Week 24 - Back from vacation in NYC

So I noticed a few things while I was on vacation in NYC....

Guys are flirting with me now.... people are nicer to me now that I have lost weight.... and all people want to socialize with eating and drinking.

SIGH....

So a few bad food choices happened... but that isn't going to get me down.  I happened upon the "Big Apple" during the hottest heat wave in 60+ years!  I walked tons... very proud of myself.  I didn't take one single taxi the whole time.  I even skimped on subways too!!

Get this!  I toured the Empire State Building.  The elevator takes you to the 80th floor where you wait in a cue to go onto the observation deck via elevator for the last 6 floors.  I didn't want to wait in line for an hour - so I asked if I could take the stairs.  You read it correctly... I ASKED to take the STAIRS - up 6 flights.  I did it... (panted a little bit for the last flight) but I was so proud of myself.  It was a beautiful view!

I even took the first 6 flights back down before catching the elevator again :)

I can't get over the changes I'm seeing.  My shoe size has changed, my ring size has changed... and I was finally able to shop at H & M for clothing for the first time in my life... buying a size 12.  I also went to another store and bought an XL in juniors clothing  :)

So yes - you can assume I shopped my way through NYC versus eating my way through NYC!

Here is a before and after update from NYC:

Week 21 - Where have all my updates gone??

OK... I will first apologize for my lack of updates.  I have been so busy living life... I forget about updating my blog.  But I will admit... I was good... I updated my weight (down 75 lbs) and I posted a 5 month post op photo.  I can't believe how far I have come!

I do realize I still have a few more goals to attain... but I am getting there one by one!

I had a great time celebrating my 36 birthday with family and friends.  I'm looking forward to a trip to NYC later this month to visit an old friend of mine.  This will be the smallest she has ever seen me... plus I am down a minimum of 2 dress sizes from when I first lived in NYC 11 years ago.

I am taking note that I do need to work on my protein more... and I have been slipping on the vitamins.  I need to get better about that to protect my health.  I just bought a Pilates machine from HSN.  I need to work on building lean muscle tissue... because I have lost too much of it so far!  Once I get the machine in next week... I will let you know how it works out for me.

Once again... many apologies for the delayed blog... I will try to do better again next week!