month six - 251 MERRY CHRISTMAS

Happy Holidays and all that rot! I have lost 95 stinking pounds. NINETY. FIVE. POUNDS. My size 24 jeans are loose (not quite baggy) and I am squeezing or fitting into 2X tops. My 3X tops are BAGGY. The 4X shirts are a joke. Like my little girl trying on adult clothes.

I do admit that I have not exactly been a "good girl." Maybe that is why Santa didn't leave me anything under the tree. I have been eating chocolate, donuts, and gelato. Also, I am ashamed to say that I may have stretched my pouch a wee bit. I believe I can eat more than 1/2 cup at a sitting. Getting cocky in my progress.

I still dump, though. Sugar is the main culprit. And I am not drinking enough fluids. I pee maybe twice a day and it is ORANGE! Pooping is sporadic, but it still happens.

Disneyland is one of my favorite exercise regimes. The walking doesn't bother me, especially since I have a particular place to go (instead of no where in particular). But walking to work and back home is annoying. Whatever. Not that I have been working since the kids have been off track. Maybe I will start walking again in January when they go back to school.

Hubby has to work New Year's Eve. I am kinda relieved that I am not obliged to go anywhere for the holiday. Plop my big butt on the couch and watch the countdown on TV while Hubby freezes his big butt off at the Rose Parade. (He has to run the breathalyzer machine for Pasadena Police and Los Angeles County Sheriff.....EASY MONEY)

I admitted to my family that I miss recreational eating. Eat what I want. When I want. How much I want. My brother cleverly pointed out that is why I got so huge to begin with. Leave it to him to point out the obvious. Sometimes I forget that eating is a big deal anymore and start horking it down. Quickly, I realize it is not the fun activity I can participate in anymore and have to lie down (from dumping) or become totally dissatisfied with the result and lose interest. However, I find I can binge on fresh fruit and will do that any chance I can! Usually it is already prepared and I enjoy it's tasty goodness. I am too lazy to buy it whole and cut it up myself, therefore I do NOT gorge on fruit on a daily basis. Buying it pre-cut is expensive and a deterrent.

Now if I can only get those damn protein shakes down, I would be doing awesome! :o)