Nifty Fifty

On Saturday the 4th I shared my 2 month surgiversary with my MIL's birthday. 
This morning I weighed in with a 50.4 pound loss.  2 months {and 2 days} after my life changing event.  

50 pounds is a lot.  
If say, I wanted to ship my lost 50 to my mom in Maine...I would have to spend the following...

Tue Jan 7, 2014 12:00 PMFedEx Priority Overnight^®245.36

 Tue Jan 7, 2014 8:00 PMFedEx Standard Overnight^®239.53 

Wed Jan 8, 2014 12:00 PMFedEx 2Day AM^®198.11 

Wed Jan 8, 2014 8:00 PMFedEx 2Day^®173.80 

End of day(9 Business Days)FedEx Home Delivery ^®120.92

Now I'm pretty sure my Momma is trying to lose a few pounds of her own and would not want me to ship her my 50 lost pounds.... 

These are examples of the things I used to heft around daily:

• The largest bag of dog food 
• A small bag of cement mix
• 200 dollars in Quarters
• 6 gallons of water
• a large cooler of beer and ice

 

NO wonder I was tired occasionally  ALL.THE.TIME!!!!  

NO wonder my feet hurt all the time. {Nary a foot pain recently.} 

NO wonder I never wanted to do anything but sleep.  {BTW I still love to sleep and occasionally catch up on a few several hours on the weekend, much to LOML's chagrin.}

NO wonder I had to nap everyday at lunchtime {still do sometimes.}

NO wonder shaving my legs was such a chore {there's a lotta leg there.}

NO wonder the thought of painting my own toenails was so daunting {couldn't see my toes - can now!}

NO wonder I wore Danskos all the time...no laces!!!!  {I just bought a pair of New Balance sneakers...with shoelaces! Score!}

NO wonder I rarely wore jewelry - my neck, fingers, wrists were always too chubby for jewelry to feel comfortable. {I wear it almost daily now & I look GOOD :)}

NO wonder I was constantly irritated with everything {I still get irritated but now mostly on a monthly cycle :)}

The only thing I truly wonder about it is why the Holy Hell I waited so long to have it done.  

I am happy.  I am thinner.  I am exactly 1/3 of the way to my goal.  

Happy Nifty Fifty to me.