Back from Cancun!!!

OMG I had a wonderful vacation in paradise with my family. Stayed at an all inclusive resort and ate everything in sight...well what I could actually consume and only gained 2 lbs!!!! I had 2 stuck episodes, but nothing of major concern, just me again trying to shovel all my food and not chew properly.

Now, I just need to get my mind off the vacation mode, so that I can get back on track and continue on my journey! Follow the link below to see the fun in the sun!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74525&id=1437467084&l=1edf2e2df6

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=75170&id=1437467084&l=259a8f7178

Until next time!!

Here is my 60 lbs weight loss picture comparison!

Hit my 60 and Onederland!!!! Wooohoo!

I finally hit my 60lbs. It is unbelievable that I have actually lost 60 lbs. I would have never thought this would be possible without the help of my band for sure. It's a really hard process, but it is definitely something that can be done. At the same time I hit Onederland! OMG I have not seen that number in more than 12 years.

I have another 39 lbs to reach my goal. Anything is possible now! I go on vacation next Saturday to Cancun, I am 52% packed according to my Ipod packing app. I am so ready to go. I will post pictures as I can. Shopping for clothes has gotten so much fun. I find things with much ease! Maybe a little too much, but I am so happy! And the sales.....are the best!

All right all!! I'll just keep floating in Onederland while it sinks in!
Until next time ♥xoxo♥

3rd Fills a charm! Maybe?

I went to my Dr's appt for a 4 month check up. In 2 months I have lost a total of 18 lbs. So, that puts me at a total of 53.5 lbs in 4 months and 1 week. He says I am doing great! Then he asked if I felt I needed a fill. I have been noticing that I get hungry about 2 hours after I eat and that I can easily chug my water down and I talked to him about going on vacation to an all inclusive resort and he said "OK, I will give you a small fill". So he gave me a 0.5cc fill.

Let me tell you that 0.5cc fill I can feel it. I drink my water it hits my tummy and drains. It just feels different than my other fills, so I hope this one will give me my green zone. I was on liquids yesterday and soft foods today, so we'll see how that goes once I start eating more solids.

I also saw a podiatrist yesterday at the center...Talk about a one stop shop for everything. I had talked about in my last post about having heel pain and exercising was making it worst, so I had my foot checked out and I was told it's not Plantar Fasciitis, but something similar to it...too long to pronounce and to actually remember. Bottom line the irony was that I was instructed to not exercise for 4 months until my heel would heal. I was like ummmm I'm coming here because I need to loose weight and usually exercise helps...well not in my case. I was told, no Sandals, no flats, no moccasins, slipper or BAREFOOT!! That is my life at home right there! Sandals and barefoot! NO WAY! So he suggested that I get a cortisone shot, but I don't know if that is what I really want. That just sounds way to scary to me. I have an appointment for Monday, but I may just cancel it. I am worried of side effect and such. Not that the needle scares me...after all every fill I see a 5" needle..haha!

We'll see what happens..keep you posted until next time ♥xoxo♥

***Mini Shopping Spree***

I went today for the first time in 4 months since my surgery on a mini shopping spree. I had been trying to put off on buying new clothes until I really, really had to and that day has come. I went shopping in my own closet for a minute. You know those pants and shirts that you said..."One day I will fit into them" Yeah, well I did it and now they are too big. Yesterday we went out to a family function and my pants where just too big..I officially have the sagging butt syndrome. I don't care typically when I go to work. I don't have to impress anyone, but on the weekend I need something a little more decent to wear.

In February I was a size 24 going on probably 26. Now I am a size 18 or 16 depending on the style and cut. I can now shop in normal people stores and OMG, the clothes are a lot cheaper! I bought some new slacks, 1 pair of skinny jeans..haha, never thought I would actually ever wear those and a couple summer dresses in size Large....a LARGE!!!!! I could not believe it. It all depends on the clothes some I am still an extra large, but it's exciting to be out of the multiple X's.

I went to my Dr last Wednesday and it turned out that my appt had been moved to this upcoming Wednesday, but no one cared to tell me. The Dr was not in, so I could not be seen at all. I was a bit annoyed but what else could I do? I have been contemplating on getting a fill since I am going on vacation, I did not want to get one, but this past week I have been eating quite a bit and now I have been fluctuating 1-2 lbs all week! I may need to get just a little adjustment. I am starting to feel like I am losing the momentum because I eat more and haven't seen the scale go down and I don't want to get in that rut that is going to stall my weight loss after so much that I have accomplished. I need to keep it going.

I am planning to start my Zumba 10 day challenge. It guarantees 1 pant size down in 10 days if you follow it. I am really going to try it out if my foot permits it of course. Before my surgery I had issues with my foot. I have terrible heel pain and I used to say that it was because of my weight that it hurt so bad. Well now 50 lbs down and it still hurts really bad. My Dr had sent me to do x-rays on my foot to rule out a heel spurt. We know it definitely is not that. But it still hurts, especially when I work out. I have the sensation of when you have a pulled muscle, but who knows.

When I first started my blog I had talked about one of the things I wanted to accomplish was being able to cross my legs. Well guess what!!!!! I can now cross my legs. I can't do it for very long, but I can do it! YAY!

That is all I have for today..until next time! ♥xoxoxo♥

To fill or not to fill?...That is the question!

So, I have my Dr's appt tomorrow for my 4 month check up. I feel like I am eating a bit more that when I first got my fill, but I have had quite a bit of stuck episodes during this time as well. Let's just say that I could help that by chewing a little bit more and eating a little slower. Even shutting my pie hole while eating may even do the trick, but I am social butterfly and talk all the time. My hesitation comes because I will be going on my vacation to Cancun next month and will be staying at an all inclusive resort. I don't want to be too tight or uncomfortable if I will not be able to indulge a little bit of all the stuff that will be out there. Come on...I'm going to be on vacation! I just don't want to be in the middle of a restaurant having a stuck episode since I know that usually the fill takes effect a couple weeks after you actually get the fill. At least right now I know what I can and cannot eat.

So what do you all suggest? I would like to hear from fellow bandsters while on vacation...

Below is a picture from my 2008 Cancun trip

Hit my 50

Hello all! I have been waiting a couple days just to make sure that my scale was not playing tricks on me, but yes the number is finally in and I am down 50lbs! ok if you want to get technical I am maybe points away from it, but I am at the round number I am there!

My journey still continues and I am now half way to my goal! 50 more lbs. I hope to keep the motivation going as I have on these first 50 lbs

until next time ♥xoxo♥