Memorial Day Blues

Too funny - I started writing this post to rant about memorial day -- the swimwear and pool attire, alcohol and other and junk food -- and how I was so sure it would be no fun for me.  The post was left opened and titled and I'm not ashamed to admit when (occasionally) I am wrong.

It was so great to hang with friends (both old and new).  It felt good for Matt and I to be out - with the baby - and to start living our life as a family.  And, it felt good to drink beer - even though I limited myself to 3 beers over the course of over 7 hours :)  It was great - and the best part was learning that a very good friend of mine is pregnant! And, she's using me, my weight loss and this very blog as inspiration.  Maybe she should write a pregnancy journey blog.  I wish I had done that very thing - recorded my thoughts and frustrations and ranted and raved and then also poured my wishes and desires onto a record of sorts for my new little guy.  Pregnancy is amazing - it's also hard on a woman emotionally and physically in ways men just can't understand - but it affects everyone in the family.  I'm glad it's reached its end and that we have B.B. to hold in our arms - I hope it made us stronger - only time will really tell.

Memorial Day was great.  Another day closer to feeling normal again.

In regard to my weight loss - which is really what this blog is about - it's going very well!  I'm down to about 11lbs according to my home scale (and NO, I haven't bought a new one yet...).  I think I figured out the error of my ways and why it wasn't working properly.  Two days ago, I weighed in at 139! Which is exciting - the only frustrating part is I'm STILL not fitting into my pants.  The biggest problem is my waist line - it's still too  big to accommodate most of my pants.  And, I did try my one piece on - I can't even fit into the damn thing yet.  Ok, that's a complete lie.  I CAN fit into it, but it's actually a tankini and my fat splurges out through the center seam.  Ahhh... maybe by Independence Day... that's what I'm shooting for!