No climbing the bell tower today and pickin off folks.  My three month anniversary is almost upon us.  Because of my weight and staggering BMI, I assumed by this time that I woulda lost 80 to 100 pounds.  This is one of the biggest mistakes I made -- predicting my weightloss before surgery.  For all you pre-ops out there, absolutely positively, without a doubt, do not do this -- you'll be so disappointed afterwards I guarantee it.  

Things I can do now: I can walk up and down a hill without keeling over. I can take a shower without becoming exhausted and reach almost all of my, according to Lever, 2000 parts.  I can take a bath again!  I can sit up in bed (my stomach was so big I couldn't before). I now wear a size 7 W shoe as opposed to 7 1/2 W.  I can sit indian style on the couch and my back no longer kills me.

I bought some Erythritol and tried making some brownies with it, but they sucked.  The problem with Erythritol is that it has an almost minty aftertaste -- I'm not sure how to get around that.  The reason why I'm interested in it is because it registers a zero on the glycemic index and has only .2 calories per gram.  While Splenda does have Maltodextrin in it.  I was, however, able to make a purty damn comparable low carb eggnog.

Thanksgiving wasn't a problem as we decided to skip it.  I must admit though, I'm not sure if I can make it through the Holiday Season without a drink.  Poinsettias... *drool*  It just seems sack-religious.