mrsNilla

...when there are his and hers shelves in the fridge.
...when you went too far stocking up on Protein puddings before surgery and just can't seem to make a dent in the pile.
...when your physical therapist is laughing out loud at the sagging butt of your jeggings.
Nilla

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Yes, I remember the slipping and sliding on icy streets in Norway ... especially bad in steep roads/streets going down. Had to move like a crab, sideways.
Wow, GENEPRO with rum flavour .... this could be interesting
@@LittleBill
Hope you are wearing your thermal under-ware ..... keep warm!
If I could, I would gladly send the heat to both yourself and Nilla. I am yet to install a second air-con in my West bedroom. Even with 2 fans going full blast, it is still too hot.
We are having our hottest summer, and other countries are having coldest winters.
Anyway, it is only a very long flight to my place, but bring the cheese-bread, and the party is on!

It's been "break your ears off" cold here for the past week or so. It is supposed to go up into the 50s, but not for a few more days. In addition to the cold here, I got to spend a big chunk of the day in an unheated basement in the mountains (where it got up to a high of 14 degrees) helping replace a pressure tank for a well. Fun fun. I could use some cheese bread in a warm climate with a couple of friendly folks.

You go to the store and shop like you can eat. Then throw half your groceries away a week later.
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I had my RNY bypass on 08/23/16
Starting weight: 280lbs
Current weight: 199lbs
I am no longer in the 200lb club!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted so badly to hit this goal before we crossed into 2017 but for 2 weeks I sat idle at 205lbs. I couldn't move those numbers to save my life. It was the worst stall thus far because I was so close to crossing that line. Then the stall passed and in a little over a week I dropped 6lbs and crossed that line!
I can't wait to see where this journey takes me!!!
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After:
 
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A few months back I would have went to the grocery store and had atleast 30% junk. A few months ago I would have went through about 24 sticks of butter cooking and eating with a family of five. I would never look at nutrition facts ever!!! I didn't care what I cooked or how I cooked it. I realized last night when I went grocery shopping that I only bought three things that were snack unhealthy foods and they were for our kids it used to be way more then that and for me as well. Last night it was more shrimp and meats ,turkey bites, tuna ,cauliflower ,broccoli, cucumbers, all healthy foods. And for the first time today I realized I don't even miss the sweets anymore. I made it through the entire holiday season not one cookie or cake or pie and I'm proud bc while everyone else gained the weight through the holidays, I shedded the pounds!!! I went through a couple weeks of regret bc everything would make me so sick when I went to regular foods but I went back to shakes for awhile then tried again and then I was fine. I watched my family eat and it really sucked I'm not going to lie but I also know I did this for a reason and wasn't giving in. It just took me realizing last night how much in just a couple months my life has changed drastically, and the healthier choices I make now and how much I focus on nutrition facts before I purchase anything. Shopping last night opened my eyes to my poor choices in life!!
HW 289 CW 230 bypass 11/22/16

Probably doesn't mean much to many of you, but the protruding collar bone that has recently make its presence to me... is a HUGE ordeal!
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There are so many potential jokes here that if I wrote even a few of them, you would all get together and get a gag order against me. So I will stop here, and just post the link for your own perusal.
http://twentytwowords.com/scientific-study-reveals-something-very-interesting-about-women-with-big-butts/?utm_source=socialmob&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=article-or-quiz-name&utm_content=2023

I am feeling really good
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HW 250
SW 231 on 9/27/16
CW 195
A family member posted a photo of me on FB this weekend. People who hadn't seen me in a while were surprised. It's a good feeling to see my progress and read their responses.
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How can it be so hard to try to get fit?
I wanted to get some more motivation and ordered a Polar activity tracker as a xmas present to myself, since Santa didn't hear my wish. My requirements were that it tracks my heart rate from my wrist, records my sleep and is Water tight.
So I measure my wrist and get the size S, with some room to spare. I'm happy to get a text 2 days later that I can pick it up at the post office... wait, what?!? That's not where I wanted it shipped! It's further away than the actual store I ordered the tracker from!!
So I get on the chat and tell them it's been shipped to the wrong location. Ok, thank you, we will reship it to the correct location. I wait for the new text and again, they tell me to pick it up at the post office. So I repeat, they repeat and for the third time, they get it wrong!
Forth time the charm? Yes and no. It's a the correct location, but when I *try* to put it on, the strap is too short. It's impossible to close in a way that my fingers would have access to any blood. I wonder what the tracker would think about that? Strong heart rate or dead person?
At this time I don't have any trust for the shipping to work, so I go directly to the store. In a blizzard and freezing temperatures. I get a new (or so I thought) tracker size M after 35 minutes of waiting for service. I get home and open the box and the thing has been used! *insert favorite cuss word and multiply*
I have no patience for the chat and make a call to the customer service. The barely out of school sounding girl on the other end just suggests I go back *in the blizzard* and change it. Nope, thank you, get the sales person on the phone. He calls me a bit later and has no answer for me other than come and change it. He will give me a small gift card for my troubles.
So I go, another, but also freezing day. Try the new tracker on my wrist and check that it's unused. Get my gift card. Get home and load the tracker...
And it works!! Finally! I will get fit and track my life even closer than I have since my wls journey started. I'm a sucker for statistics and gadgets...
Now I just have to give the rowing machine a work out. It has been used as my hubbys coat rack for far too long!
Nilla

Ok, I have to start covering my mirrors. Getting too scared. I have noticed that the skin under my chin is looking like it belongs to my mom. Streaky skin... Today my left cheek around my dimple is looking the same when I smile!! Can you guess who started paying more attention to skin care? ????
I guess I have lost some weight in my face, but I can't tell yet, other than the skin getting weird. Please tell me this will go away?!?
Nilla

Oh I so need some heat after the freezing cold weather we have had. The snow is covering everything and the streets are so slippery. My friend flew in from FL today and I ordered a bunch of stuff for him to bring me (and yes, he volonteered). I got a message saying it's all soaked in the rum he brought for another friend... oh well, I guess GENEPRO could taste worse?!?
Nilla

Yay! Great News!
As for the freezer space, put your extra stuff Outside .... the blizzards will keep them frozen for you,
or
get a second fridge/freezer.
I have 2 large fridges at home. Very handy

Yes, let's all get together in OZ and have a cheese-bread party!

Nice and very warm here now ......

Mrs. Nilla, your tragedy is my deliriously, joyful entertainment. You should have your own television or radio program or write a column for a newspaper or magazine. If you do decamp for Australia at@@OzRoo's invitation and do take along a grand supply of cheese-bread, I'll pack my toothbrush forthwith and, for good measure, posthaste.

@@mrsNilla
Move to Australia and bring loads of cheese-bread with you, please!

I was worried to share not wanting any of these comments. Then I decided I live for me and no one else. If some one is negative I will smile through it.
My fitness eval lady did say wow you don't seem your BMI would be high enough, you carry your weight well..
I replied yea I'm tired of carrying it.
The day I was scheduled I nervously posted to my friends and family on FB. Not one negative comment. All support all lifting replies on they know my determination and I got this.
I posted today how it's day 4 pre op and the all liquids is tough. I received prayers and support.
I was surprised by it all but am glad I shared, if people do not lift you then the wrong people are in your life. I am sure as it goes a co worker or two will make a remark, I have them picked out but that's ok. We all know we did what we needed to do and the haters are gunna hate hate hate.....
HW 330
CW 235
Surgery date 1/19/17-Sleeve

Newsflash!
Some people shouldn't have WLS because they aren't ready to change their relationship with food and think just because they can eat less it will work.
Film at 11.

Yay, I have mastered chicken! I made a chicken Soup and it was the best one yet. No protests from the pouch and it was delicious. So I guess Soups will be a staple on my menu from now on. I just have to learn how to make smaller batches, my freezer is getting full and hubby can't eat it all alone.
Still have to be careful with dumping, since my pouch seems overly sensitive with simple carbs. But that's a small price to pay.
It seems like my stricture fix is holding well and I'm happy with the way things are progressing. Weight loss is still slow, but I'm losing, so I can't complain too much. Tomorrow will be 7 weeks post-op and I'm down 17 lbs today. So my average is better than 2 lbs / week! Wohoo!!
Nilla

Yay, I have mastered chicken! I made a chicken Soup and it was the best one yet. No protests from the pouch and it was delicious. So I guess Soups will be a staple on my menu from now on. I just have to learn how to make smaller batches, my freezer is getting full and hubby can't eat it all alone.
Still have to be careful with dumping, since my pouch seems overly sensitive with simple carbs. But that's a small price to pay.
It seems like my stricture fix is holding well and I'm happy with the way things are progressing. Weight loss is still slow, but I'm losing, so I can't complain too much. Tomorrow will be 7 weeks post-op and I'm down 17 lbs today. So my average is better than 2 lbs / week! Wohoo!!
Nilla

Hahaa!! All that aggravation had to burn some calories and I bet my BP was high or maybe up to normal, since it's been very low after surgery... The tracker wanted me to move today while I was enjoying my Soup. Not a chance if I want to eat some at least luke warm food!
Nilla

How can it be so hard to try to get fit?
I wanted to get some more motivation and ordered a Polar activity tracker as a xmas present to myself, since Santa didn't hear my wish. My requirements were that it tracks my heart rate from my wrist, records my sleep and is Water tight.
So I measure my wrist and get the size S, with some room to spare. I'm happy to get a text 2 days later that I can pick it up at the post office... wait, what?!? That's not where I wanted it shipped! It's further away than the actual store I ordered the tracker from!!
So I get on the chat and tell them it's been shipped to the wrong location. Ok, thank you, we will reship it to the correct location. I wait for the new text and again, they tell me to pick it up at the post office. So I repeat, they repeat and for the third time, they get it wrong!
Forth time the charm? Yes and no. It's a the correct location, but when I *try* to put it on, the strap is too short. It's impossible to close in a way that my fingers would have access to any blood. I wonder what the tracker would think about that? Strong heart rate or dead person?
At this time I don't have any trust for the shipping to work, so I go directly to the store. In a blizzard and freezing temperatures. I get a new (or so I thought) tracker size M after 35 minutes of waiting for service. I get home and open the box and the thing has been used! *insert favorite cuss word and multiply*
I have no patience for the chat and make a call to the customer service. The barely out of school sounding girl on the other end just suggests I go back *in the blizzard* and change it. Nope, thank you, get the sales person on the phone. He calls me a bit later and has no answer for me other than come and change it. He will give me a small gift card for my troubles.
So I go, another, but also freezing day. Try the new tracker on my wrist and check that it's unused. Get my gift card. Get home and load the tracker...
And it works!! Finally! I will get fit and track my life even closer than I have since my wls journey started. I'm a sucker for statistics and gadgets...
Now I just have to give the rowing machine a work out. It has been used as my hubbys coat rack for far too long!
Nilla

Hahaa!! All that aggravation had to burn some calories and I bet my BP was high or maybe up to normal, since it's been very low after surgery... The tracker wanted me to move today while I was enjoying my Soup. Not a chance if I want to eat some at least luke warm food!
Nilla