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Today's plans are waiting for the nice Comcast installer to re-install Comcast internets. If anyone out there is keeping tabs? This may be the fourth time we have swapped back. Let me tell you why? Verizon is always a bit "cheaper," and promises faster service, and we always packaged things together - but the service to my actual house and internet is horrific. Because I know everything (at the same time I claim to know nothing!) I know this is because our home phone lines NEED TO BE UPDATED AND REINSTALLED, as they are from 1969 and they make the internet come into the house like 1969. It would be very fast at times, but at others, slow and as soon as we use the phone, it's like party-line central. Echoes, drops, and completely cuts out at times. I found myself hanging up and calling people back ON THE CELL PHONE because my house phone sounded too much like a cell phone. (Weird.) So, we're getting the internet off of the phone line again, which should solve part of the problem, though we don't have the house phone line anymore.
It's done! I think we're cured!
1 packet Diet Hot Chocolate, Espresso, Skim Milk.
Entirely too many "tastes" of cheese while making death by mac + cheese for tomorrow. I don't know how much I ate. Probably like two actual ounces. Can't help it. I always eat the damn cheese. I always pay for it, I dump on more than a few bites of full-fat cheese. Not an "OMG, I'mma die!" heart-thumping sleepy dump, but a "uuuuugh, I need to not eat more than a few bites of cheese," dump.
Green salad, romano cheese. 1/2 oatmeal cookie.
Jonathans' Munchin' Mix (Sprouted Adzuki Beans, Lentils + Peas) This company needs a WEBSITE RE-DESIGN, ASAP. Makes me kind of wish I knew how. I love their sprouts, and it's local too.
What in the hell did we all do before the internet?! For real? It is sick!
I have not even followed by daily eating routine because I couldn't "write it down."
"Beth, get a fucking pencil."
I'm a *scatterbrain, we are fully aware of this condition. *Beth, without the addition of four children, a spouse, and a broken byparse, can't even get from point A to point B without forgetting that she was starting this sentence about a what? A PENCIL! And, the simple fact that I cannot remember to do anything, ever.
Now, add in that I am taking drugs, and that they are making my pupils shrink. What were we talking about?
My internet doesn't work, so I can't eat. Does this make any sense to you?
Weight - 162 lbs. +2 WTF? But, whatever. This is how my body rolls. I didn't mean to say it like that.
Wow, flashback! This from April 2007. I deleted the YT account this was initially linked to, but I forgot I have an expoTV account for product reviews only, and this was the only video that I loaded there. I found my fake-blond, tanned self (WTF?) there and immediately got the urge to head to the tanning bed.
It's probably a good thing that Beth doesn't have credit cards. Because I want these.
And, I would love them in black, and silver, or just black. It's now officially summah, and I could use a pair of summah shoes. Would I be more of a geek if I own a pair of actual crocs? Awesome.
2/3 c medium-grind bulgur (next to the rice in most supermarkets) 1 2/3 c water 1/3 c fresh lemon juice 12 oz precooked peeled or thawed frozen shrimp, coarsely chopped 3/8 tsp black pepper 1 c diced cucumber 1 pint grape tomatoes 1/2 c chopped red onion 1/2 c chopped parsley 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 c (2 oz) crumbled feta cheese 1/4 tsp salt
1. In a saucepan, combine bulgur, water, and 2 tablespoons lemon
juice; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until tender, about 15
minutes. Drain and let cool. 2. Place shrimp in large serving bowl. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Let stand for 5 minutes. 3. Stir in cucumber, tomatoes, onion, parsley, oil, and cheese.
Add salt, remaining lemon juice, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and
toss. 4. Stir in cooled bulgur. Divide evenly into four salad bowls.
Makes four servings.
Per serving: 301 calories, 12 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 513 mg sodium, 27 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 24 g protein.
This would be a perfect packable lunch, scoop into appropriate servings and
bring to work, or have it ready to go. This is something you could eat
further post-op after weight loss surgery, as your nutritionist about
when you are cleared for foods like this.
As for modifications? I would double the cheese and veggies, add
kalamata olives and cut out the shrimp. (I don't eat seafood, I'm odd.
I know. But this looked so good. -MM)
1 packet sugar-free cocoa mix in unsweetened soy milk cappuccino
Green salad, parm cheese + zero calorie dressing
Two bites of a limp protein bar for a review.
1/4 cup part skim ricotta cheese, parm cheese + 2 canned tomatoes
Exercise
Heading out now for a walk, if I can stop bitching at my facking internet, which has been useless all day long,
WHY?
VONAGE SUCKS.
I had to disconnect it entirely to get an internet connection BACK today. This means, our "house phone" is not in service right now. Thank goodness for that cell phone, eh, Bob? My phone WENT DEAD mid-conversation, and my mother thinks I had a seizure. THIS IS NOT OKAY. /end rant
Numbering intake will be infinitely easier. Especially since right now I am double inputting, writing it here and then also mostly at The Daily Plate (if I remember) for caloric accountability.
It is just that I am not a three meal a day kind of girl. Even three meals and two snacks? You can't hold me to it. I won't do it.
It is not possible. My functioning stomach pouch holds about three ounces of solid food.
Eating three ounces of solid food three times a day and calling it "enough" is calling me starved. I am willing to bet that my body is sort of telling me that right now, in it's very special way, and will continue to tell me that.
Obviously, aside from the first year post operatively, I never ate that little, I started "graze"-eating which is frowned upon and guilt-inducing in our community BIG-TIME as soon as I was able to.
This is not to say that I had my hand in a bag of CHEETOS. Most of the time, I would graze on appropriate things, or just bites, licks and tastes of things. (Which I still do. I will never deny myself "one bite," but I do have a "three bite rule" if I want something that bad.)
It could have been Cheetos, it wouldn't have taken much. It could have been just a stack of saltine crackers. Or, too many of anything over the course of a day. Too much of anything is not good. Especially in the second year post-op, I found myself digging through cabinets, SEARCHING for simple sugars. Because I didn't typically ever purchase that kind of food, I was always left picking through whatever we had - grazing on food that I might not even care to eat typically - because My Blood Sugar Was Fucked Up All The Time!
I would eat through a stack of crackers over the course of a day - just because it maintained me. Or, dig through a bag of "marshmallow cereal," eating what part you ask? Can you imagine what would happen if I did this today? (Just as a visual, I didn't. This is from the day I had indulged in a piece of sugar-candy.)
I was probably cycling so fast on low blood sugars from morning to night, that I had no idea. It probably wasn't until I found myself shaking in front of the cabinet, eating granulated white sugar out of the 5 lb. bag when I realized there might be something wrong.
I must admit to you. After raving about the PB2? I have yet to cook with it. I am now determined to at least try. It's just that l love me some PB2 in a smooth, creamy shake, and why mess with perfection? Here are just some recipes that are on the PB2 website.
If you happen to try these, or any of the recipes featured, or if you whip up your own? Show us what you made.
If you are confused by this - "PB2" it's Powdered Peanut Butter. I reviewed it a while back:
"PB2 has 75% less fat, high protein and still maintains the full flavor
of regular peanut butter. Essentially, the oil is squeezed out of
roasted peanuts and what remains is powdered peanut butter, with a touch of sugar (adds MM)."
You can add a touch of water and reconstitute the PB2 into the
thickness of peanut butter as you please, or as many have discovered,
adding just a touch to a protein shake for that rich peanut buttery
flavor. Or making recipes - desserts, peanut-sauces for chicken - all
sorts of stuff! Damn. I'm hungry. Serving size = 2 tablespoons (12 grams) Servings Per Container: 16
Calories
54.138
Fat Calories
25.44
Total Fat
2.84g
Saturated Fat
0.55g
Cholesterol
0g
Sodium
94.4mg
Carbs
3.7g
Dietary Fiber
0.3g
I have to admit, I was excited by the idea of this product because I
despise typical peanut butter. I do not like the texture of "creamy"
peanut butter (Skippy is my idea of Oral Hell) but I love peanuts. The
wheels in my head are turning as I sit here trying to think of ways to
creatively use this product in cooking for the family, besides figuring
out the right water/powder ratio for sandwiches so the kids don't
freak, because they do and will. (I'll let you know.)
My first thought, immediately - was Peanut Butter Fudge. That's
right Beth, put the fat RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY DONE TOOK IT OUT.
Uh, probably not what this product is meant for. It's obviously a "low-fat" dietary option.
I am not a fat-gram watcher, but I watch everything else - including
sugar - and it bothers me slightly that this product has added a gram
of sugar to each serving. It's not much, and for the kids, it's hardly
anything in the scope of what they're exposed to - so I'm not going to
bitch about it. (A completely sugar-free version would be super
appreciated and purchased.)
I opened the container and snorted the powdery goodness. I'm a nut. I got nuts up my nose.
It
smells really, really good. It's just plain peanuts. Yum. I'm not
going to tell you that I licked my finger and dipped it in because that
would be very immature and disgusting. Then, I took a spoon full, and
added some plain water and mixed it up, like the label suggested, for
"peanut butter."
I hate peanut "butter." I do. But this, I was really enticed. The
texture was smoother and lighter, and I could add more water to make it
thinner if I wanted to, but I didn't. I got it in a big gloopy
spoonful and tasted. Yum.
Product: PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter
Purchased: Sample from Bell Plantation. To purchase, click here, tell them "Melting Mama" sent you. They want an email for referral: meltingmamamelted@gmail.com. (Just so you know, I have not been paid for this. I like the product. I did get freebies, but I gave them away in a contest. :) .... )
Pros: 75% less fat than typical oil containing peanut butters, good for recipes, smells really good, not too bad up your nose.
Cons: Hard to blow out of your nostril once stuck in there a while, that pesky one gram of sugar per serving.
Pre-breakfast (I have decided, this needs an alternate name. I might just start numbering meals again. I never eat B L D. It's usually 1 - 6 - or eight, if I am up from 5am to 12am like today might be- feedings.) Unsweetened soy cappuccino
Lunch - Vegetable Tofu Soup + Veggie Spring Rolls (2) (SWOON! THE LOVE! I haven't had these in so long.)
Snack - Salad - Romano Cheese - Walden Farms Dressing
Dinner - Leftover Vegetable Tofu Soup + Spring Rolls (2)
Snack - PB2 Shake.
1 scoop Syntrax Sweets Chocolate Truffle, 2 TBSP PB2, 4 oz soy, 8 oz ice, 1 oz SF syrup
"Finally, an Affordable, High Quality, High Protein, Low Carb
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I am passing this along because of two things - #1, You know I plan to review two of the flavors in this list, ASAP. I am super-excited about the CHOCOLATE MINT and Unflavored whey.
I am going to toss a couple (probably three) in my shopping cart when re-order my vitamins. Yum. I have to get through the icky Wal-Mart Vat-o-Protein I have here. I'm doing it - though - I'm drinking protein - and I have to say - it's working. Shakes work. These ones, pack a meal replacement in though, and I am in need of quality nutrition.
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