It's Really Real

Hi Marchers, I just had to drop in after dropping off the OH face-of-the-earth. I've come to terms with it all - the surgery, the weight loss of 216 lbs., the rebound gain of 22 lbs., the fear of so many things, weight regain being only one of them - the medical consequences to my health because of the surgery... I've come to terms with it all and I am at peace with the fact that I am truly LIVING NORMAL. I'd say the last 6 months has been a breakthrough for me. I no longer feel like a fat person waiting to balloon up again; I feel normal-sized. I eat normally and for the most part quite healthily. I enjoy an indulgence here and there but not to excess - just when I think I want a taste of something. No beating myself up. Just goin' about my normal-sized business. This is has been a revelation for me. After spending the first 47 years of my life as a fat child, a fatter adolescent, an obese young woman, and a super-morbidly obese middle-aged woman, I know now that I will continue to evolve, physically - as we all will. Change is inevenitable. What is important is Carpe-Diem - 'seize the day' - find your passions and pursue them. This is the essence of staying healthy. Pursue your passions, be physically active, eat foods that will nurture your body, and give yourself away in whatever way that will make a difference in this complicated and at times very troubling world. You all will forever remain a giant beat of my heart - thanks for everything. God bless. Your Reenie

Hi Reenie,

Its so good to see u back but not only back but with a brand new healthy attitude which is quite alluring.  I am so thankful to you in so many ways for being truthful, honest, and courageous to say the least in all u do.  You are and always have been a wonderful inspiration to me and I am sure to so many others.  Keep up the good work and look forward to your further posts...