Wii Fit & Pizza!

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After 7 months of NOT eating pizza... I've been kinda jonesing for it. Today we ordered a pizza. Thin crust (too much doughy crust would create HAVOC in my gut). I ate one slice, was satisfied and it was HEAVENLY! Tomorrow is the 7 month mark from surgery, I've lost somewhere around 82 pounds, I feel so much more energized! Things that used to be a real chore for me, just aren't anymore. For example: doing our daily animal chores entails carrying 5 gallon buckets of water, and carrying 50 lb bags of feed... and while awkward, these things don't make me winded anymore.

It was nice to hear so many compliments over the holidays from people who had not seen me for a while. My brother's "wow... I mean I'd seen pictures and you looked great but WOW!" was a highlight. I try to let them know that FEELING good and being healthier are my goals... the "looking good" stuff is a bonus of course. I feel good that I survived the holidays, I baked, I had a few nibbles of favorite stuff (like the pumpkin logs I made) but that was enough for me. I've continued to lose. We bought ourselves a Wii for Christmas, and my daughter bought us the Wii Fit Plus (Thank you Erica!)... we've been doing exercises via Wii fit every day and it's FUN! Anyone who poo-poos the idea that doing exercise on a Wii is REALLY exercise, obviously hasn't done it! I do yoga, step aerobics, balancing exercises, more traditional types of exercises with the Wii & it is GREAT!

So here's to a new year packed with fun and health and activity!