OMG, is it hot on the water today. It feels as if the sun could burn clear to the bone. We are still getting ready for our 4th of July weekend and I can't wait. I am sure there will be a ton of time on the water.

Today I finally moved the scale, so I am crossing my fingers that it sticks. I hit 99 pounds gone as of this morning! YEAH... In this weather I have been eating alot of Italian bean salad and tuna. Anything cold works for me. Anyway I gotta run, the girl wants to go back down to the dock so I think I will join her. God Bless America!

Intervention Needed

I can't get enough of this sunset, it is so beautiful and relaxing on the eyes. I just love it.

Okay, I have not written anything for several months and it is time to refocus my efforts so I am back. The last couple of months have been a real challenge with pain from @#&* in my neck and back. My weight in the last month (since I started the steroid injections) has gone up 3 pounds. Mind boggling! I am doing everything pretty much the same as I do use fit day to track what goes in. However, I must do something different to get the scale to move in the right direction again, AND IT WILL. I would think that after the injections have time to work that I will be able to resume my daily walking. Trust me I have had enough sitting around, laying around with heat pads and pain meds. I will just have to count June 2009 as the lost month or the month for a stall. So be it, it is out and now it is time to move on.... My frustration has been freaking crazy however I have lost 95 pounds total and am so glad that much is gone. I look forward to the next 50. Yeah!
We just spent the weekend at the lake, it was cloudy until we got ready to head back to KC. Figures! I just took it for what it was worth and decided that God really wanted me resting with my spine issues, so I did just that. Except for sleeping it was all good.
Good News/Bad News: I have another raccoon family living on our dock. I saw the Mom and 3 babies on Sunday and I couldn't take my eyes off of them for at least 30 minutes. I watched as the babies played and followed each other around the dock, climbing on whatever they could while Mom just observed. OMG it is such a high to have the rare opportunity to observe a little life just the way the Lord intended it to be. THANK YOU LORD! These babies are smaller than the ones a couple of years ago, oh so cute as they explore life's offerings for the first time. Oh yes, the bad part of the news is that they POOP on the floats and if you lift the flooring it is a terrible sight to see!
So yes, I have started to blog again hoping for results. Enjoy the sunset. Later.

No Regrets Just Pure Satisfaction!

My silly little Hannah just loves the feel of warm clothes just after drying them. She is truly the little princess of this house but I love both of my girls with all my heart. My role is to spoil them full of love and affection. I think it is working don't you?

This last week was a terrific new baby pouch week! I lost almost 5 pounds this week. WOOT! WOOT! Now I haven't lost that much in one week since my first week following surgery. I just love it when you increase your calories and bump up your daily exercise by 10 minutes and get these kind of results. Now let's keep our fingers crossed to see if it happens this week or even close. I didn't try any new recipes just stuck with my white chili, lentil soup (YUM) with cottage cheese, omelette's, split pea soup and my delicious tuna salad with deviled eggs & grain crackers! I forgot to mention my protein shakes and daily dose of protein truffles. I have to say I am eating way better than I had envisioned following my rny surgery. I still haven't found any problems with eating or drinking my foods. Yes, I have had a bite or two of things I probably shouldn't have but a bite or two and that is it. I did try my chocolite peanut butter patties that MM was talking about and OMG are they delicious well worth the 40 calories. I have a hiding place behind Hannah Belle's palace that I store my SF candies - OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND which is working great for me. I did make the mistake of showing them to my DH who is having a really hard time not eating them, I find him making his little visits every now and then. LOL! I did order some of the chocolite protein bars to try and I must admit I am hoping they are just as good as the patties. I have found during my rny journey that if you use the resources available to you you can find delicious foods out there. I can honestly say that I do not have cravings from my former life at all. Hey, I can eat p.b. loco banana peanut butter daily-how wonderful is that. All those attempts at WW's - peanut butter was a bad thing. I still have a ways to go but I see the light and it is leading me to a wonderful future... I can't wait to live it all! I better run for now, take care this week. Blubird29 aka Debbie

It Is Going To Be A SENSATIONAL YEAR!

Hi All, Last week was a great week. We spent 4 days at the lake and the weather was beautiful except for yesterday. I love it when it is nice enough to walk outside and we did just that. You can't beat walking where you have a beautiful view and you can see water from 3 sides of you! I lost a little more weight and that always makes me feel strong and puts a smile on my face. No complaints here.

While we were at the lake my DH surprised me with a late Christmas gift! He bought me two new stained glass light fixtures for my entry and hallway and to top that he painted the walls a beautiful shade of a reddish purple. It is so beautiful. I just love happy colors...

As far as post surgery, all is still good. I haven't found a food that I can't tolerate yet but I really don't push the boundaries much. I am still chomping on those protein truffles, I LOVE THEM. They are just over 50 calories each and packed with protein-YUM. I made another batch of the white chili. It is delicious, low calorie and goes down easy. Believe it or not I can each a whole cup without any problems. Anyway I best get off here for now. Here's to 2009-LOL

Later, Blubird29 aka Debbie