Two month surgiversary!

Feb 15, 2011

Ahhhh....two months down and it's so much better already.  I have absolutely no regrets in having this surgery.  I am down to 217 lbs.  today.  I can walk up and down hills for 45 mins without wanting to die, I can fit into pants that I have not worn in 8 years, I weigh less than the hubby, and I have so much energy.  Every week brings something new and the head hunger is not happening so much.  I do not test my pouch.  I keep to eating my protein, drinking my water, and taking my vitamins.  I have taken a couple of bites of a piece of pizza but that is the extent of my trying new things.  I can have "bad" food in the house and I am not tempted at all in partaking.  I know the consequences and really don't want to deal with it.  My attitude and outlook in life and work is a lot better.  My stress levels are down.  

I am going to start the shrink in a couple of weeks.  Wow is that hard finding a shrink that you think you will like and will accept the FSA debit card.  We'll see how this appointment goes.  It's not until March 4th --   I still know that I have "issues" -- don't we all?  I need help finding my coping mechanisms.  I mean, what happens when all this newness wears off and i am in maintenance mode?  Probably the same thing that always happens, I take over using the only things I know how to use --- food.

I do have a couple of things to look forward to -- #1  I am going on a girls trip to FL!  -- I have not been on a girls trip in YEARS!!  Cathy, my friend, had surgery (VSG) two days before me.  We work at the same company but have never met in person.  We actually met on this site!  Isn't that crazy?  Her mom has a house in Key West, FL -- so she invited me and four other ladies to spend a week down there.  I cannot wait!  And, it is a week before my 40th birthday.  I cannot believe I will be 40 but that's another story.

#2 -- The hubby and I have decided we are moving to the West coast when our big kids graduate in two years.  To seal that deal we have started paying off all of our debts.  We paid off 10k this week and later this spring we'll be down to only two debts which will be paid pretty quick now that we're serious about it.  We haven't been debt free in 6 years and I miss having that freedom.  We rode that building craze from 2000 to 2007 but like a lot of others we overextended ourselves and got caught holding the bag.  I do have to say that God has always provided for us.  When Jason lost his job, I was given a new job with better pay.  It all happens in His time.....

So, I am excited about what is coming up for me and my family.  Speaking of family, my daughter has walked in and is staring at me......I better go!  God bless!

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