Way Too Busy...

Whew...life has to slow down now. The last 2 weeks have been extremely hectic. I need a vacation. When I last blogged I had just got my fill. I am doing really well and I feel that it is really working now. I lost ten pounds since the fill. I feel great and so light. I forgot what this feels like. NSV has been compliments from so many people, a couple people at work not recognizing me from afar (I did dye my hair a little darker), I shopped quickly for a party and was happy that I what I picked out fit, (wish I had gotten a size smaller actually), I am wearing old navy jeans from 5 years ago, most of my smaller clothes are just fitting and not too tight. Some are baggy. So hopefully by summers end I will need new clothes because I don't have any thing else to wear from years past. I have to go through my clothes that don't fit. Taking up so much room:))) Eating has been a challenge. I had been so busy last week and stressed that it makes it hard to eat. If I am stressed my band is real tight. It's really wierd that I will be looser at dinner when I am really relaxed (after a glass of wine usually). One night I had a pick up stix, house chix salad, it was delicious and I was so satisfied. So since it went down so well I ordered another after my Open House at school. Well, I could not eat it without that stuck feeling. I had to stop. But since I was so hungry and excited about a having a successful open house, I had icecream and that went down fine. It was about the only thing I had to eat that day, so I didn't feel guilty.
Two weeks ago I had a laser treatment from varicose veins on my left leg, then a week later I had the right leg done. The left leg was easy and didn't really hurt. I don't want to be that graphic but for those interested this is how it's done. The dr. does an ultrasound and finds the bad vein. Mine wasn't working and was creating bulging knots in my lower leg. So the ultrasound guides the dr. as he makes injections of pain med. This is the worst part about 5-6 jabs up the the leg. Once it's numbed he puts a skinny laser tube up the leg and we all put on glasses and turn out lights. Laser for about 8 minutes. Not painful. then all done. So the first time the nurse fitted me with a compression hose only for the leg I had done. It was so tight and painful and was rolling at the top cause of my fatty theighs and it never reached the top of my leg. So after having it on for four days, I cut it at the top. It was creating deep red marks. So when I returned to the dr. and he did altrasound to see if the vein closed, it didn't close at the top where the stocking didn't reach. Ding bat nurse. So I had to have the procedure again only on my upper theigh. Ouch. I also had my right leg done and I was a big baby. It was sooo sensitive this time to the jabs of pain med. The dr. kept apologizing but I just said I am paying you to do this so don't be sorry. This time I made sure the stocking were the right size and they were much more comfortable. My legs are bruised but I can tell that the treatments worked and my legs look much much better. I only worked out one day in the last two weeks. It was too hard with the stocking and the day after my right leg it was too sore. I took the stockings off yesterday and I plan on working out tomorrow. I have a check up appt on Wed. to see how things went. I am going to have some of my spider veins injected and I should be done with my legs. I am happy I had it done. The pain was worth it. I hope to wear shorts and skirts again. I stopped showing my legs years ago because of the varicose veins.
Last Thursday was my first graders open house. It was so much fun to see the kids share with their parents all their work and growth. We do so much to get ready for open house and preparation that it's stressful. I love doing extra stuff for the kids. Like a portfolio of work they have done from the first day to the end of the year. (Which is in 2 weeks) I do a slide show of photos I've taken of the kids and activities we did. Anyways each day I had a to do list a mile long.
All the while, wearing those compression hose, busy at work with open house stuff, trying to manage eating with my new fill, to top it all off I was planning my 3 year old and 1 year old birthday party!!! Since they are 2 years and 3 days apart we had their party together. Whew!!! That was yesterday and it was so much fun to have family and friends over to share these milestones! We had it catered by the Taco Man who cooks 3 kinds of meats for soft tacos. MMM...it was so easy. The hard part was setting up when the table rental company/jumper too arrived 45 minutes before the start of the party. All worked out. Loved it. Matthew was in the pool all day long with his cousins and friends. Fun to see him having so much fun. The weather was overcast and on the chilly side. We heated the pool so only the kids went in.
My hectic life won't be calm for another 2 weeks when I start our summer vacation. Hubby flew out early this morning to Atlanta for a week long seminar for work. So it's only me with the kids this week. My mom comes over Wednesday to watch them while I go to my dr. appt.
I want sleep and to relax without a list of stuff I have to get done running through my head.
I love my band and how it's working. I think it's in the sweet spot. Down 36 pounds total in 6 months. Just like my lap dr. said I would avg 6 pounds a month. I actually stalled a few times until I got just the right amount of fill. I have typed so long. This took me a couple hours with interruptions. I better close now. I love reading everyones blogs and hopefully I will blog more this week with my hubby out of town. I don't think he knows I have a blog. Have a great week everyone!!!!!