marthajc
Gonna' Get My Work On!
Apr 26, 2008
Yay! After 11 months, I am finally once again gainfully employed!! 
I had to leave work early last year to "take it easy" while I was pregnant because of my blood pressure... I've been out of work since and am starting to go a little -a lot- stir crazy. I'm a waitress/bartender and got a new job (my old restaurant closed over the past year) at a trendy Italian place a few towns away... gonna be busy, but I'm so ready for it. Haven't weighed myself in awhile, I make it a point not to do it too often... I've been a "scale-obsessed freak" before and it's no fun... but I feel a little smaller than even last week! I'm still being pretty good about the calories, although I've had "junk" cravings the last day or two that I have totally went with... love me some potato chips once in awhile
! I had 2 pieces of garlic bread with parmesan and fresh black pepper for dinner last night... whatever. If I make my diet too stringent, I know I won't keep it up, so I am pretty good about letting myself off the hook. I must be doing something right, because the weight continues to fall off... hopefully I won't "find" some of it again being immersed in delicious Italian food...
Hey Look! I got one of these nifty ticker thingies!
Apr 23, 2008
Still Losing (after all these years)!!
Apr 20, 2008
I'm sooo happy with the progress that I'm making so far!! Since last post I have lost another 7 lbs!! I've been "dieting" (the irony is NOT lost on me, believe me!) since 2/5 trying to lose extra weight that has crept on over the last 3 years of life, a recent pregnancy, and not paying careful attention. I set my goal-20lbs at the time by May 5th-and honestly had no idea how it might work out... the only time I've tried this since WLS was about 3 years ago when my "skinny jeans" started getting tight and I lived for like 2 weeks on pretty much salad (and wine) to lose 5lbs...embarrassing yes, but true nevertheless. So far, I have lost the 20, plus another 12!! I was soooo worried when I first embarked on this that because of all the complications I've had with my stomach and surgeries as a result that my pouch wouldn't work anymore... it seems to me that "revisions" of "failed WLS" are getting more common...back when I had mine, I was told there WAS no revising it, period. Luckily my pouch appears to be just fine, and I am officially back to the weight that my surgeon thought I'd end up at... though I personally would still like to be 10-15lbs lighter and plan to keep plugging away... I really feel such a sense of accomplishment, not to mention relief!!
That New-Kid Feeling...
Apr 10, 2008
