Ooops ... I almost forgot ...

My monthly surgery anniversary on yesterday.... 5 years and 4 months post RNY wow ... time flies and it feels like it  just happened yesterday ... I am loving life with my tool .... especially living without 5 co-morbidities and limited mobility.....

As I lay out my clothes to wear this morning it dawned on me that I went from a 4-5X

 

to this.,... I am wearing today ... Size "0" White House/Black Market jacket and Size "0" Banana Republic slacks  .... I can wear anywhere from a 0-2 and sometimes 4 depending on the style .. my waist is 23.5" this morning and I am maintaining a total weight loss of 203 pounds from my highest recorded weight at my cardiologist's office...

 

MAINTAINING FOR LIFE!!!! I CAN RUN, I CAN SWIM, I CAN DANCE, I CAN JUMP and to think five years and 4 months ago I could not climb a flight of stairs in time to assist my DD who had taken a fall .... WLS ... the best thing I ever did for ME!!!!
 

I goof around a lot more so I like to keep upbeat even in the midst of stressful situations happening in the life of a loved one right now ... I will not forget where I came from ... my priorities are straight ... yesterday I took a personal day to take care of some very important things but I remembered this day 6-5-2012 as my brother's b-day AND the date of my monthly anniversary of my WLS ... I will NOT forget ... because I do not want to ... The fat woman is still very much me ... I loved her minus her obesity related illnesses ... we stand hand in hand today as in before and after ... her deliverance is my release and my release is her deliverance ... from diabetes, and hypertension, and sleep apnea, and hyperlipidemia, and gastroesophageal reflux, and limited mobility and the list goes on....

I keep myself encouraged one.day.at.a.time ... I purpose myself each day to be grateful for a new awakening without joint aches and pains and shortness of breath on any exertion .... I keep it tracked in my empowerment journal ... A PICTURE A DAY KEEPS THE POUNDS AND THE INCHES AWAY...
 
Geez .... I wanted to rock my blond full lace wig today but wore my own hair instead .... the guys at home are a riot ... DH and DS AND DD are class act comedians LOL ... I am lucky I have a sense of humor and I laugh most everything off LOL.... as I put on my awesome piece DD chimes in and tells me to take it off and wear my hair ... says I look like the NJ tanning mom WHAT? ... okay I take it off and am trying to mousse and do something in my short hair which my DS cropped, shopped, scalped and edged up in the back (he is an awesome barber) and HE of all persons tells me he likes the blond piece better because he likes the color and my short hair makes me look like a boy WHAT? ... then DH who I KNOW loves the looonnnngggg black extensions with bangs saw 'the look' I gave him as if saying 'don't start!" and he says "I am going downstairs to check on the ferrets" LOL ..... So I came to work with my short do ... 

...and posted this goofy thread ... to encourage myself and maybe one other person on the journey!!!

Thanks for allowing me to share.

You inspire so many people, me included. I hope you have a beautiful day!
Kelly/tink

 Thank you Tink!!!! So do you!!!!

You always look cute, I see your before pic and I always think of it as your mom that gave birth to you.  lol

 LOL .. oh my, someome told me the same thing the other day on FB ... I believe it was Susan but I can't remember ... 

Thank you for posting this-it was an encouragement to me today. I am just starting the journey and have appointments with a dietitian and psychologist in two weeks. Sometimes I feel like I have lost myself and so many parts of my life because of this weight. You reminded me that there is hope and I thank you so much for that!

 Thank you Karen ... I love the opportunity OH offers to find support and encouragement from so many others on the journey... I thank you for allowing me to share.... CONGRATS on the start of your journey ... from beginning to always (because it does not end) I am wishing you nothing but the best!

 I look for your post daily. Even if its the only one I read! You are such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!

Lisa

 Thank you Lisa! Your support and encouragement are inspiration to me and many .... thanks for allowing me to share...

Happy Surgiversary!