Oct 26/11 - Good and Bad

So.. I have been SO good with my eating... even being away in New York and trying to eat in the car there and back.. I did really well!  Last night Mike and the kids decided to order pizza for dinner.. a treat that they really don't have very often anymore. (to be considerate to me)   I decided to rationalize why it would be OK for me to have ONE slice of pizza with just chicken and veggies on it.  Well.. it was a bad idea.  About four bites in.. it came right back up.  I don't know why I continue to try things when I KNOW they are not going to work for me... sigh.  And as a reminder.. when I was throwing up... I burst all the little blood vessels in my face... it happens every time and stays for days :(  NO FUN.  Anyone else have this problem?


Its actually a lot darker in person.. almost like a bruise.

Anyway... good news.   My husband weighed himself this afternoon.. and I weigh less than him by 7 pounds!!!!!  That has NEVER happened before!  I feel small lol.. even though to look at us you wouldn't know it... it may be silly but it makes me feel good!!!!!!




Oct 29/11 - Halloween!!!

One of my most favorite holidays lol!   Just minus the candy this year!... I have a new found love for before and after pics so bear with me!  Here is me last year Halloween and this year... cant wait till next year!

My sister and I .. in 2001 and now... 270 lbs lost between us so far (mostly from my sister lol)

Oct 23/11 - OH EVENT IN NEW YORK!

So we just got back from the OH Sex in the City event in New York and I cant even begin to tell you how much fun it was! I was able to meet so many awesome people. Everyone had a story to tell and it was so uplifting to hear them. To see where people have come from and what they look like now? Amazing.

It was wonderful to be surrounded by people who have been through exactly what I am going through and be able to tell me their outcomes. I made some new friends from all over the country.. The seminars were great..They had a lot of speakers there.. including Chef Dave, Connie Stapleton, Colleen Cook, Yvonne McCarthy.. just to name a few.

I wish I could have gone to more, but there was just too much to do.. (and I couldn't leave New York without going to Manhattan!

The vendors were awesome.. I got to meet a great lady, named Beth Ism. She has an amazing blog that you can read at: www.meltingmama.net She also runs the Bariatric Bad Girls Club that is just awesome! At the convention she and her husband manned the Slimpressions table. Slimpressions are probably the most wonderful invention in the whole world! They are undergarments that suck everything in and camoflauge the bat wings!!!! I am in love with them! There were lots of free samples.. Vitamins, protein drinks and bars.. all sorts of stuff! And I love free stuff!

We had a Costume party which was a blast! It was fun to be there with my sister and online friends.. we looked fabulous!And of course we spent a day in Manhattan, an experience I will never forget! Not only did I get to go to Tiffanys (and actually buy something), but we went for a horse drawn carriage ride through Central Park and we went to see Ground Zero....

The only thing that put a bit of a damper on our day was when our train tragically hit someone on the way home. I still cant believe it happened!

The last night we were there they put on a Fashion Show with all of the before and after pictures, even my sister and one of our friends were in it! So amazing to see all the transformations! It was really fun to get all dressed up too.. Kind of like a prom and I felt really pretty for the first time in a long time.

Our friend is a photographer and did a bit of a photo shoot with us, a great self esteem booster!!!! It was an amazing weekend ... even with the 10+ hour drive there and back! I made some great friends and I will never forget it! Plus I lost 5 more pounds! Yay down 80pounds now!

Oct 12/11 - 8 more days!!!!

I'm going to New York in 8 days!  I'm soo excited!  Ive never been on a road trip with just the girls.. and Ive never been to New York so its even more exciting!  So many wonderful things happening for me in my 30th year!  Getting married, having my surgery, losing almost 75 pounds.. and now going to New York...  Good things do come to those who wait!

I have to say one of my favorite things about my RNY is the fact that I have so much energy.  I love walking now.  I walk every morning on my treadmill.. I walk to work and back.. the kids and I went for an early morning walk yesterday morning before school.. its so beautiful out with the leave changing and the cool weather!  LOVE IT !!!!  lol

Last weekend my husband and I took a picnic to Fairy Lake with our puppy Pedro and went for a walk along the paths.  It was so nice and I cant get over the fact that I would never have done that even 6 months ago.  I cant believe how many things have changed for the better since doing this.

Thanksgiving was my first big holiday since having my surgery.  Thankfully I was working most of the weekend so I missed the big Turkey days.. I'm not sure if I would have been ready to handle that yet .. let alone face all my family have have them watch me eat lol... I did go for dinner with the in laws and ended up bringing home 3/4 of my dinner!  Hopefully things will be easier by Christmas!

I still have good days and bad days... and yes there are days when I still question if I have made the right choice... But today I am happy and thankful :)

Here are a few pictures from our walk: