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"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed."
Abraham Lincoln
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
It is below freezing here but we can be glad that we don't live in the Northeast!
Looks to be a potentially long day. Working, a lab stop, pharmacy(?),bank run(?) then get home and have to get tables and chairs from Mom's over here for tomorrow. Need to do some domestic engineering around here as well. Sometime this weekend have to do the laundry if Jan does not get it done today. I'm running out of long johns!
Speaking of long johns don't forget yours before you leave the house today!
New Years Day was work as normal. We did leave at 3 instead of 5, that was nice. DH grilled steaks and cooked the Black-eyed peas, So I didn't have to worry about dinner. Watched DJango last night, it was good.. (lots of blood)!!! not much going on today...just work..trying to stay warm!
Brenda
Good Pre Friday Everyone,
Hope that your 2014 is going well for you so far. Mine is having a much better start than 2014. We ALL have so very much to be grateful for everyday of our lives. Today I am grateful first off...that my eyes opened this AM even if it is to a very cold day. 40* drop from our temps yesterday but I am grateful for it just the same. Grateful for my WLS and all the choices that you have today for different surgeries....I had 2 choices when I had mine 8 yrs. ago. Grateful for my faith in God, family, friends, life, health, Obesity Help and all the message boards and amazing people here on them. Grateful for everyone of the friends that I have made on Obesity Help. Grateful for all the people behind the scenes to make this website a success. Grateful for whoever discovered all the different WLS. Thank GOD that they did or I would be a total couch potato and probably way over 300 lbs at 5'1" tall. Grateful that I finally decided last week to go to the doctor and get put on blood pressure medicine. I have NEVER had blood pressure issues even at my largest weight but developed it due to all the stresses of 2013 on my life. I truly feel like a "new person" since last friday when my blood pressure was 189/99. It is totally normal now thank GOD and so grateful that I didn't have a stroke or anything due to it being so high. PLEASE share if yoiu will what you are grateful for today and have a super blessed day.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Good morning,
Alarm will be going off shortly to remind me vacation is over and I have to go back to work. At least it's only a two day work week and have no plans to get out in the cold.
We have gift exchange with DH family Saturday as well.
DH PCP is sending him to specialist and his appointment is today, I sure hope they can determine cause and treatment for the severe muscle cramps that is causing him lots of pain.
Not happy with the numbers on the scale this morning, I am at the top of my goal range so will be logging everything that goes into my mouth till I get back to midrange.
Have a great day!
Saundra
VBG - 12/02/96 (High weight 283)
Revision to RNY - 06/11/09 (Start weight 219)
Goal for weight to always start with 11*
At Goal - maintaining between 115 - 119
Every day is a good day to make a resolution
for beginning a new way of living,
but the New Year's Day holiday provides a good focus
for reviewing our lives and resolving
to live each day with conscious attention.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
The dog certainly did not waste any time outside this morning! Don't blame her. Little on the chilly and blustery sides.
Hope with the New Year each and every one of us have better a 2014 than 2013 was. Holidays still have one last gasp for us Saturday when we have everybody here to do do dinner and swap gifts. Think we may have struck a deal to have the grandkids till Monday. Will take the grandkids but make other arrangements for your pets please. One dog in the house is enough.
New Year starting off like old one ended - working. 
First full day of using new truck at work New Year's Eve went well. Even got to take a woman to jail in it! Not the most agile or nimble of pursuit vehicles and rides rough but as long as the AC works and has fewer than 190K miles - I'll take it!
Go forth but don't forget to bundle up before you go!
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Hope everyone is looking forward to the New Year. Personally I am thrilled. To me the new year offers us all new hope. The slate from last year is wiped clean. Now we can move forward fresh and new !! I am so grateful that this year I am on blood pressure meds and hopefully stress will not get to me like it did in 2013. Grateful for my family, friends, health, WLS, my weight that I have kept off now for going on 8 yrs. Grateful for my Faith in God, that I can get back on track with my eating and do well. Grateful that everyday when we wake up we have a second chance at our life and eating healthy. Grateful for support groups, Obesity Help and all the amazing people here on this site. Have a super blessed new year and a amazing day !! PLEASE share if you will what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed day !!
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
( Couldn't decide so I'm doing two ) You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C. S. Lewis Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. - Oprah Winfrey
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
I empathize with you and your DH since I've got to work tomorrow myself.
