Got some good news!!!

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

Awesome start to my Saturday!!

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!

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

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

+++++++++++++++++++++++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

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

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