Today we had a pretty nice day.  My time at work went by so quickly; I headed straight home so I could take the boys to the pool before Justin’s therapy sessions.  Justin and I did laps in the pool together.  It was actually fun.  He is doing so well with his swimming this year.  We just kicked while doing laps, no arms, which was really a challenge.

After I dropped Justin off at therapy my friend Traci, her son Jonathan and I did some running.  HOLY CRAP!!! I thought I was going to throw up and pass out.  It was way too hot and humid.  We did okay with it, we did our best, had some fun with it, and finished it!

I was done after that run haha.  Right after that I picked up Justin, came home, made dinner, ate, showered, and here I am in bed early again.  The todays run took its toll on my knee for some reason.  No doubt it was my form being off.  I felt sluggish and I wasn’t lite on my feet for most of the running.  So right after my shower I used the lacrosse ball to loosen my legs up before I sat down and they really tightened up.  In a little while Ill finish up with the foam roller.

I think I’ve been doing a pretty good job of keeping my stress under control.  I slept okay last night.  I woke up for a little while but was able to fall back to sleep for a couple of hours….without any medication J  I’m hoping I will be able to sleep well tonight to.

My eating was okay today. It was so hot, especially after running, that I barely had an appetite.  I drank lots of water today; I easily hit my gallon quota for the day.  I’ve been feeling pretty good about my eating lately.  I just need to master the weekends and I should be able to drop weight like crazy.

I was talking to someone who is planning on having some surgery done since she lost lots of weight.  She suggested I go for a consultation just to find out what I would need to have done, how much it would cost, etc.  I’m actually considering scheduling a consultation.  I know doing this is the inevitable, with another 50-60 pounds to lose I am already experiencing some problems. 

The odd thing about this is when I think about the excess skin and the effects it has I literally get sick to my stomach.  I never felt physically sick about being morbidly obese.  But then again, until I lost all this weight and looked at old pictures, I honestly didn’t realize how tremendous I was.  I know I was huge but I never realized the extent of my hugeness haha.

Anyway, my plan is to just have excess skin removed and move things back into place.  I’m not planning on anything foreign being placed in my body (sorry TJ J).  It should be interesting…it’s something I’m leery about, but I can’t imagine how horrible I’ll look once I lose all this fat and don’t do anything about the excess skin…YUCK!