been so busy and just have not had the time to post anything recently..

well, i am 3 1/2 months post op.. i have lost 93lbs. so far and feel amazing!  i am in a size 16 now. hard to believe i used to wear a 26/28 just 3 short months ago.. it's alot of hard work, thats for sure.. i am in the gym 3 times a week for no less then 1 and 1/2 - 2 hours.  i am also working out at home on my days off from the gym.  i have 82lbs left to hit my goal weight..

hubby is home from iraq now.. things have been amazing!! so nice to have my PIC back. :)   i am also going in for a blood test in 2 weeks to find out if i am pregnant. it was kind of an oops on our part but, the symptoms i have been feeling for the last couple weeks are just hard to ignore.. i know the surgeon said it was dangerous but my PCM said if i am, i wouldnt be the first it happened to and he'd monitor me very closely to be sure i am getting enough nutrients and proteins. he said it wasn't ideal and i'd most likely have to be very careful of weightloss during but, many women have had healthy, low birthweight babies.. if i am not pregnant, we will be much more cautious until i am told its safe to try.  guess we shall see what comes of it in about 2 weeks..

it is the summer of big brother.. i look forward to this show every summer and get very caught up in it..

thats about all that i have to report for now..  here is a recent picture my hubby took from last week.. there will be more to follow..

update june 25th, 2011

well, hubby will be home in a couple weeks and i have been trying to get the house clean. (he has allergies to pet hair and dust) i am so excited for him to return!!

i am still kicking ass in the gym and down 75 lbs. now. the weight loss is starting to slow down a bit but, still coming off. i think it's because i am now building some muscles. however, my back is hurting a lot less now. (which makes me happy) it might also be a combo of the injections and new pain meds.

i feel great, which is all that matters to me...

till next time.............

a quick update

well i am finally recovered from those painful injections but, a new problem kinda popped up this weekend.

i have had the most horrible acid reflux for the last 2-3 days that just won't freakin go away!  i already take meds for it but, no ammount of those stinkin pills has made it go away yet. (hope its not an ulcer that requires surgery or anything)  my doc gave me some new medicine the other day so i am gonna try it and see if it fixes the problem.  anyone else experienced this before? how did you fix it and feel better?

hubby will be home in a month and i couldn't be happier!

well it's back to the gym tomorrow.. i got cleared by my doctor to resume normal workouts.. yikes!! i am already convinced nick hates me. lol  j/k   i can only imagine the pain he is going to put me thru now.. he still has to be gentle for a couple weeks to give my injections time to start working but, beyond that, ouch!  pray for me.. lol

a bit stressed

today i am going to have my spine injection done.. i have been doing them for years and get alot of relief from them but, it's very painful. each time i have this done, i never sleep the night before, due to stressing out. i am having the left side done today and the right side done next tuesday. i am just looking forward to coming home and going to bed!! 

Happy Monday

Today was a bit rough. Since it's gotten really hot here and we have been having storms, I have been getting really horrid headaches. I woke up with a really bad one today. However, I still went to the gym this morning. It was a rough workout but, my head is starting to feel a little better now.

I have kind of hit a plateau with my weight loss this week. I am now kind of stuck at 257lbs. (53 lbs lost)  I know I am losing inches though because I have been measuring and, I'm amazed that so much of my clothes fit again. I am even able to wear my annivarsary band that hasn't fit in 2 years. I will post a photo later. I am having my trainer change up my workouts a little to see if we can kickstart the weight loss again. I am also doing more workouts at home in my off days from the gym.. They started replaying 3 episodes every weekend of Sons of Anarchy on FX. (back from the very beginning till the finale of season 3) I also read lastnight on twitter that filming on season 4 started this morning. YAY!  I have been watching that and walking on the treadmill for an hour.

I feel amazing and don't for 1 second regret having this life saving surgery.  Will post some new photos soon!

a few more hair cut pictures

i also liked these styles

took a few photos today and one from a week ago

bathroom mirror

dogs got my attention for a second

this picture was from a week or so ago..


Got to talk with my hubby today so that was pretty awesome. Hope you enjoy seeing the pictures. As of today, I am down to 264lbs. (46lbs)  Which means that I am 4 lbs from my first goal set. I am going to enjoy a day or getting my hair colored and cut into a new style I think. I definitely need the color as I have gotten very gray in the last couple years. Just trying to decide if I am ready for some high lites or if I want to stay dark brown. (my natural color) If I decide to go with the brown, I will save myself the money and do it myself. I will go pick up some good color. (guess the 25 years of doing hair will come in handy) LOL  Just wish I could cut it myself too but, I won't attempt that.. I just need to find a good style for me that isn't too high maintenance. I eventually want to go short with something like maybe Jessica Stroup's hair..