Busy few days

So here's what I've accomplished so far this week.

- Been to the pool twice. I love the water so much I can't even tell you. If I ever won the lottery, I would install a heated, indoor swimming pool in my brand-new 5000-sq.-ft. house. And yes, I'd hire a pool boy for the upkeep. Pool boy. Heh.

One thing that annoys me about the pool is the way some people bring their kids to the 9 p.m. adult swim. Hello? It's an adult swim? I go at 9 p.m. to avoid the nursery school parade of yardapes screeching their heads off and/or laughing at the fat lady in the pool. Get a clue, get a life, get a babysitter. /rant

- Went through my shoes and tossed out about 6 pairs. Yes, my feet are shrinking. At one time, I wore a size 12 - pre-op, I was into an 11, mostly 11 wides. I no longer need the wides at all and actually, I need 10-1/2. Did you know a 10-1/2 is about as easy to find as a virgin in a whorehouse? In any event, my big goal this fall/winter is to buy some boots. Something as easy as that isn't easy for me. I haven't found a pair of boots that fit around my calves for, oh, about 20 years? There was fringe involved so it was likely during a Bon Jovi faze. Yes, I know they make wide-calf boots. No, they're not wide enough. But we shall see.

- Tried on most of the jewelry in my jewelry chest. All of my rings are too big, even my wedding set. I almost lost it in the pool last night so I took it off. However, I do have some that were once reserved for my pinky that now fit my ring finger well. I searched high and low for watches and bracelets that would fit and now they're falling off. My Italian-charm-style Bo Bice watch is handy for me. I've taken two charms out of it so it fits better. My necklaces are too big! I have never been able to wear the chains that come with most charms - really, they're more suitable for Malibu Barbie than real women. So I have a lot of longer chains. Now, none of them hit me where they used to and they look weird with my many v-neck shirts.

- I found a liquid multivitamin. The Centrum just wasn't going down well, even one half at a time. So I went to GNC and the verrrry cute little salesguy directed me towards Maxion Nutrition's Max Multi. It's a really big bottle of citrus-flavored liquid and a complete multivitamin. Not cheap, but I have to have it. A one-ounce shot beats the hell out of chewable crap. It's not awful by itself, but I chase it with some Crystal Light tea and it's all good. I hung onto the Centrum and will give it a go in another couple months' time.

- Did not go on a shooting rampage in my office. Talk about self control!! Quite an accomplishment, all things considered.

- Had fish and mac & cheese for lunch today. Huzzah!! Almost like a real-person meal! I was excited, lemme tell ya. It went down great, no problems. I'm a happy girl.

- Picked up a bunch of clothes from my mother-in-law. She is a seamstress and I am sooo lucky to have her to alter things for me. She knows my measurements better than anyone and she is astonished at my new figure. I go over for fittings and she mutters to herself in Hungarian, shaking her head. Sometimes Zsa Zsa Gabor-accented English comes out: "It's unbelievable...it's unbelievable..." She cracks me up. Says things like "You are normal person!" "You have a vaist now!" "Ohhhh, dah-ling...look at you!" I love her to pieces.

So that's about it. Life is plugging along. I'm not losing weight like I think I should but it is what it is. Some days I struggle with the decision to have the surgery but then I'm reminded that because of it, I'm in the battle for good and I can't give up. Even if I wanted to. I've lost 111 lbs. total, 40 since my surgery on July 7.