Hello all...

Aug 27, 2010

Well, I don't get to blog as much as I use to. Things have been so hectic and since the surgery, it seems like all my time is taken up with everything I couldn't do before! My home away from home these days has been the gym. I am there almost nightly. I am loosing weight still. Down to 252! 2 more pounds and I reach my second mini-goal of being below 250. Only 52 pounds to my main goal and I am hoping I meet it and then some. But even if I never lost another pound and maintained at 252, I'd be thrilled! After over a decade of being morbidly obese, being close to a hundred pounds lighter feels like I accomplished a miracle... a minor one to most, but life changing to me! So far, my only concerns has been the hairloss. And that is starting to slow down a bit. I upped my vits to help and upped my protein, too. Most days, I am a 2-meal girl. Lunch and dinner. The rest of the day is protein shakes and liquids. I don't really get hungry, tho there are days when I feel like I need to eat. Today for instance. Around 11:30 I started to feel "hungry". It's not like it use to be tho. I don't feel my stomach growl or anything like that. I just know it's time to eat something. I had some pastrami and a Pure Protein bar. Tonight I am going to forego the gym so I can spend some time with my husband. We're just going to go shopping and hang out for the night. Tomorrow we are considering going to the fair. It'll be fun. Since he works 3rd shift, I don't get to spend as much time with him as I would like. So when I have the chance, I take it. Lucky for me, he is a late sleeper and I can go to the gym in the morning on the weekends! lol. Since all this started, I can't seem to get enough of the gym. On the nights I take off for one reason or another, I feel like crap! I actaully get upset with myself for not going! I guess that's a good thing! LOL
Things with my family have calmed down for the time being. My parents still have my van and hubby and I are sharing the truck, which is a hassle. Especially since I am always out and about for one reason or another and the truck uses a LOT of gas. I can't wait to get my van back! I miss having a vehicle that doesn't take a 1/4 of a tank of gas just to accelerate from a complete stop! My brother has been trying to stay straight and is on a methadone program, which is why I let my mother borrow the van. It was that, or have them calling me for rides when his "friends" fail to pick him up. It's a hassle not having my van, true, but I think it would be MORE of a hassle if I did at this point. I told my mother I will need it back soon. the kids start school on Tuesday and I've been without it an entire summer! I miss being able to go to work at 6 and gt out a little earlier. Now I have to wait or hubby to get back from work! If he has a meeting in the morning, that may not be till 8:30! I hate working late! Especially in the summer time when all I wanna do is be outside...
So anyway, things are going good! I feel fantastic hysically and my hormones are calming down I think so mentally I am starting to level out... much to my hubby's happiness, I assure you!
Have a sparkling day, mi amigas y amigos!
-CC

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