Time for an update....

May 11, 2009

I can't believe where the time has gone, that it has been over a month since I sat down to let everyone in on how I have been doing.

Back on April 14th, I had my 3 month check-up with Dr. Hendrick.  I was a little worried about how it would go. I hadn't lost the anticipated weight he predicted and I wasn't sure what his reaction to that would be. Needless to say the appt. went great!  He told me yet again not to worry about the weight.  He said I was smaller to begin with so it was all relevent.  I am losing the inches and that was good.  He said the most important thing was how I felt.  Which is AWESOME!  The difference between "THEN" and now is unbelieveable!  I feel so healthy and vibrant and every day just seems to get better and better.  He was VERY pleased with my progress thus far.  I was so happy going home that day.  I still have to go get my blood work done, guess I should do that, I just keep forgetting NOT to eat breakfast in the morning, then that cancels out that day to get it done...duh....

Hmmm...I have realized that lately I have been cheating with my diet and have been eating more carbs than I should , time to get back on track.  Peter even pointed it out to me, very nicely of course.  I was proud of myself because instead of getting angry at him for saying this (which is something I would have done in the past when caught eating something I shouldn't) I took it as a pitch of him trying to help, which I appreciated.

I am still going to Curves  and enjoying it.  I have made some friends there which makes it even easier to go.  Yes, I do have my days where I just DON'T want to go, but I force myself, and once I am there I am fine.  What do they say, getting there is the hardest part.  The great thing is I can go and complain my heart out on those days, and the girls just encourage you on and point out the fact that I am there.  So all is good on that front.

It is Tuesday, and I am getting back to the ol' grind after vacationing in Florida for a week with my family.  Of course being on the go at Disney World and Universal Studios for 7 days straight is exhausting, but exhilarating at the same time.  We had so much fun and I had so much energy.  The weather was beautiful, not a drop of rain the entire time.  I felt great being able to sit in a plane seat and not have my hips touch the armrests.   To be able to ride the rides and have the lap or shoulder bars actually snap down those extra notches, or actually have to tighten the lap belts.  The coolest thing was hiking up all the flights of stairs at the waterpark, quickly, and NOT be out of breath when I got to the top.  It was a great feeling.

Something funny, I packed a bunch of capris, but by a couple of days in, couldn't where them cause they were just too big.  I had one pair of spandex ones which I got away with washing and wearing more than once. My mom-in-law gave me a pair she had just purchased before the trip.  I felt good cause they were just a large, not x-large or plus, and they were a little loose also.  It was frustrating but great all at the same time... Needless to say, I made due.  I was worried coming home and weighing myself, cause you know EVERYONE gains weight on a vacation.  I was quite pleased though when I discovered I lost 5 lbs over the week...not bad, not bad at all!

I was looking so forward to that trip, and now I can't believe it has come and gone.  Kinda sad.

The month of May has sprung on us and for me and my family it means the summer rush begins...in other words BUSY BUSY BUSY!

In my head I keep telling myself I need to "up the anti" diet and exercise wise now that the nice weather is here.  The months are flying by and I NEED to take advantage of this "honeymoon" period to get the most out of my "tool".  I am inching my way slowly to ONEDERLAND, and I hope to get there before June.  That is about 3-4 lbs to go (depending on the day). LOL 

Guess I should go find and post some recent pics...

Again, this surgery is the best thing I have ever done for myself... Life is great!
 

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