August

4 - MM#6 = I went clothes shopping over the weekend.  I bought these slacks that run big I guess.. when I was a size 28, I could buy a 26 and then I bought a pair of 22s when I was about a 24.  I just bought two pair of size 16!  Wow.. I am so stoked!  But, they do run big so it is exciting, but not terribly so.  Then I spotted some pajama bottoms that are so cute... grey with little bit of lace around the leg bottoms.  I tried on a size 18-20 and they were big.  I asked the lady who worked there if 14-16 was the size right under 18-20.  She looked at me and said "Ya, thats your size; a 14-16".. I wanted to hug her and sqeeze her to death! 11 - I hit 90 pounds lost over the weekend.  I am sooo excited, yet due to monthly timing, I felt very depressed over the weekend for some reason.  I am excited to celebrate my 6 month anniversery coming up this month.  I am going to San Diego to visit my uncle and have my first drink since my surgery; I can taste it already! 20 - My Dad died this morning. 28 - I returned last night from Minnesota where I attended my Dad's Funeral and visited family.  It was nice to see the other relatives and I even met new ones.  My Dad had been suffering for the last several years so it was more of a relief then anything that he is not in pain anymore.  My Mom held up amazingly; she is a very strong woman!  My San Diego trip to celebrate my 6 month anniversery will be rescheduled.  The whole time I was in Minnesota, all I ate was Mom's cookies and tons of quick snackies.. I was so scared to get on the scale when I got home.  Somehow, I don't know how, I managed to stay the same.  I think stress and nerves cancelled out the calories. :-)

September

11 - First of all, today we must remember!  Ok, now on to happy stuff.  MM#7 = SOMEONE WHISTLED AT ME!  I was crossing the road and someone drove by and whistled at me.. YEAH!  I am down 95 pounds.  Its going much slower now.  I need to drink water and excersise!  I am bad!  I went to a concert tonight.  I had such a great time.  I saw Seether, Our Lady Peace, and 3 Doors Down.  It was great.  I got autographs from 3 members of Seether, 2 members of Our Lady Peace and the Base Player for 3 Doors Down.  I love Seether, they were great; but I have never seen a crowd love a band like the love 3 Doors Down got!  The lead singer was impressed, I could tell.  15 - I had such a fun filled weekend.  I went to another concert on Saturday night at Sunset Station.  I met a guy named Rob.. man, he is cute, and he races motorcycles.. right on!  I hope he calls.  Sunday morning I did a volunteer gig for Cirque du soleil benefiting Independent Living for homeless teens.  It was a 5k run/walk.  I now know the correct way to hand water to runners and also how to make snow cones!  It was a lot of fun and I had an exciting moment:  They only had S, M, and L volunteer t-shirts.. I thought I would be out of luck as I just got into XL, but I took the Large and IT FIT!  I was pretty stoked! 27 - ONE HUNDRED POUNDS DOWN!  Yippy!  This last week and a half have been torture for me.  I would be at 98 one day, 99 the next, then back to 98, then back to 99, I wanted to scream!  I am so excited for this milestone!  I took a bunch of pictures over the weekend so I will get a better pic posted soon.  28 - MM#8 = Without thinking about it, I was sitting on my bed and noticed that I was sitting indian style!  I haven't sat like that in I don't know how long!  Of course my feet weren't completely wrapped tight (intertwined), but I was still amazed that I could sit like that.  I also put on a pair of size 16 jeans.  They are very tight and I would't dare wear them out of the house, but I got them on!  I can't wait till they fit good because they feel great!  I have also received some clothes from co-workers lately that are really nice!  Some fit now and some will fit soon!  I am so excited!