6 months

I can't believe its already been 6 months since i had surgery. Time flies! I am down about 65 lbs, i say "about" because sometimes its a little more, i've been hovering between 65-67 lbs weight loss. Life has been busy. 2 weeks ago today my mom was in a moped accident, which scared the life out of my dad and I. It threw my life up and around. I made an emergency flight to Florida(they were on vacation there looking for a permanent residence). My Uncle and his wife were gracious enough to pay for the flight, as my money is tight right now, as it always is. I thank God for everyone who reached out to me and my family, its so nice to know how many people truly care. So my diet kinda went by the wayside. Not that i ate all that much but i think the stress didn't help. Answering all the phone calls and texts from my phone and my dad's phone. My dad having to deal with insurance problems seeing as this was clearly out of network from her Michigan insurance. But we got it all covered, thank God, and she was cleared to fly back.
  I have to say i still don't eat pasta at all, and about 90% of the time i stay away from bread, however i do seem to have a thing for cheez its and goldfish crackers. I have managed to stay away from the ice cream i was buying, even though it was "no sugar added" stuff. I still need to work on not munching too late. I might not be gaining but i'm not losing and i'm sure the eating at night doesn't help with weight loss, plus sitting on my butt doesn't help either! haha. I did get a treadmill on the 8th! I was so excited. I sold my couch and my Wii bundle and a few other things. I got enough money to go out and purchase a nice treadmill. I am trying to use it at least a few days a week. Along with doing short 15 min workouts at work with a couple coworkers. We walk down to the gym, do 8 min of cardio and then walk back! Usually we only do it once a day, but we have been trying to go twice a day. I have my 6 month follow up with the Dr this friday. I am sorta nervous. I'm always scared someone will say i'm not doing good enough, or as well as others. But this isn't a quick fix and everyone loses at different speeds. Its good that i'm losing slowly, because my body has time to adjust and maybe then i won't have as much loose skin as some other people do. Plus, if i lose another 60 lbs in the next 6 months i will have hit by goal weight! So thats pretty darn good! I look forward to the next 6 months and what it may bring. I hope i am able to keep up the activity this winter.

Onederland!

I have made it!! I honestly never thought i would get here! 199.8, just under the cusp but i'm there! No turning back! I have been drinking tons of water, trying to get as close to the 70g of protein in a day. I haven't really been focusing on exercise as much as my eating is a bigger problem than my exercise.
  So, i use Pinterest and of course spend all night pinning things. I found a recipe for cauliflower pizza crust! So last weekend i decided to try it out on my parents. It was amazing!! I loved it! So please try it! Great recipe if your trying to reduce your carbs or just be healthier but still feel like your getting pizza! http://pinterest.com/pin/79516749641774119/  <--- heres the link!
Last Friday i went over to my friend Toni's house and we exchanged clothes! It was nice, because earlier that day i got rid of a lot of pants and winter clothes. So it was nice to get some new clothes and of course not have to buy any new ones. I've bought a few new things here and there, but nothing extensive!

I got a new hair cut last friday as well. Its sassy and short just like me! :) I look forward to this weekend as i am throwing a retirement/going away party for my parents. They are retiring on the 28th of this month and at the end of Oct are officially moving down to Florida. I am so excited that my family is coming and even some friends of the family. It will be a small gathering, but i just love being around family and friends, so it will be fun!

I am excited to finally be in the 100's now, and look forward to continuing to drop on the scale and get out of the 90's and 80's and so forth! Thank you for your continued support. I got so many hugs this morning from co workers! Its so excited to share this with everyone!