Well, here's the word. Since June 25th I've lost 11 lbs. So my total since 2 weeks before my surgery, which my surgery was on May 25th.

I've lost a total of 53 lbs.

Yes you can say I'm elated. Feels good. For 2 weeks now I walk 1 1/2 miles every night. Unless lightning prevents that from happening. Which I rested 2 times from that electrical bolt. I was struck from Lightning when I was about 12 years old. An honestly I don't relish of have that happening to me again. I know some friends say is that the reason you are the way you are. Maybe so.

All I can say is, if your excercising push yourself harder. Keep pushing yourself. Because if your not, it will take longer to come off. Push Push push! 

Doctor said, why didn't you do this before walking. Well it never came off before. Now when I walk I see a result. I like the result. Sooo I push myself. Eventually I'm going to see if I can walk 2 miles.

Hello everyone! Seems like Monday is here again. Don't you wish we could
have all Fridays? I know I do.  I have walked every day this week. Tonight I didn't
want to walk, sort of on the tired side. But I did anyway, and I did 1 1/2 miles.
An I walked in the yard and turned on the hose, and squirted my shirt and watered the
plants. It's soooooo hot!!~
I'm doing good, I was told today, that I'm losing weight. I don't know because I don't
weigh myself daily. But it's nice to know when people say, hey your losing weight.
I found a recipe for you if you like Green Tea.

Homemade Citrus Green Tea   from bariatricfoodie.com

Anyone who knows me knows several things: first, that I am a shameless "know-it-all," second, that I'd give you the shirt off my back if I thought you needed it. Lastly, those who TRULY know me...know that shirt didn't cost much cuz I am CHEAP!

Well I wouldn't say cheap...frugal. That's a better word. Either way I try not to spend too much money. Part of this comes from being a single mummy but also because I've been striving to be a better steward of my resources (whatever that means...).

Keeping all this in mind, I set about an experiment recently. I love Diet Green Tea, especially the citrus flavor. I go through a LOT of it. In fact, at this point I've probably made huge deposits to many landfills with the plastic I've used (well...until recently when I became a more dedicated recycler). Between that and the cost of buying the stuff AND the fact that I'm not exactly sure where they get the tea from and if the person who grew it is actually benefitting from my addiction...well let's just say I wanted to find a way to drink my drink, save money, respect the environment AND my fellow man.

So in a way this is no just a drink. It's a MOVEMENT. :) My version is made using Fair Trade green tea. If you don't know about Fair Trade, you should check it out.There are many, many fairly traded products out there. I have done a taste test amongst fellow diet green tea enthusiasts and this blend gets their seal of approval.

(My apologies for the lack of pictures lately. I seem to have misplaced my digital camera battery charger somewhere between here and I-don't-know-where and the camera phone is iffy. I will resolve this soon though because I know you all love your food porn!)

Good-for-everyone Green Tea

Ingredients

8 cups +2 additional cups water (NOTE this is a change from original posting. I was half asleep last night folks...my bad!)

5 bags of Fair Trade Green Tea
2 cups Splenda (also a change from original posting)
The juices of:
1/2 a large orange (I used a navel)
1/2 a lemon
1/2 a lime

2 trays of ice cubes

Directions:

Fill a large pot with 8 cups of water and add tea bags and set over a medium flame.

While that's going, in a smaller pot combine Splenda and other cup of water and bring to a boil then remove from heat.

When pot of tea comes to a boil, turn off flame and allow tea to continue to steep for about five minutes until it is a dark amber color.

Add fruit juices to the hot tea mixture.

Combine tea mixture and simple syrup in a pitcher and let it sit on a counter until it comes down to room temperature.

Add ice and then refrigerate (the ice is more for adding more water to the equation and making it the proper temperature to go in the fridge without sending it into hyper overdrive)

When ready to serve, do so over ice in a glass and, if desired, add slices of lemon and/or lime.

Cool, refreshing, cheap to make and it does something for your carbon footprint and your sense of humanity.

What more could you ask for?

I will keep you updated with more interesting Bariatric links.

Any information we can get is a PLUS for all of us.

I haven't checked it out, but I'm dying too. But I'm giving you the link first


www.bariatriceating.com/BEhealthnutrition/bariatrictvreview.php 

Learn as much as you can!

Oh guess what I'm up to walking 1 mile every day. 3 months ago, I couldn't
even of walked to the street sign. 

Take Care
sharon
 

Hi, I want to tell you about another web site you guys can check out online.

It's pretty interesting as well. It's called www.renewedreflections.com

A friend of mine that I haven't actually met yet, but she had the same doctor as I did, lives in the same vicinity as I do. Shared a recipe so I thought I would share it with you guys.

Smiling Belly Salmon Salad
1 sm can salmon (red or pink) do NOT drain liquid or bones.
2-3 TBS of NO-Fat Mayo
1-2 TBS of cottage cheeze (optional)
Salt/pepper/ to taste (I also like to use CURRY powder! YUM!)

Mix salmon and mush it good with a fork. Just mixing vigorously with a fork will make it the right consistency. Add your Mayo and Cottage cheese, mix some more. Add spices mix some more.

For NEWLY post Ops (In stage 2-3) you can just eat it as is. Contains a good 31 grams of Protein and no carbs! For those who can eat regular food you can add this mixture to some salad greens or maybe a low carb bread or cracker or tortilla.
Curry or spicy Salsa or Thai/Korean spice can give this quite a kick if you don't like "bland" fishy flavor.

(Notes: This is Bariatric Friendly for stage 2+, basically as long as you can have pureed foods.) Below is the nutrition facts for a 3 oz serving.
Protein: 31 grams!
Carbs: 0
Sugars: 7g (This is from the nofat cottage cheese)
Calories: 165