Friday Five - Weekly Update!

Hey Ladies & Gents! Hope your V-day was all you'd hope it would be, I don't know about you, but THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY! 1. What types of food did you eat this week? 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 4. What was your biggest challenge? 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] Also, if you guys have any suggestions or would like to give me suggestions for questions to ask, feel free to message me anytime!!!! Happy Friday, All! Amber

1. What types of food did you eat this week? The same. My major addictions are still Diet Green Tea with Citrus & Mixed Berry, honey roasted peanuts, and blazin buffalo goldfish. EEEEEEEEEK. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? I went to the gym a few days this week, walked every lunch break, and stayed busy. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? .5 pound. 211.5. Hey, it's still a loss. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Chewing my calcium. 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? I seen my doctor yesterday and he said I was doing awesome. My B12, Iron, Thiamin, and Protein were perfect! Yay! I just wish they could measure my calcium. *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] Definitely Amazing Race, I love to travel and it would be a great way to see parts of the world that I probably wouldn't want to see and have a chance to make a little money as well.

Hey Amber! As always thanks for the thread! AMEN it's FRIDAY! 1. What types of food did you eat this week? Cheese, soup, salads, few bites of bad macaroni salad, a cube of angel food cake drizzled in chocolate (yowza!) 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? I became one with the treadmill - even tossed in some arm moves while I was walking - people in small towns LOVE weird people on treadmills like me 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? -4 - total loss 126lbs 4. What was your biggest challenge? Holiday crap! Argh! 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? I'm late on 6 mo. blood work - will commit to going tomorrow morning and should know in a week. Thanks for the reminder *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] HARD HARD question. Right now in my life I am going to say ... Top Chef! I'm not a chef at heart but am trying to fan that fire...albeit tiny fire

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Chicken, chili, roast, homemade veg. beef soup, and 1 slice of pizza... 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? not much this week...just walking and house cleaning 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? 0 for this week, 82 total 4. What was your biggest challenge? Got my bill yesterday for my 6 month checkup and almost had a heart attack, $605 for just the blood work, the docs appt wasn't even included in that bill!!! first bill without my insurance....OUCH!!!! 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? All my blood work came back perfect, I was "average" on every level they took....which was GREAT! *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] I am probably one of the only one in the world but I haven't seen any of these shows so I have no Idea.

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Chili, bananas, cheese, crackers, chicken noodle soup, 2 bites of pizza, and of course tea mistos. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? walking 3. How much weight did you lose? 4 pounds Total loss? 134 gone forever! 4. What was your biggest challenge? I've been sick the last two days, and it's been rough eating at all. 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? Everything was great, except since I can't tolerate starches I'm missing the good stuff you get from them, so had to add a B Complex. *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] It would have to be Amazing Race, not sure I could do all the challenges they have to do, but at this point I'd love to try. We travel all the time, so it would be a blast I think!

Amber- Thanks for the weekly post... 1. What types of food did you eat this week? Salad, Chicken Tacos (homemade w/refried beans, cheese and salsa), Baked Chicken, Carrots, Chicken Pot Pie (an experiment), Tuna w/carrots and crackers, milk, water (pretty much all I drink anymore), Power Crunch Protein Bars 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? So bad...was super busy so didn't do much this week. Went dancing last week though and it was great...going to do that again soon! 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? Not sure...forgot to weigh myself this morning! 4. What was your biggest challenge? Vitamins and Protein...didn't do well with either this week because I was busy at work. 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? They said I was doing great. I was a tad low on my Vitamin D, but that was "normal" for me and they said that if I did a better job on getting my calcium in it would self correct (since my calcium has Vitamin D w/it). *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] I'd love to be talented enough to go on Top Chef....I love to cook/bake, but I'm not nearly creative enough to come up with the things they do. (Amber....by the way, I take a calcium capsule...could you switch to that so you wouldn't have to chew yours?) Christina S

According to my Nut and Doctor, I will never be able to swallow capsules/tablets for my supplements. Apparently we cannot absorb them fast enough for our tracks. That is why everything has to be liquid, chewable, or sublingual. Again, that's just my people, but they've been dead on about everything so far, so I'm just following orders. I wish I could, it would be a heck of alot easier! Amber

Hi Amber and everyone, I agree, thank goodness it's Friday! Ready for a break here! 1. What types of food did you eat this week? pretty much the same, except at my birthday party I had one chicken enchilada for dinner...oh, and I had a little bit of ribeye steak on Monday night, grilled by my husband! So yummy. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? I did Leslie Sansone dvds (walking, pilates, and yoga) and one day I did a TaeBo dvd. I had sore legs the day after that! He's rough! 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? This has been a good week for weight loss! I was at 217 last Friday, 213.5 this Friday! YAY! I was getting really discouraged, as I shared with y'all. So I guess my body isn't quite done losing. Total loss, 90.5 pounds. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Not eating birthday cake (I only had two bites of it!) or any of the other goodies that have been lying around from V-day. 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? Haven't had one yet. *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] I would want to be on a decorating show of some sort, like Trading Spaces. OR I wish I was young enough and talented enough to be on American Idol! I love to sing, but I'm not sure that I'd get past Simon's critique of my ability.

1. What types of food did you eat this week? broccoli cheese soup, atkins advantage, low carb pizza, steamed broccoli, filet migon, meatloaf, refried beans, cheese and peanut butter crackers (this is my new vice) 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? ab roller, leg lifts, walking and floor exercises 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? none this week but lost 9 lbs over the last two weeks of last month so Im not to down yet...LOL Ive lost a total of 140 so far....started at 394 and im 254 right now from a size 32 and Im now wearing a 20 tall. 4. What was your biggest challenge? Making myself eat when Im at home and not eating when Im at work. At home I stay busy and forget meals and at work I have alot of down time working night shift and I want to graze more when Im there. 5. What are the results of your supplements/vitamin intake from your 6 month post-op appointment? My dr doesnt do labs until we are 1 yr out. So I didnt have any yet. I take 3 chewable flinestones a day, 2 calcium and 2-3 fiber choice to avoid contipation per day and sublinqul B complex 3 x per week *Fun bonus question: If you could go on one reality TV show, which would it be? [i.e. Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Top Chef, Miami Ink, Real World, Trading Spaces, etc.] I love watching big brother but if I was going to be on one I think it would be Miami Ink or Trading spaces...one episode for me would be enough....dont think I want weeks of my life exposed on the others....LOL ***I love these questions and they are light and alot of fun but how about maybe on a Mon or Tues. we could maybe have one question that is deep in thought and helps us look at what we used to eat, why we ate it and what we can do to change our mind set so we dont repeat our mistakes in the future and never gain any wt back. I think the intr0spection would be good and I think we each have alot to share and alot we can learn from each other. I would even be willing to do that question....If ppl would like something like that.

***I love these questions and they are light and alot of fun but how about maybe on a Mon or Tues. we could maybe have one question that is deep in thought and helps us look at what we used to eat, why we ate it and what we can do to change our mind set so we dont repeat our mistakes in the future and never gain any wt back. I think the intr0spection would be good and I think we each have alot to share and alot we can learn from each other. I would even be willing to do that question....If ppl would like something like that. *** Good idea Mariah, I'd like that. You ask the question, and I'll answer for sure! Jan