Prepared for the week!

Nicole gave me a genius idea this week, she found these cute little bowls @ target that were 6/$1.99! They provide the perfect serving size, about a cup of chili if filled to the brim. I made 2lbs of ground turkey chili tonight with low sodium chili mix to bring for lunch this week. I love being prepared, it helps me not get off track. Rick and I went to costco today and got lots of goodies, we got chicken breasts, ground turkey, flank steak, and pork loin to make some of Gen's famous pulled pork! They were doing samples today, not a good thing...I tried some apple straw crisps (sooo good) and for 38 of them it is 130 calories and 7 gms of fat. I had them for a snack tonight and was satisfied with about 10 of them! I also sampled a small portion of pulled beef on a piece of bread (bad idea) got stuck and had to run to the bathroom. I'm not sure why whenever I get stuck I have to spit up..why can't I just wait for it to work its way down?

On a non-band related note, household renovations SUCK! Is anyone willing to adopt/kidnap me for the next month or so?? Rick and his dad are re-doing our entire bathroom...We are getting an extra deep jacuzzi tub with a heater so the water doesn't get cold, a comfort height toilet, new tile on the floor and in the tub, a double sink vanity....like I said ENTIRE bathroom. Don't get me wrong I am sooo excited for everything, it is going to look amazing and make our re-sale value skyrocket but the anxiety of the mess might kill me. We took before pics today, and I will post them at some point. Anyone who watches HGTV, we are looking forward to submitting the pics to Rate my Space! Anyways enough about that, just wanted to put it out there I'm willing to run away if anyone wants me! :)

*6th Fill*

I just want to thank everyone for your kind and caring responses to my dark depressing post Wednesday evening...I slept it off and felt MUCH better on Thursday. It was so reassuring to read everyone's comments and realize everyone makes mistakes, and we learn and move on.

I went for my 6th fill today, I got .5cc's bringing me to a total of 7cc's in a 10cc band. For some reason I had forgotten about one of my fills and only thought I was at 6.5, but nope I am indeed at 7. I hope this does the trick! I was good today and did liquids only for the most part. I had a protein shake for lunch, beef soup broth for dinner, and a bite on rick's pizza, but just a bite! I weighed in @ 204 today on the hospital scale which was ok with me. I hosted speed dating last night and had a cranberry apple martini (yum!) and a few nachos, so I expected to be up a little from my norm.

Everyone who wanted something from my clothing post last weekend: I sent it all out today so keep an eye out!! Hope you guys like everything!!

I got a hair cut today, it feels soooo much better! I will try to post pics tomorrow once I look half decent. I asked my hairdresser if she noticed any bald spots from all my hair loss and she said my hair was thinner, but definitely no bald spots, that was reassuring! That's about it for updates, hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Hi, My name is Kristen

and I may or may not have been a bandlemic tonight :(

I went out to dinner with a friend (non-banded, but knows I am) we went to an Italian restaurant, bad news from the beginning....Now lets take a quiz on what we think made me sick:

A) 2 Pieces of Bread before my meal
B) Big yummy juicy chicken
C) String Beans
D) Half of a chocolate chip cannoli
E) All of the above

If you picked E, I think your right!! Now I know 2 of the 4 things I ate are a no no (bread, dessert when full) I think the chicken and string beans caused it because they were so good, and I forgot to chew. Now you ask, why bandlemic? Because I knew not to eat the bread, yet I did...I knew I should slow down and chew, yet I didn't. I had already PB'd twice, yet still ate dessert! What the hell is wrong with me?!?!

One thing I can say is, I learned from this experience...as good as it looks, smells and sounds ITS NOT WORTH IT! EVER! The pain of my 4 PB experiences in the restaurant, all the way home WHILE driving (into the takeout bag) and for awhile once I got home was not worth the yummiest food in the world.

I just took 2 benadryl and I'm hoping to pass out soon and forget tonight happened and have tomorrow be a new day.

My name is Kristen, and I was NOT a model bandster tonight....

All for you Alexis!

I saw these today and immediately thought of you and your Jacob plate! So freakin cute!

Update on Sisterhood: I still have a bunch of stuff if anyone is still interested. I plan on doing a massive shipment on Friday, so let me know! Bandita Senorita, I need your addy!

I have my 5th fill on Friday morning, I weighed in at 204.1 this morning, I'm hoping to be 203 on Friday (fingers crossed). That would only be a 6lb loss in 6 weeks, but I figure since I gained and lost 6lbs from the holidays it's really like I lost 12...right? whatever makes me feel better! I'm thinking that after doing my post-fill diet, it might bring me to onderland?? maybe?? That would be incredible! I'm really confused on what to do Friday, I'm hoping my nurse pract. might have some advice. I don't know if I should go with a .5 or .25 fill. I PB about once every other day, (usually my own fault from eating too fast or the wrong things) but I also get really hungry in between meals. I am at 6cc's as of right now, and feel like I am at a really hard place, I feel so close, yet far from my sweet spot. I can no longer eat pasta, and I can eat bread in moderation. Hmmm any advice?

Hope everyone's having a great Tuesday!!

Sisterhood Continues

Tops:



White- Ribbed tank top, lane bryant 18/20

Pink- Ribbed tank top, old navy XXL Taken

Blue- Scoop-neck sweater, old navy XXL petite Taken

Purple- Ruffle short sleeve top, maurices XL

Black- Jersey knit skirt, Lands End 18/20
Tops:


Black/purple- jeweled shrug with tank, Lane Bryant 14/16 Taken



Teal- ruffled babydoll, Lane Bryant 18/20



White- Flowered babydoll type shirt, Lane Bryant 18/20 Taken



Skirts:


Blue pinstripe- seersucker, Merona (target), 22



Plaid Skirt- olive toned, Old Navy, 20 Taken



Blue- Peasant skirt, Gap XL Taken



Denim- Skort, Lane Bryant 22




PJ's:

Black- Lace trimmed leggings, Macys, XL



Purple- purple/orange nightie, Lane Bryant, 18/20 Taken



Red- red/gold stripped flannel, Lane Bryant 18/20 Taken


Navy- Scrunched bottom sweatpants, Lane Bryant, 18/20
Taken



Capri's:

Black- Gaucho wide leg, Old Navy, XL



Khaki, Elastic Waist, Merona (target), XXL



Brown, Elastic Waist, Lane Bryant, 22



Khaki, Elastic Waist, Style & Co. (macy's) 18W


Capri's:

Dark Denim, cuffed, Lane Bryant, 22

Light Denim, Torrid, 20

Khaki, green belt, Merona (target), 20W Taken

Dress:


Teal- Maxi long dress, Old Navy, XL Taken













Dress Pants:



Dark Gray, Khaki, Black, cuffed, Lane Bryant, 20P








Blazers:



Blue Plaid, 3/4 sleeve shorter length, Lane Braynt 14/16



Darl Denim, short sleeved, Torrid, 3









Dress:

Black- with purple satin trim, Deb 2XL Taken

Dresses:



White- White tulle with black flowers, Macys, 20W Taken



Teal- Smocked collared shirt dress, Lane Bryant, 14/16


White- Brown and Blue flowered, JC Penny, 20 Taken


So there is is everything I found that either doesn't fit or I don't want anymore. Everything is up for grabs, just let me know what you want!! You can leave me a comment or email me at knwitham@gmail.com Let me know if you want any more detail on anything and I'll do my best to describe it.

TGIF!

IT'S FRIDAY!! Wahooo! I don't have anything too exciting planned for the weekend, but I an pretty pumped for some sleep!! Last night I went to see Avatar, I think I may be the first person to say this...but I didn't like it AT ALL! It was a 3hr long movie about blue aliens. I went to see it at Imax so it was 3D which was pretty cool, I really enjoyed all the graphics but the plot was just not up my alley. After the movie we went to Fuddruckers a burger place, (not sure if they are around the country) and for the first time I ordered a turkey burger instead of beef and I wasn't disappointed, it was very tasty!

Tomorrow my best friend is moving out of our home...she's been living with us since September, it's going to be strange not having her but it will be nice to have our place back to ourselves! The best part is, I use our spare bedroom as my closet so for the past few months I haven't had much closet space since Rick and I had to share but tomorrow I get my closet back!! This is going to be a great opportunity to go through all my clothes and hopefully be able to contribute to the sisterhood! I can't wait to organize everything pretty and to be able to get my all of my shoes out of plastic totes!

I am also going to be giving zumba a second shot tomorrow. I had a good time last week, I just didn't feel like I got the best workout. It's a good time though, and it at least gives me some laughs if nothing else. I was HORRIBLE about going to the gym this week, I only went twice! But to my defense Wednesday I had a physical and my Dr. gave me a tetnus/whooping cough vaccine which hurts more then any other type of shot I've ever had. I can't move my arm! Speaking of going to Dr. she hadn't seen me since 3 months before surgery so she was really excited and complimentary about my success. I weighed in @ 204.5 on their scale which was awesome! The scale seems to be on my side lately! Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Coincidence

The other day Rick and I were having a discussion about me hitting onederland, and he said something that I didn't really think about until today. He is around 305lbs right now and mentioned that him getting into the 200's will feel like it will for me to get into the 100's. I think its really neat that even though he doesn't have the band he is doing a great job loosing weight. When we did weight watchers together last year he was in the 330's so he is down almost 30lbs on his own. I am really pumped that we are on this journey to better our lives together. I know that to some of us it is taboo to weigh ourselves everyday, but I am one of the people that does. It helps keep me on track, and I try not to let the #'s bother me unless on weigh in day. Today something big happened though...I broke down the wall! I weighed in at 204.8! I don't know if it's here to stay or not, but just seeing it let me know I can get past this 205 plateau!

I'm on a chili kick right now, I've never been a chili person but thought it'd be a good time to start. The only thing is, I don't like beans so I'm making bean-less chili, not as much protein but still a low fat meal. I used ground turkey, tomato sauce, and low sodium chili mix...simple easy! I made 2lbs of turkey today and portioned 1 cup servings in containers for the week for lunch. YUMMO!

I also got stuck and PB'd tonight :( Rick made a chicken dish and pasta. I tried 1 forkful of angel hair and immediately got stuck and up it came. I know I don't do pasta well, but thought 1 forkful wouldn't hurt. Oh well, learned a lesson!