Ok, so I'm slow

I know, I know. It's been a while since I posted. Much has been going on.

I gained 25 lbs over the holidays and it's not budging. I finally joined Weight Watchers to bully it outta here. So far, in the 2 months since I started, I've only lost 6 lbs.
Totally not fair!!!
How come it was so easy to put it on, but it's proving impossible to take it off?
With all the hard work I put into losing the weight I HAVE lost, I'm not going to slack off and let it creep back up.
No, I'm not talking about the 6lbs. I'm talking about the 100+ that I lost from 11/05-11/07 before those damned Christmas cookies betrayed me.

I'm trying WW's Core program. It's relatively simple. You can eat from their extensive list of healthful foods til satisfaction. Easy, no? Yeah, not so much.
I have learned a lot about grains since I started, though.
I had no idea what a wheatberry was. Now I'm eating salad made out of them. I'm eating barley, couscous (whole wheat, of course), quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) and bulgur. Well, I haven't actually had the bulgur yet, but it's up there waiting for me to cook it.

More new and exciting things going on...I had back surgery on the 29th of February.
L4/L5 fusion with screws and rods. That would be the picture on my profile. The screws and rods.
I'm feeling way better now than before the surgery. I'm able to stand for much longer. I can walk for longer, although there is a bit of pain every few steps just from leg placement and body twisting (I have to work on perfecting a pain-free gait that doesn't make me look like Herman Munster).

I started physical therapy last week and I'm already doing 4 new exercises!!
Exercise1: laying on my stomach
Exercise2: propping up my elbows, while laying on my stomach
Exercise3: lifting my upper body while laying on my stomach with my hands flat. Kind of like a half a push up.
Exercise4: pressing my fists into my lower back and arching my back.
I know they might not sound like much, but they're helping tremendously.

My quest to purge the house is continuing. I'm still hoping to get the back porch clear of all clutter and debris before summer comes. It's slow going.
I'd really like the kids to be able to keep their bikes back there rather than in the living room.
We'll be getting my mom's dog, Brady, sometime in the next month or so, and I want to be able to take him out the back door or let him run out there himself (once we have the fence up).

I'm sure it will all work out with a bit of time and some persistent prodding.

Ok, enough for now. Time for me to go back to my message board addictions and then head to bed!