It's now quarter to ten at night and I have a strawberry swirl cream cheese cake in the oven baking for my daughter Paige's 16th birthday. I came home from work today, stopping to pick up a few rolls of sod so we could get the back yard finished. I planted 10 beefsteak tomato plants, 8 cherry tomato plants, 6 green pepper plants, 6 red pepper plants, 36 sweet red onion plants, 3 rows of peas and 3 rows of green beans in my raised garden crates. I also planted my rhubard in the ground at the very back corner of the yard(had to have a chat with the dogs about staying away from it). I am waiting to get 2 more crates so I can plant the rest of my veggies. I have turnip, squash, zucchini, yellow beans and carrots to plant yet. My hanging tomato bag that has cherry and grape tomotoes in it is starting to produce fruit as well as my strawberry hanging basket and the sweet cherry pepper basket. I was so excited. By the time all the vegetables are ready to harvest I should be able to eat raw vegetables again. I can't wait to eat a salad. I didn't think I would ever miss salad as much as I do...who knew. The backyard is cleaned up, the sod was laid all around the hot tub gazebo and the patio stones put in place....looks way better than the mud slide mess that was there. The 5 panels of floor to ceiling curtains that go on each side of the hot tub gazebo got hung up tonight and the freshly painted gazebo looks great. Now it is time to enjoy my hot tub again. My darling Adam (the air conditioning guy) showed up tonight and fixed the unit lickity split. Many many thanks as too many days like yesterday when my sweat was sweating and I think I might resort to violence. It was so damn hot in my house last night it was crazy! I stepped on the scale today and am down another 6.4 lbs. I have reached the 100lb mark and was very excited and still am, but I just want to tell my gastric bypass friends is don't get discouraged by what people say or think it really isn't important. It's what you know and what you think and how you feel. I feel great and it's been a long time since I have felt good, or danced or worn high heels. I did all of those things this week and whether some ignorant butt clown says "oh I just don't see it" or "well, your face is definitely thinner but I don't see the rest of the weight loss" should take away from your victory. I am victorious and I will continue to be. I am fighting my battle of the bulge and winning this war! The 6x dresses that I could not fit into before as the shoulders would be huge but not fit at my hips or belly or the reverse, just couldn't get it over my boobs. Well, I bought a 2x dress and wore it very proudly this week. As for the stupid things or hurtful things people say....consider where it comes from and ignore. People that say those kinds of things and believe you me there are more people than I ever thought that say stupid stupid stuff are the people we can learn from. If you don't like the way someone talks to you then you will not talk to someone else like that ...correct. I was told as a child "If you don't have something nice to say then don't say it at all" and as an adult I am in total agreement with that statement. I believe everyone is entitled to an opinion but there is a time and a proper place to make your opinion known. If you know you have a problem with verbal diarhea then please carry some "tissue" with you so you can stuff you big yap with it! I have the type of personality that this stupidity from people doesn't bother me, it just makes me laugh. I laugh at the people that let this "poop" spill out of their mouths. Obviously I am a different person and there are others that would take these nasty words and be destroyed. I use it as a stepping stone and a learning experience, taking the poo and make fertilizer....let yourself grow...be proud of you, your accomplishments and your goals. You have made a huge step, you had surgery, you have losts weight and you will continue to lose weight. This is awesome and so are you!
Steph
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