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NO change.  Not even an ounce   Sunday is my end of month weigh and measure...and no change.  I"m bummed...
Plateau's are not cool at all....and i'm Plateau  queen at this point.  I don't know anyone who stands still like I do.

I have about a month of parties, bbq's and then a cruise starting this weekend.....Went to one this past weekend too...did pretty good.  When I was about to make my plate I was about to do the big girl thing and pack it on and then realized I CAN'T EAT ALL THAT FOOD.  I then made a plate of about a tablespoon each of potato salad, beans and spaghetti...and about a little nibble of bbq chicken breast because the ends were to well done for me.  I did have a sliver of strawberry short cake...but it cvould've been worst cause there was peach cobbler, several pound cakes, cookies and all sorts of goodies that i didn't touch....so all in all...I did good.  BTW, I wasn't able to finish all that was on my plate.  I pretty much nursed it through the afternoon/evening and tossed the rest as the evening came to an end. 

I've posted some new pics.  Took them over the weekend.  Still don't like taking them...still have that big girl complex who was behind the camera, not infront of it.  Anyway, we had a heatwave here and it was so HOTTTT.  My son and I hit the waterpark, which are the pics.

It tripped me out cause young guys were trying to HOLLA at me ALOT..which tripped me out.  One in particular (he WAS really cute though) met me at one slide and seemed to continue to pop up at various locations where I was...including the wave pool where he keep singing Umbrella by Rahanna...I'm like "boy, you do not wanna get under my umbrella....ella, ella" LOL. Anyway, it was a cute compliment.  I did tell my husband about this guy and told him he needs to bring his best game cause dudes are HOLLERING....he's like...ummmmm.  OK; make sure the DUDES know you are a package deal...3 kids AND a husband comes withthe package.   Anyway, I felt cute this weekend.  I haven't felt that way in a minute.  Back down to 182.2  Still not my lowest of 181....but i'll get there.  Hopefully since the pool will be open, I'll get alot of swimming in; which is my favorite exerise.  Will update again soon.

OK.  so I don't know what's up with me.  Grazing, not taking my vits/mins, slacking on the protein, and not tracking.  Does this sound like a setup to fail?  It does to me.  I have to be accountable to myself if no one else becase in the end either I win or I lose.  I am so thankful to 'Gonnadoit'.  She asked me to give her a kick in the butt...so I did and then I asked her to do the same for me and she did.  Then she made me promise to throw out the junk food and she'd do the same.  I promised.  So I am getting rid of the chips that I've found myself grazing on and picked up my tracker and will begin logging/tracking my intake as of today.

I am up almost 2lbs since Monday and I am not pleased.  I know it's not a big thing because I can still feel the lost from inches...but I don't wanna see an increase on the scale..that's not cool with me.

Anyway, I needed to be accountable and record my behavior.

Here's to a good HumpDay!

BTW, I got my first tattoo last week.  My husband said I've lost my mind!!! but he LOVES it.  it's on my right shoulder and he always says...turnaround and let me see your tatt.  Maybe he's looking at something else ...but whatever it is....he likes it.

Hey OH...what's new?  with me it's that I'm 1/2 pound from the 50 pound mark.  that's really exciting to me; especially since my eating was not the best this weekend...but I did lose 3 pounds.

I went to Southern California and ate at the Cheesecake Factory (6 carb Original Cheesecake with strawberries.  Made with Splenda.).  It was really good.  I also had 2 slices of REAL pound cake with REAL SUGAR AND BUTTER....I ate the 2 slices over 2 days.  At one point I did feel sick so I stopped and picked back up later where I left off .  Other than that, as soon as I got to L.A, went to GNC and bought me several Protein Drinks so I could have them in the morning and I ate pretty good the rest of the time.  Went to a place called Harold and Belles....OMGosh...OFF the HOOK.  I only had gumbo and a LITTLE rice where the rest of my family had the friend cat fish and fried wings.  I did TASTE a dab...but not to much. 

As far as exercise....well, we went to Palm Springs to the outlet...walked and walked and walked...I was beat....but was energized all in all.

That's it.  That was my weekend.

No change in the scale this weekend.  Fluctuated between 183 & 184.  I did have a good weekend. ANNNNND, I went out with my sister and some other friends and I was the SMALLEST IN the bunch . Just imagine, going from being the largest in the group to the smallest in 3 months...WOW.  I didn't know what to wear, so I went and purchased a halter top and wore these pants that my sister gave me right after surgery.  MInd you, I couldn't get these pants past my thighs in Feb. Anyway, I hvaen't wore a halter since I can't remember.  I worked it.  One of the girls that went out with us was saying "If I were as small as she is"....WHO ME?  I laughed inside because I have not heard that in more than 18 years.  Anyway....good weekend.  Going to L.A this weekend and Palm Springs...can't wait...I have several new tops that I"m looking forward to wearing ....things I never would have even considered wearing before.  My arms are still kinda big...but I dont' care...I won't keep them prisoner in a sleeved top when it's gonna be warm.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU MAMA'S and to the dads that are holding it down as a single dad.

I deserved it!  I broke the rule of grocery shopping while hungry.  I bought some of those Mothers Animal cookies that are covered with a sugery coating and sprinkles.  OH YES I DID!!!  Anyway, when i got home, took 6 of them and ate them ever so slowly and enjoyed them like never before.  about 10 - 15 mins later me and the bathroom were in deep conversation .  Gosh it's so painful.  The cramping and stomach pains are down right outrageous.  It lasted about 30-45 minutes......OHHHHHHH...It just hurt so bad.   I"m VERY glad I dump though; otherwise I may make unhealthy choices more often.

Oh BTW, I'm 185 today YAYYYYYYY!

I went to my 3 mo. checkup with the surgeon yesterday.  He is happy with my progress and says I"m doing well.  I told him I just can't eat alot and he told me to ride that wave for as long as I can becuase eventually I will be able to eat more....so take advantage of that thing while I can.  

WEEK 4 CHALLENGE RESULTS

I did not meet my challenge goal   of losing 15 lbs by 4/25 (actually I have a day to go...hmmmmm).  I actually GAINED this week  which is a disappointment because this is my first time gaining  since I had surgery.

I did let myself down because I was not diligent this week as I had been...so I have to blame myself and know that if I want results I have to make them happen...


1/31 start'g wt at surgery:  231
3/27 beg'n of challenge:   199.6
4/24  today:                          188.8 
TOTAL LOSS SINCE SURGERY:  42.2
4th WK LOSS FOR CHALLENGE: +1.0 
TOTAL LOSS DURING CHALLANGE:   10.8 

Am I disappointed?  YES because I didn't follow through to the end as I had committed.  Am I proud?  YES because I started out this challenge 10.8 lbs heavier than I am today....so I still win because I did experience what is considered 'average' loss at this stage for me.  Even though my challenge is over, I will push for my next goal of 170 or less by June 21, which is my cruise date.   I'll start that new challenge next Monday.

It's been a good week.  I physically felt like I had lost weight this week.  I"ve been so excited and anxious to get on the scale to see what it says...but even other tale tale signs were there like all of a sudden, most of the few clothes I had left didn't fit.  The crotch and back of my pants were sagging....I had to go purchase 3 pair of pants to tie me over for a while.  2 were a size 10 and one was a size 12).

A little better with the protein and eating....still can't eat very much...but my protein grams have been higher.  I go see the NUT today, so excited that I will get some good advice from her.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE.......

1/31 start'g wt at surgery:  231
3/27 beg'n of challenge:   199.6
4/17  today:                          187.8  (WHAT????? OMGosh)
TOTAL LOSS SINCE SURGERY:  43.2
3rd WK LOSS FOR CHALLENGE: 7.2
TOTAL LOSS DURING CHALLANGE:   11.8

That leaves 2.8 lbs for me to meet my challenge goal for next week.  We'll see how it goes and I'll continue to push myself to hit or hopefully surpass my goal and final weigh in next week.  I'm off and running

The true and living God loves you.   Don't be fooled...get to know HIm for yourself.

Harriet

We took my son bowling yesterday and decided to kick back, have some bowling alley food and watch him.

My husband ordered some buffalo wings, onion rings and a Margarita.  Well, I took a couple sips of the margarita and i was good..so moved on to the buffalo wings.  took one and bit a small piece...it was spicy..but good so decided to move on to the onion rings.  ONe bit, two bits...ummmmmm OMGosh, I forgot how good this stuff is.  Another sip of the margarita..now i'm on a role...Oh this is heaven.    Oh wait...what's going on?  Hold on...WAIT..,,..  I got sooooo sick.  I haven't had either of these 3 things since surgery...so not sure if one was the culprit or the combo of all 3, but i had to walk the parking lot and sip my water....I was sooooo nauseous.   After walking the parking lot for a while, I went back in.  The wing that I had bitten off of was still on the plate  again...this time ran to the restroom and only gagged.  What a bad experience....but good I guess cause I was eating stuff i had no business eating.

BTW, this little misadventure didn't stop stomach of steal (my husband) from enjoying the food there.  He just looks at me and keeps it moving. 

Decided to take my picture today.  I have always been the one behind the camera, so I forget to take pics of myself in this journey.  My hater daughter made fun of me cause my tennis shoes matched my top....but oh well; she's a hater ..  it's funny, but when I look at this pic...I feel like I've put on weight....I still can't see the significance of what others see.  SIGH.

I have been really tempted to hit the scale before my thusday weigh in because my body feels like i lost....not sure how to explain what I mean.  Hopefully I can hold out til Thursday.