Mother's Day weekend was nerve racking and a blast.  My MIL drove in from Cali for a visit on Thursday afternoon and stayed until Monday morning.  We hadn't seen her in awhile so she hasn't seen me after my WLS. 

Needless to say she bombarded me with questions and had to bring it up every time a meal was either fixed at home or we went out.  I kept telling her that it was no big deal; I knew what I could handle for the most part, and would deal with it if something changed. 

There were other issues and you would have to be around my MIL to know what I'm talking about, but rest assured we were all grateful to see her head home.  

I had a great weekend otherwise.  It appears some of my tolerance problems have gone away.  

I found a tea I can drink and actually like it very much.  It is from Indulgent Foods and it is called Pacific Chai- Spice Chai Latte.  There were 2 other flavors available but I like Chai the best.  The kicker is... it's NOT sugar free and in fact sugar is the first ingredient on the list (it does say it is gluten free)!  I may be tolerant to it because I add it to more water then the directions state and add 1pk of splenda.  It can be prepared hot, iced or even frozen.  I love to blend it up with ice.  

On Saturday I also had a nice dinner of 3oz pork steak, half an oz of mixed veggies and the rest was home made mashed potatoes and gravy. I then made one of the pie recipes (Strawberry Cheese Cake) I found on bariatriceating.com.  It was wonderful.

I was so energized on Sunday that I cooked for most of it.  I made breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sliced fresh strawberries and bananas, and toast w/ sugar free strawberry jam.  We took a long drive up to Mt. Charleston to admire the views and then headed home for dinner preparations.  The menu was tossed salad w/ tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, and grated cheddar cheese w/ LF Ranch dressing, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Garlic French Bread.  I then made a variation on the pie I made on Saturday- Banana Cream Pie.  It was even better then the Strawberry!  After we ate and cleaned up we played "Mexican Train".  It’s a Domino game and bunches of fun.  If you get the chance to pick it up, do so.  The kids love it! 

After all the eating I did over the weekend I was dreading getting on the scale for my weekly check...  I lost another 3lbs.  That seems to be my average which I'm loving.  I got the ok to begin working out on the elliptical and weights and started that yesterday.  I did some light weights and did several reps for just my arms (real problem area) and then 10 minutes on the elliptical.  I want to walk tonight and will hit them again tomorrow.  That way I won't get board.

Not too much happening.  Incissions are healing well.  I've got some stuff from arbonne.com coming soon to help with them.  I've hit a stall; I've lost 20lbs and quit.  I figure the body is freaking out and has gone into starvation mode and trying to catch up on what is happening.  I'm also having trouble getting all the protein and fluids in.  

I'm trying to fix that as of today with a 42g protein bullet in my water and walking tonight before dinner.  I'm waiting until my 6 week checkup before getting on the elliptical again.  I want to make sure everything is mostly healed and I'm not going to open something up.

Went shopping for a couple of tops this weekend.  The ones I have are beginning to gape open.  I can tell that the weight I have lost is in my stomach and hips which is fantastic.  I figured those would be the last places I would lose- being my boobs the first to disapear.

I've been getting cravings lately.  Friday and Saturday I had to have shrimp.  We bought some at the market and I cleaned and cooked them up with lemon juice, italian seasoning, and a touch of EVOO... YUMMY!  Today it is asparagus I'm craving, so we'll stop at the market again and pick some up along with some LF or FF Italian Dressing for a marinade.  GOOD Stuff!  All I can say is at least I'm not craving Chocolate like I used to.  I tried some Sugar Free Dove chocolate and it made me sick.  And I'm not craving chocolate protein shakes like I did pre-op.  Go figure!

I did find something out today that has me in a dither.  I can't drink Decaf tea (hot or cold)-  It gives me the runs something fierce!  I am a huge tea drinker and don't know what I'm going to do with myself!  I'll give it a rest for a couple of weeks and try again.  That would be a major loss for me besides pasta.  

I love to cook italian pasta dishes like baked ziti, manacotti and stuffed shells.  I'm going to have to figure out something else to make them with.  The manacotti would work with egg plant or squash and the stuffed shells with mushrooms but the ziti has me stumped.  Oh well, I'll figure something out soon.

That's it for now.  I'll update my ticker after tomorrow's weigh-in.