My empowerment collage today ...

I don't ever want to or plan to forget how far I have come or how my body felt dealing with five co-morbitities and limited mobility... I shall not allow myself to forget ... while not dwelling in the past I will certainly use it to maintain focus on my present and my future .... I am loving the reality of my life post WLS ... I am mobile... I am healthy and I am happy .... I love being able to breathe at night without the use of a CPAP machine, I love not having to take Toprol XL because my blood pressure has been normal since, I love not taking Zetia for my hyperlipidemia nor Glucovance 500 mg twice daily for diabetes ... I love love not taking Nexium for my gastroesophageal reflux and have not dealt with any type of reflux since surgery .. I love not needing O2 and I love not taking arthrotec for my joint aches and pain....

I want to keep the feeling ... I asked for health and mobility and I love it ... It is not about looks .. to me I was beautiful at my highest weight and I dressed my arse off back then too... I remember taking the train to Delancey and Orchard and Manhattan just shopping around for sizes and styles a bit different from the standard 16+ and The Answer and Trim Fashions and Lane Bryant ... oh I loved shopping there too don't get me wrong .. but sometimes this sista love that odd piece and if I did not find it I SEWED IT MYSELF ... 

Today I am resting and vegging out after a fun night last night with our Oldies Keeping the Flame Going couples group ... we had tons of fun and I appreciate all the input...

At the end of the day I went swimming and decided to just don a pair of earrings my ring and my wet head and I was good to go with my dress and shoes .... no necklaces ... I have past trauma that makes it difficult sometimes for me to wear things around my neck ... sometimes I can but most often the feeling of being choked overcomes me...

This is my empowerment collage today for my empowerment digital journal a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away...

 

and last night I went out with my dress and shoes and wet head looking like this...
 

and my DH just snapped my pic while I waited for his cellphone wallpaper ... he is just goofy like that LOL
 

Thanks for allowing me to share snippets from my journey.... have a happy weekend all!!! I am going to get some much needed rest vegging out today... there is fish on the grill and grilled veggies for eatables and Zumba tomorrow ... today I am resting my dawgs and relaxing with my palette and canvas ...

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE!!!

 Flippin gorgeous.  I adore the short wet hair,  I would be so thrilled if I looked that hot with my hair like this.  The pic on your bed is incredible.  I hope you had fun last night. 

 Thank you beautiful! It feels great getting a compliment from a lovely sista like you ... We had tons of fun ... I never once had to take my shoes off and never even felt them on my feet .. I have ran into shoes that by mid-event I just want to kick off and go barefooted but these were awesome ... we had tons of fun .. Al and I danced a lot with our friends and it was not until after we got home that my dawgs hurt for being on my feet much of the night... Can you believe I posted and crashed? I am having a lazy day for sure...

Thank you for your encouragement and support ALWAYS... 

You are always so fly!
Love those colors on you.
You should send some of that stuff my way, lol

 You are much welcome to them!!! any time...

 Thanks for the encoraging pics -- you gorgeous girlie.

 Thank YOU! my beautiful sista.... for allowing me to share...

Martita: You rock girlfriend!! I can only wish my hair & body looked as good!!! Love the outfit as always perfect on you!  Glad to hear you had a good time and now sit back & relax!! Did I hear you say Zumba???? That is hard work!!! Fun but hard!!! As always thanks and I so enjoy your little snippets and pics! Someday, please do a book up ok? Your advice is always right on and even if it's just a picture book think of what fun everyone would have seeing you in all of your terrific outfits!!! Enjoy your weekend, girfriend!! Molly

 Thank you Molly! oh I love Zumba in all its varieties ..zumba fitness... zumba toning and aqua zumba ... I do them all ... I am certainly enjoying the weekend.... even Al came out ... we were on the beach earlier and then we went out on our friend's boat ... enjoying the sun ... SIGH .. it is going to rain later though... check my DH out ... we all got a natural dollop of D ... but now the forecast is calling for rain ... SIGH ... I love the rain too but enough already LOL...