July's July Updates

I think I'll just post my updates on this thread, that way I don't keep having a million posts all in my name. Besides, I don't think a whole lot of people really visit here any more, so it's more for myself anyway. I could keep all this in my blog, but I like thinking that MAYBE somewhere out there someone reads these and can either relate or get a good laugh. At any rate, it's good writing practice. I'm still doing WW, but the scale hasn't moved in 3 weeks AFTER a nearly 3 lb gain. So in 3 months, I'm down just 5.6 lbs. Better than not being down, I suppose. I THOUGHT that I would have such an easy time during the summer months, but it's actually a lot harder. When I'm working during the school year, my downfalls are foods that are brought into the lounge and being too tired to cook dinner and going out to eat instead. Still, I have a routine because I can't really snack and I eat at the same time each day. Now that it's summer, I have absolutely NO ROUTINE because I come and go constantly. In the last month, I've been out of town 3 times! I know that I'm a compulsive eater...a binge eater. Surgery didn't fix that. Surgery has helped limit my binges and the types of food that I eat, but I still don't have control of my addiciton. I'll keep working on it, though. I'm still looking for that ever-elusive 199. I won't see it by the time school starts, but maybe by October. I'm still wanting to have that baby, but it's on the back burner because I think being healthier will make it easier to get pregnant if we must return to fertility treatments. know, I've said that a bazillion times since taking a break. I think we're trading in our pop-up camper for a small travel-trailer. Every time we go camping, we moan and groan about how much an incovenience it is to pop the thing up, pop it down, and then pop it up at home to clean the canvas and then pop it down again. Then, on rainy days, it's kind of cramped because it has a lousy floor-plan despite being quite large for a pop-up. ANYWAY...this trailer we're looking at has a double bed with a single bunk above it, a sofa, a full kitchen, a full bathroom, a table, and plenty of storage. We won't need to have tubs for clothing and food because there's places for all of it. It even has cable-TV hook up. Speaking of campers...we just got back into town yesterday from an extended weekend. We took my niece along, which wasn't a very good idea. She and Caitlin fought off and on the whole time. Taylor is turning 13 this summer, and she's bored with kids' games and toys, so she spent a lot of her time waiting for Alan or me to entertain her. We did have a good time in the river, though. We took our "River Rat" tube and swam down the river. It's about a 1/2 mile from the beach where we started to the campground "cliff" where you can climb out. Most of it, you could touch the bottom of the river, although it was deeper in a couple of places. It was a free float trip! I suppose that's all of my life for now. It's actually a lot of rambling, but it's better to write than it is to eat. Cheers! Pamela

I hope everything works out well. My prayers are with you and your family. Happy anniversary also.

i think no weight gain is better then weight gain keep up the good work.... you have come this far you can do it !!!!!!!!!!!!! stacy

Hey Pamela! Happy belated rebirthday... my surgery twin! I admire your preserverance. You're a real trooper! I see onderland in your future!!! All the best!!! Denise

Well, we bought the camper. My mom lent us the money at a lower interest rate yet a higher interest rate for her money market account, so we all come out ahead in the deal. There's more places to put stuff than we have stuff to put places. Also, because it's brand new, the factory glues and chemicals are really strong when it's closed up. We're leaving on the 23rd for a week, and I can't wait to see how this goes. I saw Harry Potter 5 yesterday. I think it's my new favorite. It has the artsy feel that 3 had, great music, and as it's my favorite book in the series, it has an awesome story line. They changed a few of the minor details and left out a lot of big things, and they missed out on some really funny moments...so I kind of missed that. Still, I thought it was great. All of my update for now...