Home Sweet Home....

Surgery date: June 2, 2012
8 weeks post-op
Current weight loss: 38 pounds

I am now on the second leg of my little mini-vacay away from home.  Today I left my friend's lakehouse and headed down to my hometown of Pensacola, FL.  I ran by my house this morning on the way down and grabbed something very important I needed for the remainder of my vacation......my scale!  I did weigh this morning too and I lost more weight!  I have now lost 38 pounds in 8 weeks.  I am exactly 5 pounds away from being in "one-derland".  I am determined to lose that while I am home for the next week or so. 

The beach is a PERFECT place to go walk.  The tension with the sand is killer on the legs.  I am going to see if any of my friends here can sneak me into their gym or recommend a good place to walk.  If not, swimming and walking at the beach will have to do.  Terrible option right??

The first outing today when I got down here was to go to the grocery store and stock up on all my smoothie goodies, some healthy snacks, yummies and lunch items for the beach and a quick little dinner.  I am really having a "proud of me" moment.  I came home this time last year too.  I never went to the grocery store.  I ate out for every meal.  I bought a biscuit at McDonalds on the way to the beach everyday, I would walk up to the Boardwalk where I lay out and eat something greasy for lunch and down it with a lot of soda or a tropical "adult" beverage, and dinner everynite was some sort of seafood.  Usually fried.  I did eat raw oysters almost everyday when I was here last time.  At least that is healthy.

Now, I am prepared to make my smoothies every morning full of protein, fruit and veggies.  I will pack my lunch (a roasted turkey sandwich with low fat swiss cheese on the super thin bread; low fat pringles and a fruit); I packed about 6 different Tervis cups for the beach so I have water and it stays cold.  I do plan to see friends for dinner almost nitely so will work that out as it comes.  I have already promised to meet a sweet friend to have our traditional Krispy Kreme doughnut too.  That will be the big yum yum of the trip!

Today I am just relaxing at my parent's house watching Olympic gymnastics.  Here is what I made for dinner tonight:

I steamed some shrimp, drizzled them with lemon and had a side of cocktail sauce; 1 boiled red potato and a half cup of green beans.  I mixed the veggies together.  I was only able to eat 6 of the shrimp and had about 2 bites of the potato/green bean mix leftover.  Not bad for Day 1 at the beach.  I have about 10 more shrimp I cooked and about 3 servings of the green bean/potato mix.  I sliced a lot of lemon too.  Lemon is my new favorite condiment.  I squeeze it in all my drinks too!