I weighed myself when I got back into town last week and it looks as though I have lost 92 pounds so far! That's 5 more pounds from the last weigh-in. I have almost lost 100 pounds!! I am so excited!! Only 8 more pounds till I meet my 100 pound goal.
I have my next appointment with Dr. Burrowes in February. I will discuss with him my hair loss issue. I found out that my discounted Cobra insurance will be extended for another 6 months! Normally, I would pay close to $400 a month for health, dental and vision on Cobra. In a bad economy, I get a discounted rate that will be around $130 per month. I was very excited to get this news from Fruit of the Loom (my former employer). That means I will be able to afford health care and continue to see Dr. Burrowes. It is extremely important to see your Gastric Bypass surgeon every couple of months for at least a year out from surgery. Even though I do not have a full-time job, I can at least have peace of mind about my health.
I am almost in a size 18...which I cannot even remember the last time I was in that size. I tried on a pair of cords from Old Navy and they were tight, but they fit! I bought a couple of items during the Old Navy clearance sale. One item in particular was a size 18 grey denim skirt...that fits like a charm! It is such a wonderful feeling to be able to go into a regular store...not a plus size store like Torrid, Lane Bryant or the Avenue and try on what everybody else is able to wear that is a normal size. The feeling is incredible and leaves me feeling so happy to have been able to have this life changing surgery. It has helped me regain so much self confidence that I have lost in the past 10 years.
I have an interview on the first of February and I can honestly say that I am extremely excited about it! In the past, I normally dreaded interviews in fear of rejection from my appearance on the outside. I always felt like the interviewer was always judging my size and not what was on the inside. I lacked confidence and always felt that I was at a huge disadvantage than my competition. I know that about 90% of that was all in my head and that wasn't the case at all. Some people think that being over-weight is a sign of laziness and that your production levels will be low and then you are labeled as a bad hire. This will be my first interview since I have lost a significant amount of weight...so this one is going to be the one I will remember forever! The one where I can shine and totally be myself!!
Wish me luck!!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New Years in Alexandria, VA. / D.C with Amanda and Jeremy
In front of Amanda's house that she shares with two roommates in the Old Town area of Alexandria, VA. It's just outside the city/DC area. It's a really trendy, historic town that is full of fun stuff to do!
Downtown DC area...it was freezing cold weather! Almost unbearable. I was shocked that Jay and Amanda let me do a last minute photo shoot...they were so sweet!
At the Natural Museum...of the Smithsonian. The Hope Diamond was beautiful...I had the most fun looking at the gemstones!! Like the symbolism of the elephant in the background? I do!
In the park area, where there was an outdoor ice skating ring! I so wanted to skate....but it was way too cold! This was one of my favorite places in the DC area...loved all the art reliefs and statues.
Night on the town in DC...we went to this fun little restaurant that turns into a reggae /rock steady music night once a month where you can dance and have fun. We got to meet a couple of Amanda's good friends too.
Amanda, Me and Rebecca (One of Amanda's friends)
The New Years Eve House Party!! We had such a blast!! I loved meeting all of Amanda and her roommates friends.
Amanda, Me, Jay and Kelly (one of Amanda's roomies)
The morning after, New Years Day. We went to this really cool restaurant in the Delray (which is close to Old Town) area that was having a special New Years Day pajama brunch special with $1 Bloody Marys. It was super delicious and was so much fun to lounge around in our PJs.
On the Metro...I was a little nauseous that day. Don't ask! You can tell by looking at my pale face. Jay and I had fun in the city and Amanda had to work. We visited a couple of museums and did a lot of walking around the DC area. I got my exercise in for sure!
A fun night out in Old Town at this hole in the wall bar that was below a seafood/sushi restaurant. They held a trivia night, which was super fun. We got to choose our own team name, which was the Serial Killers. I know lame...but we couldn't decide on a good name! We were unfortunately really bad at trivia and spelling and were at the bottom of every round. It was pretty fun though and I had a dirty martini too! I know I was supposed to wait till month 6...but I jumped the bullet. It was ahhhmazing!!
Having a super hilarious time at Target...
I drove from South Boston, Virginia (4 hour drive) and Jeremy flew in from Atlanta so that we could spend New Years together with our good friend Amanda in Alexandria, VA. / DC. area. Amanda McDonald was my first friend (at the first quarter/class) that I met while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design. God sent her to me because he knew that I needed a good southern girlfriend who kept it real. She was also one of my roommates during SCAD too! I introduced her to Jeremy and we all became really good friends throughout the years.
She is always coming into town to visit us in Atlanta, so it was extremely overdue for us to return the favor. I have always wanted to go out of town for New Years, so this gave us a good excuse to do it!
I loved visiting Alexandria, VA. and learning more about her life and friends there. It was such a good visit and was very sad to leave. I love you Mandy and miss you very, very much!! You are my soul sista! Thanks again for everything!!
Downtown DC area...it was freezing cold weather! Almost unbearable. I was shocked that Jay and Amanda let me do a last minute photo shoot...they were so sweet!
At the Natural Museum...of the Smithsonian. The Hope Diamond was beautiful...I had the most fun looking at the gemstones!! Like the symbolism of the elephant in the background? I do!
In the park area, where there was an outdoor ice skating ring! I so wanted to skate....but it was way too cold! This was one of my favorite places in the DC area...loved all the art reliefs and statues.
Night on the town in DC...we went to this fun little restaurant that turns into a reggae /rock steady music night once a month where you can dance and have fun. We got to meet a couple of Amanda's good friends too.
Amanda, Me and Rebecca (One of Amanda's friends)
The New Years Eve House Party!! We had such a blast!! I loved meeting all of Amanda and her roommates friends.
Amanda, Me, Jay and Kelly (one of Amanda's roomies)
The morning after, New Years Day. We went to this really cool restaurant in the Delray (which is close to Old Town) area that was having a special New Years Day pajama brunch special with $1 Bloody Marys. It was super delicious and was so much fun to lounge around in our PJs.
On the Metro...I was a little nauseous that day. Don't ask! You can tell by looking at my pale face. Jay and I had fun in the city and Amanda had to work. We visited a couple of museums and did a lot of walking around the DC area. I got my exercise in for sure!
A fun night out in Old Town at this hole in the wall bar that was below a seafood/sushi restaurant. They held a trivia night, which was super fun. We got to choose our own team name, which was the Serial Killers. I know lame...but we couldn't decide on a good name! We were unfortunately really bad at trivia and spelling and were at the bottom of every round. It was pretty fun though and I had a dirty martini too! I know I was supposed to wait till month 6...but I jumped the bullet. It was ahhhmazing!!
Having a super hilarious time at Target...
I drove from South Boston, Virginia (4 hour drive) and Jeremy flew in from Atlanta so that we could spend New Years together with our good friend Amanda in Alexandria, VA. / DC. area. Amanda McDonald was my first friend (at the first quarter/class) that I met while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design. God sent her to me because he knew that I needed a good southern girlfriend who kept it real. She was also one of my roommates during SCAD too! I introduced her to Jeremy and we all became really good friends throughout the years.
She is always coming into town to visit us in Atlanta, so it was extremely overdue for us to return the favor. I have always wanted to go out of town for New Years, so this gave us a good excuse to do it!
I loved visiting Alexandria, VA. and learning more about her life and friends there. It was such a good visit and was very sad to leave. I love you Mandy and miss you very, very much!! You are my soul sista! Thanks again for everything!!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Christmas with my family in South Boston, Virginia
One of my last days in Virginia with the kids on the Bob Cage Property. There are a ton of beautiful abstract scupltures all over the this farm-like property. There are goats and donkeys that roam the area.
My little Cousins...Jonathan and Lauren (They drive me crazy at times but I dearly love them!!)
My favorite local artist in Sobo (South Boston) Bob Cage sculpture that is made out of Singer sewing machines and twisted wrought iron that is painted bright orange. It is located right in heart of downtown Sobo.
This is Annie, Lauren's palomino horse that she rides weekly. Lauren loves horseback riding, horses are her passion in life. This was the first time that I got to meet her beloved horse. I had such a good time on the farm watching her ride and meeting her riding instructor teacher.
I was giving Annie a treat! I was a little confused as to how that works! You place the treat flat on your hand and the horse picks it up with her tongue. It was weird at first...but made sense afterwards.
Christmas Day with Aunt Shirley. We are over at Kelly and Jeff's house in Halifax, VA. which is about 5 miles away.
Cooking in the kitchen with the kids....they were good little helpers!
Posing for the camera...they were full body pictures for my blog of course!
Up-close face photo
Christmas Eve at Shirley's house in South Boston. This was a picture of me and Kelly. It took many, many tries to get the perfect pic! (Kelly does the deer-in-the-headlights face a lot!)
SNOW DAY!!! These are the pictures from when it snowed. We had such a blast playing in the snow all day long until the wee hours of night. One of my favorite memories while visiting the family in VA.
Shirley's House...the first day of snow fun!
Kelly and Jeff's house...
Well, it's been way too long since I have written on my blog! It is way over-due! okay, so I spent Christmas with my family in South Boston, Virginia. My Aunt Shirley (My mother's sister) and her daughter Kelly (my cousin) and her husband Jeff and 2 children Jonathan and Lauren. We had such a wonderful time together. I spent about 2 1/2 weeks in town with them...which is the longest time I have ever been able to stay. Sometimes not having a job can be a good thing.
The first day I got there the family told me that weather was predicting SNOW in the forecast!! I absolutely just loveeee snow!! I had an absolute blast playing in the snow with the kids, Jonathan and Lauren. We went snow boarding and had snowball fights. It was such a beautiful day, the snowfall was about 10 inches...which is a lot for a girl from Georgia. I got a ton of exercise too!!
I weighed myself at a doctor's office (got a little cold) and the grand weight loss total was 87 pounds. I was one happy girl! My hair is still falling out, by the chunk-loads! It was awful. Lauren mostly would pick all the hairs off my outfit and complain how gross it was. It was quite embarrassing going places and then coming home only to find out that there were like fifty strands of blonde hairs all over the back of my outfit! I bought some anti-hair breakage shampoo and conditioner from Pantene. It claims to stop breakage in one month after usage. We will see about that! I see Dr. Burrowes in February for my follow-up and will speak to him about it then. In the meantime, I plan on making an appointment with my primary care physician to get me some high potency vitamins. Maybe the prescription prenatals will be better? We will see.
Enjoy the pictures!!
My little Cousins...Jonathan and Lauren (They drive me crazy at times but I dearly love them!!)
My favorite local artist in Sobo (South Boston) Bob Cage sculpture that is made out of Singer sewing machines and twisted wrought iron that is painted bright orange. It is located right in heart of downtown Sobo.
This is Annie, Lauren's palomino horse that she rides weekly. Lauren loves horseback riding, horses are her passion in life. This was the first time that I got to meet her beloved horse. I had such a good time on the farm watching her ride and meeting her riding instructor teacher.
I was giving Annie a treat! I was a little confused as to how that works! You place the treat flat on your hand and the horse picks it up with her tongue. It was weird at first...but made sense afterwards.
Christmas Day with Aunt Shirley. We are over at Kelly and Jeff's house in Halifax, VA. which is about 5 miles away.
Cooking in the kitchen with the kids....they were good little helpers!
Posing for the camera...they were full body pictures for my blog of course!
Up-close face photo
Christmas Eve at Shirley's house in South Boston. This was a picture of me and Kelly. It took many, many tries to get the perfect pic! (Kelly does the deer-in-the-headlights face a lot!)
SNOW DAY!!! These are the pictures from when it snowed. We had such a blast playing in the snow all day long until the wee hours of night. One of my favorite memories while visiting the family in VA.
Shirley's House...the first day of snow fun!
Kelly and Jeff's house...
Well, it's been way too long since I have written on my blog! It is way over-due! okay, so I spent Christmas with my family in South Boston, Virginia. My Aunt Shirley (My mother's sister) and her daughter Kelly (my cousin) and her husband Jeff and 2 children Jonathan and Lauren. We had such a wonderful time together. I spent about 2 1/2 weeks in town with them...which is the longest time I have ever been able to stay. Sometimes not having a job can be a good thing.
The first day I got there the family told me that weather was predicting SNOW in the forecast!! I absolutely just loveeee snow!! I had an absolute blast playing in the snow with the kids, Jonathan and Lauren. We went snow boarding and had snowball fights. It was such a beautiful day, the snowfall was about 10 inches...which is a lot for a girl from Georgia. I got a ton of exercise too!!
I weighed myself at a doctor's office (got a little cold) and the grand weight loss total was 87 pounds. I was one happy girl! My hair is still falling out, by the chunk-loads! It was awful. Lauren mostly would pick all the hairs off my outfit and complain how gross it was. It was quite embarrassing going places and then coming home only to find out that there were like fifty strands of blonde hairs all over the back of my outfit! I bought some anti-hair breakage shampoo and conditioner from Pantene. It claims to stop breakage in one month after usage. We will see about that! I see Dr. Burrowes in February for my follow-up and will speak to him about it then. In the meantime, I plan on making an appointment with my primary care physician to get me some high potency vitamins. Maybe the prescription prenatals will be better? We will see.
Enjoy the pictures!!
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