***Saturday Bites, Vites & Exercites***

Hi guys,
Just took a loaf of sunflower seed butter bread out of the oven...smells wonderful!  Mmm...tastes good too. Put some cream cheese on top. Warning-it's green! 

BITES: (DS Maintenance Mode)
B - 2 protein coffees (60g)
S - Fage Greek yogurt w/blueberries and a protein coffee (30g)
S - chips & dip
L - chili and multi-grain saltines
S - chips
D - chili

VITES:
morning batch: done
calcium batches: done
iron: done
evening batch: starting

EXERCITES:
laundry
   

OMG, Gina, sounds sooooo good!! Are you doing it like the peanut butter bread?

Took a long nap because our football game doesn't start until 9:30 and I can rarely stay up past 8:30 pr 9.

B: bacon, protein shake
S: zucchini muffin
L: cheddar bites
S: salami
D: fish, salad

V: one batch left
F: ok
E: errands, nap, ran into mall to exchange a bag

Exactly the same as the peanut butter bread but I left out the salt. Even my guys thought it was good. I posted the pictures on Facebook Bites & Vites. Jill made the almond butter bread with some added spices and blueberries. 

Enjoy the game. We're watching Clemson and Auburn right now...I'm off to bed very soon. ;)


 

Unfortunately, I can't get most of those butters. Wish we had a TJ

I have been eating too much whatnot. 
Example is today
Coffee & Half and Half with splenda
2 eggs cheese butter
1 buttermilk chocolate chip pancake
Corn on the cob with butter
Pretzel chips
Large vanilla latte Caribou with 2% milk
6 mussels
4 pieces flat bread pizza with cheese, tomotos and basil pesto
1 piece pep little cesars
more flat bread left over

Walked 4.5 miles in 1 hour 7 minutes (so greater than 4.0 miles per hour)

Exercise I am doing good at. 
Walk/jogs or long walks greater than 4.5 miles
Planks
My eating is outta control though.......   gotta get back.  

BIGGEST FEAR:  Gaining weight back. 
Lowest weight 145 pounds
Post Jamaica weight in March 12 was 154 pounds
THIS AM????????????????   HIGHEST IN AGES:  156 pounds.  DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT

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I hear you! Need to restart the weight loss tapes in our heads. We can do this!
 

It is common for increased appetite and weight with increased exercise. When you breakdown the muscles with jogging, they retain water as they are rebuilding.  I encourage walking over jogging for a week or 2 if your primary goal is weight loss.

 Hello All,
! year Surgiversary this week  !!!  ;-)

Our heat wave broke, one cool day this week influenced me to make a big batch of  bourito/taco filling. I changed it up 3 times by adding different seasonings and additions. Every dinner used the base ground beef/spaghetti sauce. Added an envelope of Taco Bell taco seasoning, served it w/sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, fresh guacamole, diced tomato, refried beans blended with melted cheddar cheese. The next night I mixed the meat sauce with mexican seasoned rice & beans- we made tacos w/lettuce, tomatoes, fine shreaded cheese, sour cream. My family made bouritos with large rappers, I omitted this opting for layers of meat sauce, beans, cheese,  microwaved then topped with sour cream. Froze the rest in glass canning jars.

D.S. Maintence: 

B- 1 c  Extra Thick whole grain rolled oat meal w/pumpkin pie spice & vanilla( 14g protein)
      16oz Crystal Lite w/Miralax, chocolate calcium, 8 oz water
L-16oz  Pina Colada protein shake W/water & 1/2 & 1/2--(30g protein)& hand full fresh cherries & chocolate calcium
16oz water
S- 16oz vanilla protein shake w/water & 1/2 & 1/2 (30g protein)
D- one slice self rising frozen pizza, topped w/meatballs w/ extra cheddar cheese, and my home made pizza sauce( parmesan added ) ( 25 protein)chocolate calcium
S- 16oz pina Colada protein shake w/water & 1/2 & 1/2 (30g protein) honey roasted peanuts(6g protein-39pieces) chocolate calcium
8 oz water

Vites: all done, saving iron/C for bed time
Exercise:  landscape gardening, shoveling for 2 hrs straight clearing out weeds and grass
;-)

Your Bites sound awesome!  Happy surgiversary! How many years?

 This is the end of my first year. I have my one year surgeon appointments with the nutritionist, behaviorist, and PA this Tues. They were able to see my progress 4 months ago when I had my gallbladder/appendix surgery with Dr Kemmeter. My PCP internist thought it was a great idea to have the surgeon who knew my rerouting best do my gallbladder. He was able to check my D.S. from the inside out, and do an upper endoscopy while I was under. No complications, fast recovery.

My Bites are packed with flavor. We use lots of spices all the time. I lived in the Carribean with my family for many years. The local house keeper taught me to cook the island way, never measuring," a pinch of this, a pinch of that". I could never repeat my recipies. They are complicated- using home made chicken stock from rotiserie chicken bones and skin, or pan drippings from steak w/seasonings. My rice is made with my chicken stock, adds more protein. Broccoli has to have cheese- I use the protein cheese powder mixed into a sauce. I'm always looking for ways to sneak in more protein.   ;-)

I'm thrilled to be maintaining within 5 lbs of  my goal weight for 4 months now. I dont think I will go any lower because my face is looking too thin. I'll have to get the plastic surgeon to work on my tummy and upper thighs. 4 more months to wait for plastics !!!!   ;-)