so close...

Good morning guys and gals!  How have you been?  Keeping hydrated?  How has the winter effected your movements?  Still going? Give yourselves a pat on the back!  A bit stalled? Yeah, me too...but it's what we do next that matters!

My hubby bought me a wii.  "Didn't you already have a wii?" you ask me.  Yes, Yes we did but the baby took it with her to college so Jay found one on ebay and now I'll be able to hook up the wii fit again...I haven't used it in years...wish me luck!

So, the title?  I am soooo close!  Close to being 3 months out...and only 1 (ONE!) bmi point away from leaving obesity.   I will only be overweight!! Holy Hallelujah!!  

We had our office end of year celebration dinner last night.  It was a wonderful restaurant and we had a sit down 5 course meal. You may think this was awful, but it was really wonderful!  First the most important thing...I haven't been on here to tell you...but wine goes down fine!  I know everyone was waiting to find that out! ;)
So I had about a glass and a half prior to the meal.  What did I order?
I had a stuffed mushroom...yeah...I had one and Jay ate one and they boxed the rest
I skipped the salad
I had prime rib (medium rare) with roasted potatoes and it came with squash and carrots...I had a little over 2ounces of prime rib and 1 chunk of the potato and a couple small bites of squash.
Dessert? I chose the apple turnover with cream... I had 2-3 small bites... I was a little too full but not too bad. Certainly not "the stuck" feeling I get from chicken.
I have the whole meal again boxed up for today! :)

The really best part? When I stepped on the scale this morning...I'm down 2.5 lbs!! That's not over night, it had been a couple of days since I weighed, but still I'm pretty happy!

I love my sleeve! Have I mentioned this before?  OH, and scrolling through pictures that people posted from last night? I noticed myself standing in the background of one and thought "wow, I look like me"... you know...the one I talked about seeing in my head?  Yeah, that one.

I know that at least a couple of you have thought about this surgery...one of you I know is scheduled and I am super excited for you!...I would never recommend to someone that they need surgery...only you and a doctor can come to that decision...but honestly, I can say I am so happy that I did this for me.  I know a lot of people don't want to tell anyone how they lost weight...I can't wait to share it with people...funny isn't it? How different everyone is.   Here we are 3 months out...remember how scary it was doing the research?  Every thing worth while has some risk to it either emotionally or physically...that's why it's important to us.  Keep taking those small steps people! WE ARE WINNING!! ;)

Thanks for staying with me!  xoxo
~Mikki