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Hello, everyone!
Yes, it has been a very busy season for most, I am thinking.
Our family celebrated Christmas at our older son Dan's place...younger son Derek deep-fried the turkey! Now that may SOUND greasy but it is NOT. When you lower the DRY turkey into the hot oil, the heat instantly seals the skin and keeps the grease OUT and the natural juices INSIDE. Oh goodness, it is so tasty and moist! We have decided to always do the deep frying from now on. AND it saves ME alot of work because now everyone takes part in the meal preparations. I regret that I did not appreciate (when I was much younger) how much work putting on a complete Christmas turkey dinner was for my Mom. Jennifer does the mashed potatoes, the grand daughters (11 and 14) make the caesar salad, set the tables (and clear), I make the gravy and bake the bread and prep and make the stuffing and Dan does all the other stuff. BY the time that I had a bit of salad and a turkey WING, I was full (yay)...after dinner, we adults played a rowdy 3 1/2 hours of cards for chocolate gold coins while the girls supervised or sat close to watch or do their own thing at the other table beside us, but always there with us.
The girls seemed to really love the Memory Boxes that I made for them. Now this coming week, I had promised to take each girl (separately) to their favourite place for lunch then shopping in one store (because that is all that I can handle physically) to buy ONE outfit (top and bottom). Both sons get a nice cheque since money is always needed...this covers Christmas and their birthdays very soon after and that works well for them.
Dec 29th was Derek's birthday...he gets his card and lottery tickets and dinner here but since this is always such a busy time, we like to spread out the fun and will have a family dinner out at Derek's favourite restaurant in a few weeks. Then New Years and then Dan's birthday on Feb 5th and we start all over again..
My eating has been rather decent. I confess to a few chocolate truffles...I had to deal with a peer at BPW who turned out to be a real nasty piece of work. I just could NOT understand why she stabbed me in the back then kissed and hugged me to my face. Then I started getting numerous reports that she trashed me at conference and THAT was enough to finally get me mad. She, when confronted, refused to respond to my questions, and was very insulting and ignorant. She has let our club down badly and today she bailed out of an important task that should have been ready by Jan 15th. and yes, I did something I hadn't done in a very long time...I'd started stress eating for a week but managed to stop it when talking to friends to find out that this "person" is mentally ill, and she is delusional, and it was NOT my fault as she claimed. So back on track and busy trying to find someone else with the ability to rebuild our club website that is desperately needed by Jan 15th. YIKES.
A lousy excuse to blow my eating but an old pattern of mine (stress eating). Now I have to lose that extra five pounds to return to my lowest weight in decades.
New Years Eve Breakfast: hot chocolate protein drink
Snack: old cheddar cheese & multigrain crackers
Lunch: home made turkey soup
Dinner: tossed green salad with turkey, shredded cheese, raisins for iron(I am now anemic)
Bedtime snack: hot chocolate protein drink.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone! It's never too late to start over-
Kathy, I was the worse judge of my eating!
When I stopped writing down what and how much I was eating and drinking...Was a beginning of my weight regain. That and when I was avoiding the scale. Then ...I year later I was 35 lbs heavier ..And my BMI was in obese category...And my back was hurting again.
Only when I decided enough was enough... And really apply my tool..I was able to reverse the weight trend.
In 3 months I lost 18 lbs.. then I was complacent again... And to lose the next 10 lbs took me 2 years.
But once I found what is working for me... And really applied myself I lost to my goal and then some.
You don't have to post anywhere if you don't feel comfortable. But do that for yourself. That and daily weight. So next time you reach for "snacks" that are not good for you, maybe that number on a scale can convince you to make a better choice.
Hugs and good luck.
Btw - sometimes what you see as judgement is a tough love and genuine concern...Hugs..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Thanks Yvonne!
I am also thinking I need to start going to some of the local bariatric support groups after the New Year b/c I have been slipping for a long time. Yes, a lot has been going on, but others manage to work thru their food issues without going overboard like I have.
I have always enjoyed how you keep it real by posting regularly about your own food struggles. I stopped posting on the main & vertical sleeve boards b/c of the constant judgment rather than support.
My daughter had the lapband in 2012 & has regained all her weight. She was considering a revision & I told her how the sleeve removed the 'hunger hormone.' She complained about feeling constantly hungry.
I just remembered that info about the hunger hormone a few months ago & thought it was a crock of **** b/c I was hungry a lot. But in paying attention more I realized I really am not hungry...I eat b/c I enjoy the taste & texture of food & how it makes me feel afterwards...CALM!!! Plus I eat a lot out of boredom, frustration or even to celebrate. So I guess the hunger hormone was removed...
Anyhow, thanks for the support!
Kathy
H.A.L.A.
You are so right on about the sugar/carbs! I needed reminding that they have contributed to many, many UTI's over the years & no doubt was the source of this most recent one. I have drank several pepsi sodas over the past month & it reminded me how I almost always felt a UTI coming on b/c I would have to pee so often. Fruit, however, has never bothered me.
I am desperately trying to cycle down this week on calories, carbs & sugar in preparation for my New Year's deadline. I plan to do protein shakes the 1st week of January just like before WLS & hopefully detox all this crap out of my system before getting back on a meal plan.
Hope everyone had a great holiday. I enjoyed all the aspects of it except the constant barrage of food!
Thanks again H.A.L.A.
Kathy
Merry Christmas !!!!
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Merry Christmas. And lots of hugs.
Hope new year 2017 will be good.
Btw- since my WLS - if I indulge in sugary -carby stuff - even for a few days - I would get mild or major UTI. Even if the carbs were "complex" natural. Including sugar from just ftuits.
It took me a couple of yours to notice the relationship - more carbs =UTI and/or yeast infection. This is another reason I try to stay as low carb ad I can.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hi Kathy,
You have been through alot. I understand with the eating especially the sugar. Im giving myself till after the holidays. I have gained weight too. Im trying my best to stick to my diet.
Have a Merry Christmas
Hi Yvonne!
Thanks to you & the other ladies who continue to post here keeping this forum running!
I have not been posting much. Have been pretty busy since October with one thing after another.
My stepson & his new wife came to visit for the 1st time since 2012. They are in their early 30's & not very mature for their age. Called from MO to tell us they were coming & arrived 2 days later! No timeline given for visit & were spending money like it was going out of style. Them oops...don't have enough to get back home...need to wait until the 1st before they can leave. So here for a whole month...my eating went from fair to bad to worse. More to this story, but enough said...
I then came down with a wicked UTI that lasted most of November & 2 rounds of antibiotics. I never knew serious UTI's were so...well...serious! I was so weak, somewhat disoriented & kept feeling like I could black out from weakness. Glad that is over!
December brought my oldest daughter here after a break-up w/her live-in boyfriend. She had been here off & on before that, but she moved everything out this month. More stress.
Sorry to report I have been eating like the old days...sugar is surely the devil in disguise as I have just been possessed! Gained almost 10 pounds since mid-October & feel like crap!
I have kind of given up on getting back on a healthy plan before the 1st. I don't know why I am sabotaging myself like this...eating until I am ill!
Anyhow, enough bad news!
Hope all of you are well & ready for the holidays! I hope Jeannie is doing well between the knee replacement & move...everyone else who has checked in seems to be doing fairly well!
Kathy
Hi ladies,
No one has been on, i hope you are just busy not sick.
I got home from my trip in the wee hours Tuesday. I was really tired but had a good time. I only gained 3 lbs since the food choices weren't the best. Luckly i had some protein food with me.
Sunday we went to the beach and walked. It was foggy and windy. Then we went to this bridge and walked that. That wasnt the best thing to do when you have problems with heights but i made it. Then we went to a downtown market and walked that.
Wednesday i had Christmas with my family. I got money, electric indoor grill and clothes.
I ran some errands yesterday.
Today i hopefully can get my newspapers read.
Have a good day
HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125
RW:190 - CW:130
