Stuck?

The scale has been stuck for several days now so I got my butt outside today for a long walk. The weather was finally nice. It was bright out with little wind and it wasn't too cold. A light jacket kept me plenty warm on my brisk walk.

I've been keeping busy with finishing up a variety of homemade Christmas gifts, the regular household chores, work, and packing. We'll be skipping town soon to visit family for the Holidays and I couldn't be more excited.

I'm a little nervous about seeing my family members. Most of them haven't seen me since I began THIS weight-loss journey. I'm sure they'll all be shocked. Hopefully they'll be shockingly happy for me and not make rude comments. I'm almost bracing myself for someone to say things like.....

"It's about time you lost weight."

"Yea, but are you gonna keep it off?"

"Wow. I've never seen you look so good!"

"Ah, you are pretty."

"Where did this body come from?"

"Are you eating?"

"Oh, honey. Are you not able to afford food?"

"You look too skinny."

"You deserve to splurge during this Holiday Season."

"Do you feel better?"

"How much have you lost?"

"What's your secret?"

"I'm glad you finally figured it out and did something about it."

.... And so on.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

The Century Club...

YES! I am now an official member of the Century Club. I have lost 100 pounds since I began this journey in mid-June! It's time to party, sing out loud, and dance a jig!

I returned to the mall today for a nice walk. The same department store I purchased my heels at were still having a great sale. I ended up buying a long down coat in medium, a button up collared shirt in medium, a cardigan in medium, and a fleece pullover in small. Can you believe it? I'm having a hard time believing it myself. Crazy awesome! I also tried on a pair of jeans in size 12 and they fit like a glove. I only tried them on because I was curious about whether they'd fit or not. It must have been my lucky day.

Merry Christmas to me!

Feta & Spinach Omelette

I made an omelette with feta and spinach for lunch today. Talk about crazy good!

Feel free to give it a whirl!

Peep!

It's been extremely cold lately and I just can't bear to workout in the gym all the time. I decided to start mall-walking at a nearby low-traffice mall. Funny thing is, my mall-walking hasn't exactly been free. Oops! Oh, well. It's just not right for a gal (previous shopaholic) with hardly any clothes or shoes to her name be expected to not spend any money while walking the mall. Ha!

Did I ever mention that I ended up giving away about 30 giant trash bags full of clothes? We're talking good stuff too. Quite a few items still had price tags on them. I also gave away about a dozen pairs of shoes that no longer fit.

Anyways, I spotted a cute pair of black peep toe heels on clearance at a department store. They were only 20 bucks! You can hardly get heels at Payless, Target, or Walmart for that price. Now I just need to keep shedding the pounds and find a cute dress to complete the ensemble.

Won't these look stellar with red painted toenails?

The Lord knows....

I can't live without peanut butter forever. So I ordered some PB2 and it arrived today. I put a little sprinkle in my chocolate Max Protein shake and it was .... well, it's the closest thing to "dessert" I've tasted since May. It was chocolate-peanut buttery goodness. Bones thought it was pretty tasty too. I'm excited to try it mixed with water and spread on a piece of celery. Yum!

On a side note, I do know that I can have peanut butter in moderation, but let's face the fact that the stuff would probably expire by the time I could even put a dent in the container.

4-Month Update

Dec. 5 was my 4 month Surgiversary and I'm down 98 since June. So exciting!

I'm still only eating two small meals a day. Sometimes I struggle to get the equivalent of one egg down while other times I feel like I eat a ton. (A ton for me is still less than 1/2 cup of food.) Funny how my perspective has completely changed.

Here are a couple of photos...

I mentioned hair loss in my last post. Here's proof that it's falling out. This is the hair that came out with one comb through following a shower.

I'm also having to clean out the bathtub drain on a daily basis now.

Can you see my 6 incisions? They're looking fabulous, aren't they?!!?!

Now if only I could get rid of those

darn stretch marks.

(Mirrored Image)

Losing it!

I'm losing my hair!!!

It's sad that I'm having to clean the hair out of my bath drain every single day now. Plus, my hair gets all over the place when I comb it out and blow dry it in the mornings. I end up having to grab a tissue to pick up all my hairs out of the bathroom sink. It's gross and frustrating!

I AM taking all of my vitamins. Hair loss is just part of the package for some people. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people. I always thought my hair was too thin to begin with.

So, I won't be asking for 2 front teeth for Christmas..... All I want for Christmas is my hair back!!!