2thousandand9 ~ A Journey Into Being Banded...

Back at it again...

2011-03-28T13:03:00.002-05:00

I haven't been blogging here in a long time, I felt like I knew what I needed to eat... just a matter of follow through. Well after losing 320 lbs and getting ready for a panniculectomy I realize that I must start counting calories and tracking my activities.

Today is day one of this journey. It's three weeks till surgery and I am so excited to get on with this part of my life!

So here goes!

Day One:

Breakfast: 0 - Slept through it.

Lunch: Chicken Fajitas - 346
Sour Cream - 60
2 Tbsp Cheese - 25
Total - 431

I'll be back to post dinner soon :)

Master Cleanse - Day One

2010-09-14T20:37:00.002-05:00

Hiya,

It's been a very long time since I've blogged, but it seems like I should start again.

Today was the beginning of my fourteen day journey with the master cleanse. I have to say that my stomach is pretty turned, but maybe that's how it works in the long run. Alot of people think I'm crazy for doing this cleanse... but in the end all that matters is the number on the scale.

Today:

8 Cups Master Cleanse Mix = 400
100 Ounces Water = O
Total Calories = 400

I'll be making daily vids to go along with this journey, so I'll attach them below as they are created.

Guess Who's Backkkkk!

2010-02-18T04:20:00.003-06:00

I'm baccccccck!

It's food blogging time again, I've made a commitment to myself to write my food for 21 days, because as much as I hate the people whom this originated from I will do it, and I think that it will work.

Day One - 2/18/2010

*note - day's begin at midnight.

Middle of the night food:

1 cup froot loops (120)
1 cup cocoa puffs (120)
1 cup milk (130)
1 Slice cheese ( 70)
2 Baby Bell Cheese( 60)
Total: (500)

I will be back to post the rest of today's food later...

So I was wrong... I didn't eat anything else so this was my total calorie count for the day!

Shopping in the fat and odd section...

2010-02-06T23:54:00.001-06:00

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here so I thought, what the heck let’s post something! You all get to be the benefactors of my most recent shopping experience. You may not like it, but you’ll probably read it anyway, because at least one of you have shared this experience.

So I don’t shop in stores, because I don’t like the stigma of walking into the fat and odd section, or God forbid entering one of those big and tall stores… btw why do women’s plus size stores get cute names like “Torrid” or “Fashion Bug” and I have to shop at a place called “The Casual Male” as if the only thing a fat man could be is casual? WTF? I know that this is a little bit of a ranty rant, but it is what it is and you’ll like it or not… honestly I don’t care which.

Moving on from the ridiculous name of the fat and odd, that’s what they should call it instead of big and tall… are we a building?

I move to the mens section of the www.jcp.com website and start to look around, I click on several things and am pleasantly surprised that they have them in my size… and it’s only like TEN or FIFTEEN dollars more expensive. I mean it’s not like I want to save any money or shop in the clearance section or anything. While I am not abreast of the fashion industry, I know what I like and it’s usually current or trendy clothes. I want to dress like others my age… but alas the fat and odd industry thinks that I want to dress like my grandfather.

Let’s address some individual clothing styles:

The Banded Bottom Colorblock Shirt: http://bit.ly/d51Es4
I do believe that my grandfather wore this particular shirt in 1994, I don’t think this fashion is experiencing a comeback. If this is the next staple in fashion, please shoot me in the head now! Let’s talk about how useful that band is in emphasizing my stomach fat and that bulge that develops from the pants that I wear.

Alexander Julian Chest Stripe Sweater-Big/Tall: http://bit.ly/c3suD2
This sweater was made famous in the eighties by Bill Cosby… wait no this is new, and ugly. The big ugly colored stripe in the middle won’t make me look bigger or anything. The color orange isn’t something that makes me look like a fat ass pumpkin either right? I want my friends to tear this shirt off of me if they ever see me wearing it.

St. John’s Bay® Fleece Vest - Big & Tall: http://bit.ly/cqWxqq
While I understand that vests are a look that happened a few years ago… fat men, please listen, don’t wear these, it points out your fat middle. This vest screams I’m to fat to find a jacket with sleeves… so I put on this vest. Sarcasm Service Graphic Tee: http://bit.ly/ccPcwnGraphic tees with super awesome fleur de lis, or music graphics, or retro style are amazing and look great underneath a plain button down shirt… but please make the “clever sayings” shirts stop! I don’t want to read your shirt, if I wanted to read something I would do it on the toilet like every other fat man. Please these shirts aren’t funny or clever, just STOP!

Finally…Activewear Section: http://bit.ly/bBNjH6
Why are there only 20 items in the big and tall activewear section? Most of them are socks, why is that ok? I mean obviously we aren’t active eh? It’s as if they are calling us lazy, because we don’t need athletic wear or anything. These clothes are also the ugliest things I’ve ever seen, I have seen some amazing activewear from places like Undergear, obviously they don’t cater to the fat man either, because they figure that we don’t have income that can be spent.

Clothing manufacturers please wake up, fatties have money to spend, they probably aren’t going out to the club every weekend, because that environment isn’t comfortable for us either. Make your stores a comfortable place to be, please don’t hire weightist staff, and take our complaints seriously, if your staff offends one person they will most likely offend others, and that word of mouth gives your stores a negative reputation, and it will keep me out of them for sure.

So tell me, have you had a bad experience?

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2009-10-28T15:11:00.001-05:00

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2009-10-03T08:31:00.001-05:00

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Wow It's been a long time.

2009-09-26T19:30:00.004-05:00

It's been forever since I've posted anything here, and I think I really need to.

I've grown lazy in writing what I eat down and I need to get back on top of it. I have spent alot of time spinning my wheels with weight loss it's time for me to make a real change.

Breakfast: None - Asleep
Lunch: None - Asleep
Dinner: 3 oz Hamburger (127)
1 Slice Cheese ( 70)
16 oz Sweet Tea( 96)
Today's Total: 293 Calories

I know this doesn't seem like much, but I really have to kick it up for the last week of the Biggest Loser challenge. I want to be out of the 360's by the end of this challenge.

Starting Weight: 522
Today's Weight: 364.6
Total Loss: 157.4

Update...

2009-08-14T15:46:00.002-05:00

7-22-2009:
Breakfast:
KFC Chicken Strip (100)
3 Bites of potato and baked beans (91)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
3 Supreme Taco Middles (180)
Diet Dreamsicle (70)

7-23-2009
Breakfast:
1 large egg (70)
3 Slices bacon (150)
Lunch:
2 ounces chicken (62)
1/4 cup potato salad (89)
Dinner:
3 Oz. Ground Chuck (235)
1/2 cup potato salad (179)
Total: 838

7-24-2009
Breakfast:
1 cup milk (130)
Protein shake (170)
Lunch:
4 cracker cut cheese (150)
2 ice creams (380)
Total: 830

7-25-2009
Breakfast:
1/4 cup applesauce (25)
1/4 cup cottage cheese (48)
Rainbow stick (70)
2 cups orange juice (250)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
Buddig lunch meat (90)
1/4 cup potato salad (75)
Total: 588

7-26-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
4 oz hamburger (240)
1 slice cheese (70)
2 cups salad (20)
1 oz shredded cheese (110)
3 Tbsp FF Italian Dressing (75)
Schwan's Ice Cream (190)
Drinks:
2 Cups OJ (220)
1 Cup Cranberry Juice (130)
Total: 815

7-27-2009
No Tracking

7-28-2009
No Tracking

7-29-2009
No Tracking

7-30-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
2 Hush Puppies (63)
Tartar Sauce (19)
2 Pieces Fish (340)
Dinner:
Cheese (120)

7-31-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
Sugar free pudding cup (60)
Protein Bar (200)
Dinner:
Didn't Track

8-1-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
4 ounces hamburger (240)
2 ounces cheese (240)
1/3 cup potatoes (45)
2 Tbsp sour cream (40)
2 slices tomato (10)
ketchup (15)
Dinner:
Didn't track

8-2-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
SF Pudding (60)
Protein Bar (180)
Honey Ham (90)
Dinner:
Fiesta Lime Chicken (250)
Cottage Cheese (45)
1 oz cheese (120)
applesauce (60)
Total: 805

8-3-2009
Breakfast:
Chocolate slim fast (220)
Lunch:
Strawberry slim fast (180)
Dinner:
Chocolate slim fast (180)
Total: 580

8-4-2009
Breakfast:
Taco Salad (90)
Lunch:
Pork Steak (160)
Mashed Potatoes (200)
Dinner:
Protein Shake (250)
Total: 700

8-5-2009
No Tracking

8-6-2009
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake (110)
1/4 cup milk (33)
Lunch:
Strawberry slim fast (180)
Dinner:
None
Total: 323

8-7-2009
3 Slim - Fasts (540)

8-8-2009
2 Slim - Fasts (360)

8-9-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
Pudding Cup (60)
Dinner:
Turkey Burger (160)
Total: 220

8-10-2009
No Tracking

8-11-2009
Breakfast:
PB Protein Bar (340)
Tea (96)
Lemonade (110)
Lunch:
Buddig lunchmeat (90)
1/2 Slice cheese (35)
Dinner:
None
Total: 671

8-12-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
lettuce (0)
2 Tbsp Shredded Cheese (30)
FF Italian Dressing (25)
2 oz cheese (160)
Grapes (40)
3 SF Peppermint Patties (80)
2 SF Life Savers (10)
4 Cups Cranberry juice (440)
Total: 855

8-13-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
Protein Bar (400)
1 oz cheese (80)
Dinner:
3 oz lean beef (180)
cheese (80)
1/2 cup potatoes (90)
1 Tbsp Sour Cream (30)
Drinks:
16 oz Fusion (200)
16 oz cranberry juice (280)
Total: 1340

8-14-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
2 cups V-8 Fusion (200)
Planned Dinner:
Salad (0)
Cheese (120)
FF Dressing (50)
Grapes (40)
Total: 410

Long Time... Here's A food Update

2009-07-22T03:14:00.003-05:00

7-5-2009
Breakfast:
7 Crackers (105)
1.25 oz cheese (135)
Yogurt (100)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
2 Turkey Dogs (140)
Cauliflower, broccoli, carrots (45)
Total: 525

7-6-2009
Breakfast:
5 slices bacon (225)
2 oz cheese (220)
2 eggs (140)
1 Pretzel Rod (30)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
3 Oz Boiled Chicken (130)
1 oz Cheese (110
Total: 805

7-7-2009
Breakfast:
2 Eggs (140)
4 Slices Bacon (140)
Lunch:
Chicken Salad (130)
1 oz cheese (110)
Wheat Thins (140)
Dinner:
None

7-8-2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
2 Pretzel Rods (60)
1 oz cheese (110)
1 cup milk (130)
Dinner:
Crackers (130)
Chicken Salad (200)
Protein Bar (390)
lunch meat (100)
Onion Rings (140)
Total: 1360

7-9-2009
Breakfast:
1 Protein Bar (180)
1 oz cheese (110)
lean lunchmeat (100)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
1 Cup Cottage Cheese (185)
14 Wheat Thins (140)
lean lunch meat (100)
2 Ice Cream bars (380)
Total: 1195

7-10-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch: None
Dinner:
Pork Steak (193)
BBQ Sauce (70)
Potato (110)
Sour Cream (60)
Total: 433

7-11-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch:
5 Crackers (60)
1 Tbsp PB (90)
1/2 Banana (40)
Dinner:
3 oz cheese (330)
4 oz hamburger (240)
3 Tbsp Sour Cream (90)
Lettuce (5)
Tomato (5)
Total: 860

7-12-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch:
Taco Salad (400)
Dinner:
1 oz cheese (110)
3 oz chicken (180)
Spice Cake (150)
Total: 840

7-13-2009
Breakfast:
5 Crackers (60)
1 Tbsp PB (90)
1/2 cup grapefruit Juice (55)
Lunch:None
Dinner:
Patties from Double Cheeseburger (290)
French Fries (100)
Spice Cake (150)
1 Oz Cheese (110)
Total: 855

7-14-2009
Breakfast:
Patties from McDonald's Burger (290)
Lunch: None
Dinner
Popeye's Chicken Breast (180)
1 oz cheese (110)
3/4 Cups mashed potato and gravy (150)
Pretzels (110)
2 Sugar free peppermint patties (60)
Total: 900

7-15-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch:
Beff Stew Meat (86)
Boiled Potato (36)
Boiled Carrots (20)
Dinner: 3 Taco Middles (480)
Midnight Binge:
Pretzels, cheetos, peppermint patty, buddig meat, 3 cookies (585)
1 Whole bottle of juice throughout the day (880)
Total: 2087

7-16-2009
Breakfast:
2 egg (140)
4 slices bacon (200)
Lunch: None
Dinner:
3 slices cheese (210)
25 pieces pepperoni (105)
Total: 655

7-17-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch:
10 pepperoni (50)
2 slices cheese (140)
Deli Meat (90)
Dinner:
6 oz hamburger (360)
3 oz cheese (190)
8 pepperonis (35
ketchup (45)
Lettuce and Tomato (10)
Snack:
Atkins bar (200)
Total: 1120

7-18-2009
Lunch:
Apple Sauce (100)
cottage cheese (120)
1 oz provolone (50)
17 pepperoni (70)
Dinner:
Lunch Meat (90)
3 oz cheese (170)
17 Pepperoni (70)
7 Triscuits (120)
FF Ranch (60)
Drinks:
Tea (48)
1/2 C Grapefruit (55)
1 Cup OJ (110)
Total: 1043

7-19-2009
Breakfast: None
Lunch: None
Dinner
4 oz sirloin steak (160)
Salad, tomatoes, cheese (140)
FF Dressing (62)
Drinks:
Protein Drink (615)
Snack:
1/2 Hershey Bar (105)
1 SF Reese's cup (25)
1 SF Peppermint Patty (30)
2 SF Hershey Bars (60)
Total: 1007

7-20-2009
Brekfast
10 Turkey Pepperoni (35)
1/4 cup cottage cheese (50)
1/4 cup applesauce (50)
1/4 boiled egg (17)
2 bites of deli meat (10)
Dinner:
5 Bites Beef Jerky (80)
Total: 252

7-21-2009
Breakfast:
2 Cups OJ (220)
Dinner:
1.5 KFC Chicken strip (195)
3 Bites of potatoes (30)
4 Bites of baked beans (70)
Snack:
15 Cheetos (200)
3 Triscuits (60)
Total: 775

Sorry that I've fallen so far behind... I gained a little weight and then lost it again, right now I am back to dead even. Hope to get a fill on Friday.

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2009-07-14T20:06:00.001-05:00

Sorry This Was Down For A Few Days

2009-07-13T23:24:00.003-05:00

Catching Up For You Guys...

I have been told that I'm not eating enough multiple times, I'm sorry if you don't agree with my plan and I do take everyone's advice, but in the end this is my journey and no one else can do it for me.

July 5th, 2009

Breakfast:
7 Crackers
1.25 Ounces cheese
100 Calorie Yogurt
Total: 340

Lunch:
None

Dinner:
2 Turkey Dogs
Cauliflower, broccoli, carrots
Total: 185
Total For The Day: 525

July 6th, 2009
Breakfast:
5 Slices bacon (ew)
2 ounces cheese
2 eggs (what?)
1 Pretzel Rod
Total: 615

Lunch:
None

Dinner:
3 Ounces Boiled Chicken
1 Ounce Cheese
Total: 190
Total For The Day: 805

July 7th, 2009

Breakfast:
2 Eggs
4 Slices Bacon (ew)
Total: 280

Lunch:
Chicken Salad (130)
1 Ounce Cheese (110)
Wheat Thins (140)
Total: 380

Dinner: None
Total For The Day: 660

July 8th, 2009
Breakfast: None

Lunch:
2 Pretzel Rods
1 Ounce Cheese
1 Cup Milk
Total: 300

Dinner:
Cracker
Chicken Salad
Protein Bar
lunch meat
onion rings
Total: 1060
Total: for the day: 1360

July 9th, 2009:
Breakfast:
1 protein bar
1 ounce cheese
lean lunch meat
Total: 390

Lunch: None

Dinner:
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
14 Wheat Thins
Lean Lunch Meat
2 ice creams (gross!)
Total: 805
Total for the day: 1195

July 10th:
Breakfast: None
Lunch: None

Dinner:
Pork Steak
Potato
Sour Cream
Total for the day: 433

July 10th, 2009
Breakfast: None

Lunch:
5 Cracker
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
1/2 banana
Total: 190

Dinner:
3 ounces cheese
4 oounces hamburger
3 Tbsp sour cream
lettuce
tomato
Total: 670
Total for the day: 860

July 12th, 2009
Breakfast: None

Lunch:
Taco Salad
Total: 400

Dinner:
1 ounce cheese
3 ounce chicken
spice cake (ick... I ate cake?)
Total: 440
Total for the day: 840

July 13th, 2009:

Breakfast:
5 crackers
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
1/2 cup grapefruit juice
Total: 205

Lunch:
None

Dinner:
Patties from a McDonald's Cheeseburger
Total: 290
Total for the day: 495

Ok all caught up, I'm going to do my best to get here every day and update my food journal.

Three Day Diet...

2009-07-05T14:14:00.002-05:00

Here's a catch up on the past days food.

I'm going to try to do a daily update of food after dinner each day starting tomorrow.

I hope you will all be patient with me, as I have a hard time following up with that at times.

Here's the food:

7-1-2009

Breakfast:
2 ounces cheese (220) (14)
14 ounces tea (60) (0)
3 Pretzel Rods (110) (3)

Lunch:
2 cups OJ (220) (4)
1 Bottled Water
Chicken Salad
w/ Crackers (230) (9)
100 Calorie
Snack Bar (100) (2)

Dinner:
2 cups apple
juice (240) (0)
Middle of 3
taco supremes (180) (24)

Total (1360) (56) - Totally disgusting! Very bad day!

Started the Three Day Diet:

Day One:
7-2-09

Breakfast:
1/2 Cup OJ (55)
5 Crackers (75)
1 Tbsp PB (90)
1 Cup Milk (130)
Total: (350)

Lunch:
Skipped

Dinner:
3 oz hamburer (180)
Slice of Cheese (70)
Carrots (25)
Ketchup (15)
Total: (290)

Daily Total: (640)

Day Two:
7-3-2009

Breakfast:
1 Scrambled egg (70)
1 oz Cheese (110)
5 Crackers (75)

Lunch:
1 Cup Cottage
Cheese (180)
8 Crackers (135)

Dinner:
2 Turkey Dogs (140)
Carrots (25)
Todays Total: (735)

Day Three
7-4-2009

Breakfast:
1 oz cheese (110)
5 Crackers (75)
Apple (80)

Breakfast
Total: (265)

Lunch:
Skipped

Dinner:
2 oz chicken (80)
2 oz cheese (220)
Dinner
Total: (300)

Days Total: (565)

So Much Fail All Over My Face

2009-06-29T10:57:00.003-05:00

I failed the full liquid fast.
It seems when someone is sick fast food must enter your house.

Catching up on food journal:

Thursday: Failure at the full liquid fast.
Breakfast: 12 oz milk (195)
Lunch: None
Dinner: Patties from big mac (220)
Total: 415

Friday:
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Protein Bar (330)
Dinner: Middle of a soft tacos (240)
Total: 570 Why am I still eating like this? Arg!

Saturday:
Breakfast: None
Lunch: None
Dinner: 6 Wheat Thins (60)
Laughing Cow Cheese (35)
Total: 95 - That's more like it!

Sunday:
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Strawberry / Banana Protein Smoothie (240)
Dinner: Wendy's Chicken Nuggets (220)
Total: 460 - Not the healthiest choices but got more protein in today.

Planned Meal:

Monday:
Breakfast: Supreme Protein Bar (330) - 30 grams Protein.
Lunch: 1 Oz Cheese (70) - 8 grams Protein
6 Wheat Thins (60) - 1 gram Protein
Dinner: Protein Smoothie (351)
- 4 Frozen Strawberries (16)
- 1 Frozen Banana (105) - 1 Gram Protein
- 1 Cup Milk... Out of skim, and I'm too lazy to go to the store...
2% (130) - 8 grams protein
- 1 Scoop Protein (110) - 30 grams protein
Total: 831 - More calories then I like, but an actual healthy number of them. 93 grams of protein, really need this my wound on my ankle isn't
healing and my hair is falling out.

A couple people have suggested that I compose a book about my life and lap band before and after. I haven't made any formal decisions. If I do this, I would really like to add the comments that I receive as they are so supportive. If you don't mind your username appearing in text in something I compose could you please comment below? Also, if you think these blogs would help anyone on their journey I would greatly appreciate your opinions. I know only a few of you read this, but you are important to me.

I have a more personal blog at:

www.bandedforlife.tumblr.com

Please feel free to read and follow it as well.
Take care and thanks to all who read these and comment, you really mean alot to me.

Today Begins A New Turn...

2009-06-25T06:30:00.004-05:00

For those who read this regularly, you may not agree with the road that I've decided to go down and I completely understand that it may not be the healthiest thing to do. This is my life and I only have one chance to live it, I need a change now.

Today I begin a full liquids plan, only full liquids. This includes: Yogurt, pudding, milk, protein shakes, water, diet fruit drinks.

Liquids so far:

12 ounces milk (195)
16 ounces water

I can't take this anymore, I can't tolerate my life. I do not encourage anyone to do this, but it is something that I have to do.

Hi There Old Friends

2009-06-22T03:45:00.003-05:00

Ok,

I owe everyone who reads this a big apology, since I've had surgery I have failed at tracking my food. I feel like I'm gaining weight, I can't bear weight on my ankle so I have no idea what my weight is at this point.

Sunday June, 21st Food:
Breakfast:
Apple (60)
Peanut Butter(90)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
1 Tbsp Ham Salad (90)
1 oz Cheese (70)
3 Crackers (30)

Total: 340

June 22-23rd No Tracking.

June 24th - I binged until I purged this day.
Breakfast:
1/2 protein bar (165)
1 ounce cheese (70)
Lunch:
None - Slept Through
Dinner:
1 Supreme Protein Bar (330)
Guacamole Rice Tortillaz (270)
3 Sugar Free Cookies (197)
16 ounces milk (260)
5 Rice Cakes (100)
- This is the point where I puked-
My stomach hurt and I sipped water the rest of the evening.

Still on the situp program, getting ready to do them now.
Take care everyone see you next time!

Sorry Again!

2009-06-16T20:51:00.002-05:00

Didn't Track June 13-15

Can't weigh in till Tomorrow or later due to ankle surgery.

Today's Food:

Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
Yogurt (100)
Dinner:
Egg (70)
Bacon (150)
Total: 320

Started 200 Situp program today.
Did test... Completed 27
Puts me in the beginner plan, which I think is best.

All for today I'm going to start doing this again everyday, sorry that I have fallen behind.

Friday June 12th...

2009-06-12T19:14:00.003-05:00

Back on track today...

Breakfast:
None - Slept Through It.
Lunch: 3 Fish Sticks (90)
4 French Fries (40)
Dinner: 1 Egg (70)
2 Slices Turkey Bacon (90)
Drinks: 2 8 oz glasses of orange juice (180)
6 8 oz glasses of Water (0)
Total: 470

Not able to weigh myself until Wednesday or later.

That's all for today.

Sorrry Guys...

2009-06-12T03:03:00.003-05:00

I had ankle surgery on June 8th. I didn't log from June 8th - June 10th.

June 10th, 2009:

Breakfast:
5 Triscuits (120)
Laughing Cow Cheese (70)
Lunch:
1/2 Protein Bar (165)
Strawberries w/ Cool Whip Lite (65)
Dinner:
2 Oz. Hamburger (120)
1/4 C. Mashed Potatoes (35)

4 Cups Tea (160)

Total: 735

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2009-06-09T17:44:00.001-05:00

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2009-06-05T16:35:00.004-05:00

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Current Weight : 419

June 1st, 2009:
Breakfast:
Tuna (70)
Crackers (60)
Total: 130
Lunch:
Triscuits (120)
Laughing Cow Cheese (70)
Total 190
Dinner:
Lean Cuisine (210)
Total for the day: 530

June 2nd, 2009
Breakfast:
Wheat Thins (50)
Slice of Cheese (70)
Lunch:
1/2 McDonald's Double Cheeseburger (145)
6 French Fries (60)
Dinner:
5 Baby Potatoes (100)
1 Slice Cheese (70)
Total: 495

June 3rd, 2009
Breakfast:
Protein Shake (110)
Lunch:
Protein Shake (110)
Dinner:
Protein Shake (110)
Total: 330

June 4th, 2009
Breakfast:
Muscle Milk (170)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
Protein Bar (340)

Today June 5th, 2009
Breakfast:
Muscle Milk (170)
Lunch:
None
Dinner:
Taco Salad (335)

May 31st...

2009-05-31T20:12:00.002-05:00

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Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Today's Weight : 432
Total Losee : 90

Breakfast:
Tuna (70)
Crackers (30)
Lunch:
Pork Chop (180)
Dinner:
Hamburger (180)
2.5 Slices Cheese (175)
Total: 610
Total Protein: 76 grams

May 29th Foodz

2009-05-30T17:32:00.002-05:00

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Current Weight : 432
Total Loss : 90 lbs
Surgery Loss : 73 lbs

May 29th, 2009:
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
Yogurt (100)
Cheese (70)
SF Cookies (130)
Dinner:
Pork Chop (180)
5 Baby Potatoes (100)
Total: 580

Again falling behind...

2009-05-29T01:36:00.003-05:00

Starting Weight: 522 lbs
Surgery Weight : 505 lbs
Current Weight : 433 lbs
Total Loss : 89 lbs
Surgery Loss : 72 lbs

May 27th, 2009:
Breakfast:
South Beach Bar (210)
Lunch:
Turkey (44)
String Cheese (70)
Dinner:
Rice Tortillaz (65)
Salsa (10)
Slice Cheese (70)
2 SF Cookies (135)
Total: 604

May 28th, 2009:
Breakfast - None
Lunch:
Apple (40)
Peanut Butter (90)
3 Bites Protein Bar (60)
Dinner:
Salsa (10)
Rice Tortillaz (65)
Total: 265

I love my fill!

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2009-05-27T04:53:00.001-05:00

75th Post...

2009-05-26T15:18:00.003-05:00

Sorry I have fallen behind again, trying to get back on the daily posting...

May 24th, 2009
Breakfast:
None
Lunch:
9 Wheat Thins and Hummus (140)
Dinner:
Chicken from Applebee's (Ended Up Puking) (80)
Total: 220

May 25th, 2009
Breakfast:
Cottage Cheese Pancake (49)
Lunch:
Protein Shake (260)
Cottage Cheese Pancake (49)
Dinner:
Protein Bar (330)
.25 oz cheese (14)
Total: 795

May 26th, 2009:
Breakfast:
1/2 Scrambled Egg (35)
Lunch:
Yogurt (100)
Dinner:
Turkey (88)
Total: 223

Still doing the seated aerobics, and some seated stretching.

Everything is going in a positive direction.

Starting Weight: 522 lbs
Surgery Weight : 505 lbs
Current Weight : 437 lbs
Total Loss : 85 lbs
Surgery Loss : 68 lbs

Sorry Food Blog Fail

2009-05-23T19:33:00.002-05:00

Sorry I've been away, I lost track of food counting for a few days, I apologize.

Got a fill yesterday.

May 22nd, 2009:
Breakfast:
1 Glass Milk (120)
Lunch:
None - At Doctor
Dinner:
1/2 Sugar Free Pudding (30)
Total: 150

May 23rd, 2009:
Breakfast:
Protein Shake 260
Lunch:
2 Bites Cottage Cheese (20)
1/2 Laughing Cow Wedge (17)
Dinner:
1/2 Egg (35)
Total: 332

Feeling completely full at the moment.

Falling behind sorry...

2009-05-20T07:30:00.003-05:00

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Monday May 18th, 2009
Breakfast:
South Beach Protein Bar (210)
Pepperoni (70)
Yogurt (100)
Lunch:
2 Eggs (140)
3 slices bacon (150)
Dinner:
14 Wheat Thins (150)
Laughing cow cheese (70)
EAS Protein Bar (360)
Total: 1240 *89 Grams Protein*

Tuesday May 19th, 2009 - Very Bad Day
Breakfast:
Yogurt (100)
Protein Bar (210)
Lunch & Dinner:
Taco Salad
(Taco Meat, Lettuce, Fat-Free Cheese, Low-Fat Sour Cream, 5 quaker tortillaz chips, tomatoes) No idea how many calories, tasted so good that I didn't care.
I would estimate todays calories at around 1500.

Sorry No Post Yesterday...

2009-05-17T14:42:00.002-05:00

Saturday May 16th, 2009:
Breakfast:
South Beach Protein Bar (250)
Pepperoni (70)
Lunch:
2 Eggs (140)
15 Wheat Thins (150)
2 SF Cookies (135)
Dinner:
4 oz cheesburgery (315)
Wheat Thins (150)
Hummus (50)
Total: 1260

Sunday May 17th, 2009:
Breakfast:
Protein Bars (210)
Lunch:
1 Scrambled Egg (70)
3 Bites Hash Browns (50)
2 Sausage Links (165)
Dinner:
1 Turkey Dog (70)
1 Boiled Potato (110)
Protein Bar (270)
Total: 995

That's all for yesterday and today.

Blogging out.

Announcement!

2009-05-16T06:06:00.003-05:00

I will be back later today with my food blog.

I stepped on the scale today for the last time till Wednesday and...

Starting Weight 522
Surgery Weight 505
Todays Weight 435

That's seventy pounds since surgery!!!!!!!!

I'm uber excited!!!

That's all for now be back later with the food I eat today.

5 Day Pouch Test

2009-05-15T10:47:00.002-05:00

5 Day Pouch Test...

Day 1 (May 14th, 2009)
Breakfast:
Protein Shake (110)
16 oz water
Lunch:
Protein Shake (110)
16 oz water
Dinner:
Protein Shake (110)
16 oz water
Plus a 16 oz water before bed
Total: 330

Day 2 (May 15th, 2009)
Breakfast:
Protein Shake (110)
16 oz water
Lunch:
Tomato Soup (90)
16 oz water
Dinner:
Protein Shake (110)
16 oz water
Plus 16 oz water before bed.
Total: 310

So far so good... on to day three tomorrow!

Today Is A New One

2009-05-14T04:24:00.003-05:00

I've been doing alot of soul searching the past two days. Most of you saw my video breakdown, and have been so very supportive.

I've decided that today is a new day and failure is NOT an option.

Tomorrow starts the five day pouch test again and I will finish it correctly this time.

Food has had a hold on me that I can't seem to break, it's time for me to say goodbye to my old friend that I found in food and get out there and make some real friends. This part of my life is over. I refuse to be angry about what I eat, if I make a mistake it's just that a mistake.

After hearing many people tell me to, I've also decided to go to once a week weigh ins they will be on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday May 20th. The things that relate to my weight have consumed me. My life is more then a number on a scale.

My life is beginning now, and it can only get better!

Here's a song that's really motivating me:

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Today's Weight : 438

Breakfast:
Light Yogurt (100)
Strawberries w/ Light Cool Whip (90)

Lunch:
Wheat Thins (150)
Hummus (40)
Baked Potato (50)

Dinner:
Wheat Thins (150)
Hummus (40)
Deli Ham (50)

Todays Total: 670

Another day of fail...

2009-05-13T00:31:00.004-05:00

Maybe I'm wasting my time posting this, but I think I'll need it later on my journey.

Breakfast:
Eggs (140)
Sausage (180) Total: 320
Snack - Binge:
3 Cookies (115)
2 Slices Bread (140)
Slice of Cheese (70) Made into a cheese sandwich, which I vomited up.
32 oz tea with splenda (0) Total: 325
Lunch:
15 Wheat Thins (150)
2 Tbsp Hummus (40) Total: 190
Dinner:
South Beach Protein Bar (210)
Hummus (40)
Wheat Thins (150)
3 Cups Orange Juice (270) Total: 670
Today's Total: 1212 - Most Calories In One Day Since Surgery

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Todays Weight : 439

I'm totally screwing up.

Tomorrow is another day.

Another Day Of Epic Fail...

2009-05-11T03:05:00.002-05:00

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Current Weight : 438 (How Did That Happen?)
Total Loss : 84
Surgery Loss : 67

Breakfast:
Strawberries (160)
Lite cool whip (10)
1/4 tsp sugar (5)
Cheese (70) Total : 245
Lunch:
None Total : 0
Dinner:
4 oz Hamburger (240)
Cheese (70)
Wheat Thins (100)
Dessert For One (100) Total : 410
Midnight Snacks:
3 Cookies (120)
Cheese (105)
2 Crackers (20) Total : 245
Total For Today : 900

I also tried to eat two potato chips today and I puked... thanks God for small miracles.

I absolutely hate that food is consuming my life again.

What the heck am I doing.

I can't go back to where I've come from.

That's all. I fail completely.

Saturday... wth was I thinking?

2009-05-10T08:06:00.003-05:00

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Today's Weight : 439.4

Breakfast: Slept Through
Lunch : Slept Through
Dinner : Apples
Peanut Butter
Cottage Cheese
Wheat Thins
Protein Shake
1 Small Piece Brownie
2 Slices Bread
2 Slices Cheese
4 Crackers
More Wheat Thins

This eating went on for about six hours.

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me, I'm ticked at myself.

Why can't I control this?

I'm so tired of this.

Hangs head in shame...

Day Five... FAIL!!!!

2009-05-08T20:25:00.003-05:00

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Today's Weight : 439.4
Total Loss: 82.6 lbs

Breakfast:
Tuna (120)
Wheat Thins (140) 260
Lunch:
Cottage Cheese (70)
Wheat Thins (140) 210
Dinner:
Apple (60)
5 Grapes (25)
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter (90)
1 Bite Chocolate (15)
5 Strawberry Halves (25)
Sugar Free Cool Whip (5) 220

Total : 690

Failed the five day pouch test...
Blogging out...

A New Before And After

2009-05-08T05:43:00.002-05:00

Day Four...

2009-05-08T02:12:00.002-05:00

Breakfast:
Egg (70)
Lunch:
Chicken (60)
Dinner:
Chopped Steak (180)
Total: 310

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Current Weight : 439.4

Wish I were losing more.

May 6th, 2009...

2009-05-07T00:28:00.002-05:00

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Todays Weight : 439.6 (430's Baby!)

Breakfast:
2 ox. Chicken (60)
Lunch:
2 oz ground hamburgery (120)
Dinner:
1/4 Tuna (160)
Total ; 340

Good Day... Blogging out!

Tuesday... Day 2 of the pouch test...

2009-05-05T23:25:00.002-05:00

Breakfast:
Slept Through
Lunch:
Protein Shake (230)
Dinner:
Cream of Brocolli Soup (90)
1/2 Cup Grape Juice (55)
Total: 375 Calories

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Todays Weight : 440.8
Gain of .8 Today... I hate these constant gains and losses.

All for today.
Blogging out...

I hate Mondays... juss sayin!

2009-05-04T17:09:00.005-05:00

So I weighed this morning and I gained again, this tends to happen every Monday, why I don't know. It was probably that stupid Steak n Shake.

I started the 5 day pouch test today.

I'll go ahead and put my food today...

Breakfast:
EAS Protein Shake (110)
Lunch:
2.5 Scoops Unflavored Protein (175)
SF Chocolate Syrup (10)
2 Cups Milk (180)
1 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter (95) = 460 /
230 per shake / 29 g protein per shake.
Only had one shake!
1/2 cup grape juice (55)
Dinner:
Cream of Brocolli soup (90)
Total: 485
Wow that's alot of calories from protein... I hope this works.

Blogging out!

Beautiful Sunday...

2009-05-03T22:45:00.002-05:00

It was a lovely lazy Sunday... I stayed in bed most of the day.

Then I got up, got cleaned up and dressed for church.

It was a wonderful service.

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Today's Weight : 440
Same As yesterday
Total Loss : -82 lbs

Todays Food:
Breakfast:
2 oz Chicken Breast Strips (55)
1/2 Slice Cheese (35)
4 Wheat Thins (40) - 130
Lunch:
1 Turkey Dog (70)
2 Tbsp. Potato Salad (20)
1 Tbsp. Pork n Beans (15) - 105
Dinner:
2 Chicken Strips (250)
Handful of French Fries (150)
2 Tbsp. of Salad (5) - 405
Total - 640

That's all for today.

Checking out...

May 2nd... Lovely Saturday...

2009-05-03T01:59:00.002-05:00

Starting Weight : 522
Surgery Weight : 505
Current Weight : 440
Total Loss Since Surgery : -65
Total Loss : -82

Today's Food:

Breakfast:
Egg (70)
1/2 Slice Cheese (35) = 105
Lunch:
2 oz chicken strips (55)
2 oz cheese (140)
4 Wheat Thins (40) = 235
Dinner:
2 oz chicken (55)
1/4 Cup Potato Salad(140) = 195

Total = 535

Today was a really good day.

I went to a wonderful concert choir and fit comfortably in a tiny little seat.
Not alot to blog about.

May 1st...

2009-05-01T23:42:00.003-05:00

I need to lose as much as possible in the next three weeks before my next appt with my surgeon. I am doing my best to impress him and I need to keep that going.

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Todays Weight: 442.2
Total: -79.8
Since Surgery: -62.8

I gained back .4 lbs.

I'm so friggin tired of gaining and losing this weight.
I want to wake up and be in the 430's tomorrow.
I'm going to start the pouch test on Monday because I have to do something.

I'm so tired of this, if you read this and have brilliant ideas to help me lose I will so greatly appreciate that!

Today's food:

Breakfast: None
Lunch : 5 Meatballs (200)
2 Tbsp of pizza sauce (10)
Dinner : 3 oz lean ground beef (180)
: Tomatoes and Onion (0)
: 1 fruit snack my niece put in my mouth (6)
: 1/2 cup grape juice (50)
Total : 446

That's all for today, off to look around the internet.

End Of April...

2009-04-30T22:07:00.003-05:00

It's the last day of the month, a good time to reflect on the progress of this month...

Start Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Current Weight: 441.8
Loss Since Surgery: -63.2
Total Loss: -80.2
Loss In April -15.6 (That's Not Much)

Today's Food:
Breakfast: Slept Thru (0)
Lunch : 1/2 Cup Tuna (170)
8 French Fries (40)
Dinner : Apple Berry Granola Cup (150)
Dessert For One, Chocolate Ice Cream (100)
Total : 460 Calories

I tried to eat a few bites of fried chicken at lunch time, my aunt brought over I vomited them all over the place, so I didn't count them in my calories. I will NEVER try that again.

I've only lost 15 lbs this month, that's not much at all =(

It's time to kick my butt into high gear... I have surgery on May 25th for my ankle and then in six weeks I'll start therapy for my ankle which is also geared toward weight loss.

I hope that this surgery works it makes number seven on this foot.

My life is still kind of a mess stress takes it's toll on my weight loss.

That's all for today, time to go play on the internets!

4-29-2009

2009-04-29T16:58:00.002-05:00

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Todays Weight: 443.2
Total Loss: -78.8
Since Surgery: -61.8

Today's Food:

Breakfast: Slept Thru (0)
Lunch: Wendy's Hamburgery With No Bun (395) Again didn't think about calories before eating.
Wendy's French Fries - 8 of them (40)
Dinner: Pork Chops (180)
Total = 615

That's all for today.

I made a mistake about the hamburger, but it made me feel normal that I could have fast food and still get a good amount of protein, while not going to far over my daily calories.

I've lost 2.2 lbs and have almost got that 5 lbs from earlier this week off.

That's all for today.

Here's a video that made me laugh:

1:37 am

2009-04-29T01:38:00.002-05:00

It's 1:37 am, and I'm awake like always...

I'm always wanting to binge at this time of night for whatever reason.

I am not going to though.

I am full, I had almost a whole pork chop tonite on the grill and it was soooo good, I felt so satisfied and normal.

Just wanted to type in for a minute.

Life is a mess right now.

My friend Shannon had Gastric Bypass she is doing soooo awesome! Here's a picture of her before and after:

She really is doing so great.

All for now... I'll blog in tomorrow.

4/28/2009

2009-04-28T17:18:00.003-05:00

Starting Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Current Weight: 445.4

Back on the losing track...

Breakfast:
Light Cheese Stick (70)
Yogurt (100)
Lunch:
1/4 Cup Tuna (90)
1/2 Egg (35)
1 Tbsp Light Mayo (22.5)
Dinner:
1 Boneless Pork Chop (180)
5 Boiled Baby Carrots (25)

Total: 522.5 (This is the number I like to stay around)

Tonight is The Biggest Loser... my fav show!

I'll be blogging about it later!

So glad to be back on the losing track!

Pretty Plz...

2009-04-28T03:15:00.001-05:00

April 27th, 2009

2009-04-27T19:10:00.004-05:00

Today is another day... A bad day but another day...

Todays Weight: 447 ZOMG!!! That's a gain of FIVE LBS.

WTH?

I don't understand this, it seems to happen to me every time I'm on a roll with weight loss. I'm disgusted with myself, and I'm feeling like slipping back into my old methods of fast weight loss, but that's just stupid.

Today is a new day, and hopefully tommorrow will be a better day on the scale:

Breakfast:
1 Strawberry Protein Shake (110)
Lunch:
Apple, Berry, Granola (150)
Dinner:
2 String Cheese (140)
1 Sugar Free Ice Cream (100)
Drinks:
1 Cup Pomegranate-Acai Berry Juice (90)
1 Diet Cranberry (10)
Water (0)

Total: 600 Calories (More Then I Wanted To Eat)

It has been a bad day, real life stuff is totally affecting my weight loss, people keep telling me they can see I'm losing weight but the scale has been stuck forever, I've lost a total of ten inches in my waist, one inch in the past two days will the scale has been going up which I don't understand, it makes me want to scream!

Thanks to everyone who reads this I really do appreciate all of you!

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Slide Show... Fun To Make!

2009-04-26T23:32:00.002-05:00

4/26/2009

2009-04-26T22:15:00.003-05:00

Breakfast:
Scrambled Egg (70)

Lunch:
2 Bbq Riblets (440) - Huge Mistake Didn't Read Calories Before I Ate.

Dinner:
South Beach Diet Quesadilla (No Tortilla) (120)
Apple Juice (1 hr after meal) (110)
Total = 780

Weight: 442 - Ick!

Making a new habit...

2009-04-26T01:27:00.003-05:00

Have you ever heard that saying that it takes 28 days to create a new habit? Or maybe it's 31 days? Anyway like a month I think.

My new habit I'm gonna try to do is blog in here daily and post what I eat. I think it will be useful in the long run to see what foods I ate on what days and how they relate to my weight.

I'll also be posting my daily weight, I know that some people frown on weighing daily but it's something that I have to do right now for myself.

I've spent alot of time in my life concentrating on family, friends, and work now is the time for me to concentrate on me, getting healthy, losing weight and attaining all of my goals.

So here's the start this will be posting on 4-26 but it's actually 4-25's info...

Start Weight: 522
Surgery Weight: 505
Current Weight: 441.8

Breakfast:
1 Tbsp Reduced Calorie Peanut Butter (90)
1 Slice Reduced Fat American Cheese (70) = 160

Lunch:
5 Turkey Pepperoni (20)
1 Slice Reduced Fat Provolone Cheese (70)
1 100 Calorie Yogurt (Cheesecake) It's to die for! (100) = 190

Dinner:
15 Turkey Pepperoni (60)
1 Glass of Skim Milk (1 hour later) (75) = 135
Total = 485

That's it for today pretty good amount of food in.

I think that this well help me stay focused and on task.

Blogging In...

2009-04-23T01:23:00.002-05:00

Just a quick blog:

Start Weight: 522 lbs
Surgery Weight: 505 lbs
Current Weight
-April 23rd, 2009: 443 lbs

Total Loss: 79 lbs

Doing pretty well thus far.

Stress in life, have thought about binging but not going to try it.

That's all for today.

51 lbs down... 46 days... woot

2009-04-16T22:33:00.003-05:00

Sorry I've been away, ups and downs have been on a roller coaster but back on the losing side.

Down 51 lbs since surgery... 73 lbs since the first of the year.

Anyway that's all for today, hope to get my first fill tomorrow.

Will update then if I get one.

Just Blogging In...

2009-04-05T11:39:00.003-05:00

So it's been a while since I've blogged thought I would take a few moments now.

Nothing new going on I'm now at -47.2 weight is coming off slowly but surely today is my one month anniversary since surgery, I wish I would have hit the fifty pound mark but life happens, and I made a mistake or two with calorie counting on a couple different days, I need to make sure that I pay very close attn to labels on drinks, it's just a mistake and I'm moving on.

I hope to be down fifty by Thursday and that will be five weeks, averaging ten pounds a week.

I think that's a pretty good streak to be on considering I'm not supposed to be able lose gastric bypass kind of numbers (hehe) I go to the doctor for my first follow up visit and possible fill since surgery, keep your fingers crossed.

That's all for today I've posted my before pics above and I'm going to embed a vid from my new collab channel below, please subscribe if you are a youtuber:

I've been feeling down... think I found a way to make myself feel better...

2009-03-31T04:34:00.004-05:00

Ok,

So as of my last blog post you saw that I was down and really looking for any reason why I haven't lost weight.

I really was angry at myself, so I thought I would compare a pic to see if I could even tell a difference.

Here they are...

January 1st, 2009

March 30th, 2009

I think there's a huge difference, but that's just me.

If you read this and can see a difference please leave me a comment and let me know.

Feeling Down...

2009-03-30T02:23:00.002-05:00

I lost forty pounds and was really excited, now my weight loss has stalled out...

I am not happy at all, I've been losing .2 lbs a day for a few days now and am not satisfied at all.

I'm doing a 2 day stall breaker, because I need to be losing more weight then this.

I'm going to start journaling here too because everyone is talking about it, but I'm not good at keeping up with writing anything.

I'm pissed at myself for not losing more weight and not understanding why I'm not.

That's all for today.

Down 40 lbs! Can You Frigging Believe That?!?

2009-03-24T04:08:00.003-05:00

March 5th, 2009: 500.4
March 24th, 2009: 460.4
Lost: 40.0

In 19 days I've lost fourty pounds that's unfreakin believable.

I'm really very excited and happy, that's all for today!

Peace out!

Are Parties Really Fun When You Can't Eat Cake?

2009-03-21T22:59:00.004-05:00

So...

Today was my mom's fiftieth birthday party, and it's the first time I've been out since I've had surgery.

I want to know if I'm alone... are parties as much fun if you can't eat the cake?

I kept watching people eat tonite, longing to taste potato chips, dip, barbecue, cake, ice cream, soda, and more...

I was sad alot of the time everyone was eating, I sat there eating my slice of cheese and lunch meat wondering if I made the right decision. I keep trying to live by the mantra of nothing tastes as good as thin feels but I wanted a piece of that friggin cake!!!!

I don't know what the alternative for comfort food is, I don't know if I have anything to comfort myself with at the moment, I'm trying to think this is worth it and I know eventually it will be, but will I ever feel normal again?

Can I go to a dinner party? I mean ever again, what about the holidays? Will they be this depressing?

I guess it's more to think about... I'm gonna go listen to people in stickam.

Peace out all... :?(

Weight Today: 466.2 Down: 34 lbs since surgery Down: 56 lbs since Jan 1st.

Feeling so much better today...

2009-03-19T10:31:00.002-05:00

My port wound is still infected, but this morning I puked up some frothy water after I drank it and I feel sooooo much better then I had the past couple of days.

I lost another 2 lbs... down to 469.2 hit the thirty pounds loss today and moving on to the next goal.

It's been exactly two weeks today since I've had the surgery and other then the pain and icky feeling from the infection in my wound it has been completely worth it.

I never imagined that feeling full would be so satisfying, I used to feel like I was starving when I was dieting and now I don't have that issue anymore, I get hungry occasionally but literally a few bites chewed thoroughly fill me up, it is so wonderful I can't say enough about it.

I think this was the best decision I have ever made in my life.

Another day to look forward too!

Peace out!

:?(

2009-03-18T17:35:00.002-05:00

I only lost .2 lbs today... the least amount I've lost thus far.

I think I may have had something stuck yesterday night, I felt awful all night, was having such severe burping and gas I felt like I was gonna die.

So today isn't so good.

Another day over and a new one coming tomorrow.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T22:24:00.002-05:00

Ok,

My wound is officially infected, I feel like CRAP!

New Years Weight: 522
Surgery Day Weight: 500.4
St. Patrick's Day Weight: 471.8

So far so good, I feel icky... I'm going to stop whining now and get my blankie and play on stickam.

Peace Out!

474.2 Today

2009-03-16T21:31:00.002-05:00

The doc said to put some steri strips over the wound, the bleeding stopped and now it is just gushing yellow fluid, arrrg.

I'm 474.2 Today... The day After surgery I weighed 500.4. That means Down 26.2 since surgery on March 5th, and down 48.2 since January 1st.

I just keep on keeping on, I'm still in pain... lots of pain. I'm really whiney lately, I need to stop.

That's all for today...

Peace out!

stuff...

2009-03-14T14:14:00.002-05:00

I lost another 1.6 lbs today.

I'm still in pain, the port incision keeps bleeding out, like a lot. I feel like crap and am very lightheaded.

I know that this isn't easy but I really didn't think I would feel so crappy a week after.

I know it will be worth it in the end. But God I want this part to be over, if I keep bleeding I guess I will have to go to the ER, I hate that place even more then I hate doctors :(

Anyway I'm just keep on keeping on the best I can.

Peace out.

Just checking in...

2009-03-13T11:40:00.002-05:00

I just finished making my week one update for youtube, I only messed up a couple times so I didn't bother editing.

I lost another 3.4 lbs, down a total of 22 lbs! So exciting!

I hope the numbers keep going down.

I am having ALOT of pain in my port wound, but I hear that's normal so it's a wait and see game, I am really tired of it hurting though.

I have been drinking Diet Hawaiin Punch all day I need to get back on the water train, but it get's hot before I have a chance even really get started on it, so annoying.

That's my update for today! I'm out!

Pics...

2009-03-12T18:04:00.002-05:00

Down 2.6 More... 18.8 lbs Since Surgery...

2009-03-12T17:59:00.002-05:00

Down 2.6 today
Down 18.8 lbs since surgery
Down 40.8 lbs since January 1st

Got down a half a protein shake and a couple bites of yogurt today.

One of my wounds was bleeding and oozing last night and busted open, doc says its normal I'm prone to inflamation so it seems some developed under the incision.

Happy Thursday!

Down Another 1.6

2009-03-11T14:05:00.002-05:00

Total down 16.2 lbs!

It's kind of exciting to get on the scale everyday and see the number go down, I hope it keeps going that way.

I finally got a protein shake in today.

All for now.

Standing Up 3-9-09

2009-03-10T16:34:00.000-05:00

Still Trucking... I still Hurt :?(

2009-03-10T16:32:00.001-05:00

I lost another 1.8 lbs today, total of 14.6 so far.

Still sore, and tired of being sore.

I've eaten three bites of pudding today, that's it.

Ok, enough whining.

Nother post tomorrow.

Another 2.8 Down...

2009-03-09T13:31:00.001-05:00

It seems unreal at this point, I have never lost over 12 pounds in four days, this is amazing.

I am full all the time, and the weight is coming off.

I will just keep going until I get to goal.

Yay!

OMG I'm LOSING Already!

2009-03-08T16:50:00.002-05:00

I stepped on the scale today first time since Friday and...

I lost 10 lbs!!!!!

Todays Weight: 490.4

So excited!

Today I ate:

1/2 Sugar Free Pudding

1/8 Cup Skim Milk

That's all for today!

Peace Out!

This Gas Is Horrendous

2009-03-07T22:30:00.002-06:00

Ok,

So I'm totally whiney today...

My stomach hurts, where they poked with me the blood thinner is swollen and bruised, I have horrendous gas, my throat hurts, and I can't eat anything without getting hiccups.

Ok, enough whining...

Today is another day and I didn't poop yet, :?(

I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow.

Peace Out!

At home... I hurt so much!

2009-03-06T19:07:00.002-06:00

I'm at home now, still in pain... but trying to deal with it.

This surgery was much more painful then I expected.

More updates soon... I'm off to lay down.

Sorry I Disappeared For A Couple Days...

2009-03-04T22:17:00.001-06:00

I just needed to kind of private everything about myself for a couple days...

Lap Band tomorrow! Yay!

Ok, off to bed.

Blogging... Scary Post...

2009-03-02T19:13:00.000-06:00

Okz....

So if you have been reading my blog since it started a few weeks ago you may have noticed that I haven't posted a number as far as my weight goes.

I actually thought my weight had kind of maintained back in January I stepped on the scale and the number popped up:

522 lbs

Frankly, this scared the crap out of me...

This number is scary and big and scary... wait did I mention scary?

I've worked hard since that day to get that number down... I did go through a period of Last Meal syndrome. I didn't gain weight but I didn't lose...

I have now been on this liquid diet and today I stepped on the scale and it popped as...

494.4 lbs

I still have a far way to go, but I was relieved to see that the first number dropped down out of the five's.

Ok well now that I've posted a blog that I've been to ashamed to post I think I'll recess to my bed and take a long winter's nap.

Today's Food:
Breakfast:
Slim-Fast
Lunch:
Slim-Fast
Snack:
Pudding and Yogurt
Dinner:
Slim-Fast

Two more days till surgery... I hope that I can successfully change my life and times with the tool of a band around my belly.

Peace out.

Woot! March 1st!

2009-03-01T22:51:00.000-06:00

Well it's March 1st...

What does that mean four more days till surgery... technically three as today is almost over!

I can't believe time is flying by!

Food for today:

Breakfast:
Slim-Fast
Lunch:
Slim-Fast
Dinner:
Slim-Fast
Yogurt
Pudding

Like 800 calories! Yay!

I'm getting uber excited!

What is this worth???

2009-02-28T02:51:00.000-06:00

So...

I'm fresh off my fail onto a great day. I did gain one pound, but hopefully (fingers crossed) it will be gone tomorrow plus some.

Breakfast:
Slim-Fast
Lunch:
Slim-Fast
Dinner:
Slim-Fast
Snack:
Lite Yogurt

So pretty good like 700 calories (yay!)

I have some things going on in my personal life, that I'm not going to expunge here, but my mother is having more medical issues and I'm just having a hard time handling it.

I haven't told anyone about it because I just don't know how to say it, and making it verbal seems to real at the moment.

I am just finding myself valuing this surgery even more at this time in my life.

Anyway, enough of that.

Be back tomorrow with another food journal update!

WTHeck is going on with me?

2009-02-26T21:14:00.000-06:00

Ok...

So I've been trucking along on my liquid diet, I was doing so well I was surprising myself.

Tonight I brought that to a screeching halt, my mom made chuck roast in the crock pot for my nieces and noodles with it. I knew she was making it and decided that I wouldn't have my shakes today so I could cheat and have it.

Ahhhhh... why am I thinking this way it's a week before surgery?

Ok, so I had a piece of meat and about half cup of noodles. I felt horrible for cheating and I'm just so frustrated.

Why am I doing this to myself?

I don't plan on eating anything else tonight, and I plan on fasting tomorrow so I can recover from this.

Anyway today was a fail day, and I fell horrible about it. I'm going to pick myself up, wipe myself off and move on.

Ok enough of me moaning...

Arrrrrrrrg...

Liquid Diet... Another Day Done

2009-02-25T10:07:00.000-06:00

Day Six:

Breakfast:
Slim-Fast
Lunch:
Slim-Fast
Dinner:
Yogurt - Pudding - Applesauce (I shouldn't have had the applesauce)

Today Day Seven:

Breakfast:
Slim-Fast
Lunch:
Slim-Fast
Snack:
SF Pudding
Dinner:
Slim-Fast
Snack:
Yogurt

One more week till surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going Blog Crazy!

2009-02-24T06:36:00.000-06:00

I have this all or nothing attitude as of late, either I don't do something or I over do it. I guess it's time to overdo the blogs, lol.

I just made a response to www.youtube.com/mamatika9 she is having a music contest and she's going to compile songs to a compilation CD to give out at the meet and greet. I wish I were going to the meet and greet it sounds like it will be so much fun!

Maybe I'll make it to the SC one, who knows really. It seems that as of late things are on a need to know basis and I don't need to know anything, hehe.

I don't know how people make their blogs look all fancy, maybe I'll google it later and see if I can find some directions.

Anyway, I'm signing out... stay tuned for more random blogs if your watching!

Weight Loss... Ups and Down

2009-02-24T01:49:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone is doing well, I'm still doing my liquid diet and am on the losing end as of right now... I am doing my best not to cheat, I ate one slice of cheese which I shouldn't have had, but just craved something with flavor.

I have been watching lots of vids lately, and it seems everyone is doing great, I just finished watching a cotysmom vid on youtube and she's going to have to have surgery to fix her port... frankly this scares the crap out of me, it's not easy for someone who is obese to go under the knife over and over again, I know she will do fine but I'm scared that I will have to have the same kind of thing done. I can't have the gastric bypass because I have Crohn's Disease, but I really wish I were having it done, there seems to be very little need for follow up surgery aside from plastics. I guess I'm just getting a little nervous, my surgery date is quickly approaching, and I know it's going to be awesome, but it's also a little scary. Very few people die from this surgery about 0.2 percent, but what if I fall into that percent.

I haven't been doing vlogs lately just picture, text and audio vids. I think I'll try to do a vid the night before surgery.

I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am, my surgery is at 7:30 am... that is so early, I'm sure I won't get much sleep the night before. I hope that everything goes as planned and I start to lose weight right after surgery, the few people who know about the surgery are mostly supportive... I do have people who think I shouldn't have the surgery and yet others who don't even know I'm having it done. I guess I shouldn't be bashful about it, I just frankly don't care what their opinions are, this is my body and my life to do with what I see fit.

I was browsing through some catalogs today and looking at exercise equipment, everything is weight limited at 250-350 lbs. Does this make sense to anyone else, the people who need this equipment most desperately weigh to much to use it. I also looked into the wii fit because I really want one, and it too has a 250 lbs weight limit, so chunky kids, or obese teenagers couldn't really use that.

I think that manufacturers forget that fat people have disposable income, it's like when looking for clothes, I see so many of these shirts for fat people with the band at the bottom. I would never wear that, is it designed to hold your belly in? Or just grip your belly so you look as fat as possible?

Well I think that's it, I'm done going on and on about nothing.

Another post tommorrow!

Liquid Diet... keep on trucking!

2009-02-23T14:46:00.000-06:00

Day Four:
Breakfast: Slim-Fast
Lunch: Slim-Fast
Dinner: Slim-Fast - Lite Yogurt- Sugar Free Pudding

Day Five:
Breakfast: Slim-Fast
Lunch: Slim - Fast
Later Today:
Dinner: Slim-Fast - Lite Yogurt

Day Three Liquid Diet...

2009-02-21T23:46:00.000-06:00

Day three is over:

Breakfast:
Slimfast 180
Lunch
Slimfast 180
Dinner
Slimfast 180
Yogurt 110
Yogurt 110
Pudding 60

Yay... 11 more days!

2 Week Liquid Diet...

2009-02-20T23:15:00.000-06:00

Day 1:
Slim-Fast 180
Yogurt 100
Slim-Fast 180
Slim-Fast 180
Pudding 60
Total: 700 calories

Day 2:
Slim-Fast 180
Yogurt 240
Juice 280
Slim-Fast180
Yogurt 110
Pudding 60
Total: 1050

So far so good.

Ok... I can't figure this out! But it's good.

2009-02-16T17:33:00.001-06:00

Ok... so I had my "last meal" yesterday at Cracker Barrel and it was delicious. What I don't understand is I lost five pounds. I got on this morning bracing for the worst and I had a loss. I was shocked! But good shocked!

I am getting things ready for my liquid diet starting on the 19th, I go for pre-op on Friday and a final consultation with my surgeon. Yay!

Shannon my friend here had her surgery on the 10th... and has been in severe pain but has lost 14 pounds thus far. I hope that she continues doing well!

Ok, that's all for today I'm back on my diet, going to start posting my losses here soon.

WLS Debachle...

2009-02-11T05:23:00.000-06:00

So... I made a vid about this but seven minutes just wasn't long enough for me to ramble.

Anyone who is reading this is probably watching the drama going on over on weightlosslosers... they are doing a week about weight loss surgery. I very much liked the way that Alejandro did his vid yesterday... I thought it was well done and very considerate.

Then today I tuned in again, as I usually do to watch Shanti's vid... omg I could have screamed at the computer. I really never had any issues with Shanti other then she's a little condescending... but what West Coasters aren't (hehe, just kidding) anyway she made a vid about WLS that was FULL of here "opinion" that just happened to be complete stereotypes of WLS.

Anyway, that's all I'm not gonna dwell on this anymore.

Talk to you all soon!

This is the last fail post I'm going to allow...

2009-02-11T04:58:00.000-06:00

So it's Wednesday morning, I didn't have a good Tuesday :(

Tuesday's Food:

Breakfast: Meal Replacement Bar - This Was Good
Snack: None - Good Still
Lunch: None (not hungry) - This is good, going good so far....
Snack: None
Dinner: 2 Sloppy Joes and a Cup of Mini Roasted Potatoes - This is so not good.
Kind of felt like crap after dinner... I fell asleep for SIX hours.

Work up at 10 pm --- Missed The Biggest Loser --- Had To Watch When I woke up.
-Can't believe Blaine is gone... that made me sad-

Midnight Snack: 2 oz. Cheese - That's not so bad
--------------- : Pringles - What? Why are you still eating?
--------------- : Ham and Turkey Sandwich - Wait is this a three course meal?

Ok... so that's it, I totally screwed up Tuesday and since I ate after midnight I totally screwed Wednesday.

Today Wednesday February 11th, 2009
----Fasting Day----Water Only------

Failure Again...

2009-02-10T01:19:00.000-06:00

Failure yet again...

I'm posting about Monday February 9, 2009.

I fell off the wagon yet again... so I can actually put into vision the amount of crap I ate today with the justification that I won't be able to have it again (stinkin thinkin).

My horrible meals today:

Breakfast:
Meal Replacement Bar - This was ok.

Lunch:
2 pieces of texas toast
4 slices of lean ham and cheese
1 slice of cheese
1 ice cream bar

Snack:
3 oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 cup juice

Dinner:
2 cups of vegetables
6 oz of chicken
2 slices of processed cheese
2 liter of cherry 7 up - First soda in almost two years - yes it was delicious

Snack:
Pringles Bacon Ranch chips
1 chocolate ice cream bar
2 glasses of juice

6 bottles of 16 oz water - only positive thing about today.

I would assume my calories totalled up to around 10,000 calories... that is just a rough estimate.

I am thoroughly unhappy with my behavior.

As of tonite I stepped on the scale and gained back 8 of the pounds that I have lost thus far.

So tommorrow it's back to basics... five hundred calories a day... no carbs... and upper body exercises.

Thanks for listening to me whine, see you soon.

I'm back...

2009-02-08T23:57:00.000-06:00

Hi well it's been a while, and I just can't seem to keep this thing updated. I was doing so well until yesterday, then the weekend went to hell in a hand basket.

I had Burger King (gasp) for the first time in over two years. Then I had a sandwich on texas toast for dinner (so many carbs). Today I've had potato chips, a cake, and candy, arg.

So tommorrow back on the wagon.

Thanks for reading, I'll try to be more consistent.

Take Care!

Day Two Down...

2009-01-28T23:14:00.000-06:00

So Atkin's day two done. Here's what I had to eat:

Breakfast:
Scrambled egg

Lunch:
Pork Chop and Broccolli with Cauliflower

Dinner:
Deviled Eggs

Snack:
String Cheese - My niece took most of it, lol.

Snack:
Sugar Free Hot Cocoa

Beverages:
64 oz. of water
1 Crystal Light

That's it, no more eating for me... moving onto day three!

Change of Plans...

2009-01-27T18:17:00.001-06:00

So I've decided to change the direction of my diet... I'm switching to an Atkin's style diet, staying in induction phase until I start my liquid diet.

Thanks for reading!

Check out my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/2thousandand9

Hi Again...

2009-01-27T11:37:00.000-06:00

It's been a few days again, just thought I would pop in and make a post.

For breakfast today I had:

2 atkins pancakes
1 Tbsp. Sugar-Free Syrup
1/2 C. Grapes

It was quite good and a variation of what I normally have.

See you all soon!

Update

2009-01-25T16:17:00.000-06:00

Wow...

I'm really not good at keeping this updated, I don't know that anyone is reading it anyway.

Still plugging along, another boring weekend.

Posted a text video instruction vid on my channel: www.youtube.com/2thousandand9

Go check it out if you have time!

Take care of yourselves!

I just rambled.

2009-01-22T02:12:00.000-06:00

So I was making a update vid and I totally just rambled for twenty minutes, wow!

I'm going to chop it up and see how it turns out.

Take care of yourselves, and each other!

Um... kind of cheating.

2009-01-21T21:03:00.000-06:00

Well I didn't technically go over my caloric requirements but I did have chicken on a day that I am not supposed to eat protein :( but what can ya do.

I saw the doctor today and found out I'm going to have to have ankle surgery again after my lap band is done, we'll see how that goes.

All to post for today, thought I should note my cheating, lol.

Hope everyone is doing well!

First Day Of Blogging

2009-01-20T09:26:00.000-06:00

So, I thought along with vlogging I would blog also, this blog will most often be about my upcoming wls. I am just getting over the flu, and lost fourteen pounds in two days... ick. What a way to lose the weight huh?

I lost fourteen pounds before that so I am down a total of 28 lbs pre-op.

I am following the Rice Diet, which is a low-calorie diet with low-fat choices as well. I will be on this until February 19th, when I start my pre-op liquid diet.

I am going to try and post my food intake on here, but won't promise, because I'm just not that good at keeping things like this updated. I am using a food diary to track my calories.

Be sure to check out my youtube vids at www.youtube.com/2thousandand9

Best of luck to everyone on this journey!