Yeah baby you read that right! I have reached my goal. I have lost 133lbs since my highest weight..HOLY CRAP! That's a whole person. No wonder I feel so light an amazing..lol

This has been an amazing trip and I'm not done yet. In fact I question if I will ever be done? I know once the weight loss is stabilized, other "projects" will come up. I have started working out, cardio for now. Will start weight training once the kids go back to school. That's when I get my life back..lol I am looking forward to riding my bike with the kids, going for walks with the dog..I don't freak out when there is no parking close to a store..I just walk. WHOOOHOO!

I still have a very hard time eating out with friends though. Everyone wolfs down their food and I find myself kinda doing the same thing. OW! Then I feel sick and can't enjoy my night out. I keep trying to order my own meal. That doesn't work cuz everyone notices when I don't finish my meal..I still haven't told everyone about my surgery so that makes it a bit tougher. I think for the next lil bit I will only go out with people who know, or I will not order anything but a drink and swipe bites off of my friends. Try to figure out if I can eat out..LOL I took home more food than I ate last weekend!

My parents still have not seen me since Christmas..omg they are gonna freak out! LMAO! My kids tell me I am skinny all the time and people keep asking my husband what he thinks of his skinny wife. Bless his heart, he says don't matter what she weighs, I love her just the same..AND HE DOES!!! I am soooo freaking lucky. I know it's weird for him, but he is an awesome guy and he makes me feel special.

So really all in all I have my life back, now I have to keep it!!! I know I am worth it, took me a while to get that. I know I will have bumps and valleys along the way, but such is life and I am going to live it and be thankful that I get to! My dreams are coming true and I owe it all to GOD! He is my light, my savior, my eternal supporter!! Thank you God, for all that you provide for me!!

Ok now I am off to convert some thrift store jeans into skirts and shorts..LOL Gotta love 25 cent jeans!! That leaves me with $$'s to buy really proper fitting, smashing jeans!!

Ok yeah I have made it! I am in the 100's!!! For real you could knock me over with a feather! I haven't weighed this umm...since high school! WHOOHOO! I am wearing clothes that are falling off of me again, where as 3 months ago they didn't eve FIT! WTH?...this is friggen awesome!

Also awesome..shopping..looking for your size and realizing they don't have any left cuz EVERYONE AND THEIR DOG is that size!!! not cuz yer ass is too damn big to fit into anything in said store. SWEET! Another awesome thing..not wearing the biggest size in a NORMAL store..HUH? How FANTABULOUS! I can't wait for this summer to finally get here.

I have a shopping trip planned with a friend to go to Minneapolis May long..Albertville and Ikea here we come! I need pretty much everything. I was on the phone with my mom last night and she asked me what size i was wearing now..I told her 14-16, XL shirts..she said..BUT THAT'S WHAT I WEAR!....hahahahah I am 5'11" she is 5'1"...TOO FUNNY! In her defense, she is 75 and runs circles around me. She still works, cleaning other people's homes on top of her own. So yeah she is pretty darn healthy and amazing! Oh that reminds me..Mother's Day is coming up! Better get her a gift and a card and mail it to her.

All in all this is the BEST thing I have ever done for myself! People tell me I look like a teenager..hahaha..NOT! But I sure feel like one! I am amazed at how this has worked for me and I know this was the right time for it too.

Now..new project..find and RTD protein that isn't NARSTY or Premier..I am overloaded on that stuff. YACK! I still love my Vanilla ISO Sensation 93..but I need something quick for traveling this summer.

Ahh summer...shorts, jiggly skin and bat wings..do I care?......NOPE NOT ONE BIT!..cuz I am a former fatty..HAH! SO what if I am jiggly?..don't look at me then..LOL

So things are going pretty well for me. Other than this whole period thing..omg how annoying! I will get to that in a moment. I am losing at a nice rate, not too fast and it's going consistently. I am eating well, and getting my protein in pretty well to full amount daily. Water and other fluids go down nicely too. Taking my vitamins is going well so far. I am going tot ry to take the non chewable ones very soon. See how that goes. Restriction is seeming to vary, I think I know why though. Sometimes I know what will fit in my tummy, like a cheese string for example. BUT, if I don't chew it well, I am stuffed either before I am done eating or stuffed for really long. SO CHEW YER FOOD KIDS!

My scars are well..meh. Itchy and still healing, but really I am not worried about them in the slightest. If per chance I get a tummy tuck one day..maybe then I will be annoyed. No stressing on those right now though.

Ok this whole period thing..seriously ANNOYING! I started taking the BCpill once I got my first post-op period. Great!...or so I thought! I am having breakthrough bleeding..for a week now and today, a week early..yep you guessed. Period! Really..dudeI could SOOOO do without this. LOL I will keep taking the pill for 2 more months and see if in that time it regulates things. I don't remember it being like this the last time I took the pill..so who knows? It may not be strong enough for me anymore too, with all the extra hormones floating around, getting released into my blood.

I am down 45lbs! YAY! got about that to lose still..which means I am halfway to goal! Well, MY goal anyways. To get to my NUT's goal I  have less than 25lbs to go..whoohoo! I am feeling great for the most part, but have been avoiding shopping still..LOL We'll see if that changes soon or not. I still have the HATE of shopping.

I have been a total slacker with this blog. Too many reasons to list, but none of them really matter. LOL So here I am back in the saddle, so to speak.

I am 6 weeks out today. WOW! it has been an amazing ride! I have lost 38 lbs..I think..I am NOT obsessed with weighing myself 50 times a day. I may even skip a few days..weird! I am one of those women who will lose 2 weeks of the month and nothing for the other 2. Ok..now that I know that I am ok with it. I was 234-236 for all of the Christmas holidays. Was waiting for my period to start(a bit late) and WHAM..5 lbs down in a couple of days. HELLO..that was great! It wont be long before I I weigh less than my husband. I think he is a bit miffed too, he has been swiping my Premier Protein shakes. I asked him last night, "dude, why you drinkin' my shakes?" he got all puffed up and said "you think you're the only one who needs protein?' HAHAHA! I laughed, and said  "ok..maybe try NOT eating a whole meal before you have a whole protein meal in that shake"

He has been quite grouchy with me lately and frankly I am losing patience. Just so you know this is not related to my surgery. He gets like this every holiday season. Not quite sure why, weather, stress or money..who knows?! I know he will cool out in a bit, but GRRR..LOL

I survived the holidays, didn't deprive myself too badly either. I had chocolate *gasp* and cookies too! I even had a bit of a pancake. OMG!..LOL I even told my parents the truth about my surgery. My mom stressed about it a bit, my dad knew better than to say anything to me. I think he was secretly happy I did this and DIDN'T tell my mom. He would have had to deal with her incessant questions..LOL My parents visited for 10 days and by the time they left my mom was more comfortable with my VSG and the amount of food I can eat. They noticed my weight loss right away and by the time they see me this summer they are gonna freak out. I am SURE I will get the "you should stop now, eat more" reaction. Oh well..can't please everyone and I didn't do it to please them anyways. I did this to be healthier so we can have more time together. I mean it's gotta be pretty bad when you 75yr old mother exhausts your 36yr old self!!

I am finally back to cleaning my kitchen and doing the laundry! YAY! Today I have already done 2 loads and will hopefully will vacuum the carpets, sweep the floor and wash it too. WHOOHOO! I also can't wait til I can start to work out. At the end of the month we get a profit sharing cheque from my hubbies employer. We will be using some of that to buy a used home gym. I am NOT a gym person! This is REALLY FUNNY...cuz I met my husband at the gym. I worked in a gym for 4 yrs..LOL with a free membership, and personal trainers as friends. I still got PHAT!..LMAO! Anyways, where we live now, it is not a smart move to join a gym, drive half an hour to work out, get a sitter..blah blah blah..it's not worth the added stress. So having a gym in our home is the BEST method for all of us. I have space for it and I have never failed to use the equipment I have had available to me. Except when I ruined my knee and couldn't use the bike, so we need a treadmill!

So getting my gym set up soon is perfect timing. I have pretty much recouped from the tired part of surgery. I was right to give myself 6 weeks, like post partum. I am glad for people who bounce back quicker, but I think this is the perfect pace for  me and my family. We need time to get used to new things..LOL

Feeding the family has been somewhat of a chore. UGH! I have been liking just using the crock pot and cooking chickens. Also loving the meat loaf..YUM! I think today will be egg salad (sandwiches for them) So I better boil a dozen eggs..LOL There may even be some left over for tomorrow's breakkie! I can only hope.

Well my cute lil baby is sleeping, so I am going to get some work done. Poor girl got the BAD stomach flu last week and is still so weak and clingy. I LOVE HER!!