Well Time Is Flying By

Oct 31, 2009

Hi all!! Can you believe it's been 6 months already?!!!!  Well, I had my six month appointment with Dr. Kole Thursday October 22.  I am down 67 pounds!!!!  Can you believe it?  I've never been able to lose more than 22 pounds when i was going to Weight Watchers, LA Weight Loss and any other cockamamie diet I've tried.  I always bounced between those same 22 and then get frustrated and quit, then gain back those 22 plus a few extra for good measure!  The best part about all of this is my heart rate is down to- drum roll please...75!!!  Dr. Kole was soooo excited he gave me a hug!!!  I talked with the Dietitian because it seems as though things are slowing a bit for me.  So she suggested keeping my diet between 1000-1200 calories a day.  I don't know what it is, on the days I go to the gym, my appetite is fine, but the next day, I am sooooo ding-danged hungry.  Well, my best friend and I are going to sit down and devise a weekly menu and grocery list.  She had the lap band almost 2 years ago.  She looks wonderful, she says she has about 25-30 pounds to go- I don't see it, I'm telling you she looks fabulous!!  She is awesome, she's been there for me through everything.  The family is doing well, the girls are doing excellent in school, progress reports were all A's and B's for both of them.  The oldest is now a member of Leadership Council and the Japanese Club.  She's met with representatives from the Creative Arts College she wants to attend, they've explained about scholarship opportunities that she could be eligible for.  They're really impressed with her drawings, the Rep. said she could be very successful in animation and advertising.  I think it would be perfect for her, she's also trying to devise her own comic strip.  I'm helping her look into patents and trademarking, that way when she finishes, it is hers and no one can "borrow" her work.  Baby daughter is just loving high school, much more so than the oldest did when she was in 9th grade.  She is loving her media arts class, her teacher says that Torie is one her most talented students and she can't believe she's self taught.  We spent years trying to find something that she would be interested in.  She's always been a busy body, then my hubby bought me a digital camera a few years ago, we asked her to take a pic of us and you could see the love right before your eyes when she took that first picture! Then Hubby bought her a lap top for Christmas, she's been manipulating pics and all kinds of things and she's been helping her teacher by assisting others when they have trouble.  I'm very proud of my girls and their friends.  They all are talented and have some very wonderful goals, hubby and I are doing everything to help them achieve them.  School for me on the other hand is not the best.  I am still struggling with Algebra.  I pray I get through it with a C and just move on.  I am excited to start my next course, Intro to Fine Arts.  I am sooo looking forward to it, I love reading about the history of art and the different artists during different periods of time.  When I'm done with this Algebra, I may start reading the text early.  I want to start a book club with my sister and girlfriends and our children, begin by reading some classics, like The Odyssey, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, etc. Maybe some newer writers as well, but I'd like to introduce them and reintroduce the rest of us to the classics that schools hardly suggest any longer.  Ok, so I'm putting away my soap box now.  I just love books, our house is full of them, and my husband doesn't read a single one- he hates to read.  But he loves when I read to him.  Anything beyond the sports page or short articles requires too much attention and time for him. Well, that's pretty much all going on around here.  Just busy as always, but now I had the energy to do it and I'm actually enjoying life again.  Be blessed and be well!!! Love and hugs 

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