PROTEIN....SIP SIP SIP Back on the wagon. Munching on cucumbers. Thinking of how far I've come. Did so much this past 3 weeks. Had tons of energy. I could actually keep up with my 5 grandkids. My son kept saying "mama you sure you can do that?" as I went zipping around picking up after the kids, cooking, doing laundry and all those millions of things you have to do to keep up with 5 kids. I did okay when we were at the hotels and the theme parks, it was when I drove that I keep munching, to stay awake, to beat boredom, to keep unstressed from driving unfamiliar traffic. Pretzels, hard candy, pretzels, fruit, pretzels. It's 7-8 hour drive from SA to El Paso, sleep over, then 6-7 hours to Phoenix, sleep over then 4-5 hours to Vegas. Stayed in Vegas 5 days visited with my dad, sisters and brother then drove to Santa Barbara where my oldest son coached at the Michael Jordan camp, 4-5 hours. Stayed in Santa Barbara 3 days, then drove to LA, stayed two nights, visited Universal Studio. Then drove back to Vegas. Stayed with my son 8 days, then drove back to SA, stopping in Tuscon overnight, then stayed in El Paso two nights. I have to do all he driving as my hubby no longer can. I don't moind at all, but I have this need to munch when I drive. So I munched my way round trip. Actually looking forward to jumping on a scale and checking to see how much I weigh. I hope the damage is not too bad. I really walked alot in these past three weeks so hopefully I walked off all that munching I did while driving. When I drove from El Paso today I munched mostly on ice cubes........stopped every so often to fill up my cup with more ice. It helped curb the munching. I munched but not as much as I did whenever I drove these past two weeks. As I drove through the desert, I kept reflecting on my life and how it has changed for the better due to my having WLS. The scenary was so beautiful. I think I'm going to start collecting some cactus, I just never realised now many different kinds there are. Well the packers come tomorrow and I will be busy unpacking. I guess when I see my stuff, I'll truly believe that I have moved here and this is not a dream. I was getting used to living in this empty house. I can't wait to unpack my craft stuff and do some crafting. I will succeed in my life after weight loss surgery.