FROM THIS TO THAT...SNIPPETS.....
5 years 5 months post RNY I have been running since before my first year post op ... and today I am running with the same speed I did when I ran on the track team in HS....
From Waddler to Runner (I run 5 to 6 miles 4 times weekly) despite my pigeon toes I never ever trip ... I love to run and I am running for my life of fitness and mobility ... I LOVE LOVE LOVE TO RUN ... WHAT AN AWESOME MOOD STABILIZER TOO....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh and the best energizer and staring me on the way upper LOL
From dog owner to ferret lover.... I loved loved my dogs ... I was crushed when my Yorkie was stolen the Pom was also a sweetheart that almost barked me into a nervous breakdown LOL lawd what a barker but I sucked it up cause I did not want DH to tell me 'I told you' LOL ... I loved that dog...
and now I am the proud mom of 8 furry bundles of love ..oh I love love love my ferrets and please note that FERRETS ARE NOT RODENTS .. it is a misconception ... google it should you have any doubt ... these little fellows make this entire family sooooooo happy ... they all have such different personalities yet are so much alike ... they are DIVERSITY and I love love love DIVERSITY ...
Today I walked my awesome youngest ferret Beau along the beach ... he loved it ... he was soooooooooooooo happy...
he gave me a big kiss...
hmmmmmmmmmmmm the best toning is an armful of ferrets and yup except for the dwarf chiquitita they are weighing between 3.5 to 5 pounds a piece believe it nor not...
From a Fat Bride to the love of my life to renewing/reaffirming my vows to him a slender bride 17 months post RNY WLS... check us out ... I was fat and he had an Afro .. now I am slender and he has a transplanted kidney and a partial foot amputation but walks without a trace of a limp and we dance on the good foot ... his miracle kidney is working like a champ ... yup I went from fat to slender and he went from having an Afro .. to having a Fro and with the continued receding hairline he now has an O...
We are both goofy and we tease each other ... he with his 'O' and me with my 'Shrinkles' (term copied off a WLS sista on FB)
From a Size 4-5X to a size 0-2- and sometimes 4 ....
Yesterday...
Today...
LIVING AND LOVING JUST LIKE BEFORE BUT WITH ADDED HEALTH AND MOBILITY I AM ROCKING IT ... ONE DAY AT A TIME, ONE CHOICE AT A TIME...
The day went by so quickly ... I did a million things ... 5 mile run in the morning... 90 minutes zumba toning/fitness combo at the community clinic ... ran by the shop and weaved one client's hair ... outreach and food baskets... walked the ferrets and spent time on the beach in the sun... and now I am home vegging for the rest of the day.... looking just like this .... 203 pounds total weight loss from highest weight recorded and maintaining seamlessly for 5 years and 5 months ...
Thanks for allowing me to share another goofy thread.
From Waddler to Runner (I run 5 to 6 miles 4 times weekly) despite my pigeon toes I never ever trip ... I love to run and I am running for my life of fitness and mobility ... I LOVE LOVE LOVE TO RUN ... WHAT AN AWESOME MOOD STABILIZER TOO....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh and the best energizer and staring me on the way upper LOL
From dog owner to ferret lover.... I loved loved my dogs ... I was crushed when my Yorkie was stolen the Pom was also a sweetheart that almost barked me into a nervous breakdown LOL lawd what a barker but I sucked it up cause I did not want DH to tell me 'I told you' LOL ... I loved that dog...
and now I am the proud mom of 8 furry bundles of love ..oh I love love love my ferrets and please note that FERRETS ARE NOT RODENTS .. it is a misconception ... google it should you have any doubt ... these little fellows make this entire family sooooooo happy ... they all have such different personalities yet are so much alike ... they are DIVERSITY and I love love love DIVERSITY ...
Today I walked my awesome youngest ferret Beau along the beach ... he loved it ... he was soooooooooooooo happy...
he gave me a big kiss...
hmmmmmmmmmmmm the best toning is an armful of ferrets and yup except for the dwarf chiquitita they are weighing between 3.5 to 5 pounds a piece believe it nor not...
From a Fat Bride to the love of my life to renewing/reaffirming my vows to him a slender bride 17 months post RNY WLS... check us out ... I was fat and he had an Afro .. now I am slender and he has a transplanted kidney and a partial foot amputation but walks without a trace of a limp and we dance on the good foot ... his miracle kidney is working like a champ ... yup I went from fat to slender and he went from having an Afro .. to having a Fro and with the continued receding hairline he now has an O...
We are both goofy and we tease each other ... he with his 'O' and me with my 'Shrinkles' (term copied off a WLS sista on FB)
From a Size 4-5X to a size 0-2- and sometimes 4 ....
Yesterday...
Today...
LIVING AND LOVING JUST LIKE BEFORE BUT WITH ADDED HEALTH AND MOBILITY I AM ROCKING IT ... ONE DAY AT A TIME, ONE CHOICE AT A TIME...
The day went by so quickly ... I did a million things ... 5 mile run in the morning... 90 minutes zumba toning/fitness combo at the community clinic ... ran by the shop and weaved one client's hair ... outreach and food baskets... walked the ferrets and spent time on the beach in the sun... and now I am home vegging for the rest of the day.... looking just like this .... 203 pounds total weight loss from highest weight recorded and maintaining seamlessly for 5 years and 5 months ...
Thanks for allowing me to share another goofy thread.
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
I'm so glad your husband is doing well and you are fabulous and an inspiration to us all! You never have a hard word for anyone. I'll be happy to walk five miles! But I'm working on it. And I can remember when I couldn't walk 50 feet without pain. Bless you sunshine!
Open yourself to possibility and possibility will present itself.
Thank you Beth... your kindness is inspiring.... I try to watch my words when addressing others especially in a public room as I believe harshness with the purpose of deriding or ridiculing a person is a sin and unnecessary... I do believe that direct and a get a grip words/statements are sometimes needed when a hey snap out of it you will hurt yourself or someone else situation exists ... I have been known to call a person out in kindness just as I have allowed myself to let my hair down and be downright feisty sometimes in private ..which sometimes I have regretted....but then that is life ...
I feel you on the walking ... and you WILL walk those five miles ... oh my do I remember the days when walking 50 ft meant shortness of breath and coughing spells and hooking up my portable O2 ... I am so glad they are behind me too... my peers used to hear me coming once I got off the elevator by my wheezing and difficulty breathing ... then I remembered tagging along to meetings a few buildings over and trying to keep up with our group ... I felt my lungs were going to bust and I felt that they were walking unnecessarily too fast and they kept telling me to come on, keep up and I tried I prayed sometimes I wouldn't collapse and embarrass myself.. I used to think they were selfish and inconsiderate ... and now I could outrun them all by far in speed and miles .. and no I realize they were not walking too fast at all ..it was my limitations that made me perceive that ... but even as I can outrun them now I keep their pace ... so as to be considerate... because I remember ...
I feel you on the walking ... and you WILL walk those five miles ... oh my do I remember the days when walking 50 ft meant shortness of breath and coughing spells and hooking up my portable O2 ... I am so glad they are behind me too... my peers used to hear me coming once I got off the elevator by my wheezing and difficulty breathing ... then I remembered tagging along to meetings a few buildings over and trying to keep up with our group ... I felt my lungs were going to bust and I felt that they were walking unnecessarily too fast and they kept telling me to come on, keep up and I tried I prayed sometimes I wouldn't collapse and embarrass myself.. I used to think they were selfish and inconsiderate ... and now I could outrun them all by far in speed and miles .. and no I realize they were not walking too fast at all ..it was my limitations that made me perceive that ... but even as I can outrun them now I keep their pace ... so as to be considerate... because I remember ...
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
You are amazing!!!!! 
You are such an inspiration, it is so nice to hear your husband is doing well and you have been such a source of strength for him I am sure.
I love how you write, and feel free to update us on your days post surgery. I have fallen off my path, but am picking myself up and starting back with a 2 week cleanse to take off the 40 lbs that have found there way back to my hips & thighs...I know I'll be back to read your posts to keep me motivated so thank you for this post, I am inspired....Laurie
I love how you write, and feel free to update us on your days post surgery. I have fallen off my path, but am picking myself up and starting back with a 2 week cleanse to take off the 40 lbs that have found there way back to my hips & thighs...I know I'll be back to read your posts to keep me motivated so thank you for this post, I am inspired....Laurie
Laurie in NH Expect the Best ! You will receive the Best....
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Thank YOU beautiful!!! HOW AWESOME TO SEE/talk to you again on here... Girl you can get rid of the 40 lbs don't sweat it ... you know what to do just like you did before ... I always pop in and interact on OH ... it is a steady reminder of this journey that does not end ... I am soooooooooooooooooo happy to see you!!!!
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
Cute as always. I had a bad day with my stomach. I mindlessly ate a couple of marshmellows and they and they blew up in my stomach and have caused the worst bloating ever, it feels like my belly button is popping out. If it ever stops I will never eat another marshmellow ever. I was making my tea and I saw them in the cupboard and didn't think two would hurt. Yeah okay.
I am glad you are feeling better ... I had an encounter with a carambola I love that fruit which is fine and awesomely citric BUT I chowed down the whole thing even the seedy part ... yup I was in upchuck city LOL... next time I will eat the fruit like I should.... another ones that are my all time faves are kiwis ... I can have two in a sitting ... try three it is not only like forcing New York into New Jersey but it is a TMI disaster ... I guess we learn as we go....
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
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