Monthly Archives: January 2018

On Tuesday I have my two year follow up with the Dr. I was sent a requisition to go get some blood work done before the appointment. I don’t think I will ever get use to how much blood they need to get all of the testing done. I think there was either 8-9 vials that they had to fill. I was able to check some of my results online and I am pretty sure I will be getting some more supplements added to my list of supplements to take. I seem to be suffering from low Iron, Vit D and B12. We will have to figure these issues out and I am pretty sure we will get it all sorted when I see the Dr.

So I had challenged myself not to buy any groceries till we depleted some of our stock that we accumulated in the cupboard and freezers. We have been doing good at that but I did have to go out and get some ingredients. My kids had a socials assignment to try foods from different places around the world. We made some sushi, some vegetable Couscous, greek pita pizza’s and a tropical fruit salad. It was fun for the kids and myself to try some new foods. We really liked making sushi and the fruit salad. The kids loved the pizza but the couscous was definitely not a hit in the house. Here’s some pictures of what we have been eating

Working out to me isn’t a chore but I know to a lot of people it can be. But guess what it doesn’t have to be. There are people like me that like working out in the gym, but it can be quite expensive. I actually gave up my gym membership a few months ago not because of the cost but because I never seemed to be able to get to the gym.

So what do I do you ask? Well I recently signed up for BeachBody On Demand since I can do the workouts at home. But honestly you don’t have to sign up for any programs to get your workouts. You can go for a walk, a jog or a run if that’s your thing. You can dance your way to a healthier you.  You can play tag with your kids. Or you can do what I did today which was go skating.

Over the years of yo yo dieting I would always try to stick to workout regiments that I hated but thought I had to do to lose weight. It wasn’t until I looked into all my options and really thought about what I liked that I no longer dreaded working out.

I also want to update you on what we ate today

Breakfast: everyone did their own thing I had a graham cracker since my stomach was queasy.

Lunch: Genoa salami and provolone cheese

Supper: I made home made sushi

Yesterday seemed for whatever reason to be a challenging day for me. I was hungry but didn’t want to cook. I didn’t want anything cold as I was cold and wanted a warm meal. Protein shakes and bars didn’t seem appealing at all. So what did I do? Well first I reached out to a few groups I’m on and got some great ideas. But when push came to shove last night I caved and got fast food. The kids wanted to eat Whopper Wednesday and since I was so not in the mood to cook anything.

Why am I telling you this? Well because I want you to know that I too am human. There are days when I make bad choices, there are days when I don’t feel like cooking. There are days when I am exhausted. I ate the whopper and it didn’t really do anything for me. It didn’t satisfy my hunger and it didn’t make the tiredness go away. But I can’t spend weeks thinking about this poor food choice, which is what I would have done in the past. What I took away from this is I need to be prepared. I need to have a few freezer meals ready to go for myself and the family. For some reason yesterday I was craving warmth and comfort. So I’m going to start having a few meals in the freezer that my fellow bariatric friends suggested and move on.

Don’t tear yourself down for one bad choice but also don’t keep repeating that same choice over and over again.