Day Whatever it is.

16 post op?

No real update, just feel like I'm not being a good blogger.

I'm onto the "soft" foods now, which is mostly just anything that isn't crunchy. I'm still eating mostly the same lunches because I'm not that creative. But, for breakfast I have been having an egg and a slice of whole wheat toast. That first piece of toast after no bread for weeks was like a party. The funny thing is, the ONE egg and ONE toast fills me up for like 3 hours. I used to be eat 2 eggs and 2 toast and then was like "k where's the rest of breakfast?"

Then I have dinner with the family, which is another something I haven't really done for a month! I still ate at the same time, but I had my salad, or soup broth, or whatever thing I was allowed at the time. Last night I made a delicious pork tenderloin from The Biggest Loser cookbook (recipe below), roasted red potatoes and green beans. I had 2 slices of the pork, half a potato and about 8 beans and was almost TOO full.

I feel pretty lucky that I'm still filling up this easily as I haven't yet had a fill (March 11th!), so at this point, my band is empty. Yay that I'm still getting restriction from it. I probably won't even really NEED a fill if it stays this tight, so we'll see. I haven't had anything get stuck, but I've been super careful. The fear of it slipping/falling off/eroding/etc is a good motivator to stick to my diet. ;)

Tomorrow I guess I will start my exercise regime. Blah. :)

Weight this morning: 224.6
Pounds to go: 4,000


Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients:
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp ground chipolte chile pepper
1 pork tenderloin (1.25 lbs) trimmed of visible fat
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp minced garlic
1.5 tsp hot-pepper sauce

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly mist a small roasting pan or oven proof skillet with olive oil spray. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the cumin, cinnamon, salt, black pepper, allspice, garlic powder, and chipolte chile pepper. Rub the pork evenly with the olive oil. Then rub evenly with the spice mixture until coated. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a sm. bowl, combine honey, garlic, and hot pepper sauce. Whisk to mix. Set aside.

Set a lg nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it is hot enought for a spritz of water to sizzle on it. With an oven mitt, briefly remove the pan from the heat to lightly mist with olive oil spray. Place the pork in the pan. Cook for 1 minute per side, or until browned on all sides. Transfer to the prepared pan. With a basting brush, evenly coat the pork with the reserved honey mixture.

Roast the tenderloin in the oven for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a thermonmeter inserted in the center reaches 160 degrees and the juices run clear. Remove from the oven. Cover the pork loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand for 10 minutes. Transfer the pork to a cutting board. Holding a knife at a 45 degree angle, cut into thin slices. Serve immediately.

Day 10 Post Op

Puree continues. Did I ever explain exactly what I'm allowed to eat? It ain't pretty, but it's better than just Medifast, so I'm trying not to complain. Basically, I can have anything with no texture whatsoever. I'm eating a lot of Cream of Wheat and instant Oatmeal (have to blend that one). I can't finish the whole package of either. For breakfast I usually have a Medifast Latte or Cappucino, then the oatmeal for lunch or dinner. I'm also eating a LOT of soup. Luckily, I love soup! I've even been eating the Cambell's fat free cream soups. I thought those were only for using in recipes. ;)

Tuesday I start on "mushy" foods. So I can start having a little pasta, meat, etc. For breakfast I get to have an egg and a piece of toast, and I'm damn near about to cry just thinking about it!

Of course, my fear is, once I start back on real-ish food, I will either stop losing, or gain some back, at least until I go for the first fill (2.5 more weeks). Hate to do that now that I'm rolling along so nicely!

My original goal was to be in the 100s for our beach trip in late July. Wasn't sure if that was possible from the 240s, but now that I'm in the 220s, maybe! Looks possible now. Maybe I should aim higher? ;)

Just FYI

Carb & Sugar control yogurt tastes like ass.

Or at least what I'd imagine ass would taste like, as I haven't actually had any.

Day 7 and 7 Days to Go

Well, here we are! This is the start of day 7 of my pre-op diet. Also, it's 7 days until surgery! In 7 days and 13 minutes, I'll be arriving at the hospital. Yikes! I've wanted to do this for over a year, but now that I started the ball rolling, it happened FAST!

But, that's good. I have plenty of reasons to lose this weight sooner rather than later.

Anywayyyy...

Yesterday I had a late breakfast and first snack, then I got busy doing such important things as scrapbooking and getting a pedicure, and didn't eat again until 5. As I'm supposed to have 6 "meals" a day, you can see I wasn't going to make it.

For dinner we ordered pizza, and I had my green salad. When we finished dinner, I was only at 460 calories for the day. I thought about whether I should have another MF chai, or a piece of pizza. I decided to have the pizza, which still left me at only 690 calories for the day. But, I gotta say, it really wasn't worth it. It wasn't that good and I felt guilty even so. Now if it had extra cheese, green pepper and mushrooms, it would have been worth it. ;)

I was down 1.2 pounds this morning at 230.2. SO CLOSE! Was hoping to see those 220s this morning. But, I can hardly complain about the 9 pounds I lost in 6 days!

See you tomorrow! I might walk 100 miles to get below 230. Or 10 feet, which is probably as far as I'll make it.

Soup Follow Up

Had the chicken and wild rice soup this evening... I'm a fan! I would definitely order that again. :)

Wish it were 11.5x bigger and chunkier, though.

Medifast - Day 1

In preparation for surgery, I have been put on a 2 week Medifast diet. The idea is to shrink the liver before surgery. Probably just giving up wine for 2 weeks would make my liver shrivel up and die, but they say I gotta do this.

I feel like I'm getting away with something as I'm really only going to be doing Medifast for 12 days rather than 14. I don't think I'll miss those extra 2 days, let me tell you.

FYI - The shakes are total ass. The oatmeal smells like death, but I guess is edible. The beef stew wasn't bad.

For the most part, the day has gone ok. Now that it's 5:50, though, I'm starving and might eat my desk. I get one more meal and one more snack. That will be a package of soup and a bar.

Oh, also, they put me on a diuretic for my outrageously high blood pressure. Between the peeing and the total lack of food, I damn well better lose some weight this week!

Starting weight on my scale (which I'll use as I have access to it more, rather than the dr's scale that is 3.5 hours away. Plus, I'm several pounds heavier on his!) this morning: 239.2

I need to lose just under 80 pounds. 90 would be even better. I'd be over the moon with 50.

Holla.