June 09, 2007
Twenty Pounds Later
That's how much weight I've lost, the low-fat diet and post-surgery diet combined.
Actually, it's closer to 25 pounds; I weighed myself last night and was in shock. I told Husband that I haven't been this weight since before I got pregnant with Son!
I'll be honest here and tell you that when this whole acid reflux diet thing got started, I weighed 170. When I went in for surgery I was down to 160, and two weeks later the scales showed 150. Last night it said 145!
I'm not totally happy about this weight loss because I haven't been able to exercise much, and I'd like to try to tone up a bit. And there are certain, let's say, unpleasant side-effects to the type of diet I'm on.
I told Husband the other day that by the time I can chow down on a big, greasy cheeseburger I probably won't want it anymore. But I still dream about it!
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FANTASTIC! I'M THRILLED FOR YOU, VIC! OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I PICKED UP SOME WEIGHT, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'M 5'9", I STILL LOOKED RATHER CHUNKY TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS BEGINNING TO LOATHE MYSELF. I ELIMINATED THE FAST FOODS THAT HAD BEEN MY LUNCH STAPLE FOR A FEW YEARS (EMPTY CALORIES) AND ALL THE CHOCOLATE BARS FROM ENGLAND, AND IT'S REALLY PAYING OFF. YOU'RE PROBABLY BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE YOUR TRUE SELF AGAIN, AREN'T YOU, AS THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT MYSELF. I HOPE YOU AND HUSBAND ARE STILL PARTICIPATING IN CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENTS. LAST SUNDAY WAS CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY (JEFFERSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY) AND I ATTENDED A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE TOMB OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN A NEARBY CEMETERY, ALONG WITH A CROWD OF CONFEDERATE DESCENDANTS. HOW MUCH KINDER, GENTLER, AND MORE PEACEFUL WOULD WE BE HAD THE SOUTH BEEN THE VICTOR...ANSWER: DECIDEDLY MORE. ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE I VISITED, AS I RETURNED TO COLLEGE AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT THE CIVIL WAR IS NEVER, EVER FAR FROM MY MIND,HEART, AND SOUL. NO DOUBT YOU UNDERSTAND...
Posted by: Jan at June 11, 2007 01:04 PMSpeaking for the rest of your camelid readers, I hope as all heck that "cheeseburger" aint a euphamism....
Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at June 11, 2007 07:45 PMSteve, it's not a euphemism. I'm even salivating over Taco Hell commercials.
Posted by: GroovyVic at June 12, 2007 07:36 AM