WLS was Re: Getting my head on straight again.

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From: Kathey

> By the way, Ann, how is your weight loss coming? I bet you are close

> to 70 by now?? You GO Girl!

Thanks for asking.

I'm at 66. I only lost 1 pound this week but I'm feeling so much better to

be down 66 pounds. I only started work 4 weeks ago and my work pants are

starting to get too big. I already bought the same pants in 18WP so I need

to try them on and see if they fit yet. I have 3 pairs in 18 so I'll have

to buy 2 more. I kind of like only having 5 pairs of work pants. It makes

it very easy to wash them every weekend and rotate them.

I need to pass on a few more shirts. I put on a 3X Hawaiian shirt this

weekend and it was so baggy it looked sloppy. I really like that shirt but

I'll let it find a new home. My closet is bare but it's rather liberating.

I even passed on some stuff that fits but I don't like. I want to look the

best I can (within a reasonable budget) and I don't need to keep clothes

that make me feel fat and frumpy. I'd rather have very few clothes that fit

and make me feel good then a closet full of clothes that I bought because

they were big enough for my fat body.

I'm ashamed to say that I'm still not fitting exercise in. I didn't get

home until almost 7:30 this evening after going by the Y to sign the kids up

for day camp and I'm just tired when I get home. I know I have to walk,

walk, walk to make this surgery work to its full advantage. At least I'm

doing well on the sip, sip, sip part although I have to make too many trips

to the ladies' room at work.

This is my 4th week of work so I guess I'm running out of time to use that

as an excuse not to exercise. Does anyone read e-mail while walking on

the treadmill? I think I would get seasick. I still have a bunch of CSIs

on tape that I haven't seen so I need to plug those puppies in and walk,

walk, walk.

Hmmm.... tomorrow I won't get home until about 9pm so I'm not making any

promises. My 6 year old is staying with my parents this week and I'm going

over after work for dinner and staying to tuck my little Vonn into bed. I

miss her. My 9 year old is at electric guitar day camp this week and dh is

taking her and picking her up since it's near his work. I'm looking forward

to the big concert on Friday evening. Her band is called Silver Fang.

The grouped the kids into classes and bands and they get to write a song and

design a logo.

Next week I'll take both girls to Y day camp and will pick them up so

we'll be on a more normal schedule and we'll have dinner together every

night and the girls will both be sleeping at home. I'm looking forward to

having my pack back together. As a stay at home mom it was nice having a

break from them but now I miss them since I don't see them all day every

day.

Gotta get some sleep. I know walking will make me feel great and give me

energy but it's still hard to start. Hmmm.... I just realized I've been in

an all or nothing mindset. I used to do that years ago but not so much

lately. We're supposed to walk 30 min. every day according to the surgeon.

Screw that. I need to take it back to baby steps.

Here's my commitment. I'll walk ONCE before Sunday. From Sun. to Sat. of

next week I'll walk twice. Right now I just need to start. Twice a week is

a lot better than nonce a week. How do you like my new word? If one makes

once then none must make nonce.

Ok. I feel good to have an attainable goal. I have to walk on Thurs. or

Sat. since Wed. and Fri. will be late nights. I can do this! I need to

move this body!

Ann