November 28, Saturday Afternoon:  Before I even talk about my weight I have some very important news... MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS HERE!!!  I didn't dare mention it before because I was so afraid it wasn't really going to happen but my son took her from Mississippi to Maine!!!  Oh, I can't even begin to tell you how completely thrilled we are to have her.  She arrived on Monday the 23rd and is here until Tuesday, December 1st.  How I'm ever going to let her go is beyond me!!!  These are the very first pics from when I picked them up at the airport.  There will be many more pics coming as soon as I set up her gallery.
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Now let's talk about my weight!  It has been a good week for me.  Not only did I get to bring my son and Skylar to my Wed weigh in to show her off, I was granted a 1.50 pound loss for the week!  That wonderful loss means  I reached my 40 pound mark so I have new photos for you to see.  Once again, I don't see any difference from the 30 pound photos, but I sure do see a difference from when I started my blog.  You can see my weight loss photos here.  This has been a busy month for me so I have not been listing my tunics on eBay.  But that is about to change.  When Derrick takes Skylar back home, I will be filling my time with sewing.  And I will look forward to seeing Skylar again in the spring.  That surprise granddaughter of mine has become my greatest joy!  And Derrick is the best daddy ever!  I'm so incredibly proud of him.  When I learned about Skylar just 3 short months ago, I cried for a week thinking how the circumstances would probably mean I'd never get to see her or at least not see her for a long time.  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Derrick would be bringing her to Maine to visit us.  We are all so in love with that little girl!  And I'll forever be thankful to Skylar's mom for letting Derrick take Skylar on such a big adventure!
 

November 18, Wednesday Night:  This was a good Wednesday for me!  Not only did I lose 2.25 pounds, but that got me the title of Biggest Loser at my TOPS chapter for this week!  And I also won a random drawing and got a $10 gift certificate for Kohl's.... how sweet is that!  And I attended our TOPS workshop and I got 3rd place in the top 15 losers for our county.  I lost 12.5 pounds since the last workshop which was 2 months ago.  Our next workshop is in 4 months and our chapter is hosting it so I hope I come in the top three for that workshop too!  I'm going to do my best :o)  I also had 5 losses in a row and now our chapter gives you a charm for every 5 week block that you lose weight.  I love little incentives like that.  TOPS ROCKS!  And I'm very, very close to losing 40 pounds and that means I'll have to take more pics to add to my before and after gallery!  And soon I'll be in the 250s!  I can't wait to break the 250 mark and be in the 240s.  When I started this blog I was not quite 300 pounds but at one time I did see 306 on my scale, so getting to the 250s will be a real treat for me. I'm FINALLY starting to feel a tiny bit lighter.  I still have a long way to go, but getting off my butt is a bit easier.

November 13, Friday Afternoon:  I can't believe I never came to post my latest loss.  I guess I must be getting bored with losing weight... naw!  Can't ever get sick of that!  I'm only 3 pounds away from my next set of weight loss photos.  I hope I see a bit more difference this time.  At least my hair is different.  It's sort of short and shaggy and nearly black.  Now that I think of it, it looks very much like the picture of David Cassidy I have in the column on the right!  Like this!  I guess I must be looking at this picture too much!  That is just too funny!  I'll have to take a picture of my hair and we can compare to see who is cuter, me or David!

November 4, Wednesday Night:  I lost again!  I love it!  My new eating plan is working!  I'm doing wraps.  Wraps, wraps and more wraps! I've been eating veggie wraps for 3 weeks now.  And I'm not even close to being sick of it.  I get all my wrap ingredients ready on Thursday and they last me through until the following Wed when I get weighed.  Then I go out and buy more wrap stuff and start all over again!  I have a wrap for each meal with a nice hot cup of broth. Any time I'm hungry I make a wrap. I'm always full and I'm losing weight. No complaints from me!