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5/1 - Well I had an eventful day. I signed up for the Hello Fresh (like Blue Apron or Fresh Direct) today. I get my first shipment Saturday, I am so excited. I was not able to get Applebees, they were packed today. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings and ordered a grill chicken salad. Ordered a quesadilla and just ate the stuff inside. Finally recorded my week video for my youtube channel. I have just have to edit it and post it. Found out that I and my shift's productivity is the highest in my department. I supervise the night shift and I am to the point where I am not willing to rotate. The am shift is horrible and they will drive to me eat unhealthy. I cannot with them.

5/1 - Well I had an eventful day. I signed up for the Hello Fresh (like Blue Apron or Fresh Direct) today. I get my first shipment Saturday, I am so excited. I was not able to get Applebees, they were packed today. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings and ordered a grill chicken salad. Ordered a quesadilla and just ate the stuff inside. Finally recorded my week video for my youtube channel. I have just have to edit it and post it. Found out that I and my shift's productivity is the highest in my department. I supervise the night shift and I am to the point where I am not willing to rotate. The am shift is horrible and they will drive to me eat unhealthy. I cannot with them.

Best part of today...find out I only have a $497 copay and not $2000. 

5/1 - Well I had an eventful day. I signed up for the Hello Fresh (like Blue Apron or Fresh Direct) today. I get my first shipment Saturday, I am so excited. I was not able to get Applebees, they were packed today. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings and ordered a grill chicken salad. Ordered a quesadilla and just ate the stuff inside. Finally recorded my week video for my youtube channel. I have just have to edit it and post it. Found out that I and my shift's productivity is the highest in my department. I supervise the night shift and I am to the point where I am not willing to rotate. The am shift is horrible and they will drive to me eat unhealthy. I cannot with them.

4/28 - Took the grilled chicken that I had left over and tried something different. Cut the chicken in half and put reduced fat cheese (1 slice) and some seasoned asparagus. I backed it for 10 minutes and out came the most delicious and heavenly thing I have made. My mom had some and she was like what is that ? lol I told her food made from the Gods. 

4/29 - Went on Pinterest and found a video on making Tilapia. I looked like a deer in headlights. First thing, What the hell is Parchment Paper? lol I literally walked around my supermarket 6 times before I FOUND it. I even asked for directions lol. My mother had never cooked with it before and every thing was in a skillet, pan, crockpot or steamer. It actually came out pretty delicious, the lemon and garlic did not over power the tilapia. It was a perfect blend. I made it with some asparagus. Shockingly, 1 month ago I had never eaten asparagus, now it is delicious. 

4/30 - Finished up my left over chicken and tilapia. I am seriously out of food. I will need to buy something to eat for tomorrow. I will just head to Applebees and order 1 grilled chicken, 1 shrimp, broccoli and garlic green beans. I will just have to make sure though because when I get there I can never make my mind up.  

My average calorie intake is anywhere from 500 - 700 calories a day. That is if I cook my own meals. I keep my water intake around 54 - 64 oz. Having a hard time keeping up with that though. I have noticed that I am eating cold food more and more often. Vitamins are on point. I take those everyday with the phone reminders. My protein intake is anywhere from 50g  - 80g. If I eat a lot of protein, I am not drinking enough water. If I drink enough water, I am not getting enough protein. It is like a double edge sword. I pretty much alternate between the two. On the days that I workout, however I do not have this problem. It seems to be only on my regular days. 

I was talking to my boyfriend and I guess he was looking up someone stuff on bariatric surgery and he calls me nervous. I answered and he says, "You never told mhe your hair might fall out." I figured it was a minor issue and well hair grows back so whats the biggy right?  He then tells me that if my hair was to start falling out that he would shave is head so I would not feel bad. I was shocked, he loves his man bun lol I told him thanks but it would not need to happen because I have been eyeing this Tina Turner "Private Dancer" wig for ages lol.  Just the thought of him offering to shave his head really made me smile. 

Best part of today...find out I only have a $497 copay and not $2000. 

Had a great day. No interference in my second day of full liquid diet. I drank my shakes low sodium v8 water carrot ginger mixed with chicken broth. And will have another shake in twenty minutes. I am so happy it's a great day. The weekend is easy no temptation.

4/27 - Went to see my PCP. I weighed in at the same weight lol. She said it was actually okay due to me having ate and drank during the day.  My blood pressure is normal and my sleeve is doing amazing. Today I cooked the following:

1) Cauliflower cheese sticks (reduced fat cheese) - I did not like it. I will not be making that again.

2) Steamed shrimp with zucchini noodles, with (1 TSP of Alfredo sauce from whole foods). The zucchini noodles were not good . I keep my food separated when I eat which is awesome.  I ate my 6 of shrimps and lightly dip it in the Alfredo sauce.  That was delicious. 

On Saturday, I am thinking steaming me a tilapia. I went to trader joe's and purchased a wild tilapia. It is costed some money but it will be worth it (I hope). The only fish I have ever eaten that was not packaged is fried fish. 

Today is a new day.  I will be positive and joyful.  LOL  Now that I said that, let's see what comes my way to try and get me off of my joyful high.  My kid's behaviors, hubby not listening to me (lol), an obstacle in the way of our remodel?  I will laugh through it.  Ha! (I'll have to update later.....)

So, I'm up early on a Sat morning.  It's somewhat usual.  I'm enjoying the QUIET of the house and drinking my last iced coffee, made with Chameleon brand cold brew, almond milk (unsweetened), and a tad almond creamer, caramel flavoring.  I have been having decaf for the past month or so, but I allow one cup of regular coffee once a week.  So this is my last and I'm enjoying it.

Pre-op starts Monday for me.  I'm to have a shake and go pick up my pre-op paperwork from the center I'm going to.  They said it'll take about 10-15 mins to go over.  I failed to ask if that's when I make my payment or not.  I'm going to pay using my cash rewards card, even though I have the cash (will just turn around and pay it off).  Why not make money, right?  I'll be doing two shakes and a meal for two weeks.  Of course, the meal will be restricted.  Not sure about snacks though.  I'm a snacker....and that's going to be the hardest part for me.  Overall, I'm ready to get this show on the road!!!  

6 weeks post op and Just over half way to my goal. So very happy with the progress, wish I'd done this a couple of years ago.

Had a way better day than yesterday, that's for sure. Slipped up for one slice of pizza, but ate my plant based foods for lunch and dinner, protein shake for breakfast. I've already determined that I will not go all out my last day before pre-op, simply for the fact that I literally feel sick when I eat bad. Acid indigestion flares up too. I haven't had it for so long, but yesterday's ordeal was just awful. To somewhat make up for it, I did an hour of Just Dance with my daughters. That made me feel so wonderful (besides the cramping in the feet) that I was thinking to unfreeze my gym account to go back, but the pain from my shoulder injury crept up today. 😑 I miss my weights. I miss the gym. I miss seeing that I can literally do more weight then most women (yes, I'm very competitive) and even some guys. I miss it....boohoohoo. 😭 I feel my body getting too limp. Sigh....I will be back. May God heal my shoulder while I lose this weight to enjoy my workouts again!!! 

Two more days.....pre-op time!!! Yay!!! 

Today is a new day.  I will be positive and joyful.  LOL  Now that I said that, let's see what comes my way to try and get me off of my joyful high.  My kid's behaviors, hubby not listening to me (lol), an obstacle in the way of our remodel?  I will laugh through it.  Ha! (I'll have to update later.....)

So, I'm up early on a Sat morning.  It's somewhat usual.  I'm enjoying the QUIET of the house and drinking my last iced coffee, made with Chameleon brand cold brew, almond milk (unsweetened), and a tad almond creamer, caramel flavoring.  I have been having decaf for the past month or so, but I allow one cup of regular coffee once a week.  So this is my last and I'm enjoying it.

Pre-op starts Monday for me.  I'm to have a shake and go pick up my pre-op paperwork from the center I'm going to.  They said it'll take about 10-15 mins to go over.  I failed to ask if that's when I make my payment or not.  I'm going to pay using my cash rewards card, even though I have the cash (will just turn around and pay it off).  Why not make money, right?  I'll be doing two shakes and a meal for two weeks.  Of course, the meal will be restricted.  Not sure about snacks though.  I'm a snacker....and that's going to be the hardest part for me.  Overall, I'm ready to get this show on the road!!!  

4/26 - I had four slices of turkey and 1 slice of povolone from Subway today. I had grilled chicken and broccoli for lunch. I am kinda getting tired of grilled chicken. I would like to try fish however I am getting nervous about it. I have off tomorrow so what I am going to do is, see my PCP (Long pass due lol). Then head to the supermarket and get some fish. Idk how to cook fish and that scares me lol. If not, I can always buy grilled fish from my local fish market as well. 

My Bf called me today. We have not talked to each other in 2 days (This normal. Between our Full Time Jobs and Full Time schooling 2 days is normal lol). He proceeded to tell me that he was down and really depressed in regards to the amount of stress he is under. So I just sent him these cute pictures while we were facing time and his face lite up. He started laughing. He laughed and said, "Your my best friend you know that right?" The sincerity in his voice melted my heart. Go BF for making my day better. 

It's all in my head.  I just got a the realization that I'll be starting my pre-op on Monday.  All of a sudden, I got hungry.  LOL  

Isn't that just awful!? 

Thanks God His mercies are new everyday. I sure need it after today's lack of diet. 😔

Thanks God His mercies are new everyday. I sure need it after today's lack of diet. 😔

It's all in my head.  I just got a the realization that I'll be starting my pre-op on Monday.  All of a sudden, I got hungry.  LOL  

Isn't that just awful!? 

4/23 - Had a lazy day. I will admit, I did not eat enough (was not hungry). I just had a lazy Sunday, nothing out of the ordinary. Played video games all day. Just normal couch potato things. I also purchased a Hidrate Spark 2.0. Shout out to @Newme17 for posting about it. 

4/24 - Got my Portion8 container and I was sooo hype. I will have to cook on Thursday and meal prep accordingly. Drank a lot of water. I had chicken and green beans. I wanted to try something new with my chicken (I added salsa and taco seasoning with low sodium) Made myself a naked burrito.

4/25 - Today is my little brothers b-day. He turned 17 years old today. We took him to Hooters. I got tempted and ended up eating a piece of bread from the chicken sandwich. It was delicious but I was bloated. 

4/22 - I almost forgot about food today lol

I made an entire meal prep for 4 meals. I had ground chicken and beans mashed. Reduce fat WW cheese melted in.  Each meal was 160 calories a piece. I had an Atkins Protein Water drink:

Atkins Protein Water: 20g Protein / 90 Calories / 1 Carb / 0g Sugar

Ground Chicken (1 oz Each): 22g of Protein / 170 Calories / 0 Carb / 0g Sugar

Black Beans (1 oz Each):  7g of Protein / 100 Calories / 19 Carbs / 0g Sugar

Weight Watchers Cheese (1/2 oz Each):  5.3g of Protein / 60 Calories / 0 Carbs / 5.3g Sugar

Atkins Protein Water: 20g Protein / 90 Calories / 1 Carb / 0g Sugar

Total:

Protein: 74.3g

Calories: 510

Carbs: 19 Carbs 

Sugar: 5.3g 

Someone posted about the Hidrate Spark 2.0. Of course I had to look it up. Then I was ordering a purple one 5 mins later!!! Cannot wait to get it. It should help me immensely!  Wish I had come up with the idea....would have been making the big bucks. Lol 

Someone posted about the Hidrate Spark 2.0. Of course I had to look it up. Then I was ordering a purple one 5 mins later!!! Cannot wait to get it. It should help me immensely!  Wish I had come up with the idea....would have been making the big bucks. Lol 

Just submitted my info to Insure Nutrition to see if my insurance will cover Premier protein shakes post op.  We shall see.

So, this past Friday I let my boss know that I will be having my surgery on May 15th.  She never responded back.  So, her husband (the owner) came in and I told him (she had already talked to him).  He says, "ok, we'll make it work"  They're due to go to Argentina for vacation that same very day!!!!  lol  She wanted me to be in the office that week while they were gone.  Well, guess what!?  I've been planning this for almost 6 months (4months since I officially started) and I will not be changing my date for her to get her stinkin vacation.  I told him that I've been waiting for this and that is what it will be.  May 15th.  I could already see her reaction, calling her husband and complaining about the timing. 

Well, THAT's JUST TOO BAD!

Someone posted about the Hidrate Spark 2.0. Of course I had to look it up. Then I was ordering a purple one 5 mins later!!! Cannot wait to get it. It should help me immensely!  Wish I had come up with the idea....would have been making the big bucks. Lol 

So, this past Friday I let my boss know that I will be having my surgery on May 15th.  She never responded back.  So, her husband (the owner) came in and I told him (she had already talked to him).  He says, "ok, we'll make it work"  They're due to go to Argentina for vacation that same very day!!!!  lol  She wanted me to be in the office that week while they were gone.  Well, guess what!?  I've been planning this for almost 6 months (4months since I officially started) and I will not be changing my date for her to get her stinkin vacation.  I told him that I've been waiting for this and that is what it will be.  May 15th.  I could already see her reaction, calling her husband and complaining about the timing. 

Well, THAT's JUST TOO BAD!