Happy New Year, 2013!!!

Well, hello friends!  Happy New Year - I hope you've had a Magical Christmas and great start to 2013!

It's been a while - a month, in fact... as I approach my 4 year band-iversary, I find myself less and less interested in blogging but I really want to find a way to get back involved...  I do read many of your updates, but seem to struggle to have much that is of any value to blog about.  Hopefully that will change in 2013.

On the band front, I was quite loose in the fall at the 4.5 cc level, and was okay with that until right after Christmas (yes, I made the decision to be able to fully enjoy Thanksgiving, my 40th, and Christmas without ANY WORRIES of PB'ing, etc... and I gained 10 pounds for that choice)!!!


We flew down to FL on the 22nd, and decided to upgrade to business class which was the best.decision.ever since I was "holding" Liam... HEAVEN in the form of a big seat and cocktails...  We had a blast there and really enjoyed an alternative Christmas...  Lots of fun in the Magic Kingdom (including the new Fantasyland) and in Hollywood Studios... Heck - Lucia did Tower of Terror and we did Rockin' Rollercoaster twice before 10AM!  Can't complain at all..  We were so pooped out by Christmas day that we bagged the parks, and decided to hang out at the condo and go to the pool, even though it was only 70.  I was COLD!

Liam's first ride on the carousel....

Waiting in line at "It's A Small World"

We got back from Disney on the 26th and I had to work the 27th and 28th...  Thankfully, I had an appointment the morning of the 28th to get a fill... I weighed in at 214.  YIKES.  Lots of fall enjoyment, which was totally by choice.  Imbibing of both the food and drink kind.  Honestly, more the drink (Chardonnay and Red Wine) kind.

So, we were aggressive, and Maya (my NP) put me up to 5.5 cc's...  The first few days were okay as I was on liquids, but come New Year's Eve things started tightening up... by the 1st, I couldn't even swallow water (or at least keep it down) so THANK GOD they were able to get me in on the 2nd and she backed me down to 5...  that minimal adjustment seemed to make the world of difference, and I can eat half-a-cup servings and drink water comfortably - WHOO HOO!  I've lost 7 pounds (from 214 to 207.1 this AM) since last Friday.  I'm okay with that.  And I've been fully measuring my servings at 1/2 a cup, and I continue to lose weight.

Liam, riding his xmas present post-xmas on our return!

On the personal front, I've had a great late-fall...  Thanksgiving with wonderful friends, then my 40th birthday which was a blast... lots of crazy-business in December with work, Lu's school, etc... and then we went to Disney from the 22nd - 26th with my folks which was a blast.  Not as warm as I would have liked, but a real treat!

I am really wanting to get below 200.  I know I've said that before, but it is time.  I'm signed up for an 8K with Lucia in Virginia Beach in March, and one of my BFF's has invited me to Jazzercise tomorrow morning at 8am (ugh).   But I am going, and I need to figure out how to get back into a more athletic mode where I was before getting pregnant with Liam.

That's where I am for now - Happy New Year to all of you!