Happy Birthday to Me

You know it's a good day when you wake up, get in the shower and feel skinny!! Thanksgiving is an easy holiday for me. I feel like there are a lot of good choices as far as the food is concerned. Luckily for me, my mom is a health nut and food nazi, so very little bad foods and snacks are ever around for any holiday. I did try almost everything at dinner, but ended up leaving some food on my plate that my mom just wrapped up for me to take home. Then, when it was time for her to make me up a care package, I just pointed out the foods that were good for me or that I hadn't tried. It worked out great and I didn't miss out on a thing!!

This surgery has truly changed my life. I can't even begin to explain how great I feel everyday. I never realized how uncomfortable and awful I felt every day of my life before the surgery and I also don't think I realized that it wasn't normal to feel that way. I never ache any more. I have no more back problems and my sleep apnea has gone away. It's wonderful sleeping the night through. I love walking. I look forward to doing things around the house and actually spend hours doing them versus the 10 minutes or so I used to in the past. I always gave up because I was huffing and puffing or sweating. I almost don't mind sweating anymore. Weird.

I did get some bad news on Friday. A lady from my gym called and said they were closing up shop the next day and would be closed the entire month of December. They were possibly reopening in January under new ownership and would still honor the rate I was given. I'm so upset. Nothing like giving people a lot of notice. I've been doing so incredibly well and now another gym has closed. I have my elliptical trainer downstairs, which is great and I will use, but what about all the weights I was doing?? I really don't think I'll go back in January because I just can't take these chains closing anymore. I've developed muscles again!! I don't want to be flabby. I will try to do some hand weights and see how that goes, but I can't imagine it being the same. I really am devastated. I absolutely loved doing the weighted circuit training. It was so perfect for me. 40-45 minutes and I was done. Well, I have a few days to think about it. I don't want too much time to pass because I don't want to lose what I've worked so hard to get.

And on to the results....HW 317, PSW 306.4, SW 284, CW 266.4 Now, I have officially lost over 50 pounds and I feel wonderful!!! Can't wait to get the next 50 off.