Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Moments with the Mullers: Soft Food Diet -- Week Three!
Moments with the Mullers: Soft Food Diet -- Week Three!: First things first: Weekly weight in: Loss of 4 pounds Since Surgery: Loss of 30 pounds Overall: Loss of 72 poun...
Soft Food Diet -- Week Three!
First things first:
Weekly weight in: Loss of 4 pounds
Since Surgery: Loss of 30 pounds
Overall: Loss of 72 pounds
4 pounds isn't much of a loss, but it is still a loss. This has been very sucessful. According to this meme I found on a weightloss site, I've lost an Irish Setter. That is sucess people!
This week I started the soft food diet. It's been an adventure. I started off the week with cheese. I bought the weight watchers Colby Jack cheese. On the first morning, I got about 2 bites in and was completely full. For lunch on that day, I also had cheese. I was almost half way through the stick. And for dinner I had cheese. I had about 75% of that cheese stick down. I felt full and satisfied.
My instructions were to add things each day. I held cheese down. Next, I tried yogurt. I loved Greek yogurt before and assumed I would be fine. But oh I was wrong. I didn't throw up or anything but I was so nauseated throughout the day. I had developed a food aversion. So, for lunch it was a cheese stick and for dinner, I joined a few colleagues at Pete's where I had, you guessed it, cheese. I also learned my lesson about trying things before I go to work before I am absolutely sure that I won't have an aversion to it.
So on Thursday, I had cheese for breakfast and lunch. Thank God I love cheese! Then for dinner I had scrambled eggs with a little 2% shredded cheese. It was delicious! And so satisfying!
Friday was a rough day. I woke up like any normal day. Had a little cheese, showered, and as I was in the shower I started to feel dizzy and to see black spots. I knew what was coming next. I was going to pass out. I made it out of the shower and barely to the bed. When I woke up it was after 8:00am and I was pretty scared. I didn't know what was wrong with me. Turns out, I am dehyrdated and I need to change my vitamins. I also need to slow down. Slow down? How? He said I can get back to normal...this life is normal to me! Anyways, I went into work and had cheese for lunch. Since it was Valentine's Day, I also got a very beautiful vase of flowers complete with Red Roses, and Lillies. Have I told ya'll that I have the best husband. It's okay to be jealous! So for Valentine's plans, we had decided that we wanted to go La Cabana which is our favorite Mexican restaurant here in McAlester. But, when I got home, I was so very tired. So we ordered from La Cabana. Johnathan got Carne Asada and I got refried beans and white queso. It was eating creme brulee. It was so very amazing! I ate about 1/3c of these refried beans!
Saturday, I decided to rest for the day. We had a valentine's party for the kids and that was a little difficult. I just focused on my liquids. I had cheese for breakfast, left over refried beans for lunch and the best thing I've eaten so far which is honestly just canned chicken and light Hellman's. It's amazingly good! I had a hard time because we bought pizza for the kids and Nana made this amazingly smelling Mexican casserole. It takes a lot of will power to turn down my Nana's cooking.... But I did and enjoyed my modified chicken salad.
Sunday, I skipped breakfast. I know we are not supposed to, but we are told that if we have to choose between food and liquids. Choose liquids and that's what I chose. For lunch, we ate at Nana's. I had refried beans. And you wanna guess what I had for dinner?? Modified Chicken Salad. The same for Monday.
This week, I get to add new things, but I'll blog about it next week.
Wanna know my pet peeve this week? Everyone giving me advice about what I should or should not be eating. I am eating exactly what my doctor and dietician has given to me. I am doing it in the exact order and I am eating until I am full. I had one person give me advice about I should add mashed potatoes in my diet. NO! NO! No! We are taught to not eat potatoes ever again. I know what I'm doing. I'm listening to my body and the very qualified professionals that deal with and serve this on a daily basis. So, please, unless I ask you, please do give me advice on what or how much I should be eating. I am fine and completely doing what is expected of me!
I am tired most of the time. I am promised that this will get better as I go foward and am able to eat more and have a little more the right vitamins in me to get me along. It will get better. I've seen people who are sucessful at this. This isn't just something to get me through. This is a lifestyle change. It's taking hard work and dedication and a fight in me that I really didn't know that I have. I'm discovering myself in this process. I am proud of myself and even though I've lost 4 pounds this week and not 8 or 18, I did lose and I also lost inches.
So prayers are always appreciated. Prayers for strength, patience, and dedication. You have no idea how much I appreciate your support and your prayers. It's easier to fight a battle with an army behind you.
Happy Reading!
Weekly weight in: Loss of 4 pounds
Since Surgery: Loss of 30 pounds
Overall: Loss of 72 pounds
4 pounds isn't much of a loss, but it is still a loss. This has been very sucessful. According to this meme I found on a weightloss site, I've lost an Irish Setter. That is sucess people!
This week I started the soft food diet. It's been an adventure. I started off the week with cheese. I bought the weight watchers Colby Jack cheese. On the first morning, I got about 2 bites in and was completely full. For lunch on that day, I also had cheese. I was almost half way through the stick. And for dinner I had cheese. I had about 75% of that cheese stick down. I felt full and satisfied.
My instructions were to add things each day. I held cheese down. Next, I tried yogurt. I loved Greek yogurt before and assumed I would be fine. But oh I was wrong. I didn't throw up or anything but I was so nauseated throughout the day. I had developed a food aversion. So, for lunch it was a cheese stick and for dinner, I joined a few colleagues at Pete's where I had, you guessed it, cheese. I also learned my lesson about trying things before I go to work before I am absolutely sure that I won't have an aversion to it.
So on Thursday, I had cheese for breakfast and lunch. Thank God I love cheese! Then for dinner I had scrambled eggs with a little 2% shredded cheese. It was delicious! And so satisfying!
Friday was a rough day. I woke up like any normal day. Had a little cheese, showered, and as I was in the shower I started to feel dizzy and to see black spots. I knew what was coming next. I was going to pass out. I made it out of the shower and barely to the bed. When I woke up it was after 8:00am and I was pretty scared. I didn't know what was wrong with me. Turns out, I am dehyrdated and I need to change my vitamins. I also need to slow down. Slow down? How? He said I can get back to normal...this life is normal to me! Anyways, I went into work and had cheese for lunch. Since it was Valentine's Day, I also got a very beautiful vase of flowers complete with Red Roses, and Lillies. Have I told ya'll that I have the best husband. It's okay to be jealous! So for Valentine's plans, we had decided that we wanted to go La Cabana which is our favorite Mexican restaurant here in McAlester. But, when I got home, I was so very tired. So we ordered from La Cabana. Johnathan got Carne Asada and I got refried beans and white queso. It was eating creme brulee. It was so very amazing! I ate about 1/3c of these refried beans!
Saturday, I decided to rest for the day. We had a valentine's party for the kids and that was a little difficult. I just focused on my liquids. I had cheese for breakfast, left over refried beans for lunch and the best thing I've eaten so far which is honestly just canned chicken and light Hellman's. It's amazingly good! I had a hard time because we bought pizza for the kids and Nana made this amazingly smelling Mexican casserole. It takes a lot of will power to turn down my Nana's cooking.... But I did and enjoyed my modified chicken salad.
Sunday, I skipped breakfast. I know we are not supposed to, but we are told that if we have to choose between food and liquids. Choose liquids and that's what I chose. For lunch, we ate at Nana's. I had refried beans. And you wanna guess what I had for dinner?? Modified Chicken Salad. The same for Monday.
This week, I get to add new things, but I'll blog about it next week.
Wanna know my pet peeve this week? Everyone giving me advice about what I should or should not be eating. I am eating exactly what my doctor and dietician has given to me. I am doing it in the exact order and I am eating until I am full. I had one person give me advice about I should add mashed potatoes in my diet. NO! NO! No! We are taught to not eat potatoes ever again. I know what I'm doing. I'm listening to my body and the very qualified professionals that deal with and serve this on a daily basis. So, please, unless I ask you, please do give me advice on what or how much I should be eating. I am fine and completely doing what is expected of me!
I am tired most of the time. I am promised that this will get better as I go foward and am able to eat more and have a little more the right vitamins in me to get me along. It will get better. I've seen people who are sucessful at this. This isn't just something to get me through. This is a lifestyle change. It's taking hard work and dedication and a fight in me that I really didn't know that I have. I'm discovering myself in this process. I am proud of myself and even though I've lost 4 pounds this week and not 8 or 18, I did lose and I also lost inches.
So prayers are always appreciated. Prayers for strength, patience, and dedication. You have no idea how much I appreciate your support and your prayers. It's easier to fight a battle with an army behind you.
Happy Reading!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Moments with the Mullers: Week 2 is officially over!
Moments with the Mullers: Week 2 is officially over!: Weekly weigh in: Loss this week: 8 pounds Loss since surgery: 26 pounds Overall Loss: 68...
Week 2 is officially over!
Weekly weigh in:
Loss this week: 8 pounds
Loss since surgery: 26 pounds
Overall Loss: 68 pounds
I'm pretty pumped that I am almost 70 pounds down; however, I was a little disappointed with this weeks loss. Don't get me wrong, 8 pounds is amazing but compared to the 18 last week, it kinda is a downer. I knew this would evenutally happen, but wasn't expected it so soon.
I did lose some inches on my waist, thighs, neck and hips. That really excites me. It proves that all of this hard work is paying off.
So week two was a bit rougher if you can imagine that. It started out great. I had a little energy. I started back to the gym. I still went a little stir crazy inside this house for days on end, but other that the beginning of week was pretty good; however, as the week ran on, I felt weak and got tired quicker. I then became worried about coming back to work and having enough energy to sustain it. So since I was stir crazy, we decided to get out town. We took my wonderful brillant neice to OKC to the children's museum. It was great and I'm so glad we decided to schedule the dome movie after an hour of being there but the 40 minute moving really saved me. We had a great time and Rylee really had a great time and she didn't even know she was learning. Afterwards, we went to Chuck E. Cheese. This was probably the hardest moment of this time. I sat there and drank water while my loved ones ate this delicious smelling pizza. But I held fast because I know eating this could not only make me sick and possibly damage my patch, but it could also rip my stomach open and kill me. Some people like to gamble with part of their surgery, but not me. No way! After Chuck E. Cheese, I became extremely tired. I knew then I had made a mistake and took it too far.
On Sunday, I could not shake the fatigue. We had a good day at church and two baptisms praise the Lord! We also ate after church. Well everyone else. I drank a few drinks of a protein shake while everyone else at my Nana's beans and my chicken and stuffing and Papa's brisket. These are the moments that I have buyers remorse, but it's psychological. I need to remember that food is not a comfort and food is not what brings families together. It's not easy.
The last two days I've been back at work. I really do love my job and I love the people I work with. It's been wonderful to get all of the support from my coworkers and hearing things like "You're shrinking" "You look great!" "You need to get some new clothes." These make my day that much better.
Today, I was able to go to water aerobics and it was exhausting. I had to take breaks. I also pride myself on being one of the faster people in the class. Today I wasn't even close. It was hard, but I did it. I've discovered that I'm a little resilient and stubborn. I push through the nausea and exhaustion. I have a goal and I'm that much closer to it.
I also started eating today. I've had a little over half of cheese stick throughout the entire day. I'm afraid to eat more than that. I don't want to throw up or get dumping syndrome. I'm not hungry at all, but I know that I need to eat something to help keep my metabolism up. I also got to start vitamins today so this should help with the fatigue. I'm praying. I also am going to take biotin because I have a little more falling out than I think it should. There is no clear research on this, but it can't hurt right?
So, that's the update this week. I've lost pounds and lost inches and I'm tired. But tomorrow is a new day and I've been promised that the fatigue gets better. Things really are going as normal as expected and there's nothing uncommon about the symptoms that I am experiencing. So, for those of you who are worrying don't. These are normal feelings. I've researched it, talked to people who have the surgery and discussed these options with my physician.
Again, all I ask is for prayers and the continued support. Also, again for those of you who have surgery questions for me, just ask. I'm pretty open about this experience as you can read.
Happy reading everyone!
God bless you!!
Loss this week: 8 pounds
Loss since surgery: 26 pounds
Overall Loss: 68 pounds
I'm pretty pumped that I am almost 70 pounds down; however, I was a little disappointed with this weeks loss. Don't get me wrong, 8 pounds is amazing but compared to the 18 last week, it kinda is a downer. I knew this would evenutally happen, but wasn't expected it so soon.
I did lose some inches on my waist, thighs, neck and hips. That really excites me. It proves that all of this hard work is paying off.
So week two was a bit rougher if you can imagine that. It started out great. I had a little energy. I started back to the gym. I still went a little stir crazy inside this house for days on end, but other that the beginning of week was pretty good; however, as the week ran on, I felt weak and got tired quicker. I then became worried about coming back to work and having enough energy to sustain it. So since I was stir crazy, we decided to get out town. We took my wonderful brillant neice to OKC to the children's museum. It was great and I'm so glad we decided to schedule the dome movie after an hour of being there but the 40 minute moving really saved me. We had a great time and Rylee really had a great time and she didn't even know she was learning. Afterwards, we went to Chuck E. Cheese. This was probably the hardest moment of this time. I sat there and drank water while my loved ones ate this delicious smelling pizza. But I held fast because I know eating this could not only make me sick and possibly damage my patch, but it could also rip my stomach open and kill me. Some people like to gamble with part of their surgery, but not me. No way! After Chuck E. Cheese, I became extremely tired. I knew then I had made a mistake and took it too far.
On Sunday, I could not shake the fatigue. We had a good day at church and two baptisms praise the Lord! We also ate after church. Well everyone else. I drank a few drinks of a protein shake while everyone else at my Nana's beans and my chicken and stuffing and Papa's brisket. These are the moments that I have buyers remorse, but it's psychological. I need to remember that food is not a comfort and food is not what brings families together. It's not easy.
The last two days I've been back at work. I really do love my job and I love the people I work with. It's been wonderful to get all of the support from my coworkers and hearing things like "You're shrinking" "You look great!" "You need to get some new clothes." These make my day that much better.
Today, I was able to go to water aerobics and it was exhausting. I had to take breaks. I also pride myself on being one of the faster people in the class. Today I wasn't even close. It was hard, but I did it. I've discovered that I'm a little resilient and stubborn. I push through the nausea and exhaustion. I have a goal and I'm that much closer to it.
I also started eating today. I've had a little over half of cheese stick throughout the entire day. I'm afraid to eat more than that. I don't want to throw up or get dumping syndrome. I'm not hungry at all, but I know that I need to eat something to help keep my metabolism up. I also got to start vitamins today so this should help with the fatigue. I'm praying. I also am going to take biotin because I have a little more falling out than I think it should. There is no clear research on this, but it can't hurt right?
So, that's the update this week. I've lost pounds and lost inches and I'm tired. But tomorrow is a new day and I've been promised that the fatigue gets better. Things really are going as normal as expected and there's nothing uncommon about the symptoms that I am experiencing. So, for those of you who are worrying don't. These are normal feelings. I've researched it, talked to people who have the surgery and discussed these options with my physician.
Again, all I ask is for prayers and the continued support. Also, again for those of you who have surgery questions for me, just ask. I'm pretty open about this experience as you can read.
Happy reading everyone!
God bless you!!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Moments with the Mullers: Week One Down! Plus a weekly weigh in....
Moments with the Mullers: Week One Down! Plus a weekly weigh in....: Since surgery was on Tuesday, weekly weigh ins will now be on Tuesday. So drumroll please for the first weekly weigh in......... Loss of 18 ...
Week One Down! Plus a weekly weigh in....
Since surgery was on Tuesday, weekly weigh ins will now be on Tuesday. So drumroll please for the first weekly weigh in......... Loss of 18 Pounds!
I am beyond excited. I don't know why I am so surprised. I haven't had anything to eat since January 26th, so it was invevitable but still pretty pumped about the results. Also, this means a total weight loss of 60 pounds! That is a small child. I've lost a small child! I know the results aren't going to keep up like this but I'm determined to keep working. This morning I took measurements so that I can monitor loss of inches as well!
Anyways, this week has been trying for a few reasons. For all those naysayers out there that say this is the "easy way out" has not survived on just liquids for 8 days, dealt with incisions, nausea, and other not so fun things that came along.
Up until yesterday, my incisions were rather sore. Every time I moved they ached. They have quit hurting but are starting to itch. I started to develop an infection in one of them; however, I caught that in time and was started on antibiotics and nooowwwww it's all gone.
Sleeping patterns sure have changed as well. I get tired rather easily again, I'm attributing this not having any fuel. For example, yesterday, I had to go to the doctor. While I was there, I decided to stop in on a few of my colleagues. By the time I left, which was just an hour and half later, I was exhausted. Then, later that evening, my husband I made a trip to the courthouse (which was closed), city hall (also closed) and WalMart. This was a 2 hour outing and again came home and I was exhausted. I went to bed super early and was up at 6:30am. I've been off now for a week and I haven't slept later than 7:30am. For those of you who know that I love my noon Saturdays, this is surprising to me. I do get tired during the day, but I'm doing my best to build up my stamina.
So for this week, I've been surviving on water, Orange PoweradeZero, and sugar-free popsicles. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to try to introduce some protein into my diet that way maybe I can get a little more energy throughout the day. I have protein shakes, cream of chicken protein soup, and Italian tomato protein soup. I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to sip those things slow and listen to my stomach. The last thing that I want is to throw up. That's not a fun experience.
As luck would have it (of course, I mean my luck -- no luck), the winter storm hit and Johnathan would rather me not drive and now I have a flat so my morning trips to the gym have been a no go. I also had plans to go to Haileyville and Wilburton and those are pretty much botched. So, cabin fever is the word I would use to describe how I'm feeling. A two hour outing around town is not doing it for me. I have gotten some projects done. I've made a blanket. And organized six weeks worth of menus, grocery lists and recipes (which I can't start until February 27th). I'm pretty excited about this because this actually gives me a lot more time. My plan is to rotate the menus out every six weeks. The one thing they stressed at post-diet class talked about was that eating chicken and green beans every day will set you up for failure. This way I'm not eating chicken every day, some weeks I'm only having chicken once. And it's never the same recipe. I used the weightwise blog and Pinterest to come up with these menus. They are grain free, high protein, low fat recipes. If anyone wants to take a peak at these menus and such, let me know. I do have some other projects that I want to complete: like a chalkboard menu for the kitchen and start my scrapbook to showcase my progress.
So, for now, I'm going to enjoy these last few days off by finishing these projects, watching a new found binge Netflix show: Scandal, and trying to convince my husband to take some time off to spend with me or do something. I found a great weekend deal at Branson on Groupon....but I'm not sure he'll be down, but I'm going to try and sell it maybe as a Valentine's Day gift.
I'm also going to try and update you as I weigh in week by week. Why? Because the main reason I started this blog was to help those who are hopeless and those who have questions like I had questions. Earlier, I said this is hard and it is, but I'm not going to lie, this was a great decision. Not just because I lot 18 pounds this week, but because I'm getting healthier, making better life choices, and getting that much closer to my goal, which is not weight loss by the way, it's getting pregnant remember...
To sum it up, recovery is going well. I am motivated and determined and I feel not only cabin fever but blessed. Blessed to have you as friends, a supportive family and one amazing husband because I don't know say it enough.
Happy Reading! Until next time!
I am beyond excited. I don't know why I am so surprised. I haven't had anything to eat since January 26th, so it was invevitable but still pretty pumped about the results. Also, this means a total weight loss of 60 pounds! That is a small child. I've lost a small child! I know the results aren't going to keep up like this but I'm determined to keep working. This morning I took measurements so that I can monitor loss of inches as well!
Anyways, this week has been trying for a few reasons. For all those naysayers out there that say this is the "easy way out" has not survived on just liquids for 8 days, dealt with incisions, nausea, and other not so fun things that came along.
Up until yesterday, my incisions were rather sore. Every time I moved they ached. They have quit hurting but are starting to itch. I started to develop an infection in one of them; however, I caught that in time and was started on antibiotics and nooowwwww it's all gone.
Sleeping patterns sure have changed as well. I get tired rather easily again, I'm attributing this not having any fuel. For example, yesterday, I had to go to the doctor. While I was there, I decided to stop in on a few of my colleagues. By the time I left, which was just an hour and half later, I was exhausted. Then, later that evening, my husband I made a trip to the courthouse (which was closed), city hall (also closed) and WalMart. This was a 2 hour outing and again came home and I was exhausted. I went to bed super early and was up at 6:30am. I've been off now for a week and I haven't slept later than 7:30am. For those of you who know that I love my noon Saturdays, this is surprising to me. I do get tired during the day, but I'm doing my best to build up my stamina.
So for this week, I've been surviving on water, Orange PoweradeZero, and sugar-free popsicles. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to try to introduce some protein into my diet that way maybe I can get a little more energy throughout the day. I have protein shakes, cream of chicken protein soup, and Italian tomato protein soup. I don't know what to expect. I'm just going to sip those things slow and listen to my stomach. The last thing that I want is to throw up. That's not a fun experience.
As luck would have it (of course, I mean my luck -- no luck), the winter storm hit and Johnathan would rather me not drive and now I have a flat so my morning trips to the gym have been a no go. I also had plans to go to Haileyville and Wilburton and those are pretty much botched. So, cabin fever is the word I would use to describe how I'm feeling. A two hour outing around town is not doing it for me. I have gotten some projects done. I've made a blanket. And organized six weeks worth of menus, grocery lists and recipes (which I can't start until February 27th). I'm pretty excited about this because this actually gives me a lot more time. My plan is to rotate the menus out every six weeks. The one thing they stressed at post-diet class talked about was that eating chicken and green beans every day will set you up for failure. This way I'm not eating chicken every day, some weeks I'm only having chicken once. And it's never the same recipe. I used the weightwise blog and Pinterest to come up with these menus. They are grain free, high protein, low fat recipes. If anyone wants to take a peak at these menus and such, let me know. I do have some other projects that I want to complete: like a chalkboard menu for the kitchen and start my scrapbook to showcase my progress.
So, for now, I'm going to enjoy these last few days off by finishing these projects, watching a new found binge Netflix show: Scandal, and trying to convince my husband to take some time off to spend with me or do something. I found a great weekend deal at Branson on Groupon....but I'm not sure he'll be down, but I'm going to try and sell it maybe as a Valentine's Day gift.
I'm also going to try and update you as I weigh in week by week. Why? Because the main reason I started this blog was to help those who are hopeless and those who have questions like I had questions. Earlier, I said this is hard and it is, but I'm not going to lie, this was a great decision. Not just because I lot 18 pounds this week, but because I'm getting healthier, making better life choices, and getting that much closer to my goal, which is not weight loss by the way, it's getting pregnant remember...
To sum it up, recovery is going well. I am motivated and determined and I feel not only cabin fever but blessed. Blessed to have you as friends, a supportive family and one amazing husband because I don't know say it enough.
Happy Reading! Until next time!
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