Happy New Year 2012 and recent holidays

Jan 02, 2012

It's been a while since I added to my blog so I thought I should add a post.

I went to my 6-month appointment in December and it went well.  I am down 91 lbs. and the nurse practioner seemed happy with that.  I really need to get back to exercising since I know the loss slows down after the first 6 months.  I really wanted to hit 100 lbs by 6 months but I am okay with 91.  I no longer need Prilosec daily.  I just take as needed which I probably won't.  I never had an issue with acid. 

I have been in a stall for about 6 weeks at 1/1/2012.  I know this is due to Christmas cookies and lack of exercise.  Both which need to change now that January is here. 

I am on the bubble of dropping from size 22 pants to size 20.  Some pants I wear now are size 20 but not all.  I am wearing anything from size 1X to XL tops.  I still wear some size 2X but they really are too big.

I am eating meat easier now.  I have had steak right after my 6 month anniversary.  My son wanted to go to Outback for his birthday.  I ordered the small steak and ate about 1/2 of it. 

I do not do well with bread but I do no crave it or care.  I eat very few white carbs on a regular basis (now that the Christmas cookies are gone).  I don't eat white bread/buns.  I would rather just eat the middle out of the sandwich and skip the bread altogether.  Fries don't really call my name anymore.  I can eat 2 or 3 of someone else's and I'm done.  I use splenda in baking instead of sugar, etc.

I do not dump so cookies are an issue for me.  I don't buy or make them normally but I did have some on hand for Christmas.  Since my MIL always made cut outs and said she couldn't this year my daughter made them for her.  My MIL always made them for my husband.  I'm not sure he thinks they are his favorite but she does.

I was off work the week between Christmas and New Year's Day which is good since I did not have to be tempted by all the food brought in.  There was food between Thanksgiving and Christmas but not as much as usual.  I found that abstaining is easier than limiting what I eat after I start.

This holiday really became more about family.  My MIL was in a nursing home for rehab after breaking her ankle last year during the holidays.My sister went through a divorce.  My 17 YO son signed up for 6 years in the National Guard.  My brother has been in the hosptial 3 times in November and December (twice for blood clots in the lungs and once for cancer) and is getting ready for a hip replacement.  I had a cousin that had surgery and another that is in cancer treatment.  Somehow  this makes it easy to know what your priorities are.

What I want to work on in the next 6 months (not necessarily in this order):

1.  exercise
2. dense protein
3. exercise
4. cooking for the family more
5. exercise
6. spend more time with my mom/sister/brothers
7. excercise

Happy 2012 everyone....

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