Gizmo is 2!

Its hard to believe that Gizmo is already 2. So he is either entering the terrible 2's or is a teenager if you convert it to human years. Yikes, either way it doesnt sound like fun. But I am not worried, I cant imagine him being a terrible 2 or a teenager so I think it will be ok.

I am attaching the pictures the breeders had sent me when I first found Gizmo, so I guess you could say its his baby pictures. :) Its crazy since he doesnt hardly look like this anymore. All his colored markings have faded. The 4th one from the left, he still does this when he wants to play which I think is really cute. Oh and the breeders had named him Scotty, isnt that funny? He definately does not look like a Scotty. ;)

The next couple are from when I first brought him home...

To think I almost called him Bandit because of the dark coloring around his eyes.

Who could resist a face like that?

A year old...you can see the subtle changes in his colors.

Another pic from 2007.

More recently...

My Unhealthy Self

So I think I am officially falling apart, getting old or I am just very unhealthy (or maybe I am all of the above). Back in Nov I had a physical (couldnt even tell ya the last time I had one).

So this is what I have found out about my unhealthy self...

• In the last year I have broken both heel bones (a year apart). The one I broke this year still hurts from time to time, a little more than I would like. I also learned I have Planter Facilitius (sp?) in that foot so that doesnt help.
• I have had upper back issues that started about 2 years ago.
• I am now considered 100lbs over weight. Its kind of taken a while for me to actually come to terms with being fat. In all honesty I look in the mirror and think I look ok. The best way to explain it is that its kind of the opposite of how an anorexic looks in the mirror and thinks they are fat. Its not until I look at pictures of myself that I realize 'wholy crap what happened to me!'
• I now have high cholesteral and have started taking medicine for it.
• Today I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. For the month of Dec I had to monitor it and of course it didnt get any better. So now I have added a new prescription to my collection.

Now I have tried different diets and in fact tried Weight Watchers 4 times and the most I have ever lost was 8lbs in like 6 months. I have also tried the gym route and even spent a lot of money on a trainer and lost a total of 15 lbs in 10 mos. So needless to say I have been very discouraged and that is why I decided I needed to go see my Dr and get a physical. I had also started researching Lap Band surgery prior to my physical. Ironically when I went to the Dr before I could even ask him about it, he actually suggested it to me.

I will write more about my quest for the Lap Band surgery soon. The Biggest Loser is on and I want to watch. :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I am hoping this year is a lot better than my last year. :) I spent New Years Eve over at my sister and her hubbys house. We watched some Dick Clark (and Ryan Seacrest) and played some Blokus. Gizmo got to play with his cousins. They played a little bit of tug of war but Calvin and Hobbs are so well behaved they didnt want to hurt little Gizmo so they would let him win, and Gizmo wanted them to drag him around. It was kinda funny to watch. :)

Well I hope everyone has a great 2009!