My Gastric Bypass Journey

Got some good news!!!

2011-08-09T06:47:00.001-07:00

Good Morning Yall!!! got some good news for you guys!!! i got my refereal for plastics!!!!! woohoo!! sept 13th!!!!

Awesome start to my Saturday!!

2011-07-30T05:17:00.000-07:00

So i just wanted to come on and tell you how i started my day i went for a 1km run with my dog!!!! i havent exersized in over 4 months and i full out ran a 1km!!!! i am so proud of myself and my dog loved it too

I'm Back For good!

2011-07-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry i have been away for so long!!! Alot have been going on, Dog had puppies, got very ill etc but i'm back and for good this time.

So heres alittle update, after become sick i gained a bit of weight 10lbs, no biggie i can now workout again so i'm gonna work that off puts another 3 so i can be at my goal of 180lbs .

i got my doctor to send in a refereal for my pastics!! woohoo!

My 1 Year Post op RNY Gastric bypass

2011-05-07T10:27:00.003-07:00

So 1 year today i was having my RNY Gastric bypass at St Josephs’ hospital in Toronto by Dr. Lindsay. Before opti fast I was 360lbs and day of surgery I was 334lbs. Through this year I have learned so much that I am sometimes overwhelmed with my knew knowledge of food and portions, I have learned that food isn’t my security blanket it is just fuel for my body I no longer depend on food as comfort or happiness. So sometimes I do forget to even eat. If I had the choice to go back and do it all again I would do it with a heartbeat. My surgery has saved my life I wasn’t able to lose my weight without the assistance of my tool. Each day that goes by I’m truly grateful of my surgery and all the support that I have had from my friends in Cambridge you ladies/Jared have been my life line I’m sure I drive you all crazy as hell with my questions, my whining and posting allot but I love you all and I don’t think I could have been so successful without you guys! Now here’s a bunch of things I can do/accomplished throughout this year.

· Cross my legs

· Shop at any store

· Fit into cute/sexy underwear

· Can walk/run down the stairs without being out of breathe

· More active

· Can wear a dress/skirts without looking horrible

· Can fit in my bath tub comfortably with room

· Can wipe my bum without having to stand up

· Feet don’t hurt from standing on them for too long

· Can run

· Have become aware of my eating

· Have learned portions

· Enjoy exercising

· Feel stronger healthier and even younger

· Not lazy anymore I don’t mind walking my dogs, cleaning, etc

· Don’t mind walking to the store

· Can have sex comfortably

· No longer feel like I embarrass my boyfriend

· I feel as if I made my mother proud

· Smaller feet not wide anymore

· Sit in any chair/booth without wondering if I will fit

· Can sit on the floor with my legs crossed

· Can get up off the floor without assistance

· Can do a sit up

· A normal towel can fit around me

· Can sit on the couch with a bunch of people and not hog it

· Sit in the back of my car without feeling cramped

· Sit in boyfriends car without hitting the stick shift

· My boyfriend can carry me

· I can fit in my boyfriends clothes

· I can sit on my boyfriends lap without breaking anything

· Drive my car without having seat all way back and wheel all way up

· Can shower normal and not sideways

· Paint/cut my toe nails

· Bend over

· Shave my legs without having to sit

· Not scared to break a tanning bed

· No longer embarrassed when I go to the gym

· Being called tiny

· Haven’t tried yet but I’m sure I can fit on all the rides at wonderland

· Went camping and my bad didn’t get sore from laying on the ground

· I get double takes

· People I have known for years sometimes don’t recognize me

· Fitting in a size m for the first time in my life

· Have tons of room in chairs I never used to

There are probably many more things but I just can’t think of them but I am so excited for it to be my 1 year I look forward to the many more years to come.

Iron info

2011-05-07T10:26:00.003-07:00

+++++++++++++++++++++++Iron Absorption Enhancers: eat these foods to increase the iron absorption of the foods below.

Meat/fish/poultry
Fruits: Orange, Orange Juice, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapefruit etc
Vegetables: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, tomato, tomato juice, potato, green & red peppers
White wine

Iron Absorption Inhibitors: these foods decrease the iron absorption.

Red Wine, Coffee & Tea
Vegetables: Spinach, chard, beet greens, rhubarb and sweet potato
Whole grains and bran
Soy products

List of Grains Rich in Iron:

Brown rice, 1 cup cooked 0.8 mg
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice 0.9 mg
Wheat germ, 2 tablespoons 1.1 mg
English Muffin, 1 plain 1.4 mg
Oatmeal, 1 cup cooked 1.6 mg
Total cereal, 1 ounce 18.0 mg
Cream of Wheat, 1 cup 10.0 mg
Pita, whole wheat, 1 slice/piece, 6 ½ inch 1.9 mg
Spaghetti, enriched, 1 cup, cooked 2.0 mg
Raisin bran cereal, 1 cup 6.3 mg

List of Iron Rich Legumes, Seeds, and Soy:

Sunflower seeds, 1 ounce 1.4 mg
Soy milk, 1 cup 1.4 mg
Kidney beans, ½ cup canned 1.6 mg
Chickpeas, ½ cup, canned 1.6 mg
Tofu, firm, ½ cup 1.8 mg**
Soy burger, 1 average 1.8 to 3.9 mg**
Raw Spinach, 1 cup 1 mg**
Cooked Spinach, 1 cup 3.5 mg **
Pumpkin Seeds, ½ cup roasted 8.5 mg
Pistachios, ½ cup 4.4 mg

List of Vegetables Rich in Iron:

Broccoli, ½ cup, boiled 0.7 mg
Green beans, ½ cup, boiled 0.8 mg
Lima beans, baby, frozen, ½ cup, boiled 1.8 mg
Beets, 1 cup 1.8 mg
Peas, ½ cup frozen, boiled 1.3 mg
Potato, fresh baked, cooked w/skin on 4.0 mg
Vegetables, green leafy, ½ cup 2.0 mg
Watermelon, 6 inch x ½ inch slice 3.0 mg

Other Foods Rich in Iron:

Blackstrap Molasses, one tablespoon 3.0 mg
Dates or Prunes, ½ cup 2.4 mg
Beef, Pork, Lamb, three ounces 2.3 to 3.0 mg
Liver (beef, chicken), three ounces 8.0 to 25.0 mg*
Clams, Oysters ¾ cup 3.0 mg
Dark meat Turkey ¾ cup 2.6 mg
Pizza, cheese or pepperoni, ½ of 10 inch pie 4.5 to 5.5 mg

March 1st 2011

2011-03-01T06:45:00.000-08:00

I'm going to start posting what i'm eating again to help me see if i'm eating enough etc :)|

Breakfast-quaker apple cinnamon oatmeal with 1 scoop of protien 20grams
Snack- Homemade Frappacino with 1 scoop protien
Lunch- 1/4 cup of trail mix and a babybel
Snack- Homemade Frappacino with 1 scoop protien
Dinner- 2oz of Chicken Breast, 1/4 cup of wild rice, 1/2 cup of roasted cauliflower
Snack- Thinaddictives cranberry almond cookie things (from costco) 1 cup of milk

Stuffed Jalapenos

2011-01-22T06:25:00.000-08:00

One 8-ounce pkg reduced fat or fat free cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons fat free half & half
6 slices turkey bacon, cook crisp and crumbled
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Chili Powder
1 1/2 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese ( i use marble cheese)
12 large-sized jalapeno peppers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl combine the cream cheese, half & half, turkey bacon, garlic powder, chili mix, and 1 cup of the shredded cheese; set aside. Cut peppers in half, lengthwise; remove seeds and ribs. Stuff with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture. Place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and a dusting of chili mix. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until peppers are tender. Makes 12 servings (two stuffed peppers each).

If making it into dip: finely mince a seeded pepper (or to taste) and stir into cheese mixture. Microwave, stirring a couple of times, until smooth and hot.

Per Serving: 110 Cal; 9 g Protein; 5 g Tot Fat; 4 g Carb; 1 g Fiber; 1 g Sugar; 368 mg Sodium

Cauliflower Pizza

2011-01-22T06:23:00.001-08:00

Cauliflower Pizza!!! SUPER GOOD!!!
1 cup of riced* cauliflower ( cook it then squeeze out all the water from it then either grate it or break it into small peices)
1 egg
1 cup grated low fat mozzerella
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp parsley
...1/2 tsp fennel

(as for the spices i didnt use those i used Garlic, itailian seasoning, and bbq craker thing i have and herb and garlic cracker i have... use whatever u think will taste good)

*Grab your cheese grater and grate the cauliflower… aptly named “ricing”.
Throw a cup of non-packed cauliflower into a bowl with egg and cheese and mix. Grab a baking sheet with parchment, and spread clump onto sheet and squish it down flat. Sprinkle spices on flatten ‘crust’ and throw into a 400 F oven for 15 minutes.

Prepare other toppings and once the crust comes out, add and put back into the oven to melt and be delicious.

Pizza is cut into 4 pieces: WLS serving was 1 piece
Calories: 146, Protein: 20, Fat 6g: Carb 4 g

Weigh in

2011-01-07T05:53:00.001-08:00

This week i have lost quite a bit of weight each day i have lost a pound, i believe its cause i have started eating alot more, and more protiens and no more sugar free junk and less carbs

As of today i am 217 pounds, thats 143 pounds lost and 37 more pounds to my goal of 180

The New Year!

2011-01-07T05:52:00.000-08:00

So I haven't really had either the time or energy to post, i find that im barly on the computer now, Hey thats not a bad thing but it means i dont have time to post, i'm trying to set up my phone so that im able to post on there, but its a new phone and i dont know how to use it just yet. New years resalustions or as i call them my new goals for life, i have set a couple and they are

Work out atleast 5x a week
NO more sugar free Junk
Wake up at 7 am
Run 2kms every morning
Drink atleast 64oz of water
No more fast carbs
Do 2 hours of homework a night

Now a few of the points im gonna explain a bit more the No more sugar free junk is because i found myself snacking on sugar free candies, cookies, and chocolates and i felt that i was cheating myself. No more fast carbs because i was buying pretzel thins and eating them rather then my protien. My goals are going pretty good so far i need to work more on the exersize parts of my goals but everything else is doing awesome.

Wednesday December 15th 2010

2010-12-15T07:19:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 1 Ham roll (laughing cow)

1 SF yogurt cup

2 tbsp of granola

1 scoop unflavored protien

1/2 banana

Snack- 2 cups of milk

Lunch- Spicy thai pita ( Pita, Lettuce, Onions, Mushrooms, 2 TBSP of cheese, 2 oz of chicken)

Snack- V8 with 2 scoops of protien
yogart cup
Handful of Smartfood popcorn (i know bad!!)

Dinner-
Snack-

Tuesday, December, 14 2010

2010-12-14T18:33:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 2 Egg whites

1/4 cup of mushrooms and onion

1 tbsp of shedded cheese

1 SF yogart cup

1 scoop of protien

2 TBSP of SF granola

Snack- 1 SF yogurt cup

2 tbsp of SF Granola

1 scoop of unflavored protien

1/3 cup of cabbage

Lunch- 2 Ham rolls ( 2 slices of lean ham with herb and garlic laughing cow cheese)
1 banana
1 yogart with 1tbsp of granola and 1 scoop of protien

Snack- V8 with 1 scoop of protien
1 Banana

Dinner- 2oz of chicken

1/4 cup of rice

1/4 Ceacer salad

1/3 mushrooms

Snack- 1 yogart with 1 tbsp of granola and 1 scoop of protien
2 manderian oranges

Monday December 13th 2010

2010-12-13T10:39:00.000-08:00

So todays weigh in is 227 so i have lost 2 pounds i find myself fluctuating between 230 and 228 so im glad to be outa that rut today. I have also lost 2 inchs 1 inch on my chest and 1 inch on my hips. I have been really bad not eating enough of the right things so i have got out my papers and books from the begining on my process and going back to the basics.

Breakfast- 2 Egg whites

1/4 cup of mushrooms and onion

1 tbsp of shedded cheese

4 Pretzel thins

Snack- 1 SF yogurt cup

2 tbsp of SF Granola

1 scoop of unflavored protien

Lunch- 2 Ham rolls ( 2 slices of lean ham with 1oz of mozzerella cheese)
3 Melba toasts
1 yogart with 1tbsp of granola and 1 scoop of protien

Snack- V8 with 1 scoop of protien
1 Orange

Dinner- French Onion soup
2 Pickles

Snack- 1 yogart with 1 tbsp of granola and 1 scoop of protien
3 SF cookies

Saturday, December, 11, 2010

2010-12-11T19:05:00.000-08:00

Breakfast-

Snack-

Lunch- Spicey Thai Pita 1/2

Snack- 1 Can of V8 , 1 sugar free cookie

Dinner-

Snack-

Friday December 10th 2010

2010-12-10T09:41:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 1 whole wheat flax wrap

2oz of ground beef with taco seasoning

1 tbsp of salsa

1/4 cup of head lettuce

2 tbsp of shereded cheese

Snack-

Lunch- Protien Shake

1 scoop of protien 35grams protien,
2 scoops of peanut butter 8grams of protien
8oz of milk 8 grams of protien
total of 51 grams of protien

Snack- 1 Can of V8

Dinner- 2oz of Chicken, 1/4 stuffing, 1/4 ceacer salad

Snack-

Thursday December 9th 2010

2010-12-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Breakfast-

Snack- 2 Sugar free cookies

Lunch- 3oz of beef teryiki and 1 shitaki hand roll

Snack- 1 Can of V8

Dinner- 1 slice of pizza

Snack- Small handful of Smartfood popcorn

Today I was really bad and didnt eat good things or even enough things i do realize that it was a really bad day for me not making any excues what so ever it was my choice to put the food in my mouth.

Wednesday December 8th 2010

2010-12-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 2 Ham Rolls and 1/4 cup of crutons

Snack-

Lunch-Protien Shake

1 scoop of protien 35grams protien,
2 scoops of peanut butter 8grams of protien
8oz of milk 8 grams of protien
1 Banana
total of 51 grams of protien

Snack- 1 Can of V8

Dinner- 1/2 a spicy Thai Chicken Pita

Snack-

Dietian Called

2010-12-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

My dietian called today and she told me i am Low in B12 Low In Vitamin D and dehydrated, So she told me to up my B12 to 1000mgs a day and vitamin D 1000mg 2 times a day and drink more water, i dont know how people drink so much water its sooo hard!!!

Tuesday December 7th 2010

2010-12-07T07:20:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 1 1/4 of everything bagel with 1 tbsp of herb and garlic cream cheese

(Bagel cut in half and then one of the 4 peices)

Snack- 1/4 cup of Broccoli and cheese sauce
1/4 cup of crutons

Lunch-Protien Shake

1 scoop of protien 35grams protien,
2 scoops of peanut bu tter 8grams of protien
8oz of milk 8 grams of protien
1 Banana
total of 51 grams of protien

Snack- 1 Can of V8

1 Orange

Dinner- Spicy Thai Chicken Pita whole thing took me a good hour and a half

Snack- 3 Murphys sugar free fudge covered mint cookies

Monday, December, 6th 2010

2010-12-06T19:15:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- Protien Shake

1 scoop of protien 35grams protien,
2 scoops of peanut butter 8grams of protien
8oz of milk 8 grams of protien
1 Banana
total of 51 grams of protien

Snack- 8 oz of Cheese

10 Pretzel thins

Lunch- 1 Orange

2 ham Rolls ( 2 slices of ham with herb and garlic laughing cow cheese)

Snack- 1 Can of V8

1 Orange

Dinner- 2oz of Pork chop

1/3 cup cheese pasta

1/4 cup of Broccoli

Snack- Banana

Sorry things gotta little hectic

2010-12-01T07:06:00.001-08:00

Just going back to work has been really hard on me so sorry i never got a chance to post but i will smarten up! dont worry just wanted to appoligize for not doing it :)

The 12 pounds of Christmas Challenge

2010-12-01T07:05:00.000-08:00

One of my friends on facebook start a challenge called the 12 pounds of Christmas, So as of today i weigh 230 (gained 2 pounds i think its from my period that i started) so lets see if i can get down to 218 by december 25th.

November 30th 2010

2010-11-30T08:32:00.001-08:00

Breakfast- 2 oz of baked chicken breast
1/2 cup of ceaser salad

Snack- 2 Pickles

Lunch- V8

Snack- Protien bar
1 Banana

Dinner- 1/2 spicy thai chicken pita

Snack- V8
Banana

November, 29th 2010

2010-11-29T15:01:00.000-08:00

Breakfast- 1 Banana

Snack- 3 Meatballs with pasta sauce

2 pickles

Lunch- 1/4 cup of Specail K

Snack- 2 Ham Rolls

1 Cup of V8

Dinner- 2 oz of baked chicken breast
1/2 cup of ceaser salad

Snack- 1 Banana

My First Post,

2010-11-09T17:42:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone I found that this was the best way for me to share what I'm eating daily without totally boring you guys and i can also add in what my weight is, my measurements and anything that is happening throughout the day.