A glimpse into my personal insanity

Today I still don't feel all that well. My throat now hurts from coughing, my coughing fits are a bit random and unpredictable, and I'm losing a lot of sleep because of it. Both Jerome and my dayhome baby were down for their afternoon naps, I was having a snack and Xavier was with Papa downstairs in the "Lego Lair" building away. I was in the middle of watching one of my PVR shows, and suddenly I hear a weird sound. Xavier is coming up the stairs and making a thpbt thpbt thpbt sound (like a helicopter). Here he comes with this HUGE blue/grey/black helicopter, made completely out of lego. Papa was hard at work. Xavier has this big grin and says, "See Maman? Isn't it a neat helicopter? LOOK! The back opens and so does the front. It's for me and you and Papa. Now we just need to find you a lego man, oops, I mean girl." "WOW! That's awesome Xavier!" I was truly impressed by this custom built flying vehicle that I could NEVER do... well, may...

To date I've lost 25.2 lbs. My goal in the end is to get down about 80lbs, which would make my end weight around 175 - 180lbs. I have to say that I'm happy with the way things are going for me, I average about 1 1/2lbs per week, I'm very VERY happy for that. On top of just eating properly, I've started going to the gym three times a week. Twice for a circuit workout and once for a Zumba class. It's tough, but so far I think it's working for me. It's a good feeling at the end of a workout to be sore and sweaty and tired, but you think to yourself, geez I feel great. I have a lot of support to help me develop this new lifestyle I strive for. There's the people at the meetings that are there once a week and applaud all the accomplishments and encourage you through the hiccups that your path might have. Then there's the gym. My neighbor tries to come with me once in a while, and there's the instructors there that are all encouraging to... well, prett...