FIFTY POUNDS DOWN!!!!!

I hit 50 lbs lost today, woo hoo....go me!!!!! This is an exciting day. We have been working this past week on the yard getting it cleaned up for Brock's graduation party Friday. What an exciting day that will be. I have been waiting for that day for so long, and since first grade I have said "this child will graduate and will become a decent human being if it kills me!" Wow! I think I made it and I'm not dead! Last night we had Dianne and Linda over for burgers and dogs on the grill. It was really good, but I sure do miss being able to have a burger with a bun and all the fixins'. The only thing missing is the bun and I could have part of it, but I would sure pay for it later, so it's not worth it.

Got a lot to get done this afternoon and tomorrow, gotta finish cleaning the inside just in case of rain Friday. I think for once I am ahead of the game and not feeling stressed!

Tuesday, May 25th

Well, I am at 48 lbs gone now and I've been stuck there for a few days (since Saturday). I had been loosing so rapidly for the past three weeks, and I was hoping that by now I would have made down to 50 lbs, but I am okay where I am. I knew I would have to slow down at some point. I'm sure I'll get started again soon. My mother-in-law asked me last night how I was doing and I was explaining to her that eating is almost a disappointment because "you know how you're hungry and you just can't wait to eat and you feel like you could eat the entire pan of whatever you're fixing, like you just inhale it when it's finished"; she told me "no, I've never felt that way". Well, first of all I was completely shocked that someone has never felt that way, because to me it's just a natural thing.....however, I went on to explain to her that it's disappointing because now when I sit down to eat, number one I have to eat so slow and number two, I can only eat a little bit. No more inhaling. The other night we sat down to eat dinner and the guys had all left the table, and I sat there another 10-15 minutes by myself trying to finish mine. Although Nato is enjoying the fact that I can't eat much, he gets my leftovers!

Arms Getting Smaller! Woo Hoo!

Last night I looked in the mirror and realized my arms are starting to look smaller, woo hoo! I'm loving this! I am now down 46 lbs. I did find some Vitamin D tabs that have 5,000 IU's in them, and I am waiting for them to come in the mail. I've also ordered a new protein supplement......I have just about had enough of Gillian Michael's! It's not bad, but it's the only one I've used for about 8 weeks now and I think it's time to try something different. So far this week I have had a hot dog, hamburger and pizza. Great to have some real food and I have tolerated all of them very well, I just have to remind myself to chew, chew, chew! It's still very weird to me that I can't eat and whole hamburger or hot dog, and it was really weird to only eat a little bit of pizza. I mostly ate just the top and little bit of the crust with the stuffed cheese. I have always been able to polish off half a pizza...no big deal! I'm hoping to get to go to Logan's this weekend and get a chopped steak......yum, yum! I'm sure my head will be disappointed when I have about three bites and have to stop. The biggest problem with eating for me is that by the time I chew it up like I'm supposed to, it gets cold before I get it down.

Wednesday, May 19th

Well, I got my lab results in the mail today from my visit to the doctor last week. My Vitamin D is low and I have to start taking 7000 mg Vitamin D per day for three weeks.......yes.....you read correctly.....7000 mg! I have no idea how I will get that much in per day. I use the chewable Vitamin D's and I will have to chew 7 per day to get that much in. I have no idea if they come in any higher doses, but I will definitely have to look. I have now lost a total of 45 lbs, and am still feeling great! I remember the morning of my surgery and Pastor Jeff prayed over me for "the surgery to be perfect, the recovery to be perfect, and for everything to just go perfect", God certainly heard that prayer because I do feel like everything has gone exactly that way, "perfect". God is so good! I just feel so blessed.

Recent Pictures

First Pictures were taken 3/30/10, others were taken today at 44 lbs gone. Just a little bit of a difference! I do feel better for sure.