Newme17

4 months post op y'all in three days!

Today a coworker was telling me how tired he is due to stress. He's got high blood pressure, etc. I said, "hey, if you change your diet, you could help yourself a lot!" He says, "Tell me what I have to do and I'll do it." (Rubbing my hands together...yay!!) I told him to either eliminate or reduce his consumption of meats and eat salads for lunches and dinners (he doesn't have time to cook--always picking up something) and always have some fruits and veggies to snack on throughout the day. I also sent him a few videos from nutritionfacts.org regarding blood pressure and diet. I hope he does it and sticks to it. I talk with him most days, so I'll be following up. I want to hear how much better he feels.

Weighed this morning. Same! I'm stuck on 200. Maybe tmi, but it's that time of the month too so I might be holding for a couple of days. I went to the gym last night. My foot is still bothersome after my fall off the steps, but not that much. I just do the elliptical, since it feels better than the treadmill. I did 2.1mi on it. Need to keep log and update the challenge...guess I should see what the rules are. Hope y'all have a blessed day!

Bahahahajajaja! Oh man...lol😂🤣

awww....I'm glad you went with her! 😊

So, this is what you look like!!!! Always nice to have a face to a username! Lol. Great transformation hon. Job well done on 86lbs!!!

I had gained about ten lbs when I met my husband and was 160 when I married ten years ago. Even then I thought I was fat, smh...I'll be pretty darn happy too to be at that again. Lol

Has she considered refusing some? refused some of them myself.

I was told something similar. Personally it didn't bother me about any kind of genetic disorders. I just prayed for a healthy, breathing baby no matter what, my baby will be loved just as God made her. Although nothing was disordered, I believe that all babies are precious gifts from the Lord, what a nice gift to have! (and an expensive and sometimes pulling your hair out gift! LOL) I hope all goes well for your daughter and new grand-baby though.

But at least you're just about at goal or did you meet it already???? This is awesome.

I decided to just weigh in until the day it shows a number 1. So today it's still at 200. LOL We shall see what tomorrow holds.

There are so many variations of recipes to use with them. That's why I enjoy it more. If it were just one recipe that I did and didn't adventure off to try anything new, I'd probably grow sick of them. i guess you can say that with any food, but since I went wfpb, I've been more adventurous. 😊

Yeah I like unsweetened teas and I don't have a sweet tooth, so I could easily pass those things up. I'm not worried.

I normally don't do these things, but I need this one. I'll join the challenge. 😊

How exciting...onederland. Congratulations @fruitandveggies !

I too always had bad headaches with artificial sweeteners. Also learned years ago on the FDA website, that they're linked to causing symptoms of 90+ diseases..always hated putting that kind of thing in my body. Never liked the taste either. Tried stevia once, it's still up in my pantry. Call me an exception though, I don't do artificial. If I want sweet, I use honey or agave and regular creamer for me coffees. Gasps! 😱 Lol

I didn't have severely cracked heels, but they were getting there. My husband was rubbing my feet one day (about 3mo post) and says "your feet aren't all hard like usual". That's when I noticed they're indeed softer. Kind of weird, still trying to figure out how diet and surgery made this happen.

Mine are running short, but I've got to tap in the grace that the Lord has for me to use on others. lol

Hey y'all. So I weighed in this morning. I've only been doing it these last few days because I'm so close to getting in the 100's!!! I weighed in this morning at 200. Not sure if I want to do tomorrow morning or skip a day...I'm actually excited. Didn't think I would be, cause the numbers aren't what I'm after, but given the whole picture, getting out of 200+ lbs should be exciting! Yay!!!

Wow, that would be awesome!

Thanks y'all. It was fun and delicious! Except my parents, the Proteinaholics, came. It was after all their son's bday...and I had to hear the smirky remarks like "where's the beef?" Smh. That's just disrespectful and in my own house! Well, I need to let go, forgive, and move on though. My husband and I know what we're doing and that's that. Only the ignorance (uneducated) will start a fight or say stupid things.

Hey y'all. Exhausted here. Did my brother's birthday menu...turned out great! Everything was a hit, especially the potstickers. (Now I know why they're called potstickers! Lol...they literally stick to the pot for a moment). Haha! Here are some pics. Enjoy! Pics in order: cucumber Asian salad, spicy thai quinoa salad, spicy green beans, and veggie potstickers.

That's what I'll have to do...pray. Peru...now that's a long ways away! Is your husband's family there?

I do tons of quinoa. That's my go to grain. It really is wonderful in just about anything. Congrats on the eliminations! I think as time goes on you'll find it much easier to forego the cheese. I do love cheese too, but I haven't used it much these days besides one of last week's meals. Another benefit is that it's great on the pocketbook! 😊 Eating healthy isn't expensive, at least for me.

Memories...they seem so far away! Lol it does seem long ago. I should go back and reread too.