Step Two of my Journey

Dec 19, 2009

Wow, a lot has happened since I last posted.  I've been making some pretty good choices.  Drove to North  Carolina on 12/11 to attend my daughter's graduation from college.  I am so proud of here. My sister decided to make it sort of an early Xmas since we would all be home.  It was great.  I baked a pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake, turtle cheesecake, six layer coconut cake, and six layer death by chocolate cake.  My sister cooked two turkeys, a ham, collard greens, macaroni salad, potato salad, and yams.  I add about three ounces of turkey with some gravy, a spoonful of yams and some greens.  I did not touch the dessert, unless you count me licking my fingers after slicing the cake.  I didn't feel deprived and no one noticed that I didn't pig out.

The drive back through the mountains was a little stressful.  We couldn't start back until afternoon so it got dark while we were still in WV.  Needless to say I had to let my daughter drive the rest of the way home.  I need medicine and alcohol to deal with thatm, but I managed without both.

I got my first fill on 12/16. It was pretty uneventful.  BUT.. I have lost 35 pounds already.  I am so motivated.  I have started so many diets where I lost weight really quickly, but went off the diet and gained the weight back just as fast.  I can't turn this diet off and I don't want to either.  Even though I am not suppose to have restriction, I believe I do.  I could feel some not so moist chicken stop about mid chest.  It wasn't painful, but I didn't like it.  Did I mention I LOVE MY BAND!

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