Moody Missy

So in the last few weeks I think my mood swings have improved drastically. ( Darren may have another opinion.lol )
I went to see a psychiatrist and she suggested crushing my medications, thinking that I wasnt absorbing enough of my anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications. I did this for a total of 4 days, of which I spent in bed stoned out of my tree. I decided that the crushing wasn't making anything better, sure I wasn't moody, but I wasn't conscious either.lol
I tweaked my pills on my own, and so far so good. I haven't had any huge melt downs in a couple weeks, so we will see how it goes.
I'm still moody in the sense that I will cry at the drop of a hat, but the anger/rage seems to be under better control.

Update

I went to a Doctors appointment this past week and I have lost another 25 pounds. I can now wear jeans for the first time in about 3 years, and I have gone from a tight 6x top to a nicely fitting 3 or 4x depending on where it is from.
I have a jacket that I bought in May that is a 6x and its is waaaaay to big now. Darren can actually fit in the jacket with me...lol
I have been getting migraines daily around 6-7pm, My doctor thinks its because I'm not getting enough liquids, (still having a hard time with drinking) but she has ordered blood work just in case to make sure all my levels are OK.

I have a couple of recipes to share with you. The first is Iced Tea, I've never made homemade iced tea before this this was amazingly tasty. I just filled a pot with water and boiled, then added 8 decaf tea bags and let it steep on the stove for about 1/2 hour on low heat. Poured that mixture into a pitcher and added the juice of one orange and one lemon. Filled the pitcher up with cold water, added enough splenda just for it to taste perfect. I dont like it too sweet, i want it to still taste like tea. Then I added a sliced up orange and a sliced up lemon. This was so refreshing.

The next is a recipe I found in an old Weight Watchers magazine that I picked up at a thrift store. Its Spice-Oat Muffins, and they were very very good. I substituted Splenda brown sugar for the brown sugar that it called for because I don't do sugar anymore. Darren even liked these :)

Spice Oat Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup rolled oat, quick cooking
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups fat-free buttermilk
• 1/2 cup dried cherries (or cranberries, whatever you prefer)
• 1/4 cup fat free egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (or vegetable oil)
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

3. Combine the flour, cornmeal, oats, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center.

4. Combine the buttermilk, cherries (or cranberries), egg substitute and oil in a small bowl, beating with a whisk until blended. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, folding with a rubber spatula just until the flour mixture is moistened.

5. Fill the muffin cups evenly with the batter; sprinkle with the remaining 2 teaspoons of cinnamon sugar and the wheat germ (I just love wheat germ, don't you?). Bake until a toothpick intserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

6. Cool in the pan 5 minutes. Unmold the muffins and cool completely.

***I had no idea what Cinnamon Sugar was, so i just mixed up some Splenda with Cinnamon. Then for the topping I again did Splenda with Cinnamon and Wheat germ***

An interesting site

Here is something interesting I found for anyone who is considering WLS

http://www.asmbs.org/Newsite07/patients/benefits.htm

What's for Dinner tonight???

Recently, I've been doing a lot of home cooking and I absolutely LOVE it. I;ve made homemade beef barley soup, Ham and split pea soup. Tonight I had some left over bacon in the fridge and was trying to think of how to use it up. I decided on making some mini crustless quiches and they were so yummy they will definitely be made again.

Here is what I did:

I sauteed some onion and celery until almost soft then added about 4 stripes of bacon all chopped up. When the bacon was just about cooked I threw in some mini mushrooms halved.
In a separate bowl I beat up some eggs with parsley, salt & pepper, and garlic powder. Then I shredded about 1/2 fat free cheddar cheese
Spray the muffin tins with Pam, fill the bottom with the bacon mixture, cover with eggs and top with cheese, mix it up a little with a spoon and then bake for 30-45 mins at 350

I can't even describe how tasty these were, and 1 muffin was the perfect serving size for me, Darren at about 4..lol

I served them with some potatoes that i had boiled and then fried up in some olive oil with TONS of spices and onions

New Measurments In

Mom was over today and since I hadn't updated my blog in awhile, we thought it would be a good time to take some measurements. So here they are...they can be compared to the post from August with my original numbers


Neck 17.5

Bust 63

Calf right 17.5
left 18.5

Thigh Right 30
left 29.5

Hips 69.6

Waist 58.5

Bicep right 17
left 18.5

Forearm right 12
Left 12

I also wanted to note that my watch that was tight, I can now spin around my wrist, and I can no longer wear my wedding rings because they fall off..lol

Oops, I forgot some stuff

Sorry about that, I forgot to add this into the previous blog.

The last week, i've been feeling very sick...tired...dizzy...weak...almost a feeling of being high or stoned. The one day I went to lay down at 11am and slept right through until 2pm the next afternoon. Only waking up to use the washroom and to eat something. I thought maybe I wasn't getting enough protien, so i was eating eggs, cheese...etc. Then I got thinking about how much water I'd been drinking and started to add it up. I was drinking far less than i should have been drinking. The thought of drinking water was making me gag and crystal light wasn't helping any. I got some suggestions from fellow Loser's, and the most repeated suggestion was decaf Tea. I've started to drink it and its going down very well and staying down. So i think that is going to be my new beverage for awhile.
So if you don't' want to feel like crap...DRINK YOUR WATER!! and take your vitamins regularly

PMS and 100 pounds

Alright, everyone has been bugging me to update my blog, but I didn't think I really had anything to write about.
As I posted before I had lost a total of 96 pounds since May, well.....I have finally hit the 100 mark, 100 pounds gone forever. How awesome is that??
Also, I have had 2 periods since surgery. These are the first 2 periods I have had since I was 18 yrs old. Let me tell you, the PMS was horrible. I felt like Satan himself had taken over my body. I was moodier than usual, every little thing would set me off and I would cry at the drop of a pin. Poor Darren, I don't think he knew what hit him..lol Thankfully its over....for another month anyway. The only good thing I see about getting my periods now is the whole getting pregnant thing. 11 more months until we can start trying...its gonna be a long 11 months