for those that don't get to my blog before shot and current shot

Beautiful!  Who is that Lady in Red?  She no longer exists.

Thanks...  ya know I wish she didn't....

I still see that fat chick in my brain....

omg you look great, i hope i am so lucky :)

Luck has nothing to do with it...  truly.... you have to WORK the too.

you have to make the changes...    BUT if you follow the plan, get your fluids and MOVE you will be successful.

I remember thinking... oh this iwll never work for me... oh I won't lose... I'll never break 200...  I know those feelings... it will happen for you... I promise.


best advice... follow the rules... do what you are supposed to do...  oh and find something that you like to do that makes you move...

for me... it's Yoga....

it could be dancing, skating,  walking, swimming, yoga, or anything....  I also really like the feeling of weight lifting....  

but I started out very slowly bakc in November I was doing chair yoga... I was doing gentle yoga... I could barely bend over.....   little by little it improves...

make notes where you are... keep trakc of your progress....  it's a fun ride.

thank you so much,i am going to follow your advice.last year i had a lumbar spine laminectomy twice within 3 weeks and so i still have major back trouble ,also i have had 2neck fusions and bad arthiritis in both of my knees .BUT  i am determined,i am going to do this :) thanks again for your help

oh I get the pain.

i just had a cortisone shot in my left knee on Tuesday.  I have a bakers cyst in the knee as well as a torn meniscus.  my left ankle is totallyn comprimised from a break in 2001 and the repair required surgery that left part of the bone dead...   pain is my constant companion.

I also did a 4 month bout of physical therapy this past winter to work on a spasmed piraformis muscle (near the glutes) on the right side...  it's still very tight...

my hamstrings are so tight it's almost pathalogical...

 doing weights and stretching are what keep me moving.

WOW ! wtg you are doing great.and you are so right it is very important to follow what the dr tells you,and that is my plan  :)

You are a beautiful woman.  You have done a wonderful job since your journey began. I am so happy for you that you have been doing well and have that wonderful smile.  Always keep that beautiful smile and enjoy the new you. 

oh thank you so very very much...

Nessa,

You Look Fantastic!  Keep rocking!

Terri