I rejoiced, as did your dad, with you (as we discussed driving home) about all your wow moments you had this weekend with your family who love you so very much.  

 My heart is filled with joy, pride and a multitude of love for all that you have accomplished.  You AND Troy are to be congratulated a hundredfold.  Keep on truckin’  Love, mom

 PS – please let Troy know how very much I appreciated his care and concern for both of us this weekend – he always waited for me to catch up and as it was sung in the Lion King review – I could feel his love for us all weekend.  Troy is a wonderful caring man whom we both admire and adore and we are so very proud to call him our son-in-law.  ! 

Thanks Mom. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family. 

That is about all for this week. 2 weeks til we leave for China. I am getting so excited!!!

I will say, however, that I hate slow weight loss weeks. Even though they are normal. Even though it is just my body catching up to itself. Even though I know I will have them, I hate them. I lost one pound this week. But, big picture and all that, I am still down 80 pounds in just over 4 months and that is pretty awesome! But this slow week makes it hard to reach my S T R E T C H goal of 100 pounds before China. But, honestly, I am good with that. I have 3 weeks before we leave and I can probably lose another 10 pounds and that is awesome. We will see. For me, it is all good in the hood.

So, I went shopping this weekend. I didn't mean to, it just happened. We went to see Elizabeth The Golden Age on Sunday (Excellent Movie) and I was on the way home when my friend Joan called and she was at Macys and they were having a sale. DETOUR! I met her up there and I found a shirt that I love for $19! There were other things I loved, but I am just not willing to spend a lot of money on new clothes right now. And, the shirt is a 2X !! It was very exciting for me because I have not bought a piece of clothing from a store that was not a Plus Size store in over 5 years.

Speaking of Plus Size stores, I found a Plus Size consignment shop this weekend and took in my nicer pieces of clothing up there on Saturday. I had cleaned out the closet again on Friday and had several items in size 30 / 32 that I had only worn a few times or not worn at all and thought I might try to make a little cash. I also have 3 more bags to donate to the Vietnam Veterans and they are coming to pick them up this Friday. The consignment Shop, called Pretty Women, was great. I even found 2 shirts, a necklace and some earrings for myself. One shirt still had the tags on it. Apparently they get a lot of clothes like mine that have never been worn because people have WLS and they blow through their sizes so fast that they sometimes miss wearing something they might have bought before surgery. Yeah, I can relate.

That is about all for this week. Hopefully next week will be a bigger loss!

 

Another week, another 4 pounds!! Ayup, 79 Pounds GONE FOREVER!!!

That kicks ass. 4 more weeks till China and I am one pound away from meeting my goal to lose 80 pounds before the trip. I am only 21 pounds away from my S T R E T C H goal of 100 pounds. I am going to try try try to get as close to that 100 as possible.

We had dinner with my Aunt Betty (God mother) and Uncle Bob this weekend. It was nice. I had the Lobster Bisque (about 2/3s of a cup - so YUM!) and the Cod special with smashed taters, spinach and asparagus. It was delish! Here is a picture of us that was taken that night - I am wearing my other new shirt! Woo Hoo! The handsome Gent to my right is my wonderful hubby!



So, new topic - I think my hair is really thinning. I know it happens to most WLS patients - I was just under the impression that it would not happen to me! LOL! And the thing that sucks it that it seems to be thinning on the top where my bangs start. My husband tells me I am crazy, but I think he is being nice. I called Dr. Kim's office and the nurse told me not to freak out - that the hair loss is normal and TEMPORARY. And that it grows back. I started on Biotin to promote new growth. I have a hair appointment in a few weeks and will get my hairdressers opinion on if I need a new style or not. For me, the thinning is all I see when I look in the mirror. Bummer. I will take some pictures and post them later on in the week.

I went to The Magic basketball game on Monday and saw a lot of people that had not seen me since before surgery. That was FUN! I got so many compliments. Our seats were in the front row and when we were in the Area Club at half time there were a lot of people coming up to the table where we were sitting with my parents to tell me they saw me walking around the floor and that I looked great. So nice!

That is about all I can think of to post now. Have a fabu week everyone and thanks for stopping by to check up on me.

Another week, another 3.5 pounds gone. Oh yeah, 75 Pounds GONE FOREVER!! Tomorrow it will be 4 months since surgery. Who would ever believe that I would be down 75 pounds in 4 months. Just Awesome.

I would say I will most definitely lose 80 pounds before leaving for China next month. 5 Weeks to go. I think I can lose at least another 15 pounds before then. That means I would have lost 90 pounds in 5 months. I can't even imagine if I was going on this trip at 356. Well, I guess I can - I have never been one to let my weight hold me back. I went to Africa 2 years ago at 330 pounds. I was able to do all the activities, but the trip didn't come without its share of hard moments. Sure, there was the seat belt extender on the plane over to Africa. But that was a minor inconvenience compared to the small planes we took between game camps. We had to purchase 2 seats on all the "Puddle Jumpers" because of my weight. The first plane was a 12 seater that was very narrow and the seats were very close together. I could not fit in between them. I tried and tried. I tried to hop over, but that didn't work either. It was humiliating. I had to basically sit on the floor in the back of the plane where they put the carry on luggage. I sat back there and put on the bravest face I possibly could and tried not to let my husband or my parents see the tears that were streaming down my cheeks. When my mom looked back at me I could see that she wanted to cry too for me. I am so happy that she will never have to feel that pain for me again. Fortunately, the same company provided all our puddle jumper flights and for all future flights they removed one of the 2 seats in the last row so I could sit in a seat. When we go back to Africa in July of next year, I won't have to worry about that. I can't even begin to tell you how happy that makes me.

So, I went shopping. I had to get some new bras. Absolutely had to. The old ones were loose and the girls were hanging out around my stomach. Not a good look. So I went to Lane Bryant. I have not bought any clothes there in a long time because I was wearing a 30/32 shirt. The only place that carries that size is The Avenue, so that and Romans catalogue were my only choices. Of course when I got to Lane Bryant I just had to try on some shirts and stuff too. Right? How could I not? I bought 2 shirts - size 22/24!! W00T!! I also bought some black dress pants and new jeans for the China trip. And, of course, 2 new bras that have the girls looking much better and sitting where they are supposed to! I had to restrain myself from buying more since they had so many nice things. But I didn't want to spend too much money on clothes that wouldn't fit in another 2 months. I am planning to go to the Lane Bryant outlet down by the attractions about a week before the China trip to pick up a few more items.

Here is a picture Troy took in our back yard in the jeans and one of the new shirts. The T Shirt has a hoodie! So Cute!!



Thats about all for this week. Have a great week everyone!