to the USA to learn English. I will be going back this summer as the Summer Program Director and could not be happier.
B) I have decided to pursue graduate school; I am applying to three schools in hopes of starting this fall.
C) I will be moving back to Massachusetts after being gone for four years in order to complete B.
D) I found, met, dated and am head over heels for the man of my dreams. I am so looking forward to moving in with him in September after this summer program in completed.
E) I am looking forward to starting a real "adult" life complete with dinners on a real stove, community activities and regular fitness.
I am off. Look forward to posting more often.
Peace. Love. & TheFuture.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
And what it all comes down to, is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine.
Yeah. It is extremely hard to believe, that it's been six months since my last post and five months since my life changing operation. I have lost 90 pounds. That my friends is: 1439.98 ounces, 40.82 kilograms, 40823.3 grams, or 367.4 newtons. That is a twelve year old child; and I am amazed, I have always been the fat one, the overweight one, I was never totally OK with being the size I was. I have gone from a size 28 to a size 18 in pants, and from a size 2X (22/24) to a M/L (14-16) shirt.
Has it been hard, heck yes. Has it been worth it, heck yes. Would I do it again, heck yes. I am still 84 pounds (another eleven year old child) from being to a healthy weight for my height but I am already aspire to be in relative term bigger and better than I ever was before.
And my honesty comes out. It’s hard eating, I am almost never actually hungry. Sometimes I can eat, sometimes I’m beyond the point of not being hungry it makes me sick to eat. I still have problems with protein which is something that I have to work on, if I don’t it could cause some serious damage to my muscles and such. I am taking a daily vitamin, iron and calcium daily as well as a bi-monthly B12 shot. These give me the vitamins I need to get through the day since I cannot get enough of any of that in no matter what I do. I try to stay under 10 grams of sugar per serving; and less than 30 grams per day. I limit by bread, pasta, and potato intake which has been successful. Neither of the previous have made me sick by any means—sugar makes me super tired if I eat more than 15grams in a serving, and carbohydrates sit very well unless the bread gets balled up in my pouch. I can eat fish, shrimp, chicken, and ground beef; but I still have problems with harder beefs and pork.
I haven’t eaten fast food other than Wendy’s and a breakfast sandwich from Burger King or drank soda or alcohol since October. I don’t want to think about going for fast food- because then it may sit okay in my stomach, and I may think it’s okay to eat it. If I continue to believe that I cannot eat it and know how bad it is for you than why bother? I’m craving soda, probably the one thing I am still craving and missing, yet again I don’t want to try it. And Alcohol; well I am waiting until at least my 21st birthday which is only one month shy of the nine month mark I am supposed to wait until to try liquor. For weight loss surgery faster, the sugar in drinks is outrageous, the liquor hits you much faster, and your sober point hits you a lot faster. Figure now you can get trashed, have fun and drive home within four hours and for about five dollars. Not that I have thought about it of course!
Wow Moments, are the small things in life that in simpler terms—wow us. Possible things I couldn’t do before, didn’t want to do before, or hadn’t thought of doing before. I made a list of some things I wanted to do. I wrote it down, kept some in my head but never verbalized them for the world to see.
So world, here it is.
- Cross my legs
- Wrap my arms around myself
- See my collar bones
- Wear a dress without spanx
- Sit in a desk at school without having to suck in
- Sit in a desk at school and text in my lap
- Adjust my steering wheel and seat
- Buckle my seat belt on an airplane with no problems
- Be called beautiful, gorgeous or pretty because they mean it
- Wear shorts/skirts again
- Touch my toes again
- Go jogging
- Run a 3 miles
- See my cheek bones
- See my hipbones
- Be down to a size I never remember wearing or buying
- Go on every roller coaster in a theme park
- Go to a water park and ride every slide
- Be comfortable with my body
- See the number 230
- See the number 275
- See the number 250
- See the number 225
- See the number 200
- See the number 175
- See the number 150
- See the number 130
Half of these things should never have to be said by a twenty year old; and one day I hope to have an impact on someone’s life to give them the education they need to understand it doesn’t have to be that way. Gastric Bypass isn’t for those looking for the easy way out; you shouldn’t have it because it is a quicker way to drop the pounds, and it isn’t for those who cannot fathom their life without food, or alcohol. It isn’t for those who think that obesity is just a look. Obesity is a disease, in 2000 the United States health care costs for obesity related needs was over $117 million. Obesity can lead to the follow disease and disorders; all of which are life threaten and can severely inhibit the life that you have planned for yourself and your family.
- Coronary heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
- Stroke
- Liver and Gallbladder disease
- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
- Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)
I leave you with a quote by Conan O’Brien “Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But, if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
Looking forward to endless possibilities…
Has it been hard, heck yes. Has it been worth it, heck yes. Would I do it again, heck yes. I am still 84 pounds (another eleven year old child) from being to a healthy weight for my height but I am already aspire to be in relative term bigger and better than I ever was before.
And my honesty comes out. It’s hard eating, I am almost never actually hungry. Sometimes I can eat, sometimes I’m beyond the point of not being hungry it makes me sick to eat. I still have problems with protein which is something that I have to work on, if I don’t it could cause some serious damage to my muscles and such. I am taking a daily vitamin, iron and calcium daily as well as a bi-monthly B12 shot. These give me the vitamins I need to get through the day since I cannot get enough of any of that in no matter what I do. I try to stay under 10 grams of sugar per serving; and less than 30 grams per day. I limit by bread, pasta, and potato intake which has been successful. Neither of the previous have made me sick by any means—sugar makes me super tired if I eat more than 15grams in a serving, and carbohydrates sit very well unless the bread gets balled up in my pouch. I can eat fish, shrimp, chicken, and ground beef; but I still have problems with harder beefs and pork.
I haven’t eaten fast food other than Wendy’s and a breakfast sandwich from Burger King or drank soda or alcohol since October. I don’t want to think about going for fast food- because then it may sit okay in my stomach, and I may think it’s okay to eat it. If I continue to believe that I cannot eat it and know how bad it is for you than why bother? I’m craving soda, probably the one thing I am still craving and missing, yet again I don’t want to try it. And Alcohol; well I am waiting until at least my 21st birthday which is only one month shy of the nine month mark I am supposed to wait until to try liquor. For weight loss surgery faster, the sugar in drinks is outrageous, the liquor hits you much faster, and your sober point hits you a lot faster. Figure now you can get trashed, have fun and drive home within four hours and for about five dollars. Not that I have thought about it of course!
Wow Moments, are the small things in life that in simpler terms—wow us. Possible things I couldn’t do before, didn’t want to do before, or hadn’t thought of doing before. I made a list of some things I wanted to do. I wrote it down, kept some in my head but never verbalized them for the world to see.
So world, here it is.
- Go jogging
- Run a 3 miles
- See my cheek bones
- See my hipbones
- Be down to a size I never remember wearing or buying
- Go on every roller coaster in a theme park
- Go to a water park and ride every slide
- Be comfortable with my body
- See the number 200
- See the number 175
- See the number 150
- See the number 130
Half of these things should never have to be said by a twenty year old; and one day I hope to have an impact on someone’s life to give them the education they need to understand it doesn’t have to be that way. Gastric Bypass isn’t for those looking for the easy way out; you shouldn’t have it because it is a quicker way to drop the pounds, and it isn’t for those who cannot fathom their life without food, or alcohol. It isn’t for those who think that obesity is just a look. Obesity is a disease, in 2000 the United States health care costs for obesity related needs was over $117 million. Obesity can lead to the follow disease and disorders; all of which are life threaten and can severely inhibit the life that you have planned for yourself and your family.
- Coronary heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
- Stroke
- Liver and Gallbladder disease
- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
- Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility)
I leave you with a quote by Conan O’Brien “Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But, if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
Looking forward to endless possibilities…
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