7 Weeks Out

Mar 12, 2010

The morning of surgery: 221+ pounds. 
Today:  188.2. 

Hubby took me clothes shopping last weekend, even though I tried explaining I'll shrink out of them fairly quickly. He didn't care.  The jeans hanging in my closet are size 24.  The jeans I bought last weekend... size 18.

I feel good.

I am having a hard time getting in my protein and liquids.  The last couple of weeks have been the worst about that, especially the liquids - no longer like the taste of water, can't stand the flavored waters.  The only thing I like these days is iced tea, so going through quite a bit of that.  (I don't like the flavored teas, either.)

I'm much less self-conscious about going out in public, I've noticed.  That's a nice change.  I also noticed, yesterday, that when I get in my car and put on my seatbelt, I lean to the left as I click the seatbelt into place.  I must have needed to get my fat out of the way to get the seatbelt to click in the past.  Gotta re-adjust, now that I fit in the car seat just fine! 

The snow is melting.  It's a bit warmer out.  (I remember going for a walk a few days after surgery when it was 16 below zero!)  Looking forward to re-starting the Couch Potato to 5K running program.  Maybe I'll start Monday morning.  I need to build my muscles back up; can't believe how incredibly weak I am these days!

Snuck one french fry out of a Wendy's bag when I swung through to pick up a Baconator for hubby last week.  Took one bite of the fry, opened the car window and spit it out.  YUCK!  I can't believe I used to eat that crap!  Yuck.

The only thing that's really tempted me is Coke.  Took a sip of Jim's Coke last week, that was enough for me.  Not interested anymore.

Oh, I lied.  Something else is tempting me.  The ice cream aisle at the grocery store.  I did give in and I bought some "No Sugar Added" fudgecicles.  That's as close as I'm getting to ice cream.  Even the low sugar stuff will be such a waste of eating... if I'm gonna cram something down my gullet, it needs to have protein in it.  So I guess that settles that.

Booked a vacation in Cancun for December.  Our Honeymoon/5th Anniversary (early) Vacation.  I'm pumped.  I imagine I'll be willing to don a swimsuit by then - woot! 

Last thing.  I have a hair on my chin.  All day I have been sitting here at my desk trying to pull it out with my fingertips.  I'm considering taking the staple remover to it.

The end.

1 Comment