Feeling Relieved!

Today was a good day all around.  First off, when I weighed this morning, I was 258.4, so heading back down!  That made me happy!  I immediately stated calculating what would happen if I dropped .4 pounds a day, and that would equal 2.8 pounds a week, and in 12 weeks that would put me at 229.6.....

I have to stop that!  While 2.8 pounds a week isn't unreasonable, it's also unlikely to be that consistent.  I have to realize that any downward movement is good whether it's 2 pounds or .2 pounds!  And I have to realize that it's going to take me a while to get to where I want to be.  Patience has never been my strong suit.

The other good thing that happened was that we saw a new pediatrician today for Lily, and I am really hopeful that we can get her in a happier space!  This doctor thinks she has gastritis and colitis from the formula changes and the crap we were being told to give her (sugar water, prune juice, brown sugar, etc).  He said that with her intestines so inflamed, any gas bubble is going to hurt. He thinks the gastritis is also making the reflux worse.  He said if she's on the same formula for 2 weeks, we should see an improvement.  She's been on Nutramigen for 8 days now, so he wants to see her again on Wednesday to make sure things are improving.  If not, they'll put her on Zantac.  

I had a really nice email back from my brother, offering his support on my weight loss journey.  He even offered to lend me a good high quality blender if I wanted to try green smoothies.  He was very non-judgemental, which I appreciated.

So overall an excellent day!  Now if I can just get my 2 year old to go to sleep!!