January Review

Weekly reviews really weren't necessary for this month, because our lives are becoming more normal.  Not back to the old normal, but settling into our new normal.  We have 5 small meals a day.  We're losing weight slowly but surely.  Hubby's doing push-ups and I'm avoiding walking because it's cold out.  I know that's silly, but I'm still me.  One thing I forgot to mention, but realized the other day; Hubby is entirely off caffeine.  That's quite an accomplishment.  I'm proud of him.  Hubby's also back to work.  He was dreading it, but now that he's got the goals of becoming a police officer, he has a better outlook on life.  He feels that he can accomplish something again.  I'm cheering him on every step of the way.

As for myself...

Week 22, finally some pictures!

Here's what you've all been asking for, some pictures!

Large

No Xs there.  No numbers.  Just Large.  That's what it says on my clothing labels now.  Feels damn good to start the year off with that.

MEAT

Best day ever.  We had meat.  It was pulled pork destroyed into baby food texture, but it was delicious.  It tasted so good that it was really hard to eat slowly.  But yes, we got to eat the same food as the rest of the family, just a little more processed.

Week 21 Review

Things are doing okay.  Hubby's down about 50, I'm down about 40.  It's nice to be under 200 lbs again.  Kind of a milestone there.  We've become known as the soup couple at our local Panera Bread, because we go there so often and just order soup.

I'm reiterating my warning to future sleevers.  Not keeping your fluids up means PAIN!  In addition, rushing through all my morning pills was making me very nauseous, so I had to slow that down a lot.  Oh, and the company Celebrate, which makes nutritional supplements, has the most delicious calcium chews.  They're like tootsie rolls.  I love them!

Sorry I haven't posted pictures yet.  It's for a couple reasons.  I'm actually more self conscious about my appearance right now.  At my biggest, I was like "Heck yeah I'm a beautiful woman!" but now I feel weird in my own skin.  That and my clothes fit funny.  And I want to take the pictures outside like the "Before" pictures we took and it's too cold to do that right now.

Down 40 lbs!

Woo!  I hit the 40 lb mark.  This misery is worth it!

PAIN!

Word of the wise to future sleevers.  It will hurt like hell if you don't keep up with your water!  I had the worst pain ever earlier and I realized I forgot to get my water for the day.