2 More Pounds...

2 More pounds.  That's all.  I'm praying that I wake up tomorrow morning at 199.  I want so badly to break the 200 mark.  For me, its a personal goal that lifts a huge weight off my shoulders.  Literally!  I've been struggling with the 200lb mark since my freshman year of college.  That's 10.5 years of hating the number 200.  For all I care, 200 can suck it.  Cause I'm gonna see that number for a minimum of one more week.  After that, I'm NEVER seeing it again.  NEVER!

Eating is going better.  Although Chinese food is probably something I should wait a while to try again.  (Yeah, that wasn't a great idea!)  But I'm able to eat more meats, salads, and fruits.  And OMG, I used to hate raspberries, but I cannot get enough of them now.  Fresh raspberries.  Yum!

Oh, and my wedding rings no longer fit.  They were originally a size 7.  I had to have them sized up to a size 8 after Elliot was born.  I went to my uncle, who owns Swifts Jewelry, and he took them to resize them to a ---size 6.5!  That's crazy.  I am 20lbs lighter now than when I got married.  Heck, from when I got engaged!  I literally don't think I can wear my wedding dress anymore.  And not because its too small!  Yay!

The weight loss is slower now.  Its very strange.  I'll have a fat day, where I feel really big.  Then the scale will move one or two pounds, then a few days later I have a skinny day.  Like today.  So I took a picture.  :)  







































Today's Weight: 201
Total Loss: 48 lbs

Easter

We had a great Easter here!  The family and I loaded up on Thursday afternoon and made the trip to Little Rock to visit Jon's parents.  We had a blast!  I didn't get sick once, and we even got a night out.  We went out with friends to dinner at a Japanese Hibachi restaurant, and it was sooooo good!  I'm finding that seared Ahi Tuna is one of my favorite dishes.  It sits nicely, and tastes amazing.  I also had a few veggies, some miso soup, a few bites of rice, a shrimp, and a few bites of Jon's steak.  Heaven I tell you!  And I had an orange for dessert!  So good.  I wish we were rich and I could eat Japanese food every night!

Easter dinner was good too.  The ham didn't sit too well, but I did manage to eat some green beans, Hash Brown Casserole, a crescent roll, and some corn.  Overall, eating went well!

We mainly rested and played with the kids while we were there.  It was nice to get away and relax!  And I managed to loose a pound even over Easter.  Yay!

Today's weight: 208
Total Loss: 41lbs

HOLY COW!

Today I realized that I have lost  40lbs since surgery.  47 since Christmas.  That's a lot of weight guys!  I'm in a bit of shock.  I went through my closet and got rid of all the clothes that are too big for me.  It was a TON of stuff.  9 pair of jeans.  4 pair of slacks. over 75 shirts.  And that's just my closet.  I still have to go through my dresser.  (Most of that I'll be keeping though.  I can handle T shirts that are too big.  They're great for sleeping and painting in.)  My underwear is even getting big.  Not the bras, I've already had to buy new bras, and the new ones are starting to get big in the band again--but the panties.  You know you've lost weight when your panties are too big!

Its really surreal to have lost this much.  And I still have 70lbs left to go.  I never realized I had gotten so big.  Now I look at those clothes and think, "Wow, those are huge?  How did I fit into those?"  The worst part is, those clothes were starting to get tight on me too.  It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off of me, because, well, it has. :)

Notice Elliot in the tub behind me?  

Today's Weight: 209
Total Loss: 40lbs