2 months!!!

YAYYYYYYYY two months........  things have been really busy around new class for the program hopefully they wont get too annoying :) best of all we got to go on a retreat as a family this past weekend and we all got to have a decent time.. when I wasn't being forced to walk up a mountain... but enough of that..... back to me and my weight loss :)

Drum Roll Please.............. official weight today 299!!! whoooo hooo I'm officially down 35 lbs from surgery and 65 lbs year to date. I am 3 sizes smaller  in my shirts and pants!!!!! I needed new work clothes and got to hit up fashion bug it was quite a nice shopping trip!!!!!  I am looking forward to having to buy more clothes as time moves on

6 weeks and COUNTING

FYI Im still here :) just reallly  busy classes starting back up and I had to go back to work :( booo... But the awesome  side is that I think I will have a good class this year and really hope not to the have the issues like last year!!!  btw I am just over 30 lbs and doing great... on regular foods  as of last monday and  doing good as long as i dont eat the beef jerky I really like and want.. or eggs... oh well in time i guess... I am able to exercise now and I can SWIM.. Gabby is so excited about that you have no idea......<3 ya all

ONE MONTH

So its been a month..... seems like  such a short time and a long time all at the same time.  I am doing really good not really having much pain but when i do its cuz im still doing things. I got to move onto soft foods last week was AWESOME!!!  My  first meal consisted of a hotdog.... pretty sure it was an all beef one and i reallly dont care for that.. i love my fake dogs any day! Finished that meal with some salmon.  Kevin is finally home from his deployment and I cant tell you all how excited we are to have him home... now I dont have to make excuses about why I didn't mow the grass to my self :). Still  getting dizzy here and there but its getting better-ish. 

So one thing I haven't talked about is the numbers where I was at  where i wanna be and where I am.... well last July when i started this whole mess I was about 374. Since then I have been seeing a OBGYN who specializes in  PCOS/Insulin Resistance ..odly enough Dr. Foley lol .  I am not sure i buy into the juju but I lost 40lbs  from July till about March... then i was stilling about 334 lbs until I had surgery. Today I am 307 and some change..  So total I have lost 67 lbs in one year!!! and soon to be more.  There is no set number I will be at but i should be in the 170- 180 range according to some chart and blah blah blah.... whos knows where I will be I just know that I will be a much.. much  smaller me!!!  Today we celebrated kevin being home with massages and  I  looovvvveeeddd it... can't wait to do it again!

The best thing about having kevin  back was the comment he made about being able to actually fit his arms around me... I wonder if it is odd that I never really noticed.... either way  love the fact that he at least noticed.

2 weeks... really?

Sooo its been a bit and  I have been avoiding it.... so before I go to bed I'll give you a  quick update...  Back pain last week that was pretty horrible  which .. with a lot of prayers!!... ended up being nothing... I have a theory but we will see because today I got my shipment of RTD Isopure  protein drinks.. for those who aren't in the know... lol ... RTD is ready to drink.... I just learned that :D...   I got enough to make sure I'm getting in the protein I'm suppose to.. which I haven't been because its rather hard when doing all the rest of the crap i have to do!....    So back to the pain... next time im not suppose to wait 2 days and call sooner... :) I think thats the king in me? oh welllll......

So currently,  I went back to work today... seems how I am just teaching just one class its really not like work at all :)... This weekend will be interesting because I have 2 day 8 am-5 pm seminar that I am putting on at the school. I am trying to plan now all the things  I and Gabby will need to survive this.  Really not having any issues my penrose  drain is  draining which is suppose to be good.. but rather nasty actually....  I verified today that the penrose rain wasn't soooo pen size... it was rather large like a manacotti noodle... the next time you eat some or if i make it for you.... I really want to give you a nice visual!!! lol ...

Other than that doing rather well I think... I need to work on cleaning this house  and that's about it for now.

Tomorrow is 1 week since my surgery.  I can't believe how fast time has gone!  One of the most common things that I've have been asked ( and that I have been wondering ) is  would  I weigh less  right after surgery?? Well  I didn't weigh less right after surgery (prolly due to the excess fluid  and such just from surgery alone)  but  within the days after surgery I saw that number going DOWN on the scale!  I have been noticing a change in the size  of my stomach but thought  I was crazy..  Today the scale officially said  10 lbs less! woooo hooooo....  Makes me wonder what How much I will  have lost  by the time my husband comes home from his deployment in the next few months!  Being so excited about when he comes home I am trying to plan  what I would wear and for once its frustrating in a  good way :). I am fighting the urge to go shopping and buying a lot of  clothes and hope that  I can make good use of goodwill  for the majority of my clothes.  I haven't been feeling hungry at all  and they say for the 1st year I shouldn't ever feel hungry!  I am doing my best to  get in enough liquid  sip by sip  I need 64ox clear liquids a day majority being water... so far I have been able to do it a couple days but  its hard for me to remember! I found this great android app  for  keeping track of water intake! and that has helped!

~till next time!

Aunt Julie and why surgery now?

I couldn't imagine not having Aunt Julie here to help during this time!  There are tons of things to get used to.. like keeping track of how much water I have had!!!!!  I will get better at this  and I will do what I have to do... Tomorrow my Aunt Julie leaves and although I'll be sad to see her leave I know that she has helped me  and given me the strength to get through this.  Some of you may be wondering why  I even did this.. well until you  know what its like to be fat, fluffy, over weight, morbidly obese,  not being able to sit in a chair comfortably, and I could go on.. but really you will never know and I don't care to explain it till you can understand. :)

I would have wanted to wait till  Kevin got home but  who wants to welcome someone home from a deployment ... with hi babe  time to go have surgery and in be in crazy pain for a while... at least this way  I'll have about a month of recovery time before I see him.

I wouldn't change what I have done and its crazy that  I did this on Monday  time  went by so quickly!

The Big Day

6-25-12  is the date I was essentially reborn with the chance of a life time to be  the best me that I can be.  Recently, my brother was talking to me about important dates. This was after  dates were brought to his attention during a Sunday church service. Since talking with my brother I have done some searching about important dates in my life.

6-25-12  is my second birthday, the day I stood up against the fight I have had since childhood and firmly beat it down ! lol

I found this quite fitting~
The passing of time escapes no one; we are all subject to aging and the fear of mortality. For some, the idea of getting older is a stressful one; others will feel more amiable to changing and passing through the later decades of life.  The best defense against the worries associated with contemplating time is to use the time you have effectively. Living happily and with purpose can be simpler with proper time management. Getting the most out of each day, and enjoying life to the fullest, will help you understand the importance of every moment..

My only option  is to get the most out of each and every day that I have left here and enjoying this life to the fullest. My new life that is limitless with the opportunities that just around the corner.