Everyone knows...So much for it being a secret!

This picture could have been taken at my work. Seriously! And the black girl is looking at me with that gasping look on her face. YES ALL YOU NOSEY BITCHES - I had lapband surgery...JEALOUS??

I'm not good at keeping secrets about myself. If you tell me something in confidence, I'm good at keeping that kind of secret but something exciting, I'm no good! I buy you a gift, I have to give it to you right away. I just can't hold in happy things! And this was a happy thing!

I know why I tried to keep it from certain people...I work with some real snotty women who are constantly dieting and talk smack about each other behind the others back. I just didn't want to be a topic of conversation. So much for that! But I'm fine with it. I'm holding my head up high! This was in no way the easy road of dieting. While you're all snacking on spicy pretzels and red velvet cake, I'm over here buring my fat ass off sipping a protein shake. TAKE THAT!

That was my rant. Sorry...I had to get it off my chest.

I'm down another half pound today too. WOOO HOOO!!!!! I'm off to find some soup for lunch. Happy friday banded (pre or post) blog buddies! :)

Scale on the weigh down!

After holding strong for 4 or 5 days, I finally lost another pound and a half! Woo Hooooo!!!

So I've been trying all sorts of different online calorie, protein, fat counters. What one is the best? Everytime I search for calorie content in foods I get directed to The Daily Plate. I was using The Realize My Success thing but it barely has any foods in it. I used to use Fitday but I think I like the DailyPlate.

I move onto soft foods soon. I think mushies and soft foods are pretty similar. What do I add as mushie?

2 Weeks Post-Op

I feel fine, like I did before surgery except I'm hungry and that makes me alittle crabby. And I'm tired. I'm guessing it's becuase I'm still recovering. My port area is still swollen and my incisions are sore but other than that, I'm fine.

I'm eating mushy. I'm doing pretty good sticking to it but I really want a salad. How weird is it to crave something so diety? And that's what I'm on now, a diet. I have no restriction so I just have to watch what I'm eating.

I have an appointment on the 19th, I wonder if I can get a fill that day?

Cheleology

FOODOLOGY

*What is your salad dressing of choice? Balsamic Vinagrette

*What is your favorite sit down restaurant? Tsu Kasa or Wildfire or Cheesecake Factory

*What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Portillos

*What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? French Fries. Good, hot, salty, crispy french fries

*What are your pizza toppings of choice? Sausage, Mushroom, Green Peppers and Onions.

*How many televisions are in your house? 3

*What color cell phone do you have? Pink

"PATTOLOGY":

*Are you right-handed or left-handed? right

*Have you ever had anything removed from your body? My wisdom teeth

*What is the last heavy item you lifted? I have no idea...our Sony Trinitron TV...that thing is a beast!

*Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Nope

*Have you ever fainted? almost but never full out fainted

DookOLOGY:

*If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? I don't know. Yes because I'd want to make sure to tell everyone I loved them and no because the count down would suck!

*If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I never gave serious thought to changing my name

*How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? oh boy...6? Something like that. I have an addiction

*Last person you talked to? P'nut

FAVOLOGY:

*Season? Fall...I love fall!

* Holiday ? Thanksgiving. It's all about food and family!

*Day of the week? Saturday

*Month? October, it's got the best weather!

* Color? Green...I like all shades of green. But I like blue too. And purple is cool.

* Drink? I might actually kill for a diet coke right about now!

CURRENTOLOGY:

*Missing someone? No, I'm lucky

*What are you listening to? "Don't worry, whales don't eat clown fish they eat krill." Finding Nemo

*Watching? Finding Nemo

Worrying about? the snow that's coming and having class tomorrow night!

*What's the last movie you saw? It's Complicated. It was hysterical!

*Do You Smile often? All the time. It's hard not to with the p'nut always making me laugh!

*If you could change your eye color what would it be? I wouldn't change them.

*What's on your wish list for your birthday? iPhone with Verizon service

*Can you do push-ups? the girlie kind...maybe 2 or 3

*Can you do a chin up? I like to think I could if my life depended on it but probably not

*Does the future make you more nervous or excited? EXCITED!!

*Have you been in a Car wreck? Small ones...Nothing too terrible.

*Have you caused a Car wreck? I've bumped a car or two

*Do you have an accent? I'm sure I do according to other people but according to me, I do not

*Last time you cried? yesterday, probably, who knows. I cry all the time

*Plans tonight? Feed my people on CafeWorld

*Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? I've been in a bad place but not sure that's "rock bottom"

*Name 3 things you Bought yesterday ? Waxed eyebrows, milk, peanut butter.

*Met someone who changed your life? oh God yes! everyone I've met has somehow changed my life in some small way

*For the better or worse?? forever...

*How did you bring in the New Year? My sister and Jason and the kiddos

*Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? I would but I don't know if i'd really change anything. You change one this and everything would be different.

*Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? yes

*What songs do you sing in the shower? The Thomas the Train roll call

*Have you held hands with someone Today? the P'nut and I always hold hands!

*Who was the last person you took a picture of? Brandi at work when I noticed I had my camera in my purse

*Are most of the friends in your life new or old? old

*Do you like pulpy orange juice? I'm not OJ picky

*What is something your friends make fun of you for? that I can be rather loud and not know it

*Last time you ate peanut butter and jelly? 3 weeks ago

*What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping

*What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? NO NO NO, it's not Monday morning. This clock has got to be wrong!

I did it...I BURPED

Yes! WOOO HOOO I BURPED a real real REAL burp. I feel so much better

Past the Doughnuts

I feel like Homer Simpson..."mmmm, doughnut!"

Someone brought me the wonderful, sugary, fat and carb filled rings of deliciousness at work and they smell so good! I have removed them from my veiw but my smell is embedded in my nose. I just keep telling myself I will eat a doughnut again, some time in my life but not now and not until I'm healthy.

And then I take of sip of a shake....

Had My Follow Up Appointment.

Twelve pounds! Twelve Pounds in six days!?!?!? HOLY COW!! WOOOO HOOOO!!!

So everything looks good. My incisions look fine, glue is holding well, no leaking. Still have some swelling. My lack of burping is normal. And no more eggs until Friday. BUMMER! He just explained the whole liquid diet is important, blah, blah, blah. Good that it went down okay but let's hold off on solider foods for the next few days. Easy for him to say since he's going to go eat a burger and fries for dinner! :)

I'm confused by this silly post-op diet. So two weeks of liquids...that I understand. But liquids includes cream soups which are thicker. Then I move onto two weeks pureed. And the mushies. Okay...isn't pureed and mushy kind of the same thing? I'm trying to think about it like baby food stages. I just don't know if I'm on bottles or rice cereal right now?