Pounds Hanging On for Dear Life!

Next week I will be celebrating my 8 month surgiversary and I really, really, REALLY want to  be at an 80 lb weight loss. The reality is, the number doesn't matter.....but I would LOVE to see 80 lbs gone. That right there is a sign of my OCD--I want the 8 in 80 for my 8 month surgiversary. I have to confess that it'll be a long shot if I make it. My weight loss for months 5, 6, 7 has slowed down, almost to a crawl. To date, I am down 73 lbs. That's still a crazy amount of weight loss, right?! Yesterday I bought a dress in a size 12. OMG it has been about 9 years since I wore a 12! That's the smallest size I've every been. It's pretty amazing to think that I won't be stopping there. Today I got new shoes in a 7 1/2. A 7 1/2! I used to wear a size 8 1/2 to 9. Regardless of the number of pounds that I lose by next Tuesday, I know that I am doing great and feeling great. Inches are dropping off, so I know that the pounds are hanging on for dear life......but they are about to lose their grip and fall to their deaths. Haha!  I saw this quote on Facebook and I feel it, exactly--Fat, prepare to die.

Food update: I am in love with Valencia peanuts from Costco and also the roasted almonds from Costco. If I am low on energy, I eat about an ounce of one of those, and then I'm pepped up again. I have confirmed that tortillas = bad for my stomach. Just one bite of tortilla feels like there's a giant boulder in my stomach. Since my stomach is roughly the size of an egg, that's saying something! I still do not like fruit, although cherries are tolerable. I cannot stand peanut butter anymore. Ick!  Too sweet, even the natural kind. I still enjoy green veggies--broccoli, spinach, green beans, cabbage--but in small portions. Very small portions to be exact.

Activity update: I still hate working out. I know I say that every time I write about my activity. I just don't like it. I don't like the feeling of my heart rate increasing. I don't like the feeling of sweat. I get afraid that I'll have an asthma attack. Even with those complaints, I recognize that my body needs intense activity. That's why, startig today, I am training with my husband for  a half marathon. Running is NOT easy for me. I can do a lot of things with decent endurance, but not running. Tonight I only made it about 1/4 mile. Well, that's a start.

Now it's time for some down time before the crazy work week begins.

Peace, Love and Joy,
Rachel