I'm sorry I haven't updated my blog in almost a year!  It's been a very stressful and great year all at the same time!  Here are a few events that have happened in my life:

April 2007 - Moved into my dream house (still hadn't sold my first home, but we felt comfortable because of our pretty good jobs).

TWO WEEKS LATER - my DH is told that after 29 1/2 years with Tyson Foods, they are eliminating his position!  WTF?  He started out as a kid working on the lines in the plant.  He killed, cut and process chickens for years!  Then he moved up the ranks and for the last 15 + years he's worked at the corporate office in what was considered and executive position.  
Needless to say this put our world in a spin and creeks us out!

My DS got married on May 26th (which we were paying for most of it due to the bride's father being an alcoholic and her mother being deceased from cancer).  This was a huge burden, but we had committed and we tried to do everything we could to make their wedding what they wanted!

My DH finally got a position at a competitor, but there is less stress.  There is also less money (about 30% - so we are still watching every penny).  

We sold our first house in July and took a pretty big hit on it.  The market is so down here.  We were just glad to get out from under two mortgages!  YIKES!

I finally in the last month or so feel like my life is calming down.  I'm just happy that I maintained my 140 lb. weightloss through all this.

I know I need to exercise and I do more "non-formal" activities than ever.  But I don't have a formal exercise routine.  

I had gotten to where I was drinking some sweet tea and regular coke, so that was my first focus.  I slowly cut back and got myself off all that.  Now, I'm only drinking water, unsweet tea and occasionally tomato juice.  

I am eating pretty healthy.  I get in my protein and more most days.  I am eating some sugar.  I dump really bad if it's eaten on an empty stomach.  But if I've had protein I can have some sugar without much problem.  So now I'm focusing on cutting out the carbs.  The last three days I've done pretty well.  Today (being a Saturday) I back slide a little!

Tomorrow is a fresh slate and a new day.  I'll continue this journey!  Hopefully I'll get time to post in here more often too.

I am trying to get my profile up to date and post some pictures.  I hope it looks okay.  I'll do more work as I have time.

It's been an amazing 8 months.  I'm down over 115 lbs.  I am wearing a 22 WP jeans and a 14/16 top.  It is amazing.  I want to lose about 50 to 60 more and then have PS.  I want my batwings taken off, my panni excess skin removed and my breast lifted.  There is a great doctor here locally that will do all three at once.  I think that's how I will have to have it done.  Otherwise, I think the pain will be so much, I'll chicken out of any future PS.  Soooo, to do it all with once, I won't have a choice but to get through the pain.  But I'll know it's the only time I'll have to endure it... I hope!!!

I'm anxious about Thanksgiving.  I know I can't over eat at one setting, but I worry about grazing.  I'll have to really plan ahead for that!  

I've been sick for over a week with strep throat.  It's been hard because not only has my throat been sore, I've had horrible blisters on my tongue.  I've been drinking coke (which I know is soooo bad), eating SF popsicles and drinking protein.  I have managed to get down my vitamins and calcium, but it was so very painful.  My calories have been about 700 a day for the last 8 or 9 days and I've lost 11 lbs.  Not the way I want to lose it!

I'm feeling better today and my tongue is just a little sore.  I've been able to eat more today.  Thank goodness!!

I'll update more later.  Hope you all have a blessed November!