Summertime is here!

Well, school is out.  That means I am home with the little one.  That means I need to watch out for grazing.  This is becoming a problem that needs attention.  I eat from boredom.  Not stress, but boredom.  This surgery definitely fixes your stomach, but it does nothing for your head.  I have seriously been considering seeing a therapist for the head hunger.  It can be a big monster every now and again. 

The last month has been a little stressful.  I hit my first long stall.  Up until this morning I was up and down from 265 to 267.  This morning I finally broke the stall and registered my first loss since May 7th.  I have read time and time again that these stalls are normal and a part of life after weight loss surgery.  Knowing that DOES NOT make it any less stressful. 

In other news, I have once again cleaned out my closet.  This time I discarded EVERYTHING larger than a size 22 or 2X.   There are two 40-gallon contractor bags worth of clothes that need to go to family, friends, or the Goodwill.  Getting the clothes to my family means holding on to the clothes until July 9, which is my next trip to Savannah.  By then I hope to be adding more clothes to the discard pile. 

Tonight after dinner, we took Ian to one of those local fairs that set up in strip mall parking lots.  He was apprehensive when it came to riding rides without me.  Luckily, I have lost enough weight to get into a few of the kiddie rides so that he was more comfortable riding.  Once I rode with him, he was totally comfortable riding alone. 


 

My Birthday and Mother's Day

Sunday was not only Mother's Day, it was also my birthday!  Mark had a great idea last week to fire up the grill Saturday and invite some of our friends over.  We celebrated my birthday and honored his mom for Mother's Day during the cook out.  We grilled burgers, hot dogs, and veggies.  My grilled tomatoes were soooo good!   Suzy brought over a yogurt and fruit salad.  Leslie brought fruits, veggies, and dip.  And Jaime brought over cupcakes!  I did not have to bake my own birthday cake!  Her recipe is just a box mix with a can of diet soda to moisten.  It was not bad.  I was only able to get through half of the cupcake.  :) 

Water aerobics continues to go well. 

To date, almost 5 months out, I have lost 70 pounds since surgery and 92 pounds total.  I feel absolutely amazing.  There are days that I still feel extremely fat, but they are becoming further and further apart.  I still have a long way to go though.  I need to lose at least 100 more pounds.  As I continue to lose weight, I am noticing places that will need some tucking here and tucking there!  :)  Especially my arms.  WOW!  Holy batwings!  I have a 20 year highschool reunion coming up in July.  It would be nice to get down at least 20 or 30 more pounds before then.  I think that is totally feasible with this surgery.  I just need to make sure to watch what I eat and continue to exercise.