Checking in, out, up, and down
Well, what a difference a few weeks makes in the life of a person. I weighed myself about a week ago and DANG have I slowed down! Fifteen (yes, I said 15) pounds in the last 3 months - that's it!! I've heard about the slowdown at 6-7 months but I didn't realize it was THAT much, jiminy christmas! Still, I can't complain too much. I started off at 340 one month pre-op and am now at about 218. I'm about 3 pounds from hubby's weight (tee-hee!) and went from a size 32W jeans to 16. (Got a new pic on my profile of me and Goofy - check it out!)
So, our vacation was from start to finish absolutely wonderful (with the exception of about 5-10 minutes which I will explain later). We went horseback riding out in the desert and through a river - it was amazing. I couldn't do it at 350 pounds, no way no how. My daughter has been asking me for YEARS to go horseback riding and I literally shed a tear when she got on her horse and I got on mine and her face was just beaming with happiness.
My husband and I stayed in a hotel the night of Valentines - the same hotel we stayed at the night we got married. It was so neat - we went in the hot tub and christened it 
then went back to our room and christened that, too 
. Before we went, though we went to a lingerie shop and it is SO much more fun shopping for lingerie when all you have to look for is the XL and not the 4X - much more to choose from!
So, we also drove out to Disneyland with my brother, his fiance and their collective 6 kids and my parents. That was so much fun - I never once had to worry if I would fit into a ride and even shared rides with people! Last time I went (about 5 years ago) I couldn't fit into some of the rides let alone have anyone sit next to me! I know you all understand what I'm talking about and my joy in this! The not-so-good 5-10 minutes happened at Disney, though. We literally lost my son. We came out of this restaurant and turned a corner, but he didn't turn the corner with us and we didn't realize it until a minute or two later. By that time he was just gone! Everyone with cell phones ran in different directions looking for him and we couldn't find him anywhere. I am the one who ended up finding him in a store near where we were. Someone found him screaming and crying (he just turned 8) and took him into the store where the cashier was caring for him and talking to the security guard and asking him questions about what I looked like, etc. I swear to you I've never been so terrified in my entire life. It had just gotten dark and all I could think of was that he was running trying to find us and the longer we were looking the further away he was getting. But, all was well.
While I was in Arizona visiting, we literally ate out EVERY single day at least one if not two meals (sometimes 3) a day. It was just insane. I did choose the best possible choices (protein, protein, protein) from where we were. If you've got a place called The Melting Pot (www.themeltingpot.com) anywhere near you - GO! It is pricey, but it is absolutely fantastic. My brother and his fiance took me there for my birthday and it was soooooo good. My dad loves to eat out so we were always eating somewhere. We were quite busy running around a lot and so sometimes it was just a matter of convience, but usually it was just cuz. I think I've talked about my dad here before - he's over 300 pounds, diabetic, hypertensive, has sleep apnea, edema, vericose veins, and just about every other co-morbidity you can have. I've discussed the surgery with him and my mom has tried to talk him into it as well. He's almost 59 (next month) and really needs to do this. I'm hoping that him seeing me and the changes in me may help him decide to do it.
Well, we got home from vacation Wednesday and while we were gone (on Tuesday) we got a call from my mother-in-law telling us that her mother wasn't doing well and could we come out there (to Atlanta) to see her. Well, considering my husband was already on leave for almost 3 weeks, it would be difficult, but we'd see what we could do. There was no way we could all fly out, but we'd try to get hubby out there. So, we got home on Wednesday and my husband called his boss and let him know the situation and tried to get the wheels in motion for him to be able to go. So, Saturday we get the call, his grandmother died. Sunday night my husband flew out to Atlanta for a week.
Today, I got a filling done where a filling had fallen out, which I now see was a good thing because apparently a new cavity formed under the filling. This is the first time I've had such pain associated with a filling, though. My whole jaw hurts.
Anyway, I guess I've rambled enough!! I've been so busy with the vacation, school work, and life that I've not written here much at all lately. I read the posts daily (sometimes several times daily) but just don't write much. I appreciate you guys so much!
Michelle
then went back to our room and christened that, too . Before we went, though we went to a lingerie shop and it is SO much more fun shopping for lingerie when all you have to look for is the XL and not the 4X - much more to choose from!
So, we also drove out to Disneyland with my brother, his fiance and their collective 6 kids and my parents. That was so much fun - I never once had to worry if I would fit into a ride and even shared rides with people! Last time I went (about 5 years ago) I couldn't fit into some of the rides let alone have anyone sit next to me! I know you all understand what I'm talking about and my joy in this! The not-so-good 5-10 minutes happened at Disney, though. We literally lost my son. We came out of this restaurant and turned a corner, but he didn't turn the corner with us and we didn't realize it until a minute or two later. By that time he was just gone! Everyone with cell phones ran in different directions looking for him and we couldn't find him anywhere. I am the one who ended up finding him in a store near where we were. Someone found him screaming and crying (he just turned 8) and took him into the store where the cashier was caring for him and talking to the security guard and asking him questions about what I looked like, etc. I swear to you I've never been so terrified in my entire life. It had just gotten dark and all I could think of was that he was running trying to find us and the longer we were looking the further away he was getting. But, all was well.
While I was in Arizona visiting, we literally ate out EVERY single day at least one if not two meals (sometimes 3) a day. It was just insane. I did choose the best possible choices (protein, protein, protein) from where we were. If you've got a place called The Melting Pot (www.themeltingpot.com) anywhere near you - GO! It is pricey, but it is absolutely fantastic. My brother and his fiance took me there for my birthday and it was soooooo good. My dad loves to eat out so we were always eating somewhere. We were quite busy running around a lot and so sometimes it was just a matter of convience, but usually it was just cuz. I think I've talked about my dad here before - he's over 300 pounds, diabetic, hypertensive, has sleep apnea, edema, vericose veins, and just about every other co-morbidity you can have. I've discussed the surgery with him and my mom has tried to talk him into it as well. He's almost 59 (next month) and really needs to do this. I'm hoping that him seeing me and the changes in me may help him decide to do it.
Well, we got home from vacation Wednesday and while we were gone (on Tuesday) we got a call from my mother-in-law telling us that her mother wasn't doing well and could we come out there (to Atlanta) to see her. Well, considering my husband was already on leave for almost 3 weeks, it would be difficult, but we'd see what we could do. There was no way we could all fly out, but we'd try to get hubby out there. So, we got home on Wednesday and my husband called his boss and let him know the situation and tried to get the wheels in motion for him to be able to go. So, Saturday we get the call, his grandmother died. Sunday night my husband flew out to Atlanta for a week.
Today, I got a filling done where a filling had fallen out, which I now see was a good thing because apparently a new cavity formed under the filling. This is the first time I've had such pain associated with a filling, though. My whole jaw hurts.
Anyway, I guess I've rambled enough!! I've been so busy with the vacation, school work, and life that I've not written here much at all lately. I read the posts daily (sometimes several times daily) but just don't write much. I appreciate you guys so much!
Michelle 
Hey Michelle,
First of all, sorry to hear about your loss. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
I was just thinking of you! I was actually gonna do a roll call, for you, Ana C. Kat. T, Tom, and all the other Maysters who are MIA...I can relate to the weight slow down, my girlfriend who is at 18months out told me that these last 35 pounds are all me. It was nice to read about your vacation, other than the scary situation with your son. I am so happy you got on that horse! You go girl!
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