I put on jeans today for the first time since my surgery. There's just something about jeans with their unforgiving waistbands that has kept me at bay for this long time. Sitting around the house all day (or even running errands) wearing jeans just does not sound appealing to me.

I bought a pair of jeans several months ago at a secondhand store and when I got home and tried them on they were a little snugger than I wanted them to be but I decided to keep them anyways and set a goal to try and fit into them over the next few months. Well, I put them on today and if anything they are a little loose on me (which was a good thing with my abdomen still healing). People are really starting to notice the weight that I have lost and it feels really good to finally lose some of my baby fat (thanks to baby #6).

I've been a little nauseous since my chemo treatment, but nothing that has been unbearable or kept me from eating. I took one of my anti-nausea pills last night and usually if I don't let my stomach get too empty I am fine. My bowels are a little stopped up again and I've been somewhat tired today but other than that (and a headache) my side-effects haven't been too bad.