Green Eggs 'N Ham

The past week has been a most interesting time, I must say. Following a week ago visit with my PCP and seeing the scale up instead of down really knocked me on my keester. Painful, actually, as I've never had much of a keester! Guess it was from riding in the saddle so many years!! lolol
But, I decided since food was the reason I'm in this situation and the surgery is going to reduce the stomach to a one ounce pouch, WHY NOT REDUCE MY INTAKE NOW? OMW...and, I'm not even a ROCKET SCIENTIST!! If you put too much in, it's going to show somewhere on the 'getting too old' fat body!! If you deny it's entry, E U R E E K A!! Wham, bam, thank you mamm...by George, you've got it!
So, last Saturday I slammed the door on me and frantic frenzies of Oh My Word, the world is coming to end next January. Run, hunt, eat, taste, roll in it and savor the flavors.
I hadn't even pulled into a new burger place here in the area until two weeks ago. And, I didn't pull in then for a burger. They have frozen custard! OH, CHI WA WAAAA...is that stuff ever so tasty! And, for that week..I 'bout had a dip or two most every day! WHAMMMMM...extra pounds on.
No more frozen custard...no more craziness...by my scales this morning, this child is down several pounds. I also told Michael, "we're only cooking (who am I kidding, WE? he does all the cooking) every other night. You're on your own on those nights." I find if I have very little intake every other night, I have a wonderful reward the next morning!
On the days we are eating cooked meals, I've cut me down to 3 ounces of protein, two vegetables...THE END. And, our dinners are baked or broiled meat...no one pot stops of stuff any longer.
Since I have to practice drinking protein stuffs and shifting toward liquids prior to the surgery...I've started doing that for my midday meal. Nope, not fun, but sensible. What I think will be a hoot is if I return to Doc Rogers at the end of this month 10-15 pounds lighter!! lololol He'll faint, I'll smile and we'll know I'm capable.
Understand, he wants me to lose 15-30 pounds total in the next 5 months. If I get ahead of the game...well, we'll see what we see.
Shifting gears...went to worship service this morning. It was very good, went to the 11 a.m. service, Contemporary. That's really so I can dance in the isle when the band plays!! Nah, I don't do that, I just stand and wiggle now and then...lol
However, there were four new mommies with new babies...cute as could be...butt...give me a break! Isn't that what excellent nurseries are for? Babies and bottles. You know, I could've leaped over the chairs and grabbed one kids bottle!! But, no, I showed extreme self control!
It is somewhat irritating however when you're forced to watch a wiggly, squiggly tiny baby while she grunts and squirms and slaps her mommy in the cheek. I tried to maintain focus on the pastor, but, he had some stealthy competition!! It is fun though to really tantalize that baby as the mommy throws her over her shoulder to quiet her and you begin to wink, blink and smile like crazy at the kid. It makes them bonkers and it makes them squirm more! Not that I did that, but, you know, it would be possible.
Our neighbor is out of town for the week. Poor 'ol Linda. She asked us to check her pool thingy that catches leaves. Oh, I'm checking it...in between strokes!! Yessss...it's cool, but man is it refreshing. I've been swimming, kicking, moving arms and getting a full regimen of activity in that cool water. But, I am checking for leaves!
Where'd poor 'ol Linda go for a long week? Switzerland!!! Yipes! Am I jealous? Oh, nooooo...I have her pool to keep me company!! But, it gives me an added activity I haven't experienced in a very long time. Does she have a swim suit your asking yourselves? No, she does NOT!
Do you really think I would have shown THIS body to the world in the past years? NOT! So, I swam in my old shorts and t-shirt..and had to drip dry at the front door..forgot a towel. After a few BIG DRIPS...I ran through the house to jump in a hot shower. Cool temp on wet clothes means one thing...PAT CAN ACTUALLY RUNNNNN!!
And, so , enough of this chatter for this night. I have 14 teacher Interns right now and tomorrow I begin making visits for observations. I'll be up at 6, out the door by 7:30 and in the fabulous, can't live without Houston traffic. Do I worry? NOT.
Why? I have an Infiniti. So? It accelerates at a quick clip and outruns all the cops in town, too! J/K. The traffic is challenging, but trust me, I've learned to out manuever your average bear out there. So, I'll cruise, do my visits and come back home to ...
G O J U M P I N L I N D A ' S P O O L. Wouldn't she be so jealous? She's having to deal with Switzerland and Europe. Bah..doesn't even compare to my excitement here on Kingfisher Dr.!!
Have a super week...jump in something if you don't have a pool. Eat less, move more and remember...
when it's all said and done, we'll see what the term SKINNY DIPPIN' really means!!!