The 1st of many 39th birthdays!! :) :) :) No, not really. I have never been one to worry about my age. Maybe it's because I have always looked younger than I am. My mother looks amazing for her age. With any luck, I will be the same way. I do see a bit of aging here and there. My hands don't look as young as they used to and there are some wrinkles around the eyes. I worry sometimes that as I deflate and lose this weight I will look older because my wrinkles won't be all puffed out.
Jacob gave me a card this morning. It said..."Mom, this year for your birthday, I thought I get a tattoo that said Mom...(on the inside) so that for once it was you who was a pain in the butt" And it had a picture of a boy with a tattoo on his butt that said Mom. funny, ha ha. Not exactly what I had hoped for from my sweet little 6 year old. I guess that's what happens when 2 men go shopping for your birthday card!! I guess Steve said they were at the store reading cards and Jacob saw the card with the butt and had Steve read it and he just had to buy it for me!
I weighed 325.6 this morning. I actually forgot to weigh yesterday. So I am up from last week, but we knew that my loss was water anyway from being so sick. So now I feel like I have leveled off somewhat. Down 13.4 lbs. That's Ok, just need to stay right there until after the holidays.
July 1st, 2007. I will give myself until July 2007. If I am not down to 275 or so, I will start the process for lap-band surgery. I will not continue to screw around with this. And if I do, then I believe that I always will and I need some surgical help. I know the lap-band doesn't have as dramatic results as gastric, but it's not as invasive either. Considering that I don't want it done at all, I think I'll feel better about the less invasive option.
I am doing Ok with my Christmas Prep. I still have to sign my Christmas Cards and get them in the mail, decorate my house, bake cookies with Jacob, finish the calendars, wrap and I have 1 gift to make. Hmmm, I guess I have more to do than I thought!! :) But I am not stressing.
Tonight Steve is making me dinner and he made a heath bar cake for my birthday. I have had this cake on my birthday as far back as I can remember. This is the recipe...
HEATH BAR CAKE
Ingredients:
1 cup Crushed Saltines
1 cup Graham Crackers
1 Stick Margarine Melted
2 pkgs. regular size instant vanilla pudding
2 cups milk
2 pints butter pecan ice cream at room temperature
1 regular size cool whip
5 or 6 heath/score bars
Preparation :
Mix saltines, graham crackers & margarine and pack in a 9 x 13 pan.
In bowl, mix the vanilla pudding with the milk, add the butter pecan ice cream. Mix & pour into crust.
Put into refrigerator until cake is set. Spread cool whip on top. Crush heath/score bars & sprinkle over top.
- Refrigerate Overnight –
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Today I turned 39...
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Happy birthday to you, you live in a zoo... Oh wait, wrong song!! ;D
39 huh? From what I hear, you're just on the verge of when stuff really starts to get good. Y'know what I just realized? When I'm 39 Em will be an adult, OMG! That's what I get for having her young, huh? Wowsa, okay, back to you now. :)
I think the July 1 cutoff is appropriate. Believe me, I understand that it's not something you want to do, but honestly Sandi, there's nothing wrong with recognizing that you may need a little help. They're making great stives with the lapband, and if nothing else, it will definitely give you a much needed and well deserved jump start on becoming the you that you've been striving so hard to be. And as always, I'm behind you 100%, no matter what.
Um, the Heath Bar Cake? YUMMERS!
The pain in the butt tattoo? Snicker, snicker, boys will be boys! I'm with Steve on that one, he had no choice but to buy it!
Love ya hon, hope you have a fabulous birthday!
Bev
Happiest of Birthdays you youngster! 39 ... yes, life is really just beginning. No more a callow youth, but young enough to fully enjoy all that's yet to come!
I think its sensible to have a cut-off date. If you find you need surgery, then you've done the research and can prepare for it. If you find something that works so that you can avoid surgery, you'll do that. Its a win, win situation. Either way you'll lose weight.
The cake looks good, too good! Birthdays come but once a year. ;)
You're way ahead of me when it comes to Christmas. The cards are mailed and the tree/decorations are done, but I haven't bought a single present yet!! I told G we're going to do it ALL this weekend or bust! I have baking to do and some things that have to be made ahead and frozen for the big day. Oh and I guess once those presents are bought, they have to be wrapped. EEK!
Again, happiest of days and all the best for a wonderful year ahead!! xox
Hey Sandi, Just wanted to say "Happy Birthday" and good for you for sticking with your program. I think July 1 is reasonable. You & I joined 3FC at the same time, I lost some weight, drifted away, gained it all back, came back last year and you & I were having some of the same struggles. After exploring all my options I had the lapband done last year and it is like night and day - finally I feel full!!! Good Luck with your weight loss journey -- Kim
Kim -
What's your 3FC username??
Sandi :)
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