Two Thousand Thirteen

I'm going to make some goals for 2013:

~ Lose as much weight as possible, I don't want to put a specific # because I don't want to disappoint myself.
~ Keep the house cleaner.
~ Exercise at least 4 times a week.
~ Pay off credit card.
~ Get at least 1 Geo Cache a week.
~ Plan an amazing trip to Disney.
~ Plan a nice birthday for Hubby.

I can't think of anything else, perhaps I will add more when I come up with them.

What life is like

Life 50 pounds lighter is great! I find myself running up or down the stairs, jogging to my car when it's raining and dancing in the kitchen while cooking dinner. The day after Christmas, my sister, aunt and I went to for a hike. We were in NH so it's was a nice hilly walk and I led the pack! It felt amazing to not be in the back out of breath.

I can't wait to know what life is like after the next 50 pounds is off!

50 Pounds!

I am 1 pound away from being 50 pounds down! I'm hoping it will happen this week.

2 months Post-Op!

I've lost 45 pounds! 11 pre-op and 34 post-op!

My first banded holiday

So the family and I are back from Thanksgiving in New Hampshire (where I grew up and my family still lives). We had a great mini vacation/holiday.

Thanksgiving morning we got up early for the Turkey Trot 5k. My husband, sister/her boyfriend, and I all did the race. This was my second race, I did it last year. My time last year was 55 minutes, this year I did it in 50 minutes!

At Thanksgiving "dinner" I had a small plate, only one serving, and no roll. Later we had dessert at my aunts house, I had little bits of things but I left feeling so good about myself. I wasn't over stuffed, I was satisfied and not feeling deprived at all!

Current weight: 275 :)

What is going on here

So live here is pretty boring. I am trying to eat right, eat little portions and not snack. I'm also trying to get enough water in and workout everyday.
On an average week, I can workout 3 times at the gym, 1 time at aqua aerobics and the other 3 days I try to walk, ride my bike or use the elliptical.
I also try and cook ever day, but with my smaller portions we are having a lot of leftovers and my husband can't eat them all, so some nights we have left overs for dinner.

I'm weight somewhere between 279 and 277. Depends on the day :) I'm so happy with my weight loss!!!

1 Month Post Op!!!