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I decided that it was time to check in again.  I have to commend people who are able to keep blogs, because I know it is hard for me to do so.  I was one of those people who couldn't keep a journal in school and always found myself writing all my entries at one time to fulfill the minium entry requirment.

I finally decided that it was time to clean out my closet.  I had to implement the 2 year rule and the rule that if you can't wear it, it needs to go.  I was able to clear out 5 trash bags of clothes and various junk.  The 2 year rule was a good thing except when it came time to purge myself of the clothes that are my "work out" clothes.  For some reason they keep circumventing the 2 year rule. Everytime it comes to throwing out something that I can use to work out in I tend to save it.  I see this as a step in making me get my fat butt off the couch and into the gym.  Well it has not worked in the past 10 years and I am guessing that it will not work this time.  It may because I am a little more motivated at 39 that I was at 29.  I am starting to see the effects of gravity. 

Why is it so hard to throw away things that we have collected over the years.  I am a certified pack rat.  I always think that once I throw something away, as soon as it is gone I will find a use for it.  The reality is that if I still had it at the moment that I needed it I would not have used it because I would have not remembered that I had it.  But since I have thrown it away it suddenly becomes significant because it is in my recent memory.  I think that is why I always find something to use an item for as soon as it is in the trash.  Well it took me a day to do, but I was able to get my closet together.  Now if I can just get this execise thing together.  I guess I will sign off.  I will try to check in later and not wait a year.

SisEb

I was sitting down at the computer earlier today and suddenly the screen became a little blurry and suddenly it hit me that I may have to start wearing reading glasses when I read.  That would be one step down from needing bifocals.  Then it hit me, I will be the BIG 4-0 in less than 6 months because February 9th is fast approaching and it seems like those 6 months are coming pretty fast.  I suddenly start looking back over my life and I realize a few things about my life.  I have never been divorced like so many of my counter parts, but I guess that can be because I have never been married.  I have been fortunate not to have to be up late at night worrying about a bad ass child staying out past curfew, but then again I don't have any children. I will say that I have had some good days and some bad days, but my good days far out weigh my bad so I won't complain.  Hmmmmm that sounds like a song.

It is true what they say about your body after 40.  I haven't even gotten there and it seems like something is always aching or paining me.  I have done a positive thing for myself by losing 40 pounds.  I will post pictures once I lose another 40 pounds.  I am wondering if I can do it before my 40th birthday, then maybe when I go to get my new driver's license I can only shave 15 pounds off my weight instead of 30 when that old lady behind the counter ask me how much I weigh.  I guess another thing about turning 40 is that you will start to ramble as you write your blog. 

I went and had my first mammogram and now I know why women are relunctant to go year after year for one of those.  I think someone in a torture camp somewhere must have invented that machine. I know it saves lives but I wonder why we can't have a choice between the mammogram and the sonogram that can detect a cancerous cell better with less pain. I know that it is all about the money for insurance companies, but I think that women should  be given the choice of the procedure especially since the sonogram can pick up things that a mammogram cannot.  I do want to encourage my sisters out there to have their annual mammograms, because a little pain is worth it if it can help to save your life. I really want to encourage my sisters of color to have a mamaogram because black and hispanic women tend to get more aggressive forms of breast cancer. Just remember to take time out to take care of you. Go get your pap smears, mammograms and general check-ups and also get tested for HIV, it is important that you know your status.  All those things can be done with one or two office visits.  Take a day off and get yourself checked out. I did and I was happy to know that I don't have cervical cancer, breast cancer, that I have a good strong healthy heart, and that I am HIV negative. I guess all and all that is pretty good for a woman that will be 40 in 6 months because February 9th is fast approaching.

Sis Eb

There is a new dance out called the soldier boy where you do a lot of movements with your arms and legs.  I thought I would go on youtube and look at the demostration video where they show your how to do the dance.  Well if you can get over the inarticulation of the singer of the song or I should say the rapper the dance makes you do some pretty good aerobic moves.  I can only say that the only part that I really have at this time is the superman move.  Before I can do the other moves I think that I will have to do about 30 minutes worth stretching to get to that point.  Well here is hoping that I can learn the dance and not break my back or neck.

Well it looks like it is time for me to bury my best friends of the last 35 years.  I have to say good-bye to cookies, cakes and ice-cream if i want this lap band to be successful.  Have you ever noticed that skinny people are the ones on TV that pitch all these unhealthy foods?  You will never see a fat person telling you how good chips ahoy is or how wonderful Little Debbie snack cakes are for you.  You never even see a fat person pitching Blue Bell, Dyers or any other ice-cream.  Never once saw one pitching snickers, butterfinger (unless you count Homer Simpson), or Milky Way.  They have all these skinny fit people who pitch these unhealthy foods.  Have you noticed how even the people they show binging on the food because of depression or stress are even skinny...can someone please pass me a chocolate chip cookie while I bury my friends, I mean this is depressing and hard work :-)

I went through New Beginnings Surgerical Group with Dr. Manuel Castro to have my surgery.  Everyone in the office from Daphne, Helen, and Jane were so nice and so supportive.  Dr. Castro and his wife are nice and very supportive.  They are not judgemental and they help you to stay on track.  The support group before and after surgery is so encouraging, but I think they may have to go to twice a month (hint, hint).  

I had thought about weight loss surgery for about three years before I finally got serious and starting checking into the process of actually having the surgery.  I did a lot of research and I am so glad that Dr. Castro is the one that did my Lap Band surgery.  I was back at work one week after surgery and I haven't looked back since the day I had surgery.  I have yet to regret having this procedure done.  I think that if anyone is in the Dallas area and they are thinking about having the surgery performed, they should look into the New Beginnings Surgerical Group with Dr. Castro at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.  Whether you chose the Lap Band or Gastric Bypass, you will not find a nicer surgeon or a more supportive office staff.  I had my surgery April 16, 2007 and I have lost 36 pounds.  This is one of the better decisions I have made in my life, just wish I had done it sooner (of course then I would not have had Dr. Castro and his nice staff, so maybe it is better I waited).

Linda A.
Dallas, Texas