I'm Going to LOSE it

I never liked T-shirt dresses…not when I was 145 pounds and certainly not at the highest – although I would end up in one from time to time. I found the cutest pair of shoes and they arrived over the weekend (Poshmark is a DANGEROUS thing for me to know about…). This morning, I set […]

Tomorrow is 20 weeks since surgery. I’ve lost 78 pounds and have a mild goal of Onderland by 5 April. That would be 5 mos post surgery. It’s under two weeks away and I have less than 10 pounds to go…it may happen. It’s time for measurements and pictures…hopefully we’ll get there this next week. […]

Losing weight…losing inches…losing track of time. I swear I think a couple times a week of something I want to write…but the moment passes and I never make it… I just passed 15 weeks. Three and a half months. It goes so fast. I still work on hitting protein and water goals. I stay on […]

So, we’re closing in on 11 weeks, I think. I have lost a total of 28 inches. 13 of those have been since 12/21/18. I’m still right around 60 pounds down. The scale is not moving as fast for me as for some I’ve seen. Tracking inches helps keep the mind straight. I’m hovering at […]

It was 10 weeks since surgery on Monday (January 14). Time is flying…it always does. The boys stay busy…which keeps us all running and time flying faster. I’m down over 60 pounds since I made the decision and started this journey. Almost 50 since I got home from surgery. I’m glad I made this whole […]

I’ve thought a lot about sharing my journey more publicly. Right now, my husband, kids, parents, siblings and some friends know. I guess I mean up til now, that’s who knows. Also, I am not so good evading when asked a direct question. It’s becoming more obvious…and that will yield questions. While there is still […]

Monday is 9 weeks. I’ve lost about 30 pounds since surgery and 50 or so over all. I’ve lost 15 inches. It’s all going pretty well. I’m back to “regular” food and still finding the balance between protein and water. It’s a lot to get in and track in a day. I have no pain […]

It’s been a week and a day since the surgery. Ultimately, I chose gastric bypass and remove the Stoney gallbladder. That took some discussion with the dr…but he agreed. There was concern if they’d be able to complete the bypass due to scarring from previous c-sections. I had two…and they were not the most straight-forward… […]

So…I started this journey in July.  I hit the ground running and knocked out all of the requirements as quickly as I could.  The testing, the appointments, the support groups. I did a lot of research.  I found some sites that were helpful and started following those sites -getting more information. I wasn’t sure what […]

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton I guess this is as good a place as any to start.  The title is apt and I do thank you for joining me. I’m a married mom of 2 boys. My husband retired from the Army in […]