Day Thirteen - It's a perfect Dozen....no joke!

I have always been told that the number thirteen is an unlucky number ...but buuuuuuyyaaaaahhhh it is not my unlucky number.  Did the 2010 income taxes and things worked out well for once.  Had a nice lunch with my dad and Geoff.  The Fifty's restaurant in Cambridge is fantastic.  I had chicken noodle soup for lunch and they strained the noodle, chicken and veggies out for me so I could just have the broth.  Don't know too many places that would do that especially on a busy lunch shift.  Many thanks to the staff that made that possible I greatly appreciate it.  Then I headed to my parents and visited with my mom and my nephew for a bit and off to the doctor's to have my staples removed.  When I got to the office I was greated my the most wonderful receptionist ever...the lovely Mrs. "B".  She is always pleasant and helpful.  We went to the scale and I jumped up as quick as I could.....that's right wierd eh.  I was so happy and shocked to see that yes I was down 12.2 lbs since last Thursday when I weighed at the doctor's office.  I am so excited that makes the total weight reduction 51 lbs and 40 lbs since April 1.  I wore a pair of jeans today that I haven't had on since before Christmas because the waist and legs were so tight it just wasn't comfortable to wear anymore.  They fit today and were quite loose....I am very stoked.  Had my 1/3 cup of milky oatmeal this morning and well, could only eat half of that and was so very full.  It seemed to sit well so I will have some more tomorrow morning.  I am going to have homemade cream of tomato soup for supper and tonights snack is going to be my 1/2 cup of diluted grapefruit juice ( don't laugh I am very excited!) I am having a 1/2 cup of V8 juice for my afternoon snack right now and am overjoyed to have flavour!  Tonight I am off to yuk yuk's on a date with my BF and hubby.  It's amateur night and we all need to have a good laugh.  I can do this without eating and partaking of sugared beverages....I will have my favourite bottle of water!  Today has been a great day and I know it is just one of many that will come!  I am so proud of my decision to have this surgery and to overcome all the negativity and doubt that surrounded it but I am also proud of my progress.  I know that there is going to be bumps in the road along the way....I am not unrealistic, but I believe "if you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.  Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." (Michael Jordan).  I have a faith and friends and family that will keep me strong and help me overcome the road blocks that might come my way.  I am on this journey to a new life and I plan on staying on track.  "sow optimism and hard work, reap a harvest of success and joy (JLH).
Steph