It Moved!!

Finally after almost 2 weeks the scale moved. I hadn't blogged lately, because the scale wasn't moving, I've decided that I put way to much stock in the scale. When I weigh the non-scale victories against the scale victory, they far out weigh the scale victory.

Non-Scale Victories --

• We went out to Teatro ZanZinni's and I dressed up in a dress that I purchased several years ago and it looked great. Here is a picture of me from that night



• I am now wearing jeans that are a size 14 instead of a 18Womens!!!



• I saw family that I haven't seen for a year and some of them did not know abut the Lap-band surgery. My nephew, looked at me and said: "Something is different, is it your glasses?" "NO". "Is it your hair?" "No, it just grayer since the last time I saw you. It's 42 pounds!!!" "I knew it was something..." It just felt good to have someone look at me with a shocked look and standing there trying to figure it out.



• I feel so much better.



• I went to the Puget Sound Poodle Club meeting during the first part of July and then again in August. They didn't recognize me. Seeing that they had only met me once, and then again the second time and I had taken off over 10 pounds in the short time, I just didn't look the same.



• My watch is not staying put, because I have lost about 3/4 inch off my wrist and it now hangs loose.



• I am completely off my diabetic, high cholesterol and blood pressure medications. And my morning sugar levels average 100!!!

Scale Victory-- 43.20 Pounds

Even though this is a difficult journey, I have to say I am very glad I did it. Even though I might physically get sick from eating incorrectly, these victories far out weigh the difficult journey.