get healthy by eating less and exercising more.

So I've just been living life. I'm in school which takes so much of my time since I'm also still working full time as a high school science teacher. I've been holding steady around the 170s, so I've enlisted the assistance of a personal trainer: 1. I want to know for certainty if I'll need ps. I'm pretty good, but I am a little vain, so let me just keep it 100%. 2. I really want to just see my body either in a size 8 or in the 150's, even if it's just for a day. I just bought new baby phat jeans, but they are still double digits, size 11. I'm extremely happy with wls though. I knew I always felt like an outsider with the excessive weight, but when you spend a lot of time on a site like BAF, you feel like you're not alone. Well that is NOT true! I was sitting in my counseling theories class and as I looked around I realized that there were 2 overweight people in my class. No one in that room knows my story, but I was really so grateful to no longer feel like I was in the overweight minority that is typically the case amongst professionals. I'm off to keep living!

It is so hard to stay vigilant with writing this because I'm starting to feel normalcy. IE. NOTHINGS NEW! lol... I eat whatever I want to eat, rarely is it a lot and I'm satisfied. I still haven't revealed my surgery to everyone, I just say I'm not that hungry or whatever true statement I can say and keep it moving. I'm satisfied with my weightloss. I'm kinda waiting for my 1 year mark to decide if I will need any plastics. I've always wanted a boob job even before the wls, so that one may not count and the only other things to consider will be possible tummy tuck and/or brachioplasty. Right now the tummy tuck seems so unnecessary. My stomach is only a little jiggly and I don't need Janet Jackson abs. My arms have always been covered in stretch marks, but with the combination of "tiger arms" as my bf would call it and flabbiness, I seriously may consider the brachioplasty. I should consider taking my tail to the gym, but we can't all be perfect!

Man, this is getting difficult. I guess it has taken 7 months for me to truly accept the new me, the new diet, the new sizes, the new life! I want to stay so busy enjoying life that it's even becoming difficult to continue to detail my journey even though I enjoy helping the newbies on their way, as well as a journal for me to remember the journey. The good news is that I'm super single again and the greater news is that I know longer have to be concerned about a LOSER! As far as the real news, weight loss has slowed down considerably. I think a 5lb month is a great month. I also know that I have to take more responsibility in my WL success. I HAD been dropping pounds hand over foot through NO EFFORT of my own, so now I see that if I want to reach my goal of 150lbs, I have to work at it! Luckily, I'm less than 30 lbs from that point. I try to stay up on the vitamins and I'm trying to get in more water, but I'm sad to say that I recently discovered I can eat candy! I MEAN EAT CANDY! The thought scares the crap out of me because my surgery comfort food had been Chili from  Wendys! So I pray that next month I won't be saying how I've started to gain weight!So here's to another month and more good news! Until next time...

SHORT NOTE: I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY DOCTOR. HE WAS PLEASED TO TELL ME THAT MY BLOOD WORK WAS PERFECT. HE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TELLING ME THAT HE NEVER GET'S TO TELL ANYONE THIS NEWS SO KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING. SO WHAT AM I DOING:
1. VIACTIV OR CENTRUM SILVER CHEWABLE MULTIVITAMIN - 1-2X DAILY
2. VIACTIV OR CITRACAL CHEWY BITES FOR CALCIUM- 1-2X DAILY
3. SPRING VALLEY B-COMPLEX SUBLINGUAL LIQUID - BI-WEEKLY
4. CARLSON CHEWABLE IRON - 1-2X DAILY

BUT SINCE WE ALL CAN'T BE PERFECT, I DO HAVE TO WORK ON MY PROTEIN INTAKE. I ONLY LIKE DRINKING TEA, SO UNTIL I CAN FIND A GOOD TEA FLAVORED PROTEIN DRINK, I'M S.O.L.!!

Time flies when you're having fun! I find it hard to come to the site now because my life seems to have changed completely. My social calendar stays pretty full. I'm very excited about the weight loss. Today I was 186!! I have to go get my bloodwork done to make sure that I don't have any vitamin deficiencies. I'm starting to see what could be the beginning of batwings, so I've upped my weight lifting and protein to see if that would help?  But in general, I love my body! My shape is still there and I think a lot of women have issues with certain body parts so because I'm not perfect; I'm still normal! I have no problems with food. At this point I will eat any and every thing, but I still have small portions. I minimize my sugar intake and I try to always focus on the meat. The clothing situation is difficult so thank GOD I'm out of work for the summer. I tend to wear the same things because I don't want to WASTE money on clothes that I probably won't be able to wear in the Fall or next summer. My closet is full of clothes I can no longer wear, so I just need to stop being lazy and pack that stuff up and send it on. I've been dating someone for about 3 months and I still haven't said anything about the surgery. I think that's the next hurdle for me, when will be the right time?!?