2 months!!

The picture on the Left is right before surgery and on the right is 2 months out. Down 45.4 pounds. 13 inches off my waist. Over 60 inches lost all over my body. Down from 28/26 to 22/24.

Kindergarten Days!

We just went this morning to register Bobby for Kindergarten. He is very excited to go. I asked him if was scared at all, and he said No Way! School starts on August 29. I am excited but sad, my baby boy is growing up. Everyone we met there thought that he was going into first or second grade.

He has grown 4 inches in the last 4 months, hopefully he slows down a little bit. He is going to be as tall as his Daddy. Which is good.

Mary thinks she can do anything Bobby does. Bobby has another loose tooth and Mary thinks hers are loose too. She asked Joe last night to pull her tooth out. :) Won't be long until Mary is starting kindergarten.

What kind of house do you want to be?

My friend wrote a great story. Go here to read it.

5 Minutes for Mom

This is a great site, 5 Minutes for Mom, they have lots of great articles and a lot of fun contests. Go on over and visit. You can also promote your at home businesses or your blog.

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40 Pounds

40 pounds is the average weight of a 4-year old boy.

How Much Fuel Is That?

To lose that amount of fat would mean to burn 140,000 calories or 585,760 KiloJoules! That is the equivalent of 4.53 gallons of gasoline. Humans, however, are far more efficient than cars, getting about 912 "miles to the gallon". If you could dump this many calories into the tank of a Honda Civic, you would be able to drive it about 154 miles before running out of gas!

Let's see how your goal would convert to other forms of fuel. 140,000 calories is equivalent to:

• 4.53 gallons of gasoline, or
• 50.04 pounds of coal, or
• 69.44 pounds of oven-dried wood, or
• 6.13 gallons of propane

This amount of energy would ...

• Brew about 391 pots of coffee, or
• Light a 60-watt light bulb for 2,712 hours ( 113 days = 0.33 years)

Cutting 140,000 calories is the same as saying "no" to:

• 1,750 apples, or
• 1,400 bananas, or
• 8,235 cups of cabbage (whew!), or
• 966 baked potatoes, or
• 1,750 large eggs, or
• 1,167 cups of 2% milk, or
• 101 pounds of ground beef, or
• 1,609 glasses of wine, or
• 433 Snickers bars, or
• 583 Clif Bars ( 778 Luna Bars), or
• 1,007 cans of Coke, or
• 824 pints of Guinness beer, or
• 285 Big Macs, or
• 272 Quarter Pounders with Cheese, or
• 200 Whoppers, or
• 424 Subway 6" Oven Roasted Chicken Breast sandwiches, or
• 824 Taco Bell crunchy tacos, or
• 596 slices of pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut

What it Takes to Burn 140,000 Calories

To burn 140,000 calories, a 190 pound male would have to:

• Backpack for 232 hours (10 days) nonstop, or
• Walk for 536 hours (22 days) at 3 mph straight, or
• Walk 1,609 miles (1,006 kilometers), or
• Bike for 406 hours (17 days) at 10 mph, or
• Bike 4,058 miles (2,536 kilometers), or
• Play basketball nonstop for 223 hours 9 days), or
• Play billiards for 648 hours (27 days), or
• Go bowling for 541 hours (23 days), or
• Stay on the golf course for 406 hours (17 days), or
• Spend 180 hours (8 days) playing competitive football, or
• Jump rope for 171 hours (7 days) straight!

You would have to walk the length of England about 2.73 times to burn 140,000 calories.

How many pounds have you lost and what does it really mean? Check here!

I've Hit 40!!

Pounds that is. It feels good to be at this stage. I am so thankful for the chance that I had to have this surgery. It is a great tool to have to get this weight off. I tried some food that I used to love, it was chicken and beef from my old favorite restaurant and it did not taste good at all. Which is good I guess, that way I won't be tempted to eat there. My new favorite food it avocado and bbq chicken and pork. I can still go out to eat with family and friends, my choices are just limited.


I am excited to see what the future has to offer me. I am thinking of going back to school to become a massage therapist. It is something that I can do from home to earn some extra money. It is something that I have always been interested in. I am also thinking of doing medical records from home. I will have to take some new classes on that, but should be able to do it fast.

Thanks for listening :)