Okay, Okay..........

So, it has been a couple weeks since I have posted an entry, but I'm here now, so everybody just pipe down! :) 

There have been some funny things happening that I have to share.  I shared the fact that a few weeks ago I finally bought a belt to hold up my pants, well, it has been working great, and I've actually had to move it over from the 1st hole to the 3rd hole just in the couple weeks I've had it.  Well, my new problem is underwear!  (Yes, men I'm going to talk about my underwear for a minute!)  I was at the grocery store today, and as I'm strolling down the aisle I realize that my underwear is slowly falling down.  I guess I didn't think that I would need to buy a belt for my underwear too!  I actually just had to crack up, because who in the world has that problem?  My panties are falling down, now of course, since I did have pants on they would not have gotten too far, but still I did have to pull them up at one point.  Needless to say I think I will have to invest in some interim underwear.  I'm really trying not to buy any clothes until I absolutely have to, but I think I will have to get some undies! 

I have also found that losing weight means hard chairs really make my rear end hurt!  I guess I've been large for so long I never realized my butt bone was there!  At Abby's dance studio the only chairs we have to sit in are metal folding chairs, and I'm there 3-4 nights a week for no less than 1.5 hours sitting in those chairs.  My rear end is killing me!  All of a sudden those chairs are painful.  How do you skinny people sit in them for longer than a few minutes?  I told my friend I was going to have to buy myself a chair pad to bring with me, cause this whole butt bone thing is new to me!!! 

Geoff and I had a cool discovery this afternoon - he went to hug me, and realized that his arms go around me way more than they used to!  That is really cool!  Honestly, I still don't really see it when I look in the mirror, but I know I'm smaller.  I wonder if I will ever look small to myself in the mirror?  My wedding ring is actually getting a little big, which it hasn't been since we got married, so that tells me that I must be nearing that size again.  Of course, after 2 kids my body doesn't look the same and stuff isn't in the same place it was 11 years ago! 

I find myself actually getting a little impatient now to reach my goal.  Crazy, huh?  I mean this couldn't really go any faster, but I'm ready to wear all those cool clothes that I see on tv!  I never really used to pay attention to clothing ads on tv, because there was no way I was going to be able to wear any of that stuff, but now I find myself really paying attention and impatient for the day that I can put that stuff on, and look cute!  I know, I know, I've still got a long way to go, but it will happen one day, and that is totally cool! 

Yesterday morning was my weigh in day, and the scale and I are doing well!  We got past our little speed bump and have made up.  My weight yesterday morning was 212.5.  Down a total of 41.2 pounds since the morning of surgery.  Wow!  It just doesn't seem possible!  That also means I am down another 20 pounds, so I took some pictures in my favorite outfit this afternoon to share. 

I still don't understand why I stand so crooked - it doesn't feel like I'm standing crooked, but holy cow I look like I'm going to tip over at any moment!  The shorts I have on in the pics are very big on me now - I had just taken them out of the dryer today for the picture, so they weren't falling off of me yet, but in the original pics they are too tight.  You can also see that my arms hang closer to my sides now.  I can't wait to see what the next pics look like! 

Life after gastric bypass is good right now - my cravings aren't so strong, and I'm learning a variety of things to eat.  Things are going much better.  I can't say the same about my strong-willed 22 month old, or my diva 8 year old, but that is another blog completely!  It is easier to chase the 22 month old without that extra 40 pounds!  Until next time........................