Shopping

Alright for those of you who can appreciate having to buy women's sizes...today was an amazing day.  For the first time since sometime in high school I was able to buy a sweater size 18/20.  I tried on the 22/24 just incase because I didn't want to get my hopes up and it was too big.  I don't believe I have uttered those words "too big" in ages!  So even though the sweater was a little more than I usually spend on clothes for myself I bought it because it made me feel good.  Now, for those of you who don't know what it is like to have to buy women's sizes trust me this is a big deal.  It is bold of me to say sizes of me where other people can read it but this was an exciting day.  And I know the only people who read this blabbering on are people who are about me anyway so whatever haha.  Lots of Love!

Hooray for NSV's

Huge NSV today!  For those of you who don't know what I am talking about a NSV is a non scale victory.  Today was the first day I tried on clothes in the store since surgery.  I finally, for the first time in years went down in size!  How incredible!  What a feeling!  And to top it off I am finally getting compliments about how good I am looking.  Of course I don't see it because in my eyes I will always be the fat girl, but for other people to see my weight loss and my efforts makes me feel good.

On another note.  Food is kind of touch and go these days.  Some days I am fine, other days everything makes me sick.  I eat a lot of yogurt and cheese and milk these days because that is the only thing that never makes me sick.  Just taking it day by day right now.

So keep praying for me to keep going with my journey and let's all have positive thoughts and always remember....

"With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

Finally on the move again

The scale finally moved again today.  I have decided I am no longer weighing myself at home at this point because I get too obsessed with it.  Soooo going by the doctor's scale I am down 39 lbs!  Wow!  It's good to know after a bit of a stressful week that all is as it should be.  The interesting thing is that I don't see the weight loss but other people do and my clothes are much looser.  I'll take what I can get :)

Valentine's day...or week...whatever.

Valentines day is upon us...again.  It isn't so much a day in this house as it is a whole week long event.  Friday night Adam and I went to the opening of "The Vow" and it was really good.  It would have been even better if the entire theater hadn't been filled with obnoxious teenagers.  I really don't remember being that annoying when I was their age, perhaps I am wrong.  Either way it was a cute movie and the male lead is certainly not hard on the eyes :)  

I ordered my husband's give online this year.  It was a great purchase for several reasons.  The first reason being that I ordered and paid online and picked it up in the store.  How easy!  The second reason being...HE LOVED IT!  I got him a new cordless drill.  He has been wanting one for quite some time so he was very appreciative.  Then we ventured off to Pandora to get a new charm for my bracelet.  Adam being the sap that he is insisted that it have meaning to it and a specific meaning in particular.  It was really important to him that the charm represent strength.  According to him I am a strong woman and he is really proud of how strong I have been through out my weight loss journey.  How sweet!  Speaking of sweet....then we went to Orange Leaf, one of the new froyo joints in town.  YUMMO!  Way better than Red Mango!  And they have sugar free!  Can't beat that!  

So since this blog is about my weight loss journey...I got sugar free frozen yogurt and a special "strength" charm to remind me of my journey.  <3  Happy Valentine's Day!

Top picture is my darling beautiful daughter on her 1st birthday and the second is my wonderful hubby and Addie having a great time in the aquarium at the zoo this past summer.  <3

Not my best day ever.

I don't feel all that great today.  To be very blunt about it all....I am constipated.  Very constipated.  The only thing that is working for me right now is egg drop soup.  Anytime I try to eat something else it makes my stomach hurt more.  Today is just a bump in the road to success and all will be right back on track soon.  I am hoping that if I just stick with soup and water it will be all fixed up by the morning.

First stall in the road.

I am almost 3 weeks out of surgery and I have hit my first stall.  I am not down about it though because I know that this is supposed to happen and it is going to be just fine.  Before long I will be right back to being a big loser!   Pre surgery I would have freaked out about hitting a stall in my weight loss, but it is so different this time.  My brain has figured out that with the incredibly small amount of calories there is no way not to lose weight.

30 pounds in 14 days! Is this really happening??

Alright folks, yesterday 2/6/2012 marks the 2 week point since surgery.  I wish I had taken pictures from the day of surgery to compare to because I am down 30 freaking pounds!  That's right people...30!!!  Yesterday I wore jeans that I haven't worn in 3 years!  I will admit I got a little teary eyed.  I am happy because I haven't seen the numbers go down on the scale in years.  Finally breathing a sigh of relief!

DUMPING IS PURE EVIL!!!

Ok....so Saturday night I had fish for dinner, which I have tried since surgery with success.  Saturday night was not so successful.  I have never experienced such pain in my stomach or should I say pouch before!  And holy diarrhea (sorry if that is TMI but that's life), and puking!  UGH!  I have concluded that I either took too big of a bite or I was eating too fast.  Either way the bottom line is DUMPING IS EVIL...PURE EVIL!

Transitioning to new foods.

I was started on soft protein not long after surgery.  I was surprised because according to most sources this is not the next step but I just wanted some actual food so I figured what the hell?  My first food was a soft boiled egg and let me tell you....it was by far the best egg I have ever had in my entire life!  It is interesting to me how different food tastes now.  Perhaps because I have to slow down so much that I can actually taste it.  I have since tried several things some have worked out...others have not haha, but it is a work in progress.