I finally got a haircut. I've been dealing with the hair loss by doing lots of crying and whining about it. I KNOW it grows back, its a normal thing with people who have had bariatric surgery. I just didn't handle it very well. But I finally went and got my hair cut, and it looks a thousand times better.





2 more gratuitous shots.



This is what I call my "Amelie" shot.

This is the shortest I've had my hair..ever..because of it being curly they want to avoid "triangle" hair, but I think for what I need right now it works. The bangs help add the illusion of more hair as well which I like, and so I'm happy with it. In a couple months I'll get a trim and do highlights, which will also help make my hair look more full.

Onederland!

It was actually 199.2 tonight, I took this last night, but I was too lazy to take the picture for 6 ounces. hah


me in my new purple dress . Yes, my hair is wet. Yes, that is a bra on the floor. You are jealous of my housekeeping skills.


Up close of me. My double chin is almost gone. Yes, those are collar bones. This is one of my most exciting new developments. I heart them.

quickie

200.6 pounds this morning! Finally this MONTH long stall at 202 has ended. Just one more pound until my pajama dance party. :-p.

202lbs! 199 is taunting me like a 12 year old boy in math class pulling on your bra strap!

Week One, Day One.

I love my little workout top that I bought. I wear it with yoga pants and would fit right in at the gym. This is the FIRST time I've actually bought something specific for working out, but I figured if I'm going to be running I'll need something more supportive than an oversized t-shirt.

Yesterday was Week 1, day 1 of the Couch to 5K program! It was a good workout, and nothing I couldn't accomplish.
5 minutes of a brisk walk for warm up, and then 20 minutes of the actual intervals.
60 seconds of running, 90 seconds of walking. I'm not sure how fast most people consider their run/jog, I did 3.5 which had me at a jog fast enough to make me sweat but not want to keel over. It went very well, only the last 5 minutes where the clock started to slow down. :)

On my "off" days from C25k I'm going to start doing small weights, because my arms are really needing some toning, as well as my thighs. I know that with fast weightloss you can't avoid loose skin all together, but I want to tone up as much as I can, and I'm still young so I should have some luck. I don't think I'll mind it so much in my stomach, but my arms are more touchy. I want to wear sleeveless tops this summer, and right now it's pretty saggy in that area. I don't know if this summer I'll be without some type of cover over my arms, but maybe next year?

Inching my way closer and closer to onederland. I'm excited. I think I might throw myself a little party when I'm under 200. No one will come, it'll just be me in oversized pajamas dancing around my house, but it'll be awesome.

ALL of my clothes are big. Some things are extremely large and I shouldn't be wearing them. I have a few tops that I got at Old Navy over Christmas that are still good, but even the size 18 jeans are loose. Since it is now Spring, I'm going to have to give in a buy a few things to tide me over. I just don't want to spend too much, but I figure if I buy specific to spring/summer, and buy dresses and skirts, I might be able to make things last longer than the saggy butt/thigh fiasco I'm having right now with all my jeans.

The 23rd of this month will be my sixth month "surgiversary" and I really can't believe it's been that long! I'm very happy with where I am, weight wise, and really the only thing I want to do better is get in more protein. I'm making it my mission to find a protein drink that I can drink every morning. I found out that the body can't absorb more than 30g of protein in one setting, so my double-scoops of 23g powder is all for naught. That's ok, though, only having to drink one serving is actually making it seem less like a chore. Plus, I found from multiple sources that the way I have been preparing them...shaking them instead of blending, is probably the worst way to do it as far as it being chalky. So, since I have a long weekend (my days off are mid-week) I'm making it a mission to make some blended protein drinks until I find a combination that works. Right now we have strawberry and chocolate powders and I bought some frozen berries, wish me luck.

I'm on the tail end of a head cold. Nothing major, but just enough to make you a bit snotty and a bit sleepy, but I want to start doing the Couch to 5k. There is now a really great website that kind of rounds up all the useful information online for the C25k that I'm linking on this blog, and there are even podcasts created with cues to switch from walking to running..that's pretty cool. I'm giving myself permission to repeat weeks, since we all know I'm not a natural runner, and by doing this it's making me give up my excuse to quit. If I can take as long as I want, and repeat weeks, then I have no reason to quit because it's hard. *laughs*

Getting closer to onderland. I'm so excited.