The dreaded holidays...

So Thanksgiving came and went....  I did just fine with it.  I didn't cheat once, and the scale luved me for it!  I had turkey, salad and such a wonderful time.  I even had some chicken with green mole sauce.  Yummy!!!  :)

I went to my parents for 10 days.  10 days in Florida and resisted all temptation. I even made Twice baked faux potatoes and they were SO yummy!!  :)  When I got back, my scale had the same numbers as when I left...  but I'm kinda used to that.  Sometimes it happens.  I might have accidentally had some chocolate that wasn't low carb.  Oh well, it happens.  I was ok.  On Christmas eve, I was down to half a pound from 40 lbs lost this year.
Christmas eve and Christmas day were a different story...  We made tamales at Elvis's parent's house.  I ate my weight in tamales over 2 days.  Bread, Corn meal, sugar, chocolate, tres leches..  I knew I was bad.  I didn't worry about it.  I knew that I'd start back again today, with renewed vigor.  I got on the scale this morning and I gained 4 lbs in 2 days.  I know it's mostly water weight, but I'm completely ok with it.  So, I have until Saturday to lose 4.5 lbs!  :)  I think I can do it.  I'd like to say I've lost 40 lbs by Jan 1.  Next year, I'll continue my work.  I'll continue my diet and I know I'll lose more. I wonder how much I'll be able to post as a loss next year?

I have knee surgery scheduled for next Wednesday.  I tore my miniscus 2 days after Thanksgiving.  It's been slowly healing, but I'm afraid that with out surgery it won't heal completely.  It's swollen most days and sometimes quite painful.  The surgery will mean that I'm out of work for 2 weeks to a month.  I want to come back to work stronger, skinnier and more beautiful than ever before!  I want to hear WOW you look incredible when I come back to work!  :)  In addition to continuing to lose weight, because I'll be sitting on the couch, healing for 2 weeks, I'm planning to take this time learn spanish.  I can't do much of anything else...  SO I'm going to sit on the couch, and work my rosetta stone as hard as it can go.  :)

Let's see how this goes.  I'm still very excited about my changes.  I'm getting smaller, and loving it.  :)