Obesity History worksheet

Today is my first appointment with Dr Babineau. I have a list of over 20 questions to ask and my new patient packet is filled out in its entirety. Wish me luck. :)

I know why I am doing this but the obesity history worksheet was absolutely no fun.

Q - How long have you been overweight?
A - for as long as I can remember...
Q - What is the most you have ever weighed and when?
A - almost 400 lbs; about 2005
Q - Please list any diets, medications or other weight loss attempts. Give dates, if can:
A - phen-phen, weight watchers, slim fast, ear stapling, naturally slim, grown hormone therapy, dietician, vegan and herbalife. 1995 - 2011.

Hoping everyone still loves me when there is less to love...
- Sam

Disappointed

I have written (or thought I had) on my blog for the last two days. But I just noticed that both of my posts are gone. :( where oh where have my posties gone?

- Sam

Y34:D1 - My 33rd Birthday

Today was my 33rd birthday!!!
My day started with a call from my best friend, Duck. Right after that Daddy called. :)
The plan for the day was for Mom to teach me how to make chicken fried steak. Mom didn't have a big electric skillet so Wade and I wanted to get her one. Who knew that was going to be such an ordeal? We finally found one at Target. Yay!
Mom and I spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon preparing lunch. Mom's Chicken Fried Steak, Mommy Corn and Purple Peruvian Mashed Potatoes. Yummy!!!
This is what I asked for for my birthday. Mommy to teach me how to make HER chicken fried steak. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. Here I am with my first batch:

I took pictures of all the steps so I can remember how to do it later. It was really an awesome time getting to spend that time with Mom. Charley, Kathy and the kids came over for lunch so I got to share my day with them too. All in all... One of the best birthdays I've had. :)

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Day 2 of NS

Over the last two days I have learned several things...
1. I love chili dogs with cheese and mayo buy don't like the hot dog part.
2. I love fried chicken livers but not the breading.
3. Biscuits at Chicken Express are not very yummy.
4. Chicken Express' cole slaw is gross.
5. Jennifer is a good friend and a very supportive part of my new adventure.
6. Ashley is a "True Thin".
7. Skinny people don't snack. :)
8. H2Orange sounds gross but is actually quite yummy!
9. I drank over a gallon of water yesterday and didn't float away.
10. I like drinking out of a straw rather than the edge of the cup.

:)

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In search of the prefect accessories

Becky spent the night with Mimi Friday night and we spent the day shopping for prom accessories.
I talked to Becca before I left home and she suggested some good places to try to accomplish our mission. She thought
we should try Stein Mart, Katie's and Shoe Carnival.
The day started with all of us sleeping in. Mimi made Mickey waffles as requested by Becky. They were delicious and brought back wonderful memories.
Our first stop was Stein Mart where we found a cute bag, a nice necklace and earrings. They were not perfect but we took pictures for reference later.

Next stop: Katie's
Here we found the PERFECT necklace with matching earrings and a beautiful bling bling bracelet.





We tried Famous Footwear but they were closed (forever). Mimi saw the Hallmark store so we went there. Then Bealls and Ross, both were a bust. I wanted to stop at Avenue, so we did. I got two new shirts, a bathing suit and a cover up.
We were all thirsty so Sonic was a must. Three Route 44s - diet coke with cherry, cherry limeade and vanilla orange fanta.
Shoe Carnival was having a sale but had nothing appropriate. Marshalls was next - nothing there either. Then on to Best Buy. (Mimi needed a wireless keyboard and mouse.) This is where we lost the car and Mimi ended up two blocks away. We finally found the car (exactly where we left it) but Mimi was a whole other story.
At this point Becky was hungry so lunch at Chick-fil-a was in order. 8 piece and 12 piece chicken nugget, chicken sandwich and a large order of waffle fries. Don't forget the sauce - chick-fil-a for Becky and honey mustard for me.
Next stop: Payless where we found the perfect shoes.





I also found a cute pair of black flats for work. Thanks, Mom.
Mom wanted to go to walmart to get Easter buckets. Becky and I napped in the car while mom shopped.
Now we are after the elusive - perfect purse... We end up at the mall where every man, woman, child and dog were after the perfect silver evening bag... JC Penney - no. Icing - maybe. Check out Mimi's hat:





Coach - no. Dillards - YES!!!





While at Dillards we saw Sweet Ilene and got a special treat - a Sweet Ilene cookie!
We stopped in a Build a Bear.
At this point we are all exhausted!!! We went to Mimi's house and took a nap. We were all surprised when we woke up almost three hours later. :) Of course we are all hungry so we went to El Charo's for dinner. Next we went to Brookshire's to buy stuff for Easter dinner. Becky was "being helpful."






Sorry the picture is blurry. It was just such a funny moment that I had to take a picture. With all of the shopping done for the day. It was time to take Becky home. Becky drove to where we met Charley. That was an adventure.






Charley was very surprised (and pleased) to see Becky behind the wheel. What a wonderful way to end a wonderful day!?! Hugs all around!!!






May all of your missions be accomplished with much laughter shared with those you love!

Happy tears...

Most of you that know me know that my mom is blind as a bat. I don't like to admit how bad it is and I usually don't have to. Mom has figured out how to do almost everything. She has continued scrapbooking which surprises most people. We have to do a lot of preplanning but she creates beautiful pages.
I should have known that scrapping was getting tough when she thought a statue of a man on a horse was one of her grandchildren. Needless to say we made a joke about it and have laughed numerous occasions about the John Wayne picture... But it made me realize that she really couldn't see the pictures. She knows what they are because they were in the album together. I haven't ever talked about how sad that made me. Pictures are her life. The one thing she has always loved and treasured.
Mom started losing her sight around the time that I got married. That was over three years ago. Tonight I came to the realization that mom hasn't really seen a picture of her grandchildren in over three years. This is the same woman that has 108 8x10s in her living room. I hate to mention that she can't see any of them without taking them off the wall and using a magnifying glass.
So... Wade and I went over to Mom and George's for dinner. Mom and I love Survivor and it is so much more fun when we watch it together. Anyways... Before Survivor started we were showing Mom how I could hook my laptop up to their tv and use it as a monitor. I thought it was cool but I didn't realize how much it would change her life. I started by showing her her beloved Farmville and we played for awhile. Then I upped the ante. I logged into her SnapFish account. I opened up the album from one of James' baseball games and she could tell me about every single one of them. The happy tears came when I opened the pictures from OAP and for the first time in over three years she could truly see a picture of my brother and his family. Here she is looking at that photo (I don't think she knows I took this picture)

It took awhile for her to realize that she could do ANYTHING she used to do. Including: checking her email, Facebook and reading blogs.
She loves all things Stampin' Up! and stampshacklady.blogspot.com was the first one she wanted to visit. This was the first time she could do more than look at the pictures.






Well... Since I am still crying happy tears I should probably stop sitting in this parking lot and go home.

Much love and happy tears to all...

I am so excited

I truly believe that the little things in life are what making it worth living. I have been told on more than one occasion that I am easily amused. I was once told that I have the wonder of a fifth grader. I am not sure if it was meant as a compliment or not but I took it as one. With all of that being said... Most people would not be excited about the thing that has made my day. So don't laugh. You are only allowed to think to yourself, "that's it?"

Ok... So... I can now post on my blog from my phone using an app rather than Safari. :)

Yep, that's it. But between learning about RSS Feeds, Google Reader, MobileRSS AND this!!! Who could have a bad day!!!

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Jersey Mike's

I had 17 points left for the rest of the day when I got off of work. Wade had planned to make tater tot casserole for dinner, but when I got home he was still asleep. At this point I was super hungry, so we decided to go out to eat. I looked at the Weight Watchers app and saw that my favorite sandwich at Jersey Mike's was only 11 points. I had never had it on wheat so I practiced ordering in my head so I wouldn't mess up. I proudly ordered my sandwich, started to log my points and realized I had ordered the wrong size! The mini is 11 points but a regular is 19.5!!! I can't order another sandwich... What do I do? Lie to the app? Nope, that's just cheating myself. So I recorded it as ordered. The more and more I thought about it the more upset I got. This sandwich is not worth all this and especially not worth 20 points AND going 3 over for the day. So, I am guessing you are wondering what i did. Well... I ate half the sandwich, recorded it as a mini and spent the rest of dinner blogging about it. Wade is still eating his full size double meat sandwich and I didn't want to watch. Weight Watchers day 3 was a rough one... but I have managed so far. Maybe blogging will fill the void of food - maybe not.

Today I said no...

Today I said no to stuffed jalapenos and pumpkin muffins with cream cheese icing. I am pretty proud of myself. I just hope the will power can keep holding on. :)

Headed over to mom's to finish up Davy's invites. (I will post it later)

it's been a while

I am sorry to say that I have been missing from my blog for a long time. I am back, at least for today.
I joined Weight Watchers today. I am excited and nervous all at the same time. This week's goal is to stick with it for one week. I can do one week. I went to my first meeting tonight and the lady in front of me met her goal, she had lost over 65 lbs. I was so proud of her! After she started talking, I realized that I knew her. She was one of my teachers in high school. I was even happier when she remember my name. Another lady at the meeting got her sticker for losing 150 lbs. I keep telling myself that if they can do it - so can I. I can do this - one week at a time. Wade and I went grocery shopping after dinner and I am ready to go. Day 1 - HERE I COME!!!

On another weight loss note - I am debating on weather or not to pursue having gastric bypass or not. I have to decide by Friday. I have done a lot of reading on the subject. I have always thought I wanted to, but now I am not so sure. I think I am probably going to do Weight Watchers for one year and if I am not happy with where I or haven't been able to stick with it then I will reconsider next November. I just don't know. What do you think?

EMHE: I was on the news!!!

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I was on the news!!! Mom & I volunteered from Midnight to 6 on Saturday morning. For anyone that knows me very well... I am NOT a morning person, I am not really an overnight person either. It was a long night but a neat experience. My birthday present to me... :)

2900 Medina - update

I can't believe I haven't posted in so long. So much has been going on and yet I haven't posted anything. The house remodel is going great. Me, Mom, George and Wade have been working like crazy. Becca & GG have been a TON of help! We are currently in the process of painting. We hope to have everything painted and the floors are supposed to be laid the week of Feb 15. I am so excited to say that we have been able to purchase some new furniture! Here are our most recent purchases:
I can't wait to see everything to come together. Will post pictures soon!!!

much love and Totino's party pizzas

Vote For Ashley

my niece Ashley is running for student council of the 4th grade. She asked Mimi & I to help her make posters and t-shirts. A trip to Micheal's, Hancocks and 8 hours later - she is ready to campaign. Hope you enjoy this episode of REVELING IN MY SAMNESS!!!!


much hugs & klondike bars...

World Cardmaking Day - guest appearance at Stamp With Dara

World Cardmaking Day at Dara's - Punch Art: Roach

ZigZag edge using SU! Star Punch

2900 Medina - update

I am VERY happy to report that the house has passed inspection. There are a few minor things we are going to ask the seller to fix but no deal breakers. It is sooo nice to finally be past the point of inspection. We still have a ways to go but we are one step closer than we have ever been. Today has been a good house buying day - the house passed inspection, we got approved on our home loan AND we got a lower interest rate! YAY us!!!

on a scrapbooking note: Heather Summers new online class started today. I am super excited. I can't wait to see the projects. Here is a link to the class http://stampwithheather.typepad.com/stamp_with_heather/2009/06/simply-babiesa-new-online-class-coming-soon-and-a-video-today.html

with much love and gummy bears,
Sam

2900 Medina

We just finished negotiations... and offers have been accepted. We are buying a house!
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2900-Medina-Drive_Tyler_TX_75701_1108812310

Just thought ya'll might want to know. :)

101

this is post #101!
How crazy is that? I have been sitting here trying to figure out what to blog about. I haven't designed anything new and fun in the last couple of days. I didn't even turn on MDS today... so what should I talk about. The only thing that is really on my mind - actually it has shoved every other thought out and is hogging all my thoughts... and that is buying a house and moving out. I really don't know what to do. I know Wade & I NEED to move out but I don't really WANT to move out. I know I rely too much on my Mom but I am totally ok with that. She is my best friend and no matter if I get upset with her - she is right there... waiting to make everything better again. With Wade working nights - it seems pointless to move. I am going to end up at Mom's house every night anyways. I hate being alone in the house during the day - much less at night. My brain is just churning... buy a house, don't buy a house, move out, don't move out, you are a baby, you are a grown up - act like one, buy a house, don't buy a house, stay here... and it keeps going and going... I can't even make my brain think of something else. I am betting I am never going to get to sleep tonight. I think this calls for a go to sleep movie... Good Night!
Hugs,
Sam

another digital layout

8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook page. Started with a template and changed it up and ended up with a page I am VERY happy with.

journaling reads: "SUMMER 2009 JAMES PLAYED MACHINE PITCH BASEBALL AND HIS TEAM WAS THE RANGERS. AS A TREAT FOR THE TEAM THEY ALL GOT TO GO TO A TEXAS RANGERS GAME AT THE BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON. PAPAW GOT INVITED TO GO AND COULDN'T PASS UP THE CHANCE TO SHARE A BASEBALL GAME WITH HIS GRANDSON. THE GAME WAS ENJOYED BY CHARLEY, KATHY, ASHLEY, JAMES & PAPAW."

Hope all is well!
Hugs,
Sam

p.s. rumor has it that Heather Summers sent me a little surprise from Founders Circle. I already know what it is but I haven't seen it yet. I am so super excited. She is such an awesome person. I should probably chill out before she thinks I am a stalker - really, I'm not. I don't even know where she lives - I just know it is in Canada and that's far away from Texas. BUT if I ever take a trip to Canada - I am thinking I will schedule the trip around her stamp class... oh wait... that doesn't really help on the whole "I AM NOT A STALKER". But really I am not a stalker. :)