Labor Day Weigh In

PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226
Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5
Day 63 Weigh In: 202

Change Since Last Week: -1.5

1.5 seems to be my lucky number.  Honestly though, I will lose 1.5/week all year if I could and be very happy with the end result.  The good news is I'm only 2 lbs away from Onederland again.  I'll be very excited to see that.  

The weekend was good and extra long.  I took yesterday off to finally use my Mother's Day present of a massage and facial so that was very relaxing!  I'm not loving being back at work today but tis life.  

My mom's cousin started a private facebook group for that side of the family and I joined over the weekend.  She has some really wonderful old pics of the family.  I don't know most of them as we moved out of the state when I was very young but it's fun to see all the pics.  

My Granmda Irma.  She died in March of 2012.  

The baby is the same Grandma in the picture above it.  

My mom.

My Grandpa Bill and Grandma Irma at her last family reunion.  

I had a parent/teacher conference with my oldest daughter's teacher this morning.  She's doing well but has a few things to improve on by the end of the year.  I actually liked the teacher giving us goals to work towards.  Makes my job easier.  She also talked about how quiet Maddie is.  Unfortunately for my dear daughter, she inherited my introverted nature.  She's REALLY shy and kinda socially awkward.  SIGH.  

Hubby had his 4th interview yesterday for the job he really wants in Savannah.  Fingers crossed for him.  He'll be devastated if he doesn't get it.  

But it is Wednesday and I've only got 3 workdays this week so WAHOO!

Day 54 Weigh In

PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226
Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5
Day 54Weigh In: 203.5

Change Since Last Week: -1.5

Better.  Much Better.  I know what did me in this time and it was the weekend.  We hung out with the neighbors.  There's a couple across the street who are very much like Hubby and me in personality so the party moved to our place and we drank WAY TOO MUCH once they got here.  I also had Chinese on Sunday which brought the Sodium level a bit high.  I am NOT complaining about this loss.  I just know it COULD'VE been better.  I'm also not beating myself up.  I don't have many friends here in Florida...any friends really...so it was nice to let loose with some folks and open up a bit.  I just need to learn how to do it without as much booze.  Foodwise, the gathering was alright.  From start to finish, it was about 7 hours and I had 1 wing, 1 small sloppy joe w/bun and 1 spring roll.  Not terrible.

In speaking with another neighbor..Jen & Jeremy, I realized that I was a little judgey.  Jen&Jeremy (and yes you almost HAVE to say their names together) are crossfit people.  Serious crossfit people.  Jen&Jeremy don't have kids and don't have family in the area so they basically eat, breathe and sleep crossfit.  Jen easily has at least 50 lbs on me but I had noticed her really starting to lean out since the new year.  I made a point to let her know how fabulous she's looking these days (not in front of everyone because you never know if they really want to talk about it) and she told me that she actually hadn't lost any weight in the last couple months but she's lost inches and it's redistributing. You can really tell.  I recall first meeting her at the end of last year and she'd been doing crossfit for a year already and I thought "Hmmmm...really?"  Because she was still SO big.  People like me should know better.  Last night we were talking about her progress and she made a comment that my clothes were looking a little baggy so I confessed that I've back to try to lose weight and told her a snapshot of my history...basically that I lost and have now regained 70 lbs.  She was very sympathetic and invited me inside.  She keeps her "fat picture" up on the fridge and wanted to share with me how far she'd come.  Holy rolls batman!  She was a really big girl.  She went on to tell me that she lost all of it, got the plastic surgery on her arms and boobs and then proceeded to regain most of it back so she totally gets where I'm coming from.  She invited me to "bring a friend day" at her crossfit gym to try it out.  She kept it open ended because she knows people like me aren't great with follow through and it may take time to build up the courage.  But I've decided to take her up on her offer.  I don't know when.  Maybe not for a little while, but eventually.  It also reminded me to keep my judgment in check AND to not be afraid to reach out to people.  You can find support where you least expect it.

Other than get drunk, we did very little over the weekend because I have strep throat.  Bah!  I've been drinking a lot of hot tea because I'm trying to avoid cough drops at 12 calories a pop.

I've had about 6 of these this weekend.  UGH.

I also geeked out a little bit over the weekend.  I bought a Star Wars sweater in an XL because it was a mall store and they run small.  Honestly, I'm scared to try on the XL, worried that it won't fit.  It's the type that looks better bigger and since it's still 90 degrees out, I can hold off a little.  The other piece I got, I can wear now.

Told you I was a geek.

Maddie was sick last week so I totally blame the little petri dish for getting me sick, but I'm feeling a little better today.  It might because she and I had some awesome nurses.

I walked the girls to the bus stop so I got my first mile in this morning and I'm going to make Hubby walk with me tonight to get my second mile.  And so we begin another week...

Gym Etiquette Question

First, Can I get a Hell Yeah for going to the gym?  HELL YEAH!

Alright, so the workout wasn't GREAT but I went, I did, I sweated and that's SOMETHING.  It's been over a year since I went.  It's only the beginning.  I'm starting slow.  I'm going just twice a week and continue walking on the days I don't go.  I'll build up from there.  At least that's the plan.  I was bribing myself to go yesterday, promising myself a small Starbucks coffee after my workout.  I ended up not getting Starbucks and instead bought one of these.

Too lazy to rotate it.  Sorry.  But this is a flavored water drink with 0 calories and 0 sugar but a few vitamins.  Tasted pretty good.

But this leads me to my etiquette question.

So I love watching TV while I do cardio.  It makes the time go by faster.  My old choice was trashy reality TV but I can't even stomach that anymore.  Instead, I decided to try Game of Thrones.  Hubby watches it and loves it but I've never seen it so I started with Season 1, Episode 1.

Not sure if you all are familiar with this show but there is A LOT of violence and A LOT of boobies.  And some scenes are basically softcore porn.  I didn't realize that before I chose this particular show.  Trouble is, I like the show.  I watch it on my phone while I'm on an elliptical or something with my headphones in.  So my question is if it's gym appropriate?  I mean...there aren't any kids in my gym but I could see where some people might be offended by it if they look over and see particularly risky scenes.  On the other hand, it's on an iphone with headphones so they'll only see if it they actually look over to see what I'm watching.  In which case, they get what they deserve for their nosiness, right?  I don't want to be a bad gym person though so please let me know what the rule is on this.

No big plans this weekend.  A neighbor is turning 50 so we're having a little gathering for him.  My oldest daughter is sick so she's home with me today.  I'm trying to get an appointment with the doctor to make sure it's not strep throat.  I'm starting to feel crappy today too so hoping we don't spend the whole weekend sick.