04/17/10: Ta Da....

So I have a goal weight even though I don't buy into the whole goal weight thing.  My goal weight is right smack dab in the middle of my normal weight range.  I might get there and think I need to go farther.  I might not get there as I might get to my upper weight and think that's just fine.  All I know is that weight is right smack dab in the middle and it gives me something to shoot towards.  And at my thinnest (and happiest with my body, now, looking back) I weighed that weight I use for my ticker, 142.

142 subtracted from my start weight is 124 pounds.  124 pounds divided by 4 is 31.  So to lose 25% of my intended (possibly) weight, I'd lose 31 pounds.  As of this morning, I've lost 31 pounds.

Now, see, this is significant to me because I've told my sweet hubby that he and I get to share some quarter goal gifts when these 31 pound increments happen.  It might be a massage or a pedicure or who knows what, but it's some sort of pampering.  I thought 31 pounds would happen in a couple weeks cause I thought the swelling would be contended with longer than it has been.  So I'm totally surprised that 31 pounds happened so quickly.

Now if only my sweet hubby will wake up so I can tell him "Guess what!!!"

And I don't even know what this quarter goal gift is going to be.  We haven't had pedicures since Feb and that would be nice.

Yesterday my sweet hubby got my raised garden beds put together and lined with the stuff to stop the grass from coming up.  He said he'd go get the top soil and get that put in each of the beds today.  I started all my seedlings last night and I keep checking them to see if they've sprouted yet.  Nope.  They haven't.

If all goes well we'll have a good garden.

Strawberries, onions, garlic, potatoes, shallots, blue potatoes, spinach, two types of lettuce, broccoli, zucchini, squash, artichokes, green beans, among others I am not remembering at the moment.  And then a full assortment of herbs.

I hope all goes well!

In other news, I am down to no tylenol.  I have not taken any today and don't see the need.  What I can tell you is if you have any other choice, time the surgery so that it does not coincide with your TOM.  Grrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today we are supposed to be doing a few odds and ends of things - so we'll see if pedis can happen.  Sweet hubby wants to get the soil and get the beds filled.  We are headed to a co-ed wedding shower this evening (and we still gotta get the gift).  On the way up we are going to swing by the SIL's place as they are moving 6 houses down the street.  Sweet hubby has been asked to help move the bulky stuff - mattresses, furniture, and appliances.  He told me I am not to touch a thing.  We'll see.  I know I'm not supposed to but if you give me a cupcake tin, I don't think I can reconcile not helping in my pea brain.  So it sounds like a busy day and I don't know how excited I am about that.  And then again, it might be kinda nice!

I haven't said this yet, today and I feel like I should.  Today I feel like a 100% normal person.  My only caveat to that is I still have to watch that I don't twist suddenly, but I feel fine.  We'll see if that continues through the day, but it feels great to be starting the day this way!!!

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.  Now let's see if I can start getting caught up on blogs again!