MONDAY GRATEFUL POST

Good Monday Everyone,

First thing everyday I do is search for a Motivational Quote to place on several WLS forums that I belong to. In my search this morning I found this and I thought WOW....that will be appropriate to share with you about Gratitude. Here it is......The struggle ends when the gratitude begins. - Neale Donald Walsch. I don't know how many of you STRUGGLE daily with your food addiction but I do...especially when stress is high in my life. I hate that at 9 yrs. post op I still turn to food for comfort at times when I am mega stressed out. Just want you to know that if this happens to you that you are NOT alone and don't be ashamed to admit it. Admitting that you have issues is IMHO a step to overcoming it. I am working on this and I am SO very grateful for all the knowledge that I run across when I search for things to post on here. BTW.....I choose my Motivational Quotes I post by what quote
"speaks to m". You see.....I am STILL a work in process....I will NEVER be perfect in this life long journey to better health....BUT I am trying my hardest to grasp my mind around taking charge of my thoughts before bad actions that place that will cause a weight gain or having to de-carb my body. I don't know what possessed me to share this with you this AM but I feel that maybe this will help someone who is struggling with stress eating....you are NOT alone. Not at all !!! I am SO very grateful for my WLS tool and how much it has made my life worth living. Without it....there is NO WAY this 61 yr. old lady would be able to sit in the floor and play with the love of my life ( my 2 yr. old granddaughter ) for sometimes seems like hours. She always wants her Mimi to sit on the floor. LOL Grateful for her baby sister who will be here in March and I know Mimi will be on the floor probably crawling around and playing with her as well. Makes me want to cry sometimes because there is NO way at almost 300 lbs. I would ever be able to do the things that I now do. I am so grateful for everything and everyone that has come into my life to make me a stronger person and a wiser person with my food addiction. I am just plain ole grateful this AM to the point that I am shedding tears of joy. PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for and have a super blessed monday !!!

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian