How early is too early...

for civeche??? LOL!!

Is 8:30am too early for yummy, shrimp, citrusy-goodness?? Shrimp for breakfast? Yeah? No?

First of all, small disclaimer: I normally don't spend so much time discussing food of any kind... But with the nature of this blog... I've graduated from the surgery experience to finding new ways of eating with a pouch!! So from time to time, I'll be discussing new cravings and posting great recipes! FYI... those of you considering surgery, your tastes will change drastically!!! It's a good thing though! :-)

I mentioned in a previous post that shrimp is all I can think of these days!! LOL! I've learned that I crave protein, which is good.. But with a pouch, I don't crave steak or chicken... I'm guessing it's because those things aren't easy to digest, and my brain is developing a partiality to easily digested protein! :-) Cheese and Fish are my proteins of choice! Not to say that I never eat the others, don't get me wrong.. But we are talking cravings, here!! :-)

My dear hubby has been taking me around town to scout out civeche favorites! Were talking little hole-in-the-wall joints that people suggest... people who know, apparently! :-) He's such a doll! Lately, my craving is his command... You'd think I was in the family way..LOL! He just enjoys satisfying my new healthy cravings.. Thinks it's funny, I suspect!

Anyways... I started to feel bad for my guys... They were kind of getting tired if Mexican seafood joints! (since I could have civeche for every meal) So I decided to look for a recipe so that I could satisfy my own civeche needs, and they could eat normal dinners that I cook! :-) Another note: I still love to cook, but rarely love to eat what I cook.. I routinely take a bite and push the plate away and go for a piece of cheese or... these days .. Shrimp! :-) Anyways, back to the story... finding a recipe...

Eureka!! Boy did I ever find it!! We are talking "favorite authentic Ensenada blow-hole civeche" <---the place that CREATED my love for the stuff!

So here... I'll share!! Super yummy, protein packed, low fat, low calorie goodness!!



Shrimp civeche

1 lb cooked shrimp, diced small
1 cup of lime juice
1 clove garlic (minced)
-- marinate shrimp in garlic and lime juice for 30 minutes (in a glass bowl, in the fridge)

Once shrimp is marinated, drain liquid off and add the following ingredients.

1/2 cup finely diced red onion
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
4 serano chilis (remove seeds and membrane) finely chopped
1 cup finely diced cucumber
1 cup finely diced tomato
salt and pepper to taste

So yummy!!

.... annnndddd back to my question... How early is too early?

Oh... and forgot to mention.. I'm in a size 4 now!! Yeahoo!!


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This week in my pouch..

Current craving of the week!!


Okay.. For some reason I have craved shrimp, crab, civeche, really all types of fish all week long!!! But, how can I complain? It's low fat, low calorie, and high protein!! (oh and super yummy)

It's a great choice though for post gastric bypass, because fish is sooo easy to digest! None of the heaviness that you have with chicken or beef!


Any one else find your self craving all types of cold fish?! :-)

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Cheese Pleeze!

Any other WLS patients crave cheese like there's no tomorrow?I love it, crave it, have to have it... It has become the main item of my diet! Which isn't bad (I don't think).. It's protein, so it counts! But we are talking string cheese, cheddar cheese, hunks of Parmesan right off of the wedge, laughing cow, cream cheese, cottage cheese.. Nothing in large quantities of course.. But consistent just the same!

Every single meal.. small as it is, is completely centered around cheese.. and if it's not.. I usually eat a couple bites and then ditch it for a chunk of cheese! LOL!

It's the wierdest thing!!


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Scale is moving again...

Yipee!

I had about a month long plateau... No matter what I did, that scale wouldn't budge!!



But I am delighted to inform you that it is officially moving again.. So new #'s are (drumroll, please)... Down 77 lbs in 8 mths!!!

PS.... Just realized it's the 12th... So it's really 8 months today! Wow... It's been a fun ride!! :-)


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It's the little things..

Whoever came up with adult gummy-vites, I applaud you! I just love that twice a day I get to indulge in a little treat.... And it's mandatory!!



Haha! It's the little things that keep me smiling!!


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The Journey

"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.". -Greg Anderson


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Sorry it's been so long...

Wow! Things have been busy these days!! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted on here!

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of new things to say, as things have settled in to quite a norm lately!

Just to update on progress, I've been struggling with a plateau period.. Stuck at 75 lbs lost for almost a month... A friend told me that she heard our bodies can have a memory of a weight we were at for a long time before.. Which may be the problem.. I think I might be at the weight I was in highschool! (though I can't remember what that was... Just know I fit into some of those clothes that my mom saved) Anyways.. Hopefully I'm able to start losing again... I finally broke the plateau yesterday and dropped another pound.. For a total of 76! Yeahoo! Still needing to go for another 20 lbs according to my ideal weight/height chart! But I can't complain, plateau or not, I'm in a size 6!! And I did still lose inches during that month.. Just not pounds!


Here's our picture from Easter!

Still loving the journey!!

PS... Starting to get alot of questions about whether we'll try for a baby in August.... Is it normal for me to be completely scared about that?? Yikes!


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