STALL

So I am in the midst of a weight loss stall. I am super psyched about the 65lbs I have lost, but it has been since the beginning of December since I have lost anything. Normally I could blame the Holidays on a weight gain, but not this time. I did not gain anything, which is awesome, but haven't lost anything either. It boggles my mind, based on the daily intake of food I consume, I should be losing, not maintaining. Ultimately I want to lose about 40 more lbs......... So I am thinking I need to add some more physical activity to the mix. I use to work out all the time, but my gym closed down and then I really never maintained the discipline I had to keeping working out. The craziest thing is that I dearly mess it. I LOVE to workout. I figure the more I sweat, the better the workout!!! I have been researching gyms in my area and have not found anything that fits my needs. Of course my needs include child care, and only 2 local gyms offer it. One is quite a distant and the other is just not for me. So Reid and I have decided to purchase an elliptical machine. I am hoping to be disciplined enough to get my butt on it 5 days a week. I would love to incorporate jogging in with it, but not until the weather is nicer. We'll see what happens. I need to kick this stall's butt!!!!!!

Been having a good week, the inner kid in me came out yesterday and the kids and I played in the snow. we sledded and built snow cakes, with decorations and all. It was lots of fun, I could've kept playing, but after awhile they were ready for Grandma's fireplace and hot cocoa. Reid has been working like a dog, and we are excited to have him home for a few nights. Just hoping his days off do not turn into him working like they often do. We are hoping to do some sledding and ice skating this coming weekend. Well I am off to my protein ice cream.....

Hello there, has it been 8 years?

So today I went shopping. A friend (thanks Tiffany) told me about some great deals at the GAP Outlet, so I headed there. Of course I am not wanting to spend too much money on clothes, so I only buy shirts around $3-$6 each. Mostly I stick to $3, but if I REALLY like it then I'll splurge to about $6, I know big spender! So I found some great stuff. Drumroll please......I am wearing a size Large. Now it has been at least 8 years since Large was part of my vocabulary. It is great!! Now of course XL is still there, but certain styles a Large is where it is at. Of course the pants are still bigger, I have lots of loose skin :(. I have noticed now that I am in different sizes, there is not as much of a selection for me on the clearance rack, but hey I'll take the bad with the good!!! I also went to Old Navy and got some nice camisoles and sleeveless shirts for summer.

Later we all headed to my mom's for dinner. My mom recently quit smoking. She has been a smoker for 30+ years. I am so proud of her, I know it has to be so hard for her at times!!! The kids played outside with their new sleds from Christmas, with dad. My mom and I made a yummy breakfast dinner! Mom made some yummy homemade waffles, and I made some fantastic bacon cheeseburger bites, another recipe from Shelly. She is amazing, and a huge inspiration to me. I think she needs her own cooking show/magazine. Check her out: http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Shelly's Bacon Cheeseburger Bites
1/2 Yellow Onion, diced
2 Green Onions, diced
1/2 lb Ground Beef
5 Eggs
2 Tablespoons Bacon Bits (Plumrose, Hormel, near salad dressings)
1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded
dash of Seasoned Salt
a few twists of Black Pepper

Saute onions till golden. Add ground beef. Cook till no pink is seen. Set aside to cool. Mix all ingredients together. Be sure meat & onions have cooled slightly before adding eggs. Spoon into lightly greased mini muffin tins. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Makes 24.

so back to dinner....... we also had potaoes O'Brien, and pig-in-the-blankets. The kids gobbles up there dinner!!! I caught up on my tabloid gossip and the kids took bubble baths. It was a great time. We came home, put the kids to bed and Reid went to work.

My mom said I needed a side-by-side picture of myself. So here is a present picture and a picture from the day before surgery. Still when I look in the mirror I wonder to myself "Is that me?"

A New Year

So here we are into 2010. I personally do not do New Year's resolutions, but always excited to start a new year through all the fun events and holidays from each season to the next.
I have recently been receiving many compliments on my weight loss and lots of questions about how did I do it? I am very reserved with "my story". I am always justifying my reasons for choosing to do what I did. The other day Reid looked at me and said "You do not have to justify what you have done, or plan to do to anyone." I know he is right, but it is so hard. I know I didn't take the easy way out, but I feel like people may think that. Crazy as it sounds I have always been against gastric bypass. Obviously I am now an A class hypocrit!!! I did not do it because I couldn't stop eating, I have a disorder that prevented me from losing weight. I know everyone has a reason for doing what they did, no one has to agree with the choices we each make, but still it is hard for me. My mom made a good point today: She said: People think gastric bypass, they think skinny. What they don't know, for that matter what I never knew, is all that comes with it. the surgery is a tool, not a cure.