ChefSaraKay

I was sleeved on 12/28/15 and have so far lost 70 something. I stalled a lot and its at random times. I know it is tempting to step on the scale everyday but if you just put the scale in the closet and focus on how you feel, and how your clothes are fitting you will be way happier. Trust me on this one. I would see my weight stay the same for days. Once I weighed the same for over a month but the way my clothes fit was changing. Besides we are not a number on a scale. I know we all had the surgery for different reasons and that is personal, but the one thing we all have in common about having the surgery is to be healthy. So enjoy the journey to a healthy life and appreciate all of the hard work that you put into it.

I like the preppy style for men. It's classy and timeless.

I had talked to a few of my doctors about weight loss on a few occasions and they documented what we talked about. Some of the appointments were in the same months so my surgeons office said they could only count one of the visits out of the ones that happened in the same months because it has to show 6 different months. I hope that answers your question. Good luck with your journey! I am almost 3 months out and 53 lbs down!

I had talked to a few of my doctors about weight loss on a few occasions and they documented what we talked about. Some of the appointments were in the same months so my surgeons office said they could only count one of the visits out of the ones that happened in the same months because it has to show 6 different months. I hope that answers your question. Good luck with your journey! I am almost 3 months out and 53 lbs down!

I am a Chef! I spend most of my week at my restaurant where I cook up farm to table southern comfort magic. I am also a student finishing my bachelors in hospitality management. But when I'm not a work or school, I love spending time with my husband, cheering on the St. Louis Blues (currently watching the game with the hubs!), going to the gym (an everyday must!) and playing with cosmetics. I even sometimes do freelance makeup jobs.

I am a Chef! I spend most of my week at my restaurant where I cook up farm to table southern comfort magic. I am also a student finishing my bachelors in hospitality management. But when I'm not a work or school, I love spending time with my husband, cheering on the St. Louis Blues (currently watching the game with the hubs!), going to the gym (an everyday must!) and playing with cosmetics. I even sometimes do freelance makeup jobs.

I am a Chef! I spend most of my week at my restaurant where I cook up farm to table southern comfort magic. I am also a student finishing my bachelors in hospitality management. But when I'm not a work or school, I love spending time with my husband, cheering on the St. Louis Blues (currently watching the game with the hubs!), going to the gym (an everyday must!) and playing with cosmetics. I even sometimes do freelance makeup jobs.

I am a Chef! I spend most of my week at my restaurant where I cook up farm to table southern comfort magic. I am also a student finishing my bachelors in hospitality management. But when I'm not a work or school, I love spending time with my husband, cheering on the St. Louis Blues (currently watching the game with the hubs!), going to the gym (an everyday must!) and playing with cosmetics. I even sometimes do freelance makeup jobs.

I have always loved North Face jackets but I have never been able to find one I could comfortably zip and didn't want to spend $100+ on an ill fitting jacket. Thursday this week, I went to Marshall's to buy some athletic leggings and they had a rack of North Face jackets. I tried one on just to see how close it was to fitting and it zipped with ease! So I just had to buy it! I also bought my athletic leggings in a size down! My scale hasn't moved all week but I am only 5 weeks post op so I think it just might be that "3-5 week stall" Not worried though, just sticking to the plan and working through it.

I have always loved North Face jackets but I have never been able to find one I could comfortably zip and didn't want to spend $100+ on an ill fitting jacket. Thursday this week, I went to Marshall's to buy some athletic leggings and they had a rack of North Face jackets. I tried one on just to see how close it was to fitting and it zipped with ease! So I just had to buy it! I also bought my athletic leggings in a size down! My scale hasn't moved all week but I am only 5 weeks post op so I think it just might be that "3-5 week stall" Not worried though, just sticking to the plan and working through it.

I have always loved North Face jackets but I have never been able to find one I could comfortably zip and didn't want to spend $100+ on an ill fitting jacket. Thursday this week, I went to Marshall's to buy some athletic leggings and they had a rack of North Face jackets. I tried one on just to see how close it was to fitting and it zipped with ease! So I just had to buy it! I also bought my athletic leggings in a size down! My scale hasn't moved all week but I am only 5 weeks post op so I think it just might be that "3-5 week stall" Not worried though, just sticking to the plan and working through it.

I have always loved North Face jackets but I have never been able to find one I could comfortably zip and didn't want to spend $100+ on an ill fitting jacket. Thursday this week, I went to Marshall's to buy some athletic leggings and they had a rack of North Face jackets. I tried one on just to see how close it was to fitting and it zipped with ease! So I just had to buy it! I also bought my athletic leggings in a size down! My scale hasn't moved all week but I am only 5 weeks post op so I think it just might be that "3-5 week stall" Not worried though, just sticking to the plan and working through it.

I want to fit into all of my old concert tee shirts! I would never wear them in public, but just to be able to wear them as lounge around shirts would be fun. I feel like my personal style will stay the same. My favorite place to shop is Old Navy and they carry the same stuff for regular and plus sizes. The regular sizes are just cheaper... wayyyy cheaper. I'm looking forward to shopping at the Gap. I love the timeless look of jeans and a tee. And being able to shop at places like Loft, J Crew, and the occasional forever 21 spree lol. 90% of the time though, I wear Chef's whites. They make these cute feminine cut pants and chef jackets and I'm looking forward to wearing those instead of the shapeless unisex ones.
Aside from personal style, the person I want to be is free and fun loving. When I hit my goal I want to treat myself by going to a music festival like Coachella. I know I could goto one at any size, but I would enjoy it more without all the extra weight holding me back. When you are surrounded my music, you gotta do a lot of dancing

I want to fit into all of my old concert tee shirts! I would never wear them in public, but just to be able to wear them as lounge around shirts would be fun. I feel like my personal style will stay the same. My favorite place to shop is Old Navy and they carry the same stuff for regular and plus sizes. The regular sizes are just cheaper... wayyyy cheaper. I'm looking forward to shopping at the Gap. I love the timeless look of jeans and a tee. And being able to shop at places like Loft, J Crew, and the occasional forever 21 spree lol. 90% of the time though, I wear Chef's whites. They make these cute feminine cut pants and chef jackets and I'm looking forward to wearing those instead of the shapeless unisex ones.
Aside from personal style, the person I want to be is free and fun loving. When I hit my goal I want to treat myself by going to a music festival like Coachella. I know I could goto one at any size, but I would enjoy it more without all the extra weight holding me back. When you are surrounded my music, you gotta do a lot of dancing

I like the preppy style for men. It's classy and timeless.

I have United Healthcare but they required 6 months of medically supervised weight loss. I had talked to my primary care doctor a few times about weight loss and we tried a few things and I had talked to my endocrinologist about weight loss and I had a visit with her nutrition counselor. All that totaled to be 4 months of supervised weight loss since it was in my medical chart that it was discussed with my doctors and I was working to lose weight. During the process with my bariatric surgeon, I had to see a nutritionist 2 times and visit my primary care doctor for a check up and surgical ok along with sleep study, blood testing, and a visit with a psychologist. All this took about 3 months to do but the visits with my primary care and nutritionist counted because we discussed weight loss. I just had to make sure that i had visits in 2 different months (I was doing all of this in sept, oct, and nov) Once I completed all of my post op obligations, my surgeons office had all of the documentation needed to show 6 months of medically supervised weight loss and I was approved on the first submission to insurance. I just had my sleeve done on 12/28! I know that I wanted the surgery as soon as possible and didn't want to have to wait the months but you have so many appointments and tests that you almost need a few months to get it all done and mentally prep yourself for surgery. Hope this helps

I want to fit into all of my old concert tee shirts! I would never wear them in public, but just to be able to wear them as lounge around shirts would be fun. I feel like my personal style will stay the same. My favorite place to shop is Old Navy and they carry the same stuff for regular and plus sizes. The regular sizes are just cheaper... wayyyy cheaper. I'm looking forward to shopping at the Gap. I love the timeless look of jeans and a tee. And being able to shop at places like Loft, J Crew, and the occasional forever 21 spree lol. 90% of the time though, I wear Chef's whites. They make these cute feminine cut pants and chef jackets and I'm looking forward to wearing those instead of the shapeless unisex ones.
Aside from personal style, the person I want to be is free and fun loving. When I hit my goal I want to treat myself by going to a music festival like Coachella. I know I could goto one at any size, but I would enjoy it more without all the extra weight holding me back. When you are surrounded my music, you gotta do a lot of dancing

I really wanted a new taste this morning so I tried Egg Beaters and cooked them like scrambled eggs. I was able to eat them no problem! I usually can't eat scrambled eggs without ketchup (a habit from when I was a kid) but I was out of ketchup so I was brave and added a tsp of mild organic salsa. Salsa did fine in my tummy too! The egg kept me satisfied longer than the yogurt I have been eating has.

I really wanted a new taste this morning so I tried Egg Beaters and cooked them like scrambled eggs. I was able to eat them no problem! I usually can't eat scrambled eggs without ketchup (a habit from when I was a kid) but I was out of ketchup so I was brave and added a tsp of mild organic salsa. Salsa did fine in my tummy too! The egg kept me satisfied longer than the yogurt I have been eating has.

I can't wait till we are able to eat mashed potatoes and eggs. I'm tired of shakes and cream of chicken Soup

Haha! A classic stock follows the 15-3-2-1 rule! 15lbs roasted bones (veal, chicken, turkey, duck..etc) 3 gallons of Water, 2lbs of mirepoix (2 parts onion, 1 part celery, 1 part carrot for stock they can be roughly chopped) and 1 Sachet d' Epices ( 15 peppercorns, a clove of garlic, a few bay leaves and parsley wrapped in cheesecloth tied to string)
add all to the pot and simmer (never boil!) for 2-3 hours then strain and store. Note that roasting the bones is very important for flavor and color. To roast them just put them on a sheet tray and bake in the oven around 350 degrees until they are nice and caramelized. Never EVER add salt to a stock!
You can then use your stock to make broths and Soups by adding seasonings, veggies, meats etc.
When you get to the soft foods stage you can also use the stock to poach fish, chicken, turkey and duck. Its much more flavorful then baked and you don't have all the added salt that comes from canned.
Thats it for today's cooking lesson I'm just now getting started on my gastric sleeve journey. I have UHC and have to do 6 months diet (non consecutive) psych, sleep study, nutrition counseling and PCP approval. I have visits with my Endo that I can count as weight loss visits so I will have met all requirements by end of October! II only have one nutrition visit and a sleep study left to go for approval. I am hoping for surgery during my Christmas break in December.