Monday Weigh in

Went for my Monday official weigh in - now 210.4 - thats a total of 31.1 pounds - about 11 pounds to go to be in "onederland".

I picked up my multi-vitamins, Iron and Calcium chewables!  They are especially made for persons who have the gastric band, etc., - they taste really great.

I bought some "Cheese and Broccoli" soup from Quiznos today - 1 cup serving - I ate half at 11 am and the other half at 2pm.  That was the very best soup I have ever eaten :)  So I am feeling so much better today - also got some powdered protein which now makes me feel that I can make it through the next 8 days!

Good Night !

Middle of the Night !

Here I am at 2:30 am - woke up at 2 am and could not get back to sleep.:(

I had a really hard time with hunger on Sunday - finally went to bed at 9 pm - just to get away from food, lol !

Today will be day 13 on liquids - I don't know if  being able to eat creamy soups is a help or a hindrance.  I have day dreams about taking a piece of steak and pureeing  it :) and I haven't even thought about eating steak for over a year - shows how crazy I am feeling.

Anyway I guess I should go back to bed - the kitchen is way too close!

Today I go to officially weigh in -  Have a great day everyone !

Saturday wanderings

Went to my second support meeting today - a very small group of 5 - we are going to set up a schedule of once a month and hopefully more people will attend.

I brought some clothing to give away and I am pleased to say that all was taken and everyone was happy to get some each.  Only one of the ladies didn't take anything and that's because she is at her goal weight and slim and trim as can be.  She had her procedure done in 2006 and at that time she was 285 pounds - she looks fantastic !

The meeting flew by - I learned a couple of new things from these ladies - next time, I must take a notebook with me to jot down key points.  I want to be successful at this!

My daughter and granddaughter came and picked me up - we went to a "gourmet" deli that is our favourite place to go to for lunch and I had Pureed 3 bean soup (she did it especially for me) - Barbara had a veggie mushroom sandwich and Faith had a grilled cheese - "gourmet style" - my mouth was watering just looking at those two sandwiches !

We then went to the mall and I bought 2 small forks and 2 small spoons to use when I can start eating solid foods again (December 8th - can't wait ).

I have done very well with drinking plain water today - so far up to 56 ozs and am starting on my next 20 oz.

Oh, also bought some very nice Christmas place mats (6 red and 6 green) and also napkins and napkin holders to match.  The table will look nice this year - I will have to take a picture and post it here !

I go on Monday to officially weigh in - I am hoping for a good loss!

Trying on clothes

Yesterday I spent about two hours trying on clothes and was able to fit into a couple more outfits - I have clothes now from size 18 to 10 in my closet so will have a great time giving them away as I get smaller and smaller.

I have packed up my size 20's to give out tomorrow at my support meeting .

I finally cleaned my apartment today - did it slowly and sat down when I got too tired but eventually got it done - I feel so much better now - not that I cleaned as hard as I should have but I figure next week I will be able to start cleaning from top to bottom so that it will be spanking clean for when I put up the Christmas tree and decorations - I love how nice my apartment looks with all the decorations up  :)

Nikita - Secret Agent

  I have named my band - " Nikita" - she is going to be a "secret agent" who will search out and destroy any desire I may have to over eat !   My darling daughter came up with the name and it seemed to fit perfectly :)

I would like to say Hi and thank you to my newest follower " Amandakiska" :)  I will be heading over to your blog to get to know you !

Happy Thanksgiving - hope it will be a wonderful day for all of you !

Day 7 and creamy soup

Added creamy soup to my menu today - who would have thought I would get excited about having soup.... but I was !

I did 10 minutes on the treadmill today - on a low mileage  - just wanted to start a little exercise - I am feeling restless - my apartment is getting more and more messy and I just want to start cleaning like mad - I am not the best housekeeper in the world but I do like to see shiny floors and dustless furniture - where does all that darn dust come from anyway !!!

Biggest Looser is on tonight - the ones left are getting makeovers - I just love to see the changes in them -!

Have a great evening everyone :)

Bandages Off !!!

Went to see Dr. D this morning to get my bandages off  and to check my weight, etc.,.
He is such a lovely man - we gave each other a big hug and I thanked him for changing my life.
He was pleased with my progress and we set a date for my first fill - December 16th.

I am on a 21 day liquid diet - only clear liquids for the first 3 days and I started to add liquid yogurt to the menu on day 4 - today is day 6 and I added liquid protein - I need to take in 30 g of protein a day and tomorrow I get to add creamy soups to the menu and that will go on until day 22 when I can start eating solids.

I weighed this morning and the scale said 211.5 - that's about 9 pounds since November 15th - I am thrilled !  Of course I don't know what my scale would say since my daughter has that hidden for me but I may get it back on Sunday or not - I go every Sunday to my weight loss club and weigh in there so I guess that's enough weighing!

I have a support meeting to go to on Saturday and I am looking forward to that !

Now I need to catch up on the blogs as I have lost touch these last few days but I am back and feeling great !