Stress !~

Why is it that when I am stressed all I can think about is food !! Today I had a really rough day and the first thing that popped into my head is A Carne asada burrito extra spicy with lots of cheese.. HELLO !! I can not eat that and I won't eat it, however my mind tells me to comfort my stomach and it will make me feel better !! Inside I want to scream !! Right now I am thinking .. Why on earth did the surgery again?? But then reality slaps me back and says " Snap out of it.. You are fine ... do something else with your time " . So in the end, I ate a string cheese and going bike riding at the beach , then I will get a shrimp cocktail and come home !

44 lbs !!

Today I hit 44 lbs ! Feel Great !

Weights

Today Mike and I went to the gym and he was my personal trainer. Man... My arms are killing me. The main thing is I don't want to get squishy, so I need to push !! So tomorrow is bike riding and then Thursday back at the gym.

Bike Riding !

Wow we did 7 miles tonight on our bike ride !! I really tried to push myself today, and so we went up the hill on Volante.. Wow . Mike told me I could walk it, and I said no, I could make it. And I did, slowly, but I made it! That hill made the rest of the ride way easier !! Once I get this hill down, my goal is to hit the Sierra hill !! Yikes !

My mind says one thing

Well Friday I went to Ross, since I am shrinking out of my clothes I wanted to pick up something for Saturday. Well in my mind I am still a 3x and need a 3 x. Welll I am happy to say I am officially not a 3x any longer ! I wore a 2x on Saturday and it was not snug.. which means, I am on my way out of a 2x. Wow!! I told Marisa : " Are you sure it is not too tight, and she said no it looks fine." but my mind is telling me NOOOO you are a 3x !! So that was kind of weird. Total Down 43lbs and counting..

Too funny not to share !!

Okay so we were watching the girls on Monday night and Symphony and Bella said , " Tia, watch us do Dancing with the stars." I said Ok.. Oh my, Symphony drags Bella around like she is a rag doll and Bella goes along with it. This is what we saw.. Tooo Funny !!

Riding on the Metro !!!!

So I decided to take Mike on a spontaneous date night !! On my way to pick him up I looked up the Metrolink schedule and decided to take the train to where ever it lead to .. which ended up to be Union Station ! We walked around to Olvera street, then we ate dinner at a nice little Mexican restaurant. I had shrimp tacos minus the tortilla of course and the rest went to waste. Mike had a burrito. We had a nice time and talked and then took the train home. It was a wonderful date night, and I really enjoy walking more than I have before. Exercise is fun now :) Well sometimes...

Dumping Syndrome

Well it took 8 weeks for it to happen. I wanted a oreo cookie shake with protein, however something went wrong... I think I put too much cookies or icecream, but OHHH i was in the rest room within minutes.. SO I will say, never having that again. Once is enough for me, Thank you !

UTI it is !!

Went to Doctor today and I have a UTI.. Thank Goodness! Well I am not thrilled I have one, but I am thrilled it is not kidney stones . Antibiotics, water and cranberry juice :)

40 lbs !!

I hit my 40 lbs !! yeah !!! And I can cross my legs. Still working on that, but have not been able to do that in like years, many, many years !

Back pain ??

Not sure what is going on, but I have Kidney pain :( So Saturday night I took my potassium as usual and I thought that my stomach felt weird from that. Then on Sunday morning I woke up and my lower back was kind of hurting. All in all I just felt weird. I felt like a dull pain in my back and like my pelvis area was sore , like I had to use the bathroom. I have been very regualar I have not felt like this at all since surgery. So all day I just got through it, I told Mike that if it increased than we might have to go to Er, but I hate the ER so I just went to bed. I woke up this morning and I feel a little better, however I still going to doctor. I do feel dehydrated, which means, I am not getting in enough water. Which I know for sure, cause I am not drinking as much as I should. So bad me :( Today I brought a large water bottle and will be trying to do 2 of these before I go home today !! I need to .. so pray for me .

Change, change and more change

Last night I took my 7th week picture ! Mike also jumped into the picture and I noticed he is changing too! He is down 17 lbs and I am down 38lbs. So he is losing half of what I am. By the time I hit 40lbs hopefully he will hit his 20lbs. Poor guy has no choice, we are eating fish everyday .. we are going to turn into a fish !

Tilapia Fish with Chili Verde Crema Sauce

So today I tried a new fish. My aunt told me to try Tilapia cause it is moist, so I did. I remembered that there was a receipe in my Before and after book for this and I tried it, although I altered it a little cause I did not have cilantro. Butats it came out sooo good and I served with rice and black beans. To spicy up my black beans I add some salsa to them and they taste great!

4 Tilapia fillets
1 can of diced ortega chilis
1\2 cup of reduced fat sour cream
chopped cilantro - I did not have so I added Herdez salsa OMGoodness great taste
juice of 1 lime- I only squeezed half of a big lime.

Combine all together and blend- Set aside

Mean time set the oven to 425 preheat
take 1 tsp of olive oil and spread over fillets back and front
put in pyrex glass and back for 8 -9 minutes depending on size of fillets. Once finished, serve on a plate and immediately place salsa mixture over and serve.

Mike and My brother loved it soo much !! Good Luck and I hope you enjoy !

People are just people

People are just that, people ! I am glad that God is God and he is a God of Mercy and forgiveness and grace. Cause, I am not! I am human and I get angry and frustrated at people. Especially when they hurt my family and friends. One thing that I live by is God is the judge and His promise is that truth will always be revealed. So for my family and friends, remember God hand is upon your life and your sucess. He is looking out for you and your best interest. He will never hurt us or let us down, but people will. That is why we must rely on HIM only.

A week of blessings

Well it has been a great weekend. We had an outreach on Saturday at Corona Elementry School in Ontario. Over 1,000 people came and were blessed. We had 700 back packs to give away. We gave free shoes, and food and haircuts. It was so awesome to see God's hand move over the people. We take for granted what we have in front of us. Some of these families don't even know how they are going to eat the next day. I was completly blown away !

Watching the Change

So last night I was taking some new pictures. As I started to sort thru them I was really starting to look at them. I then started to be amazed. Up to this point I have not really noticed too too much the weight loss. Yes I feel it in my body, but I still see myself as the same. But then I started looking at the pictures and I almost started crying ! I mean I find myself to be a very confident woman, and I know that as I started gaining weight I was still confident, so it made it hard for me to see how heavy I really was. So last night I was looking and I was like " Whoa"!! My face has changed alot. I can't even believe now that I let my self get so out of control. But just like God give us second chances, this is another chance that He has allowed me to have to be able to regain self control in my life. 35 lbs has made a huge difference in my body, and my walk. I can't wait to see what I will look like in 6 months !!

35lbs Down and Counting !

Today I hit my 35lbs !! Oh what a Joy.

Liquid Potassium Yuck !!

Well my doctor is saying I have to take the liquid potassium and there is no other way. He said to mix with juice, well HELLO?? , I can't drink juice ! So, I started looking up on the interenet and I discovered what it is for and why I need it. I also realized that is why my legs have been cramping and feeling numb at night cause my potassium is low. So I tried several ways this morning to take it down. First I tried yogurt, no way to watery. Then I tried fruit punch crystal light, way to salty. Then I tried Diet Green Tea , Bingo ! So now I will be drinking that everyday to get it down. I tried to have eggs and a morning star patti this morning. NO DICE!! I thought I was gonna puke, so I did not eat. I am not sure if it was the Ms. Dash or the patti. Either way, I won't be trying that for a while. I am going to give my self a week with the potassium and get tested again.

Eating out Experience

Last night Mike and I went out on a date night. We went to Market broiler and shared a plate, it is so weird to share. I had salmon and a bite of mashed potatoes and a few bites of salad oh and 2 shrimp. It was so good ! Our bill was really low, this is nice to be able to share ! Then we saw a movie. It was a nice date night ! I think the waitress thought we were cheap ! Cause we both felt weird saying we were going to share !! It was funny !

Traveling with the Band

Well I survived the Tour of Central Cal. Let me explain. I am in a Band and we went to Central California to minister at different churches. I tried my hardest to prepare my self for what was to come. The hardest thing for me was the car ride. What do we do in the car on long trips?? EAT!!! So, what I did was pack myself little snacks, protein drinks, lunch meat, string cheese and yogurts. I only ate when I was hungry and if we went to fast food, I ordered a side salad and since I packed Tuna, I had that over it! I think I did very well. I planned ahead and for the worse which helped because if I hadn't then I would have eaten things I should not have. I did not get sick once and I still feel great. The best thing to do is be prepared, have a back up plan. A few times I needed my back up plans. There were times that we did not have time to eat, so I had a protein drink and had some tuna. Since I packed ahead I took myself some sugar free cookies just in case I needed one, and they helped and they were good. So I still ate and did not feel deprived since I was not snacking. Another life saver is JU JU Jerky! It is Turkey Jerky . Very soft and tasty and high, high protein !! I only found at Albertsons, but very very good !!

Got home from the Tour and first thing I did was weigh my self and I was down ! So I at 34lbs now. !