Jan, 19 2009--2 year anniversary

Jan 19, 2009

Hey All

I know it's been a long while.  I give God the glory everyday for my health, my life and my strength.   I'm great and am so blessed of the Lord.  My weight loss started up again but its really  really slow.  I'm still having lots of hot flashing and still dealing with the menopause thing.  I hate hot flashes...they are awful. 

Anyway, According to my scale I'm about 214.  I posted a full shot photo of me and one of my employees at christmas.  I was hoping to be well below 200 by now but ït looks like it'll take me a while.  I recently start back exercising and trust me it makes a huge difference how m y clothes fit.  I haven't gone since last week but I'm ready for it this week.  I'm hoping to get a tummy tuck soon.  I really need to tighten the mid section.  I can't wait for it because it will make a differenced in how my clothes fit.  I'm still in a 16 average but I could probably fit a 14w if I have the TT.  It so great to walk in to a store and not having to shop in the super plus section. 

My job has slowed down-- thank the Lord.  I do not have to work over time anymore.  It's been great.  I went home for Christmas break and it was wonderful to be home.  I'd gone back in August for business but this time I got a chance to take my daughter Nikki.  She doing great.  She's in her 2nd year of college and my daughter Raina will be getting married this spring.  She's doing great too but she has gained a few of her pounds back. 

I still have a problem keeping some things down but for the most part I'm doing great.  Some times I still forget to chew well.  My appetite still comes and goes.  I can eat just about anything except rice and grits and some pork. It is so weird that I do not like ice cream that much.  I use to adore it but now I can take or leave it.  I do like Sorbet sometime.  I love chocolate and pizza because it is the only thing that taste like it used too.   I can eat bread but I choose not to eat too much.  I will eat bread only at subway.  I try not to eat a lot at home.  I'm so so gratful to get on the scale and not see it going up constantly.  I love going to a resterant and always having to take food home.  I love leaving food on my plate (which was unheard of before). 

Everyday I have my protein shake in the morning.  Some time on weekends I cheat and don't have it like I did this week end. During lunch some days I will have another one just to jump start the weight loss.  This past fall , I spent over $1000 on Nutra system and hated it.  I did good the first month but after that--that stuff got old.  Plus it gave me the worst gas that I have ever experienced.  I couldn't  stand myself. LOL!!  I ended up sending the stuff all the way back to my sister in the states because I could not eat it any more.  It was so loaded with fiber it should be a law against putting that much in  anybodys food.  I did not lose not one pound.  I sent some to my daughter Raina and she said that it gave her gas really bad too.  It must be the surgery because my sister didn't experience any gas.  Anyway I was out of $1000 with that.   One thing too, I discovered protein water in the states.  Walmart sells the little individual packets and I loaded up on them when I was home.  I realized that they have 5 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber and I discovered that they give me gas too.  Lord help us.  I love them because I fill so full after drinking one.  It is weird because I do not experience any gas when I used to put the fiber powder in my coffee in the mornings.  Maybe it is a certain type of fiber.  I don't know.  It's no where near as bad as that Nutra system.  That stuff should be banned for Gastric bypass patients.

Well let me run and I'll try to post again before 8 month :)    Hopefully I can get these 14 pounds off by May--for my daughters wedding.  I need to look nice in my "mother of the bride gown" :)  That sounds wonderful.  You all keep us in prayer be bless and know that God Loves you!!  Stay focused and be encouraged!!

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