So far everything is going splendidly with the new school year. Having a cup of coffee and a protein drink in the morning is just enough, and it takes me just about the whole car trip to drink the protein, probably mostly because I am on the phone with Glen and/or one of my sisters during half the trip! :-) Then I take a frozen meal or a salad for lunch. Ken's has a great low-fat Asian dressing. One person told me they can't tolerate lettuce, and I was worried about that, but I have had no problems. The only thing I had a weird reaction to was something I knew I shouldn't have, rice. I had had a little rice in the stuffed cabbage Lean Cuisine meal, and I thought maybe, unlike my sister Patti, I could tolerate a little rice. One day I made a Lipton rice side dish, and took about a teaspoon. As soon as I ate one bite of it, I didn't really feel like I was going to get sick, but it felt more like I was having a heart attack (great). I got up and walked around, and eventually it subsided. I have been able to have some crackers and also toasted bread. I have not tried noodles. I try to find high fiber things. I got some of those flatbreads and circle breads, and will eat just half at a time. I am able to tolerate a tortilla, but I eat a half or less.
So far I am just making regular dinners but I just have a smaller amount, and I eat more protein and veggies and just a small amount of the carbs. I am buying a book called "Really Fast Slow Cooker Meals" which I am REALLY excited about. I don't want to do a lot of prep. We are going to have a slow cooker dinner for sure every Monday. Julie, Cami, and their friend Alyssa will eat as soon as they get home from school, then after my staff meeting and going to my dad's to take him dinner, I will grab a snack and take Cami and Alyssa to dance. Julie and I will walk while Cami is dancing. Then I will come home and eat dinner, and we'll go to the pool later.
A couple of times I have used my "Please let this bariatric patient order a kids meal" card. I used it at Outback and got the kids' grilled chicken with a side of broccoli, and ordered a salad - yum!!! I got kids' turkey at Bob Evans. Yesterday I got a chicken taco (not puffy) at El Charro with a side of beans, though the dork waiter charged me the a la carte price, not the kid price, but I wasn't going to argue - it was delish, and I couldn't eat all of it (which was true at all three restaurants).
My weight lately was moving down reeeeeeally slowly, but still moving down. Then this morning it was a bigger jump. I am just a touch under the 50 pound mark, and very close to the 40% mark. I am really happy about that. Dr. Hawasli said I could lose 100 by Christmas. I'm not sure about that, but it would be so cool.
I went to Salvation Army and bought a bunch of stuff for $47. Got some things at 5 for $5, but then when I found other cute stuff at full price, still $2.99 to $6.99, I bought it all. Then I got two pairs of pants for work, black and brown, at Sears, and a few other things here and there. I try not to spend over $15 per item, but I do think the pants were a little more, but still on sale and in the low 20's. I bought a shirt that was a 16/18 that fit me, plain black and not exciting, but a good basic staple to my wardrobe and the size was fun to see. What I really want is a pair of jeans and a jean jacket. I probably would not even wear them together (as Michael Kors would say "too matchy-matchy", LOL). I have not found a jean jacket yet, and I keep waiting on the jeans because I want to buy the smallest size possible.
Right now I am wearing a 22 or 24, 2x or 3x. I started at a 26/28, pretty much 4x with occasional 3x. I am not BUYING anything that has a number above 22 or 2x. I still own some bigger numbers that fit me and I wear them. Some clothes are big, but not falling off, so I wear them. I have some 4x capris that ran small and couldn't wear them before, and now I can wear them and they are just the right size. I am not hung up on the number, but will not spend time buying any more of them! If anybody reading this has any clothes, anything size 12 through 22 that you don't want any more, I will gladly take them! The higher numbers would need to be in fall/winter stuff, not summer. I would especially love things I hate spending money on: coats, bathing suits, dressy clothes. If you have any REALLY good stuff that you wanted to sell instead of giving away, I would come look at them.
As for exercise......my nemesis. When I don't have another obligation, I will be at the pool Monday and Wednesday for water aerobics. Please join me because it's so much fun, and even better with a friend there. It's cheap, only $2.50 with a punch card AND older kids can come if they are actually exercising too and not kicking water on the older ladies' hair. If walking is your thing, and you need a walking buddy, I will be walking Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays while my girls are at dance, up and down Utica Road, starting at the corner of 15 and Utica at the dance studio. If you're interested in coming, let me know and I'll give you the times I will be there.
Well...I think that's about it. No other new news in my world that I can think of right now.
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