My Holiday Damage.....
My awesome time was spent at home with family, friends and ferrets .... love, warmth, camaraderie, enthusiasm, goals, expectations, forgiveness, charity, support, hope and dreams and more were shared ....
I met with friends from my running club early in the morning (4:00 a.m.) for an awesome run 5-6 miles along the beach and back home ... totally invigorated ... rested... fit and ready for another glorious day to make of it the best I can ....
I am loving the best decision I ever made in my life ... RIDDING MYSELF OF MORBID OBESITY, OBESITY AND OBESITY RELATED DISEASES ... I AM AT GOAL ... RUNNING BELOW MY OWN GOAL BUT KEEPING STEADFAST AND LOVING IT....
MAINTENANCE .... is is certainly not easy but I found a formula that works for me ... I look at the particular item that will bring me nothing but a few moments of satisfaction and I say to myself ... I am NOT eating you because I am NOT wearing you .... easy peasy ... I am so NOT wearing that bowl of ice cream on my butt that is genetically big as it is LOL ... I WILL HAVE AN ARCTIC ZERO ICE CREAM INSTEAD OR MAKE MY OWN ICE CREAM TO MY SPECS and eat it and love it and twiddle my toes .... hey, nothing wrong with having ice cream ... I REFUSE to dump needlessly ... so I stick to what is good for me....
Hopping on the scale this morning minus 4 pounds I am wearing a dress that I wore during the 2nd year post-op ... and now as I prepare to CELEBRATE my upcoming 5 YEARS surgiversary next month ... I am rocking the same frock and weighing slightly less than I want to..... maintaining for LIFE ...
and this is what I wore the last day of LAST year ... it was a victory sort of keeping that high necked dress on all day ... you who have shared my journey on here on 2007 heard my history of being choked and my aversion to things around my neck even a necklace ... so I won't rehash that...
but on Friday ... I stood steadfast ...
I have come a long long way ... and intend to continue on the course ... IF having done all on my part taking FULL responsibility AND accountability of my weight loss journey I should encounter failure of any sort I WILL NOT hesitate to have a DS ... In the interim I am ROCKING my RNY and LOVING IT! it is working for me and I am one to keep all my things in MINT condition ... unless it is out of my hands....
I have come a long long way and I am indeed grateful ... Grateful for the space here to post my goofy threads in an attempt to encourage myself and one other person ...
I will never forget my beginning ... my fat woman image lives with me in a positive way because I was loved and cherished at my highest weight ... I will NEVER diss her or hate on her ... we walk TOGETHER... her deliverance is my release and my release is her deliverance ... she encourages me to walk the course away from obesity and to stay the course ... today I have 0 co-morbidities ... no more sleep-apnea, no more hypertension, no more gastroesophageal reflux, no more diabetes, no more hyperlipidemia ... OFF ALL MEDS SINCE SURGERY DAY 2/5/2007 ...
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE...
..."there is misery and joy in equal parts in this world. Misery will find us if we make ourselves a target. Joy is just waiting for us to acknowledge it. I find joy every day in all parts of my life and I just let it happen to me. Misery is there but I'm sure as hell not going to invite it in".....
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
My holidays were spent quietly with my loved ones. And I lost 3 pounds!
Heartfelt thanks to you for being the inspiration that you are!
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
Congrats.:) You look fantastic! I am going on 6 months post-op. Seem to be kind of stuck right now. Weight loss has slowed quite a bit, but I can't complain because I would never have lost this much weight without this surgery. Did yours slow at all around the 6 month mark? What is your best advice to get that scale moving again? Thanks for the inspiration.
255/160/140 *first goal reached 1/14/12 Phillipians 4:13
I balance input and output .... I stay away from empty calories... I hydrate ... I supplement and am mindful of eating healthy meals primarily dense proteins obtained from foods first and complex carbs/grains/fiber ... and hydrating oh I said that before but can't stress it enough....
Wishing you nothing but the best on your journey.... do not fret.... stalls happen along the way ... it is only normal... it seemed like it took forever to get into onederland ... and once I get there it seems there was no stopping... before I knew it I was below goal way before the first year was over...
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
