May 16

349.3 Only 9 pounds away from being able to get on the Wii Fit!! Woohoo!!!

My manicure is awesome. It is a frequent reminder of how well I'm doing. I'll have to remember that for my 100 pound reward. Hmmm...

I'm definitely getting more energy. I've been cleaning. Focusing on self-contained places so there is a definite stopping point. But, I cleaned the refrigerator. Took each of the shelves out and scrubbed them down. This is not a common occurrence, so it took a while. But, it felt really good to finish it. Of course, Lizzie looked in and said: "Gee. Now it's obvious we have nothing to eat." Which it kind of was. I guess I need to work on some meals with leftovers that the kids will eat and enjoy.

I have been revising my eating. I stop to get something when I'm out. Then I can only eat a few bites. So I take a box to go. It's getting kind of frustrating. I really need to quit going places or only ordering a side dish. For example, Old Bag. I get the cup of clam chowder and I am nicely filled. So, this week, I tried the fish tacos. Well, I didn't realize she gave me the meal size rather than the appetizer size, which meant I got a side. I finished my cup of clam chowder and should have stopped. I took a couple of bites of the fish tacos and fought with keeping that down for the next several hours. I still somehow think I can eat more than I can. Went to Frisch's planning to get a side of something. Got an omelet. It was good. But, I couldn't eat much. So, that will be my lunch today. It would be better if I didn't stop at all, of course. But, I can't relax and read at home the way I can at a restaurant. Still need to work on that. Oh, Marcy!

Went through my pajamas and my underwear. Had a big stack of pjs to pass on. Only kept 3X and smaller.  And not even winter of 3X. Same with underwear. Boxed up my larger size and moving on to the next smaller size. And threw away any that were ripped. Not dealing with that!

I need to do different cleaning. My sister is coming in next Sunday for Lizzie's Confirmation. We're going to have a little party here to celebrate. I'm also going to celebrate Scott's graduation as part of it. So, I need to be focusing on the family room. My desk. The kitchen. My scrapbooking area. Basically the entire first floor. Instead I'm working on small areas of my bedroom. Each of the downstairs spaces feels too major to get into. I don't feel like I have enough energy to do the whole thing, so I don't even focus on a little part. Not good. Need to start working on that tonight. Maybe I will watch my Sunday night shows down here and work on some of these boxes of paperwork that are scattered around. That's the biggest problem in the family room. The boxes that all the stuff gets shoved to get it out of the way and then never get gone through. Imagine that!! If I just look at each box as self-contained, maybe I can make some progress.

We had to have a burial for one of the hamsters. The Teddy Bear hamster that we got from a teacher at Avery died. We figure he was between 4 and 5. Which is old for a hamster. And, he had a huge mass on his throat. But, he had a good life. He came to us with the name Carl Winslow and kept the name but was also called Fuzzy or Big Fuzzy. When he got out of his cage, he would end up behind the refrigerator with a stash of dog food. He was a great hamster. In the hamster races, he not only didn't place in the race, he rolled backwards a little bit. The World's Laziest Hamster. We miss you, Fuzzy!

I also need to get a new bra. As my body is shrinking, I've been tightening up my bra. Well, I realized that as you tighten your bra, it tightens the back, but it results in the front getting kind of spread apart. I feel like my boobs are heading for my underarms. Talk about lack of cleavage!! And, I'm sure I'm down in cup size. I used to be a D. I've been a C for a while. I may be down to a B at this point. Or at least on the small size of C. I'll never be flat, but I am definitely not as well endowed as I used to be!! And it isn't all just gravity! I probably need to go to a real lingerie store and get measured. I always hated that, but I need to be fitted properly.

Friday I had my 3 month appt with my general practitioner. The last time I was at this weight was in 2002. Wow. And, those were about the earliest records she has from me. The sad thing is that I still have clothes that are smaller than this. Which means I have clothes that I haven't been able to wear in 10 years. Huh. I guess that is a good thing. It's not like I've ever been so stylish that anything would be out of style. And, fewer clothes that I have to purchase! I'm wearing an outfit this morning for church that is a 3X. Can't remember when I last wore it. And it's very cute. Felt like new clothes!!

Well, I need to take my measurements and update that file. I haven't been doing a very good job of keeping track of those. And, I need to get exercising. I haven't really done anything other than a little bit of walking. Bad Wendie! Part of my new Life is to exercise on a regular basis. There is no way I can get down to my goal of 150 (180) without exercise. Oh, Marcy!!! :)