JUST ONE STEP ... ONE DAY ...

 Snippets from my journey ... an empowerment tool that I made up to keep accountable and encouraged ...ONE DAY AT A TIME ... ONE STEP AT A TIME ... this works for me ... other measures work for others ... it is all good ... in the beginning I wanted to see it happening ... and now I want to see maintenance ... stability at preferred goal ... one step at a time ... one day at a time...

From after 4 months post-op (could not sooner because recovering from post-op complication on post-op Day 2) I have taken a picture a day ... of my food of my person ... and I have tracked it all in my digital journal... A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches at Bay ... 

I am not boastful - I am grateful ... Grateful that today 5 years and almost 2 months after I am forever thankful and enjoying my WLS and maintenance journey each day as though it were a new day .. a new beginning ... I woke up this morning ... free of pain... free of stiffness... without shortness of breath .. no meds to be taken except my required vitamins and Pepcid and monthly B12 shot ... with 5 co-morbidities in full remission as long as I stay the course TO MAINTAINED HEALTH AND MOBILITY ... IT IS SO WORTH IT ...

I ENCOURAGE ALL TO EMBRACE HIS/HER JOURNEY AT WHATEVER STAGE WE ARE IN AND WITH WHATEVER FUNCTIONING TOOL THAT WE HAVE ... IT IS AWESOME TO HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF PHYSICAL LIFE WITHOUT CO-MORBIDITIES TO HINDER AND MAKE US ILL...

THESE ARE ENTRIES IN MY JOURNAL FOR THE PAST WEEK ...

 

 


 


 

 

 

AND MUCH MUCH MUCH TIME SPENT LOVING AND KISSING AND PETTING MY AWESOME LITTLE MUNCHKINS ... MY EIGHT BEAUTIFUL FERRETS THAT I ADORE ... I AM JUST GOING TO CRAWL UP AN DIE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO BE MY LITTLE FELLOWS ... EVEN AS MY BABY FINIBEAU WENT MESSING WITH A POLECAT OVER THE WEEKEND ... WHAT A MESS ...

 

FIVE YEARS AGO I COULD NOT EVEN SIT ON THE FLOOR ... SHOOT I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OUT OF BED AND GETTING UP AND MOVING ... IT HAS BEEN A LONG WAY FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY ... I AM DEFINITELY KEEPING THE FLAME OF HEALTH AND MOBILITY GOING ... ONE DAY AT A TIME.. ON PICTURE AT A TIME ...

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE ... ALL IN ALL I AM STILL THE SAME PERSON IN A SMALLER FRAME ... 
 

BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR A WONDERFUL DAY ... SMILE MUCH... LOVE MUCH AND LIVE!!!! LIFE IS SO PRECIOUS ... SOMETIMES I DID NOT KNOW HOW PRECIOUS UNTIL THE MANY CLOSE CALLS .... YET I WILL NOT CURSE MY FIRE ... BECAUSE THERE IS VICTORY IN THE VALLEY ... my mom (RIP) always used to say that which does not kill you will make you strong ... and my goodness ... she was right...

Oh, man, grrlfriend, you deserve to be so proud of yourself and your accomplishments! Especially the day to day part- you don't just walk the talk, you talk the walk in terms of speaking what you are going to do, and then doing it!

Don't you ever stop posting here, hear? I need your inspiration and sweats!

You look beautiful as usual. I need the name of those stockings again! My legs are a saggy mess.

I should take more pictures of myself, I get so self conscious in front of the camera though, especially if its my little guy taking my pics, he catches every line, zit, etc. When he grows up I think he will be a very talented photographer of the "Before" picture for skin ads lol.

They are awesome ... they don't rip now run .. they hold all the jingly bits in tight ...the Only time I did not wear them and should have was at the OH fashion show event ... my pics looked stretched wide at a bad angle and I had on MSWs darker stockings with no support ... bad idea ...

here they go ... I swear by them ... in all the sizes I wore/wear them...
 

I shared how awesome they are for the batwings too .. I used them before and after my modified brachioplasty too ... until the swelling resolved... I cut the crutch out of a new pair...
 

Then I cut off the toes...
 
I PULLED IT OVER MY HEAD BY THE WAISTBAND ... BULL THE WAISTBAND DOWN TO THE WAIST AND STICK YOUR ARMS IN THE LEGS ... AWESOME SUPPORT GARMENT TO HIDE AND CONCEAL THE BATWINGS .. NO INCH NO SQUEEZE AND SEAMLESS... MY FRIENDS HAVE TRIED IT...
 

Here I go with one arm with and without ... note this is after my brachio ... I had swelling and still do ...

 

Try it ... if you get the right shade you can wear it with strapless just using the leg portions or you can wear them under clothing real fine... I used to wear LipoExpress garments a lot but too much restriction for me... this give me restriction and comfort and are like a second layer of skin... remember the box has to say SUPPORT not the shapers otherwise it will run...

Wow you are a genius! I am going to try that for the arms!

M
You are a true inspiration to me.

Your gratitude and boundless love are contagious.

Thank you for sharing ....... You rock!!!!!

Martita: I just love love love your posts! So inspiring! You are one hot mama girl!   GIve all those little guys (and girls?) big hugs for me! I love animals of all kinds!  Your journey has been a long and hard one I know but you have succeeded! I pray that some day I can say I have done as well as you! Love your  story and did you make any of your clothes? They look awesome on you!  I am considering buying a used sewing machine which is good shape.  I would love to learn how to sew and make my own things.  Maybe I will someday!
Thanks as always for your posts -they give us all a boost! Have a great day, too!  Molly