Ohhhhhhhhh yes!

Surgery date: June 2, 2012
Time since surgery: 7 weeks, 2 days
Total weight lost: 37 pounds!!

Well......I cannot complain about the past week or so, I have lost 6 pounds since June 12th.  Mainly 6 pounds since last week. Not sure what has contributed to the big jump in weight loss this past week.  I think it just happens sometimes.  I have been making some fabulous high protein smoothies, eating fruits and salads etc. and started more walking. Whatever it is....I hope it stays like this.

This has put me soooooooo close to being in "Onederland".  Only 6 more pounds to go!!

I've been working in my classroom the past week too.  Even though I said I wouldn't, I have been and it really does get my heart back into the love of the job.  My co-workers who have not seen me since school got out have really made a big deal about how much weight I have lost.  That is really fun! I am noticing A LOT in my clothes. 

I am learning to not get so discouraged all the time about the acutal "weight".  I read something from someone in my Sleeve support group who is much further out from surgery than I am.  She told a pre-op sleever that one of the most important things you can do is to take measurements BEFORE surgery.  Something I didn't do.  I didn't know who or where to get my meausrements taken.  Regardless,  she said if you depend on the scale to be your source of success then you will get really discouraged.  Heellloooooooo....lighbulb!  That is me.  I am hung up on the weight.  So, I will get measurements taken soon.  Then start tracking from there.  Very frustrated I didn't do it before but believe me when I say, I am NOT going back to that weight again.

I finally found a gym to join.  My assistant prinicipal told me about it today. It is less than 5 miles from my house (BIG plus) and has tons of classes.  It is a little privately owned gym, not a chain.  I will join when I get back from my big trip home to Pensacola.