Without a hitch!

Well Thanksgiving went wonderfully well. The whole famdamily was there and we all had a great time. My cousin and her new stepmother even got along! It was amazing. By the end of the first day there my cousin was hi-fiving her stepmom and wanting to ride in the car with her. I think even my new aunt was surprised! The best part of all was the fact that I could actually eat everything. I broke a bandster rule and drank water during my meal with the express purpose of being able to fit more Thanksgiving dinner down. I had very small quantities of everything; I just wanted to TRY it all. After I had a small slice of pie. Not too bad for a Thanksgiving.

I've been able to eat about 1.25 -1.5 cups of food lately and I've had an evil sweet tooth, so I haven't been eating so well. Despite that, I lost 4.5 pounds in the past two weeks. I got another fill today (1.7cc) to get the intake under control, however. To celebrate, I went shopping! I had to, really. My pants were getting so they looked ridiculous on me. So I bought a pair of size 22 awesome sexy jeans today - down 2.5 sizes (I was starting to have to buy 28's 3 months ago)! I've got to update my picture so y'all can see the difference. Heck, I need to do it so I can see the difference! All in all, I've lost a little over 30 pounds. My goal is to reach a 36 pound loss by Christmas. I really think I'm getting in control of this thing. It's very exciting.

Closet Optimist

I have a confession to make, and it pains me to do so. For nearly all the years of my life I've managed to present myself as a sarcastic, jaded woman. Even as a child my extended family thought there was something wrong with me because they didn't 'get' my sarcastic remarks. Pettys are simple folk; you have to talk slowly and use small words. Well, it's time for me to come out of the closet - I'm really a sheep in wolves clothing (cries uncontrollably).

It's true. I was outed today by a colleague after a "happy" cry, and I figured I'd better come clean. Yes, underneath it all I reallly DO love chick flicks, I like children, I voted for George Bush (bless his heart), and I think any given situation will turn out better than it usually does. It's hard keeping up this rough exterior, but the walls have GOT to come down. Oh, the FREEDOM!

I had fill #3 the other day. Given Thanksgiving is next week I opted for the 1.5cc fill instead of the 1.6cc fill. After Thanksgiving I'm going in and seeing if I can't convince them to do a 1.8cc fill. This 1.5cc fill worked well for about 3 days and then I was back to over a cup of food at a time with hunger between meals. I've lost nearly 30 pounds now (applaud loudly) and the scale is still moving! Man, I'm going to look so HOT! My reward: A 5-day stay at a Hawaiian resort followed directly by a 12-day luxury cruise around the Hawaiian islands. I've already begun lessons on the Huki Lao dance so that when the time comes, oh boy.

Oh, I must give you my e-mail address. It's claytonmustdie@yahoo.com

Well, well, we meet again (smirks).

I was talking with my very good friend today about that funny experience I had a couple weeks ago with a kidney stone. Oh yeah, that's right. I was ready to grab the scalple and cut out the kidney myself. HA HA! Good times.

No, really, I did have a funny moment in the midst of all that excruciating pain. I got my $1,000 CT scan (that's a whole 'nuther blog). When the doc came in after looking at the scan he said, "You know, you've got something in your stomach. It looks like rings." Me, in my deluded and yet still sarcastic state, said, "I DO?!!!" He was taken back by this and started to explain what it looked like. I sort of gave him a half-baked smile (morphine) and then explained that it was a crappy joke I played on him. He didn't laugh. It went MUCH funnier in my head.

I had fill #2 yesterday. I am now most definitely filled with 1.3 ccs of saltwater. Oh yeah, sucka. I tested that whole "restriction" theory out again today. Yep, it works. I could only eat about a cup of food for dinner. It was fantastic and I'm full now.

I had a bit of a run-in with a colleague yesterday. A colleague who thinks himself a financial giant. I'm getting sick of stupid institutionalized workers who fly off the cuff without taking the time to figure out what the heck they're overreacting about in the first place. I've confronted this coworker before on a different issue. He's a "giant" in the e-mails but in person he shrinks. He definitely goes down in my book of injustices. At least have the guts to stand up for your wrong opinion! Now I hate you AND disrespect you!

Ahem. Well, we can't get the pinto for the movie, but I'm looking in the paper for pre 1980 vehicles for CHEAP. I'm thinking I'll have to make a run to the junkyard. Anyone out there have a 1979 pinto? Please?