Been stuck working night and day for an upcoming pitch tomorrow – but I will be back to my normal self after it’s finished. So sorry about the lack of writing…luckily (for me) these only happen every so often.
Archive for April, 2008
Busy … eek!
Posted in work on April 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Shrimp for dinner – no problem
Posted in food, lap band, tagged dinner, gastric banding, lap band, lapband, shrimp, shrimp cocktail on April 28, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Just had dinner – shrimp cocktail and corn…don’t ask. Absolutely no problem eating it, I didn’t chew that well and I am a bit hungry still which makes me think I may need a bit of a fill so I’m going back in on Thursday. However, I don’t want to be a “fill-addict”…so I think [...]
Many booking overseas vacations and scheduling surgery on the side
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged foreign surgery, health, hospital, lap band, medical tourism, mexico, surgery, surgery in mexico, vacation on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Interesting article on “medical tourism”…the new “craze”! It’s called “medical tourism,” and a growing number of people in this country are touring a foreign country and ending their trip with a hospital stay. Years ago it was unthinkable, but now an estimated 500,000 people a year are doing it, according to industry estimates. For the [...]
Saturday night in Seattle & Basement remodeling
Posted in food, lap band, recipes, tagged capitol hill, cooking, dieting, dinner, food, health, lap band, movies, recipes, seattle, sushi on April 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Last night Erik & I met up with our friend Scott for a night on the town in good ol’ Seattle. This was after a LONG day of Phase I of our basement remodel which started by moving all of Erik’s stereo equipment out of the room, ripping out the old disgusting carpet and tearing [...]
Friday night dining in Seattle
Posted in design, food, lap band, weight, work, tagged dieting, dining, food, lap band, lark, seattle restaurants, weight loss on April 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last night Erik & I went to Lark – a restaurant in a neighborhood called Capitol Hill in Seattle. The food was fantastic – but the service was very slow. The menu featured a range of small plates, allowing you to savor courses of cheese, charcuterie, vegetables, grains, fish, and meats. Of the cheeses we [...]
25 pounds lost, 64 to go
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged 204, diet, gastric banding, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband, weight loss, weight loss surgery on April 22, 2008 | 20 Comments »
Finally down 25 pounds – well, I shouldn’t really say “finally” since it’s only been 48 days since my surgery and my only pre-op was 3 of those pounds. BMI has dropped from 37.5 to 33.4 which is pretty dang cool. Current weight is 204 which means pretty soon I should be in onederland! From [...]
I’ll pass on the carrots
Posted in food, lap band, tagged carrots, gastric banding, lap band, lapband, throw up on April 21, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Just returned home from work and decided to have a carrot…healthy – right? Of course – but band friendly? Not for me! Within minutes of eating the evil kack-causing demon in disguise of an orange healthy stick of nutrients I felt that “what did I just consume” feeling otherwise known as hell. After 10 minutes [...]
Obesity Trend: Year over Year and by State
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged diet, dieting, fat, health, news, obesity, statistics, weight loss on April 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Wow – check out the rise in obesity in the US year over year…and by state! Astonishing!
Portion Control – learning when enough is enough
Posted in food, lap band, weight, tagged bellevue, chicken, diet, dinner, food, gastric band surgery, health, lap-band surgery, lapband, lapband surgery, portion control, weight loss, weight loss surgery on April 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Brrrrr…it’s was sooooo cold in Seattle. First light snow, then hail. Crazy weather here – but I love it! Erik & I drove into Bellevue from Seattle (about a 20 minute drive across Lake Washington). When we entered Bellevue (home of Bill Gates) it started to hail like crazy! If you click on the picture, [...]
Your Guide to Good Health…Vintage Style
Posted in design, health, weight, tagged health, healthy, style, vintage, vintage ads, vintage design on April 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Another vintage ad – your guide to good health. With some fun commentary by yours truly! Eat air with a spoon. 0 calories. Fish without a hook. Wear tiny shorts. Use a child size shopping cart. Take pictures of miniature mountains. Sit 1 foot away from the eye chart. Go to a doctor who is [...]
Tonight: Maggianos & Rosemary Garlic Chicken
Posted in food, recipes, tagged bellevue, food, garlic, italian, magianos, restaurant, rosemary, weight loss on April 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Erik’s folks are in town for the weekend from Spokane, WA! Yeahhh!!! So we’re going to dinner with them and his sister, brother in law and their 2 little ones. Erik & his father Otis Erik & his mother, Tana Erik’s sister Kelly, Brother-in-law Brent, & nephews Ian & Duncan We’re going to Maggianos which, [...]
Dinner – no problem!
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged gastric banding, lap-band surgery, lapband, restriction, weight loss surgery on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dinner was fine – ate about 1/4 of a steak pinwheel when all of a sudden I was like “full…full..full” and stopped – but had I eaten one more bite I know I would have been running for the bathroom. Luckily, I ate slowly and chewed super well. I sure hope the weight loss speeds [...]
PBing and Sliming
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged gastric band, lap band, lapband, pb, slime, weight loss surgery on April 18, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Definitely restricted. Today I PB’d and Slimed after eating about 5 bites of my tilapia for lunch. What does that mean you may ask? PBing mean productive burping and it is what happens if you eat something that cannot get past the band. Basically you just throw it back up. Sliming usually precedes pbing and [...]
Restricted
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged lap band, lap-band surgery, restriction on April 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Definitely felt something tonight after my dinner of salmon and stir-fried vegetables. Was able to eat a/b 1/3 of a salmon fillet and a half of a cup of vegetables before I felt this feeling in my throat which I can’t really describe…but it was a “stop eating or else” feeling so I stopped. No [...]
Fill #4
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged diet, gastric band surgery, lap band, lapband, lapband surgery, weight loss surgery on April 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Had my 4th fill today at Northwest Weight Loss Surgery by the infamous Jessie of Yahoo Bandsters fame. She is amazing. Not only a genius with the fills, but a true sweetheart. She checked to see if I really was at 6.5 and after taking out the fluid saw I was really only at 6cc’s [...]
Another full-shot of me…I can’t see any difference yet
Posted in lap band, weight, tagged full-size, lap band, photo on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Down 23 lbs…but I can’t see a difference except for my double-chin looks more defined and doubly-big. I’ll take another shot when I’m at 40 lbs down and we’ll do a side by side. click on the image for the full (and I do mean full) size.
Tomorrow is fill #4…and some underwear
Posted in design, health, lap band, weight, work, tagged gastric banding, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband, underwear, weight loss surgery on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Moving right along…fill number 4 is tomorrow! I can’t believe it’s come up so quickly! Last night I had prawns for dinner and I definitely felt a little something because of the denseness of the prawns – but I would still like “more”. Weight loss has slowed down – but I’m not gaining and it’s [...]
Ms. Robbie is getting banded today!
Posted in lap band, weight, tagged gastric banding, lap band, lapband, weight loss surgery on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today is the day that the amazing Ms Robbie gets banded. Everyone be thinking of her today – I know I will. Ms Robbie: be sure to let us know how things went asap!!! Lise
Realize v. Lap-Band…you be the judge
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged diet, fat, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband, realize, realize band, weight loss on April 15, 2008 | 23 Comments »
A recent article listing one doctors view of the difference between the realize band v. the lap-band. “I don’t know which band is going to be better,” he said. “I think it’s like a pickup truck. What’s better, a Ford or a Chevy? Both of them have little differences. Both of them carry you from [...]
She got a boob job, he got a lap-band!
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged diet, gastric banding, lap band, lapband, lapband surgery, weight loss surgery on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Very silly story about a wife who got a boob job while her husband got a lap-band from The Sun! With Julie Frendo due to be boosted from 34C to 32F, he knew the size eight blonde mum-of-two would look better than ever. While she was going bigger, Steve wanted to go smaller. Much smaller. [...]
So Sorry
Posted in weight on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I didn’t write yesterday. Went straight from work to dinner and didn’t get home until almost 10 then went straight to bed! I was so tired. Had a fantastic dinner out and when I get home tonight I will respond to everyone and tell you all about it! Till later! -lise
Had dinner…am still hungry. Hmpf.
Posted in desserts, food, lap band, recipes, weight, work, tagged cooking, diet, how to cook a wolf, lapband, lapband surgery, restaurants, seattle, weight loss on April 13, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Just finished dinner. Steak, corn…that’s it. Had about 4 oz of steak and 2 oz of corn. But I’m STILL HUNGRY. Wahhhhhh. I want to be full. I am getting so ornery. I know I’m not supposed to drink liquid calories, but I’m going to have a Slim-Fast-accino because I am so not full or [...]
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