Another Week and 4 pounds Gone Again...

I could get used to this amount of weight loss. I'm really enjoying it. I also started back at the gym yesterday. Hubster made it home from work around 4, so I went ahead and went. I'm glad that I did. I felt so much better after I worked out. I was actually amazed at how well my body was behaving itself. I wasn't tired, so I upped my time on the treadmill. That felt wonderful. I still want to do the couch to 5K program. I think I'm going to make it a goal to actually run a 5k.

I noticed a change in the way that my clothes fit on Sunday. I think it was the first time that it actually hit me that my body is actually changing. I had gotten dressed for church, and I happened to look in the mirror. My shirt looked like it was a tent. It was a wonderful feeling. I've been able to put on shirts that are a size smaller than I was wearing. I put on a tshirt yesterday that I used to have to stretch out, or it felt tight. I didn't have to do that yesterday. I think I'm going to buy the Zumba tapes to help me work out at home, and I still want to make it to the gym on top of that.

BG turns 2 on Saturday, and I still haven't figured out when I'm going to do her birthday. We are so busy right now on Saturdays and Sundays that I just don't know. I was going to do it on the 12th of September, but that doesn't work because Hubster has drill. I might push it off to October again like I did last year. Even though October is not any better for us. We have vacation coming up in October to California. I'm looking forward to it.

Hubster and I are doing fantastic. I'm still amazed at what a difference a year makes. Last year at this time the girls and I were in Gulfport preparing to send Hubster to Iraq. We actually left to come home on BG's birthday. Thinking that was going to be our last time to see him for 8 months. He is still planning on trying to go active duty when his contract expires.

TB's football team lost their first game. He plays again on Friday at 5. KB's first football game is this Saturday at 2 PM. I'm not looking forward to sitting in the heat. It doesn't appeal to me any at all.

Blah...

That is how I'm feeling. I'm lonely. I have nobody to talk to during the day but the girls, and then don't feel like I have any body to talk to at night. Everybody comes home from work, and that is when I get busy. I have to get supper made for 8 people, get the boys to and from practice, and everybody comes in and goes their separate ways. At least that is the way that I feel. This depression that I'm in is not helping out on the home front. I have no motivation to do any thing, including cleaning the house. This is not a good cycle that I'm in right now, and I need to break it.

At least the weight is coming off again. That does make me feel better. I had my first fill yesterday. That was cool. I got to see my band actually work. They put in 3 -4 cc in my 10 cc band. They say it takes between 3 - 6 fills to get to your sweet spot. The spot where your not hungry in between meals.

The boys passed all of their tests with A's and B's last week. I'm very proud of them. That is a wonderful way to start off a new school year.

I'm going to try and get the girls back on a schedule, but I need help in moving around furniture in their room. I want them to get used to sleeping in their rooms at least at nap time. KG is now officially potty trained. Now, I have to start working on BG. She turns two in 11 days. Where has the time gone? My baby is growing up.

Another Week and another 4 pounds gone...

Never to be heard from again. After struggling last week with the fact that the 3 pounds I lost reappeared, I wasn't very happy. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then I started righting down every thing I ate, and I used www.fitday.com to help me track my calories. I was only consuming 500-600 calories per day. I was following the only eat 3 meals a day plan that I was told to do. I just wasn't very hungry even when it came time to eat. I wasn't eating very much. Then I decided that it just wasn't cutting it. I started eating a snack in the morning and a snack around 4. Lo and behold, the weight started to come back off. Got on the scales this morning, and I was down another pound from yesterday. That makes me very happy. I have GOT to start exercising. I'm going to try out the girls at the gym again, and hopefully that will work. I want to be down a total of 40 pounds before we go to California in October. I only have 12 more pounds to go before that goal is met. I feel confident that I can get there. I would love to be down a total of 75 pounds before Christmas.

It was a busy week for us. The boys started back to school. TB started 6th grade, and I was talking to his teacher Friday night. Her son plays on the football team that TB does, and I was shocked to hear how much he participates in class. He is wanting to do problems on the board. I don't think people realize how BIG this is for him. KB started 5th grade, and he is loving it. He has the same teacher that TB had last year. I'm so thankful that they have such amazing teachers. TB had his first football scrimmage Friday night. I will just say that he did okay, and that it was HOT. I'm tired of the heat. I really do hate it. The girls are finally used to the boys going back to school. That took nearly 4 days for them to get used to.

I go in tomorrow for my first fill. I'm very excited about it. I just want it to work for me, and I know it will

What a Weekend...

Went Friday to our Ladies Retreat for church. Got to hear Erica Branch give her testimony on Friday night and sing. The woman can flat out sing too. She has a beautiful voice, and a wonderful testimony of the faithfulness of God. Even when we don't know why he has allowed something to happen. I was going to stay the night, but dumb me didn't take a blanket or a pillow. I didn't even think about it, but thankfully the retreat was close enough that I could drive home for the evening. I missed my husband any way. I got up at 630 on Saturday morning, and went back for the day sessions. Erica talked about Ruth and Naomi. What an amazing story, and again God provided for Ruth and Naomi even in their darkest hours. What a faithful God we serve. She also talked about how to have a personal relationship with God. Gave us tips on how to get closer to Him. Tips on how to pray. I've always been a prayer. I pray when I'm driving if I'm not singing along to the music on the Christian radio station. I sometimes wake in the night, and I will pray. Usually it is because God has put somebody on my heart. I always pray before bed, and usually when I get up. I don't think I realized just how much I pray until this weekend. She was telling us that she writes down her prayers, and that she keeps a prayer journal. I think I might start doing that. That way I can see how God is working in my life and those lives around me. She came to church yesterday and sang. Pastor preached a message on Sunday. Loved what he had to say. I always love what he has to say though.

Ever since Hubster's and I little fight on Tuesday, things have been wonderful. I don't if that cleared the air or what, but it has been heavenly around here. I couldn't really ask for much more than that.

The boys started back to school this morning. I'm excited for them to start, but I think I'm going to miss them. It is very quiet around here, but I'm sure that I can get used to it.

I gained a couple of pounds a few days ago. I got to tracking my calorie intake, and I was only eating between 600- 700 calories a day. That was it. The only thing that I can think is that my body was holding onto every calorie that I was eating. I upped my calories to between 800-900 over the weekend, and the 2 pounds I had gained came off. I still can't eat very much.

Don't Know...

what to think any more. Hubster seems to be in a funk. We got in a fight on Tuesday night at a restaurant. That never happens, but I really don't know what to do. I know he doesn't like doing what he is doing, but I don't know how to fix that. I wish I could make it better, but I can't. I hate even talking to him about it because I start to feel like I'm nagging. His working 6 or 7 days a week is not helping our marriage at all. We have zero time together because he is so tired when he gets home. I'm to the point where I try to stay out of his way. I have to walk on egg shells around him.

The boys started football practice this week. TB is all bruised from practice yesterday. KB is loving it. Tonight is Meet the Teacher's night at school. I can't believe that their summer is already over. They start back to school on Monday. We never got to take a mini-vacation this year because of Hubster's job. I wish we would have had time to do something.

The girls are growing, growing, growing.

I'm doing very well after the Lap-band. I'm so glad that I had it done. I just wish that people understood that this still requires me to make it work. It is only a tool. It helps me to stop eating. I had to go in Monday for my post-op check, and they did an un-fill. I was having a hard time eating. They took what little bit of saline was in the ban out. Amazing what a difference it made. I'm certainly glad that I did the 2 week pre-op diet. It has helped me tremendously. I am no longer craving any thing sweet or high carbs or high fat. I'm only craving healthy things and protein. I met my first weight loss goal on Monday. I have 3 more goals to make including the great big one. I'm very confident that I will make that one.

Banded

I'm now officially in the land of the banded people. I got banded on Monday, and it hasn't been all that bad. I'm having a hard time eating, and what I mean by that is that I'm not hungry. I'm not hungry at all. I have to force myself to eat and drink, and then it is only a little bit. I'm actually feeling pretty good over all. A little bit tired, but still good. My incisions hurt. I have 5 of them.

The boys went to church camp. They left on Sunday. I've missed them. I can't wait to hear how it was. I would have loved to be able to do something like that when I was growing up, but I wasn't allowed to.