A friend of mine gave me an idea, to share some of the recipes I use & their nutritional value with all of you. I find many of them on pintrest and even get ideas form the FB posts of other VSG'rs - I will try to always credit the "creator" of the meal especially if I use their photo. Since I often have to modify the recipe for my needs I will tell you how I do that too. Avocado ChickenI found this on pintrest, pinned from skinnymom.com, This is a photo of her creation. - Bake chicken breasts 45 min. @ 300* - Top breast with a few slices of avocado, a slice of tomato & harvarti cheese - Put under the broiler until the cheese melts Frick-a-fied I choke on even the most moist Chicken breast, so I use a boneless skinless chicken thigh
I make myself a tiny side salad if eating it for dinner, but at lunch this is a meal. Either way depending on the size of the ckn I may not even finish it, though thighs are generally smaller than breasts. Fitness Pal Nutrition Facts
Servings 1.0 Calories 418 Total Fat 28 g Saturated Fat 7 g Monounsaturated Fat 14 g Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 103 mg Sodium 258 mg Potassium 884 mg Total Carbohydrate 10 g Dietary Fiber 7 g Sugars 1 g Protein 35 g Vitamin A9 % Vitamin C18 % Calcium22 % Iron5 %*
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In this blog I'm going to talk about a tidbit of info not even my husband knew about & the revelation I had on a trip Springfield today. But first ... here's a little one year comparison for you! Holy Moly!!! <mind you the 1st was taken in an on flattering pose and I had fair hair... but yeah> On to the story --- About 4 years ago we discovered that Kaidan had a lesion on his spine. At the time it was causing him tons of pain so we were referred to a pediatric neurosurgeon in Springfield, there we were told that he was born with a hereditary weak place in his spine & that he has 2 related conditions as a result. Spondylolisthesis & spondylosis, basically a hairline crack/break and slight slippage of the spine. The effects of these conditions usually don't present themselves until later in life but Kaidan is so active that he injured himself early on {during a backyard football game with his cousins.} I explain all of that to tell you that he has to have annual check-ups if he wishes to continue playing football. We made a deal early on, that he could play if it didn't cause the discs to move any more or the spot to weaken even further. --- PTL there has been no change! Here is the part I had completely forgotten about all until today ... It was last year (one year ago this week) as we planned to take a trip to Springfield that I decided I was going to inquire about bariatric surgery {again} only this time I got more serious. At the time, I was heavily considering the lapband, I had researched it until I was blue in the face. I had also not even heard of VSG, so the band seemed to be the least invasive. A week before we went to Springfield I had done an on-line orientation and even talked to the consultant via telephone. In that convo., I found out that I would likely not qualify unless I had a fist full of cash & comorbidity. I was advised to go ahead & meet with the coordinators at a bariatric clinic there. The plan was to drop in while in town & they would happily visit with me about the band and set a plan into motion. It was that day - 1 year ago - that I decided the lapband wasn't for me. I'm not sure why, it was not a conscious thing at the time, it just happened. Maybe it was the money, maybe it was fear, I like to think it was God telling me to wait. I just circled the block 3 or 4 times and couldn't bring myself to stop. After that day I put the idea of the band in the back of my mind figuring one day it would resurface as it had for the last 8 years or so. Just 3 months later, having no idea that I had come that close, Sunny brought up VSG, and the rest is history! It is amazing to look back and see how God has had his hand in this process from the beginning!
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This weight loss is only from June 2015 (I had lost another 51 pounds prior to this)
Blog MissionIt has taken me a long time to get to this point, but I feel like God opened the right doors at the right time. My vision for this blog is not only to document and share my journey with those who care, but also to encourage those who may be following in my footsteps. First and foremost though, I want to give all the glory to God & to focus on his plan for me throughout the journey. What you talkin' 'bout?VSG = Vertical Gastric Sleeve Categories
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