I'm Back

I just got back from my business trip earlier this week. Lost a little over a pound during my trip so I'm fairly happy. The trip included a daiquiri, a margarita and more chips and salsa than I care to remember. :) It was good to get away with friends, have fun, eat in moderation and still be able to lose. Another group split this GIANT burrito for dinner! I had them hold their hands out so you could see how HUGE it was! It could easily feed six! I finally reached the 25+ lbs. lost. According to my dr. who started weighing earlier, I have almost lost 30 lbs.

My computer is a little under the weather, so I have some "checking" to do. I noticed my blog art is gone and my computer freezes every time I go to update layout. This weekend will be devoted to my husband figuring out the problems.

Got my second spray on tan Monday. They are kind of addicting at $10 a pop and five minutes of your time. My favorite part is to have a tan stomach. It has not seen the sun for several decades. A couple of you posted questions on my last post re: spray on tan. It is not sticky at all. It is a very fine mist, almost powdery. You just towel dry when you are done. I got the lightest color possible the first time and a darker color the second time. They only last about a week, so it is good for a special occasion. Grace I could hug you across the screen for saying you could see a hint of collar bone in my last post picture. I went back to look and think it is a shadow, because in real life there is no sign of collar bone yet. I loved that you commented on it though. :)

Went for my second fill today at 9 weeks. I lost close to 6 lbs. since my last fill three weeks ago (according to my dr.'s scale). He added another 1.5 cc in my 14 cc Realize band for a total of 6.5. He said each time after the fills get smaller and smaller, but the results are larger. I have a standing appt for Aug. 11th and I will keep that in the event I feel I could use more of a fill. After that it will be hard for me to get time off once school starts. I have been able to eat whatever I want. I have yet to have anything like a PB incident yet (knock on wood) and I'm hungry after meals, so I felt it was time to get a second fill. My surgeon does all of the fills himself. I like that I get to see him every visit. This time the fill had a bit of a bite (like a hard pinch). On a pain scale of 1 - 10, it was about a 3 -4. Last time I hardly felt a thing; then again I brought my camera; maybe that is the secret. It is still a tad sore, not impossible, just not as easy breezy as last time.

I have posted pix of my stomach a couple of days after surgery and nine weeks out. I can barely see the incisions. I put Bio Oil on them twice a day. I'm sure the spray tanning helps as well.

It feels so good to be back. Lots to catch up on, especially before school starts, I'm a teacher :) Plus, tomorrow we are doing our first college visit with my 17 yr. old. (*Augustana*) She will be a sr. in high school next year, but they do not waste any time these days. I will catch up on some blogs tonight. Can't wait to see how everyone is doing. I missed you guys!