Day 11, a tip and a recipe!

[Guest guest]

Hello all..

Just wanted to let you know that I've been a bad girl!!! First off let

me say to all the new post ops and the pre ops, drink JUICE and GATORADE

after surgery and VERY little water... I have been drinking water almost all

the time because it's the only thing i crave to drink but I realized

yesterday after not peeing for 12 hours that i was dehydrating myself!! It's

not that bad and if it persists tomorrow i will call my PCP and see what she

suggests.. I know water is realyl good for you and it cleans you out and it

helps with weight loss etc, etc, etc... But it does not have the good stuff

like sodium and potassium that our bodies need since we aren't getting very

much from food... Granted this isn't a HUGE problem but it could land me in

the hospital if I am not careful! Don't want/need that! Second, the other

reason I have been bad is because I tried to put my fingers arouns my wrist

once again this morning and COULDN'T!! I thought maybe there was some way I

could be GAINING weight.. Well, I am happy to say that I broke down and used

my PCP's scale today and am down to 290! That's a total of 18 lbs gone in

less than 2 weeks!!! So, now that my fear of not losing weight is over, I

will try to wait until my next appt on Dec 1 to weight again! At once point

I was really jealous of since she lost 20 lbs in 1 week but you

know what? She started out almost 60 lbs heavier than I did and she deserves

it! Who knows.. maybe she will pass me up one day and i will weigh more than

her.. hehehe... Who knows.. but, we WILL lose! I'm not afraid of that

anymore.. Third. I wanted to give y'all a tip and a recipe... The tip is,

for those of you who like the taste of butter or margarine in everything

like I do, instead of using it in mashed potatoes, sauces, soups, gravies,

etc., use DILLWEED! It has a great buttery flavor with no calories or fat!

Granted, your eggs might look funny with little green spots on them but it's

so good! Try it! And last but not least, the recipe... Last night I made me

some potato soup that was just wonderful! 4 potatoes, 1/4 onion chopped into

small pieces, milk and water <I used 1/2 of each and made enough to cover

the potatoes completely.. You can always add more if need be> 3 chicken

bullion cubes <can use chicken stock in place of bullion and water> dillweed

and pepper to taste... Of course, add everything so that you will like it..

Experiment a little bit.. What I did when it was cooked was took my hand

blender and pureed it.. It was filling and I felt like I was actually eating

something.. You can also use this in place of gravy, just don't use so much

onion <unless you like it like that>.. Ok.. that's enough from me.. Sorry

this was so long but i thought everyone could benefit from this info in some

way shape or form...

In my thoughts and prayers,

Terri

POST-OP!!

10/25/00

BMI 55

308 1 week before surgery at PCP office

302 the morning of surgery at hospital

290 11 days after surgery!! 18 lbs gone FOREVER!!!!

200 First goal!

" But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate

you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. " - Luke

6:27-28

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Thanks Terri, Congrats on the wt loss. I will keep that little tip and

recipe in my personal file so I can use it when I am a postop....and get to

drinking some gatoraid girl!!!!

Robin

Virginia

At 02:31 PM 11/5/00 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello all..

>

> Just wanted to let you know that I've been a bad girl!!! First off let

>me say to all the new post ops and the pre ops, drink JUICE and GATORADE

>after surgery and VERY little water... I have been drinking water almost all

>the time because it's the only thing i crave to drink but I realized

>yesterday after not peeing for 12 hours that i was dehydrating myself!! It's

>not that bad and if it persists tomorrow i will call my PCP and see what she

>suggests.. I know water is realyl good for you and it cleans you out and it

>helps with weight loss etc, etc, etc... But it does not have the good stuff

>like sodium and potassium that our bodies need since we aren't getting very

>much from food... Granted this isn't a HUGE problem but it could land me in

>the hospital if I am not careful! Don't want/need that! Second, the other

>reason I have been bad is because I tried to put my fingers arouns my wrist

>once again this morning and COULDN'T!! I thought maybe there was some way I

>could be GAINING weight.. Well, I am happy to say that I broke down and used

>my PCP's scale today and am down to 290! That's a total of 18 lbs gone in

>less than 2 weeks!!! So, now that my fear of not losing weight is over, I

>will try to wait until my next appt on Dec 1 to weight again! At once point

>I was really jealous of since she lost 20 lbs in 1 week but you

>know what? She started out almost 60 lbs heavier than I did and she deserves

>it! Who knows.. maybe she will pass me up one day and i will weigh more than

>her.. hehehe... Who knows.. but, we WILL lose! I'm not afraid of that

>anymore.. Third. I wanted to give y'all a tip and a recipe... The tip is,

>for those of you who like the taste of butter or margarine in everything

>like I do, instead of using it in mashed potatoes, sauces, soups, gravies,

>etc., use DILLWEED! It has a great buttery flavor with no calories or fat!

>Granted, your eggs might look funny with little green spots on them but it's

>so good! Try it! And last but not least, the recipe... Last night I made me

>some potato soup that was just wonderful! 4 potatoes, 1/4 onion chopped into

>small pieces, milk and water <I used 1/2 of each and made enough to cover

>the potatoes completely.. You can always add more if need be> 3 chicken

>bullion cubes <can use chicken stock in place of bullion and water> dillweed

>and pepper to taste... Of course, add everything so that you will like it..

>Experiment a little bit.. What I did when it was cooked was took my hand

>blender and pureed it.. It was filling and I felt like I was actually eating

>something.. You can also use this in place of gravy, just don't use so much

>onion <unless you like it like that>.. Ok.. that's enough from me.. Sorry

>this was so long but i thought everyone could benefit from this info in some

>way shape or form...

>

>In my thoughts and prayers,

>

> Terri

>

>POST-OP!!

>10/25/00

>BMI 55

>308 1 week before surgery at PCP office

>302 the morning of surgery at hospital

>290 11 days after surgery!! 18 lbs gone FOREVER!!!!

>200 First goal!

> " But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate

>you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. " - Luke

>6:27-28

>

>*******************************************

>*Please check out my website! *

>*http://www.mynewlife.homepage.com *

>*and don't forget about LITTER MATES!! Sign up! *

>*******************************************

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