Goodbye 20's
So much has happened in the last week. And with having the the surgery and not feeling up to par I just never got around to telling you all everything that has happened.
So here goes my long-winded update! LOL
To prepare for my upcoming surgery and the likelyhood that someone one else was going to need to come into my home to take care of my kids on that morning I SUPERCLEANED the house on Monday and Tuesday.
And I mean cleaned. In fact on Tuesday I got so caught up in the cleaning mood that instead of folding and putting away tons of clothes that no longer fit I started going thru all my dresser drawers and closet cleaning out anything that currently did not fit or was a summer item that was on the line of being to big.
I ended up getting rid of 3 big trash bags full of clothes!!!!
In the past when I have lost weight I always held onto clothes in the off chance that "I needed them later".
Well not this time!!! No way!!! No How!!!
I was amazed at how big some of those clothes were on me. In fact I even was a bit shocked.
Two years ago I got down to 196, what I am weighing today
, and it was even the same time of the year. At that time dh had told me that I could go out and buy a new outfit for Christmas as a reward for going below 200.
Last year I couldn't wear the outfit. I had gained the weight back. This year I couldn't wear the pants in the outfit 'cuz they were
TOO BIG!! Woohoo!!!!
The shirt was not too big but just right.
On Tuesday night we had to go to a big fancy smancy dinner. Dh is on the board of directors for a children's home that is in our area and all the board and their wives got to eat out at this thing called, "Dinner at the Lake."
This is put on by our local Christian Camp every year. Now don't let the word camp make you think that this was just some ho-hum thing. These people put on the spread.
Prime Rib, Herb and Rice Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, Appetizers that would melt any dieters resolve and desserts to die for!
All this on a night when I am not suppose to eat or drink 8 hours before my surgery. Yes surgery was the next morning bright and early and here I was eating some of the richest food that I had had all year.
To top it off there are people there that I hadn't seen in about a year who kept saying things like, "You look great, fabulous, wonderful."
I even had one person who had known me for the last 12 years but not seen me since last years Christmas Dinner NOT RECOGNIZE ME!!
She said that she kept looking at the back of me thinking to herself who is that? They seem so familiar yet I can't place them.
I was blown away.
Two years ago when I got down to 196 I was still bigger than I am now. So I am now the same weight but a smaller size. In fact the dress pants that I wore to the dinner were a bit roomy on me. I haven't quite gotten up the nerve to try a size 16 yet. Maybe in a few weeks.
So I am attaching a picture of me from the night of the dinner so you can all see that I actually do clean up pretty well. LOL
We have another one of those dinners on Wednesday. This time with our home church. Now that I have had a taste of all that food I don't really want it so much. I do wish that they had a salad to go with the meal but alas no.
Guess I will just fill up on Shrimp Cocktail and Veggies. LOL
It is amazing to me the transformation that has happened in last 4 months.
And I just realized last night that I am now over 1/2 way to my goal. What once started out so daunting has become attainable.
Okay so that is everything in a nutshell that I wanted to say.
Hope everyone else is having a GREAT DAY!
I really thought that was not fair!! The same amount takes me at least 4-5 weeks. Yuck.
) I love it people always act totally tacken back when I tell them that I am 35. They usually say late 20's. Guess losing weight will help to keep that dream alive!!! LOL
It seems that at the holidays everyone wants to take the minister and his wife out to dinner. Not that I am complaining about that just that.......... 
over later today. 
