Stupid Questions

All the students were back to school today. I was walking to lunch duty when I saw a student who knows me but has never had me as a teacher. She says, "Mrs. Roach, you got your hair cut." I reply "Yes, I did." She asks "why?" Now is that or is that not a stupid question? I know, I know, as a teacher I should say, no question is stupid. But guess what...that one IS!!! And how do you respond? Because I wanted to? I didn't want to but I was forced to? I am losing my hair so I thought cutting it was easier? Seriously...what do you say? I just shrugged my shoulders and said "because."

A Bag of Sugar!

So I went to the nutritionist today. Much to my surprise and happiness I weighed in at 212. That is a 5 pound lose since I was there 2 weeks ago tonight! I am so thrilled! With everything that is going on right now I cannot believe I even had a loss. I actually had tears in my eyes because of the weight I lost!

Reasons I Stopped Smoking

1. To be able to get a breast reduction

2. To be able to breathe better

3. To save money for better things

4. To smell better :)

5. To extend my life expectancy

6. To make my family happy!

7. Because God wants my body to be a temple to Him

Breast Reduction

I realized today that I have not posted much about the possibility of having a breast reduction. At first I thought it might be too personal but then I thought, hey, I posted how much I weigh here so what is the big deal anyway? :)

Two weeks ago tomorrow, Mom and I met with a plastic surgeon in Ithaca to talk about me getting a breast reduction. He said I am a perfect candidate except for one thing...I smoke. Apparently you are more at risk for getting necrosis of the fat and tissue, which basically means your skin and tissue does after surgery and you are left with horrible scars. I definitely don't want that so the next day I started making plans to quit smoking. Anyway...the surgeon took pictures, measurements, and write a bunch of things down to submit to my insurance company. He said if I don't hear in 6 weeks to call them. He also said if it was denied he would fight for me to get it approved. 2 weeks ago I thought 6 weeks seemed like forever, now it is only 4 weeks away. I cannot believe 2 weeks has already passed! Incidentally, 6 weeks from my consultation would be my 32nd birthday! Maybe that is a good sign.

When I left the appointment I was so excited about the possibility I felt like I was going to cry! What a difference a reduction would make in my life. To be pain free or at least a lot less pain in my back...I cannot even imagine!

5 1/2 days

Can you believe it? I am over 5 1/2 days now. I am so excited!