3+ weeks...small changes...

Well until today I didn't think I looked any different or anything fit different yet BUT today I put on some capris that I could barely zip the week before surgery and today I was yanking them up repeatedly.  I also wore my camera around my waist (waist strap) and I had to cinch it in from the old "normal" position because it kept sliding down my hips.  I also easily wore a t-shirt that I wouldn't have worn just a month ago because my belly would have stuck out too far and I wouldn't have wanted to show my "rolls".  I wore it happily today feeling like everything was staying out of sight like it should.    The scale is slowly slowly inching down so it's REALLY nice to see some tangible evidence that what I'm doing is actually going to make me shrink.  It's super exciting!

Also I went out to Governor's in Waterville after my daughter's dance recital rehearsal with another mom and daughter and I ordered broiled halibut with a side of tomato basil soup and a side of mashed potato with gravy on the side.  I ate about 1/8th of the soup (the waitress kept pestering me to eat up because my dinner was coming), then I ate about 3 spoonfuls of my potato and 5 forkfuls of my fish.  I was really paranoid about overdoing it so I probably under ate but I'd rather have that than get sick.  I gave my luscious giant roll to my daughter, that stung a bit but I got through it.  I took about 90% of my meal home (and the waitress had a lot to say about that!  I said I'd had a late snack).  It was a little hard to watch all the bread around me (I LOVE BREAD) but I did it and it was fine.  Phew got that out of the way now :-)  I can't wait till I go back on June 8th and get cleared for more "real" food.

Tami *****ally needs to go to bed!!

Good for you!! I am so happy for you. Keep up the good work!!

Yeah Tammy!
Isn't this journey amazing?

It really is amazing how awesome we feel when a piece of clothing fits our bodies better than before; WOW moments. It's small WOW moments like these that make it all worth it, while we wait for the real reward...the rest of our lives!

I'm so happy for you! Keep us posted; there are many more moments coming your way and we love to hear about them!
 
Enjoy your weekend!
Rose

good for u , for sure people like too push food on us all the time i hate that for sure , the big thing is now when i go out too dinner there shocked when i dont wanna anything too drink , the first time i went out too dinner was with the company i worked for we went too a nice jappinesse steak house i sat on the end and they gave me all the left overs after he was done serving everyone my plate was stacked for like a week , all i do is lol now , ever day from the start is so new and different

The happier news is I went digging in my closet last night and found four more pairs of capris that fit, a couple of 18's!!  I haven't seen those for ages.  Now I need to unearth some tops, wouldn't do to go around topless (although it's fine to do in Farmington you know, LOL).

Tami

lol Tami. Just catching up here. Awesome feeling, Im sure. I went grocery shopping today, and between the bit Ive lost since surgery 4 days ago and the liuids before, I kept having to tug my jeans up higher. I was smiling to myself a lot today.