Major NSV and a new direction :)

WOW - I am just amazed at what I am doing!!  Who would of thought that someday I would be opening a retail adventure :) I know that I was miserable in the rut that I was in... I had no challenge in my world, besides trying to make ends meet.  This venture - yes it is going to cost some $$ to get it started - and yes I am scared of failure, loss of $$, loss of dreams - but I am doing it anyway!  Would I have done this pre-op - nope - I wouldn't have had a direction to go.  I had no idea what I wanted to do.  God is so good, and so is my husband!! I wouldn't be able to do this without either of them. It seems like everything is going  just as it needs to be.  Going a bit into our business here - but our finances have been REALLY tight... robbing Peter to pay Paul and Paul sending out the big guys to rough us up a bit - if you get what I mean - LOL! Then with Momma starting to need more time - looking at another decrease in $$ because of taking care of her.  Just the hope of this venture is giving me is a boost. (or its the increase in antidepressants - LOL)  Would I have done this or anything else if I hadn't lost the weight, probably not... I would have wallowed in my own misery and shoved my face full of food.  I also wouldn't have the energy to move all day and still go to work in the evenings. With this venture it has gotten my mind active and I'm able to talk and interact with people again!!  That is WONDERFUL! So yeah - just needed to share my excitement and joy of life with you all! Oh I almost forgot - my new website (including my own URL ) www.pjsbariatrics.com

I wish you the best of luck with your new adventure! I hope it is a smashing success! I know my confidence has been soaring since I lost the weight. I tease my DH and tell him I never thought I would be this hot at almost 52 years of age! I think he is getting tired of me saying that!

Thank you - I hope so too It is fun felling 'sexy' and knowing I look one heck of a lot better than I did... however, hubby had the surgery too, and now I find the little green monster sitting on my shoulders sometimes when women look at him - LOL!  He loves it!

Best of luck with your buisness!! I keep telling my hubby how I am surprised that there are not bariatric stores around with all the weight loss patients these days it would surely do well. Or, even one of those little buildings in parking lots like the drive up coffee huts, but one who sells protein shakes, vitamine packs and everything healthy, I think those would do well, I would put one in the parking lot of, or near the big gyms, even non wls people are very health concious these days.

When (notice I didn't say IF - LOL) I open a brick and mortar store - near a gym would be a GREAT idea!  I love getting ideas from folks - they give me directions to think and dream about...

AKK - I just replied and it posted it up top under my original post!! This is a new forum format to me - its going to take me a while to get use to navigating around in it...

and now its where I expected it to be... sigh...

Paula,

Congrats!  Isn't it amazing how life works!  A little trust in yourself and your instincts and hard work and it all works out!  Love it!!!

Way to go!

Hugs
Barb

Congratulation to you on your new adventure! You are truly an inspiration to us newbies to WLS. I pray that I will be as successful as you have been in weight loss. I would love to know what your retail store is so that I can visit!

Congrats Lady K on your weightloss and your new endevour. I am excited for you. I am beginning to understand how empowering this journey is. I am finally starting to "dream" again and am now looking at all of the possibilites. I am excited about your bariatric store, and plan to utilize it as I am in the area. Once your up and running I will share it with my support group. Maybe I can get some fliers?
Take Care, Janine